BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Centre for Climate Justice//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://climatejustice.ubc.ca/events/event/ X-WR-CALDESC:Centre for Climate Justice - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221005T1047Z-1664966874.7594-EO-15659-45@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260719T210831Z CREATED:20221004T032600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T174033Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221027T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221027T200000 SUMMARY: Climate Stories from UBC DESCRIPTION: Join us for an evening of discussion\, storytelling and connec tions. Climate researchers from UBC will tell stories about their work for Climate Justice\, their partnerships with communities from around the world \, and how their work contributes to the global struggle for our future. SP EAKERS Keynote: Severn Cullis-Suzuki\, David Suzuki Foundation Executive Di rector UBC’s Public Scholars […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join us for an evening of disc ussion\, storytelling and connections. Climate researchers from UBC will te ll stories about their work for Climate Justice\, their partnerships with c ommunities from around the world\, and how their work contributes to the gl obal struggle for our future.

SPEAKERS

Keynote: Severn Cul lis-Suzuki\, David Suzuki Foundation Executive Director

UBC's Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) has dedicated funding for PhD students to explore projects and research related to climate sustainability. Several PSI schol ars will be speaking at the event\, as well as UBC faculty. Speakers includ e:

The event also includes a screening of the short vers ion of the documentary Ter ra Libre\, and a discussion with film director Gert-Peter Bruch and Chi ef Ninawa. Chief Ninawa is a hereditary Chief of the Huni Kui Indigenous pe ople of the Amazon\, and PWIAS International Indigenous Scholar. This will launch a discussion on Indigenous land rights and resistance in the fight t o protect the Amazon region.

The event is open to the public and free to attend. Food and drinks will be served to all participants.

Registration is encouraged for catering purposes.

Location: 5151 Oak Street\ , Van Dusen Botanical Gardens

Time: 5 to 8 pm

The Terra Libre d ocumentary is also available online for any of those who are unable to make the event.

There are several other climate related events happening duri ng October.

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

Terra Li bre – A Call to Humanity (2021)

An excerpt from the documentary will be followed by a Q&A with director Gert-Peter Bruch and Chief Ninawa H uni Kui\, PWIAS International Indigenous Wall Scholar. Moderated by Dr. Van essa Andreotti\, PWIAS Interim Director\, Canada Research Chair in Race\, I nequalities and Global Change and David Lam Chair of Multicultural Educatio n.

About the film: A logbook\, an investigation\, but also a historical panorama retracing a struggle of more than 30 years\, ‘Terra Li bre’ exposes the inertia\, the renunciation and the compromises of leaders who have become accomplices\, and sometimes even actors\, of mass ecocide.< /p>

The full-length Terra Libre film will be available the view on the VI FF Connect streaming platform from October 20-30\, 2022.

This event is presented in partnership with:

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