International Perspectives

International Perspectives

A listing of International events in Vancouver compiled by the School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University.

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From Monday, 9 April to Sunday, 15 April, 2012

Tuesday, 10 April

Win-Win Solutions: Smart Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation?
Just Announced
Deborah Harford, Director of the Adaptation to Climate Change Team at SFU, will conduct a dialogue on effective approaches to climate change adaption. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Rm. 1600, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, click here.

Arendt and Tocqueville: Public Freedom, Plurality, and the Preconditions of Liberty
Dana Villa, Packey Dee Professor of Political Theory, University of Notre Dame, will lecture on the theories of Alexis de Tocqueville and Hannah Arendt and will question aspects of their thought that undercut their respective commitments to pluralism and plurality in politics. Reservation required. 7:30 p.m., Rm. 2270, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, email sgz@sfu.ca.

A Plague of Prisons: The Epidemiology of Mass Incarceration in America
Dr. Ernest Drucker, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, will speak on the public health crisis created by what he terms 'mass incarceration' in the USA. The lecture will be followed by a reception. RSVP required. 5:00 p.m., Rm. SUR 3310, SFU Surrey, 250-13450 102 Av., Surrey. For more information, click here. To RSVP, email ada52@sfu.ca.

Wednesday, 11 April

The Challenges Facing an AIDS NGO in China
Just Announced
Dr. Wan Yanhai of the Beijing Aizhixing Institute of Health Education will address the HIV/AIDS awareness work of the Beijing Aizhi Action Project and its successor, the Beijing Aizhixing Institute. The presentation will be followed by a moderated discussion. RSVP required. 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, 220- 890 W. Pender St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, email nabila.pirani@asiapacific.ca.

IDRN Movie Night: Nostalgia for the Light
A political documentary from director Patricio Guzmn, Nostalgia for the Light centres on the Atacama Desert of Chile, which is presumed to be the driest place on earth. The documentary melds the celestial quest of astronomers who come to the desert from all over the world to observe the stars and the earthly quest of the women who search for the remains of their loved ones, the political prisoners, disappeared by the Chilean army after the military coup of September, 1973. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC, 6476 NW. Marine Dr., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, click here.

Wednesday, 11 & Thursday, 12 April

Black British Columbians: Race, Space and the Historical Politics of Difference at the US/Canada Border
This conference brings together prominent community historians, youth activists and academics to address issues which highlight the historical and contemporary presence of blacks in British Columbians, a presence that tends to be relegated to being an absent presence. 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Social Lounge, St Johns College, 2111 Lower Mall, UBC, Vancouver. For more information, click here. For more information, email joanne.oconnor@ubc.ca. To RSVP, click here.

Thursday, 12 April

Teaching for Transformation
Just Announced
Initiative for Democratic Education in the Americas (IDEA) is hosting an event with panelists from the Teaching for Transformation forum which include education activists from twenty countries of North, Central and South America Teaching for Transformation Forum on Liberating Pedagogies. The event will examine how neo-liberal economic and social policies are affecting education and pedagogical practices and frame alternatives to these policies. 7:00 p.m., The BC Teachers Federation building, 550 W. 6th Ave., Vancouver For more information, click here. For more information, email sstewart@idea-network.ca.

Saving Nemo: The Science of Marine Extinctions
Nicholas Dulvy, Canada Research Chair in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Biological Sciences, SFU, will present his findings on the state of the oceans, and the possible futures of marine biodiversity. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Rm. 1800, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, click here.

Oil Vulnerability in Cities
Dr. Jago Dodson, Director of the Urban Research Program and Dr. Neil Sipe, Head of School of the School of Environmental Planning, Griffith University, will discuss the concepts and methods for investigating oil vulnerability in metropolitan areas with examples from Australia, the US and Canada. This will be followed by a wider discussion of regional planning and technological responses to oil vulnerability including the role of electric vehicles. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Rm. 1700, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, click here.

Thursday, 12 April to Saturday, 21 April

Ubuntu (The Capetown Project)
Just Announced
A collaborative theatre project between Canadian and South African artists, Ubuntu celebrates these two cultures and tells an international story about the search for community and connectedness. Tickets start at $12. Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, click here.

Sunday, 15 April

Media and Democracy
Just Announced
David Barsamian, journalist and founder of Alternative Radio, will discuss world affairs, the economic crisis, world rebellions, the state of journalism, and censorship. 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., Rm 1700, SFU Harbour Centre, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. For more information, click here.

Upcoming Events
Monday, 16 April to Sunday, 29 April 2012            

Monday, 16 April

Canadian Universities and Global Brain Circulation: the case of Chinese holders of Canada Research Chair
Just Announced
Dr. Qiang Zha, associate professor at the Faculty of Education at York University, will address the various factors at play in persuading a group of Chinese-origin Canada Research Chair holders to work at Canadian universities. The presentation will be followed by a moderated discussion. RSVP required. 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, 220- 890 W. Pender St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, email nabila.pirani@asiapacific.ca.

Thursday, 19 April

Louise Arbour: Truth to Power
Madame Justice Louise Arbour, President & CEO of the International Crisis Group, will be speaking in conversation with UBC President Stephen Toope. The discussion will touch on topics regarding international conflicts, peace, security and justice among others. 3: 30 p.m., Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Rd., UBC, Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, click here.

Monday, 23 April

Experiences of Deskilling: Challenges in Accessing Meaningful Work in Canada by Skilled, Non‐European Immigrants
Just Announced
Mei Lan Fang from the Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU, will focus on on the continued existence of institutionalized racism within Canada and how it is reflected in current immigration policies, particularly policies surrounding procedures in attaining employment. Registration required by 12 April. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Rm. 1530, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, email tbaron00@mylangara.bc.cas.

Tuesday, 24 April

Gender and Justice
Just Announced
Donna Martinson, Retired Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court, will talk about the roadblocks that prevent women from challenging discriminatory and harmful laws as well as structural issues that prevent victims of male violence from engaging with the justice system. This will be followed by a panel discussion featuring specialist and experts on the issue. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema, 3rd Floor, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, SFU, 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, click here.

Friday, 27 April

An Economic Assessment of the Northern Gateway
Just Announced
Robyn Allan, consulting economist, will share her views on the issue of the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project and how it has been misrepresented to the public and the environmental impact and the economic risk it possess to the Canadian economy. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Rm 1800, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver. For more information, click here. To RSVP, click here.

Saturday, 28 April

Love, Death, and Taxes in Ancient Egypt
Just Announced
Thomas H. Greiner, President of the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities in Vancouver, will lecture on the Ancient Egyptians and through the analysis of art, poetry, history, and archaeology, will examine life, love, and death along the banks of the Nile. 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Rm. 401, SFU at Surrey City Centre Library, 10350 University Dr., Surrey. For more information, click here. For more information, email csreg@sfu.ca. To RSVP, click here. 

All events free and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated.