Inspiring Community Grant Info Session

Wesbrook Community Centre 3335 Webber Lane, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Have an idea to support social connections in your community? Join us for a grant making workshop and learn about how you can fund your community building ideas with up to $500 of funding from Campus + Community Planning's UTown@UBC Inspiring Community Grant Program. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, including all UBC […]

Thrive by the Fire

UBC Bookstore 6200 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Start your Thrive journey at Thrive by Fire on Thursday, November 2 from 11 am- 2 pm at Lee Square (outside the UBC Bookstore) for an outdoor concert. This free drop-in-style pop-up event will transform Lee Square into a cozy relaxation space with toasty table seatings and chill tunes from UBC's own student musicians with Blank Vinyl […]

Free

Reveal: Coast Salish Two-Spirit Pride Mosaic

First Nations Longhouse 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Overview Celebrate and amplify Two-Spirit pride by witnessing the reveal of the Coast Salish Two-Spirit Pride mosaic – a visual representation of Coast Salish Two-Spirit unity, dignity and respect designed by xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) artist kʷəlasəltən (Mack Paul). The mosaic is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation in […]

Event Series Climate Emergency Week

Communicating Climate

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

How do you talk about the climate? How does language empower climate action? Join us for an interactive workshop exploring how to broaden the distribution of climate messaging beyond existing advocates and take an audience-first approach. This event is held in partnership with ClimaTalk, a youth-led NGO with members in 30+ countries that seeks to […]

Free
Event Series Climate Emergency Week

Bee the Change You Want to See: Pollinator biodiversity loss and taking climate action

AMS Nest 6133 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

With 1 million animal and plant species threatened with extinction and over 40% of insect species in decline, it is more important than ever to develop sustainable practices and habits to protect our environment. This hands-on workshop will explore the interconnections between sustainable food, climate change and insect biodiversity. During this workshop, you will be […]

Free
Event Series Climate Emergency Week

Climate Action at UBC: An update on UBC’s efforts to be a climate champion

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

UBC Vancouver is transforming from an energy inefficient and fossil fuel-based campus to one that is highly efficient and powered by renewable energy. The session will provide an update on UBC’s Climate Action Plan 2030 (CAP2030), including efforts to reduce UBC’s operational emissions by 85% by 2030 and address Scope 3 emissions for the first time. […]

Free
Event Series Climate Emergency Week

Climate Doomism: An Introductory Workshop

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

Do you think that UN COP events are meaningless at best? Do you want to take climate action but feel paralyzed because it seems hopeless? Do you want to talk about this kind of thing but have difficulty doing so? UBC “doomster” and overall positive (really!) person Gavin Esdale will give an introduction to the […]

Free

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UBC Aquatic Centre 6080 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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