A small group of organizers with a lot of supporters organized the first UN SDG Week Canada event at Douglas College yesterday. The World Café featured short talks and dialogue from the following instructors who have incorporated UN SDGs into their curriculum:
- Assembling with Purpose – Electronics and General Assembly program’s partnership with Purpose Society’s Digital Inclusion Hub. – Karen Atwal
- Urban Orienteering– Multiple SDGs – Jovian Radeshwar
- Global Citizenship, COIL and SDGs– Janice Sestan
- Indigenous Peoples and the Sustainable Development Goals – Dr. Carling Beninger
- UN experience with Women Peace and Security assignment in Mali – SDG #5 Gender Equality – Marie-Therese Atsena-Abogo
- Chemical Oceanography and Saving Howe Sound – SDG #7 – Brenda Addison-Jones
Introduction: http://api.ca.kaltura.com/tiny/tax8x
For the full week program, related Douglas College and SDG resources, upcoming events and more, see: https://padlet.com/embed/i8wyrbgi9wif5ceu