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Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg) Workshop / Fundraiser

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

Join for a community-building fundraiser centered around the tradition of making Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs)! During this time, we’ll offer the following ways to participate: – Traditional Pysanky: 2-4pm Learn the traditional wax-resist method for decorating eggs. – Painted Pysanky, Session 1: 2-3pm, Session 2: 3-4pm If you can’t accommodate a 2-hour session, or if […]

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What can Mother Trees teach us about climate justice?

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

An Earth Week special on old growth forests and climate change featuring Mother Trees, climate litigation, and Indigenous knowledge. What lessons can we draw to advance climate justice? Join UBC Professor of Forest Ecology, Suzanne Simard, and the Executive Directors of Sierra Club BC and CPAWS-BC, in a discussion moderated by Dr. Danielle Ignace, Associate […]

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UBC Reads Sustainability with Geoff Dembicki

Online/Virtual Event

Featuring The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change Join climate investigative journalist and award winning author Geoff Dembicki live from Brooklyn for a conversation on his latest work, which draws from confidential oil industry documents to uncover how companies like Exxon, Koch Industries, and Shell built a global right-wing echo […]

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COP27 Live!

Online/Virtual Event

Join UBC students, staff, and faculty on-the-ground at COP27 in conversation with CBC News climate journalist Lisa Johnson for an inside view of the negotiations, discussions, and emotions of the conference. With Gideon Berry, Rudri Bhatt, Simon Donner, Abul Bashar Rahman, Veronica Relano, Pasang Yangjee Sherpa, and Rynn Zhang.

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Open House for Faculty at the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)

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

Celebrate the end of term with colleagues from across disciplines and learn how units in CIRS can support your teaching and research over light refreshments. With resources on: Enriching course content: including the Climate Teaching Connector Fellowships: including the Sustainability Fellows and Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) Fellows programs Faculty support: including the UBC […]

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