WGSI Summit

WGSI has shut down. Please visit https://linktr.ee/wgsisummit for an archive of publications and links to partners who have taken over projects.

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We are winding down our organization. Thank you to all our collaborators, co-conspirators and partners over the years. We learned so much from you and are honoured to have worked alongside you. http://wgsi.org will be available through the end of 2020.

The | conference report is out now! This resource outlines key findings on how to execute a in Canada, based on the conference. Access it at https://togetherensemble.ca/.

September 23 @ 11 am. Mark your calendar!

Creating Resilient Futures: Climate, COVID and the Economy Register     Addressing issues which pose complex challenges to humanity requires critical, informed and multidisciplinary reflection. Critical Conversations engages with some of the world’s thought leaders on different aspects of important issues to generate new perspectives and ideas for polic...

This year has presented all of us with significant personal and organizational challenges. With that in mind, WGSI is going on hiatus effective September 1, 2020 to restructure and better plan for the evolving funding landscape.

We’d like to thank you, our institutional and project partners, for your dedication and creativity over the past year in advancing implementation of the SDGs at the community level. We’ve been energized by the many conversations we’ve had with you. This work remains our core focus and we look forward to reaching out after our restructuring.

During our hiatus we direct you to the following partners who will support on specific projects (links to all can be found here - https://buff.ly/3ga3UkP)

Together|Ensemble conference - SDSN Canada

Energize Game - University of Waterloo Sustainability Office

Voluntary Local Reviews - SDSN Canada and Green Beacon

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How did an English grad student create a game about sustainable energy? The Games Institute interviews AC Atienza who has delivered an incredible redesign of Energize.

Behind the redesign of Energize, the sustainable energy game (pt. 1) | Games Institute Energize is an educational tool for understanding how to plan and implement sustainable energy solutions. It represents the potential that games have for teaching people complex ideas, like environmental realities, by demonstrating the obstacles, considerations, and possibilities involved.

School starts on September 8 and parents are wondering how to get students into classes without exposure to the virus on buses while also avoiding the chaos and congestion of school drop-off zones.

Tomorrow, Wednesday August 19, at 7:30 PM Cycle WR is joining forces with other community organizations for a Facebook Live panel focused on planning, practicing, and encouraging active trips to school.

School Travel in COVID Times: Online event August 19 Tune in on Wednesday, August 19 at 7:30 pm on the CycleWR page for a conversation about the benefits and logistics of active travel to school.

On August 18 at 7 PM ET, Renison College University & Waterloo Library present "Between Latin America & the Middle East: Women-led Activism during COVID-19" ft. a panel of women activists, journalists & psychologists. https://buff.ly/2F61cQz

VIRTUAL Renison Lecture Series: Between Latin American & the Middle RENISON COLLEGE LECTURE SERIES: Between Latin America & the Middle East

Last week Community Foundations of Canada & Mott Foundation launched their SDG Guidebook & Toolkit for community foundations. https://buff.ly/2EYH2Ij

The SDG Guidebook and Toolkit: A Community Foundation Resource on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — Community Foundations of Canada Relentlessly pursuing a future where everyone belongs

Democratic engagement , sustainable land use , decent work and sustainable procurement are just some of the topics speakers explored on Day 2 of 2020. Full playlist here: https://buff.ly/3fcx3fI

Together|Ensemble Day 2: Our Future, Our Time Ivan Touko Master of Ceremonies, Together|Ensemble, CEO & Founder, La Connexional Youth Panel & video with: Moderator Laveza Khan Legislative Assistant, Hous...

Cindy Blackstock, Ingrid Waldron, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Katherine Hayhoe & more talks from great speakers & panelists can be found on the Togethersdg YouTube Channel. Here's a playlist of all Day 1 sessions from the 2020 event. https://buff.ly/33bj7zd

Together|Ensemble Launch Orientation & Land Acknowledgment with Opening Remarks With Ivan Touko Master of Ceremonies, Together|Ensemble, CEO & Founder, La Connexional Speakers The Ho...