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Published on March 1, 2023
A month-long series of events hosted by York University Organized Research Units (ORU) and campus groups aim to generate awareness on climate change research and mobilize community action.
March 1 marks the start of the second annual Climate Change Research Month at York University, which features seminars, book launches, art installations and panels throughout the month.
“Climate Change Research Month was born out of a desire to unite with faculty, staff and students from across campus to take up the significant challenge posed by climate change and prompt meaningful dialogue,” said Professor Elaine Coburn, director of the Centre for Feminist Research (CFR), who spearheaded the event series. “By bringing together the arts and sciences, professional studies and humanities, social sciences and engineering, we hope to create possibilities for more just relations with each other and with the natural world that sustains all life.”
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From health impacts of global warming to climate policy to Indigenous sovereignty, the events touch on a wide variety of climate-related issues and research areas. The events, both in-person and virtual, are open to the University community to attend.
The series reflects York’s commitment to contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), specifically Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
“The University boasts a wide range of leading experts and researchers who care deeply about the world and are uniquely qualified to tackle such a pressing global issue as climate change,” said Vice-President Research and Innovation Amir Asif. “Climate Change Research Month at York showcases this breadth of knowledge and demonstrates that we are home to a community of positive changemakers.”
One of the month’s events includes a book launch for The End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada, co-authored by Angele Alook, assistant professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies and member of the Bigstone Cree Nation.
“Indigenous Peoples contribute the most to the maintaining the biodiversity and stewardship of the planet, yet we face the greatest burdens of loss and damage due to climate change,” said Alook.
Participating ORUs include the Centre for Feminist Research, the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages, Dahdaleh Global Health Institute, One WATER, Risk and Insurance Studies Centre, Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology, and more.
To learn more about the series and each event, visit https://yorku.ca/research/climate-change-research-month.
Originally published by Yfile (February 28, 2023).
Climate Change Research Month @ York University Events
- Modelling the Health Impacts of Global Warming in Malawi, with James Orbinski
March 1, 2023, 1-2 PM
Virtual - Labour and the Climate Crisis: Developing a Worker-and-Equity Centred Clean Energy Economy
March 2, 2023, 6 - 7 PM
Virtual - A Climate for Change? A History of Political Response to Climate Change in Canada
March 7, 2023, 12 - 1 PM
7th Floor Lounge, Kaneff Tower - Book Launch: The End of This World: Climate Justice in So-Called Canada with authors Angele Alook and David Gray-Donald
March 8, 2023, 12-1:30 PM
Second Student Centre - Smudging in Sharm El-Sheikh: Experiences from Indigenous Peoples at COP 27
March 9, 2023, 12 PM
Virtual - Fire and Floods in Our Own Backyard: Examining Climate Change Displacement and Internal Migration in Canada
March 16, 2023, 12 - 1 PM
Virtual - Omiwatari: Documentary Screening and Dialogue on the Cultural Losses of Climate Change
March 20, 2023, 4 - 5:30 PM
Second Student Centre - A Planetary Health Advocacy Framework, with Carol Devine and Yasmin Al-Sahili
March 29, 2023, 1-2 PM
Hybrid - The Art, Science, and Social Science of Climate Change
March 30, 2023, 4 PM
Virtual
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