Wed, November 6, 2013 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM UBC Point Grey Campus. In a hurry? Catch a ride in one of our efficient electric cars to get you to class on time and in style. While being chauffeured, find out how UBC operations are helping reach our 2050 GHG emission reduction targets. Catch a ride...
Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.
Climate Justice is a business responsibility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
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 Month Canada
SDG Month 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.
Events by Date
Past Events
Tue, November 5, 2013 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Who is faster on a Building Operations electric bike: Louise Cowin, VP Students or Caroline Wong, AMS President? Cheer on your favourite in this fun race of student leader and leader for students. [sustain.ubc.ca] Main Mall between...
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 13:30
Tue, November 5, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Free. Pop in to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to to get a first hand view of an eyeball dissection through the lens of biodiversity. The eyeballs are from an educational supply company and are by-products of food production. Beaty...
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 12:30
Tue, November 5, 2013 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Satisfying mouthfuls of deliciousness. Free granola bars made at Agora by student volunteers. Get in quick! Front of MacMillan Building, 2357 Main Mall [sustain.ubc.ca]
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 09:30
Mon, November 4, 2013 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM See description. FREE. URBANATOMY- An evening of Art and Urban Planning in Rutland! The public is invited to attend URBANATOMY, a Pecha Kucha Presentation, to be held on Monday, November 4 at 7 – 9 PM at the Rutland Centennial Hall, 180 Rutland Road N,...
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Monday, November 4, 2013 - 19:00
Mon, November 4, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Meditation (Vipassana) ( These guided meditation sessions are suitable for anyone from the UBC community to improve their four foundations of mindfulness, namely, body, feelings,mind and mental content) Everyone is welcome (UBC...
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Monday, November 4, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, November 4, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUCHANAN BUILDING BLOCK A. Art changes the world. An exhibition over the two weeks of the campaign that will stimulate your thinking on sustainability. Plus a short lecture and discussion by Professor Kurt Grimm on November 4 and 12. Buchanan A202, 1866 Main...
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Monday, November 4, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, November 4, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MUSIC BUILDING. How to turn a Cunning Little Vixen into The Tales of Hoffmann. Learn how UBC Opera acts more sustainably by recycling their costumes, sets and props. Old Auditorium, Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road [sustain.ubc.ca]
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Monday, November 4, 2013 - 12:00
Mon, November 4, 2013 9:00 AM - Wed, November 6, 2013, 5:00 PM STUDENT UNION BUILDING (SUB). Waiting for the UBC-Broadway line? Stop by the SUB and step inside a life-sized 3D drawing envisioning what UBC station might look like. [sustain.ubc.ca]
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Monday, November 4, 2013 - 09:00
Fri, November 1, 2013 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM SCHOOL OF POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Speaker: Ron Bowles, Associate Dean, Centre for Applied Research, Justice Institute of British Columbia Location: B151, SPPH Building, 2206 East Mall
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Friday, November 1, 2013 - 12:30