After two years of design and construction, Third Quadrant Design is almost ready to unveil our addition to the UBC campus. Join us for our public open house where you will get to explore the building and see what carbon minimalism looks like...
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...
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...
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:...
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...