Claire Kraatz and Heidi Bergstrom of For Our Kids Alberta and Shantel Sherwood of Hold My Hand Alberta lead us into Round 5 of The Gravity Well conversation: "What Are The Alternatives?" Claire, Heidi, and Shantel discuss the available alternatives in Alberta's education system today and the opportunity to work together towards mutual interests and objectives for all students.

This was a wonderful opportunity to sit down with Brad Chapin, the director of clinical services in the behavioural health department in Topeka, Kansas. Brad helped us start The Gravity Well podcast, he was our second official guest in Episode 2! Brad's work is critical to everyone's success and therefore vital for the social, environmental, and economic transition. You cannot listen or learn if you do not feel safe.

Shout out to Mary Gordy, I am so grateful for your commitment to SafeBrain and Behavioral Health and Safety.

This week, The Gravity Well welcomes members of the Alberta Council for Environmental Education. Andrea Murphy is an environmental social worker with anti-oppressive, evidence-based practice expertise. Kip Monaghan and Nicole Chang work for ACEE directly and focus on the "Green Jobs" program to highlight green opportunities for students. And Lise Mayne, a 32-year retired teacher turned bluebird habitat restoration volunteer organizer. Each of us explores what led us to our work, what drives us, and what common principles bring us together.

Welcome to The Gravity Well where you break down heavy ideas into small buckets you can handle! Your mission is simple: help us work through your dilemmas in conversation and process. Together you and your community will face your dilemmas and make the world a better place for all! In the spirit of truth, I acknowledge I am a settler on stolen Blackfoot Treaty 7 territory and Metis Districts 5 and 6 lands. I take reconciliACTION by seeking the wisdom of elders and individuals who aim to restore water, air, land, life, or community. A healthy living relationship with the earth and each other is our guide.

Every person needs clean water to live and Alberta's provincial water laws are not being upheld. The water regulations are being delegated to the municipal level and altered to support industry (mining and gravel). Neil, Joyce, and Christina join us from Mountain View, Dale and Adele from Red Deer, and Ian and Mike from Sturgeon Counties to explain the multidecade battle they have fought to protect Alberta's alluvial (gravel) aquifers. A must-watch!

Welcome to The Gravity Well where you break down heavy ideas into small buckets you can handle! Your mission is simple: help us work through your dilemmas in conversation and process. Together you and your community will face your dilemmas and make the world a better place for all!

In the spirit of truth, I acknowledge I am a settler on stolen Blackfoot Treaty 7 territory and Metis Districts 5 and 6 lands. I take reconciliACTION by seeking the wisdom of elders and individuals who aim to restore water, air, land, life, or community. A healthy living relationship with the earth and each other is our guide.

Bruce Smedley, who co-hosted episode 19 with Shannon Stunden Bower of Niche Canada on Drought and Agriculture History in Western Canada, joins us again to discuss the letter he issued to the Government of Alberta on what is needed to look after Alberta's freshwater resource.

Ryan First Diver joins us to speak about the transfer of responsibility within the Blackfoot community. The transfer of a bundle is not just stories but guidelines for carrying out a role for the community. It requires the support of your network to succeed both financially and socially. Then Ryan concludes with a story of scarcity, explaining how the Blackfoot changed hunting styles after buffalo were scarce for a significant time.

Welcome to The Gravity Well where you break down heavy ideas into small buckets you can handle! Your mission is simple: help us work through your dilemmas in conversation and process. Together you and your community will face your dilemmas and make the world a better place for all!

In the spirit of truth, I acknowledge I am a settler on stolen Blackfoot Treaty 7 territory and Metis Districts 5 and 6 lands. I take reconciliACTION by seeking the wisdom of elders and individuals who aim to restore water, air, land, life, or community. A healthy living relationship with the earth and each other is our guide.

Walaa Katoue of the Watermelon Foundation, Wesam Khalid of Justice for Palestine, and Beau Shaw of Independent Jewish Voices join The Gravity Well conversation to share insights into the solidarity movement in Calgary for Palestine. You will hear their responses to the rhetoric around the history, and racism, as well as, a description of the occupation and what reconciliation needs to look like.

Welcome to The Gravity Well where you break down heavy ideas into small buckets you can handle! Your mission is simple: help us work through your dilemmas in conversation and process. Together you and your community will face your dilemmas and make the world a better place for all!

In the spirit of truth, I acknowledge I am a settler on stolen Blackfoot Treaty 7 territory and Metis Districts 5 and 6 lands. I take reconciliACTION by seeking the wisdom of elders and individuals who aim to restore water, air, land, life, or community. A healthy living relationship with the earth and each other is our guide.

Janet Pennington and Kristy Jackson rejoin to share concerns, thoughts, and wants for the economy of the future. Financial psychologist and Peace River native turned Calgarian, Lori Curtiss joins us to explain why your biases and beliefs impact your decision-making.

Welcome to The Gravity Well where you break down heavy ideas into small buckets you can handle! Your mission is simple: help us work through your dilemmas in conversation and process. Together you and your community will face your dilemmas and make the world a better place for all!

In the spirit of truth, I acknowledge I am a settler on stolen Blackfoot Treaty 7 territory and Metis Districts 5 and 6 lands. I take reconciliACTION by seeking the wisdom of elders and individuals who aim to restore water, air, land, life, or community. A healthy living relationship with the earth and each other is our guide.