{"id":29681,"date":"2017-03-20T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=29681"},"modified":"2017-03-17T09:41:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T16:41:44","slug":"audacious-planning-takeaways-from-the-2017-ubc-scarp-student-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2017\/03\/20\/audacious-planning-takeaways-from-the-2017-ubc-scarp-student-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Audacious Planning: Takeaways from the 2017 UBC SCARP Student Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 9th annual UBC SCARP Student Symposium<\/a> took place on Friday, March 3rd at the AMS Nest on the UBC Campus. This year’s theme was audacity – bold planning ideas for communities. A diverse audience of 250 students, faculty, planners, urbanists and community members came together to discuss the need to take a brave stance against the status quo and demands a push for new ideas, innovations, and actions.<\/p>\n

The speakers and session topics featured a range of unique speakers and breakout sessions. Here is an overview of some of the highlights of the symposium, from the perspective of the Twitter-sphere.  You can review all the tweets from the event by searching for #SCARPsymp<\/a> on Twitter<\/p>\n

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Opening Keynote: Severn Cullis-Suzuki<\/h2>\n

Severn is an Earth Charter Commissioner and Council Member; host of the APTN TV series \u2018Samaqan Water Stories<\/a>\u2019; and board member of the David Suzuki Foundation<\/a>. She has undertaken study of the endangered Xaayda kil (Skidegate dialect of the Haida language) and was a founding member of the Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCommunity planners, we need you to promote diversity in places and people.\u201d @SevernSuzuki<\/a> #scarpsymp<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Cnff9Tr6PB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Spacing Vancouver (@spacingvan) March 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n