The Interspecies Council introduces more-than-human ontologies and perspectives into systems through decision-making and governance. The methodology was created by Phoebe Tickell through her mentorship with Joanna Macy, and adapts elements of the approach ‘The Council of All Beings’ to decision making and deliberation.

This conference convenes scholars from across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences with artists, culture keepers, activists, and practitioners to explore how plants and fungi help us rethink the nature of mind and matter and humans’ relationship to the more-than-human world.

Join us for a Council of all Beings to speak on behalf of the beings who have called out to us from the wider web of life.

Join Zen teachers Kritee Kanko and Deborah Eden Tull in the Rocky Mountains for a silent retreat focused on returning to source through meditation, embodied inquiry, nature practices, relational mindfulness, and rituals from the “Work That Reconnects”.

In this program, with Larry Ward and Peggy Rowe-Ward, we will explore practices that help us to experience our interconnectedness. Specifically, we will engage in the natural world with nature as our teacher and nature within. We will practice with our family, spiritual, and land ancestors.

As a community, we will reflect on Ambedkar’s legacy and what we might integrate from his teachings and example for our times.

Guided by a renowned team of Indigenous activist-scholars, artists, and Native farmers, including Roxanne Swentzell, Porter Swentzell, Keido Troy Fernandez, and Alonso Méndez, working in close collaboration with Upaya Zen Center teachers, the program will be grounded in daily meditation and socially engaged Buddhist training infused with the dynamic teachings of Native seedways and Traditional Ecological Knowledges.

This panel brings together Kazu Haga, Malaika Parker, myisha t hill, and ayodele nzinga, four transformative leaders pioneering the incorporation of healing into activism, demonstrating how personal transformation fuels collective liberation. Their work bridges social justice and healing, emphasizing the need for community care in the fight for a just future.

Join Thanissara, Sumedha, and Andrés González on this vital journey of Dharma-informed practices in response to increased political, social and environmental upheaval.

Canada is home to a myriad of wildlife that are both enjoyable to watch and critical to our well-being. But these wild neighbours need our help. Join the Canadian Wildlife Federation as we explore a variety of ways to support pollinators, birds and other wild neighbours, right outside your door!