Events

We’ll be at the top!  The top of the Renaissance Hotel, in the Vistas Revolving Restaurant.

The UBCM reception is a wonderful opportunity to network with people interested in social justice and the environment.  A ticket will get you a glass of wine, some nibbles and the Leadership Handbook of your choice.

 

The Nature of Leadership is the Third Volume in the Innovative Strategies Leadership Series for locally elected leaders.  Inspired by conversations at our Centre for Civic Governance forums, this handbook is intended as a resource for your own innovative and inspiring work.

 

The conference will bring together 200-300 British Columbians from across the Labour and Environmental movements, as well business, First Nations, community, government, and other sectors interested in building a strong green economy. Through a combination of panel discussions, educational seminars, and plenary speakers, participants will deepen their understanding of the issues, and be part of mapping out a green jobs plan for the province.

Based on the Tyee Solutions Society series, by Katie Hyslop

First Nations educators are offering inspiration and hope to a new generation of learners. Join us for an afternoon of presentations and discussion about K-12 programs that go beyond usual practice.

Educators from Chief Atahm School on the Adams Lake Reserve and the school districts of Haida Gwaii and Vancouver BC share successful stories from these very different communities.

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Join Dr. William Rees, Dr. Ryan Walker, and other contributors to the 5th volume in the Going for Green Leadership Handbook Series, Resiliency: Cool Ideas for Locally-Elected Leaders. Inspired by conversations at the Center for Civic Governance forums, Resiliency highlights the bold and creative ways in which leaders and communities are responding to the major environmental challenges of our time. Dr. William Rees is the originator of the ecological footprint concept. He is also a professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia. His teaching and research emphasizes the public policy and planning implications of global environmental trends and the necessary ecological conditions for sustaining socioeconomic activity. Dr. Ryan Walker is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan specializing in urban design, planning and geography, comparative urban Indigenous studies in Canada, New Zealand and Australia, international housing studies, multi-level governance and urban policy as well as First Nation community planning and citizenship theory. The Columbia Institute fosters inclusive, sustainable communities by nurturing strong local leadership, working with shareholders on responsible investing, and building capacity through lifelong learning scholarships.

You can buy a copy of the book or read it on-line here.