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

Wed, July 25, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 10:00
Sat, July 21, 2018 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM UBC FARM. $10. On July 21st, 2018 join farmers and musicians at the UBC Farm to stand in solidarity with Peace Valley farmers and Treaty 8 Nations who are protecting their valley from the proposed Site C Dam. The event will feature musicians Luke Wallace, Shari...
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Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 15:00
Thu, July 19, 2018 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Come by for a night at the museum! Every month, the museum will stay open late with admission by donation between 5:00-8:30 pm, offering family-friendly activities, including Raising Big Blue showing at 5:30 pm Guided Museum Tour at 7...
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 17:00
Thu, July 19, 2018 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. free. Are you interested in rewarding your hard-working team? Looking for an outdoor adventure? Want to foster greater employee engagement in your workplace? Join us for a complimentary evening at UBC Botanical Garden to get a taste of our...
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 15:00
Wed, July 18, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 10:00
Wed, July 18, 2018 9:00 AM - Fri, July 20, 2018, 1:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free admission . Blueberry Fest Everything made with the goodness of BC Blueberries... July 18-20, Wednesday to Friday, 9am to 1pm at the UBC Bookstore Plaza Presented by UBC Food Services in partnership with BC...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 09:00
Wed, July 11, 2018 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. FREE. Learn how to tune up your bike in a positive space for trans women, cis women, queer and genderqueer folks in a relaxed environment led by female and/or LGBTQ2I identified mechanics and volunteers. This is a great way to introduce...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 18:00
Wed, July 11, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 10:00
Mon, July 9, 2018 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM REGENT COLLEGE. Free of charge. In 2006, the Evangelical Climate Initiative purchased a full-page ad in the New York Times. Together, leaders of the National Association of Evangelicals, the editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, the president of Wheaton College...
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Monday, July 9, 2018 - 19:30
Wed, July 4, 2018 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM BROCK HALL - WEST WING. The Bike Kitchen is open for volunteering on Wednesdays from 11am - 5pm with a midday mechanical workshop from 1pm - 2pm only for volunteers! Volunteers can drop-in at any point during the day without prior sign-up and are assigned tasks...
When:
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 - 10:00

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