On April 23rd, CAFES spent a wonderful afternoon celebrating Earth Day at the Our Power Our Planet: Working Together for the Next Generations event, hosted by the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg - Nagadjitòdjig Akì Land Guardians and the Ottawa chapter of Seniors for Climate Action Now! (SCAN). This event was one of 76 nation-wide Earth Day events organized by SCAN.
We gathered at 12:30 pm at Knox Presbyterian Church, where Anishinaabe Elder Claudette Commanda opened the event with a moving speech. An Akì Land Guardians Coordinator then spoke about their incredible work monitoring and stewarding lands and waters, and how it could help shape Ottawa for generations into the future. Newly-elected MPP Catherine McKenney followed, with an inspiring talk and Q&A about coming together to move climate and environmental work forward.
World Changing Kids got up on stage to deliver a presentation on UNDRIP, there were amazing musical performances, and there was even a flash dance mob outside! Several organizations, including CAFES, were there with display tables and we all enjoyed some nice snacks.
Be sure to check out SCAN! to see more of the incredible work they do for climate action in the Ottawa region.
