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  • The Weather Station feat. UBC Contemporary Players

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

    JUNO-nominated, Canadian folk music experimenters the Weather Station debut a special new collaborative performance for the Chan Centre’s EXP Series. For this concert, the band will be joined by a 10-piece orchestral ensemble featuring members of UBC Contemporary Players. They will perform new arrangements of The Weather Station’s songs composed by award-winning Canadian composer Darren […]

  • Abolish Border Imperialism: Climate Migration, Racial Capitalism, and Empire

    Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    We are pleased to welcome writer and organizer Harsha Walia on April 6th for a talk on climate migration, racial capitalism, and border imperialism. Harsha Walia has been involved in community-based grassroots migrant justice, feminist, anti-racist, abolitionist, anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movements for over two decades, including No One Is Illegal, Defenders of the Land, and the DTES Women’s Memorial March Committee. She […]

  • First Nations Mining Litigation in BC: Insights from the Gitxaała and Xatśūll Legal Challenges

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    UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    This panel will explore two landmark legal challenges shaping the future of mining in British Columbia. Panellists will examine the Gitxaała Nation’s case against the province’s mineral tenure regime and the Xatśūll First Nation’s judicial review of decisions related to the Mount Polley mine disaster. Together, these cases highlight how First Nations are using the […]

  • AI and the Politics of Extraction Panel

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

    The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence has brought renewed urgency to questions of climate justice. The massive resource extraction required to build and power data centre infrastructure is having profound impacts on local communities and ecosystems. At the same time, the large-scale monetization of data raises complex political and ethical issues, with far-reaching consequences for democracy, human rights, and the environment.   In this public discussion, […]

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  • Bill McKibben: Here Comes the Sun

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    Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    As oil wars rage and global economies suffer the brunt of the petrodollar, renewables stand as a shining example of decentralized, sovereign, and clean energy. Join the Centre for Climate Justice for an illuminating conversation with environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben, author 'Here Comes The Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a […]

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  • Legality and Impunity in Times of Crisis

    Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    The world is in the throes of multiple crises, from ongoing genocide and settler colonial violence, to evolving forms of authoritarian governance and imperial warfare. The theme of ‘impunity’ has become part of mainstream political discourse as both cause and effect of the current international (dis)order. What are the psycho-political and affective dimensions of impunity? […]

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