Summer in the city holds two very different realities in the era of climate urgency: it is a time of sunshine and flourishing, while also a time of unprecedented heat and ecological unease. It is a season ripe for dreaming up new possibilities for the future of our planet. At the height of the season, as the sun sets over the Gardiner, we look to embrace the complexity – all the joy, grief, dysregulation, and hope – of summer in a 21st century city.

This summer, Nocturnal Medicine presents an urban gathering for a city facing climate change. Earth Dreams invites Toronto to confront the painful truths of our planetary health crisis, to explore where progress lies, and to celebrate emergent possibilities for the future of Earth. Designed as a party with a meditative journey, this event will encompass collective solidarity, dancing, and moments of contemplation, all drawing from the cultural and ecological histories and futures of The Bentway.

Working with the understanding that today’s layered environmental crises evoke powerlessness and disconnection in so many, this event aims to catalyze our collective grief and joy as channels towards deeper love, accountability, and connection to our environment and to each other. 

Visit www.thebentway.ca to learn more. 

PHOTO CREDIT: Michelle Shofet