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Bodies of water: what are our needs, our responsibilities?


Date & time
Saturday, September 3, 2016
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Cost

This event is free

Contact

Alex Megelas
514-848-2424 ext. 4893

Where

NDG Art Hive
NDG park chalet, corner of Sherbrooke st West and Girouard ave

Our University of the Streets Café public conversations are much like any you’d have with friends or family around a dinner table, except with more people, more points of view, and slightly more structure. Conversations are hosted by a volunteer moderator who is there to welcome everyone and keep things on track. To get things started, there’s a guest, or sometimes two, who get the ball rolling by sharing their ideas, experiences and questions. After that, it's all up to the participants.

Water is vital in the sustainment of life; our bodies, our food, and ecosystems are dependent upon access to clean fresh water. With necessity comes responsibility; what do we need to know about water and the impact of our water usage?

Art Hives’ Science Shop presents UrbanBodies : an exploration of what matters in our everyday lives and neighborhoods. This series of public art making conversational labs, held in collaboration with the University of the Streets Café program at Concordia University, will explore the theme of the body as it lives and dies, grows and ages, struggles and thrives in the urban environment.

Guests:
Jailson Lima holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry exploring the photochemistry of coordination compounds containing iron and chromium. Aside from having worked in industry researching the use of surfactants to enhance the properties of pigments in plastics ad having recently conducted research to use biomass as fillers in thermoplastics, he teaches chemistry at Vanier College. He is interested in physical and chemical properties of water and the impact that its quality has on human health.

Supriya Tandan has had the delightful opportunity to investigate water issues through the lens of an aquatic ecosystem scientist and environmental law professional. She works at Nimonik, a web start-up that evolves environmental legal compliance using tech tools. She’s interested in the intersections between the environment, society, economy and policy.  She can be reached at supriya.tandan@gmail.com or on twitter: @supriyatandan

Moderator
Tricia Toso is a PhD student in Concordia’s Communications program and is studying urban infrastructure and the ways in which it can enact social and environmental injustice. She is currently working on a paper on Montreal’s combined sewer system and the barriers to implementing green water infrastructure.

Accessibility info:
The NDG Art Hive is on the ground floor of a building in the middle of NDG Park, which is itself on an incline. Bathrooms are large and single use but and are not equipped with grab bars.

Note: Please make sure to arrive early in order to secure a seat.


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