March for Sustainability 2024
March for Sustainability
Launched in 2022, March for Sustainability is an annual initiative that brings our entire university together in pursuit of creating a thriving, harmonious, and just future for all.
Throughout March, you're invited to participate in a series of collaborative events, co-hosted by various UFV departments and groups. You'll have the opportunity to learn about sustainability topics such as climate change, biodiversity, EDI, and gender equity. Each one aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the 5Ps of Sustainable Development. Join in, learn, and make a difference!
What's happening in March 2024?
March 5, 2024 | 9:45 am - 2:30 pm
Inspiring Inclusion: Local and Global
Join Global Development Studies students as they present their work on gender equality issues and facilitate hands-on activities.
March 6, 2024 | 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Know Your Roots! (CEP campus)
Eating sustainably has many elements. Join us in this event to get to know your local roots and learn how to become a sustainable consumer!
March 7, 2024 | 12 pm - 2 pm
Code Green: Computing for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Learn about the intersections between sustainability and computing, in this interactive and informative event.
March 8, 2024 | 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Sustainability Pathway Info Session (ABB)
Learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and the steps being taken by UFV to increase sustainability on campus and beyond.
Week 2 Events
March 11 - 15, 2024
March 12, 2024 | 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Traditional Plant Walk
Learn the Halq’eméylem names, the relationships, and the gifts of plants on this Traditional Plant Walk
March 12, 2024 | 4 pm - 6 pm
Cedar Weaving Workshop
Learn how to weave cedar into bracelets while embracing the teaching of Lets'emo:t, Lets'eth'a:le (one heart, one mind).
March 13, 2024 | 4:30 pm
Seed: The Untold Story – Movie Screening (CEP campus)
Come and join us in the CEP library to watch SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY which follows passionate seed-keepers protecting our 12,000-year-old food legacy.
March 14, 2024 | 11 am - 3 pm
Early Earth Day
Join us in this hands-on learning opportunity as we celebrate the beautiful place we call home – Earth!
March 15, 2024 | 10 am - 12 pm
Movie Screening: Above and Below the Ground
In Myanmar’s first and only country-wide environmental movement, Indigenous punk rock pastors and women activists protect a sacred river from a Chinese-built megadam through protest, prayer, and Karaoke music videos.
Week Three Events
March 18 - 22, 2024
March 19, 2024 | 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Movie Screening: There’s Something in the Water
Join us for a screening of “There’s Something in the Water,” where Elliot Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in his home province, Nova Scotia.
March 20, 2024 | 4:30 pm
Science Café: Plants, Pests, and Pollinators (CEP campus)
Join us for a casual, dynamic discussion about pests, pollinators, and plants with UFV scientists.
March 21, 2024 | 9:30 - 11:30 am
A Trash-terpiece Event: UFV Waste Audit
Come improve your litter-acy with this trash-tastic event! Learn about waste sources, management, and disposal while the UFV Waste Audit is taking place.
March 21, 2024 | 1 - 3 pm
Panel - Overcoming Environmental Racism and Injustice
This panel will take place in honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Racism and Injustice.
March 22, 2024 | 12 - 1:30 pm
Sustainability Pathway Info Session (CEP)
Learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and the steps being taken by UFV to increate sustainability on campus and beyond.
Week 4 Events
March 25 - 29, 2024
March 26, 2024 | 10 am - 2 pm
Clothes the Loop: Reduce, Renew, Restyle
Mend your clothes, take an item from the “Career Closet”, and learn about the many ways to make more sustainable clothing choices!
March 27, 2024 | 1 - 2:30 pm
Place Names Tour: Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve
Listen and learn about the unique relationship between the Stó:lō, “the People of the River”, and their land and environment.
March 28, 2024 | 12 - 2 pm
Bubbling Bliss: A Fermentation Fiesta
Join us in this hands-on workshop to learn the sustainable food production practice of fermentation!
March 28, 2024 | 5 - 9 pm
Sustainability Open Mic Night & Queeraoke
Use your creativity as an outlet for the sustainability issues we are facing, and stick around to belt your favourite queer anthems as the night continues!
Making March for Sustainability possible
Event Sponsors
Strategic Initiatives Fund
UFV Student Union Society
UFV Office of Sustainability
UFV School of Business
UFV Partners
Office of Sustainability
Planning, Geography, and Environmental Studies
Global Development Studies
Alumni Engagement
Human Resources
Agriculture Technology
School of Computing
Abbotsford Library
Chilliwack Library
Community Health and Social Innovation (CHASI) Hub
Anthropology
School of Culture, Media and Society
School of Social Justice and Global Stewardship
Student Experience Office
Student Housing
English
Food and Agriculture Institute
Queer Reviewed
Questions?
Contact sustainability@ufv.ca for info about March for Sustainability