On October 11th and 12th 2020, I organized a participatory event on the lawn in front of the Legislative Building. Participants were invited to attempt to build the largest “house of cards” they could out of pre-made lawn signs that read “I vote for climate action: talk to me about your plan.” A local environmental organization that I volunteer for, EnviroCollective, ordered 1000 of these lawn signs ahead of the two elections we had here (provincial and municipal) this fall. The purpose of the signs was to get more people to consider climate change as an election issue. Candidates out door-knocking would also note that they had constituents who care about this issue. The signs were also meant as a way to spread knowledge of EnviroCollective, and they were supposed to be a fundraiser for this organization (as well as The Council for Canadians, who also contributed to their purchase).

Sign sales were disappointing. I decided to think of ways I could incorporate them into a performance. My goals were to get more people thinking about climate change and help EnviroCollective spread awareness of their lawn sign campaign. To know more about how the event went over the course of these two days, please see a posts I made before and after the first day it took place.