Climate, Community, and Care: Zine-Making Workshop and Talk
In collaboration with the Calgary Climate Hub, Black Eco Bloom, and Gabby Barber
March 11
Heather Edwards Theatre & Atrium| 6:30-8 PM
Join us for a free zine-making workshop and talk, organized in collaboration with the Calgary Climate Hub, Black Eco Bloom, and Gabby Barber. In this program, we invite you to creatively explore your perspective on climate justice, respond to the themes in our current exhibition, Entwined, and get inspired by tangible climate actions you can take in your community. Get creative, share stories, and spark conversation!
Whether you're new to zines or a seasoned maker, come meet others who also care about the planet, express yourself, and take part in a dialogue that matters.
The evening will start with short presentations about the work of Black Eco Bloom, the Calgary Climate Hub, and the Climate Justice Collective in the Heather Edwards Theatre, followed by a zine-making workshop in the atrium.
This program is held in conjunction with Entwined, curated by Mona Filip and on view until March 15, 2026.
About the panellists and facilitators
Jared Blustein
(he/him)
Jared Blustein (he/him) is the Director of the Calgary Climate Hub. Blustein was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and from a young age fell in love with the foothills, prairies and mountains. He became involved in activism and the nonprofit sector after witnessing the interconnected impacts of Indigenous land dispossession, socio-economic injustice, and human-driven climate change. After completing a graduate degree in 2017, he co-founded The Allium Restaurant and Bodega Worker Cooperative, which closed in the summer of 2023. Blustein is excited to now be the Director of the Calgary Climate Hub.
Gabby Barber
(she/her)
Gabby Barber (she/her) is an incoming MA Anthropology student at the University of Calgary who is passionate about all things creative. She loves incorporating zine-making in her academic research, as well as adding a bit of educational flare to her zines. In her free time, you're likely to find her knitting, reading, or hunting for magazines to turn into collages.
Alberta Rose W. / Ingniq. Reclaimed Landscape, 2017. Courtesy of the artist.
Emelia Connolly
(she/her)
Emelia Connolly (she/her) is the Director of Black Eco Bloom. Connolly is passionate about social change. She has a BA in Political Science and MA in Security Studies at the University of Calgary, where she researches social mobilization and armed resistance. Connolly works closely with Black Eco Bloom’s research team to study the sustainability and spirituality of African Indigenous groups and the nuances of land rights for those in the old and new diaspora. As a Caribbean woman, she understands that sustainability equals survival, making the African Indigenous project one of her passions.
Sophie Burns
(she/her)
Sophie Burns (she/her) is the Community Connector at the Calgary Climate Hub. She has over 15 years of experience as a facilitator of collective care. She has worked with leaders, activists, organizations and not-for-profits both in the UK and Canada. She works at the intersections of asset-based community development, relational climate action, social justice and transformative change. She has influenced and advocated for community building and systems change at place-based levels. She is delighted to bring her love for people and land together in her role at the Calgary Climate Hub and Building Connected Communities Project.
