Hope and Action Climate Change Symposium

by Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

at Museum London, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Free to attend

Celebrate and learn about positive actions being taken by organizations across your community to address climate change. Join us for panel discussions, guided museum tours, flood walks, bike rides, e-bike demonstrations, and hands-on activities for all ages. Discover how you can help build a sustainable future!

12:00 - 1:00 pm
Film Screening and QnA: Baapaagimaak: Weaving Endurance
Summer Bresette, Katie Wilhelm and Curator of Art Cassandra Getty

Katie Wilhelm and Summer Bressette have collaborated as artists and curators since 2021. They champion Indigenous knowledge with its deep roots in environmental care. Their new media work Baapaagimaak (the Anishinaabemowin word for Black Ash Tree) is the result of ongoing land-based research and an outdoor bark-weaving workshop led by Faye George, Elder of the Kettle and Stony Point First Nation.

Talks

10 am: The Energy Mix – Your Health in a Changing Climate (The Energy Mix, Anna Gunz, Sophie Paquet)
11 am: A Watershed Approach to Climate Action and Preparedness (Upper Thames River Conservation Authority)
12 pm: Film and Q&A – Baapaagimaak: Weaving Endurance (Summer Bressette, Katie Wilhelm)
1 pm: Leading the Way – Indigenous Youth and Climate Change (Tia Kennedy, Diamond McGahey, Jesmine Craig)
2 pm: Connecting for Climate Change Course – Taking a Seven Generations Approach to Climate Change Action (University of Western professors and students)
3 pm: Climate Change, Your City, and You: How London is Mobilizing for Climate Action (City of London)