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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

COIL International Conference 2024 (7-8 March 8am-5pm Philipines (PHST))

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

SDG 4 & 17: Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Conference 2024
Theme: “May the FORCE (Focus, Ownership, Resilience, Collaboration, and Execution) be with You”

Register: https://forms.gle/VNAQ83UeTRkL3SaA6

Religious Studies and Climate Justice

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Religious studies students come to understand that religion and climate justice are not just compatible with each other, but that climate justice cannot be achieved without the mobilization and inclusion of religious communities. How do students develop this knowledge into skills for sustainability development?
Organizer: JMU Dining
Link to join: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88136798892?pwd=KxX3uwq0aM0J5DxYJ2KmAROs3m0Pby.1 password: sdg

Friday “Pub” Trivia: SDG Edition

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

In our "pub" quiz, you'll spin our SDG Trivia wheel and play along with our guest hosts to see how well your knowledge of the SDGs stacks up against theirs. We'll introduce you to this free trivia tool that was designed to raise "pub"lic awareness of the SDGs.
Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqf--rqToqHNPLk9IIZotSTo3mr3f1mYSO

Eco-Equality and Gender Equity: A panel of Millennium Fellows taking the lead

Virtual Eastern Standard Time Zone, GA

Join Millennium Campus Network's Millennium Fellows from the Class of 2024 as they share the diversity of ways they advanced the sustainable development goals of climate action and gender equality. Focusing on collective action and sustainable solutions, the event draws attention towards the interrelationship between achieving gender equality and climate action.

Organizer: Millennium Campus Network

Connecting Sustainable Development Goals to Disaster Resiliency

Join the UC Davis SDG Interns and panelists from the CA Governor's Office and UC Davis School of Law and Global Affairs departments for a virtual event to discuss disaster resiliency and supporting communities, including through governmental and university initiatives.

Organizer: University of California Davis

Taller de reutilización de material reciclado (In-person event; 10am-12pm CST)

Join this hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to give your clothes a second life! Discover creative ways to repurpose old items. Let’s rethink fashion and make sustainability part of our everyday choices! The workshop will be in person.

Organizer: Tec de Monterrey Campus Ciudad Obregón, Sonora

Growing Open Educational Resources Across Institutions: A Collaborative Cycle (1-2 pm PT)

Join BCIT instructor Julia Alards-Tomalin and University of Alberta’s Valerie Miller to explore the exciting evolution of a cross-institutional OER project. Learn how Valerie’s educational game, “Become an Earth Doctor,” sparked a collaboration that led to BCIT students creating expansion decks focused on local BC ecosystems.

Organizer: British Columbia Institute of Technology