As the central hub for interdisciplinary dialogue and learning at UBC, all listed events at Green College are free, open to the general public, and do not require advanced registration (unless otherwise indicated on the event page).
Featured upcoming events
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October 23, 2025The History of Lines, the Currency of Law, and the Future of Politics: Using Maps to Predict the Fullest Impact of Colonialism
A momentum towards strong property rights to reinforce democratic principles appears in many countries today. We learn that having a space in our name, taking care of that space, and respecting others’ own property helps in the development of financial stability, respectful social relations, and…
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October 27, 2025Confessions of a Seahorse Biologist: Diving into an exhilarating field season across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
From close shark encounters and dodging pirates, to interviewing 350 fishermen and searching for cryptic seahorses in distant atolls, Ruth will be sharing fieldnotes from her seahorse research project in the Yucatan Peninsula. Come along to discover what she and her team in Mexico worked on, and…
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October 28, 2025“By knowing where you’ve been, you have a greater understanding of where you’re going”: Building Anishinaabe Futures Through Cultural Revitalization in the Lac du Flambeau Public School
Over the last four decades, the Waaswaaganing Anishinaabeg (Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin) have experienced a cultural renaissance, with resurgent interest in language, traditional arts, culture, and traditional harvests. This reengagement with traditional culture has occurred partially in the public…
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October 23, 2025The History of Lines, the Currency of Law, and the Future of Politics: Using Maps to Predict the Fullest Impact of Colonialism
A momentum towards strong property rights to reinforce democratic principles appears in many countries today. We learn that having a space in our name, taking care of that space, and respecting others’ own property helps in the development of financial stability, respectful social relations, and…
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October 27, 2025Confessions of a Seahorse Biologist: Diving into an exhilarating field season across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula
From close shark encounters and dodging pirates, to interviewing 350 fishermen and searching for cryptic seahorses in distant atolls, Ruth will be sharing fieldnotes from her seahorse research project in the Yucatan Peninsula. Come along to discover what she and her team in Mexico worked on, and…
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October 28, 2025“By knowing where you’ve been, you have a greater understanding of where you’re going”: Building Anishinaabe Futures Through Cultural Revitalization in the Lac du Flambeau Public School
Over the last four decades, the Waaswaaganing Anishinaabeg (Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin) have experienced a cultural renaissance, with resurgent interest in language, traditional arts, culture, and traditional harvests. This reengagement with traditional culture has occurred partially in the public…
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October 29, 2025On the Salish Sea
This event will feature Justin Neal, a Squamish playwright and 2024 SFU Shadbolt Fellow. His latest play, Keepers of the Salish Sea, premiered in November 2024, and infused Coast Salish knowledge with the human quest for the meaning of life. This event is open to the general public and…
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November 3, 2025The Cat That Lives in Your Dreams: Screening and Conversation
Join us for a screening of The Cat That Lives in Your Dreams, a short documentary that follows Jin Li, a 29‑year‑old autistic artist from Seoul, as she travels to New York for her solo exhibition. The film centers on her creative process and everyday routines, inviting viewers to encounter her work…
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November 4, 2025Indigenous Storytelling through Play: A Roundtable with Game Designers Luke Parnell, Maize Longboat, and Josh McKenna
This roundtable brings together three Indigenous game designers and consultants—Luke Parnell, Maize Longboat, and Josh McKenna—to explore how Indigenous storytelling traditions find new life through games and play. Working across video games and tabletop design, each speaker engages with Indigenous…
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November 5, 2025Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen Reads "Roughly for the North"
Roughly for the North is Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen’s debut collection of poetry. It encompasses her love and longing for her ancestral home of Ugiuvak (King Island, Alaska). In the work, she also comes to grips with her beloved Aaka Cecilia Muktoyuk’s cancer illness and passing. It is full…
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November 6, 2025A Roundtable on “A Precarious Enterprise: Making a Life in Canadian Publishing”
“A Precarious Enterprise has all of the DNA necessary for future historians to fully understand the joyous and unexpected rodeo that was CanLit 1.0. It was a cherished window in time, and Scott tells of it with love and the ultimate insider’s POV.” — Douglas Coupland, author and artist…
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November 13, 2025Ten Surprising Things About the History of Photography in Canada
What did Canadians know about photography, and when did they know it? Some years ago, I set out to answer that two-part question. My first surprise was the tenor of the discussion as news of the inventions began to circulate in 1839. Photography seemed to be anticipated in British North America and…
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November 18, 2025Climate Change and Microbial Biodiversity: Possible Impacts on our Food and Gut Microbiota
While climate change threatens iconic animal species, its impact on microbes—invisible to the naked eye—is just as critical, especially for our food and our health. Climate change isn't just about rising temperatures; it's a cascade of environmental perturbations that are disrupting ecosystems…