EXPLORE THE xʷc̓ic̓əsəm GARDEN, A LIVING HOME TO 50+ INDIGENOUS MEDICINAL PLANTS
How can we build a respectful and reciprocal relationship with the land as we face the growing challenges of climate change?
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change. All participants will be invited to share about their own connections to place and reflect on how respectful relationships with land connect to our response to climate change.
Following the conversation, there will be an opportunity to walk through the Garden to reflect and connect with the plants on a personal level. Participants are invited to stay afterward to enjoy a meal together and connect with other attendees during lunchtime.
Lunch will be provided.
Space is limited. Please register by Thursday, April 24.
This event will be held outdoors, rain or shine. Please dress accordingly.
Date: Monday, April 28
Time: 10 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden at the UBC Farm
Address: 3461 Ross Drive (Open on Google Maps)
This event will take place at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden. The Garden works on and acknowledges the unceded ancestral territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Musqueam peoples, whose guidance and collaboration are paramount to the work undertaken at the Garden.
Organized by the UBC Sustainability Hub, the Indigenous Land-Based Health, Wellness, Education Research Cluster, the Centre for Indigenous Land-Based Education, Research & Wellness at xʷc̓ic̓əsəm, the UBC Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre, and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions.
This event is part of the Climate Justice Series, hosted by the UBC Sustainability Hub. The 2024-25 series focuses on the question 'What is Climate Justice?', which explores how climate justice intersects with multiple disciplinary perspectives and examines what working towards climate justice could look like across different areas. It showcases how climate justice is an integral part of climate research and teaching.