Media Advisory - March 19, 2015

BURNABY, BC – Students at Simon Fraser University (SFU) are hosting a week-long event to discuss crucial questions about energy and the economy in the face of global climate change. The event, called Reinvest in our Future, begins on Monday, March 23rd with a series of dialogues about fossil fuel divestment, green energy alternatives and the ways fossil fuel projects like the Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline create barriers to a cleaner future.

WHAT: Reinvest in our Future is a week-long engagement event that will allow students to explore their visions for a green energy future, as well as the university’s role in helping to create that future. Organized by the Simon Fraser Student Society, SFU350 and other student groups, the event is intended to complement the Divest SFU campaign, which aims to realign SFU’s investment practices with its research record and sustainability values.

As part of the event, the Wilderness Committee will be engaging students in a participatory dialogue on Monday, March 23 called “Visioning our Future.” Students are invited to develop a vision for the world they wish to work in, and the results of the session will be delivered to the SFU Board of Governors. 

WHEN:      Monday, March 23, 2015
                    2:00 p.m.

WHERE:    Maggie Benston Centre (MBC)
                    Conference Rooms 2292, 2294 and 2296
                    8888 University Drive, Burnaby
                    (view map)

The free event is open to the public, student, staff and faculty at Simon Fraser University.

For the full schedule and locations of Reinvest in our Future events, click here.

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For more information contact:

Adam Potvin | Vice-President of Finance, Simon Fraser Student Society 
(778) 938-6536

Tessica Truong | Faculty of Environment Representative, Simon Fraser Student Society [for interviews in French]
(778) 713-1372

Tony Nguyen | Student Organizer, SFU350
(604) 600-1775

Tessa Ramburn | Student Organizer, SFU350 [for interviews in French]
(778) 994-8774

Eoin Madden | Climate Campaigner, Wilderness Committee
(604) 353-9603