Simon Fraser University is a steward of its natural environment and strives to walk the talk when it comes to campus sustainability. SFU is a place to live, learn and practice sustainability.
City Centre: A Poetry Reading and Conversation About Life in Urban Vancouver
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM August 7, 2013
Join Vancouver's current poet laureate, Evelyn Lau, for a poetry reading and conversation about how her hometown has shaped her poetry, her writing, and her viewpoints on life (Vancouver campus)
No Free Lunch: Individual, Government, and Corporate Responsibilities for Sustainability
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM September 7, 2013
This public lecture from Continuing Studies will explore personal, governmental, and corporate responsibilities for a sustainable future with guest speaker Dean Gingrich (Harbour Centre, room 1900)
Charting BC's Economic Future
September 28, 2013 - October 4, 2013
SFU Public Square's second Community Summit will exploring issues regarding BC's economic future
The Price of Inequality: An Evening with Joseph Stiglitz
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM October 3, 2013
In partnership with Vancity, SFU Public Square presents an "Evening with Dr. Joseph Stiglitz," Nobel Prize winning economist. This event, a part of the "2013 Community Summit: Charting BC's Economic Future," is free and open to the public (Orpheum Theatre).
2013 Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Conference
October 16, 2013
This third annual conference will showcase efforts to move from managing waste to eliminating it, setting the stage for a broad public conversation and call to action with the launch of Canada's National Zero Waste Council (Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre)