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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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IRIS' Annual Survey will need volunteers soon!
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 #14 - Jan2013
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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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DUE FEBRUARY 11TH: STUDENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY - INTERNATIONAL ROUNDTABLE
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"The Economic Shift: Finding Our Balance in a Sustainable Marketplace"
Andrew Bowerbank and his team are developing a comprehensive reference book for international
distribution to support the projects, workshops, market reports and keynote addresses he conducts around the world. You could be one of the 12 students selected to work on a team to deliver this highly anticipated international publication. Click here to read more about the opportunity.
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FEBRUARY 21ST: DESIGN & BUILD FURNITURE FOR THE NEW CENTRE FOR GREEN CHANGE
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Calling all designers, furniture makers, and carpenters
 Join us as we fabricate furnishings for the future Centre for Green Change, an innovative environmental education and community engagement hub in Toronto's Jane-Finch neighbourhood. Our vision is to create pieces that are inspired by our diverse community and incorporate existing, recycled, or reclaimed materials. For more information on how you can get involved contact Annette Dubreuil at afdubreu@yorku.ca
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FEBRUARY 26TH: FINANCING INCLUSIVE BUSINESS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION
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4th of 7 speakers in the Sustainable Value Creation Speaker Series
The next Sustainable Value Creation IRIS Speaker Series, a collaboration with IRIS Senior Fellow Kevin McKague, is on Tuesday February 26th at 7pm and features Hany Assaad, Co-Founder of Avanz Capital. Read more about the Sustainable Value Creation Speaker Series here...
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MARCH 1ST: FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY FILM FESTIVAL
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| The 2nd Annual Film Festival is all about Food! 
'Planet in Focus with York University Present: Focus on Sustainability Film Festival' - the annual event with its s
ophomore theme on food! This entertaining and educating experience features domestic and foreign documentaries, a panel discussion with filmmakers, foodies and academics, as well as prizes provided by Fresh Restaurant, MamaEarth Organics and Front Door Organics and more!
Please join us on Friday, March 1st, 2013 in the Nat Taylor Cinema (North Ross 102 at York University) from 9:00am to 4:30pm.
Our panel discussion will be at 1:30pm. Click here for more information on the films. |
MARCH 4TH: FOOD UNCONFERENCE
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Are YoU a Food Zombie? How can we make better decisions?
Come take action with us on Monday March4th at 280N York Lanes from 10:00am - 3:00pm for an open discussion on food.
The purpose of this food unconference is to create a forum for students, staff, and faculty to have open conversations around food issues. The end goal is to create opportunities to work together in order to take action both personally and here at York University. Click here to learn more about the Food Unconference and our Water Unconference on March 25th.
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| MARCH 13TH: 2ND ANNUAL RESEARCH SHOWCASE - CHURCHILL COMMUNITIES OF KNOWLEDGE |
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IRIS Director, Professor Dawn Bazely will be moderating the showcase with a focus on "Mobilizing Ecological Knowledge through Yorkspace, our Open Access Institutional Repository"  Speakers include Andrea Kosavic (Digital Initiatives Librarian), Netta Untershats (Research at York Student and convenor for the Churchill Communities of Knowledge Digital Archive Collection), and Professor Emeritus Fred Cooke (Chair of Wildlife Ecology, Simon Fraser University). Click here to read more.
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MARCH 20TH: EARTH HOUR @ YORK U
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SAVE THE DATE!  DATE: Wednesday March 20th TIME: 2:30-9pm LOCATION: Michelangelos, Lower Level, Atkinson College
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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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