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Decolonizing Climate Coloniality

Join the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre for India and South Asia Research, and the Centre for Climate Justice on September 27th for a public lecture with Dr. Farhana Sultana, Professor of Geography at the Environment at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University. A space to listen about […]

Decolonizing Climate Coloniality

Join the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre for India and South Asia Research, and the Centre for Climate Justice on September 27th for a public lecture with Dr. Farhana Sultana, Professor of Geography at the Environment at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University. A space to listen about […]

David Suzuki x Brandi Morin with Naomi Klein

Presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBC Centre for Climate Justice, and the David Suzuki Foundation. Author of more than 50 books and an internationally renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki re-issues his seminal book The Sacred Balance for a special 25th anniversary edition. To celebrate this momentous occasion, David Suzuki will speak with Edward […]

A Critical Balance: Land, Culture, and Cumulative Effects in Northeast British Columbia

  Public lecture by Chief Roland Willson, West Moberly First Nations Chief Willson will address cumulative effects on West Moberly First Nations territories, including those stemming from hydroelectric dams, forestry, oil and gas development and now climate change. He will also speak about their path-breaking caribou recovery efforts in light of these cumulative effects. All welcome. […]

Land-based research and climate adaptation in Palestine

Climate crisis has not received considerable attention in Palestine amidst seemingly more pressing matters. Yet this talk explores how techniques of agroecological adaptation have enabled Palestinian communities to persist under various forms of duress. The talk explores some adaptations, especially with tree and grain crops, as well as the unique land-based research methods used to […]

Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism

  Will green capitalism save us from the climate crisis? “Clean” technologies and renewable energy are certainly growing sites of capitalist investment, with government policies playing a key role in making these sectors profitable. But the supply chains that produce the technologies pose vexing dilemmas for the energy transition. These dilemmas are most dramatic at […]

Abolish Border Imperialism: Climate Migration, Racial Capitalism, and Empire

We are pleased to welcome writer and organizer Harsha Walia on April 6th for a talk on climate migration, racial capitalism, and border imperialism. Harsha Walia has been involved in community-based grassroots migrant justice, feminist, anti-racist, abolitionist, anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movements for over two decades, including No One Is Illegal, Defenders of the Land, and the DTES Women’s Memorial March […]

Where Do We Go From Here? Mapping Climate Justice Frontlines in Vancouver

A Community Dialogue moderated by Naomi Klein and Rafi Arefin What are the frontlines of climate justice in the Vancouver area, and how is climate change embedded in other systemic crises and oppressions? What are the bridges that need to be built locally – among people, movements, and issues – in order to ensure that […]

The Tenant Class: a talk and Q&A with author Ricardo Tranjan

Event Description Join us for a talk and Q&A with political economist Ricardo Tranjan, author of the new book The Tenant Class. Using examples, stories, and data from across Canada, Tranjan argues against the ‘housing crisis’ narrative to expose the exploitive nature of the housing market. Tranjan unpacks the myths about renters and types of […]

Doppelganger: Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein’s new book, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, takes a more personal turn, braiding elements of tragi-comic memoir, chilling political reportage, and cobweb-clearing cultural analysis. She delves into what she calls the Mirror World—our destabilized present rife with doubles and confusion, where far-right movements playact solidarity with the working class, AI-generated content […]