Go Wild Grow Wild

This workshop will be led by Antony Chodas, professional photographer and President of Camera Canada, with support from Owen Williams, wildlife biologist and amateur photographer.  Both have several decades of experience travelling the world and within the Carolinian Zone to take outstanding photos.  This session will emphasize advice about equipment and techniques illustrated with their colourful anecdotes, providing the opportunity for questions throughout the workshop discussion. 

**Participants are invited to bring their own equipment since there will be opportunities elsewhere in the Expo to take photos of wildlife.

Kristen Caschera is a public services librarian at London Public Library.

Jenna Rose Sands is a Cree Anishinaabe artist who is turning her emotional exhaustion over the current state of Indigenous affairs into informative zines that educate and question wide spread prejudice regarding Indigenous people. Focussing each zine on the experiences and stories of Indigenous people who have endured a multitude of atrocities committed by the Canadian government, Jenna Rose is able to pair words with dynamic mixed media works for a final result that is both powerful and visually engaging. An ongoing series, Jenna Rose is trying to change language and ideas around Indigenous issues one zine at a time. www.atrocitiesagainstindigenouscanadians.com  

Lisa has lived in London for the past 30 years, is an activist and has been trying to help save the world any way she can think of! She strongly believes that Extinction Rebellion is the best way to do so.

Luis is the board chair of London Cycle Link and has been involved with different social and environmental initiatives since 2007 working with nonprofits, government, academic and private institutions. He regularly promotes the bicycle as a tool for systems change since urban cycling has a positive effect on so many of our community's strategic priorities. His burning question is: How can we enhance and share urban experiences?

Daniel is the executive director of London Cycle Link a non-profit helping more Londoners ride more often. He has been riding his bike in cities for over 12 years and wants more people to experience the benefits of cycling in their lives. He takes great pride in running errands by bike - whether dropping his kids off at preschool or picking up a Christmas tree.

Ron Groves established the foundation for all of Plug'n Drive's community education and outreach programming. When Ron is not delivering EV presentations, he likes to travel, sail, research sustainable energy initiatives and mess around with all things electric.

Heenal Rajani is co-founder of Reimagine Co and organizer of Zero Waste Fest. A community animator and environmental activist, Heenal is on the Board of the London Environmental Network and is a coordinator of Extinction Rebellion London.

The co-founder of Reimagine Co, Kara has been living a zero waste lifestyle for the past 2 years with her husband (and co-founder of Reimagine Co) and their 4 children. Having spent 15 years in real estate, Kara left the industry in 2018 with aspirations to do more for the planet and its people. Reimagine Co was born out of a desire to create a sustainable community in London of passionate people wanting to create a more beautiful world for themselves and the next generation.

Robin is a multi-disciplinary artist and illustrator of French and Anishinaabe background. They are a recent graduate of the Yukon School of Visual Arts and have recently just launched Antler River Press, a short-run silkscreen brand located in London, Ontario.