| March 19, 2010 | to | March 21, 2010 |
| March 19, 2010 7:00 pm | to | March 21, 2010 9:00 pm |
Friday, March 19
Keynote Address:
“The End of Sustainability (A Good News Story)”
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – David Lam Auditorium
James K. Rowe – University of Victoria
What are the root causes of environmental degradation? How can we most effectively address these root causes and achieve a future of flourishing? These are the central questions that will be explored in this presentation on the past, present, and future of sustainability.
Dr. James Rowe is a senior instructor in the School of Environmental Studies. He received his MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the recent recipient of the Andy Farquharson Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching. As one of his students explains: “His tireless enthusiasm and relentless hopefulness create a classroom environment that is inspired and inspiring, where students can believe in the possibility of a more socially and ecologically just world.”
Saturday, March 20
Panels 1 and 2 – 9:00 am – 11:00 am:
Sustainable Technologies:
Karis Fisher – University of Victoria
“Eco-CAR UVic: Driving the Way to a Greener Future”
Jessica MacDonald, et al. – University of British Columbia
“Vancouver Waste Management”
TBA – O.U.R Ecovillage
“Sustainable Building”
Sustainability and Social Justice:
Thomas Cheney – University of Northern British Columbia
“Justice, Liberty, and Sustainability: Human Rights for a Sustainable World”
Jessica Dalderis and Georgia Brander – University of Victoria
“Social Justice and Animal Rights”
Emily Anderson – University of Victoria
“The Collective and the Self: Who Precedes Who? Social Equity and Environmental Wellness”
Panels 3 and 4 – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm:
The Political Ecology of Sustainability:
Michael Pickering – University of Victoria
“Neoliberal Nomads: Sustainable Development and Enclosure on the Tibetan Plateau”
Jeremy Janz – Simon Fraser University
“Eco-Communism: Undermining the Monstrosity of Capitalism”
Matt Loewen and Mark Worthing
“An Impossible Place?: Academia and Inactive Activism in the University”
Sustainable Development – Local to Global:
Jesse Margolus – University of Victoria
“Appropriate Technology: Learning from One Another”
Meg Loop – University of Victoria
“Seed Saving”
Panels 5 and 6 – 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm:
Healing Our Common Wound Through Sustainability:
Ellie Stephenson – University of Victoria
“People, Plants, and Intellectual Property: Local Medicines in a Global Market”
Jenny Berg – University of Victoria
“Health and Heart: A Matter for Healthcare Reform”
Toward Cultures of Sustainability:
Deanna Rogers, Sarah Herring, and Jenn McRae – Simon Fraser University
“Reclaiming Sustainability through Reclaiming Our Educations”
Alexie Stephens –University of Northern British Columbia
“Building a Movement in Sustainability”
I cannot overstate the importance of the use of the automobile in the devastation of our planet, our lifestyles, our morals and ideology.
We have designed our society for the use of the automobile.
I now view them as our WMDs.
Terrorists are on our roads, streets and shopping centres 24/7.
Why has Health Canada permitted the overuse of these things?
In Canada, the social costs for uses and abuses of automobiles is $187.5 Billion.
The biggest cause for death in youth/children is from automobile accidents.
The noise,the stress, the filth, the overburdened hospital and emergency services
are ignored . Why?