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Monday, October 17, 2022
Click Here to Register for our Oct. 20th Teach-In! Decolonial Solidarity affinity groups came into existence in December 2021. During an online call to action with Indigenous land defenders, we heard firsthand about ongoing struggles of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs who have been opposing construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline on... More
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Thursday, October 13, 2022
Join us at Ollie's on October 19th at 4:30PM for a winter clothing swap! Bring clothes to donate and/or find something to take home with you! We'll have food and drinks available, as well as a variety of local climate organizations to chat with. More information will be coming... More
Friday, October 7, 2022
Click Here to Register for our Oct. 13th Teach-In! Our next Noons for Now is a special in-person event discussing the interrelation between urban infrastructure and climate change. How can we plan for a climate changed future? What is the role of municipal politics in a just transition? What might a Green New Deal... More
Monday, October 3, 2022
Click Here to Register for our Oct. 6th Teach-In! Meera Karunananthan (Carleton University) has been working with water justice networks around the world for nearly 15 years. Her research methodology combines feminist ethnographic research with critical policy analysis as part of dialogical processes of building knowledge of systems operating... More
Friday, September 16, 2022
Click Here to Register for our Sept. 22nd Teach-In! Rita Wong lives, writes and works in unceded Coast Salish territories (Vancouver) and teaches at Emily Carr University of Art & Design. Her books of poetry such as Beholden: A Poem as Long as a River (with Fred Wah & the Columbia River) and perpetual (with artist Cindy Mochizuki)... More
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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Monday, June 27, 2022
It is evident that our climate system is in breakdown, due to the global warming that has been caused largely by the burning of fossil fuels. The solution to this urgent challenge has often been presented as one of changing consumer behaviour -- through carbon taxes and educating the public to use less energy... More
Friday, June 17, 2022
At this time last year, the Climate Commons collected over 500 signatures for our letter to the upper administration at Carleton U urging the university to bring its campus operations, teaching, and research into line with the demands of the climate crisis. We’re grateful that the president formed a Climate Response Committee, chaired by... More
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
June 16th will be the final open discussion teach-in until Noons for Now returns in fall 2022. As such, we hope to reflect on the series as a whole and discuss what comes next for Noons for Now, and for this community in the months ahead. What actions should we initiate? What topics do... More
Friday, June 3, 2022
How can we effectively talk with others about the climate emergency? This week's Noons for Now features Kitchen Table Climate Conversations (KTCC’s), a Toronto-based grassroots initiative which aims to empower people to hold conversations about climate justice that increase understanding of the climate emergency, honour emotions, spark effective... More
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth assessment report earlier this year. The report focuses on mitigation and details what must be done to avoid the worst outcomes of climate change. This week’s Noons for Now discussion will address the implications of this IPCC report while also providing a space for... More
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