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BOLD Science

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The Science College is organizing a conference on understanding and communicating sustainable research and science. This conference aims to educate both University and CEGEP students in all STEM fields to become enlightened on sustainable ideology. This would allow for the future generation of scientists to come up with creative and applied research. This is crucial…

We Ask More Questions Than We Can Answer

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“WE ASK MORE QUESTIONS THAN WE CAN ANSWER” (or WAMQTWCA) is an ongoing effort on behalf of the Master of Design 2019 graduating student cohort to bring research-creation into an accessible and public facing environment through the development and deployment of a “non-exhibit” exhibit. Rejecting the traditional hierarchies of historical curation practice and embracing a…

Take Heed

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Take Heed is a set of wearable vests that use moving panels and haptic feedback to create an intimate and immersive experience that opens a discussion on mental health. The interdisciplinarity of Take Heed involves programming, electronics, a web database, and experimental fashion design. Take Heed is a year-long medium-term project that encourages female and…

There’s Something in the Water- Book Launch and Panel

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A launch of Dr. Ingrid Waldron’s book, There’s Something in the Water, based on her Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequities and Community Health Project (ENRICH), which is addressing the social, economic, political, and health effects of environmental racism in Nova Scotia. The book launch was followed by a panel of speakers from communities impacted by environmentalism…

From the Source

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The goal with this project that came out of classwork, was to advance sustainability in its curriculum by directly including Indigenous perspectives in the course “Indigenous Peoples and the Environment (GEOG 407/607)”. The instructor was able to include 5 guest speakers and 2 field trips which greatly enhanced the course. YEARS FUNDED 2018-19 AMOUNT ALLOCATED…

Digital Democracy

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Awakening of Digital Democracy is a bilingual panel emphasizing the paradigm shifts imposed by the growing and highly influential digital sphere. Canadian’s increased usage and reliance on the digital sphere forwards important questions regarding the veracity of online information. Focusing on different issues such as the “Fake News” epidemic to the current Democratic Deficit, this…

Cinema in the Midst of Struggle

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Cinema in the Midst of Struggle is a public education project that aims to raise awareness of historical and contemporary anti-colonial, anti-racist, anti-imperialist, and anti-capitalist struggles through film screenings, public lectures, workshops, and panel discussions. Each year we develop our programming in an effort to provide the Concordia community and broader Montreal public with an…

Business Beyond Tomorrow

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2018-19 2017-18 John Molson Sustainable Enterprise Committee (JSEC) represents sustainable business within JMSB and Concordia at large. Every year, we organize Business Beyond Tomorrow (BBT), an event designed to facilitate the discussion of ideas and catalyze innovation in sustainable business. BBT is attended by nearly 200 individuals, comprised of Concordia Students, Montreal business leaders, and…

African Development Conference

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The African Student Association of Concordia is collaborating with CEED Concordia and ACSioN to have widely renowned sustainability expert Thione Niang hold a conference in the Hall Building Alumni Auditorium. Thione Niang is the co-founder for Akon Lighting Africa, creator of the Give 1 Project, and was ambassador to the U.S Ministry of Energy under…

Pledge to Lead

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Under the Paris Agreement, the world has pledged to limit global temperature increases with the aim of avoiding the worst potential impacts of unmitigated global warming. This goal will require a major societal transformation, leading to the rapid elimination of greenhouse gas emissions. We, as individuals in the Concordia community, have a key role to…
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