Sustainability Week 2023
Resilience,ÌýReciprocity &ÌýRenewal
Oct. 23–28, 2023
Join us during Sustainability Week and explore meaningful engagement with sustainability on campus and beyond. Community members will have the opportunity to connect with sustainability leaders, discuss timelyÌý issues with peers and learn ways we can achieve local and global impact in sustainability. This week’s events include speaker panels, interactive workshops, and discussions on topics such as climate action, sustainable practices, and equity. The Sustainability Week 2023 theme is Resilience, Reciprocity and Renewal.Ìý
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Resilience, Reciprocity and Renewal
The 2023 theme is guided by Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà ii' taa'poh'to'p Indigenous strategyÌýto promote cross-collaboration and inclusive learning opportunities that educate, build awareness and understanding of sustainability from diverse perspectives and worldviews. Renewal and Reciprocity are key tenets of Indigenous worldviews and make up the founding principles of the Indigenous strategy. By applying an Indigenous framework, we aspire to create communities and relationships that are resilient, reciprocal, and sustainable for all life.ÌýÌý
We encourage you to explore the Indigenous strategy to learn how it guides UCalgary on its path of transformation and reconciliation.ÌýÌý
View upcoming events for Sustainability Week 2023 below. Some events will be offeredÌýonline, and others presented in-person.ÌýIf you have questions, please contact sustain@ucalgary.ca.
Featured events
Event schedule
Oct. 20, 2023
UCFN Halloween Bash
Time: 5 pmÌý
Location:Ìý HNSC 124A
Oct. 23, 2023
Lessons from Waterways and their Inhabitants
Time: 4:30 pm - 6 pmÌý
Location: WebinarÌý
Oct. 23, 2023
Sustainability. Period. |Ìýan educational session on sustainable period care products
Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pmÌý
Location: Women’s Resource Centre (MSC 482)
Oct. 23, 2023
Food Justice Now - Free Meal Service
Time: 9 am - 2 pm (or until the food runs out).Ìý
Location:ÌýFASA Lounge (social science room 103)Ìý
Oct. 24, 2023
Climate Conversations: Indigenous & Planetary Health
Time: 12 pm - 1:30 pmÌý
Location: Webinar
Oct. 24, 2023
Ecofeminist Inspirations
Time: 5 pm - 7 pmÌý
Location: Sustainability Hive (MT 120, ground floor of MacKimmie Tower)
Oct. 25, 2023
AASHE | Building the Equity Loop: From Campus Move Out to Community Action
Time: 12 pmÌý
Location: WebinarÌý
Oct. 26, 2023
UCalgary AIESEC Exchange Expo
Time: 2 pm - 4 pmÌý
Location: Life Design Hub (MSC 171)
Oct. 26, 2023
The Aquativity Project: Hosting a Conservation Jeopardy
Time: 11 am - 1pmÌý
Location:ÌýSustainability Hive (MT 120, ground floor of MacKimmie Tower)
Oct. 27, 2023
DiversiTEA:ÌýSustainabiliTEA
Time: 12 pm - 1pm
Location:ÌýFaith & Spirituality Centre
Oct. 27, 2023
Sustainability CarnivalÌý
Time: 11 am - 2 pmÌý
Location: Sustainability Hive (MT 120)
Oct. 27, 2023
Climate Café
Time: 5 pm - 6:30 pmÌý
Location:ÌýFaith & Spirituality Centre
Oct. 28, 2023
Moving Mountains:Ìý1-day climate confluence
Location:ÌýHHSC 4th Floor
Oct. 28, 2023
Sustainability Mentor’s Café
Time: 12 pm - 1:30 pmÌý
Location:ÌýHH Collision space