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DAVID SUZUKI & JEFF RUBIN - October 16th 2012

The End of Growth TOUR

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 at 7:00pm 
Lakeside Hope House, 75 Norfolk Street, Downtown Guelph (formerly Norfolk United Church)

with host Evan Fraser, Associate Professor, Geography, University of Guelph

Jeff Rubin approaches climate change and a sustainable future from an economic viewpoint, while David Suzuki comes at it from an ecological standpoint. After meeting this year in Vancouver, they realized their common goals and The End of Growth tour was created.

SETS COMMUNITY-FACING WORK

 

Parkdale is the “landing strip” for waves of immigrants and refugees arriving in Toronto; it’s also home to, or the near neighbour of, a number of MFA students in the University of Guelph’s Creative Writing Program and two SETS faculty members: Catherine Bush and Michelle Elleray.

 

History: Intoxicating Manchuria: Norman Smith's New Book is Here!

The Department congratulates Dr. Norman Smith on the publication of his latest book, Intoxicating Manchuria: Alcohol, Opium and Culture in China's Northeast (UBC Press, 2012)

from the jacket: In China, both opium and alcohol were used for centuries in the pursuit of health and leisure while simultaneously linked to personal and social decline. The impact of these substances is undeniable, and the role they have played in Chinese social, cultural, and economic history is extremely complex.

Intoxicating Manchuria: Norman Smith's New Book is Here!

The Department congratulates Dr. Norman Smith on the publication of his latest book, Intoxicating Manchuria: Alcohol, Opium and Culture in China's Northeast (UBC Press, 2012)

from the jacket: In China, both opium and alcohol were used for centuries in the pursuit of health and leisure while simultaneously linked to personal and social decline. The impact of these substances is undeniable, and the role they have played in Chinese social, cultural, and economic history is extremely complex.