As part of Climate and Democracy Week 2019, we are pleased to collaborate with StFX University and others to host this week with the theme, For a Sustainable Future. Join us for one of these upcoming events, or learn more about our commitment to climate action through our educational program offerings.

Thursday Nov. 14th

Climate Week Keynote (Opening Event)

Schwartz Auditorium, 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Opening Ceremony: Regional Climate Strategy: Introducing a New Partnership

Interim President, Dr. Kevin Wamsley, Chief PJ Prosper, Mayor Laurie Boucher, Deputy Warden Owen McCarron

Hotter, Wetter, Wilder: Is Canada moving fast enough to keep up with a changing climate?

Keynote: Dr. Blair Feltmate (Chair of Govt. of Canada Climate Adaptation Plan)

Friday Nov. 15th

Climate Services and Research Centre Launch

Mulroney Hall Atrium, 4:00pm

A People’s School on Climate Action

Dennis Hall, Coady Institute, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Saturday Nov. 16th

The Weekend People’s School

The People’s Place Library, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Tuesday Nov. 19th

Earth Meditation: A Buddhist Grounding Practice in the Turmoil of Climate Change

With Dr. Adela Sandness, Religious Studies, StFX

Dennis Hall, Coady Institute, 11:00am – 1:00pm

Wednesday Nov. 20th

‘On Mourning Nature: A Gathering, a Conversation’

Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo: Director, Labrador Institute of Memorial University

Dennis Hall, Coady Institute, 1:30pm – 3:00pm

Thursday November 21st

‘What are we mourning?: On Grief and Climate Change’ (Closing Ceremony and Talk)

Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo, Director, Labrador Institute of Memorial University

Schwartz Auditorium, 5:00pm – 7:00pm