Creating space for transformative conversations
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Call for Nominations: Jack P. Blaney Award for Dialogue
December 16, 2016Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue is now accepting nominations for the 2017/18... read more
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ACT's New Climate Risk Report
December 15, 2016Climate change could hurt housing affordability says SFU report... read more
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New ACT Report: Professionals' Perspectives on Climate Change Challenges
December 12, 2016This paper brings together selected results from discussions with the ACTPAC and outcomes from the... read more
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Centre Presents to International Audiences at NCDD 2016
December 12, 2016The Centre for Dialogue was well-received by an international audience at the 2016 National... read more
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Featured Video: Delbrook Lands Deliberative Dialogue
December 12, 2016This video provides an overview of the Delbrook Lands Deliberative Dialogue six month process.... read more
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An Introduction to Next Generation Public Engagement
December 12, 2016An introduction to next generation public engagement... read more
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Carbon Talks: Is the Paris Agreement on Track?
December 09, 2016You're invited to participate in Carbon Talks next public dialogue at SFU Vancouver Dec.9... read more
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Lunch Poems at SFU: November 16
November 16, 2016FREE Lunchtime readings the third Wednesday of every month featuring well-known and up-and-coming... read more
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ACT: Summary Report on Coastal Flooding and Climate Change
November 10, 2016Summary Report on Coastal Flooding and Climate Change... read more
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Principles-Focused Evaluation with Michael Quinn Patton
November 09, 2016SFU Centre for Dialogue’s Civic Engage program is co-hosting two upcoming events with... read more
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City Conversations: November 3
November 03, 2016A series of lunchtime meet-ups on the first and third Thursday of every month at Simon Fraser... read more
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Opportunity: Volunteers Needed
November 01, 2016Volunteer for the Philanthropic Foundations Canada 2016 Biennial Conference Nov.1–3... read more
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City Conversations: October 28
October 28, 2016A series of lunchtime meet-ups on the first and third Thursday of every month at Simon Fraser... read more
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City Conversations: October 20
October 20, 2016A series of lunchtime meet-ups on the first and third Thursday of every month at Simon Fraser... read more
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Lunch Poems at SFU: October 19
October 19, 2016FREE Lunchtime readings the third Wednesday of every month featuring well-known and up-and-coming... read more
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The Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy
October 17, 20162016 Recipient: Dr. Bernard Crespi, SFU Biological Sciences... read more
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Renewable Cities releases its North American Dialogue Report on 100% Renewable Energy in Cities
October 13, 2016A first for America, this dialogue engaged 20 North American cities leading in the renewable energy... read more
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Researching the City: #SFUInnovates
October 12, 2016SFU Public Square and SFU Vancouver present Researching the City, a showcase of research and its... read more
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Can Public Engagement Change Systems?
October 06, 2016Join SFU Centre for Dialogue, in partnership with SFU Continuing Studies' Community Building... read more
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City Conversations: October 6
October 06, 2016A series of lunchtime meet-ups on the first and third Thursday of every month at Simon Fraser... read more
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Carbon Talk: Climate Action in BC
October 04, 2016B.C. has released the much-awaited update to its Climate Leadership Plan. Now what? ... read more
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Wab Kinew: Indigenous Knowledge in a Globalized World
September 29, 2016President’s Dream Colloquium on Returning to The Teachings: Justice, Identity and Belonging... read more
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Carbon Talk: Low Carbon Resiliance
September 27, 2016Low-Carbon Resilience: Integrating Adaptation and Mitigation Planning for a Resilient Canada... read more
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Delbrook Lands Community Dialogue Wraps Up
September 19, 2016This report and its findings represented the culmination of a six-month dialogue-based engagement... read more
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POP (Power of Placemaking) Crawl
September 15, 2016#POPCrawl is a choose your own adventure exploration of Vancouver public space, inspired by... read more
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City Conversations: September 14
September 14, 2016A series of lunchtime meet-ups on the first and third Thursday of every month at Simon Fraser... read more
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Researching the City: Your Research, Your Story
September 12, 2016The featured event, part of the SFU Vancouver 2016 Open House, includes an interactive public... read more
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The Revolving City: 2016 City of Vancouver Book Award Finalist
September 08, 2016The Revolving City: 2016 City of Vancouver Book Award Finalist... read more
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City Conversations: August 10
August 10, 2016A series of lunchtime meet-ups on the first and third Thursday of every month at Simon Fraser... read more
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New ACT Report: Low Carbon Resilience
July 21, 2016This new white paper from ACT points to the co-benefits and synergies we can achieve if we consider... read more
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City Conversations: June 16
June 16, 2016A series of lunchtime meet-ups on the first and third Thursday of every month at Simon Fraser... read more
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Lunch Poems at SFU: June 15
June 15, 2016FREE Lunchtime readings the third Wednesday of every month featuring well-known and up-and-coming... read more
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Book Launch: I'm Right and You're an Idiot
May 25, 2016Book Launch May 25: I'm Right and You're an Idiot... read more
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City Conversations: May 19
May 19, 2016Come join a conversation on May 19 with three future leaders of the region.... read more
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Lunch Poems at SFU: May 18
May 18, 2016FREE Lunchtime readings the third Wednesday of every month featuring well-known and up-and-coming... read more
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Conversations that Matter: Gordon Gibson
May 16, 2016Conversations that Matter: Gordon Gibson, Electoral Reform... read more
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The Hive: Competing Doomsdays
May 11, 2016Mark Winston's latest post from his blog "The Hive"... read more
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Book Launch: Can a City Be Sustainable? State of the World (2016)
May 10, 2016Our own Betsy Agar (Carbon Talks) co-authored a chapter in the Worldwatch Institute's flagship... read more
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City Conversations: May 4 & May 5
May 04, 2016Upcoming Public Square City Conversation events May 4 & May 5... read more
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Sam Sullivan's Public Salon 2016
May 04, 2016The Public Salon is a made-in-Vancouver phenomenon that contributes to the unique civic culture of... read more
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Nuclear Dangers from Hiroshima to Fukushima
May 03, 2016Panel Discussion: Tuesday, May 3... read more
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Conversations that Matter: Maria Klawe
April 25, 2016Conversations That Matter features Maria Klawe the President of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont,... read more
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Engaging Across Differences with Natasha Aruliah and Suzanne Hawkes
April 21, 2016Skillful Engagement series workshop, April 21... read more
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Lunch Poems at SFU: April 20
April 20, 2016FREE Lunchtime readings the third Wednesday of every month featuring well-known and up-and-coming... read more
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Fellow Merran Smith Receives Wendy McDonald Award
April 14, 2016Merran Smith, Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada, receives the Wendy McDonald Award in the... read more
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Climate Leadership Plan extended until noon on Friday, April 8
April 08, 2016Climate Leadership Plan extended until noon on Friday, April 8... read more
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City Conversations: Your Right to Your Life
April 07, 2016Join SFU's Public Square for their next City Conversations: Your Right to Your Life... read more
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Edward Snowden: Big Data, Security, and Human Rights
April 05, 2016Edward Snowden will join Metro Vancouverites for a conversation live via web-link about the power,... read more
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The Hive: Quotations
March 31, 2016Mark Winston's latest post from his blog "The Hive"... read more
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Carbon Talk: Levelling the Playing Field as Vancouver Implements its Renewable City Strategy
March 23, 2016What are the roles of equity, justice, and democratic process as the City of Vancouver moves... read more
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The Tyee Reports on March Carbon Talk with Jeff Rubin
March 18, 2016Jeff Rubin: Oil Sands Are 'Hemorrhaging Red Ink,' Doomed to Shutter... read more
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Kassel International Dialogue on 100% Renewable Energy
March 17, 2016In November Renewable Cities shipped off to Kassel, Germany to deliver a dialogue centered on... read more
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Conversations that Matter: Bill Gallagher
March 17, 2016Natural Resources belong to First Nations and Enviros—Get Used to it!... read more
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Centre Facilitates Ideas Jam for Delbrook Lands
March 17, 2016The North Shore News covers the Centre for Dialogue’s Ideas Report on the future of the... read more
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City Conversations: Should Vancouver Close Some Schools?
March 17, 2016March 17: it’s your turn to question, observe, and offer your perspectives and opinions.... read more
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Lunch Poems at SFU: March 16
March 16, 2016FREE Lunchtime readings the third Wednesday of every month featuring well-known and up-and-coming... read more
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The Future of Canada’s Oil Sands in an Emissions Constrained World
March 16, 2016Join the David Suzuki Foundation, the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and Carbon... read more
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Honey, Hives, and Poetry
March 15, 2016March 15 EVENT: Presentation and honey tasting with the Surrey Beekeepers Association... read more
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2016 Land Awards
March 14, 2016Nominations for the Land Awards open on March 14, 2016 and close on May 30, 2016.... read more
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SFU Vancouver Speakers Series Presents: Naomi Klein
March 11, 2016Join SFU Public Square for a special evening with Naomi Klein on March 11th at the Vogue Theatre.... read more
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Building a Strong BC Climate Leadership Plan: Your Chance to Contribute
March 08, 2016Join us March 8 for your chance to contribute to BC’s future climate action.... read more
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The Relevance of Islamic Identity in Canada
March 03, 2016Join Mawenzi House publishers (Toronto, Canada) Thursday, March 3rd for the Vancouver launch of... read more
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The Hive: All Credit to the Bees
February 26, 2016Read Mark Winston's latest post from his blog "The Hive"... read more
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Engage them, and they will come?
February 25, 2016In this article, we distill key lessons from the Centre for Dialogue’s engagement practice... read more
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Building QMUNITY: Report on Community Consultation
February 25, 2016SFU’s Centre for Dialogue conducted a community-wide consultation to identify the... read more
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Delbrook Lands Community Dialogue—Ideas Report
February 22, 2016This week, we released the Delbrook Lands Community Dialogue Ideas Report, which summarizes the... read more
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Lunch Poems at SFU: February 17
February 17, 2016SFU Public Square presents Lunch Poems at SFU Wednesday, February 17... read more
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Book Review: Storm Warning
February 16, 2016The Georgia Straight reviews new book from ACT author and adviser on water issues, Bob Sandford.... read more
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Adapting to Climate Change Means Investing in the Right Infrastructure
February 16, 2016The following excerpt from the Huffington Post features conclusions from ACT's June 2015 Paying for... read more
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Fellow Robert Daum
February 05, 2016Robert Daum latest fellow named to SFU's Centre for Dialogue... read more
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Focus Magazine Reviews The Climate Nexus
February 04, 2016Read Focus Magazine's review of ACT's newest book, The Climate Nexus.... read more
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A Community of Practice for Elected Officials
February 04, 2016Civic Engage is partnering with the Union of BC Municipalities and the Local Government Leadership... read more
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Carbon Capture and Conversion
January 27, 2016Join carbontalks for a free public dialogue with CMC Research Institutes (formerly Carbon... read more
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Canadian Race Relations Foundation
January 26, 2016Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF-FCRR), Canada's anti-racism Crown corporation has posted... read more
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Richmond Living Together Symposium
January 21, 2016Join the Canadian Race Relations Foundation and Richmond community partners in an exploration of... read more
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The Urban Agenda Vancouver
January 19, 2016Focusing on the opportunities and the challenges that lie ahead in building models of inclusion.... read more
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Book Review: Bee Time
January 06, 2016Author Mark Winston hopes his book "Bee Time" inspires dialogue as well as improvements... read more
