We hope you will join community and academic presenters in this series of free events
exploring the challenge, culminating in a UVic IdeaFest event on March 11th.
Community Conversations’ at the Bateman Centre, 1.30 – 4.30 PM
Postponed…
Introduction, overview of the initiative
• The Anthropocene, the One Planet Region and the Happy Planet Index
• Trevor Hancock, School of Public Health and Social Policy, UVic
• Measuring Victoria’s Ecological Footprint
• Jennie Moore, BCIT. Jennie’s PhD was on the ecological footprint of Vancouver, and she
is working on the ecological footprint for Victoria.
Monday Jan 30th
• A Conversation on Indigenous views of the One Planet region
• Nick Claxton and colleagues. Nick is an Instructor with the Faculty of Education and is
Tsawout Band & WSÁNEĆ Nation Indigenous Academic Advisor/ Coordinator
Monday Feb 6th
• A Conversation on renewable energy systems for a One Planet region
o Presentation by Tom Hackney, Policy Director, Victoria chapter of BCSEA
(BC Sustainable Energy Association) with interactive discussion facilitated by
climate social scientist Jan Inglis
Monday Feb 13th
• A Conversation on transportation systems and urban development patterns for a One
Planet region
• Led by Todd Litman, Victoria Transport Policy Institute
Wednesday Feb 22nd
• A Conversation on a food system for a One Planet region
• Led by Jeremy Caradonna, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Studies, UVic with support
from CRFAIR (Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable)
Saturday March 11th, 2 – 4 PM, New Horizons, James Bay – IdeaFest event
• The Anthropocene is here! Living well in a ‘One Planet’ region
• A panel presentation and discussion