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The Arsonists Pre-Show Dialogue: Climate, Complicity and Complacency

January 31, 2025, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Frederic Wood Theatre (6354 Crescent Road)

“If the thought of radical change
Scares you more than the thought of disaster,
What can you do
To stop the disaster?”

Do you ever feel overwhelmed at the thought of climate change and its impacts? Join us for a thought-provoking pre-show event inspired by The Arsonists theme of the cost of complacency. 

Participate in this dialogue to explore ideas about why we resist changes that would reduce climate impacts, and collectively reflect on what we can do to move beyond our complicity to take transformative climate action.
 

Dialogue panel featuring:

  • Dr. Stephen Heatley, Director of ‘The Arsonists’ and Professor, Department of Theatre & Film
  • Dr. Kathryn Harrison, Professor, Department of Political Science
  • Dr. Holly Caggiano, Assistant Professor, School of Community and Regional Planning


The Arsonists Pre-Show Dialogue is hosted by the UBC Arts & Culture District, UBC Department of Film and Theatre, and UBC Sustainability Hub.
This event is part of UBC’s Climate Emergency Week 2025 🩷. 

Important note - if you're planning to attend the evening performance of 'The Arsonists' at the Chan Centre, please purchase your ticket in advance. Purchase now.

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First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that UBC’s campuses are situated within the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.

Climate Solutions Research Collective

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

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