We will be broadcasting on Youtube Live at 6:00pm, the Just Transition Mural in Oshawa, Ontario. We are so excited to have worked with great partners, a talented artist, and bring impactful messaging to the citizens of Oshawa!

On behalf of our partners, we are so excited to continue making murals this year, the year of public art, by creating a Just Transition mural in the heart of Oshawa, Ontario.

Collaborating with Green Jobs Oshawa and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, we designed a mural that represents what a ‘Just Transition’ could and will look like in the future. With the help of talented Bruno Smoky and Chad Tyson, we were able to create a visual vision of a Just Transition which has not been done before in Canada.

It's time for Art & Artists to play the instrumental role that they always play during pivotal roles in history. It’s time for us to share with as many people as we can, the future that is possible.

The Canada we had must be eclipsed by the vision of the Canada we have all hoped for. It is only our bold collective action that will bring this vision to a reality.

Thank you to our Sponsors: The Council of Canadians, The Center for Social Justice, Local 222 Unifor Retirees Chapter, Durham Northumberland CUPE District Council, CUPE National, CUPE Ontario.

Can’t wait to see you there! #climateartwhileapart

Our Panel:

Seth Klein, Climate Emergency Unit

Seth Klein is the Team Lead and Director of Strategy of the Climate Emergency Unit (a 5-year project of the David Suzuki Institute that Seth launched in early 2021). Prior to that, he served for 22 years (1996-2018) as the founding British Columbia Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a public policy research institute committed to social, economic, and environmental justice. He is the author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency (published in 2020) and writes a regular column for the National Observer.

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Catherine Abreu, Climate Action Network - Réseau action climat (CAN-Rac) Canada

Catherine Abreu is an internationally recognized, award-winning campaigner whose work centres on building powerful coalitions to advance action on climate change. One of the world’s 100 most influen- tial people in climate policy as named by Apolitical in 2019, she has over 15 years of experience cam- paigning on environmental issues including 7 years in the heart of the climate movement.

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Rebecca Keetch, Green Jobs Oshawa

Rebecca Keetch is 4th generation autoworker at the GM Oshawa Plant. She is a proud member of Unifor Local 222 and active with the Local Political Action Committee and Education Committee. She is an organizer with Green Jobs Oshawa which is fighting for a just transition that includes social justice, economic justice, and environmental justice.

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Derek Richmond, Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Derek Richmond has worked as a Postal Worker for 21 years. He's the 3rd Vice President of the Scarborough 602 CUPW Local and the CUPW Delivering Community Power Coordinator for the Ontario Region. Derek has been part of various service expansion campaigns for 7 years.

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Chad Tyson, Signs of Life Mural Project

A muralist, creator, owner, and lead artist of The Paint Factory. With 23 years of experience painting graffiti-style murals, Chad has worked with local governments to create the first legal graffiti art walls in Durham Region - providing public outlets to local artists for creative expression - to bridge the gap between street art culture, the general public, and community leaders.

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Bruno Smoky, Visual Artist

In 2004, he began painting on walls with spray paint in Brasilandia where he grew up, a precarious neighborhood of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Smoky has gained international and professional recognition through his artistic journeys throughout Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Sweden, USA, Germany, Nederlands, England, and Canada. He is always in search of artistic exchanges, learning and teaching art is part of his lifestyle.

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Aliénor (Allie) Rougeot, Fridays for Future Toronto

Allie has been a human rights advocate since a very young age, focusing on climate justice since high school. In the last few years, she has led the climate strike movement in Toronto, including the large September 2019 rally. She graduated from the University of Toronto in June 2021 with an Economics and Public Policy degree, and now works at Environmental Defence as a Program Manager on climate and energy files. One of her main areas of work is advocating for a fair transition for workers and communities. 

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Andre Forsythe, School for Climate

Andre Forsythe is the Founder of the School for Climate, a non-profit organization trying to increase climate solution accessibility, awareness and action through immersive installations and public mural projects. Andre also founded the Canadian Climate Challenge, is Co-Chair of the Toronto Climate Action Network, and on the board of Fashion Takes Action.

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