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Right To Develop = Right To Pollute? (Lecture)
When: Wednesday, February 8, 5:00-7:00 Where: Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge & Resource Centre, 2205 Lower Mall Building 1 Join Dr. Suzanne Simard, Dr. Benjamin Richardson and Dr. Kathryn Harrison as they discuss their opinions on the controversial question of whether it is fair for developed countries to impose strict environmental regulations on developing […]
What IS International Development? (Lecture)
When: Tuesday, February 7, 5:00-7:00 pm Where: Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge & Resource Centre (2205 Lower Mall, Building 1) Join Kristi Kenyon, Katherine Muldoon and Dr. Chris Erickson for a critical analysis of the ethics and merits of international development, as they present their opinions and differing perspectives on this highly contested concept. […]
So You Want to Save Africa? (In-Person Workshop)
When: Monday, February 6, 5:00-7:00 pm Where: Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge & Resource Centre (2205 Lower Mall, Building 1) The So You Want To Save Africa? workshop challenges you to critically reflect on your assumptions about Africa with relation to advocacy and development–about what ‘solutions’ are being suggested, by whom, and to what end. Hosted by the […]
Karen Armstrong Book Club for the UBC Campus (Activity Based)
When: Wednesdays from 5:00-6:30pm, February 15th – March 21st Where: Iona Pacific Inter-religious Centre, 6000 Iona Drive, Vancouver School of Theology Karen Armstrong, who won the 2008 TED Prize and founded the Charter for Compassion, is one of the most provocative thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world. Iona Pacific Inter-religious Centre […]
Visualize Your Practice (In-Person Workshop)
When: Thursday, February 9 12:00-1:00 pm Where: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – Lillooet Room, 301 Interested (or experienced) in the process of translating ideas onto drawings, maps and diagrams? Come and share with us as we explore visual processes and tools for sketching out ideas, processes, project components or just things you want to […]