welcome to the re.climate virtual launch!

Hi everyone, chat should work now!

Hi Everyone! Excited for this launch 🙂

Hello folx, so excited to be here.

Steve Depoe, treasurer of International Environmental Communication Association (www.theieca.org)--glad to be here!

Greetings/bonjour from Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), traditional and unceded territory of the Kanien’keha:ka people. I lead Tamarack Institute’s climate work and am excited about the launch of Re.Climate!

Morning all - Beverly here from Royal Roads University. Joining from my home office on the traditional and unceded Lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.

Hello everyone! Excited for this conversation.

Clara Fang, Deputy director of partnerships, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Lyn Adamson, with ClimateFast, from Toronto - Treaty 13 territory

Krystal Pyke, Learning Coordinator for ClimateSense at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation

Good Afternoon Andrew Holloway here from NB Lung - Manager of Climate Change and Public Engagement

Faith Toran, Communication and Fundraising Coordinator for Climate Smart project of Doctor's Without Borders, Based in NY-USA

Davis Carr, Digital Lead for the Pembina Institute

Congratulations on the launch of Re.Climate! Katie Harper here from Project Neutral. Joining from Toronto/Tkaronto, Treaty 13 territory

Hi I'm Vivian Forssman on the Squamish territory in greater Vancouver. I worl with Resilience by Design Lab at Royal Roads University

Congratulations on your launch! I am here from Nuu chah nulth lands, also known as Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, BC. I work with Alberni Climate Action and Ocean Friendly Port Alberni.

Hello! Emiko, with the BC Climate Emergency Campaign

Steve Winkelman, ED, Ottawa Climate Action Fund from traditional and unceded Algonquin Territory.

Hi everyone. Joining from the Huron Wandat territory. Luc Tittley, from Environmental and Climate Change Canada

Barb Collombin from Royal Roads University at my home on the Wsanec lands

Angela Keller-Herzog, ED of CAFES Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Anishinabe territory

Hi! I’m Dave Mitchell, senior comms specialist with the Canadian Climate Institute, joining from Treaty 6 territory, homeland of Cree, Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota and the homeland of the Métis Nation.

Why are we not seeing the speaker?

Hello! I am Daniela Da Costa - Climate Change Advisor at the Peter Gilgan Foundation speaking from Treaty 13 Territory.

Gisela Ruckert (she/her) from the unceded lands of the Secwepemc people in Secwépemcul'ecw. This land covers 180,000 km2 in the central interior of BC, including the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers where the city of Kamloops is now located. I work with Transition Kamloops, a grassroots org dedicated to sowing local resilience.

Excited to learn more about your program. I am the Exec Director of CHASE (Canadian Health Assoc for Sustainability and Equity) connecting from the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas.

Umair Muhammad, Knowledge to Action Lead with Generation Squeeze.

Hi my name is Bahaar Noori, from City of Vancouver, Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability Group. I'm an office clerk planning to join the sustainability group as a planner.

Beth McLarty Halfkenny, Earth Sciences, Carleton

Good afternoon everyone! Abbie, Communications Manager for Small Change Fund, calling in from Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia)

Hi everyone, I’m Janina Stajic, a Senior Communications Specialist from the Canadian Climate Institute joining from the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw Nation.

Julie Johnston, GreenHeart Education and Royal Roads University, in Victoria in the traditional territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.

Irena Knezevic, Carleton U, Ottawa, Algonquin territory

Dinah Robinson, climate activist and beekeeper from Ottawa / Algonquin Anishnabee territory

hi everyone I'm Adam Corner, listening in and sending best wishes from the UK!

Hi all, Ian Stephen from The WaterWealth Project joining from Stó:lō territory.

Hello all, I'm joining from treaty 6 Territory also known as Saskatoon. Jamie Kirkpatrick (he/him) with Blue Green Canada.

Hi everyone, I'm Katie Harper, behavioural science fellow working with Environment and Climate Change Canada

Hi, This is Ryan from Mississauga. I'm a Climate Lover. Excited to be here.

Morning. Montana burgess (she/they) from neighbours united on Sinixt land in BC. So excited for this!!

Greetings from Tiohtià:ke (commonly known as Montreal). I am the Youth Engagement Coordinator with The Climate Reality Project Canada! Happy to be here.

Matt Greeno here from the Capital Regional District on the Lekwungen speaking peoples territory. Currently on Songhees and Esquimalt land.

Steve McCullough (he/him), formerly of Prairie Climate Centre, currently at Canadian Museum for Human Rights. I work from Gatineau, the traditional lands of the Algonquin Anishinaabe peoples. Congrats all!

Congats on the launch! Alexandra Gair, Engagement Director at the Canadian Climate Institute. I am joining from the traditional territories of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee, and the Anishinaabe peoples.

here from Newmarket Cycles- newmarketcycles.ca for free access to bikes, repairs and programming in York Region, Ontario 🚲

Julia Zeeman from Canadian Business for Social Responsibility. I am on the lank of Anishinabewaki, Wendake Huron and the Haudensaunee and the mississagugas of the Credit First Nations

Emily Rideout, climate adaptation lead at the National Capital Commission in Ottawa-Gatineau in Algonquin Anishinaabe territory

Fraser Reilly-King from Canada's International Development Research Centre

Good afternoon, from the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin and Anishnaabe peoples. Calling in from Environment and Climate Change Canada (Integrated Climate Lens).

Hi everyone. I'm Laura, grateful to be joining you from Toronto, Treaty 13 territory. So excited for this launch. I facilitate climate workshops. Happy to be here with all of you!

hi there, Natalie here from the Sustainable Events Forum, working on sustainable events and conferences from Niagara.

I am humbly thankful that I live and work on the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) PeoplesUse hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓/Hunq'eme'nem and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh responsibly.

Rachelle Haddock, Manager with Office of Sustainability at UCalgary, Zooming in from Mohkinstsis in Treaty 7 Territory and Metis Region of Alberta, Region 3.

Georgia Exell, Policy Analyst with the International Institute of Sustainable Development in Winnipeg, the ancestral lands, Treaty 1 territory, traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

Congrats on the launch! Yvonne from The Atmospheric Fund. Joining from Toronto, Treaty 13 territory.

Good afternoon, Natalie Irwin from the traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin and Anishnaabe peoples. Listening in from NRCan's Office of Energy Efficiency.

I am in Nanaimo, BC on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw, Snaw-Naw-As and Stz'uminus First Nations. Excited to be here this morning!

Jill Hopke, Associate Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, where I teach climate change communication.

Mariya Bezgrebelna, research analyst at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, working on the initiative looking into interconnections between climate change, poverty and health

Cecile from Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. So exciting to see this communication initiative. How and what we communicate is so important to visualizing and enacting a sustainable, humane future. Congrats to Carleton Climate Commons for your participation in this initiative!

Kwe from Adam Greenberg, Science Literacy Promotion, Environment and Climate Change Canada, joining in from the traditional unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People.

Good afternoon! I'm Will Cole-Hamilton, Chair of Climate Caucus - I am on the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka

Good day. I'm Greg Lister with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Yasmin Abraham from Kambo Energy Group on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples

Hi everyone - Eric Campbell from Clean Economy Fund. Very excited to have Re.Climate in the space, strengthening and supporting the work of climate communications practitioners across Canada.

Marie-Eve Landry, International Development Research Centre. Based in Ottawa, on the unceded algonquin anishinaabe territory.

Hell Betty Plewes from Climate Legacy from the unceded Terrotroy

Nalini Mohan, Outreach Coordinator, Climate & Outreach, City of Calgary, Treaty 7 Territory and Metis Region of Alberta, Region 3. Excited for Re.Climate!

Hello! I am Alison Feist, with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Vanessa Farquharson here (along with a few others) from the International Institute for Sustainable Development!

Genevieve Gallant, from the new Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology, working on unceded Algonquin Anishnaabe territory.

Lynda Lukasik with Environment Hamilton - in Hamilton on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and the Anishinaabe peoples.

Dear All, joining in from Bonn, Germany... I lived in rural Alaska and worked as a local reporter in Bethel & Nome from Inupiaq & Yupik communities, That's why I'm also interested in this new initiative and possible engagement of rural & indeginous Alaskan communites

Sean Kidd from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. Mississaugas of the Credit territory amongst other First Nations. Treaty 13 territory.

Sarah Snowdon from FCM's Green Municipal Fund.

Betty Plewes from Climate Legacy on the unceded Terrotory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation

Wendy Quarry from Climate Legacy - interested in new approaches to communication

Rebecca Fiissel Schaefer, RFS Energy Consulting & Research Group Inc calling in from the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, and Métis Nation 3.

Hi Everyone, I'm Peter Smith, an Associate of the Bowman Centre for Sustainable Energy located in Sarnia, Ontario on the traditional land of the Anishinaabek of the Three Fires Confederation.

Kelsey Envik from the Ivey Foundation.

Thea Silver with Environment Funders Canada - Congratulations on this launch!

Hi everyone. Chris Bilton, The Weather Network's climate change and sustainability editor here.

Anne Raine, University of Ottawa (English/Environmental Humanities), on unceded Algonquin land — interested in intersections of teaching/learning and climate advocacy/public engagement. Also seeking ways to get involved with Climate Network Lanark in Carleton Place where I live. Congratulations and thanks, re:Climate team!

Hello and a huge congratulations on your launch! Kayleigh Chaston-Vickers, joining from the unceded and traditional Territory of the Algonquin and Anishnaabe Peoples. I work with Natural Resources Canada on various climate and net-zero transition efforts.

love the coverage the weather network has been doing @Chris, great platform to raise awareness!!

Thanks Natalie!

Devika Shah with Environment Funders Canada - huge congrats to everyone involved in getting to this point and filling a much needed gap in our sector.

^agreed!

+1!

Hi all. I learned about low energy houses from the Sask. Cons. House experience. We brought this methodology to Ontario in 1980 and built 150 off-the-charts projects over 35 years. The solutions are affordable, practical and code compliant. David Braden

Yes agree with Devika! (as usual) - thank you for this new support. Mary Pickering with Low Carbon Cities Canada – coming from Nogojiwanong – Peterborough Ontario – on the Traditional lands of the Mississagua and Anishinaabe peoples including Curve Lake First Nation, Alderville First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation, and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, covered by the Williams Treaty of 1923 and Rice Lake Treaty #20 of 1818.

Will we get a follow up email with the newsletter link? :) Sorry, may have missed that bit with the outside noise.

Hi Abbie, yes but you can also sign up by heading to reclimate.ca

Thank you! :)

http://reclimate.ca/

Hi everyone, congratulations on the launch of your important initiative! Britt Wray here, from Stanford University on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. I am a climate communicator and climate x mental health researcher

https://www.commclimat.ca/accueil

Congrats Re.Climate team on the launch! Izabella Robak, Prairie Climate Centre, Winnipeg, MB. Treaty 1, original territories of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, & Dene Peoples. Homeland of Red River Métis.

join the communate here: https://www.commclimat.ca/accueil

if you've opted to receive communications when you signed up for this webinar, you will be added to our mailing list!

I'm so excited for the engagement lab!!! So needed!

Looking forward to that!!

my industry (meetings, conferences and events) si drowning in green washing...ugh...hotels and vendors, no data, big promises, lots of selling of offsets...

You can contact us here: http://reclimate.ca/contact/

Hi Everyone, Patricia Hardie here, Visiting Scholar at SPPA Carleton U and 12 years at ECCC- CONGRATS Re.Climate!

So excited about this initiative and to connect with other climate communicators to share knowledge! Cassidy McAuliffe here with Laurentian University’s Up North on Climate project in N’Swakamok/Sudbury on Robinson-Huron Treaty territory and the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnaabeg as well as Wahnapitae First Nation.

If you want to contact us, our email addresses follow the same format. cara@reclimate.ca.

Or drop us a line at maria@reclimate.ca Cara@reclimate.ca amber@reclimate.ca BarbaraLeckie@cunet.carleton.ca ChrisRussill@cunet.carleton.ca

What great initiatives, thanks and congrats Re:Climate! Charly Blais, Comms Officer at IISD focusing on our Re-Energizing Canada project

Great work, thank you so much!!

This is one small thing in the midst of all the brilliance - but I am mesmerized by the header image on your site. http://reclimate.ca/

Thanks Jamie!

Re: question about art, just wanted to bump the Rewilding Arts Prize for climate and nature art: https://davidsuzuki.org/take-action/act-locally/rewilding-arts-prize/?utm_source=rewildingmag.com&utm_medium=rewildingmag.com&utm_campaign=rewildingmag.com

Alison Schultz here coming from the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. I’m a Carleton Alumni and former Climate Action Carleton Administrator, this is such an exciting and promising initiative! Looking forward to what the centre will accomplish, congratulations all!

Are you posting the survey link in this chat?

I have to hop off but HUGE CONGRATS to everyone involved in this amazing initiative. I’m very excited about ways to continue collaborating, especially around the theme of Local climate activation as Tamarack is very focused on this.

WRT the question re. the arts, Dr. Melanie Kloetzel created this: https://milezerodance.com/climate-art-by-melanie-kloetzel/

Thank you !

Hi everyone, the survey will pop up automatically when the call ends but you can also access it here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/reclimate-launch

Congratulations folks! Sounds like it will be a great resource. Looking forward to collaborating.

Such powerful messaging developed through that project!

@julie leach we are very thankful for Redphone for their work on our branding and website! https://www.redphone.ca/

Thanks, Louise.

How do you envisage relating to Indigenous Knowledge?

👍🏻

Incredible resources! Thank you for setting this up

Thank you everyone!!!

Book club !❤️

\Thank you! Please let us know how scientists can participate and contribute/learn

Thank you all!

Thanks and congratulations! YES to a space to share/discuss book (and podcast) recommendations!

We are not able to save or copy the chat. Will the notes from the chat be sent out as follow up (the links and books a least). thanks

Climate Change is Here photo exhibit sponsored by the Faculty of Science is currently in the foyer of the Health Sciences building - comments and feedback can be provided here https://science.carleton.ca/events/climate-change-is-here-exhibition-visitor-log/

resources are great newsletter content

Agree, Lyn! ^^

Thank you - exciting initiative

Thanks for all your work! Looking forward to connecting with all you do in the future!

Thank you! This is the best!!

Congratulations Amber, Cara, Maria, Chris and Barbara and team on this bold new venture. We at EcoAnalytics look forward supporting your venture and collaborating where possible. All the best!

will also be helpful to have the list from the chat of who was here and from where

https://science.carleton.ca/events/climate-change-is-here-exhibition/

On est ravis de pouvoir collaborer avec nos collègues canadiens et canadiennes! :)

Hello from Kelowna and the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association - I live work and play in the Thompson Okanagan region which lies on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional territory of three Interior Salish nations: the Syilx, Nlaka'pamux, and Secwépemc peoples.

ClimateFast can be found at www.climatefast.ca

eve@totabc.com

I’m at lyn@climatefast.ca

Please put an anti-war ethos into your overall thesis . . .

Thanks very much!

Art and Climate Comms: https://www.upnorthonclimate.ca/quick-guides

Militarism and Climate Change webinar today at 5 pm scienceforpeace.org for registration link