There are so many. Here are just a few.
For the full calendar of events, please visit here.
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Thursday, September 25: From Syria to Crimea, is global governance at a loss?
Time: 6pm
Place: Asia Pacific Hall, Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings St.
Cost: Free, RSVP syap@sfu.ca
Have we just reached the high-water mark of international interventions? Or are the doctrines and institutions of global conflict management in need of self-examination and reform?
Organized by the School for International Studies, join this free public lecture with the Honourable Louise Arbour, President & CEO of the International Crisis Group.
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Friday, September 26: Divest: Smart Strategy or Selling Out?
Time: 12:30pm
Place: Rm. 1700, Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St.
Cost: Free, register online
Recent divest campaigns have attracted widespread attention as a number of prominent cities, foundations, religious institutions, and universities have pledged to sell off their fossil fuel assets. Currently, the City of Vancouver, Simon Fraser University, and other groups are considering divestment, but is it a smart investment strategy or an effective climate action? Join Carbon Talks for a free public dialogue.
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Monday, September 29: Public Lecture: “The War in Eastern Ukraine and the New Cold War”
Time: 7pm
Place: Rm. 2270, Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St.
Cost: Free, insthum@sfu.ca
That political conflict, NATO’s backing of Kyiv against Russia, and the large-scale humanitarian crisis created by the “anti-terrorist” war are shaking the political foundations of Europe. What are the origins of this conflict? A ceasefire is now in place but what does the future hold?
Roger Annis is a Vancouver-based writer and antiwar activist who has written extensively on Ukraine. He attended an antiwar conference in Yalta, Crimea on July 6, 7 that included antiwar activists from Ukraine, Russia, Europe and North America.
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Tuesday, September 30: Performing Home: Enacting A New Choreography of Belonging, A Lecture by Carrie MacLeod
Time: 7pm
Place: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings St.
Cost: Free, no RSVP required
Is there an art to reinventing home in the upheaval of displacement? This evening will offer a feast of poetic narratives on how communities in transition are creating new spaces of belonging – against all odds.
In considering the multiple meanings of home in this contemporary global culture, we will ask who is making room for whom when frictions from forced migration play out in Vancouver neighbourhoods and across international borders.
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Thursday, October 2: City Conversations – Young Politicians: Meet Vancouver’s New Generation of Leaders
Time: 12:30-1:30 pm
Place: Rm. 2270, Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St.
Cost: Free
City Conversations has invited some running in Vancouver, to tell us about their backgrounds, why they decided to enter politics, what they’ve learned about being a candidate, about the political game, about who they represent, and what they want to accomplish.
Joining us will be Coree Tull, Vision Vancouver candidate for Park Board. We’ve invited other youthful candidates from across the political spectrum. Feel free to bring your lunch.
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September 4-27: Lossless – SFU MFA Graduating Exhibition
Time: Various times, see gallery hours
Place: Audain Gallery, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings St.
Cost: Free
Lossless is an exhibition featuring graduating projects by the 2014 MFA candidates at Simon Fraser University’s School for the Contemporary Arts. Video, sculpture, performance and installation projects by this year’s graduates share a number of related concerns, while formulating distinct frameworks for individual investigation.
