Virtual Early Career Ocean Professional Day
Jun 1, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
The Virtual Early Career Ocean Professional (V.ECOP) Day will start on June 1, 2021, as a 24-hour livestream event following the sun around the world. It is hosted by and for early career ocean professionals from around the world and from a variety of ocean disciplines to showcase their work, activities, and contributions to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
...Semaine de l'océan
Jun 1, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Un festival pour célébrer l'océan et le Saint-Laurent
La première édition de ce festival mis sur pied par l’Organisation Bleue, un organisme qui lutte pour la conservation de l’environnement par le billet de la vulgarisation scientifique et du média créatif, ira à la rencontre d’experts, d’entrepreneurs et d’artistes qui feront découvrir aux festivaliers des...
Semaine de l'océan
Jun 2, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Un festival pour célébrer l'océan et le Saint-Laurent
La première édition de ce festival mis sur pied par l’Organisation Bleue, un organisme qui lutte pour la conservation de l’environnement par le billet de la vulgarisation scientifique et du média créatif, ira à la rencontre d’experts, d’entrepreneurs et d’artistes qui feront découvrir aux festivaliers des...
Semaine de l'océan
Jun 3, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Un festival pour célébrer l'océan et le Saint-Laurent
La première édition de ce festival mis sur pied par l’Organisation Bleue, un organisme qui lutte pour la conservation de l’environnement par le billet de la vulgarisation scientifique et du média créatif, ira à la rencontre d’experts, d’entrepreneurs et d’artistes qui feront découvrir aux festivaliers des...
Semaine de l'océan
Jun 4, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Un festival pour célébrer l'océan et le Saint-Laurent
La première édition de ce festival mis sur pied par l’Organisation Bleue, un organisme qui lutte pour la conservation de l’environnement par le billet de la vulgarisation scientifique et du média créatif, ira à la rencontre d’experts, d’entrepreneurs et d’artistes qui feront découvrir aux festivaliers des...
Semaine de l'océan
Jun 5, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Un festival pour célébrer l'océan et le Saint-Laurent
La première édition de ce festival mis sur pied par l’Organisation Bleue, un organisme qui lutte pour la conservation de l’environnement par le billet de la vulgarisation scientifique et du média créatif, ira à la rencontre d’experts, d’entrepreneurs et d’artistes qui feront découvrir aux festivaliers des...
Semaine de l'océan
Jun 6, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Un festival pour célébrer l'océan et le Saint-Laurent
La première édition de ce festival mis sur pied par l’Organisation Bleue, un organisme qui lutte pour la conservation de l’environnement par le billet de la vulgarisation scientifique et du média créatif, ira à la rencontre d’experts, d’entrepreneurs et d’artistes qui feront découvrir aux festivaliers des...
Semaine de l'océan
Jun 7, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Un festival pour célébrer l'océan et le Saint-Laurent
La première édition de ce festival mis sur pied par l’Organisation Bleue, un organisme qui lutte pour la conservation de l’environnement par le billet de la vulgarisation scientifique et du média créatif, ira à la rencontre d’experts, d’entrepreneurs et d’artistes qui feront découvrir aux festivaliers des...
Defining The Blue New Deal: A Youth Led Workshop For The Future of Our Ocean
Jun 7, 2021 (9:00AM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
As youth, we recognize the crucial role the oceans have in fostering life on Earth. But, our current exploitative and unsustainable relationship with the ocean necessitates comprehensive reform as we reflect on humanity’s relationship with the environment.
This UN World Oceans Day, Sustainable Ocean Alliance’s Youth Policy Advisory Council is unveiling their Blue New Deal, a set of...
World Oceans Day
Jun 8, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
On World Ocean Day, people everywhere can celebrate and take action for our shared ocean, which connects us all. Get together with your family, community, and /or your company, and join with millions of others around our blue planet to start creating a better future.
By working together, we can -- and will -- protect and restore our shared ocean. Join this growing global celebration...
IG LIVE: The Deep Sea: Out of Sight and Under Pressure with Vasser Seydel and Dr. Diva Amon
Jun 8, 2021 (01:00PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Speakers:
Dr. Diva Amon @SOAlliance
Vasser Seydel @TheOxygenProj
Event Details: The #defendthedeep campaign highlights the...
Respecting Indigenous Knowledge: A Tribute to Dr David Schindler (paid event)
Jun 8, 2021 (10:00AM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
JOIN US ON JUNE 8 FOR A CONVERSATION TO HONOUR THE MEMORY AND EXAMPLE OF DR. DAVID SCHINDLER.
In our past plans to hold an in-person forum, before moving to an online format in response to COVID-19, Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science (RWoK) had planned to have Dr. David Schindler, known as ‘Canada’s leading ecologist’, provide an...
Orcas in story, song and science
Jun 8, 2021 (12:00PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Orcas in Story, Song and Science: A World Oceans Day Celebration (David Suzuki Foundation)
A one-hour celebration featuring a live performance of "Yéw̓yews," the “Orca Song,” and a live reading from Orca Chief by Roy Henry Vickers, followed by a conversation about the amazing orcas of the Salish Sea.
Panel:
- Roy Henry Vickers, celebrated...
Navigating Solutions to Overfishing with Ocean Wise Seafood
Jun 8, 2021 (12:00PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
This World Oceans Day, join Ocean Wise on a deep dive into overfishing – one of the greatest threats facing our ocean. Over three billion people around the globe depend on seafood as an important source of protein, however, roughly a third of the world’s fish stocks are considered overfished. Additionally, annual fish consumption has been steadily on the rise since the 1960s reaching over...
UN World Oceans Day Celebration
Jun 8, 2021 (7:00AM - 2:00PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Join us for this year’s UN World Oceans Day annual event, produced in partnership with non-profit Oceanic Global.
The second fully virtual celebration of United Nations World Oceans Day, on 8 June 2021, will highlight the theme The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods.
Produced by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS)
of the Office of Legal...
Howe Sound Ocean Life
Jun 8, 2021 (9:00AM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Celebrate World Ocean Day with Ocean Wise, The Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative and Blue Mar 4 Change.
About this event
IG LIVE: Ocean Innovation To Further Regenerative Travel
Jun 9, 2021 (5:00PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Daniela Fernandez @SOAlliance
Amanda Ho @RegenerativeTravel
Sam Teicher @CoralVitaReefs
...Life as a marine biologist; from seashore to whale guts
Jun 9, 2021 (7:30PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Kelsey Gil – Marine Biologist
Kelsey is a PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia, where she studies the internal anatomy and biomechanics of whales. She has been passionate about the ocean and marine life for as long as she can remember, despite growing up in the prairies. In her journey to study marine life, Kelsey completed a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in...
Ocean Policy and Deep Sea Mining in Latin and South America
Jun 10, 2021 (8:00AM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
This panel will highlight the stories and main issues regarding the oceans and ocean policy in Latin & South America told by international NGOS, civil society, and advising figures.
A collaboration with The Oxygen Project, Peace Boat x SOA Latin America this will be a Spanish speaking event about important ocean policies and the highly important issue of deep-sea mining to the Latin...
IG LIVE: Expanding Marine Protected Areas in Galapagos / Ampliación de las áreas marinas protegidas en Galápagos
Jun 11, 2021 (16:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Speakers:
Daniel Cáceres Bartra— @SOAlliance
Janice Marquez de la Plata— @SOA_Ecuador
Cesar Peñarrieta Migramar—
Masterclass: Rutherford Falls
Jun 15, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
imagineNATIVE presents:
Join Sierra Teller Ornelas, co-creator and showrunner of Rutherford Falls and moderator Bobby Wilson (1491s) for a pre-recorded conversation about the groundbreaking Indigenous sitcom.
Deep Sea Coral Exploration with Schmidt Ocean
Jun 15, 2021 (12:00PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Join us as Schmidt Ocean gives us an exclusive LIVE footage and sneak peek into their upcoming expedition in Samoa to the Phoenix Islands a UNESCO World Heritage site and marine protected area where they will be studying deep-sea corals.
We will be streaming this LIVE from the captains deck on their research vessel Falkor which will return under Chief Scientist Randi Rotjan and have...
Invisible Hand Film Screening
Jun 15, 2021 (3:30PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Join us for a virtual screening of the award-winning film Invisible Hand, a documentary exploring the global Rights of Nature movement, followed by a Q&A with organizers from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF).
Register today and closer to the screening date we'll send you a link and password to watch the film. Join us on Zoom on June 15 at 7:30 PM AT for the live...
Take Me Outside Book Launch!
Jun 15, 2021 (4:00PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Canada's Outdoor Learning Store is pleased to announce the release of the book 'Take Me Outside: Running Across the Canadian Landscape that Shapes Us' by our good friend and colleague, Colin Harris, Executive Director of Take Me Outside. This is one educator’s story detailing a cross-Canada run to inspire students and teachers to get outside and experience the benefits and beauty of...
Restoring Our Oceans Through Seafood
Jun 15, 2021 (7:00PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Join Shiori and Nathalie from Ocean Wise Seafood to learn about Restoring our oceans through seafood!
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In this seminar, we will discuss the issues around overfishing and how Ocean Wise Seafood’s recommendation standards seek to address these complex issues. After introducing some common fishing...
Every Drop Counts: Water Conservation
Jun 16, 2021 (10:00AM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Join Toronto Water's Community Outreach team for a discussion on best practices for saving water around the home and garden. Learn about downspout disconnection and why it's vital, outdoor water conservation tips, and how to be a water wise gardener and keep rain water where it falls.
Classrooms to Communities: Summer Solstice Celebration
Jun 17, 2021 (4:30PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Place-Based Learning in B.C.: Success Stories in Practice
June 17, 2021 4:30 – 6:00pm PST (on Zoom)
On Thursday, June 17th, join teachers, community educators and other leaders from across B.C. online to share successful practices and celebrate our work that connects learners with place and the outdoors....
Project Watershed Forum
Jun 17, 2021 (6:30PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
We are excited to announce that we are starting restoration works at Kus-kus-sum site June 21th, 2021.
This will be the first phase of our three phase restoration plan. We will focus on the removal of hard paving (concrete and asphalt) from the surface of the site. Work will start mid-June and carry through to the end of August. In 2022/2023, the site will undergo major earth...
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Screening
Jun 18, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
imagineNATIVE presents:
Our third Feature Fridays Screening is the acclaimed 1993 documentary Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, by legendary filmmaker, Alanis Obomsawin. Despite dangerous filming conditions, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance illustrates Obomsawin’s commitment to covering the events in Oka, Quebec, commonly referred to as the “Oka Crisis.”...
National Indigenous Peoples Day - FR
Jun 21, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Quebec celebration - French only: Présence autochtone / First Peoples Festival - Live | Facebook
National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
Jun 21, 2021 (10:00am) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Knowledge Keeper Stories
Indigenous Drum + Songs
Metis Musicians + Dances
Pow Wow
Indigenous Crafters
Musicians
Tipi Tours
Survive Outside with Destination Hikes (BC AdventureSmart)
Jun 21, 2021 (6:00 PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
BC AdventureSmart
What's it about?
HIKING! It's all about hiking, in the southwest of BC!
Did you know 50% of all hiking search and rescue occur in the southwest?
We're pleased to have author, and avid hiker, Stephen Hui join us to celebrate hiking, safety and his new book (that was 3 years in the making) which highlights these popular...
Equity in Practice
Jun 22, 2021 (6:00 PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
The power to make social change lives within community leaders.
SFU’s Community Capacity Building Certificate supports learners as they engage community by sharing lived experiences and adopting new tools for building...
Indigenous History Month: Quebec
Jun 23, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Indigenous History Month 2021 - Teaching History & Reconciliation (downiewenjack.ca)
Navigating the Sustainable Seafood Movement
Jun 23, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
details coming soon
Naturalist Night (Ocean Wise Research)
Jun 24, 2021 (6:00 PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Join local cetacean experts for an evening of whale education, discussion, and networking!
This free online event will consist of two keynote presentations on cutting edge research in marine mammalogy. We will also host a series of breakout sessions to discuss topics of interest in conservation. There will be two breakout sessions, with two rooms running concurrently. All sessions...
Smoke Signals Screening
Jun 25, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
imagineNATIVE presents:
To close out our month of Feature Fridays, we present Chris Eyre’s 1998 film, Smoke Signals. The film, which is set around a road-trip and a complicated friendship, is as impactful today as it was at its debut. Don't miss this feature, which will be available on-demand in Canada for free from June 25 through July 1, 202
Every Friday in June,...
Acoustic Communication in Belugas
Jun 25, 2021 (12:00pm)
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
About this event
From the Vancouver Aquarium to Hudson Bay, from the Canadian Arctic to the St. Lawrence Estuary, marine mammal researcher Valeria Vergara has listened to the communication sounds made by belugas in diverse environments, addressing the challenges such sound-centred animals face in their increasingly noisy underwater world.
In this free lecture, Valeria will...
Conversation on the Coast
Jun 29, 2021 (6:00 PM) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Hear from your MP on Canada's goal to protect 30% of lands and ocean by 2030, species at risk, and advancing Indigenous-led conservation.
About this event
Climate change and biodiversity loss are among the most pressing challenges facing the world today. British Columbians are worried about the future of our communities, which depend on nature for clean air,...
2021 imagineNATIVE Tour Presents: Monkey Beach + Artist Talk
Jun 30, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
**Available at 6:00 PM EST for 24 hours**
Monkey Beach by Loretta Sarah Todd (Cree/Métis) is an adaptation of Eden Robinson's acclaimed book of the same name. In an effort to turn her life around, a young Indigenous woman returns to her hometown to encounter a supernatural mystery. This event is offered in partnership with imagineNATIVE and the City of Toronto. The 2021...
Futurisms Panel
Jun 30, 2021
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
imagineNATIVE presents...Futurisms Panel
After a month of looking back at Indigenous works of past and present, it’s time to look toward the future! We are passionate about uplifting Indigenous storytellers in film, video, audio, and digital and interactive practices not only in June but throughout the year. As we think about the future of Indigenous art and cinema, please...
Bridging Knowledge Systems in Ecological Research
Jun 30, 2021 (12:00pm) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
Relative to Western scientific practice, Indigenous Knowledge operates and originates from unique assumptions derived from the overarching worldview of the society in which they evolved. Western scientific practice continues to harbor elements, priorities and values from its founding such as: “objectivity”, disconnection from human implications of knowledge generation, enhancing control or...
A Day to Listen: Amplifying Indigenous Voices
Jun 30, 2021 (6:00AM - 6:00PM)
Hosted by: Cayley Elcombe
In recognition of National Indigenous History Month, Bell Media, Corus Entertainment Inc., Rogers Sports & Media, Stingray Radio, and more, join together in an unprecedented collaboration to amplify, elevate, listen to, and learn from Indigenous voices with A DAY TO LISTEN.
In partnership with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF), A DAY TO...