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Friday, February 5, 2021
Corporate power • fossil capital • climate crisis A three week-long course open to social science graduate students from across Canada May 10-28, 2021 • University of Victoria Join us for the Corporate Mapping Project’s third summer institute, offered by the University of Victoria Department of Sociology. Space is limited — please RSVP... More
Join Free Transit Ottawa for an engaging discussion on the fight for green jobs on Thursday, February 11th, 7PM (EST). More specifically, we will consider the role that the Canadian labour movement could play in a just transition to a green economy. The forum will include discussion of developments in the Canadian labour movement... More
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Please join us for “The Ethics of Pedagogy and Crisis Pt. 2: Teaching Climate Emergency,” a teach-in jointly organized by the Culture and Crisis Collective and the Carleton Climate Commons. The teach-in will take place over Zoom on Tuesday, December 1st at 7:30PM EST. To register for the event, head to our website here.... More
Friday, October 23, 2020
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Please consider signing Free Transit Ottawa's online petition calling on the Mayor and City Council of Ottawa to adopt their New Vision for Public Transit campaign. Find out more information about the New Vision campaign on their website, here. Below is the text of the petition. You can sign it online here. To Mayor... More
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Consider signing this open letter for Canadian academics in support of Extinction Rebellion's demands and in particular, calling for Canadian universities to withdraw their investments in fossil fuels. The letter can be read in full here, with a form at the bottom of the page should you wish to add your name. "We represent... More
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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Friday, November 1, 2019
Monday, October 7, 2019
Please consider signing this Call to Action from educators who want to express their solidarity with the UN Climate Action Summit and the Global Climate Strikes. To find more information and to sign the letter, click here. Below is the text of the Call to Action: ‘I want you to act as you would... More
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
As part of our support for the Global Climate Strike taking place in Ottawa on Friday, September 27th Carleton Climate Commons circulated a statement of support for the youth climate movement and strike. Below is a copy of the letter. STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR YOUTH CLIMATE MOVEMENT AND ITS STRIKE The youth climate... More
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