Drawing on ten years’ experience leading and teaching in college environmental studies programs, author Sarah Jaquette Ray has created an “existential toolkit” for the climate generation in A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety . Combining insights from psychology, sociology, social movements,...
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.
Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Are you a UBC faculty or staff member interested in sustainability-related teaching and research? Whether you're new to UBC or looking to build deeper connections, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Open House is an...
Ecological grief, Messy Hope & Healing
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
The right to food? Conservation, access, and food security
Ecological Systems
Production, Consumption & Waste
Insights from Organizing an Indigenous-Led Event: UBC’s Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
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 Week Canada
SDG Week 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
When:
Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 15:00 to 16:30
Location:
Zoom
WEBINAR: Legacies of Struggle & Resistance in the Fight Against Environmental Racism in Canada Dr. Ingrid Waldron will discuss the legacy of struggle and resistance in the fight against environmental racism in Indigenous and Black communities in Canada. Using an anti-colonial feminist framework...
When:
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 12:30 to 13:30
Location:
Online event
Fri, October 30, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. IOF Seminar Series: http://bit.ly/IOFseminars Speaker: Dr. Sarah Harper Postdoctoral fellow, UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries The importance of gender in fisheries is gaining recognition as reflected by the Small-scale Fisheries...
When:
Friday, October 30, 2020 - 11:00
Mon, October 26, 2020 12:00 AM - Sun, November 1, 2020, 12:00 AM UBC Vancouver Campus. n/a. UBC is the first Fair Trade Campus in Canada, designated since 2011. Celebrate Fair Trade Campus Week. October 28 to November 1 Fair Trade information: https://ftcw.fairtrade.ca/2019 Fair Trade Campus...
When:
Monday, October 26, 2020 - 00:00
Sat, October 24, 2020 12:00 AM - Fri, October 30, 2020, 12:00 AM UBC Vancouver Campus. n/a. UBC is the first Fair Trade Campus in Canada, designated since 2011. Celebrate Fair Trade Campus Week. October 28 to November 1 Fair Trade information: https://ftcw.fairtrade.ca/2019 Fair Trade Campus...
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Saturday, October 24, 2020 - 00:00
Fri, October 23, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. IOF Seminar Series: http://bit.ly/IOFseminars PLEASE NOTE: THIS SESSION WILL NOT BE RECORDED AT SPEAKER'S REQUEST Maine's lobster fishery is the most valuable in the United States, and is the economic and cultural heart of the Maine coast...
When:
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 11:00
Fri, October 23, 2020 12:00 AM - Thu, October 29, 2020, 12:00 AM UBC Vancouver Campus. n/a. UBC is the first Fair Trade Campus in Canada, designated since 2011. Celebrate Fair Trade Campus Week. October 28 to November 1 Fair Trade information: https://ftcw.fairtrade.ca/2019 Fair Trade Campus...
When:
Friday, October 23, 2020 - 00:00
Thu, October 22, 2020 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM See description. Any forester will tell you that different trees have different value, and that value is generally set by the marketplace. But what if the value of some trees is below ground rather than above it? This is the central question of The Mother...
When:
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 12:00
Did you know that UBC is the first Fair Trade Campus in Canada and has been designated since 2011? Join us in celebrating, educating, and promoting the Fairtrade movement and Fairtrade certified products on campuses accross Canada! You can participate onsocial media by tagging @ubcfoodie and using...
When:
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 09:00 to Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 17:00
WEBINAR: Industrial Symbiosis: A Key Plank in a Circular Economy In an effort to practice business more sustainably, many regions are working towards circular economies. These economies aim to decouple economic growth from resource consumption by designing out waste and pollution; keeping products...
When:
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 - 12:30 to 13:30
Location:
Online event