The 2021 Spry Memorial Lecture: Changing the Spectrum
Hear from Desmond Cole and Tanya Talaga in conversation with Candis Callison on race, media and building democracy in Canada.
Wednesday, April 28
Overcoming Digital Divides: Older Adults and Digital Literacy
What policy solutions could help mitigate barriers faced by older adults in online access and digital literacy? How can digital literacy programs become more inclusive of older adults?
Thursday, May 6
Rosemary Brown Memorial Symposium on Women & Social Justice
Hon. Melanie Mark (MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant) and SFU’s Dr. June Francis will speak on current issues of diversity, ongoing inequalities, and ways to create positive change.
Tuesday, May 11
Plastics, Basically
A President's Faculty Lecture with SFU chemistry professor Steven Holdcroft on breakthroughs in the world of plastics that could have a revolutionary impact on energy and climate change.
April 28, 2021 Older Adults and Digital Literacy Join us to hear community and industry representatives discuss what is impending internet access among older adults and how digital literacy programs can enhance safe internet use for everyone living in Canada. The discussion will be followed by breakout rooms focused on workshopping innovative policy solutions to bridge divides in digital access and literacy between older and younger generations.
May 06, 2021 Rosemary Brown Memorial Symposium on Women & Social Justice Every year, to honour the important legacy of the late Rosemary Brown, the Department of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies (GSWS) brings together distinguished scholars, students, service providers, and the broader community together to speak on current issues of diversity, ongoing inequalities, and ways to create positive change.
May 19, 2021 People with Disabilities and Accessibility Join us to hear from experts, policy-makers and those with lived experiences as we try to unpack these questions and generate solutions for more accessible online spaces. The discussion will be followed by breakout rooms focused on workshopping innovative policy solutions to bridge divides in internet accessibility.
June 02, 2021 Public Internet Access Join us to discuss how Canada can better support our public internet infrastructure for the marginalized communities who rely on them and for everyone.
June 23, 2021 Youth and Digital Skills Join us to discuss how Canada can better support our public internet infrastructure for the marginalized communities who rely on them and for everyone.
April 21, 2021 Recap of Pandemonium: Taking It to the Streets In the final episode of the Pandemonium webinar series, on March 24, our panel and participants discussed city streets and public spaces as the living rooms of urban people.
March 30, 2021 Recap of Urban Resilience: New Realities In the latest session of the Pandemonium webinar series, on February 24, panelists shared experiences, research and insights about responses to the pandemic, emergency preparedness, recovery planning, disaster risk, and how these fit within a wider and more holistic understanding of resilience.
February 19, 2021 Recap of Not Back to Normal: Housing Post-Pandemic In the fifth session of the Pandemonium webinar series on January 27, 2021, panelists from Vancouver, Ontario, Ireland and Italy came together to share a range of insights about the impacts of the pandemic on housing and communities.