Co-lead Paige Hunter recently was a guest on Seeds of Hope: A Climate Storytelling Podcast, by The Starfish! On Episode 04: Building Community is a Climate Solution, Paige and Claire Marshall talk about Paige’s journey as a youth climate advocate,…
Co-lead Erica Binder led a nature songwriting workshop today at Maple Grove Elementary School! Erica was invited to lead a Grade 3 class through a ukulele songwriting class. Students discussed their relationships to the natural world and wrote a song…
Co-lead Erica Binder represented the sword fern collective at the 4th Annual Earth Day Celebration at Trout Lake Community Centre! Attendees joined in on a collage activity.
Co-lead Paige Hunter represented the sword fern collective at Climate Conversations 2026: People and Plants in a Changing Climate, which took place yesterday at the UBC Botanical Garden! Climate Conversations 2026 is a community-facing climate research forum. This inspiring full-day…
✨ We are reclaiming streets for climate futures this summer! ✨ Five local youth-led organizations are teaming up to bring you a powerful day of art, dialogue, and community connection in the heart of Gastown! 🗓 Sunday, August 3rd🕛 12–4…
On July 6th, 2025, sword fern collective co-leads Paige and Erica are hosting a group bike ride throughout Richmond around places that are at risk from sea level rise. This ride is to help us connect with the unceded territories…
Video courtesy Amélia Simard On February 26th 2025, sword fern collective hosted The Art of Change – Chapter 3: Voices at Chill x Studio. We built on the success of our past Art of Change events to have a participation-first choir night that…
This event is part of the 2025 UBC Climate Emergency Week @ubcsustainability @ams_ubc @ubcclimatehub Are you into crafting and passionate about the future of climate change? 🖼️❄️☀️ Join the @swordfernco and @ubcessa for a chill creative evening of dialogue and climate collaging! Let’s get together…
at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House Still working on those resolutions? Join the sword fern collective for a chill creative evening of dialogue and climate collaging! Let’s start the year thinking about the planet and our place in it. All supplies…
Poetry to heal the world On June 27th, we hosted The Art of Change, Chapter 2: Words at Patagonia Vancouver. We built on the success of our first-ever event in February, Chapter One: Sounds, to explore how poetry, spoken word, and creative writing could…