Environment Week

EcoFest is a month-long series of events that discuss current environmental issues and ways to engage in environmental action. Events range from panel discussions, movie screenings, gardening workshops, a clubs fair, and much more!

Events are organized by many student groups on campus and external organizations:

Multi-Faith Centre Environment Intern Program
Toronto Undergraduate Society (TUGS)
UofT B.E.E.S.
Harvest Noon
BikeChain
The School of the Environment
Victoria University Students’ Advisory Council – Sustainability Committee
Climate Impact Network
UofT Veg Club
UofT Entomophagy/Bug Bites
Ontario Water Association – UofT Chapter
Toronto Green Drinks
Centre for Ethics

Coordination of promotion and planning is led by UTERN’s Environment Month Coordinator and Webmaster, the University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU) Sustainability Commissioner, and the EcoFest Planning Commitee. UTERN and the UTSU would like to thank the EcoFest Planning Committee and all the affiliated student groups for all their hard work in planning and organizing events for EcoFest 2015.

Tweet us about what event you are planning to go to: #envmonth2015
All information on Environment Month 2015 is posted on ecofest2015.tumblr.com.

A series of interesting events will be taking place to discuss current environmental issues, sustainable living, and greening efforts on a macro or micro level. The goal is to share with students what society and stakeholders can do to tackle those issues, and how.

Monday March 2^nd
Toronto and the Natural City: Facing our Ecological Future
4:00PM – 6:00PM

Town Hall Meeting
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Tuesday March 3^rd
Keynote Panel
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Wednesday March 4^th
Clubs Fair
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Global Action, Local Impact: Mercury Contamination in Arctic Ecosystems
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

This Nuclear Age: Nuclear Power and Peaceful Nuclear Technology
Presented by Dr. Jeremy Whitlock
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Thursday March 5^th
Gene-environment Interactions and the Role of Big Data in Environmental Health
Presented by Howard Hu
4:10 PM – 6:00 PM

Saturday March 7^th
Nature in Winter Retreat
9:30 PM – 6:00 AM

Monday March 9^th
Environment B2B Career Panel Discussion
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Wednesday March 11^th
Green Yoga
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

This Nuclear Age: Health, Uranium Mining, Managing Fissile Materials
Presented by Richard Denton
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

The First Green Wave Lecture
Presented by Ryan O’Connor
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Multifaith Leaders Event
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Thursday March 12^th
Investigating “Regulatory Chill”: Understanding Contemporary Constraints on Regulatory Decision-Making to Protect the Environment and Public Health
Presented by Dayna Nadine Scott & Gus Van Harten
4:10 PM – 6:00 PM

Friday March 13^th
Environmental Career Day
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Monday March 16^th
Movie Screening
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Tuesday March 17^th
Cooking Workshop
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Wednesday March 18^th
Green Yoga
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

This Nuclear Age: Nuclear Energy’s Future: Its Safety & Environment
Presented by Professor John Luxat
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Urban Sustainability Seminar
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Toronto Green Drinks
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Innovative Environmental Policy Keynote
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Thursday March 19^th
Tea Workshop
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Put Away Your Research and Talk to your Neighbour: Why Talking is Vital to Building a Greener Toronto
Presented by Franz Hartmann
4:10 PM – 6:00 PM

Solidarity Across Borders
Hosted by ESSU Event
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Friday March 20^th
Swap City
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Bikechain Gala
5:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Tuesday March 24^th
UTERN Executive Election
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Wednesday March 25^th
Green Yoga
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Alternative Energy: Finance, Environment, Health
Presented by Professor José Etcheverry
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Thursday March 26^th
Film Screening
Presented by CP UofT/MISN
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Friday March 27^th
Final Party
8:00 PM – 11:30 PM

Past Environment Week Information (samples):

Environment Week 2013
Environment Week March 2012
Meeting Minutes from Feb 6, 2013