Sunday June 18, 2023
12-4pm
Forest Grove Park, Burnaby
Organized by: Hug The Mountain
Stand in unity against the Transmountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) at Hug Burnaby Mountain on June 18!
The event, hosted on unceded territories of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) ,Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and kwikwəƛ̓ əm (Kwikwetlem), will feature music, dance, ceremony, booths, and a parade to show our fierce love for our planet.
In the face of the climate crisis, we will keep persisting, one Hug at a time. It’s not too late to change things for the better!
THE SCHEDULE
12:00pm – Welcome
1:00 – 2:30pm – Music and love heart booths
2:30-3:30pm – Parade to form the Hug
3:30-4:00pm – Dance
LOCATION
Forest Grove Park, Burnaby 200 Soccer Field (8505 Forest Grove Dr, Burnaby, BC)
By Transit: Take the skytrain to Production Way/University station, from Bay 3 catch the 136 Brentwood Station bus, and dismount at Hillside Place. Parking is available on the street and at the park.
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE!
12:00pm Welcome with Indigenous Nations and MC Burnaby City Counsellor Alison Gu
1:00-2:00pm Parade to encircle a part of Burnaby Mountain with musical accompaniment from the Carnival Band and XR Rhythms
2:00pm Solidarity Notes Choir
2:30pm Jess Vaira
3:00pm TBA
3:30pm Chakra Groove Flow Dance with Lindy Sisson
2:00-4:00pm
Booths featuring: Protect the Planet, 350 Vancouver. BROKE, Climate Convergence, Decolonial Solidarity, Force of Nature Alliance, Mountain Protectors, On2Ottawa, Sierra Club, Sue Big Oil, URXR Vancouver, VREC Solar & More!