Big Thinking at Congress 2018
On the front lines: Indigenous women and climate change
Indigenous communities are on the front lines of fighting resource extraction and climate change, but they are also on the front lines of solutions. Growing up in one of the world’s most intensive fossil fuel extraction projects in the tar sands, Melina Laboucan-Massimo became increasingly aware that our current global energy strategy is unsustainable. After witnessing a massive oil spill in her home community, she dedicated her work to building renewable energy solutions that are key to a community’s health and vitality. Join this session to find out how Indigenous communities are implementing clean energy projects, and how women in particular are creating climate solutions critical to addressing the growing impacts of climate change.
Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Lubicon Cree, Indigenous Knowledge & Climate Change Fellow, David Suzuki Foundation
The Canada Prizes: Unwritten histories, unfolding futures
The Canada Prizes: Unwritten histories, unfolding futures By Mahmoud Shabeeb The Canada Prizes celebrate outstanding voices in the humanities and social sciences, championing the transformative impact of scholarly books and honouring research that...
Pedagogies of togetherness: Practices for inclusive learning
Rewiring education together for a just future By Mahmoud Shabeeb How can post-secondary education move beyond traditional boundaries and foster truly inclusive, collaborative learning? This question steered the “Pedagogies of togetherness: Practices...
Technologies of togetherness: Shaping an equitable future with AI
From innovation to inclusion: AI’s potential for social good By Mahmoud Shabeeb As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms every facet of our lives, the urgent question is not just what these technologies can do, but how they can serve all of...