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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Speaker: Dr. Ben Halpern Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, UC Santa Barbara Director, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis Feeding humanity puts enormous environmental pressure on our planet. Most...
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person – See Description
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...