The story we tell the best, it’s ours! 

domlebo is an artist-activist, for the environment, for social justice, for the respect and acceptance of all diversities. Their work is through songs, interventions, on stage and beyond. 

The artist will propose in the workshop: 

• A global, Canadian, environmental, cultural and social context 

• An insight of the roles that artists, the arts and their promotion can have 

• A presentation in three main parts (before, during and after) covering: commitment-making, design, "on the road" dissemination, the best actions to take, to change, communications, follow-ups, and more

• A mini activity at the end of each of these three parts, to summarize, laugh and explore further

• Leads, references, tools, help and a few words of encouragement

The main objective of the workshop is to guide us, equip us... and inspire us! 

This webinar is destined to artists (creation and interpretation), cultural organizations, their teams, and people who create, who perform and present in public.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

The CSPA is partnering with our friends at HowlRound Theatre Commons and we want you to join in on the learning!

We here at the CSPA are so excited to be partnering on their "People, Planet, and Performance: From Africa to the World" initiative; a series from Africa on Climate Emergencies, Sustainability Practice in the Arts, and Planetary Crises.

THIS WEEK:
Different art forms (such as theatre, film, visual arts, and social media) have often been used to communicate, educate, and promote climate justice issues. This episode offers the opportunity to hear stories of practitioners using their art forms in this era of climate emergency. With a focus on theatre practices and digital art forms, guests to share their work and that of others from the continent.

Taiwo Afolabi presents the conversation Responses to Climate Crisis and Emergencies livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network on Wednesday 26 July at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 7 p.m. EAT (Nairobi, UTC + 3).

Click the link to learn more!
https://howlround.com/series/people-planet-and-performance-global-south-world

The CSPA is partnering with our friends at HowlRound Theatre Commons and we want you to join in on the learning!

We here at the CSPA are so excited to be partnering on their "People, Planet, and Performance: From Africa to the World" initiative; a series from Africa on Climate Emergencies, Sustainability Practice in the Arts, and Planetary Crises.

THIS WEEK:
In this episode, they bring theatre practitioners (such as designers, and eco-scenographers) who are advancing sustainable artistic values in their practice. Explore how sustainability plays a significant role in creating an ecologically conscious theatre.

Taiwo Afolabi presents the conversation Retooling Green Tool for Theatre in Africa livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network on Wednesday 19 July at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 7 p.m. EAT (Nairobi, UTC + 3).

Click the link to learn more!
https://howlround.com/series/people-planet-and-performance-global-south-world

The CSPA is partnering with our friends at HowlRound Theatre Commons and we want you to join in on the learning!

We here at the CSPA are so excited to be partnering on their "People, Planet, and Performance: From Africa to the World" initiative; a series from Africa on Climate Emergencies, Sustainability Practice in the Arts, and Planetary Crises.

THIS WEEK:
What are some colonial narratives that need to be changed? In what ways can the colonized narrative be decolonized? How can environmental stewardship and sustainability be re-centered in African theatre?

Taiwo Afolabi presents the conversation Ecotheatre: Decolonizing the Colonized Narrative livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network on Wednesday 12 July at 9 a.m. PDT (12pm EDT).

Click the link to learn more!
https://howlround.com/series/people-planet-and-performance-global-south-world

The CSPA is partnering with our friends at HowlRound Theatre Commons and we want you to join in on the learning!

We here at the CSPA are so excited to be partnering on their "People, Planet, and Performance: From Africa to the World" initiative; a series from Africa on Climate Emergencies, Sustainability Practice in the Arts, and Planetary Crises.

THIS WEEK:
Aleya Kassam is a Kenyan feminist, storyteller, writer, and performer. Her work, which is often eco-feminist in nature, explores the spaces between imagination and memory, and uses ritual as a way to access those realms. Taiwo Afolabi presents the conversation Environmental Theatre and Climate Justice in Africa livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network on Wednesday 5 July at 9 a.m. PDT (12pm EDT).

Click the link to learn more! https://lnkd.in/erysEnUd

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

Join Elder Richard Jenkins - Two-Spirit, nêhiyaw and Métis Elder, teacher, and community builder - as we explore how Indigenous concepts of gender and sexuality can enrich sustainability efforts. Non-Indigenous & Indigenous participants are welcome to attend, regardless of prior knowledge.

There will be live English to French translation throughout.

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE

About Elder Richard Jenkins:

Elder Richard Jenkins is a nêhiyaw and Métis from Moose Mountain, Alberta. He is a gay Two Spirit man and has been ‘out’ to friends, family and community since he was 19 years old. Richard has been a Program Advisor for Alberta Health Services (AHS) in the Aboriginal Health Programs department. Over the past thirty-five (35) years, he has been working with Indigenous communities throughout Canada as a community developer and health promotions advocate in the areas of addictions, long-term care, HIV/AIDS, sexual orientation and gender identity, family and community healing, child welfare, health policy and programs and urban Indigenous development. In the mid-2000’s Richard received the community development award from the Alberta Aboriginal Role Model Awards. He has served community both as a paid employee as well as a volunteer at local, provincial, national and international levels.

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
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Celebrate with CG Tools Canada!

We are so excited to be marking the program’s one year anniversary and want to celebrate with you: trivia style!

Join the CG Tools team for some lunchtime fun. Trivia questions will take us on a trip down memory lane with some of our education programming and test your knowledge on some green facts.

Curious about cross-cultural collaborations? Join Mallory Yawnghwe, Founder & CEO of Indigenous Box - a seasonal subscription box promoting Indigenous entrepreneurs - as we explore collaborative approaches for working with Indigenous artists, organizations, and communities. Non-Indigenous & Indigenous participants are welcome to attend, regardless of prior knowledge.

There will be live English to French translation throughout.

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE

About Mallory Yawnghwe:

Mallory Yawnghwe comes from Saddle Lake Cree Nation #125 in Treaty Six Territory. Her parents are Peter Jackson and Theresa Anderson. She is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Indigenous Box Inc. Mallory is a graduate of MacEwan University, where she earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a specialization in Supply Chain Management. She also holds the SCMP professional designation, demonstrating her expertise in this field. A lifelong helper, she is on a mission to tell the world about the rapid resurgence in Indigenous business and to take up space for those who will come after.  Her passion, drive, integrity, and commitment to life-long learning have helped her catapult Indigenous Box from a $5000 seed investment into a multi-million dollar company in less than two years. She isn’t planning to slow down anytime soon.

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

Join Ian Garrett as he explores environmental sustainability in lighting design. This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the principles and techniques involved in creating efficient and sustainable lighting designs.

to register click here!

About Ian:

Ian Garrett is a designer, producer, educator, and researcher in the field of sustainability in arts and culture.  He is the director of the Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts and Associate Professor of Ecological Design for Performance at York University, where he is Graduate Program Director for Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies. He is also a producer for Toasterlab, a mixed reality performance collective, and maintains a design practice focused on ecology, accessible technologies and scenography. Notable projects related to EcoScenography include the set and energy systems for Zata Omm's Vox:Lumen at the Harbourfront Centre and Crimson Collective’s Ascension, a solar 150’ wide crane at Coachella. With Chantal Bilodeau, he co-directs the Climate Change Theatre Action. His writing includes Arts, the Environment, and Sustainability for Americans for the Arts; The Carbon Footprint of Theatrical Production in Readings in Performance and Ecology, and Theatre is No Place for a Plant in Landing Stages from the Ashden Directory. He serves on the Board of Directors for Associated Designers of Canada, was the Curator for the US for the 2019 Prague Quadrennial and co-chair for World Stage Design 2022 in Calgary. 

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

Join Lori Marchand, a member of the Syilx First Nation and the first Managing Director of the NAC’s Indigenous Theatre, as we explore the questions in and out of Indigenous Theatre through an intersectional cultural lens. Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples are welcome to join, regardless of prior knowledge!

There will be live English to French translation throughout.

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE

About Lori Marchand:

Lori Marchand became the first Managing Director of the NAC’s Indigenous Theatre in April 2018. A member of the Syilx First Nation, she has played a key role in the encouragement, development and production of Indigenous work, including as Executive Director of Western Canada Theatre, 1999-2018. Notably, plays such as Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout, Where the Blood Mixes, Children of God, and Kamloopa, created at WCT in collaboration with the Secwepemc, Syilx and Nlaka’pamux Nations, impacted the national stage and national discussion. Her contributions in BC and nationally also include serving in many capacities for the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres; and as a member of the BC Arts Council from 2010 to 2017, chairing the strategic planning and program committees and serving as vice-chair, she helped drive policy relevant to all theatre practitioners in Canada. Lori was recognized for her commitment to live theatre and the production of Indigenous work that has contributed to the arts and to Reconciliation with a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa, from Thompson Rivers University in June 2018 and the Mallory Gilbert Award for Artistic Leadership in 2021.

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

New to CG Tools Canada and looking for some help to get started?

are you an existing user and looking for some support with your account?

Take advantage of our new office hours! Meet with one of our program officers to receive bilingual support for all your CG Tools Canada needs.

Click here to access the meeting!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87666587382?pwd=RVppbm56UEthU2JsSkVBeTVsazU2UT09

A holistic approach to sustainability combines the ideas of flexibility, resilience, and strength, and an awareness that there is an interconnectedness between an organization’s finances, community relationships, programs and services offered, environmental impact, and mindfulness of the health of the organization and its people. This workshop will explore these interconnected facets of sustainability and share a number of tools that can support an arts and culture organization’s long-term viability.

Click here to sign up! : https://events.zoom.us/e/view/-oPwrwW3SLWXb6T7VtyocQ

Join Amber Paquette, a Cree and Métis multi-disciplinary artist, filmmaker and Edmonton’s 6th Historian Laureate, as we explore some of the many ways Indigenous peoples have understood and managed their environmental impact since time immemorial. Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples are welcome to join, regardless of prior knowledge!

Joignez-vous à Amber Paquette, artiste multidisciplinaire crie et métisse, cinéaste et 6e historienne lauréate d'Edmonton, alors que nous explorons certaines des nombreuses façons dont les peuples autochtones ont compris et géré leur impact environnemental depuis des temps immémoriaux. Les peuples autochtones et non autochtones sont les bienvenus, peu importe leurs connaissances préalables!

Register - S’inscrire! : https://events.zoom.us/e/view/jpggVv2rR9um-DkR2fDS6w?id=jpggVv2rR9um-DkR2fDS6w&fbclid=IwAR3gwNzdZm6zW0DHKuFZ6AB9yiLpzmqoLj6uJTNZOdwUk8QJFJx09YNuqQE

Cette présentation a pour but d’inspirer les concepteurs et travailleurs culturels sur le rôle de la culture dans la transition socio-écologique. Elle souhaite conscientiser sur les déchets générés par le secteur des arts et de la culture et vise à informer sur les principes de bases d’économie circulaire, d’écoconception et écoresponsabilité. Elle a pour but de les fédérer et de les motiver à adopter une approche écoresponsable dans leur travail. De plus, elle leur fera découvrir la mission d'Écoscéno!

This presentation aims to inspire designers and cultural workers on the role of culture in the socio-ecological transition. It wishes to raise awareness about the waste generated by the arts and culture sector and aims to inform on the basic principles of circular economy, eco-design and eco-responsibility. It aims to unite them and motivate them to adopt an eco-responsible approach in their work. In addition, it will introduce them to Ecoscéno's mission!

Register! - S’Inscrire:
https://events.zoom.us/ev/Aqzw-CM2lHuRmvZGOVzVVI-u0EYCtuJ9Jqi79LEEoG6PM6fi1Wpk~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg?lmt=1668445748000&fbclid=IwAR0Hcjgh55qu_xCAJZgqsNb5gIUeMA8DFCESUH77YHtdQAZ0Ta0pZK7xArs