{"id":9160,"date":"2023-01-30T13:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=9160"},"modified":"2023-01-30T13:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:15:43","slug":"participate-in-climate-emergency-week-collective-action-for-justice-people-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-9160","title":{"rendered":"Participate in Climate Emergency Week: Collective action for justice, people, planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Sustainability Hub is launching UBC&#8217;s second annual Climate Emergency Week<\/strong>, with over\u00a026 events\u00a0and\u00a050+ schools, departments, faculties and organizations represented, with students, professors, staff and community members showcasing their hard work and commitment to addressing the climate emergency.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>FEATURING<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tue Feb 7 \u2013 Climate Just Futurities <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore the paradigms, stories, and language(s) needed to create an alternative climate reality with Dr. Sharon Stein, Dr. Bernard Perley, and Dr. Dallas Hunt. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/climate-just-futurities-tickets-523219392287\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/climate-just-futurities-tickets-523219392287<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tue Feb 7 \u2013 Can TikTok help solve the climate crisis?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ask Ian Gill, Global Sustainability Lead\u200b at TikTok, about business, the climate emergency, and your dance moves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/can-tiktok-help-solve-the-climate-crisis-tickets-526072114857\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/can-tiktok-help-solve-the-climate-crisis-tickets-526072114857<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thu Feb 9 \u2013 Sue Big Oil: A Made-In-BC Climate Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In July 2022, Vancouver city councillors voted 6-5 in support of a motion to set aside about $700,000 to fund litigation against Canada\u2019s biggest producers of oil and gas. Join leaders from UBC, West Coast Environmental Law, and Vancouver City Council to find out what this means.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/sue-big-oil-a-made-in-bc-climate-campaign-tickets-506858987877\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/sue-big-oil-a-made-in-bc-climate-campaign-tickets-506858987877<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mon Feb 13 \u2013 How Local Governments Create Climate Policy and How You Can Help<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join\u00a0<strong>Matt Horne<\/strong>, Climate Policy Manager at the City of Vancouver,\u00a0to find out h<strong>ow students can play a role in critical climate policy development in the Vancouver area.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/how-local-governments-create-climate-policy-and-how-you-can-help-tickets-524062594327\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/how-local-governments-create-climate-policy-and-how-you-can-help-tickets-524062594327<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thu Feb 16 \u2013 Imagining Climate Futures Through Verbatim Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drawing from interviews with UBC students, staff and faculty, join for a reading of this verbatim theatre project to advance conversation about the climate emergency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/imagining-climate-futures-through-verbatim-theatre-tickets-523235029057\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/imagining-climate-futures-through-verbatim-theatre-tickets-523235029057<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full schedule at <a href=\"https:\/\/climateemergency.ubc.ca\/\">https:\/\/climateemergency.ubc.ca\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Natalie Hawryshkewich<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/equity.ubc.ca\/resources\/gender-diversity\/pronouns\/\">She, Her, Hers<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Communication and Engagement Specialist<br \/>\nSustainability Hub<br \/>\nThe University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory<br \/>\nCentre for Interactive Research on Sustainability\u00a02260 West Mall, 2nd Floor\u00a0|\u00a0Vancouver BC\u00a0|\u00a0V6T 1Z4<br \/>\nPhone 604 827 2606<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:natalie.haw@ubc.ca\">natalie.haw@ubc.ca<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sustain.ubc.ca\/hub\">https:\/\/sustain.ubc.ca\/hub<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/climateemergency.ubc.ca\/\">http:\/\/climateemergency.ubc.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the x\u02b7m\u0259\u03b8k\u02b7\u0259y\u0313\u0259m (Musqueam).<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Learn more about our vision for a just and sustainable world, and our 5-year plan to bring it to life.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sustain.ubc.ca\/sustainability-hub\"><em>sustain.ubc.ca\/hub<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sustainability Hub is launching UBC&#8217;s second annual Climate Emergency Week, with over\u00a026 events\u00a0and\u00a050+ schools, departments, faculties and organizations represented, with students, professors, staff and community members showcasing their hard work and commitment to addressing the climate emergency. 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