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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Want to volunteer? Update your profile (link at the bottom of this email) and check the Volunteers list.
View the 2012-13 brochure of Student Opportunities!
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Read the latest W3
WCR #11 - Oct 2012
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Graduating Students?
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Do you want to continue to be kept informed about sustainability news and events at IRIS and York after you graduate?
Please update your email address below, by selecting Update Profile/ Email Address, and you'll continue to receive the IRIS Newsletter!
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 23RD: A LIVING LABORATORY FOR SUSTAINABILITY WEBINAR - WATCH LIVE IN 1048 YRT
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BCSEA Webinar with Orion Henderson - Director of Operational Sustainability at the University of British Columbia
 This presentation will share the vision and policies and that led to the setting of aggressive climate action targets and the creation of the UBC Sustainability Initiative, charged with deeply integrating the University's academic and operational sustainability under two themes: 'the campus as a living laboratory' and 'the university as an agent of change.' Click here to reserve your free webinar seat now, or join us, along with the President's Sustainability Council and FES' Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI), in 1048 York Research Tower at 3pm Tuesday.
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 25TH: UNCONFERENCE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE!
| | | Are YoU a Climate Zombie? How can we walk together?
 Come take action with us on Thursday October 25th at 280N York Lanes from 10:00am - 3:00pm for an open discussion on climate change.
The purpose of this climate justice unconference is to create a forum for students, staff, and faculty to have open conversations around climate justice issues. The end goal is to create opportunities to work together in order to take action both personally and here at York University.
To learn more about the conference, including the outline for the day and to RSVP, click here.
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PROFESSOR DEBORAH CURRAN VISITS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
| | | Green Development Law in Canada: New forms of property or same old dirt?
 Join us on Thursday October 25th 1:30 - 2:30pm at Room 1001 Osgoode Hall to hear Hakai Professor of Environmental Law and Sustainability, Deborah Curran.
Using green development case studies from British Columbia, this talk will highlight the legal innovations and burdens that sustainability development offers for both the public interest and private property.
The event is hosted by Mark Winfield (FES) and Stepan Wood (Osgoode), via the JD/Master in Environmental Studies Seminar Series. Click here to learn more.
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 DAVID MILLER: NATIONS TALK. CITIES ACT.
| | | IRIS Speaker Series November 22nd
 David Miller is Counsel, International Business and Sustainability at Aird & Berlis LLP. In that role, he assists the firm in the development of its international clean tech and renewable energy practices.
David is a leading advocate for the creation of sustainable urban economies. In addition to being a strong and forceful champion for the next generation of jobs through sustainability, David advises companies - and governments - on practical measures to make this happen.
David Miller was Mayor of Toronto from 2003 to 2010. Under his leadership, Toronto became widely admired internationally for its environmental leadership, economic strength and social integration.
David Miller, will be giving a talk at York as part of the IRIS Speaker Series on Thursday, November 22nd from 4:30 - 5:30 pm in 103 Life Sciences Building (LSB).
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POETRY EVENT ON NOVA SCOTIA'S SABLE RIVER
| | | E. Alex Pierce reads at the FES Sustainable Writing Lab
 Come out on Monday October 29th from 12:45-2:00 pm to see E. Alex Pierce as she reads from her new volume of poetry, Vox Humana, which is a passionate exploration of Nova Scotia's Sable River. This reading is part of the activities of the FES Sustainable Writing Laboratory. Read more...
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| BED/MED STUDENT WORKSHOP & VOLUNTEER PROGRAM | |
Calling all Faculty of Education Students
 An evening workshop for Teacher Candidates and Masters of Education students on experiential learning with a focus on education for sustainable development. Work with a teacher and their classroom, at a local priority neighbourhood school. The workshop will provide professional development training on how to facilitate an action project with your chosen classroom on an issue that they choose. For more information click here.
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More About IRIS and this Newsletter
The Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability is a university-wide research centre that pursues an interdisciplinary approach to the challenges of sustainability. Through our collaborations on sustainability related research projects and innovative initiatives, we hope to generate awareness amongst the York University community of our social, natural and economic spheres, while engaging students, staff and faculty in action that creates change on campus and beyond.
The IRIS Newsletter is a way to keep you informed about what we are up to so that you can drop by an event, get involved, or just learn about what research projects we are currently undertaking. The Newsletter is sent out once or twice per month, highlighting the IRIS, York University, and broader community's sustainability news and events!
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