[UVic-sustainability] News and Events for the Week of Jan 12th

Details: Published on Tuesday, 13 January 2015 09:00; Written by editor

NEWS:

The conversation on fossil fuel divestment continues this week with the UVSS and Victoria Councilors hosting an event downtown. Our Dollars, Our Future, asks attendees to engage in a conversation about how public investment dollars could be deployed more effectively. The event will be held on Tuesday January 13th at 7:00PM, at the Downtown Community Centre.

Divestment is also a hot topic here at UVic and recognizing that, the University is set to hold an event of its own on January 26th. The event titled, A Dialogue: Climate change, divestment and society, will bring together a panel that includes a student, a Suncor executive, and a member of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation, among others, to discuss sustainable investment practices and how divestment can address climate change. The event will be held at 7:00PM on... the 26th in Room B150 of the Bob Wright Centre.

AT UVIC:

VIPIRG VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION AND BUTTON MAKING SESSION

Tuesday January 13th, 1:00PM

Do you want to get involved in campus and community social justice organizing? Have you been curious about the work that VIPIRG does? Join VIPIRG staff to make some buttons, eat some snacks, and talk about how you can get involved with their work. Facebook link

COMMUNITY EVENTS:

GREEN DRINKS VICTORIA

Tuesday January 13th, 5:00PM

The Drake Eatery, 517 Pandora Ave.

Simple and unstructured, Green Drinks is a chance to meet monthly to chat, debate, connect, and socialize over drinks with others passionate about the environment and sustainability. Please note the new downtown location for 2015. Facebook link

LOOK - NO CARBON! THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION,

Monday January 19th, 7:00PM,

First Metropolitan United Church, 932 Balmoral

Can we meet our transportation needs without using oil? Creating a world in which transportation produces zero carbon emissions is a critical part of the global effort to tackle the climate crisis. Facebook link

Matt Greeno

Sustainability Coordinator

Office of Campus Planning & Sustainability

University of Victoria

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