Through workshops, book studies, discussion groups, community and individual art projects, and story theatre, the whole community is invited to participate as we discuss the realities of climate change and move together from despair and grief to hope and action.

Registration for any/all of these events can be found on our registration page.

Let’s Talk Climate Launch Event

Friday February 4th @ 7pm

Join Will Cole-Hamilton, Tina Willard-Stepan and Meaghan Cursons for an evening presentation on climate change: the big picture, our local picture, and how we build (and are already building!) community resilience with creative problem solving, hope, and optimism in the face of accelerated change.

This February 4th evening gathering is the launch for our ongoing arts-based series Climate Story at Weird Church: A Four Month Journey Towards Resilience.

Did you miss this event? Don’t worry - you can watch the recording HERE ON YOUTUBE!

Community Art Show

Submit art related to Climate Change and Climate Resiliency by email to Tina Willard-Stepan by January 22 to be featured alongside other artists in conjunction with The Gallery @ Weird Church starting January 29. Artists will be notified of their selection by January 26.

Art Show Opening Event will take place January 29th, 2 - 5pm, with regular viewing hours Thursdays and Fridays 4 - 6pm and Saturdays 2 - 5pm.

Climate resilience in the garden

March 16 @ 7pm on Zoom

Imagine your garden as an integral part of an interconnected patchwork of gardens throughout our community, providing oases of biodiversity, sanctuaries for pollinators and refuge for birds and wildlife. The earth is calling for us to pay attention. Imagine creating rich healthy soil that will grow nourishing food, trees and medicinal plants without the use of damaging chemical fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. Your garden is a thread in the larger tapestry of gardens throughout our community, each garden a reflection of our creativity, hope, and connection with the earth.

Join expert herbalist and teacher Amanda Howe 7:00 to 8:30pm in an interactive Zoom session (cameras on please!) for ideas about how to turn our gardens into beacons of hope and climate resilience sowing the seeds of physical and emotional health, optimism, joy and connection with the Spirit of this beautiful place we call home.

Conversation Circles

every other thursday feb 10 - april 7

Are you hungry for deeper dialogue about the climate crisis and building community around solutions? We are too. That’s why we are hosting a Conversation Circle — a chance to dig into where we are, what is at stake, how our fears and dread interfere with taking action, and mow we can move, together, from despair and worry to hope and resilience.

Every other Thursday 7 - 8:30pm from February 10 - April 7, 2022. Registration required, in-person and online options are available.

Proof of vaccination and masks required for in-person attendance.

Community Climate art day Saturday

February 19 10am - 2pm

Sign up for a time slot to join Rowan Helliwell on February 19 in creating Pew Murals and other art to reflect where we are and where we are headed with hope for the future.

Drop in anytime between 10am and 2pm: Comox Youth Climate Council will be on site for the day to support participants in creating Climate March signs and march with us at 2pm for Climate Justice through downtown Cumberland!

Registration is required to secure a window of time to add to the mural; other art options by drop in.

Story Unfolding

April 30th @ 7pm

Our final event of the series!

Join us April 30th @ 7pm for an evening of readings of stories, poetry, non-fiction related to climate and the environment. Authors include Cornelia Hoogland, Bernice Friesen, Judy Leblanc, and more!

This is the final evening of the larger series where we will come to understand our part in the great unfolding story of resilience and action in response to the climate crisis. The evening will be accompanied by a specially curated playlist from DJ Jozy, and snacks will be available for purchase at intermission (but bring your own water bottle).