EVENTS

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MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY
CLIMATE ACTION COALITION

Webinar - Impact of Climate Change on NL Fisheries

June 23, 2020 – 7:00 PM
Online Webinar
Tickets

With
Kimberly Orren, Fishing for Success
Dr. Paul Foley, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
Dr. Tyler Eddy, Marine Institute

Presented with the Memorial University Climate Action Coalition

As greenhouse gas emissions warm and acidify our oceans, the ecosystem they hold is adapting and changing. While some species can thrive in the new conditions, others are dying out or migrating north to colder waters.

How is this climate change impacting our fisheries?

How can communities build resilience to this change?

And what is the role of Memorial University and the Marine Institute in helping communities adapt to and mitigate the impact?

These are the questions we’ll be asking our panel AND YOU! This interactive webinar is designed to give space to acknowledge not just the expertise of our invited panelists, but all of our guests in the room.

Reserve your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-impact-of-climate-change-on-nl-fisheries-tickets-109853859852

To support social and environmental justice activism in our province, the ticket sales of this webinar will be split 50/50 between the Social Justice Co-operative and the Memorial University Climate Action Coalition.

Once you reserve a ticket, you will be sent a link for the webinar.

There are several ticket options:
Low/No Income = $0
General Admission = $7
Solidarity Ticket = $25

Webinar - Impact of Climate Change on NL Coasts

June 11, 2020 – 7:00 PM
Online Webinar
Tickets

Impact of Climate Change on NL Coasts

With Melanie Irvine, Project Geologist with Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
& NunatuKavut Community Council

Presented with the Memorial University Climate Action Coalition

Thursday, June 11 from 7:00 to 9:00pm

With rising sea levels and growing storms, climate change is predicted to have significant impacts on the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador. This webinar will feature a presentation from Melanie Irvine with the Government of NL to review what this impact will look like and the NunatuKavut Community Council to share their work on what the community is doing to build capacity and resilience to mitigate the impact of climate change.

Question and answer period to follow.

To support local organizers, we are asking people to reserve tickets to the webinar. The funds will be split 50/50 between the Social Justice Co-operative and the NunatuKavut Community Council.

There are several ticket options:
Low/No Income = $0
General Admission = $7
Solidarity Ticket = $25

Tickets available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/impact-of-climate-change-on-nl-coasts-tickets-108461886422

Once you reserve a ticket, you will be sent a link for the webinar.
Please send us a DM or email at socialjusticecoopnl@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.

Climate Action Coalition Roundtables
How MUN can both decarbonize and become a leader in sustainability

St. John’s, Grenfell, and Marine Institute Campus will each have a roundtable that is open to students, faculty, staff, and community members. For those unable to make this event, you can still provide input through our survey here.

Your input will help inform climate and sustainability action at Memorial University. At the end of the roundtable, attendees will have an opportunity to join and create action groups.

St. John's Campus Roundtable

Postponed

March 14, 2020 – 12:30-3:00
R. Gushue Jr. Common Room
Lunch Provided

Registration:
Grenfell Campus Roundtable

Postponed

March 20, 2020 – 4:00-6:00
GCSU Backlot
Snacks Provided

Registration:
Marine Institute Campus Roundtable

Postponed

March 25, 2020 – 12:00-2:00
MI Conference Room
Lunch Provided

If you can not make both hours, please feel free to come during 12:00-1:00 or 1:00-2:00.

The Marine Institute Sustainability Committee is in the process of reviewing its terms of reference. During this roundtable, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss how the committee can be structured to be an effective decision-making body.

Registration:
Upass and Transit Town Hall

March 11, 2020 – 7:00 PM
St. John’s Campus: A1046
Pizza Provided

RESCHEDULED – UPDATE SOON

Join us for a discussion: Moving forward with transit at St. John’s following the U-Pass vote.

Co-hosted by:
Sarah Stoodley, MHA Mount Scio
Social Justice Co-op
MUNSU

Pizza will be provided at 7pm, please bring your own beverage container.

This will be a consultative, constructive and collaborative session. We will provide a brief overview of the former U-Pass program, and will break out into smaller groups to discuss which areas of the program were great, and which areas may have contributed to the vote result. And finally, how should we move forward, and can we agree on short term actions?

See you there!

For questions, please reach out to MHA Stoodley at sarahstoodley@gov.nl.ca

Film Screening
Living in the Future's Past

St. John’s Screening
March 15, 2020 – 7:00 PM

Bruneau Centre, room IIC 2001
Presented by Jessica Spooner, BA Student

Grenfell Screening
March 24, 7:00-9:00PM
Room TBA

Trailer

“What kind of future would you like to see?”  This is the question posed by the beautifully photographed film “Living in the Future’s Past”.    Join producer and film narrator, Jeff Bridges, on a journey of self-discovery.  More than a more common environmental destruction film, Living in the Future’s Past takes us into wild spaces and shares powerful insights and hope for moving forward!

This event will offer a brief presentation with a Q & A following. 

Join us for this powerful and thought-provoking event!

In collaboration with MUN Sustainability Office, MUNSU, MUN Climate Change Coalition