As the central hub for interdisciplinary dialogue and learning at UBC, all listed events at Green College are free, open to the general public, and do not require advanced registration (unless otherwise indicated on the event page).
Featured upcoming events
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October 15, 2025Victoria Chang Reads "With My Back to the World"
A new collection of poetry inspired by the work of Agnes Martin, exploring topics of feminism, art, depression, and grief, by the author of the prizewinning collection OBIT. "Yesterday I slung my depression on my back and went to the museum. I only asked four attendants where the Agnes…
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October 16, 2025Ocean Songs
Green College writer in residence Clara Kumagai will host a musical performance by Leah Abramson, a singer and songwriter. Leah’s multidisciplinary show Songs for a Lost Pod explores human relationships with marine mammals in a polluted planet, intertwined with her own family history and…
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October 20, 2025Black Holes as Holograms: Rethinking Space, Time, and Gravity
Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in our universe. Their gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Yet after decades of study, our understanding of black holes remains incomplete. What makes these extraordinary objects so elusive? In this talk, I will…
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October 15, 2025Victoria Chang Reads "With My Back to the World"
A new collection of poetry inspired by the work of Agnes Martin, exploring topics of feminism, art, depression, and grief, by the author of the prizewinning collection OBIT. "Yesterday I slung my depression on my back and went to the museum. I only asked four attendants where the Agnes…
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October 16, 2025Ocean Songs
Green College writer in residence Clara Kumagai will host a musical performance by Leah Abramson, a singer and songwriter. Leah’s multidisciplinary show Songs for a Lost Pod explores human relationships with marine mammals in a polluted planet, intertwined with her own family history and…
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October 20, 2025Black Holes as Holograms: Rethinking Space, Time, and Gravity
Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in our universe. Their gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. Yet after decades of study, our understanding of black holes remains incomplete. What makes these extraordinary objects so elusive? In this talk, I will…
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October 21, 2025On Art and Negativity
Too often it is assumed that the function of art is to reflect, resist, repair, or transcend the world. This talk considers what orientations to the work of art, what modalities of attention or senses of regard, might be opened up in the absence of any such presumption. This event is open to…
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October 22, 2025Crafty Play
Craft practices are sometimes more than satisfying and challenging activities that are fulfilling and meaningful for their own sake. Craft can also be a hands-on means to rework the world: a tool for critical engagement, political advocacy, and social action. This discussion brings together three…
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October 23, 2025The History of Lines, the Currency of Law, and the Future of Politics: Using Maps to Predict the Fullest Impact of Colonialism
A momentum towards strong property rights to reinforce democratic principles appears in many countries today. We learn that having a space in our name, taking care of that space, and respecting others’ own property helps in the development of financial stability, respectful social relations, and…
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October 28, 2025“By knowing where you’ve been, you have a greater understanding of where you’re going”: Building Anishinaabe Futures Through Cultural Revitalization in the Lac du Flambeau Public School
Over the last four decades, the Waaswaaganing Anishinaabeg (Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin) have experienced a cultural renaissance, with resurgent interest in language, traditional arts, culture, and traditional harvests. This reengagement with traditional culture has occurred partially in the public…
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October 29, 2025On the Salish Sea
This event will feature Justin Neal, a Squamish playwright and 2024 SFU Shadbolt Fellow. His latest play, Keepers of the Salish Sea, premiered in November 2024, and infused Coast Salish knowledge with the human quest for the meaning of life. This event is open to the general public and…
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November 5, 2025Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen Reads "Roughly for the North"
Roughly for the North is Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen’s debut collection of poetry. It encompasses her love and longing for her ancestral home of Ugiuvak (King Island, Alaska). In the work, she also comes to grips with her beloved Aaka Cecilia Muktoyuk’s cancer illness and passing. It is full…
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November 6, 2025A Roundtable on “A Precarious Enterprise: Making a Life in Canadian Publishing”
“A Precarious Enterprise has all of the DNA necessary for future historians to fully understand the joyous and unexpected rodeo that was CanLit 1.0. It was a cherished window in time, and Scott tells of it with love and the ultimate insider’s POV.” — Douglas Coupland, author and artist…