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The Salish Sea School is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion, and connectedness. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team. We welcome the unique contributions that one can bring in terms of their education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
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Illuminating Hope Workshop
Fri, Nov 06
|The Salish Sea School
Join Salish Sea School Staff and Dr. Cindy Elliser for an evening of conversation around hope in the time of climate crisis and then create a handmade luminary to symbolize your commitment to holding hope for the Salish Sea and all of our world's ecosystems.


Time & Location
Nov 06, 2026, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
The Salish Sea School, 2201 Skyline Way Unit 101, Anacortes, WA 98221, USA
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About the event
Join Salish Sea School Staff and Dr. Cindy Elliser (Salish Sea Institute and Pacific Mammal Research) for an evening of conversation around hope in the time of climate crisis and then create a handmade luminary to symbolize your commitment to holding hope for the Salish Sea and all of our world's ecosystems.
The evening will include:
Hope for the Salish Sea Presentation: Negative environmental news abounds, but there are good things happening in the Salish Sea too! Stories of Olympia oysters, humpback whales, salmon habitat restoration, harbor porpoises and more show that hard work pays off, and conservation actions are making strides towards recovery. Learn about what is going well, and why evidence-based hope is essential to our continued successes and protection of the Salish Sea.
Hope Through Youth-Led Action Presentation: Hope doesn’t come from well-wishing. It comes from inspired action. The Salish Sea School and our student leaders aren’t…
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Free Admission
This is a FREE event. If you would like to help cover the cost of this program and support marine education, action, and research for the Salish Sea any amount given is deeply appreciated!
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