Fall 2021
Emergence: Victoria Surfaces from the Pandemic
September 29: Panel–Surfacing Toward Justice: Can Victoria be a Better City after COVID?
Mayor Lisa Helps (City of Victoria), Jean McRae (CEO, Inter-Cultural Association of Victoria), and Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi (Executive Director, Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society), moderated by Jordan Stanger Ross (Professor, Department of History, University of Victoria)
October 21: Epidemic Histories and Pandemic Futures
Mitchell Hammond, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Victoria
November 16: Victorian Global Citizens: Solidarity in (and out of) a Pandemic
Anita Ho, Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia
Spring 2022
Resurgence: Decolonizing the City
January 20: Decolonizing the City with the White Elephant in the Room
Jasmindra Jawanda, Urban Planning Consultant
Note: The January 20 City Talks lecture was held via Zoom.
February 17: Shoreline Knowledges: Practices for Unsettling the City
Sarah Hunt/Tłaliłila'ogwa, Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria
Note: The February 17 City Talks lecture was a hybrid event held in-person at the Legacy Gallery and live-streamed via Zoom.
March 31: Healing the City
Jay Pitter, Award-Winning Placemaker, Urban Planning Lecturer, and Author
Note: The March 31 City Talks lecture was cancelled.