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-...
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Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Are you a UBC faculty or staff member interested in sustainability-related teaching and research? Whether you're new to UBC or looking to build deeper connections, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Open House is an...
Climate Emergency Week
Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.
UBC Reads Sustainability
Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.
SDG Week Canada
SDG Week Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
Climate Justice Series
In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.
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Past Events
When:
Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 14:00 to 16:30
Location:
Liu Institute for Global Issues
Free workshop to give new life to old clothing, towels, and sheets! Stop by the Nest with your items and transform them into toques and tote bags embellished with patches, embroidery, and/or cutouts. Featuring a pop-up booth from Get Thrifty and showcase from UBC WasteNauts on how they are...
When:
Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 12:00 to 16:00
Location:
Lower Atrium of the Nest
UBC Graduate students of the Chemical & Biological Engineering 588 Carbon Capture Course are hosting a virtual showcase on Tuesday, April 4th 4-5PM PST where they will present different perspectives on new Carbon Capture, Sequestration, and Utilization (CCUS) technologies in the Canadian market...
When:
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 - 16:00 to 17:00
Location:
See Description
Bring your friends and your sustainability knowledge to Koerner’s Pub to compete for awesome prizes! *Note: There is an entrance fee of $5 to attend, but all proceeds will be given to FreshRoots! https://freshroots.ca/ About Common energy: Common Energy UBC is one of the most active student-...
When:
Monday, April 3, 2023 - 19:00 to 20:00
Location:
Koerner Plaza
What is the link between climate change and migration? How do migration and climate change relate to initiatives at the UBC campus? Climate change and migration are deeply intertwined, and yet there are gaps in policy, legal structures, scholarship, and organizing around these topics. Join the UBC...
When:
Monday, April 3, 2023 - 17:00 to 18:30
Location:
CIRS BC Hydro Theatre
This workshop is a space to question our melancholic attachments to fossil fuels and the versions of colonial modernity that they underwrite. When we avoid or deny these attachments, we advertently or inadvertently resist transition and transformation. As the damages of greenhouse gas emissions...
When:
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 14:30 to 16:00
Location:
Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS)
Meet the people that make UBC a top-40 research university and explore how you can get involved.
When:
Monday, March 27, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Speaker: Dr. Jessica Gephart, Assistant Professor in Environmental Science at American University. Fish and other aquatic foods (blue food) present an opportunity for more sustainable diets due to its high nutrient content and low average environmental footprint. At the same time, seafood is among...
When:
Friday, March 24, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person – See Description
Diversified, small-scale and organic farming has the potential to support biodiversity on farmlands and increase farmer livelihoods. But transitioning to these systems can be challenging, especially for the small-scale growers who could have the most to gain from the transition. So how can growers...
When:
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 11:00 to 12:30
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
We’re a research team funded by UBC’s Campus as a Living Lab initiative and we’re inviting all current and former residents of UBC’s Acadia Park Student Family Housing to join us at the Acadia Park Commonsblock for a series of three workshops where we’ll be investigating what design elements of...
When:
Saturday, March 18, 2023 - 09:30 to 12:00
Location:
Acadia Community Centre