Slopes Studio - Creative Resistance

Please join us to honour and celebrate the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, the irreplaceable source of life-giving water for many creatures and communities, including Calgary. The remaining intact forests along the Eastern Slopes are home to innumerable non-human kin, from grizzly bears to bluebirds, from lodgepole pines to salmonberries, golden balsamroot, and tiger beetles.



We will learn about

· the stunning beauty of the Eastern Slopes and the watersheds that flow from them

· our interconnectedness with these lands

· the serious threats to the integrity of the land that cradles these headwaters

· the ongoing loss of forests and clear water and how those losses affect all life in southern Alberta and beyond

· interbeing, a term now widely adopted to refer to a felt sense of our interdependence with all elements of existence

· walking meditation, a practice to connect us more deeply to the Earth



We will walk in silence in honour of the creatures, forests, and pristine waters of these precious lands.



Place: Rosemont Community Centre, Confederation Park, 10th Ave NW
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026
Cost: Free. Donations welcome to cover cost of hall

Schedule:
o 10:30–11:00 Talk and Q&A about the Eastern Slopes (Colin Smith, Land Lovers Network)
o 11:00–11:25 Introduction to Interbeing and Walking Meditation (with the Wild Rose Sangha)
o 11:30–12:30 Silent meditative walk through Confederation Park (Wild Rose Sangha joined by Slopes Studio fish)
o 12:30–1:00 Finger food potluck and conversation

A celebratory event that will end with a Critical Mass bike ride—and, no doubt, the Slopes Studio fish joining in too.

There's quite a lot going wrong in this province these days. Join some people advocating to make it better. See you on May 29!

Two performances of the environmental distribution dispute satire Dear World took place Saturday at Lethbridge’s Trianon Gallery, played out against the artworks in Water: Beauty and Beast. Stars were spotted in the audience at both performances.

At the 1 p.m. performance, we were honoured by environmentalist royalty. Ninety-year-old Evelyn Crowshoe, in her wheelchair, made it up the steep flight of stairs to see her niece Nicole Johnston perform the role of “Indigenous Voice.” Evelyn is the sister of Milton Born With A Tooth, who led the Lonefighters in resistance to the Oldman Dam.

At 5 p.m., Rita McKeough — revered for her groundbreaking performance work — hugely flattered us by coming to Trianon to see what we were up to. Rita is preparing the launch of new work at Southern Alberta Art Gallery while also engaging with bull trout and watershed issues.

At Northback, we honour Indigenous partnership, sustainable dialogue, and meaningful engagement. Also, if you ate a cannabis gummy at your cousin’s wedding two weeks ago, you may lack the moral fibre required to discuss mountaintop removal

https://mailchi.mp/9a5457ac30c6/dear-world-raising-your-voice-telling-your-story-may-9-art-events-activism-more-8347281?e=7255ea82d6

"Dear World", "Raising your Voice, Telling your Story", May 9 - art events, activism & more Saturday, May 9 at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm  Trianon Gallery 104-5 Street South, Lethbridge, AB Performers include Erin Barns, Steven Barns, Karen Bergman, Erin Craig. Kristen Cynthia, Sanna Darby, Tristan de Gruchy, Cullen Doyle, Steven Doyle, Myrl Eddy, Trish the Fish, Dennis Kraft, Nicole Johnston, V...