Thu, April 4, 2013 6:00 PM - Sat, April 6, 2013, 8:00 PM The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS). FREE (Refundable $25 deposit). Our organizing committee of UBC students and community members wants to change the structure of Canada’s economy to prioritize human well-being and a healthy ecosystem while ending economic stagnation.
As climate change accelerates, inequality increases and the imperatives of global finance are driving speculative bubbles, we want to formulate a new approach to economic thinking. Because our political system hasn’t addressed an economic structural change, can Canada’s universities jump start transition to a new economy?
This will be a gathering of people who understand there’s something fundamentally wrong with the current economic system and pioneers who are already building a new economy. The students and community organizations hosting this event are inviting students from universities across the region, citizens and organizations who are interested in building momentum for this movement.
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 11:00