Holding Space for Community
SFU Public Square holds space for SFU and its communities to learn together and work towards equitable and sustainable solutions to our world's complex challenges.
You are welcome here.
Upcoming Events
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Andréanne Doyon | A Sustainable Housing Future
The President's Faculty Lecture Series 2023/24 will review the theme "Making a Difference for B.C." and explore a wide range of vital and important topics. In this lecture, Dr. Doyon will explore the role sustainable housing must play in the creation of a more livable and resilient future.
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Victoria Thomas | Transformative Justice: A Revolutionary Praxis for Reducing Anti-Trans Sentiment
The President's Faculty Lecture Series 2023/24 will review the theme "Making a Difference for B.C." and explore a wide range of vital and important topics. In this lecture, Dr. Thomas will consider how transformative justice provides a reservoir of hope for Black trans women and demonstrate how to heal, change, and revolutionize our responses to racism and transphobia.
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Len Pierre | Navigating the Tyranny of Efficiency
Join us for the fourth installation of the Taking Action! Lecture Series, featuring Len Pierre of Len Pierre Consulting. Learn about the ways leaders can center cultural safety meaningfully.
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Volunteer with SFU Public Square!
By meaningfully contributing to our events and programming in the day-to-day or behind the scenes, volunteers will develop skills and gain professional experience working in community engagement. Form connections within SFU and beyond by supporting conversations and action for social change.
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Explore Topics
Climate + Environment
Addressing how to respond to climate change politically, economically, socially and culturally with a lens of equity and justice.
Media + Information
Exploring the power of ideas. Engaging with the technologies, politics and economics of media and the people and practices of journalism.
Indigenous Voices
Conversations led by Indigenous people about Indigenous histories, languages, arts, cultures, rights and resilience, reconciliation and decolonization.
Equity + Justice
Look here for events and resources around issues of decolonization, reconciliation, anti-racism and dismantling systems of oppression.
Arts + Culture
Supporting the arts with book launches, poetry readings, artist talks and conversations about the artistic process and arts funding.
Future of Work
AI and automation. The pandemic. The gig economy and the precariat. Unions and labour power. Navigate the future of work with us.
Community Building
How to weave connections, overcome isolation and build up our social infrastructure. Explore conversations on community organizing, social innovation and grassroots activism.