Speaker: Maria Pena, The University of The West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados Fisherfolk in Barbados are experiencing increasing marginalisation. They are concerned about their apparent invisibility and lack of voice in blue economy, climate change...
Speaker: Kevin Chang Abstract KUA’s Executive Director Kevin Chang will discuss some of the roots behind community movements in environmental governance and self-determination to aloha ʻāina (to care for that which feeds) and recent community...
Writer in Residence at Green College Daphne Marlatt , poet; annie ross , poet; Fred Wah , poet; and Rita Wong , poet; hosted by Jaspreet Singh , Writer in Residence at Green College Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Tuesday, February...
Join the UBC Sustainability Hub for a public talk on the “how-to” foundations of effective climate advocacy. Hear from Andrea Reimer , former Vancouver city councillor and current UBC Adjunct Professor, drawing on her experiences from...
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
Join us for the third event in our Speaker Series on Migration, Racialization, and Inequality, featuring Jennifer A. Jones. She will present her talk, “Organizing for Inclusion? Race-Making and the Quest for Immigrant Rights in the U.S. South.” This...
Speaker: Dr. Caroline Ferguson Irlanda, Stanford University Linda Tuhiwai Smith famously wrote that “research” is a dirty word in Indigenous communities. Yet these communities have stewarded marine ecosystems since time immemorial and have a wealth...
What role can a science-informed, carefully regulated approach to the development of Earth’s orbit have in protecting and nourishing the planet? With more nations developing space programs and more billionaires rushing to join Elon Musk in the...
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
Today’s youth makes up a significant portion of the global population yet they hold the least power— institutionally speaking. As climate change threatens the sake of our futures, it is important more than ever to get youth involved in the the...
With the inauguration of Donald Trump for a second term as President on January 20, the role of the US federal government in climate action is expected to shift significantly. Join the Climate Solutions Research Collective for an informal...
Emily Orr Executive Director T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation Integrating the hands-on experience of fish harvesters into Marine Planning is essential. Harvesters have a necessarily close and consistent relationship with marine species and...