Wed, March 14, 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...
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.
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Past Events
Tue, March 13, 2018 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM UBC FARM. $45 ($38 student pricing) + GST. Work with a new material and learn a new skill in this beginner-friendly salmon leather workshop! Fish leather has been made traditionally by coastal and river people all over the world, and continues as a specialty...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - 17:30
Tue, March 13, 2018 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM AUDITORIUM (OLD AUDITORIUM). Free. Join leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament, Elizabeth May, for a riveting discussion on Canada's role in a challenging time. Who We Are with Elizabeth May When: March 13th | 1:00-3:00PM Where: UBC Old...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - 13:00
Tue, March 13, 2018 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Dr. Mike Sullivan with Alberta Environment will be visiting UBC. He is a research scientist with the Alberta government specializing in freshwater fisheries management, and will be presenting a special seminar...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - 12:00
Thu, March 8, 2018 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Free. Join us for this special event with Jonathan Wilkinson, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. Thursday March 8, 2018 12:30...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 12:30
Thu, March 8, 2018 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. We welcome Harley Eagle to the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health, presenting live from the UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, and live streaming through the UBC Learning Circle for a conversation on Male...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 10:00
Wed, March 7, 2018 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Join us at Future of Food Global Dialogue Series with Dr. Annette Desmarais. Title: The Emancipatory Politics of Food Sovereignty Speaker: Annette Desmarais, University of Manitoba Date: Wednesday, March 7, 12:30 p.m...
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 12:30
Wed, March 7, 2018 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free. Join us at Annette Desmarais’s talk on “The Emancipatory Politics of Food Sovereignty,” as part of our Future of Food global dialogue series. Multipurpose room, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC Light refreshments...
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 12:30
Wed, March 7, 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, March 7, 2018 - 10:00
Sun, March 4, 2018 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with admission / Free for campus residents. Drop in between 10:30 am – 1:00 pm the first Sunday of the month to enjoy a special ecosystem activity for families plus all of our regular museum programming, Raising Big Blue...
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Sunday, March 4, 2018 - 10:30