After the first annual Northwest Climate Gathering in 2023, there was a loud call for it to be held again.
THUNDER BAY – Over 100 people attended the 2nd annual Northwest Climate Gathering on Saturday at Lakehead University.Heather McLeod, steering committee member for the Northwest Climate Gathering, said it stared on Friday night when they had a book chat.
“There's so much potential for us to be leaders and to inspire more people to be a little more brave and a little more vocal and a little more easy to notice in what they want to see happen. “We're seeing that, from the young children that had a whole activity led by teenagers during the day and are staying for the afternoon, to the Elders that have been supported in what they need to be a part of this,” she said.“We spent the morning getting oriented and then having conversations with one another and harvesting the themes and the feelings.
“There's walk and talks about growing things and being in a relationship with land as stewards that are either restoring native ecosystems or growing more food here,” she said.“We spent, as a small group, a whole year of trying to figure out how do it again. Kiera Essex, steering committee member for the Northwest Climate Gathering, said her hope is that everything is conversation based.
“We have a sacred fire that's been running all day. We were able to start the morning off in a good way with that.
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