Click here to purchase online at Tix on the Square or grab yours on campus at the Infolink booths located in HUB, SUB, CAB and ETLC.
The Office of Sustainability invites you to attend the second presentation in our 2011-2012 Sustainability Speaker Series, “The Story of Stuff,” presented by Annie Leonard. Read more »
Join us for a special screening of ‘The Economics of Happiness’, a documentary about the worldwide movement for localization. The film will be followed by a Q and A session with Filmmaker Helena Norberg-Hodge (via Skype).
REAP Business Association presents "Responsible Shopping Event"
This fun and informative afternoon will help Calgarians connect with local companies that offer socially and environmentally responsible products. Discover the variety of eco fashion available in Calgary for men, women and children – everything from yoga wear to formal wear. Then learn from the world’s leading expert on ethical consumerism, Dr. Ellis Jones, how to use your shopping dollars to create a better world.
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A documentary that explores how conscious consumers and businesses can use the market to promote social justice and environmental sustainability through product labelling.
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International Buy Nothing Day always falls on the day after the
American Thanksgiving in November, traditionally the first day of
Christmas shopping! People are encouraged to not make any purchases
throughout the entire day. The idea is to increase participants'
awareness of their spending habits and to think about mass consumerism
and its effect on the cultural and natural environment of the world.
What Would Jesus Buy? follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt! From producer Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and director Rob VanAlkemade comes a serious docu-comedy about the commercialization of Christmas.
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More and more people are realizing that change is essential.
"Living on Earth as if we want to stay" is an invitation to discuss the sort of change necessary to secure long-term well-being.
Cures do not result from treating symptoms. The cause must be addressed. While Climate Change has captured public attention, it is a symptom of a greater challenge. That challenge is that the human species has grown to fill its planet.
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