Articles from:April 2018

• Congratulations to the 2018 winners of the sustainability poetry contest

  Wednesday, April 25, 2018 | By Brock University

  On March 21, the UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability: From Local to Global, and the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre hosted the annual UNESCO World Poetry Day Celebration in St. Catharines. Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate with us at Mahtay Café!

  The theme for this year was “The Future We Want.”

  We would like to thank to everyone who submitted poems to the annual sustainability poetry contest and congratulate the 2018 winners:

  * Hannah Johnston, Elementary Student (Poem: “Now”)

  * Emily Lizbet Fulton, High School Student (Poem: “Do we have to die before dessert”)

  * Danielle Izzard, College/University Student (Poem: “My feet are damp”)

  * Liz Bonisteel, General Public (Poem: “Two worlds”)

  * Victoria Vieira, College/University Student, French (Poem: “Les cris d’univers”)

  We would also like to say a big thanks to the contest judges: Gregory Betts, Adam Dickinson, Neta Gordon, Nigel Lezama, and Catherine Parayre.

  Visit the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre website to learn more about the work that they do at Brock and in the Niagara community.

  View their blog post about the event here.

  Categories: Updates of the Chair

• EVENT: UNESCO Chairholder to speak at Newfoundland climate change symposium

  Wednesday, April 25, 2018 | By sackles

  UNESCO chairholder Liette Vasseur will be delivering the keynote address at a symposium on climate change adaptation and coastal community, to be held in Gros Morne, Newfoundland on May 16-18th, 2018.

  The symposium will be hosted in Corner Brook and Norris Point, NL, and will examine current knowledge on the impact of a changing climate on coastal communities in Newfoundland, with a focus on Gros Morne.

  The goal is to advance our knowledge and develop tools and strategies that will assist communities as they face both challenges and opportunities associated with climate change.

  The event is organized by Grenfell Campus, Memorial University and the Gros Morne Cooperating Association.

  Categories: Updates of the Chair