A.P.E. Fund Environmental Inequity (People) A project that celebrates diverse cultures, practices and traditions in climate action; OR addresses/raises awareness about the disparities faced by different communities, identities and cultures in experiencing the effects of climate change. Examples of past projects applicable to this theme: Cultural Preservation projects such as Indigenous beading workshops, drum making and knowledge sharing Outdoor stewardship projects that highlight diverse practices such as medicine gardens, Indigenous food gardens and nurseries, or African-diaspora gardens Media that amplifies voices of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour and their experiences with climate change, such as the Our Climate, Our Stories ebook by EnviroMuslims or the Establish podcast by Shake Up the Establishment Apply % % Resources Our Resource section includes things like our Climate Change Curriculum Guide and our Biodiversity Guide. These can be helpful tools for any Roots & Shoots project! Discover Resources Environmental Inequity (People) Projects Environmental Inequity (People) From Our Garden Your Garden Classrooms in our school will plant and grow corn, bean, and squash (the 3 sisters) plants to learn more about indigenous gardening. We will also include some herbs plants that are native to our area. These plants will then be offered to school families to be planted in their home gardens. Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Gardens for Seniors Our group has been growing our Niagara Butterflyway for the past 3 years. We currently have over 40 gardens across the Niagara Region. This year we hope to increase our intergenerational native gardens by setting up our team of youth with interested seniors and plant pollinator gardens for them. Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Hampstead School Community Garden We are proposing installing garden boxes to have a community vegetable garden for students and their families to maintain and benefit from. So much rich learning can happen in the garden and the lessons learned in the school garden can be carried home to make a more sustainable community. Environmental Inequity (People) Help for Homeless Families Room 7 is going to learn about what has led to the prevalence of tent encampments in our city – they will learn ways to help out the local shelters, particularly the shelters that help women,children and families Environmental Inequity (People) Helping hands Room 36 is interested in helping out the community of “unsheltered” people living in and around Winnipeg. We will be creating kits of supplies that we can donate to local shelters, especially ones that provide services to women, children and families experiencing homelessness. Environmental Inequity (People) Heritage Cares Heritage Cares project empowers youth to support youth facing houseslessness by spreading warmth in the Heritagea Community with a simple act of kindness. Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) Indigenous Awareness Initiative This project will provide tools to non-Indigenous youth in understanding and taking action towards the journey of reconciliation. It will allow youth consider climate change, loss of biodiversity, and environmental inequity through Indigenous lenses and wisdom, and reflect on their responses. Climate Change (Environment), Environmental Inequity (People) INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY GARDEN Our school is located on the traditional land and territory of Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations. We want to have Indigenous plants to be visible so when Nation members come to the school there is a familiarity in the seeing Indigenous plants. Biodiversity Loss (Animals), Environmental Inequity (People) Indigenous Courtyard Outdoor Learning Space We are in the midst of renovating a courtyard to provide a space for reflective learning and wellness, while increasing engagement with Indigenous Ways of Knowing and understandings. Signage will identify traditional usages of native plant species. There is an area for a sharing circle. « 1 2 3 4 5 … 7 »
