Degrowth never did catch on in the twentieth century. Rather, the prevailing ideas were “sustainable development” and, later, “green growth.” The main premise behind these two ideas is that economic growth can continue indefinitely while, at the same time, we can protect the natural world by reducing carbon emissions through environmentally friendly technologies. Green growth […]
Changemakers for a Just and Sustainable Future York University’s new Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change has been created as a call to action to respond to the most pressing challenges facing people and the planet. As a community, we believe that making positive change requires bold and diverse thinking, ambitious action, and community engagement. We […]
Indigenous research and scholarship is about infusing higher education institutions with eons of wisdom that was dismissed and discarded through colonization. Freelance writer Paul Fraumeni discusses the profusion of Indigenous wisdom at York University with four prominent thought leaders. February 10, 2020. On the seventh floor of York University’s Kaneff Tower people are taking their […]
This year’s festival takes up an expansive theme of “Pollination,” including the biocultural importance of pollinators to the ecosystem and recognizing pollination in terms of the exchange of knowledge and ideas. This theme invites facilitated conversations across disciplines, to create writing, performances, workshops and artworks that consider pedagogical, environmental and artistic approaches to the concepts […]
Maloca brings campus and community together in regenerative agroecological urban agriculture. What does this mean? We work together to restore soils, increase biodiversity and ecosystem health while we grow fresh, organic fruits, herbs and vegetables. We grow together in two communal fields and in community gardens plots along the Black Creek Watershed on York U’s Keele campus. We […]
Project Investigator: Sarah Flicker. Partner: Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN). Funding: CIHR Operating Grant. Term: 2015-2022. The research aims to (1) Understand the landscape, feasibility and readiness of communities across Canada to incorporate HIV prevention content into diverse Indigenous gatherings; (2) Build the research and health promotion capacities of 9 Indigenous SHC youth leaders […]
Co-Principal Investigator: Sarah Flicker. Funding: IDRC/SSHRC. Term: 2015-2020. This international and interdisciplinary partnership based at McGill University brings together government and community-based organizations focusing on girls and young women, 40 co-applicants and collaborators from 14 post-secondary institutions in Canada and South Africa and a network of stakeholder partners located in both countries. The partnership seeks […]
Co-Investigators: Roger Keil and Patricia Wood; PI: Raktim Mitra (Toronto Metropolitan, formerly Ryerson University) Funding: SSHRC Partnership Development Grant Term: 2018-2022 StudentMoveTO is a collaboration that aims to generate insights, debates, and actions to improve transportation experiences of post-secondary students in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), Canada with ten partner colleges and universities, […]
Principal Investigator: Jinthana Haritaworn. Funding: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Term: 2015-2021. The five-year study explores collective experiences of belonging and displacement among queer and trans Black people, Indigenous people and people of colour (QTBIPOC) who live, work or play in Toronto. Using digital maps, the study sheds light on alternative forms of taking […]
Co-Investigators: Patricia Perkins and Peter Victor. Funding: SSHRC. Term: 2014-2021. Human beings have had such a powerful impact on planetary environmental systems since the Industrial Revolution that scientists say Earth has entered a new geologic age: the Anthropocene, the era of humanity and its effects on Earth. York and University of Vermont are collaborating on […]