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Bringing together faculty and graduate students at Carleton University to discuss climate change Climate change is one of those issues. Follow us on Twitter!

The Carleton Climate Commons Working Group brings together faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students at Carleton University to discuss climate change issues in relation to the humanities and social sciences, to share academic work, ideas and articles. The university has long been the place our society carves out for addressing issues of vital importance to all of society. And yet in our increa

singly specialized world, the solution to climate change is often perceived to come from science or government or some combination of the two. We think the humanities and social sciences have a role to play here too. The Working Group is a forum for exploring what that role might be. https://twitter.com/CClimateCommons

07/02/2026

Ottawa Climate & Justice Spotlight:
“We are the Ottawa chapter of SCAN!, a registered NGO which mobilizes and educates seniors to build a pan-Canadian climate action movement.
Our Ottawa chapter has over 100 members who are kept informed of opportunities for action through a monthly newsletter and occasional updates. Members are active in rallies, public fora, visits to
constituency offices and supporting petitions and letter writing campaigns. We have strong collaborative working relationships with many local organizations that share our passion for addressing the climate crisis.”
SCAN Ottawa mobilizes seniors to use their voice to fight for climate solutions, particularly through the promotion of renewal sources of energy.
SCAN Ottawa’s work and profile will benefit from increased membership as their numbers grow. They look for seniors to join us at the level that is right for them, from those who largely support the goals in spirit to those who are able to take part in activities and planning.

06/25/2026

Ottawa Climate and Justice Spotlight
The goal of the Community Grounds project is to connect people who want to use land to grow vegetables, grow wildflowers, or restore habitat to unused land in their local area. Community Grounds exists to facilitate these connections by either direct outreach to people with and without land access, or by empowering those without land access to make connections themselves. We also build garden beds in these shared spaces, with permission.

Community Grounds supports:
· people who do not have access to growing space
· people who have growing space they are willing to share

You can keep up with our updates on Instagram:

06/02/2026

In order to learn more about the complex and urgent relationship between militarism and climate crisis, the Climate Commons is convening a reading group on the topic of War and Climate.
We’re holding the first meeting of our War and Climate reading group on the afternoon of Monday, July 13 to discuss Andreas Malm’s The Destruction of Palestine is the Destruction of the Earth (https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/the-destruction-of-palestine-is-the-destruction-of-the-earth). (This is the shorter version of his book of the same title, published by Verso in 2024). We’d like to hold this first meeting in person (though some subsequent meetings will be virtual), time and location tbd. If you’d like to join for this first session or have any questions at all about the reading group please contact Emma D’Amico ([email protected])

05/27/2026

Please share widely!

This summer, Climate Commons is shining a light on the incredible climate and social justice organizations doing vital work across Ottawa!

From June through September, our newsletter and Instagram will feature local groups who are building a more just, sustainable, and connected city. Whether you focus on climate action, community care, food justice, biodiversity, housing, or any intersection of social and environmental well‑being, we want to highlight your work.

If your organization would like to be featured, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us:
• A JPEG of your logo
• A short description of who you are + what you do
• Your mission statement (optional)
• A note on the type of person who might join or volunteer with your organization
• Website link/best way to get in contact

Let’s help Ottawa residents discover the amazing work happening all around them and strengthen the network of people building a better future.

DM us to participate or learn more.

03/30/2026

April 2 | 12PM | ZOOM
Drawing on her work in the anthropology of energy, environmental history, deindustrialization, and social and environmental justice, Dr. Bettini examines how communities experience and navigate the shifting landscapes of fossil‑fuel dependence and transition. This session offers a grounded look at the cultural, historical, and human dimensions of moving beyond petro‑economies.
Register at the link in our bio

03/27/2026

Join Carleton’s Department of English Language and Literature for a reading and q&a with Karen Solie and performance of Karen Solie’s work on Monday, March 30th in Dunton Tower 2017 from 2:30-4pm.

Karen Solie was born in Moose Jaw and grew up in rural southwest Saskatchewan. She is the author of six collections of poetry. Her most recent, Wellwater, won the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Governor General’s Award for Poetry, the T.S. Eliot Prize, and was shortlisted for the PEN Heaney Prize. She teaches half-time for the University of St Andrews in Scotland, and is this year’s Shaftesbury Creative Writer-in-Residence for Victoria College at the University of Toronto.

03/19/2026

Join Climate Commons on March 25 over zoom for “Beyond Occupation and Extraction: Palestinian and Venezuelan Voices in Conversation”
In a moment when Donald Trump’s extractivist war machine seems unconstrained by anything other than the price of oil, and the international order, long on the rocks, is finally breaking up, we must not forget to attend to the myriad forms of life, resistance, and even joy that work against and despite neoimperialism in specific places. What can the lived experience of unspeakable violence teach us not about militarism and extractivism but about what can, should, and must endure beyond them? In this 90 minute live online dialogue, scholars from Caracas, Venezuela and the Gaza Strip share their experiences, ideas, fears, and hopes across the long-discredited but still pernicious orientalist dichotomy of East and West.

Register at link in bio.

03/02/2026

Join us on March 12, 2026 EST, with Bailey Wagner to discuss their new research, “Vulnerability Beyond Indicators: Implications for Engineering Pedagogy and Practice in Climate Adaptation.” This paper offers new methods for adaptation research, dissects the concepts of vulnerability in a climate change context, and introduces contemporary ideas to engineering practice and pedagogy.

12/02/2025

Climate action needs more than science—it needs stories, justice, and community.

At Carleton University, Climate Commons brings together students, faculty, and the Ottawa community to discuss issues surrounding the climate crisis in relation to the humanities and social sciences, to share academic work, ideas, resources and:

- Fund collaborative research & public events
- Enhance public engagement
- Empower students with hands-on climate projects
- Centre Indigenous-led initiatives
- Put the humanities & social sciences at the heart of climate solutions

Your support helps us build a future where climate justice is collective, creative, and action-oriented.

👉 Donate today and be part of the movement at the link in our bio.

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