There is broad recognition among Albertans and Canadians about the need to transition away from using fossil fuels as our primary source of energy. What is less clear is what exactly we are transitioning to, and what that transition will mean for our daily lives, our communities, and our economies. Without answers to those questions, […]
Join the Office of Sustainability for a workshop series to aid you in your journey to resilience and well-being in the climate crisis. - February 14: Sharing circle - March 7: Movement: trauma-informed yoga followed by sharing circle - March 28: Panel with resilience advocates This event is offered free of charge, however registration is […]
On March 15, 2019 you can participate a Edmonton's first student climate strike! The strike is in solidarity with students around the world taking action to demand governments take more immediate and effective action to address the climate crisis. Please join these students and support them in this Global Day of Action that will result […]
The Mystery Science Salon is a fun, accessible lecture series on the big ideas in math and science for a general audience, held monthly(ish) at the Aviary. Keywords: What to do about it. We know many of you feel overwhelmed by the confluence of climate change and political bad times, but there is science you […]
Join the Office of Sustainability at MacEwan University for the Sustainability 201 Speaker Series featuring Geoff Dembicki. As wildfires rage across the west, it’s clear climate change is getting worse. But with B.C. and Alberta ready to kill each other over pipelines, our leaders seem unable to address the crisis with the urgency it requires. […]
Join us for DiHuCon: the Digital Humanities Students’ Association's (DHSA) annual conference! This year's theme is Disruption! and focuses on scholarly activities that unsettle, deconstruct, and reanimate pressing questions around technology. From video games to virtuality, intersectionality to the internet, DiHuCon 2019 will have something for everyone. Register to attend here: https://goo.gl/forms/qOqqCXis01nnMgXK2 Our featured speakers […]
Your condo building can become energy efficient and create its own clean power. Come learn how to do good, feel good, and save money with provincial rebate programs.
The Recycling Council of Alberta is pleased to announce a workshop on Single-Use Items Reduction Strategies that we are delivering in partnership with Waste Free Edmonton. Increasingly, communities, governments of all levels and the public at large are targeting single-use items as a source of concern to environmental impacts such as litter and recycling challenges. […]
Intersections of Gender is one of the first three newly-minted University of Alberta Signature Areas of Research and Teaching. As a Signature Area, we will contribute to making the University of Alberta an internationally recognized leader in intersectional, gender-themed research that advances innovation and collaboration across disciplines, deepens equity and inclusion, and responds to global challenges. […]
Join the Office of Sustainability for a workshop series to aid you in your journey to resilience and well-being in the climate crisis. - February 14: Sharing circle - March 7: Movement: trauma-informed yoga followed by sharing circle - March 28: Panel with resilience advocates This event is offered free of charge, however registration is […]