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Week of January 14, 2024

Surviving our fiery future: Learning to live with wildfire

York University Retirees' Association presents: Surviving our fiery future: Learning to live with wildfire In this presentation, Dr. Eric Kennedy discusses the interconnected sources of our wildfire crisis and what can be done to address it. We consider some of the challenges with our emphasis on firefighting and suppression, and discuss some of the paradigm shifts that will be needed if we want to live safely with wildfire in the future.

CURAC LLL lecture: Canada’s Homelessness Crisis

The U of Toronto Mississauga is hosting a free Zoom session entitled "Canada's Homelessness Crisis". In this presentation, Professor Alison Smith from UTM’s Department of Political Science will discuss the recent history of homelessness in Canada, and consider why a country as rich and as cold, as Canada, continues to fail to provide safe, adequate, and affordable housing for everyone.