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Title: Reimagining Black Futures Organizer: The Tamarack Institute https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/ Date: February 4, 2026 Black Futures are not singular, fixed, or predetermined. They are plural, emergent, and deeply shaped by history, culture, place, and imagination. Reimagining Black Futures is part of Tamarack Institute’s Black Futures Month programming. This webinar invites participants into a generative conversation about how Black communities across Canada are already imagining, prototyping, and living into future possibilities, and how Afrofuturism can serve as both a method and a mindset for systems change that resists colonial rigidity and centres Black joy, creativity, and complexity. Together, we will explore how to move beyond deficit-based narratives and instead cultivate strengths-based approaches that celebrate Blackness in both ordinary and extraordinary settings. Panellists will reflect on the importance of allowing futures to emerge without prescribing them, while remaining grounded in care, belonging, and relational accountability. The first hour will feature a moderated panel conversation, followed by 30 minutes of generative dialogue with participants. Speakers Sa’adatu Usman. CEO, Global Citizen Incorporated Julius Lindsay. Co-Lead, The Prismatic Project Treno Morton. Founder & President, North End Halifax (New Roots) Community Land Trust Daren Okafo. Consulting Director of Collective Leadership, Tamarack Institute Rochelle Ignacio. Director, Equity, Anti-Racism and Reconciliation, Tamarack Institute

Title: Institutional and Political Barriers to Climate Action Implementation Organizers: Climate Reality Project Canada, Climate Caucus, the Clean Air Partnership, the David Suzuki Foundation, and the Tamarack Institute Date: December 2, 2024 This webinar recording features a conversation about political and institutional barriers that often hinder the implementation of effective and equitable local climate action plans. To register for other webinars in this series, please visit https://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/webinar-series-overcoming-challenges-in-local-climate-action Speakers: Laura Schnurr, Tamarack Institute (https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/) Julius Lindsay, David Suzuki Foundation (https://davidsuzuki.org/) Brian Montgomery, City of Maple Ridge (https://www.mapleridge.ca/) Natasha Winters, Halifax Regional Municipality (https://www.halifax.ca/) Have questions? Contact Laura Schnurr (laura@tamarackcommunity.ca) Learn about upcoming webinars at https://learningcentre.tamarackcommunity.ca/ Sign up to learn about upcoming Tamarack Institute webinars: https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/newsletter-signup

Speakers: Alice Ruhweza, WWF International Julius Lindsay, David Suzuki Foundation Dr. Andrew Merrie, Planethon Moderated by: Ella Saltmarshe, Long Time Project #MuseumOfTheFuture #DubaiFutureForum2023 #DubaiFutureForum #DubaiFuture

Now what?  What’s on the horizon when it comes to Black power, Black equity, and Black capital? How might we all take insights from this summit forward into our everyday work? Join us for this provocative discussion with a panel of forward-looking Black changemakers.

With Julius Lindsay, Director, Sustainable Communities at the David Suzuki Foundation and co-founder of the Black Environmentalist Alliance, and Syrus Marcus Ware, Vanier Scholar, visual artist, activist, curator, and educator. Understanding the connection between climate change, environmental racism, and social justice is crucial to finding equitable and sustained responses to the climate crisis. Join Julius and Syrus on Tuesday September 5th for a conversation on climate justice and its connection to the environmental movement, art practice, and BIPOC communities in c\a\n\a\d\a. Their discussion will touch on key climate justice topics such as disproportionate burdens, Afro and Indigenous futurisms, community engagement and examples from both Julius and Syrus’ practice. Whether you're new to the concept or seeking to deepen your knowledge, this session will anchor climate justice in both speakers’ work with the arts and community engagement.

This closing keynote address took place on May 18, 2023 at the CASC 2023 conference held in Ottawa, ON. The conversation features Turfah Tabish, CASC Board Member and Interim CEO of Visions of Science, in conversation with Julius Lindsay, Director of Sustainable Communities at the David Suzuki Foundation and co-founder of the Black Environmentalist Alliance. In this discussion, Julius dives deep into the critical topic of climate justice, a subject at the forefront of our collective consciousness.

Cities contribute about 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and therefore must play a major role in addressing climate change. From sustainable transportation to the circular economy, cities across Canada and around the world are exploring new strategies to create thriving, resilient, and carbon-neutral communities. On the heels of COP27, join urban leaders and experts as we examine urgent opportunities for cities to adapt and respond to climate change. Featuring: Brett Huson, Gitxsan author, knowledge keeper, and artist, Winnipeg Julius Lindsay, Director, Sustainable Communities, David Suzuki Foundation and Co-founder, Black Environmentalist Alliance. David Miller, Managing Director, C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy, Toronto Barbara Swartzentruber, Founding Executive Director, Smart Cities Office, City Of Guelph, Guelph And special guest moderator: Ewa Jackson, Managing Director, ICLEI Canada, Toronto

In this webinar replay from November 8, 2022, we reviewed takeaways from the 2022 Livable Cities Forum and explored practical next steps to incorporate equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into climate action. We shared a new resource developed specifically to help local governments integrate EDI into climate adaptation planning and implementation. Visit https://icleicanada.org/project/webinar-november-8-2022 for more information.

Latornell Re-imagining Conservation is a series of three webinars being offered from September to December 2022. ► Webinar #1 - September 20, 2022 Reimagining Conservation with the Black Environmentalist Alliance Who comes to mind when you think about people working in the field of conservation? What biases are entrenched in our environmental policies, our practices, and our thinking and how can we all act to dismantle systemic racism? The Black Environmentalist Alliance (BEA) is working to lift up the voices of Black environmentalists by showcasing Black contributions to conservation in Ontario, by breaking down barriers for Black professionals, and ensuring that environmental decisions support all people’s ability to enjoy the earth’s natural systems. In this session, you will hear from three BEA members as they discuss their career journeys and lessons learned in conservation through the Black experience. ► Speakers: • Kirk Johnson • Julius Lindsay • Zamani Ra Moderated by: • Shannon Carto ► For more information on the webinars, please visit the #Latornell Webinar webpage: http://www.latornell.ca/webinars/ ► Subscribe/Follow YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZIQp9gCstrsDuQk7lOe3fA?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter | https://twitter.com/ADLatornell Blog | http://latornellblog.blogspot.com/ Mailing List | https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=dzhxpk9ab&p=oi&m=1127780949795&sit=us6fvsolb&f=59cd1066-e321-481c-a339-0f1f2e6aecab