Break the Bias: An All Inclusive Womens' Conference
2022-03-05 09:00 - 12:45 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
The event includes a panel of experts addressing the power of mentorship and coaching and breaking biases to foster inclusivity. Participants will be provided a free Gallup Strengths Finder Assessment Code with coaches reviewing your strengths at the conference. Attendance in person or virtually. Register by scanning the QR code on the flier.
Organizer: University at Albany
Karla Jaime-Benitez, Director of Campus Center Management, University at Albany
Cathy Parker, Associate Director of Career Services, University at Albany
REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfTMYG3OxqJ-GiS6I1JNGXdbbtwh6eV7aY1vKUV35aXbe8zw/viewform

CMU-Africa Guest Lecture by Dr. Fode Ndiaye, UN Resident Coordinator (12:30-1:30 pm CAT)
2022-03-07 05:30 - 06:30 | Virtual, GA
12.30-1.30 pm CAT
Please join us as we celebrate the SDG Action & Awareness Week at CMU-Africa with a special guest lecture by Dr. Fodé Ndiaye, UN Resident Coordinator in Rwanda.
Dr Fode Ndiaye has 40 years of experience in leadership and management in the field of development and finance. He is currently UN Resident Coordinator in Rwanda, supporting the National Strategy for Transformation through the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework: economic, social and transformational governance, for an inclusive, sustainable, resilient, equitable and green growth.
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IEEED Speaker Series: 'It's the Economy, Stupid' or 'It's the Stupid Economy:' can we grow our way out of the climate crisis?
2022-03-09 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
SARIT Scholarship Program (https://www.saritscholarship.com/) has launched a Scholarship Competition for Canada’s University Students. Participating students will win nearly $250,000 in prizes and micromobility electric vehicles by submitting an essay to SARIT Scholarship entitled: “If you were the Prime Minister of Canada, what clear-cut policies and principles would you establish to improve the economy while also enhancing the environment?”
CIFAL York and BEST at Lassonde School of Engineering are organizing the IEEED speaker series. The purpose of the IEEED webinar series is to give experts, from academia, the media, and professional organizations, the opportunity to bring their perspectives to the challenge of how we might BOTH improve the economy and protect the environment. The speaker series is designed to provide thought provoking insights to help students develop ideas where they can integrate these two perspectives and relevant UN SDGs for their essay.
Presenters:
Ali Asgary, CIFAL York Director & Andrew Maxwell, Bergeron Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship
Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto: Organizers and Host
Lina Brand Correa, Assistant Professor from York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change Mar. 9 A Realistic Transition to Environmental sustainability
Idil Boran, Assoiate Professor and CIFAL York Associate Director Mar. 16 TBA
Steve Cohen & Nelson Switzer, Managing Partner, Climate Innovation Capital Mar. 23 A Realistic Transition to Environmental sustainability “The time for small moves is over: what does it take to hunt the mighty Gigacorn and solve the climate crisis?”
REGISTER AT: https://www.yorku.ca/cifal/ieeed/

Strengthening Resilience and Collaboration for Wetlands (4-5 pm Indian Standard Time)
2022-03-10 05:30 - 06:30 | Virtual, GA
A webinar on “Strengthening Resilience and Collaboration for Wetlands” for participants from Higher Education Institutions. Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet wetlands are in danger; threatened with drainage for agriculture, degradation, pollution, and destruction at an alarming pace. Collaboration among Business, Government, and NGOs and Higher Institution is essential.
Speaker for the Day
Dr. Sugato Dutt I.F.S
Retd. Officer. Indian Forest Service
Organizer: University of Madras
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IEEED Speaker Series
2022-03-16 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA

SDGs Student Awareness Wake-Day @ University of Ghana (in person event)
2022-03-18 07:00 - 09:00 | AR
The level of sustainability education and action on climate change in Ghana has been tepid over the past two years, and the advancement of the country’s climate commitments is happening at a slow pace. The impending impacts continue to undo many development efforts and deepen poverty levels. Henceforward, the goal of the SDGs Students Awareness Day is to develop an in-depth action plan to ramp up actions in the area of sustainable development both on campus and outside campus. The event includes a Sustainable Development Movie Screening, Dialogue, and a Vision board Creative Action. It will be student-led event at the University of Ghana. The identified venue is a conference facility at Alexander Kwapong Hall. Our key objective is to exploit the use of problem tree analysis and development of solution tools by understanding the problem in-depth, visualizing the links between the main problem, analyzing the root cause, and designing effective strategies for action.
The lead organization is the Sustainability Week Accra, partners include AIESEC, Youth Action Movement and Amnesty International chapter at the University of Ghana.
Facilitators include, Queen Murjanatu Attah, Nii Noi Omaboe, Jeffrey Adusei and others
12:00-14:00 GMT

IEEED Speaker Series: A Realistic Transition to Environmental Sustainability - the time for small moves is over
2022-03-23 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA

Inclusive Impact Summit
2022-03-30 09:00 - 2022-03-31 17:00 | Virtual, GA
The Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation (RICSI) is proud to host the inaugural virtual Inclusive Impact Summit on March 30th and March 31st. With this summit, we will bring together a wide-ranging group of experts across academia and practice by focusing on three themes: Climate Justice, Health Equity, and Shared Prosperity. These themes will be explored through the lenses of Research, and Practice. For more information, please visit https://ricsi.business.rutgers.edu/events/inclusive-impact-summit.
Presenters:
Noa Gafni, Executive Director of the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation
Jonathan Holloway, President of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Lord Michael Hastings, former Global Head of Corporate Citizenship at KPMG
Halla Tomasdottir, CEO of The B Team and former presidential candidate, Iceland
Joseph Kenner, CEO of Greyston Bakery
Steve Varley, Global Vice Chair-Sustainability at Ernst & Young
Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle
Marla Blow, President and COO of The Skoll Foundation
Andrew Winston, Author of Net Positive
TO REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inclusive-impact-summit-registration-261333013077

UGC Conversations: Student Action for the SDGs
2022-03-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
To register: https://gatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bWeVvd-HTMGIQYXOcCoIqw

Join us on Wednesday, March 30, from 11 am – 12 pm EDT for UGC Conversations: Student Action for the SDGs. This panel will continue conversations from SDG Action & Awareness, providing insight from students at five institutions on their individual and collective efforts to advance the SDGs and advice on how students can maximize their impact.
Panelists include:

Lois Obamina, student at University of Benin
Prachi Lalwani Mirchadani, student at Florida International University, Intern at the International Rescue Committee, and VP of Operations at FIU Student Ambassadors
Ayushi Nahar, student at O P Jindal Global University
Valeria Soto, student of Sustainable Development Engineering and Intern of the Sustainability and Climate Change Plan to 2025 at Tecnológico de Monterrey
Keana Fabian, student at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) and ELN Intern at GWEM Magazine

Moderated by: Dr. Abigail Canales Ibarra, Partnerships Manager, Millennium Campus Network

Climate Change and Water Security in Urbanized Watersheds: An Interdisciplinary Perspective: University of Waterloo Summer School
2022-05-30 09:00 - 2022-06-17 17:00 | Virtual, GA
Registration is now open for the University of Waterloo’s 2022 summer school! This uniquely designed, three-week virtual event will offer participants talks and discussions by leading water and climate change scholars, insight into the use of interdisciplinary approaches, curated learning materials, improved skills and knowledge, and a certificate of completion.
Hosted by the Water Institute and the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3), the summer school is aimed at graduate students and practitioners who are passionate about learning more about applying interdisciplinary approaches to water security challenges in urbanizing watersheds under climate change.

Learn more about the program: https://bit.ly/37JjOEW

UN High Level Political Forum 2022
2022-07-05 08:00 - 2022-07-15 17:00 | Virtual, GA
From https://hlpf.un.org/2022:
“HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2022
The meeting of the HLPF in 2022 will be held from Tuesday, 5 July, to Thursday, 7 July, and from Monday, 11 July, to Friday, 15 July 2022 , under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum from Wednesday, 13 July, to Friday, 15 July 2022. The high-level segment of the Council will conclude with a final day on Monday, 18 July 2022.
The theme for the 2022 HLPF is “ Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.
As the world is struggling to recover from COVID-19 amidst continuing crises, the HLPF will reflect on how recovery policies can reverse the negative impacts of the pandemic on the SDGs and move countries on to a path to realize the vision of the 2030 Agenda.
The HLPF will also review in-depth Sustainable Development Goals 4 on quality education, 5 on gender equality, 14 on life below water, 15 on life on land, and 17 on partnerships for the Goals. It will take into account the different impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across all Sustainable Development Goals and the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Goals.

New: Letter from the President of ECOSOC on the 2022 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and ECOSOC High-level Segment (4 July 2022)
New: Draft programme at a glance for the 2022 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
New: Annotated programme with speakers (12 July 2022)
New: Tentative Programme of Side-events (11 July 2022)
New: Information Note (29 June 2022)
Secretariat’s concept note for the 2022 HLPF
Invitation letter from the President of ECOSOC for the 2022 High-level Segment of ECOSOC and High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) (6 April 2022)

Following 44 countries will carry out voluntary national reviews (VNRs) of their implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the 2022 HLPF:
Andorra, Argentina, Belarus, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mali, Montenegro, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Sao Tome and Principe , Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Togo, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay
For more details, please click here.
The HLPF will adopt the Ministerial Declaration as the outcome of its session. The President of ECOSOC will also prepare a summary to capture the key messages of the discussions. For more information, click here”

United Nations General Assembly
2022-09-13 08:00 - 2022-09-27 17:00 | Virtual, GA
Visit https://www.un.org/en/ga/ for information.

UGC 2022 Annual Gathering (virtual)
2022-10-03 08:00 - 2022-10-07 17:00 | Virtual, GA
UGC will host it’s annual gathering the week of October 3-7, 2022. Sessions and workshops will be spread throughout the week.
Opening session: October 3: 10 am – 12 pm ET
Closing session: October 7: 10 am – 12 pm ET
More details on session timing and content coming soon!

Note that UGC will not host any sessions the evening of October 4 – the evening of October 5 in observance of Yom Kippur.

SDG Week Canada/La Semaine pancanadienne des ODD webinar
2022-10-27 14:00 - 15:00 | AR
Join SDG Week Canada in collaboration with University Global Coalition for an informational webinar to discuss what SDG Weeks have looked like on other campuses.
Rejoignez-nous dans ce webinaire d’information pour discuter de la tenue de la Semaine pancanadienne des ODD dans les différents campus.
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· SDG Week Canada<https://sustain.ubc.ca/sdg-week-canada> is a national collaboration from March 6-10, 2023 featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
· La Semaine pancanadienne des ODD<https://sustain.ubc.ca/la-semaine-pancanadienne-des-odd> est une collaboration du 6 au 10 mars 2023 comprenant une série d’ateliers, de panels et d’autres programmes interactifs visant à accroître la sensibilisation et l’engagement à l’égard des 17 objectifs de développement durable (ODD) sur les campus universitaires et collèges à travers le Canada.

Sustainable Solutions Summit: Connecting Research to the SDGs
2022-11-02 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual, GA
Academic journals have a crucial, but underexplored, role to play in promoting sustainable development. To help advance this role, all academic journal editors, editorial directors and journal publishers are invited to join the SDG Publishers Compact Fellows and the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative in a Solutions Summit. The virtual event will focus on the top recommended actions and industry trends to better align journal scopes and practices with making the world a better place through connections to the Sustainable Development Goals. In this Solutions Summit, you will learn from speakers in the journal publishing and editing space and collaborate with your peers. We will also discuss how to enhance research agendas and the delivery of research to practitioners. We will share strategies and tools to continue the conversation with all members of academia. Please join us virtually.
More information and registration: https://www.sdgcompactfellows.org/sustainablesummit

Considering the Green Economy and Mobility
2022-11-09 14:30 - 16:00 | Virtual, GA
Hosted by the University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the British Consulate – Atlanta, the forum will bring together students, faculty, business leaders, and government and non-governmental representatives to explore opportunities in economic development.
The featured presenters include:
• Chien-fei Chen, Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Christopher Cherry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Bryan Daniels, Blount Partnership
• Kevin Heaslip, Center for Transportation Research, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Mingzhou Jin, Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Jon Shefner, Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

JOIN: http://tiny.utk.edu/GreenEcon

Climate Action: Education Abroad for a Healthy Planet
2022-11-10 13:00 - 16:30 | Virtual, GA
Urgent action is needed to combat climate change and its impacts. What does that mean for education abroad? This workshop will address how to integrate climate change measures into all aspects of education abroad programming, educate stakeholders on climate change mitigation, and set goals across institutions and organizations.
Learning outcomes include:
• Understand Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG13), Climate Action, and its related targets and indicators.
• Be able to articulate connections between SDG 13 and other SDGs, and how it contributes to “peace and prosperity for people and the planet through partnerships.”
• Propose specific ways their education abroad programs could contribute to SDG 13, including:
o Integrating climate change measures into policies, strategies and planning
o Improving education, awareness-raising and institutional/organizational capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction
o Identifying accessible changes that can be made to education abroad programs in the short term to combat climate change.

Lindsey Lyons, Director of Sustainability Learning, Dickinson College
Elizabeth Frohlich, Director for Resources, The Forum on Education Abroad

REGISTER AT: https://forumea.org/event/climate-action-education-abroad-for-a-healthy-planet-2/

Legathon (en español; 10:00 a.m. – 18:30 p.m. CET)
2023-03-04 04:00 - 12:30 | Virtual, GA
Are you interested in making a positive difference for people with disabilities? If you are between 16 and 20 years old and would like to present your innovative ideas on how to make a real improvement to the lives of the citizens of Leganes with some degree of disability, join the Legathon!
Taking a challenge-based approach, you will work in teams of 5 people to propose actions that contribute to ensuring that all citizens enjoy the same rights. You will also learn about different disabilities and how an adapted environment make living life on equal terms easier. The winning proposal will be implemented by the City Council of Leganés during the local Disability Week.
Presenters:
Vicerrectorate for Institutional Relations and Sustainable Development, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
City Town Hall of Leganés (Spain)
BEST- UC3M (Board of European Students of Technology)
Presented in Spanish
To Register: https://www.dejovenesleganes.es/ext/solicita-evento.aspx

Saving UAE’s Native Plants: How we Built the Flora Database (2-3 p.m. Gulf Standard Time)
2023-03-06 05:00 - 06:00 | Virtual, GA
The purpose of the webinar is to explain the efforts of young Emirati plant specialists in the generation of UAE Flora: The Native Plants Database of Emirates; a fully referenced, extensively validated, evolving, web-based, virtual database that has been designed and developed to introduce native plants form the biodiversity of UAE to the Global scientific communities, with the help and support of UAE plants’ expert from all the emirates. This database will be accessible to experts, researchers, and the public to support the UAE Flora conservation and reintroduction efforts.
Presenter: Dr. Shaher Bano, Principal investigator of Data Science and Native plants research, Fujairah research Centre
Facilitator: Dr. Karima Hamani, Assistant Professor and Sustainability Committee Chair, Heriot-Watt University Dubai Campus
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saving-uaes-native-plants-how-we-built-the-flora-database-webinar-tickets-559442998067

Event time is 2-3 pm Gulf Standard Time (5-6 am Eastern Standard Time)

Students Taking on Hunger: Ideas from Around the World on Addressing Food Insecurity and Inadequate Nutrition
2023-03-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
As part of the 2023 UN SDGs Action and Awareness Week, UC Davis is hosting a student-run virtual symposium on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how students are leading efforts to address SDG 2: Zero Hunger. Please join us on Monday, March 6, 1-2 pm PST, as UC Davis SDG Interns interview student speakers from around the world about encouraging local agricultural production, reducing food waste, and engaging communities to facilitate food distribution.
UC Davis Global Affairs SDG Interns:
Trinity Monroe Salazar; Ariana Janelle Araujo; Pavan Kaur Gill; Molly Elizabeth Medin; Phuong Nam Tran ; Hei Lam Ho.
Other speakers who are participating in the International Student Challenge to Achieve Zero Hunger will be added.
Event is supervised by Jolynn Shoemaker, Director of Global Engagements, Global Affairs, UC Davis and Tom Rosen-Molina, Senior Analyst, Global Engagements, Global Affairs, UC Davis

Register: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ccy17hwAQfasyKQdDXfolA

Community Tourism: Is it Really Sustainable?
2023-03-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
Few communities have witnessed such a dramatic change in recent years like Medellin’s Comuna 13. Once declared one of the most dangerous neighborhoods on earth, this area is now a tourism hot spot with visitors attracted to its world-class street art, live hip hop, Afro-Caribbean dance shows, and innovative outside escalators. But is visiting Comuna 13 really sustainable? Local guide Ana Cristina flips the myths of community tourism and explores how you can travel with awareness and leave positive impacts as a traveler.
Presenter: Ana Cristina – Local tour guide from Comuna 13, political activist, and operations manager for Kagumu Adventures.
English (Spanish available)

TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/SnY3LRZHFQPWcJpK9

Maternal Mortality: Beyond an Indicator
2023-03-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
Maternal mortality remains a priority of the Sustainable Development Goals, under the “Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. Target 3.1: By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births, is a matter that concerns professionals from different backgrounds and also families that surround women when they are pregnant and after birth. Journalists, health providers, doctors, nurses, public policy designers, politicians, are just a short list of who should be involved in this matter.
This discussion-based event, hosted by the International Observatory in Public Health will present the connection of Maternal Mortality to the SDGs and the importance of meeting the targets. As our aim is to make this event as interactive as possible, it will begin with a quiz about Maternal Mortality basic concepts. Afterwards, we will present a brief conference which will include the key points regarding Maternal Mortality and how to build and interpret the specific indicator (Maternal Mortality Rate); these previous two points are meant to create a consensus on knowledge. Afterwards, the panelists interventions will start, they will each have the floor to share their perspectives and evaluation of the maternal mortality situation in their countries, we will have panelists from Colombia, Perú, México and the USA. As the individual conferences end, the panelists will jointly outline take-home messages and put forward new ideas to face Maternal Mortality. Finally, the event will conclude with time for debating the ideas, questions and perspectives typed by the audience in the comment box during the conference.
Professionals from different disciplines are welcome to participate.
Presenters:
Maria Luisa Latorre. Director of the Masters Program in Public Health. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas. Colombia.
Laura Castro. Master ‘s student in Public Health. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas. Colombia.
Marcos L González. Master’s in Biomedical Sciences. Des Moines University. USA.
Jose L. Oropeza. Master’s student in Public Health. National Institute of Public Health. México.
Mariel Palacios. Medical Student. San Martín de Porres University. Perú.
Sebastian Briceño. Master’s student in Public Health. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas. Colombia.
Anderson Lucena. Medical Student. Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas. Colombia.
Join event: https://meet.google.com/yvs-xhxi-mgq

2023 Great Lakes Conference: Managing Fisheries and Exploring Islands
2023-03-07 09:30 - 16:00 | Virtual, GA
The 33rd Annual Great Lakes conference will feature two themes with three presentations per theme as well as a panel discussion with Q/A from participants. The themes are Fisheries Management in the Great Lakes and Great Lakes Islands. The day will also feature a presentation on PFAS in Great Lakes Fish. The conference is sponsored by Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Institute of Water Research, Michigan Sea Grant Extension, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, and MSU Extension. Support is provided by US Geological Survey Water Resources Research Program. The conference is free to attend.
Presenters:
Heather Triezenberg, Michigan Sea Grant
Jim Bence, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University
Jay Wesley, Fisheries Division, Lake Michigan Basin Coordinator, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Matt Faust, Ohio Division of Wildlife, Sandusky Fisheries Research Station, Sandusky, Ohio
Justin Chiotti, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Detroit River Substation, Gibraltar
Daniele Miranda, Departments of Physics and Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Bretton Joldersma, Water Resources Division, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
Matt Preisser, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Lansing
Josh Cohen, Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI), Michigan State University Extension, Lansing
Peter Huston, Great Lakes Islands Alliance, Stewardship Network

Register: https://www.canr.msu.edu/iwr/events/annual-great-lakes-conference

The Creative Cafe: International Women’s Day 2023 (15:00-17:00 GMT)
2023-03-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
Using arts as a tool for education and social change, we invite everyone to join us in an afternoon of sewing, painting, sign-making and reflection about the struggles of women, girls and the vulnerable sectors in achieving equitable education. As we anchor this event to International Women’s Day 2023, campaigning for women and girls and LGBTQIA+ education (SDG 4) and equality (SDG 5) can help us build sustainable and equitable societies and communities.
Join us in person or online. Bring your materials or existing projects. Remember that you do not need to be artistically inclined to join.
The Creative Cafe Team @ University of Strathclyde
– Jane Catlin, Teaching Fellow & EdD Student, School of Education, University of Strathclyde
– Clare Mouat, Teaching Fellow & EdD Student, School of Education, University of Strathclyde
– McRhon Banderlipe I, PhD Student, School of Education, University of Strathclyde

Register: https://strath.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcuGqrDIjGNUebpmns5I1PpJhbZFIMYDQ
In person participation option also available. See graphic.

Urban Gardening & Composting: Take Action in Your Community
2023-03-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
We head over to Colombia’s second biggest city, Medellin, to explore the positive social and environmental impacts urban gardening can have upon your community. Led by a local pioneer, you will learn how to dramatically reduce your daily carbon footprint while also discovering expert techniques to be able to start a composting system for your home or university. The interactive webinar includes a presentation from local pioneer Laura Rubio and tangible take-away tools to take sustainable action straight away.
Presenter: Laura Rubio, local pioneer, biologist and Kagumu Adventures tour leader
TO REGISTER: https://forms.gle/6kaEdsUsn7YLMYeg9

Human Trafficking: Be a Part of the Solution
2023-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, GA
Human trafficking is happening everywhere – including at events. As professionals in the hospitality, tourism, events and sports industries, it is our responsibility to be aware of this issue and take action!
Join us for a training and discussion on recognizing and responding to the warning signs of human trafficking. Human trafficking and its relationship to the hospitality and events industry will be discussed, as well as ways to identify victims and respond appropriately. Participants will learn ways we can raise awareness of this continued concern and affect change. Relevant resources and MPI’s efforts to combat human trafficking will be shared with attendees.
Alexa Bufkin will guide us through the training and Katie Riggs will facilitate discussion and idea-sharing. The goal is for everyone to be more informed and aid in the movement of preventing human trafficking.
Presenters:
Alexa Bufkin, a 2022 Tourism, Events and Sport Management (TESM) master’s student graduate.
Katie Riggs, Founder of Riggs + Co, TESM alumni and past-president of Indiana Chapter of MPI.
The event will be hybrid. For those at Indiana University (IUPUI) the Lunch and Learn will be held in the Education Building Room 1128. For those joining remotely:
LINK TO JOIN: https://iu.zoom.us/j/82700061156

Teaching the SDGs: Innovations in teaching about the Sustainable Development Goals
2023-03-07 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual, GA
In an ever-changing world with increasingly complex challenges, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require rethinking norms and imagining innovative solutions. Post-secondary institutions play an important role in building capacity among learners to address this work.
With a desire to create learning experiences that are meaningful, creative and transformative, educators have to reflect on how traditional teaching methods can be improved through innovation in the classroom.
This panel will explore innovation in the context of teaching the SDGs, approaches to teaching using innovative strategies to help improve learning outcomes in universities and colleges across Canada.
Hosted by SDSN Canada and the Sustainability Hub at University of British Columbia
Moderator: Ramota Morenike Ojurongbe, program coordinator SDSN Canada
Panelists:
1. Kshamta Hunter- Manager of Transformative Learning & Student Engagement with the UBC Sustainability Hub
2. Dr. Alistair Edgar- Associate Professor of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University
3. Aditi Garg is an educational development specialist, University of Saskatchewan
4. Rosalind Warner, College Professor at Okanagan College
5. Dr. Candy Ho- University Lead, Sustainable Development Goals at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Office of the Provost and Vice President Academic

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Inner Development Goals
2023-03-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual, GA
What Inner Shifts or human growth needs to happen in order for us to reach the SDGs collectively?
The Inner Development Goals is a framework launched in 2022 to support the achievement of the 17 SDGs.
The starting point for the IDG initiative was the reflection that the SDGs provide goals and a vision of what needs to happen, but progress along this vision has so far been disappointing because we lack the inner capacity to deal with our increasingly complex environment and challenges.
“The success of an intervention depends on the interior condition of the intervener.” Bill O´Brien
The IDGs framework maps which abilities, qualities or skills we need to foster among individuals, groups, and organizations that play crucial roles in working to fulfill the SDG. It involves a range of cognitive and emotional skills.
The 5 Categories with the 23 skills and qualities:
– Being – Relationship to Self
– Thinking: Cognitive skills
– Relating: Caring for others
– Collaborating: Social Skills
– Acting: Driving Change
Watch this video (https://vimeo.com/643897255) to learn more about the IDG and the scientific advisors which are involved, such as:
Amy C. Edmondson, Ph.D., Harvard Business School
Jennifer Garvey Berger, Ph.D., Harvard University
Otto Scharmer, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
Peter Senge, Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
Robert Kegan, Ph.D., Harvard University
Daniel J. Siegel, MD UCLA
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International Women’s Day – Reproductive Health in the U.S.
2023-03-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Virtual, GA
It’s Women’s History Month! How are you celebrating?
Join UNA-MHV and SUNY NP Dept. of Women’s Gender and Sexualities to discuss the Human Rights Implications of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Our guest speaker Katherine Mayall will be here to share how this decision will impact the access to fill reproductive health in the U.S.

Facilitator: Dr. Ş. İlgü Özler, Professor, SUNY New Paltz
Guest Speaker: Katherine Mayall, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Center for Reproductive Rights.

Register: https://newpaltz.webex.com/weblink/register/ra388e20e788ee998cc82f7efac1c907a

Educating for Tomorrow’s Unknowns: Sustainability Front and Centre
2023-03-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual, GA
Climate change or rising inequalities, whether happening locally or in other parts of the world, do not only impact our individual future but are central for collective action in tackling these and other global challenges.
How can we understand global issues? How can we learn to live happily, sustainably, and ethically without the feeling of only cutting back? What does this exactly mean for educators, parents, and students?
Join us for a public lecture on 7 March 2023 at 7 pm (EST) on the potential of educating for a sustainable future for young people to become global citizens in this complicated world.
Presenter: Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability, York University Toronto (Canada)
LINK TO REGISTER: https://www.yorku.ca/edu/events/educating-for-tomorrows-unknowns-sustainability-front-and-centre/
