Ecology North Shares Full Schedule for Earth Week Activities

Ecology North has shared their full schedule of events for the upcoming Earth Week celebration.

This year, Earth Week is taking place from Tuesday, April 22^nd, to Saturday, May 3^rd. Cited as the birth of the modern environmental movement, Earth Day was first recognized on April 22^nd of 1970 as a way to honour the Earth and the concept of peace, as well as to promote the research of solutions into the world’s environmental problems.

While not equally observed around the world, Earth Week is an opportunity to expand that activism, and to allow school children to become more involved.

Ecology North’s events begin at noon on April 22^nd with a Medicine Walk along the Niven Lake Trail, as well as a discussion on Regenerative Farming, and an Open Mic event with Northwords at the Yellowknife Books location.

A wide variety of events will continue throughout the week. Some of the events are more simplified activities for children, while others are more serious topic conversations with special guests.

The full schedule of events is as follows:

 

Wednesday, April 23^rd

10:00-11:30am: Wacky Worm Wednesday – Yellowknife Public Library

12:00-1:00pm: EV Lunch & Learn – Somba K’e Charging Station

6:00-7:00pm: Community Litter Pickup – Somba K’e Civic Plaza

7:30-9:30pm: Waste Reduction Trivia – Sundog Trading Post

 

Thursday, April 24^th

10:00-11:30am: Eco-Mindfulness for Families – Yellowknife Public Library

12:00-1:00pm: NWT Waters 101 – Yellowknife Visitor’s Centre

3:30-5:30: Butter Me Up – École Įtłʼǫ̀

6:00-7:30pm: Bike Tune-Up – Makerspace YK

6:30-8:30pm: ARI event – Makerspace YK

 

Friday, April 25^th

12:00-1:00pm: Medicine Fire: Meditation on Earth Philosophies with Cassandra Blondin-Burt – online

4:00-6:00pm: Fireside Solidarity Chats with Seniors for Climate – Yellowknife Visitor’s Centre

6:00-7:00pm: Clothing Swap drop-off ONLY

 

Saturday, April 26^th

9:00am-2:00pm: Coffee House – Mildred Hall School

2:00-3:30pm: Tin Can Hill Treasure Hunt

4:00-5:00pm: Thrifted Fashion Show – École St. Patrick High School, rock area

5:00-7:00pm: Community Dinner – École St. Patrick High School

 

Sunday, April 27^th

10:00-11:00am: Queer Nature Hike – Tin Can Hill

3:00-4:00pm: Guided StoryWalk – Niven Lake Trail

 

Monday, April 28^th

12:00-1:00pm: DIY Seed Paper – Tastes of the North

6:30-8:00pm: Movie Night – Wall-E – Capitol Theatre

6:30-8:00pm: Documentary – Choosing Earth – Capitol Theatre

 

Tuesday, April 29^th

12:00-1:00pm: Seed Spiralling – Tastes of the North

5:00-6:30pm: Beeswax Food Wraps – Makerspace YK

7:00-9:00pm: Giant Mine: Past, Present & Future – Northern United Place

 

Wednesday, April 30^th

12:00-1:00pm: Garden Sign-Making – Tastes of the North

6:00-7:00pm: Contes de Mère Nature – Northern United Place

6:00-8:30pm: Let’s Jam Together – Northern United Place

 

Thursday, May 1^st

6:00-7:00: Critical Mass Bike Ride – Centre Ice Plaza

7:00-9:00pm: Restorying the Anthropocene – Yellowknife Books

 

Friday, May 2^nd

7:00-11:30: The Green Gala – The Elks Lodge, 4919 49 St.

 

Saturday, May 3

11:00am-1:00pm: Feeding the Fire Ceremony – Somba K’e Civic Plaza

 

There will also be three events that will be running throughout the entire week, including a YK Car Share event, a Story walk along the Niven Lake Trail, and a special discount on green glass from Old Town Glassworks.

Ecology North is still accepting volunteers to help run these events. The sign up sheet can be found here.