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.
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Upcoming Events
AI: Energy, Environment & Community
Join us for a panel discussion exploring Canada’s rapidly growing AI data centre industry and the opportunities and challenges it brings for our climate, environment and communities.
2026 Sterling Prize Ceremony and Conversation with Dr. Rylan Simpson
Congratulations to Dr. Rylan Simpson, the 2026 recipient of the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy! Join us this November for the award ceremony and conversation with Dr. Simpson, Barrie Police Chief Rich Johnston and West Vancouver Deputy Chief Nick Bell.
Featured
Economist and bestselling author Dr. Stephanie Kelton has spent much of her career challenging conventional thinking about government spending, deficits and debt. Through her New York Times bestseller The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy, the documentary Finding the Money, and her work on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), she has helped bring a very different way of thinking about money into the public conversation.
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Aug 10, 2026
Join Eden Robinson at the SFU Vancouver Book Launch of The Sorceress of Sky Serpents
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Jul 21, 2026
What Makes an Event Feel Worth It?
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Jun 26, 2026
Best Free Public Spaces in the Lower Mainland
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Jun 3, 2026
The Quiet Arc of Growth: Reflections from a Co-op Student
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