Exploring earth and water

April is Earth Month, and the flag that reminds us of the beauty and vulnerability of our planet is flying. On one side is the flag of the Anishnabek Nation, for the wisdom our Elder-in-Residence Dr. Catherine Brooks brings to us here. On the other is the flag that reminds us of lost children, but also of the hope for generations yet to come.

Flag reminding us of lost children, Earth Month flag and flag of Anishnabek Nation in the garden

Join us for the final workshop of We Are All Water Protectors: the political on Saturday, April 25th. Meet at 12:30 p.m. where Oakwood Avenue meets Gete-Onigaming (Davenport Road) for a Water Walk that will head up Oakwood to Springmount Avenue, which hides Garrison Creek. The Walk will then continue east along Rosemount and Benson Avenues to Rushton Road and Noojimo’iwewin Gitigaan, exploring how the urban landscape has been built on the shore of the ancient lake and its many streams.

We will also have a guided discussion about the politics of water, and collective poetry making. h and Aysia will punch lines from the collective poems onto heated copper tiles to be quilted into the installation planned for the east side of St. Matthew's United Church. The opening of the installation is the centrepiece of the We Are All Water Protectors: Environmental Racism and Reimagining Water Stewardship Gathering planned for June 6th. Free tickets for June 6th are now available at We Are All Water Protectors Gathering Tickets, Saturday, Jun 6 from 9 am to 9 pm | Eventbrite