Meditation for the Planet: April 2015

Monday, April 13, 2015

Affirmations: Meditation on Land

The Meditation on Land

This installation invites Chinese, Japanese and West Coast Aboriginal or Coast Salish people whose strong connection with nature lends itself to expressing affirmations for the earth. Please come visit the Sun Yat Sen Garden to view these affirmations on cedar planks.

- Wei Wang

Friday, April 3, 2015

Join us at the Opening Reception of Converse!

Converse Exhibition

April 1 to July 15, 2015

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday April 11, 1 to 3 pm – Walking tour 1:30 – 2pm

Nicole Dextras | Haruko Okano | Marina Szijarto

At the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia

More details, please click here!

Gifting in Motion on the #22 bus

Affirmations for the Earth in Chinese, Japanese and First Nations languages

Affirmations for the Earth, rolled up into fresh organic leaf holders

International Water Day

Get Involved!

Upcoming Events:

Gifting in Motion:

Join Haruko Okano on the northbound #22 Macdonald Bus travelling down to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Public Park. She will be giving out affirmations, wild food recipes and inviting passengers to attend the Converse public events in the park, dressed in her living herb/food dress.

Haruko will be boarding the 22 Northbound bus at the corner of Clark Dr. and East Broadway in Vancouver BC.

Boarding will take place at the following dates and times, for those wanting to join her please arrive a few minutes early!

Sat. April 11 (12:33pm)

Sat. May 2 (12:32pm)

Sat. May 9 (10:30am)

Sat. May 17 (12:33pm)

Sun. June 14 (12:30pm)

Sun. June 21 (12:33pm)

Past Workshops: Giving Affirmations for the Planet

Workshop 2:

Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 (International Water Day)

Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location: Britannia Library, 1661 Napier St., Vancouver BC

All materials are supplied by the facilitator, Haruko Okano.

All are welcome! Seating is limited to 12 -15 people at a time.

Workshop 1:

Location: Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 W. 64th. Ave, Vancouver BC

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2015 from

Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Haruko Okano

Haruko Okano is a Japanese Canadian, interdisciplinary artist whose specialty is creating community engaged works about the environment.

The focus of her practice is based in a commitment to providing social good, meaningful experiences for the community using art and to create opportunities that are accessible. Community includes the local to the global audiences and participants. Her installations use natural and/or recycled materials that are bio degradable, often incorporating time based or viewer activated elements. Her last major public project was called Oceanflotilla 2011, where over 500 people worldwide participated. Then came Simbiosis Symbiosis 2012 an artists residency in Mexico. Her residency involved art students from the Universidad de Hidalgo and local bistros in Real del Monte and Pachuca. Meditation for the Planet 2015, is offered from her experience and understanding that healing the earth begins first with the vision, the thought - then verbalizing it in a positive way to inspire change, to make the commitment - then manifesting it through action.