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How To Learn an Indigenous Language is a question many want answered. Esteemed speakers Gabriel George Sr. (Tsleil-waututh), Dakota Brant (Mohawk), and Aaron Williams (Squamish) will be joined by…

In “Everyday Choreographies,” Alana Gerecke and Justine A. Chambers examine the city as a choreographic force. We take seriously the notion that precisely how bodies are moved, organized, coordinated…

Co-presented by SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement in partnership with Broken Pencil.Mimi Pond, the cartoonist behind the New York Times bestseller Over Easy (Drawn & Quarterly…

A battalion of working class Canadians travels to Spain in 1937 to take up arms against Fascism, fighting on behalf of an elected Popular Front government against the might of Mussolini and Hitler.…

Join Pi Theatre for an exploration of the connections between the global financial system and terrorism. We’ll be looking at the belief in fundamental ideologies from capitalism to religion—what do…

In this talk, Maurizio Lazzarato will present an overview of the main themes of his upcoming book Wars and Capitalism, co-written with Eric Alliez. Building on both Carl Schmitt's argument that…

Dragons and Tricksters: An Intersection of Chinese and First Nations Culture, Philosophy, and LeadershipPresented by William G. Lindsay (Cree-Stoney), Director, Office for Aboriginal Peoples, SFU And…

Alberta's historic election results call for analysis and discussion.The Broadbent Institute and the SFU School of Public Policy presented: Beyond the Headlines: Learning about Alberta's…

Can art challenge us to shift our economy to one that embraces sustainability, equality, and justice? Can we create local and global economies that are not only resilient and thriving but inclusive…

Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit is the author of seventeen books about the environment, landscape, community, art, politics, hope, and feminism, including two atlases, of San…

In this panel, speakers explore the hot topic of neighbourhood character in Vancouver.•What features give areas their distinctive character?•How can we balance heritage conservation with other…

What are the contours of "the country of gay"? How do these contours become known to us, particularly in places that are defined by conservatism? And how do they help us to define our sense…

This presentation discusses emerging themes from Two-Spirit and Indigenous transgender co-researchers in a community-based participatory research project about safety, well-being, belonging and place…

#FierceVoices: Ignite! Young Women Making Media, an event organized by Women Transforming Cities and Rabble.ca to inspire, amplify and celebrate young women’s voices through media.#FierceVoices:…

This event featured a book launch of Andrew MacLeod's A Better Place on Earth: The Search for Fairness in Super Unequal British Columbia and a panel discussion. The award-winning journalist…

In response to the oil spill in English Bay on April 8, 2015, we assembled a panel of experts from various fields, who have studied oil spills first hand. We will discuss the health, environmental…

On Thursday, January 21st, we presented for a thoughtful and engaging evening with Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, Ambassador, Reconciliation Canada.Reconciliation Canada understands that we are at a…

If the world is in a constant state of motion, expansion and collapse, then all arrivals are a moving rest, a hesitation in motion. Arrival is never passive. It is not neutral and it is never…

As a lifelong dancer and producer of creative endeavours, John Michael Schert is interested in how we differentiate between smart, creative and wise choice-making, and what awarenesses are needed to…

When descendant groups are denied direct and meaningful engagement in decision making, heritage management policies are ineffective at best and harmful at worst. Access to and control over one’s own…