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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 […]

Popular Theatre as an Innovative Participatory Approach to Fisherfolk Advocacy for Justice in Barbados

Online/Virtual Event

Speaker: Maria Pena, The University of The West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados Fisherfolk in Barbados are experiencing increasing marginalisation. They are concerned about their apparent invisibility and lack of voice in blue economy, climate change and national social protection initiatives and strategies. Motivated and empowered fisherfolk can instigate and influence change. Empowering fisherfolk for justice advocacy […]

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UBC Reads Sustainability with Rueben George

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

Join us in-person or online for the opening event of UBC’s Sustainable Development Goals Month - a conversation with Sundance Chief and author Rueben George about his bestselling book, It Stops Here: Standing Up For Our Lands, Our Waters and Our People, moderated by UBC Associate Professor Dr. Shannon Leddy. For over a decade, Rueben George has been a […]

Short Talks in the Anthropocene

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

Four short talks. Four distinguished speakers working at the intersection of disciplines. Dr. annie ross (Indigenous Studies, Art), Dr. Helmut Weissert (Earth Sciences), Laurie D. Graham (Literature), and Dr. Derek Pardue (Global Studies, Anthropology). The event will be hosted by Green College’s writer-in-residence. Derek Pardue The Value of Darkness In his acclaimed book concerning artificial […]

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