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title: "Annual symposium highlights climate awareness"
type: "article"
space: "MyNews"
author: "Stephanie Conte"
created: 2022-11-03T12:03:08Z
updated: 2022-11-03T12:03:08Z
tags: ["student-news", "sustainable-seneca"]
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/articles/student-news/7995/annual-symposium-highlights-climate-awareness"
---

# Annual symposium highlights climate awareness

Seneca's annual [Green Citizen Symposium](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegreencitizen.ca%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cstephanie.conte%40senecacollege.ca%7C995210ec5e874fc8254908dabd043134%7Ceb34f74a58e74a8b9e59433e4c412757%7C0%7C0%7C638030122954596984%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ISPq2EjWEqMrPbMKFMrm5VjevcW95ncJaXIG2YSOd1s%3D&reserved=0), sponsored by TD Insurance and supported by the Seneca Student Federation, took place virtually last week. More 1,400 students, employees, faculty and community members engaged in meaningful discussions about sustainability.

During the three-day symposium, guest keynotes and workshop leads discussed climate change, sustainability in businesses, the right-to-repair movement, decarbonization targets, building resilient homes, design thinking and more.

Students who need to access materials for the symposium, please use [this](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthegreencitizen.ca%2Fcourses%2Fbusiness-built-to-last-keynote-design-thinking-workshop%2F%23register&data=05%7C01%7Cstephanie.conte%40senecacollege.ca%7C995210ec5e874fc8254908dabd043134%7Ceb34f74a58e74a8b9e59433e4c412757%7C0%7C0%7C638030122954753197%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FDj4QberokuDeWpiz5VJEX2mKwcgUCicJ1s6Td6FKLM%3D&reserved=0) link. Please note that once registered, you must click the blue ‘Take This Course’ button to access the recordings and the worksheet.

Visit the [Sustainable Seneca space](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstudents.senecacollege.ca%2Fspaces%2F251%2Fsustainable-seneca%2Fvideos%2Fpaula.echeveste-petrone%2Fwall-videos%2F7987%2Fnaomi-klein-on-sustainability-and-moving-forward&data=05%7C01%7Cstephanie.conte%40senecacollege.ca%7C995210ec5e874fc8254908dabd043134%7Ceb34f74a58e74a8b9e59433e4c412757%7C0%7C0%7C638030122954753197%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FIqSsC1W8f3CVmbZY6lunZKLN51UhsYRdEMe%2BsvaK18%3D&reserved=0) to watch the recording keynote speaker Naomi Klein's session on sustainability and moving forward.