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Mental Health as an SDG: From Theory into Action

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Student Mental Health Startup Engage You(th) will share their experience creating a grassroots intervention that tackles mental health in their community. This will be followed by an interactive discussion about promoting Mental Health awareness and integrating SDG approaches.
Hosted by student startup ENGAGE You(th)
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHF5N36RvKaecUtEn7qFQHmYB8yhrJo9ky5YQBvn8_y_e5gw/viewform?usp=share_link

Hiperion: Immersive Theatre on the SDGs (en español, 19:00 UTC+1)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

In ‘Hiperion: tourism to the past with sensorial streaming’, you will be the main character of an immersive theatre play with a binaural technology. Join us for this artistic experience that uses theatre as a tool to imagine our future, think critically and raise awareness about the SDGs.
en español, 19:00 UTC+1 (Madrid)
Organizer: Universidad Carlos de Madrid III

Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2023

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

The Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2023 program is organized by the SDG Innovation Lab, Centre of Entrepreneurship, Centennial College with OSPE and Canadian Partners and the support from UNDP and Digital Society School Amsterdam. It is a weekend program to contribute to the Global Goals by collaborating and building solutions to pressing social or business challenges and invoking the participation and engagement of students, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, creative thinkers, and the public community. The program uses a design process and lean methodology to guide participants ensuring that any potential solutions actually solve the problem at hand.
Organizer: Centennial College and Partners
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-goals-jam-canada-winter-2023-march-10-12th-weekend-tickets-479543897707

One Choice – Would you choose to not use any substances before you turn 21? (5:30 p.m. PST start)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Join Mentor Foundation USA for an engaging conversation with Robert L. DuPont, MD, first Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and President of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., who has devoted more than five decades to the prevention and treatment of drug addiction. Led by Mentor USA’s Youth Advisory Committee President, Jeremy Dawidowicz and Dr. DuPont will dig into why substance use disorder (addiction) is a disease that starts in adolescence, the negative impacts of early substance use on mental health, education, and relationships, and how American youth are positively changing the conversation from substance use to NON-use.
Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bTDtrSTbTp6x8QRobIfLiA

Unsustainable Habits of Ordinary People

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Join Koç University and Moderator Selin Yavuz for a virtual discussion on the unsustainable habits we've incorporated into our daily lives and potential solutions.
Organizer: Koç University
To Join: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/94029669412 Meeting ID: 940 2966 9412 Passcode: 2023

The role of medical sciences universities in the UN SDGs (9.00-10.30 GMT)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

How can medical universities play a critical role in fulfilling the SDGs and helping society to achieve the SDGs through leadership, research, teaching and learning? View National Nutrition & Food Technology Research Institute's (NNFTRI) programmes and projects in line with actualizing UN's Sustainable Development Goals
Organizer: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83511832812?pwd=bJQjyQmxbIVz9OFfbGlXBobc4fbWBu.1 passcode: 511248

We Demand FASHION 2024 SDG 12: Bazaar & Small Business Sustainability (4 March 8:00 am – 6 March 17:00, Philippines, PHST)

We Demand FASHION aims to provide students and business owners an avenue to hone their entrepreneurial skills through retailing secondhand apparel in an Ukay-ukay Bazaar. This event is open to serve fellow students, faculty, and staff to introduce and practice sustainable efforts as stakeholders in the ever-growing clothing industry.
Organizer: Internationalization and Linkages (InterLink) Office of San Pedro College
Event information: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=828201339320867&set=a.467110008763337

Advancing SDGs on Campus Using the 17 Rooms Approach

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

To register: Meeting Registration - Zoom How can you take the world's 17 Sustainable Development Goals into your own hands? Join this session to hear from students and staff as […]

Community Tourism: Is it Sustainable?

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Head to Medellin, Colombia to gain a first-hand insight into how booming “community tourism” can impact residents living in Latin America while discovering how you can visit in more ethical way.
Organizer: Kagumu Adventures
Register at: https://forms.gle/JFSAXDCzHsviNtH28

Alianzas para el Cambio: Universidades y Estudiantes en la Agenda de Sustentabilidad en América Latina (13.00-14.00 CST)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

The event intends to provide a space where students can discuss with key actors on the role of universities and their students within the implementation of public policies and agreements to achieve sustainability in Latin America.
Organizer: Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe
Register: https://itesm.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rceiqrTIvG93m0wPZ0KMOjQB19FSrtWoV

Conferencia “De la desigualdad de género a la desigualdad climática” (11.00-12.00 CST)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

The objective of this conference is to explore the intersection between gender inequality and climate inequality, highlighting how these affect the addressing of other challenges such as climate change.
Organizer: Tec de Monterrey
Register: https://itesm.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckceGtpj8vGNSevi8d07la71qG-QrZKlB4

SDG-Impact Careers Session 1: Natalie Sehi (#2 & #3) (12-1pm CST)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's SDG Scholars Program helps students to dive deeper into their knowledge of the SDGs, engage with peers from different communities, create original content and action plans, but critically, helps students expand their professional networks and explore career possibilities. Featured SDG-Career Guest:Natalie Sehi, M.S.
Organizer: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln
To register: https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtceGtqjIjGtcmtJJBnyvmZ7q8DDTHqW3m

Catalysts for Change: Campus Champions for the #GlobalGoals (5-6 p.m. CST)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Link to join at event start time: https://uca-edu.zoom.us/j/89033923130?pwd=cjdHTHJFbkVmQnRJNTZBbnUrNlgxdz09   Time: 5-6 p.m. CST Catalysts for Change: Campus Champions for the #GlobalGoals Public Keynote by Celine Kassem: McCastlain Hall 143 (Art […]

UNESCO: An Overview of the Pact for the Future (presented in English and French; 15.00-16.30 CET)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

In this Seminar, UNESCO Chairs will interact with invited experts to discuss the zero draft, and to consider how UNESCO Chairs and research partners might engage with these issues from their diverse intellectual and geographic vantage points.
Organizer: UNESCO
Register at: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rzQCe0TFSyiGLw2QqiD_ew#/registration

The Critical Importance of Measuring SDG Progress on Campuses

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Global experts on the importance of measuring progress on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on campuses across the world will share on their expertise and case studies.

Register at: https://www.collegesinstitutes.ca/event/the-critical-importance-of-measuring-sdg-progress-on-campuses/

SDG-Impact Careers Session 2: Florencio Venté (#10, #8, #16) (11am-12pm CST)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's SDG Scholars Program helps students to dive deeper into their knowledge of the SDGs, engage with peers from different communities, create original content and action plans, among other aspects. For SDG Action and Awareness week, we are making these sessions open to the public. Featured SDG-Career Guest: Florencio Venté, Co-Director of MGCY Migration / MYCP, a self-organized space empowering children and youth to contribute to and engage in intergovernmental and allied policy processes at the United Nations.
Organizer: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln
To Register: https://unl.zoom.us/j/93893395453?pwd=V3JGQWtWUldKdXVzdVRoVURIaDE4QT09

Los estudiantes nos cuentan: Avances en las investigaciones del semillero CODS (3.30-5.00 CST)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Students from diverse undergrad programs that take parte of the research HUB of the SDG Center will be sharing their research updates. The topics are Communities in endangered ecosystems, sustainable transportation and transition to sustainable energy in the fashion industry.
Organizer: Universidad de los Andes
Watch live at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxZZwKFbX14

Journey de la Sostenibilidad (17.00-19.00 CST)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

The event is organized by Ruta Azul from Tec de Monterrey, Campus Sonora Norte. During the event, the students will share their experiences, lessons learned on their successful projects in the state of Sonora, which have contributed to raising the awareness towards mitigating environmental issues and strengthening the engagement of the students with their environment.
Organizer: Ruta Azul del Tec de Monterrey
Register at: https://itesm.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrceCrpzsrGtc87xPifeT0LYZ0IrKNuJof

Fish Hut – Promoting positive mental health through fishing, one fish at a time

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Fish Hut is a non profit organization focused on promoting positive mental health through fishing, one fish at a time. Fish Hut builds Fish Huts, organizes fishing clinics and hosts virtual fishing contests.
To join: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83783488230?pwd=vVX51OFVHODOB4IsDVogy8ArABjhhG.1

🌍💧 Water Sustainability Challenges: Tobruk City and Beyond 💧🌍 (10.00-13.00 Libya, EET; Arabic and English)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

We warmly invite students, experts, research centers, universities, NGOs, governmental organizations, and the global community to join us. This platform celebrates successful stories, innovative solutions, and discussions on water sustainability challenges from diverse perspectives.
Organizer: Tobruk University
Register at: https://forms.gle/ae3gb3USgL5JPeZf6

Recycling plastic waste in Africa: challenges and opportunities (3-4.30 pm GMT, presented in English and French)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Plastic waste recycling in Africa: myth or reality? Sharing experiences and current best practices in plastic waste recycling, exploring strategies put in place to combat plastic waste, advanced plastic recycling techniques and technologies.
Co-organized by Babcock University and Senghor University
To Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HU4RGX-TSgOCBzKRlh3UAQ

SDG Careers Session 2: Bevon Charles (#2, #8) (9-10 am CST)

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Register at: https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUuf-uvqDkrH93CnaZzy2xeKvX1tukXLJKA
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s SDG Scholars Program helps students to dive deeper into their knowledge of the SDGs. Join us to see what our program is like and to hear from a professional working towards one or more of the SDGs in their day-to-day work. Featured SDG-Career Guest: Bevon Charles, CEO/Founder of Akata Farms, agriprenuer-farmer, sustainable development advocate, creative, youth leader, innovator, and techprenuer.
Organizer: the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

SUNY Oswego in Honduras: Helping “Life Below Water”

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Join faculty and administrators from the State University of New York at Oswego (USA) to discuss their latest student research project in Roatan, Honduras. The Honduras Marine Wildlife Ecology program is now in its 15th year and a member of the Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (IITG) project awarded to the University at Buffalo (UB) for 2023-24.
Organizer: SUNY Oswego

SDG Week: Upcycled Bag Workshop (in person only, 1-3 p.m. PST)

In person event: Join the Office of Sustainability for this two-hour workshop to learn about the SDGs and make your very own upcycled textile bag!
Organizer: University of California, Davis
Register for in person event: https://forms.gle/fWgLaZzmPRkFGrpr5

🌍✨ Empowerment and Action: Celebrate Women’s Day with Us! ✨🌍(10.30-13.00 Libya, EET; Arabic, English translation available))

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Join us for an inspiring day of stories, insights, and discussions on how we can collectively work towards a sustainable future through the empowerment and leadership of women.
Organizers: Tobruk University, Municipality of Tobruk, and Tobruk Security Directorate
Register at: https://forms.gle/8jCrqQNS3H4kca727