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SUMMARY:Solastalgia: Addressing Climate Anxiety through Community Building and Art-Making — Session 1: Zine Making
DESCRIPTION:Join RAVEN for the first in a two-part summer series where we will be coming together to discuss our climate anxieties (and potential actions to take to address them) through community building and art-making.  \n\n\n\n\n\nThis hands-on zine-making workshop will offer an opportunity to express some of our fears\, ideas\, and dreams when it comes to a more just and liveable future. Weaving in ideas of how we can connect across differences and take action as individuals and as a community\, from diverting personal waste to showing up in solidarity with Indigenous rights movements\, we will discuss a multitude of ways we can all participate in re-imagining the future. We will sip tea\, share stories\, and make space for creativity and connection to see what can bloom from an afternoon together. \n\n\n\nThroughout the session\, participants will be invited to record audio reflections on the theme of the day — whether it’s personal climate grief\, dreams for a better future\, or the art that emerges during the workshop.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetails \n\n\n\nLocation: Little Fernwood Gallery\, Victoria\, B.C. \n\n\n\nDate and Time: July 20\, 2025\, from 10 am – 1 pm \n\n\n\nWhat to expect — (note\, you do not have to stay for the entire time – you can drop in and out through the event): \n\n\n\n\n10:00: doors\, tea\, coffee\, snacks made available\n\n\n\n10:30: Introduction to activity\, writing and art prompts\, orientation to the space and materials and history of zine making/how we hope to use it\n\n\n\n10:40-12:30 – Zine making\, open conversation\, open recording booth\n\n\n\n12:30-12:45 – closing thoughts\n\n\n\n12:45-1:15 – clean up and goodbyes
URL:https://raventrust.com/event/solastalgia-1/
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SUMMARY:Bid for Justice: a RAVEN virtual silent auction
DESCRIPTION:Throughout July\, RAVEN is hosting a completely virtual silent auction! With all the benefits going to support RAVEN’s programs\, access to justice funds\, and educational work. \n\n\n\nWith every bid we are working towards a more just and sustainable future for all. \n\n\n\nBrowse the collection of ethical goods\, wild adventures\, beautiful art\, and powerful stories all donated by businesses and artists who believe in transformative change and upholding Indigenous rights and sovereignty.  \n\n\n\nAuction closes July 31\, 2025 at 11:59PM PT \n\n\n\nHelp us raise $25\,000 for Indigenous Rights and Environmental Justice!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrequently Asked Questions:\n\n\n\n\nWhen does the auction start and finish?\n\nJuly 1st 12:00AM PT to July 31st 11:59PM PT \n\n\n\n\n\nWhere and how can I place a bid?\n\nWe are using AirAuctioneer\, a web platform for hosting Online Auctions. \n\n\n\nYou are required to set up an account to bid using a valid email address so you can receive confirmation emails that your bid was placed\, if you are the winning bidder\, and how to make payment. \n\n\n\nReview the items here and enter your bid amount and click the ‘Place Bid’ button.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy are you using AirAuctioneer?\n\nWe chose AirAuctionner for our auction because of the low cost and connection to Stripe (our payment processing platform).\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat emails will I get from AirAuctioneer?\n\nYou will receive bid confirmation emails \n\n\n\nA notification if someone outbids you\n\n\n\nA notification if you are the winner\n\n\n\nYou can turn off these notification emails through your account settings under “notifications” \n\n\n\n\n\nCan I get a tax receipt for my bid?\n\nAuction buyers may request a charitable tax receipt for the difference between the value and the final bid only if the final bid exceeds 125% of the value of the item.\n\n\n\nExample: A bike is donated to a charity for an auction\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe fair market value of the bike at the time of donation is $400\n\n\n\nThe fair market value of the bike is posted at the auction\n\n\n\nThe winning bid for the bike at the auction is $550\n\n\n\n\nCalculation of eligible amount \n\n\n\nWinning bid (the gift)                                     $550Less advantage:      Bike $400Total advantage                                                $400Eligible amount                                                 $150  \n\n\n\nThe amount of the advantage is $400 and a receipt may be issued to the winning bidder for the eligible amount of $150. \n\n\n\nYou can review the CRA regulations here. \n\n\n\n\nWhat happens if I am the winner on my bid?\n\nYou will receive an email to inform you that you are the winner!\n\n\n\nTo make a payment you will need to go into your account and see your winning item in your cart\n\n\n\nProcess the payment through AirAuctioneer\n\nYou will receive a receipt from Stripe  \n\n\n\n\n\nOnce Payment is received we will follow up with you regarding how you will receive your item(s)! \n\n\n\nIf your bid qualifies for a Tax receipt\, we will process that by August 5th.\n\n\n\n\n\nWill RAVEN ship items?\n\nYes! For items that do not require you to be in person\, RAVEN will ship the winning bidder the item. Shipping is worldwide and not at the cost of the bidder. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you have any questions please reach out to organizer@raventrust.com \n\n\n\n**Disclaimer: If we do not hear or receive payment from you by Friday August 11\, 2025 we will contact the runner up.
URL:https://raventrust.com/event/auction/
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Legal Orders and How to Weave Them into Cases - CPD Accredited by B.C. and Ontario
DESCRIPTION:Canadian law is advancing reconciliation\, holding governments and industries accountable to the intent of the word. Governments are signing self-government agreements and modern treaties with Nations across the country. But one topic that’s often overlooked is Indigenous Legal Orders.  \n\n\n\nIn some ways\, there is the revitalization of Indigenous legal orders through the Canadian legal system\, but in many other ways\, it’s oppressing those orders. As a legal professional working with Indigenous clients\, there may be crucial things you need to know about legal orders to better honour them\, and how to best navigate them through each step of a client’s case. \n\n\n\nLawyers at this CPD course (accredited by B.C. and Ontario) will hear from faculty members Christina Gray and Katharine Brack\, who will each present on how Indigenous Legal Orders are incorporated into their work. \n\n\n\nDetails\n\n\n\nDate: June 19th\, 2025 \n\n\n\nLocation: Virtual \n\n\n\nTime: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT \n\n\n\nThis webinar will not be recorded \n\n\n\nAccess Statement: RAVEN uses Microsoft Teams’ built-in accessibility features such as closed captions\, which are automatically generated. For more information on how to make Teams more accessible for you\, check out this resource page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/accessibility-tools-for-microsoft-teams-2d4009e7-1300-4766-87e8-7a217496c3d5
URL:https://raventrust.com/event/indigenous-legal-orders-and-how-to-weave-them-into-cases/
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SUMMARY:Clean Up the Beach in solidarity with Heiltsuk Nation
DESCRIPTION:Join RAVEN and Surfrider for a World Oceans Day beach cleanup\, where we’ll be fundraising for Heiltsuk Nation’s legal challenge that aims to protect marine ecosystems from coast to coast to coast.  \n\n\n\nThis year\, we’re choosing to engage in community reciprocity not just for our own local watersheds\, but as an act of solidarity with Heiltsuk Nation\, whose own beach cleanup — following the Nathan E. Stewart spill — is so much more complex. \n\n\n\nSo\, come out to Clover Point in Victoria on Sunday\, June 8\, 2025 from 11am-1pm for a community-powered beach cleanup. Together we are aiming to fundraise $2\,000 for Heiltsuk’s legal challenge on World Oceans Day. \n\n\n\nThe remediation after the Nathan E. Stewart disaster is nearly 9 years deep — and the community still cannot harvest clams\, fish or seaweed in  the area where a sunken tug spilled tens of thousands of litres of fuel. To support the Nation’s ongoing pursuit of justice in the wake of the spill\, we’re cleaning up a local beach while raising funds for Heiltsuk’s legal case.  A win for the Nation would enshrine Indigenous stewardship practices into law to toughen regulations about fossil fuel transport and protect marine ecosystems for future generations.  \n\n\n\nRegister for the event here and make a donation to support Heiltsuk here. Let’s come together to show our commitment to environmental stewardship: not only within our own neighbourhoods\,  but also in support of the Heiltsuk Nation.   \n\n\n\nEvent Details: \n\n\n\nClover Point\, Victoria B.C\, 11am-1pm PST \n\n\n\nAccessibility Info: \n\n\n\nClover Point has public bathrooms nearby. Please keep in mind that we will be walking up and down the beach and park area — please wear appropriate footwear!  \n\n\n\nPlease bring:  \n\n\n\n\nCash or cheque to make a donation – or your phone to donate online\n\n\n\nA waterbottle\n\n\n\nSunscreen / sun hat/ / sun protection\n\n\n\nGloves (we may have some extra\, but please bring your own\, just in case)\n\n\n\nAny snacks you may need for the duration of the cleanup\n\n\n\nAny cleanup tools that you may need/want to help make the day easier for you!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDonate
URL:https://raventrust.com/event/clean-up-the-beach-in-solidarity-with-heiltsuk-nation/
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SUMMARY:RAVEN Book Club
DESCRIPTION:RAVEN is continuing our book club this summer! Join us on June 5\, 2025 at 5pm PT (8pm ET) to discuss Unreconciled by Jesse Wente\, Anishinaabe writer\, broadcaster\, and arts leader. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this incredible book\, Wente recounts his life growing up in Toronto and how he navigated his career in the entertainment industry. He reveals the underbelly of Canadian racism that exists toward Indigenous Peoples\, showing just how much it has changed since his childhood and how there are still significant strides needed to address the blinders of Canadian society. It’s touching\, filled with sentiment\, and\, at times\, heart-wrenching.  \n\n\n\nJoin us as we parse through the simple yet complex themes that Wente brings through in this “part memoir part manifesto.”  \n\n\n\nDepending on the number of attendees\, individual participation may vary.  \n\n\n\nThe book can be purchased here or from your local independent bookstore. Many libraries also carry copies or audiobook versions.  \n\n\n\nWe will be hosting one more book club meeting over the year on October 9\, so stay tuned for more info and the next book! \n\n\n\nRegister to join the discussion here. \n\n\n\nRAVEN is giving away three (3) copies of Unreconciled signed by author\, Jesse Wente! Check out the rules to learn more about the contest! \n\n\n\nRAVEN Book Giveaway – Official Rules\n1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY \n\n\n\nNo purchase or donation is required to enter or win. A purchase or donation will not improve your chances of winning. \n\n\n\n2. ELIGIBILITY \n\n\n\nThe RAVEN Book Giveaway (the “Giveaway”) is open to all RAVEN Book Club registrants for the June 5\, 2025\, Book Club session. Employees\, board members\, and immediate family members of RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs) affiliates are not eligible to enter. \n\n\n\n3. GIVEAWAY PERIOD \n\n\n\nThe Giveaway period is active for the duration of ticket sales\, beginning on April 10\, 2025\, and ends on June 5\, 2025\, at 5:00 PM PST(the “Giveaway Period”). Entries received outside this period will not be considered. \n\n\n\n4. HOW TO ENTER \n\n\n\nTo enter\, participants must register to attend RAVEN’s Book Club session on June 5\, 2025. Limit one (1) entry per person. \n\n\n\n5. PRIZES \n\n\n\nThree (3) winners will each receive one (1) signed copy of “Unreconciled: Family\, Truth\, and Indigenous Resistance” by Jesse Wente\, with an approximate retail value of $50.00 CAD per copy. Prizes are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. \n\n\n\n6. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION \n\n\n\nWinners will be selected by random draw from all registrations received during the Giveaway Period. The draw will take place on June 6\, 2025\, at the offices of RAVEN in Victoria\, BC. Winners will be contacted via email within 5 business days of the draw. \n\n\n\nIf a selected winner cannot be reached within 5 days or fails to meet the conditions\, another entrant may be selected. \n\n\n\n7. ODDS OF WINNING \n\n\n\nOdds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. \n\n\n\n8. PRIVACY \n\n\n\nPersonal information collected will be used solely for the purposes of administering the Giveaway\, unless entrants have opted in to receive additional communications from RAVEN. Your information will not be shared or sold to third parties. For more information\, see RAVEN’s [Privacy Policy]. \n\n\n\n9. GENERAL CONDITIONS \n\n\n\nRAVEN reserves the right to cancel\, suspend\, or modify this Giveaway at any time without notice\, in the event of fraud\, technical failure\, or other causes beyond its control. By entering\, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of RAVEN\, which are final. \n\n\n\nThis Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal\, provincial\, and municipal laws and regulations.
URL:https://raventrust.com/event/raven-book-club/
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SUMMARY:Aboriginal Title for Healthy Forests — A RAVEN Campaign Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:Join RAVEN in person as we celebrate and learn more about our newest campaign in partnership with Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN) to reclaim Aboriginal title and protect healthy forests. \n\n\n\nAt this special event\, we’ll hear from Chief Maquinna and Chief Jack of MMFN about the new legal challenge that is advancing Aboriginal title claim to protect their territory from unsustainable forest practices and\, as a result\, mitigate the effects of climate change. Following remarks from the Chiefs\, we’ll hear from representatives of Salmon Parks – an Indigenous-led forest conservation initiative to protect salmon on MMFN’s territory – and the Wilderness Committee\, who has been working closely with MMFN in protecting their territory.  \n\n\n\nTo close the night\, there will be games\, musical performances\, and light appetizers! \n\n\n\nGet your tickets now! \n\n\n\nThis event is in-person only. No live streaming will take place.
URL:https://raventrust.com/event/aboriginal-title-for-healthy-forests-a-raven-campaign-launch-event/
LOCATION:Esquimalt Gorge Pavilion\, 1070 Tillicum Rd\, Victoria\, BC\, V9A 2A1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:RAVEN Book Club
DESCRIPTION:RAVEN is starting a book club! Join us on April 3\, 2025 at 5pm PT (8pm ET) to discuss the book Valley of the Birdtail by two esteemed law professors\, Douglas Sanderson and Andrew Snobo Sniderman. \n\n\n\nThe book dives into history\, reconciliation\, power\, and how Canada has become what it is today. Be ready for a discussion about the law\, racism\, colonialism\, and reconciliation. We will tie these themes into RAVEN’s work supporting Indigenous Nations in going to court to enforce their rights and protect their territories.  \n\n\n\nDepending on the number of attendees\, individual participation may vary.  \n\n\n\nThe book can be purchased here: Valley of the Birdtail or from your local independent bookstore. Many libraries also carry copies or audiobook versions.  \n\n\n\nWe will be hosting two more book club meetings over the year on June 5 and October 9 so stay tuned for more info and the next books! \n\n\n\nRegister to join the discussion here.  \n\n\n\nNext Book Club Pick \n\n\n\nJoin us on April 3\, 2025\, at 5pm PT (8pm ET) to discuss the book Valley of the Birdtail by two esteemed law professors\, Douglas Sanderson and Andrew Snobo Sniderman. \n\n\n\nThe book dives into history\, reconciliation\, power\, and how Canada has become what it is today. Be ready for a discussion about the law\, racism\, colonialism\, and reconciliation. We will tie these themes into RAVEN’s work supporting Indigenous Nations in going to court to enforce their rights and protect their territories.  \n\n\n\nDepending on the number of attendees\, individual participation may vary.  \n\n\n\nThe book can be purchased here: Valley of the Birdtail or from your local independent bookstore. Many libraries also carry copies or audiobook versions.  \n\n\n\nWe will be hosting two more book club meetings over the year on June 5 and October 9 so stay tuned for more info and the next books! \n\n\n\nRegister to join the discussion here. 
URL:https://raventrust.com/event/raven-book-club-april-2025/
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