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Sue Big Oil: A Made-in-BC Climate Campaign

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

Thu. Feb. 9, 5-6.30pm PST Free in-person and virtual tickets https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sue-big-oil-a-made-in-bc-climate-campaign-tickets-506858987877 In July 2022, Vancouver city councillors voted 6-5 in support of a motion to set aside about $700,000 — roughly $1 per every Vancouver resident — to fund litigation against Canada’s biggest producers of oil and gas. Join leaders from UBC, West Coast Environmental […]

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How Local Governments Create Climate Policy and How You Can Help

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

How can students play a role in critical climate policy development in the Vancouver area? In this moderated conversation we will explore the policy being developed by local governments to catalyze a reduction in carbon emissions. Learn about the key actions being advanced, the challenges in the way, and opportunities a different future will create. […]

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Imagining Climate Futures Through Verbatim Theatre

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Drawing from interviews with UBC students, staff and faculty, join for a play reading of this verbatim theatre project to advance conversation about the climate emergency. Led by theatre artist and journalist Joel Bernbaum, this performance aims to spark ideas for action towards a more hopeful climate future.

Free

Sustainability Celebration

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

Celebrate a year of sustainability and climate leadership at the UBC Vancouver campus and honour the exceptional commitment and achievements of students, staff, and faculty members. Featuring light refreshments, community sustainability highlights, and presentation of the Sustainability Leadership Awards.

Free

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Together|Ensemble at UBC – Advancing the SDGs in British Columbia

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

UBC faculty, students, staff, community members and organizations across BC are invited to take part in a day of activities focusing on decolonization, the dignity and rights of humans and more than human world, education, climate justice, and just transition. A special weaving workshop led by a local Musqueam artist will be optional to participants […]

$25

Research to Action: Advancing Urban Sustainability 2023

Online/Virtual Event

Join for an afternoon of engaged discussions on a diverse range of applied sustainability research projects produced by UBC Sustainability Scholars at this free, online program conference. Featuring guest speaker Melissa Lem, President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.

Free