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Wednesday, January 19, 2022 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Whose activism? Your activism: Actions for a more just and sustainable community.

In his talk, Julian will show how young people in the Roxbury neighbourhood in Boston formed a coalition called ‘Clean Buses for Boston’ as a response to increased asthma levels in the area. He will look at global climate justice activism, highlighting especially, the role of young girls and women and finally, he will look at food justice: who grows Canada’s food, and why this matters.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

2022 TD Walter Bean Professorship in Environment

The Meaning of Ice: Co-production of knowledge and community action in a changing Arctic


Drawing on experience from over two decades of close collaboration with Inuit communities in the Arctic, Dr. Fox will illustrate the powerful ways our understanding of the changing Arctic climate can be advanced when we link Inuit knowledge and visiting science.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 9:00 am - 1:15 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

2022 TD Walter Bean High School Lecture

The Meaning of Ice: Co-production of knowledge and community action in a changing Arctic

What does ice mean to different people? How can linking different ways of knowing about ice add to our understanding about the Arctic, and how it is changing? What does this mean for the rest of the world and our sustainable future? Dr. Shari Fox will address these and other questions in a lecture that explores sea ice and the changing Arctic environment through community-led research, harvesting, photography, science, art, and more.

Monday, March 13, 2023 12:00 am - Saturday, March 18, 2023 12:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Knowledge Integration eXhibition: KIX 2023

KIX (n): Knowledge Integration eXhibition; a convergence of disciplines, teaching methods and creative minds in an object-centric exhibition on topics related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

The students in the Knowledge Integration program invite you to experience the culmination of our third-year design project: The Museum Course. Working in teams to produce these exhibits has been a rewarding and unique experience.

Thursday, March 7, 2024 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

2024 TD Walter Bean High School Lecture

Dr. Denis Aheto will discuss a holistic approach to caring for the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers. Using examples from African countries, he will explore how the global community can transform the challenges facing our oceans into opportunities for growth to bolster sustainable development and stimulate socioeconomic transformation.