Join Indigenous Climate Action for a deep-dive webinar on Bill C-5 and what it means for Indigenous communities, climate policy, and so-called Canada’s climate commitments heading into COP30.

This teach-in brings together Indigenous leaders and advocates to unpack how the government’s idea of “Building Canada” actually just maintains extractive, colonial systems – and redwashes the whole thing through structures like the “Indigenous Advisory Council.”

Through open discussions and critical reflections, we’ll explore how Bill C-5 connects to Canada’s climate commitments, both nationally and internationally in spaces like COP30. Register now to be part of this important conversation about justice, sovereignty, and the future of climate action in so-called Canada.

Nov 25, 2025 11:00 AM (EST)

Generative AI is permeating higher education in many different ways—it is all around us and increasingly embedded in university work and life, even if we don’t want to use it. But people are also sounding the alarm: Gen AI is disrupting learning and undermining trust in the integrity of academic work, while its energy consumption, use of water, and rapid expansion of data centers are exacerbating ecological crises. What can we do? How do we resist? Come learn about the environmental, social, economic, and political threats that AI poses and how we can individually and collectively resist and refuse. Come learn about how some are challenging the narrative of inevitability. Join an interactive discussion with international scholars and activists on resisting GenAI and big tech in higher education. Inputs from multiple scholar-activists including Christoph Becker (U of Toronto, CA), Mary Finley-Brook (U of Richmond, USA), Dan McQuillan (Goldsmiths U of London, UK), Sinéad Sheehan (University of Galway, Ireland) Jennie Stephens (National University of Ireland Maynooth, IE), and Paul Lachapelle (U of Montana, USA).

Co-sponsored by: Climate Justice Universities Union Climate Campus Network

Is that spot on your apple or fuzz on your cheese a reason to toss it—or is it still safe to eat? In this eye-opening and interactive session, Rachael Jackson, creator of the Eat or Toss? website, will give you a guided tour of the Eat or Toss? platform—an easy-to-use resource designed to help you waste less food by understanding what physical changes in your foods really mean so you can make informed decisions about what stays and what goes.

Rachael will also host a live Q&A to answer your most curious or questionable food blemish dilemmas, helping you separate fact from fiction when it comes to food safety.

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Gain more understanding of why certain foods might look “off”

• Gain science-informed guidance on assessing whether food is safe to eat

• Explore the Eat or Toss? website as a go-to tool for food waste prevention

• Feel more confident in making food safety decisions at home

Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm Pacific / 7:00 – 8:00 pm Eastern

Led by: Rachael Jackson, founder and author of 

Language: English (with French subtitles)

Friday Forum 1:00PM-2:30 EDT Friday October 10, 2025

The British Columbia Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness and the Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions led a provincial disaster and climate risk and resilience assessment (DCRRA), and are continuing to advance disaster and climate risk assessment practice in the province. This work will inform risk reduction and resilience planning and support regulated entities under BC’s Emergency and Disaster Management Act. The DCRRA team collaborated with a First Nations Committee and engaged over 200 subject matter experts to conduct the assessment.

The assessment looks at six key hazards: extreme heat, drought, wildfires, coastal flooding, riverine flood and earthquakes, and considered the possibility of multi-hazard events. It examined the consequences of these hazards across six value areas: built environment, natural environment, health and wellbeing, economy, governance, and society, culture and relationality. Findings and data will be made available on ClimateReadyBC, an online tool to help people understand and reduce disaster risks.

Time: 9:00 – 10:00 am Pacific / 12:00 – 1:00 pm Eastern

Did you know that expiration dates are often misunderstood and contribute to food waste? This webinar, hosted by Laura Cicciarelli, environmental advisor at ¸é·ˇ°äłŰ°ä-˛Ď±«Ă‰µţ·ˇ°ä as part of  (SQRD), will help you better understand the different labels on packaging, distinguish between food that is still good and food that should be avoided, and adopt more sustainable practices in your daily life. Claudia Quimper from the Quebec Ministry of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture (MAPAQ), Alexandra Morin-Richard from La TablĂ©e des Chefs, and Chantal VĂ©zina from Moisson MontrĂ©al will join us to discuss the issues and perceptions, and practical tools will be presented to help you make informed choices at home and at work.

´ł´Çľ±˛ÔĚý°ä´ˇł˘ł˘Ěýon a Zoom learning meeting where when Dr. Martin Bush will address the topic: “Climate Change in Canada. Taking Action.” Dr. Bush’s presentation will provide an overview of present and future climate change impacts in Canada followed by a review of measures and policies that will reduce the effects to a manageable level. The different policy options for mitigation and adaptation will also be explained and assessed. If Canada is to meet its obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement, there is no time lose.

Bill 5 is an unprecedented attack on Ontario’s endangered species protections and even the rule of law itself. 

Premier Ford is proposing to repeal the Endangered Species Act and pass legislation that would allow him to exempt any organization or individual from a huge range of provincial laws based on his own judgement!

This one hour webinar will review key aspects of the bill and include Q and A time.

Dr. Louise Comeau is a Senior Advisor at Re.Climate, ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University’s centre for climate change communications and public engagement. She is also a member of the federal Net Zero Advisory Body. Louise has more than 30 years’ experience in climate change policy, communications, and solutions-related advocacy and programming.

Susan Tanner, Vice-President of G78 and CCEWG Chair, will moderate the discussion. While previously holding positions in both the Federal and Ontario governments Susan has maintained an active role in community organisations as both a board and staff member.  She represented Friends of the Earth at the 1992 UNCED in Rio and in 1995, Friends of the Earth Canada accepted a UNEP award for work on the Montreal Protocol done under her leadership. While serving as executive Director (2007-10) Canadian Environmental Network, Susan was honoured as a United Nations Association of Canada “Championne” for her work on human rights and environment. Susan holds a Master of Environmental Studies and a Master of Law, is a member of the Ontario Bar, has consulted in the private sector on sustainability, and taught as a sessional lecturer at ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University.

Thu, Apr 17th 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT

Our current landscaping practices work against nature by destroying ecosystems, polluting water, and wasting time and money. By choosing to work with nature, we can restore beauty, resilience, and biodiversity instead!

In this talk, you’ll learn:

• How plants, soil, water, and air interact to support life
• Simple steps to heal the Earth: protect trees, plant saplings, and replace lawns with native plants
• Community-driven solutions, like growing and giving away native trees

This is the perfect event to inspire your biodiversity-curious family, friends, and colleagues to take their first steps in restoring nature! There will be an opportunity for Q&A following the event.