Hope and agency in uncertain times

This conference will provide the basis for a crucial and timely trans-disciplinary conversation and action for a path forward in this time of crisis. It will feature the work and perspectives of Concordia faculty and student researchers in sustainability through panels, discussion, and much more. Conference events will be held on both campuses, open to the entire Concordia community and to the public free of charge.

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See the entire schedule on the conference webpage

Attend in person (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 4th Space downtown, Friday at Loyola)

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This event is brought to you by the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability and the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre in collaboration with 4TH SPACE, with the support of the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies;  the School of Community and Public Affairs and First Peoples Studies; the Science College; and the Departments of Biology; Communication Studies; Geography, Planning and Environment; and Political Science at Concordia University.

This event will contribute to the Sustainability in Research section of Concordia's Sustainability Action Plan by increasing the visibility of sustainability research at Concordia. 

Sub-event(s):

• Finding hope in current topics in sustainability
  March 11, 2024, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Traditional Japanese material practices as a model for sustainability in clothing design
  March 11, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• Readings for hope and agency
  March 11, 2024, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Batteries for enabling renewable energy
  March 12, 2024, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
• Sustainability: The human (and monkey) dimension
  March 12, 2024, 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• How digital disruptions are changing our social and environmental systems
  March 12, 2024, 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
• Agency in urban greenspaces / Agentivité dans les espaces verts urbains
  March 12, 2024, 3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Climate of hope
  March 13, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
• Issues in climate change
  March 13, 2024, 11 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
• Transdisciplinarity and agency
  March 13, 2024, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
• Going to bat
  March 13, 2024, 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
• Under-mining urban gardens
  March 13, 2024, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
• Climate emergency committee 5-year anniversary party
  March 14, 2024, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
• Issues in sustainability, justice, ethics, and disturbance
  March 15, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
• Mitigating road effects and addressing urban sprawl: Hope for wildlife?
  March 15, 2024, 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
• Agency and academic legitimacy
  March 15, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
• Policy to practice: Emerging issues
  March 15, 2024, 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.