Speakers

Tudor Davies of SS Search and Rescue and the SS Trail and Nature Club gives a talk called Survival in the Wild. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m.

Richard Fadden, former director of CSIS, speaks on the toughest security issues facing Canada. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Former CSIS director Richard Fadden speaks on the toughest issues facing security in Canada. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

UBC students will present research papers on topics relating to Donald Trump and international relations. Lions Hall from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. (and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, March 10). See schedule on Salt Spring Forum website: https://www.saltspringforum.com/new-events/ubcworkshoptrump

UBC students will present research papers on topics relating to Donald Trump and international relations. Lions Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. See schedule on Salt Spring Forum website: https://www.saltspringforum.com/new-events/ubcworkshoptrump

Research project update and lecture from Jordan Stanger-Ross, will present new analyses of the dispossession of Japanese Canadian-owned real estate, arguing that its material impacts, including on Salt Spring Island, must be understood as long-term legacies of benefit and loss. Salt Spring Public Library Program Room. 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Dr. Serena Auñón-Chancellor returned to Earth from the International Space Station in December—after 197 days in space. The accomplished engineer-physician-astronaut joins us for a candid discussion about the opportunities, hazards and health science of space travel, as well as the challenges facing women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Kathryn Sikkink, professor of human rights at Harvard University speaks on the history and current state of human rights and how human rights advances can be supported and sustained. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.

Grizzly bear ecologist Michael Proctor speaks at SS Public Library Program Room. 7 p.m. Co-sponsored by SS Trail & Nature Club.

Salt Spring Hospice gives a presentation on grief: How to cope with loss, what is normal during grief, how to support others, etc. SS Library Program Room. 10 a.m. to noon.  Info: Salt Spring Hospice at 250-537-2770 or email office@saltspringhospice.org

Prof. Andrew Marton is guest speaker at Salt Spring Seniors Centre. 2 p.m.

Salt Spring gardener Moe Wendt gives a presentation titled Permaculture: Principles & Practice. Meaden Hall. 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Morgan Black, a PhD candidate and Hakai Scholar at the University of Victoria, gives a presentation on her field of study: the ecology and biodiversity of ancient First Nations' clam gardens. Salt Spring Public Library. 7 p.m. Co-sponsored by SS Trail & Nature Club.