As part of our summer series of Climate Justice gatherings, we are delighted to share Moyin's reflections from the Community Zine Making Workshop.

What does climate justice mean to you?

That was the central question guiding over 40 community members who gathered for our Climate, Community, and Care Zine-Making Workshop, an evening of collaborative art-making, reflection, and conversation centered around care, justice, and action in the face of the climate crisis.

Hosted in the warm and welcoming space of Shelf Life Books, the event brought together a diverse group of artists, organizers, students, storytellers, and curious community members, all drawn to the idea of exploring climate justice through the creative lens of zine-making.

As scissors snipped and pages filled with drawings, writing, and collage, deeper themes began to take shape, many inspired by lived experience, personal grief, joy, and hope. The zines made during the evening were as varied and meaningful as the people who created them. Some were deeply personal, others poetic. Together, they revealed a collective commitment to imagining a more just and livable world.

Common threads that emerged included zines exploring themes of Indigenous justice, healthy housing, food insecurity, the intersection of climate and health, environmental degradation, art as protest, and the deep love and urgency we feel for our beautiful, shared planet.

Thanks so much to the Catherine Donnelly Foundation for their generous funding support for our Climate Justice Program. We couldn't do it without you!

By Moyin Sanyade, Climate Justice Program Coordinator