Climate Justice and Educational Responsibility featuring Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis-FR and SJ

Event Details:

Join us on March 29 at 9:30 p.m. AST for the Dean's Distinguished Lecture, Climate Justice and Educational Responsibility, featuring Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis discussing the inequitable impacts of the climate crisis and how education can advance climate justice. 

Presented with the Association of Canadian Deans of Education
Launch of ACDE’s Accord on Education for a Sustainable Future 
Dr. Richard Barwell, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa 
Dr. Sharon Wahl, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick; President, Association of Canadian Deans of Education 

The UBC Faculty of Education is pleased to partner with the Association of Canadian Deans of Education (ACDE) in presenting the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture. During the event, ACDE will launch its Accord on Education for a Sustainable Future, which outlines the responsibilities of faculties of education to understand, promote and contribute to a socially and ecologically just, healthy and flourishing society.

Climate Justice and Educational Responsibility:
The evidence of climate change is irrefutable. What is less apparent is how different groups—rich and poor, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, youth and elders—are differently affected by climate change and related risks such as extreme weather events, floods, and wildfires. How can we bring together educators, activists, policy makers, Indigenous communities and elders, scholars and frontline communities to ensure we are all working towards environmental justice? What role does education play in supporting and preparing youth to participate in and address the crisis?

Tuesday March 29,  at 9:30 p.m. AST (5:30 p.m. PST)

Free registration to receive Zoom link: https://educ.ubc.ca/deans-distinguished-lecture-climate-justice-and-educational-responsibility/  

Building: via Zoom