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Saving Gaia: Earth-Space Environmentalism

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

What role can a science-informed, carefully regulated approach to the development of Earth’s orbit have in protecting and nourishing the planet? With more nations developing space programs and more billionaires rushing to join Elon Musk in the industrialization of Earth’s orbit, we suddenly face the prospect of a ‘tragedy of the commons’ in outer space. […]

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Decolonial Partnerships in Fisheries Science

Online/Virtual Event

Speaker: Dr. Caroline Ferguson Irlanda, Stanford University   Linda Tuhiwai Smith famously wrote that “research” is a dirty word in Indigenous communities. Yet these communities have stewarded marine ecosystems since time immemorial and have a wealth of knowledge to contribute to the global crisis of fisheries decline. In order to learn from these stewards, it […]

Organizing for Inclusion? Race-Making and the Quest for Immigrant Rights in the U.S. South with Jennifer A. Jones

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join us for the third event in our Speaker Series on Migration, Racialization, and Inequality, featuring Jennifer A. Jones. She will present her talk, “Organizing for Inclusion? Race-Making and the Quest for Immigrant Rights in the U.S. South.” This event will be held in a hybrid format. Lunch will be served at 11:45 AM in […]

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POWER! – A public talk on the foundations of effective climate advocacy

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join the UBC Sustainability Hub for a public talk on the "how-to" foundations of effective climate advocacy. Hear from Andrea Reimer, former Vancouver city councillor and current UBC Adjunct Professor, drawing on her experiences from identifying decision-makers, crafting the ask, and gathering support to get the deal done. This talk will be followed by a hands-on […]

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Water and Ecopoetry

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Writer in Residence at Green College Daphne Marlatt, poet; annie ross, poet; Fred Wah, poet; and Rita Wong, poet; hosted by Jaspreet Singh, Writer in Residence at Green College Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Tuesday, February 11, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow “What is water in the eyes of water?” asks the […]

Kua’Ᾱina Ulu ‘Auamo: Grassroots Growing Through Shared Responsibility.

Online/Virtual Event

Speaker: Kevin Chang Abstract KUA's Executive Director Kevin Chang will discuss some of the roots behind community movements in environmental governance and self-determination to aloha ʻāina (to care for that which feeds) and recent community successes in building a culture around community-based subsistence fishery management, traditional aquaculture and the traditional significance of limu (seaweed). Bio […]