"Peace Notes" Series: Session 2 (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Aug 5, 2025 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association's Arts Initiative
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As part of the Path to Ottawa series, join the Environmental Peacebuilding Association's Arts Initiative for a series of co-learning sessions about the intersections between environmental peacebuilding, climate justice, and ecological education -- and how music can be a tool and partner in related activism.

Each session will include informal teaching, art sharing, and collaborative brainstorming-- session topics and registration links will be shared in subsequent event postings.

No prior knowledge is necessary, participants can join for just one session or the entire series, and there is no expectation of follow-up: All are welcome to join the discussion!

This virtual event will be held on August 5th at 3:00 pm EST / 9:00 pm CET. Registration is available here. 

Session 5 Specifics: ‘Rock' Music: Listening to the Rolling - and Stable - Stones

Our second session of the "Peace Notes" series will focus on stones, rocks, and earth. Discussion will consider environmental peacebuilding issues related to the extractive industries; conflict-related ecological damage; and opportunities for international peace and cooperation such as the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF). Artistically, we will engage stones as a non-human subject, exploring their presence in human endeavors such as mining, construction, recreation, symbolism, and folklore. We will explore the use of creative practice for improving relations with stone and earth. Join us to learn, share, and hear some ‘rock’ music!