Earth Hub Project

Moving from Land Acknowledgements to Reconciliation Visioning, The Earth Hub Project at 5 Bancroft has begun.  

Long overdue, delayed by covid and construction, The School of Environment has teamed up with the creative team of School for Climate Justice to transform the ground floor of the Earth and Sciences Building at 5 Bancroft.  

Drawing from the input of students, faculty, Indigenous and Settler Knowledge holders, through gatherings, ceremony, creative brainstorming and visioning sessions, and lead by a growing team of both Indigenous and Settler artist and creatives; this space will be transformed into a revisioning of our city, the land that it’s on and our relationship to it.  Rooted in Reconciliation, Indigenous Sovereignty, and a reimagining of Indigenous- Settler respect, collaboration and relationships.  

Where UNDRIP and The Truth and Reconciliation Commission have given us some of the legal targets and articles to build off of, this collaborative project aims to cocreate what this future could look and feel like.  

School for Climate Justice Artist in Residence @Nshtsh puts it best with her initial contribution to the space, “Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen is written in the Kanien’keha language. It is usually referred to as the Thanksgiving Address in English. It is a practice done at the beginning and ending of gatherings to remind ourselves of all of creation from people to plants to animals to the stars and creator. I wanted to have it in the space as a reminder to give thanks for all that we have around us while we dream of what we want in the future.”

If you are a student group, artist, faculty group, class, on campus organization, and wish to take part individually or as a group, email info@schoolforclimate.com or follow their instagram at @theschoolforclimate for more info or to book a group/class session.