Friday, April 23
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.
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April 23, 2021
The 2021 Spry Memorial Lecture -
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 11, 2021
Plastics, Basically -
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. -
May 19, 2021
Researching for Climate Justice
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June 01, 2021
Pandemics and Borders: How to Manage Travel Restrictions More Effectively -
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.
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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. -
March 17, 2021
Frightfully Angry: Reflections on The Juggling Mother & “Coming Undone” in the Age of COVID
On International Women’s Day (March 8), CBC’s Michelle Eliot had a COVID-centred conversation with Amanda Watson about her recent manuscript, The Juggling Mother: Coming Undone in the Age of Anxiety (2020 UBC Press). -
March 12, 2021
Work Hard, Play Hard: Reflections on a Lecture on Stress, Recovery and Resilience in the Workplace
On March 9, Professor Lieke ten Brummelhuis of SFU’s Beedie School of Business delivered a virtual lecture as part of SFU's 2021 President's Faculty Lectures on the theme of resilience and recovery. -
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.
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April 06, 2021
Indigenous youth suicide prevention initiative taken over by Stó:lō Nation -
April 05, 2021
Traditional Stó:lō philosophy is helping to pull back the veil of despair during the pandemic -
March 23, 2021
An Indigenous healing connection to the land -
March 08, 2021
Women are getting overworked during the COVID-19 pandemic -
March 05, 2021
The Juggling Mother: Sociology and Anthropology’s Amanda Watson examines modern motherhood
