Centre for Climate Justice
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Advancing public-facing, community-engaged research and interdisciplinary collaboration to address the climate crisis. Co-Directors @NaomiAKlein @carolmliao
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Joined July 2021
Geog Profs Geraldine Pratt, Mohammed Rafi Arefin and @UBCKin's Liv Yoon launch their Right to Cool report – a bold, rights-based vision for equitable climate resilience in response to extreme heat in British Columbia. 🌆🥵 Read the full paper here! https://t.co/s9jUQpDCPC
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Heat waves can worsen health inequities, as vulnerable groups lack resources to stay cool & healthy. VCHRI expert Dr. Liv Yoon unveils how heat impacts health & the role of research in protecting people from severe weather: https://t.co/WiVhgHWyOB
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Extreme weather events are becoming more common due to climate change and causing significant impacts to the health and well-being of British Columbians. In 2021, an unprecedented heat dome led to...
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Allard Law Professor Dr. Carol Liao (@carolmliao) discusses the legal intersections of climate risk, Indigenous rights & corporate fiduciary obligations in a new blog post for the Business and Human Rights Journal (@BHRJournal). @canclimatelaw @CCJ_UBC
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Indigenous peoples, whose territories span some of the planet’s most ecologically sensitive regions, are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Indigenous cultures, economies, and wellbeing are o…
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Our area is home to extraordinary scholars rooted in anticolonial & antifascist traditions; orgs w long histories of standing up to machineries of mass death & dispossession. On April 18 and 19, we will put our minds & hearts together to fortify ourselves for this dizzying moment
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Hosted by @NaomiAKlein of @CCJ_UBC, Adel Iskandar (@MinotaurLives) of SFU’s @CCMS_SFU, & Sundance Chief Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. This teach-in is not your average lecture – be prepared to engage, question, and strategize for a better future together. 4/5
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📅 19 April: An Action-Oriented Teach-In about How We Got Here - and How We Get Out. From colonial genocides to climate apartheid, time for action & understanding is now. 📲 RSVP: https://t.co/wQjkEtkut1 3/5
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A Teach-In about How We Got Here - and How We Get Out. From colonial genocides to climate apartheid, time for action & understanding is now.
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📅 18 April: Join Sherene Seikaly in conversation with Naomi Klein & Adel Iskandar for the opening keynote of The Long Arc of Fascism Teach-In. 📲 RSVP: https://t.co/wQqIAPWLMq 2/5
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Join us for The Long Arc Of Fascism: An Action-Oriented Teach-In April 18 & 19. How We Got Here - and How We Get Out. From colonial genocides to climate apartheid, time for action & understanding is now. 1/5
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The Inflation Reduction Act was the biggest US climate investment ever—but was it enough? Join Tova Gaster, Seth Klein & Holly Caggiano for a discussion on what worked, what didn’t, and key takeaways. March 11, 6:30 PM, GEOG 229. Bring your questions!
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By centering public engagement as both a research approach and an ethical stance, this panel highlights how arts-based research methodologies facilitate collaborative knowledge production and open new avenues for participatory research, teaching, and social transformation.
Join us for the next PHH Public Scholarship panel. The speakers will highlight how arts-based research methodologies facilitate collaborative knowledge production and open new avenues for participatory research, teaching, and social transformation. https://t.co/5mnuWdjr5q
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Our report with RAMA is now in Spanish! Migrant workers in BC endure extreme heat in employer housing with no way to adapt or demand better. Housing is a health & safety crisis. We need stronger standards, climate adaptation & permanent status. Read here: https://t.co/WBZZiMX9a4
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The Inflation Reduction Act was the biggest US climate investment ever—but was it enough? Join Tova Gaster, Seth Klein & Holly Caggiano for a discussion on what worked, what didn’t, and key takeaways. March 11, 6:30 PM, GEOG 229. Bring your questions!
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📢 Join Brenna Bhandar, CCJ, & UBC Middle East Studies for a talk by Prof. Adam Hanieh on Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power and the Making of the World Market! 🗓️ April 3, 2025 | 🕦 5-7 PM PST 📍 Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute, UBC 📣 No registration required!
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📣Join us for the CCJ Faculty Affiliate Gathering! This will be an opportunity to celebrate and evaluate our progress since the launch of our Strategic Plan and build a stronger political community! 🗓️March 4, 2025 | 🕦3-6pm PST 📣 Register here: https://t.co/jxZK5Bf2lv
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Professors @jessicaadempsey and @GeogSFU's Rosemary Collard shed light on the problem of leaning on "resource extraction as an economic cure" in BC. @UBCNews @CCJ_UBC Opinion: B.C.'s resource extraction lifeboat is full of holes https://t.co/VpGnQHcv8M via @BIVnews
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Politicians are selling resource extraction as an economic cure—evidence suggests otherwise
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Opening for postdoctoral fellow for ‘Housing Equity and Adaptation for Tenants (HEAT)’ Project - detailed job posting with application instructions https://t.co/bxinglWXE6 | Apply by March 7
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🚨Reminder: Join us and @CCJ_UBC , @MWACCanada & Sacred Earth Solar today for this important conversation! ⏰7pm ET / 4am PT 📍 https://t.co/VCbvHe6sfy
📣Join us and @MigrantRightsCA, @NaomiAKlein from @CCJ_UBC & Sacred Earth this Wednesday to discuss the current political moment and progressive responses that centre people, not profit. 🕓 7pm ET | 4pm PT https://t.co/VCbvHe6sfy
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In honor of Climate Emergency Week, the Centre for Climate Justice has released a report with actionable steps for UBC to create climate justice standards and support researchers transitioning from fossil fuel funding. Read now! https://t.co/MN7frkeinY
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Tariffs, profiteering & deregulation fuel economic anxiety. How do we build a people-first response? Join our Co-Director @NaomiAKlein, @CANRacCanada, Syed Hussan of @MigrantRightsCA, and @Melina_MLM of Sacred Earth Solar: 🕣Wed Feb 12 4-5pm PT: https://t.co/7WAuPZGrZF
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