Leading up to the main event for Earth Fest on April 21, the municipality will be hosting a series of Pop-Up Human Libraries in partnership with HalifACT Public Libraries, Ecology Action Centre and Every One Every Day.
Checking out a human "book" from the library will give you the chance to chat with community climate experts that are showing leadership in some of the core parts of the climate movement:
- climate resiliency
- home energy savings
- food security
- community
After the success of the 2023 Call to Climate Action event in November, we wanted to share more inspirational ideas in different communities across the municipality: .
Attend the Earth Fest Pop-Up Human Libraries
Tantallon Public Library, March 26, 5-9 p.m.
Musquodoboit Harbour Library, March 27, 4-8 p.m.
Sackville Public Library, April 2, 2-6 p.m.
HalifACT and Halifax Public Libraries are acting on climate together
One of the most vital places where the HalifACT climate movement is gaining momentum is in our Halifax Public Libraries. We have partnered with them on a number of projects and we will be continuing to collaborate with them as we work to take effective climate action in the municipality.
A Call to Climate Action: HalifACT Human Library and Ideas Fair
We organized the first ever HalifACT Human Library and Ideas Fair.
Most of us are concerned about climate change and curious about how we can take part in addressing the problem. HalifACT and Halifax Public Libraries joined forces to create an exciting opportunity for residents to get on board and join the team.
Checking out a human “book” gave attendees the chance to chat with people that have experience with different kinds of climate action, from changing the way we heat and power our homes, to improving the way we get around, to making the ways we grow our food and treat the natural environment more sustainable.
Watch a recap of the event:
Read the final report here.
HalifACT and Halifax Public Libraries engagement series
In partnership with Halifax Public Libraries, we held public engagement activities between February and April 2023 to gather feedback on climate action in our communities. Residents attended pop-up engagement sessions hosted by municipal staff at all 16 library locations across the municipality and shared their thoughts through a Shape Your City online idea board.
Residents had the opportunity to engage in conversation about climate change and share their thoughts, questions, concerns and solutions to local climate impacts and actions. The feedback collected, which can be viewed by reading the final report, will be used to inform how we act on climate together and move the HalifACT plan forward.
Dalhousie University and HalifACT Engagement Series
The Dalhousie Faculty of Architecture and Planning, in collaboration with Clean Foundation and HalifACT, hosted an engagement series that brought together experts, interested members of the public and practitioners to find new ways forward. We invite you to watch the following videos from each of the engagement sessions.