Hannah and Julia attended the Wolastoq / St. Jean / St. John River Summit in Fredericton, NB in September. We learned about the extensive conservation work being done in the basin by many organizations and First Nations, and Hannah started to develop an understanding of the place where her research will be conducted- read more from her blog post here!
Julia is part of the 2024 cohort of the Science Meets Parliament program, which trains researchers to strengthen their knowledge mobilization skills and how policy is made. Julia will travel to Ottawa in early may to meet with parliamentarians as part of this program!
The Water Resilience Lab was out in full force at the Tower Takeover at Brock University on November 21, 2023 – an event that showcased opportunities for graduate study and research.
Julia presented in the Transdisciplinary Seminar Series, open via livestream to the public, on the topic of ‘Water Resilience, Leverage Points, and the Role of Empathy in Positive System Change’ in January 2024; please find the link to that talk here.
What are potential pathways that support sustainable agricultural and water transitions, addressing underexplored factors including the missing perspectives and experiences of marginalized actors, the influence of agricultural markets across scales, and intergenerational justice?
Working Group Coordinators: Julia Baird – Brock University Ontario, Canada & Catherine Febria – University of Windsor, Canada
The film screening, taken together with the songs of the “Strong Water Singers” and the insights shared by the panelists, centered the importance of connection – to one’s identity, to each other, and to the Land on which we gather – as an integral part of Indigenous (and human) experience. We are grateful to everyone who participated in this event moderated by Hannah Marlen Lübker.
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Free Community Screening of "My Name is Wolastoq"
Julia and Gillian, together with collaborator Dr. Gary Pickering, published an article in The Conversation called ‘Ripple effect: How public attitudes can shift governments toward sustainable, and resilient, water systems’ in January; you can read it here.