Posts by Kamil Somaratne

TEDxTT Speaker Preview: Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki & Urooba Jamal

“How do we build stronger social movements? How do we engage people who may not necessarily know where to start with activism? The Talon is an…

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TEDxTT Speaker Preview – Abeer Yusuf

  Where do you belong? Where is home? What country or culture do you identify most with? These may seem like simple enough questions for most…

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TEDxTT Speaker Preview: Swinzle Chauhan

  Blog post by Hailey Froese  Swinzle Chauhan is a fourth year undergraduate student studying Environmental Sciences and Human Geography. Whilst of Indian descent, she was…

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TEDxTT Speaker Preview: Viet Vu

 “It’s going to be one of the most personal things I’ve done in my life – and it seems like I will be doing that in…

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TEDx Terry Talks 2014 – Booth Space Available

  Calling all UBC Clubs and Student-led Initiatives! The Terry Project is inviting organizations and student groups from the UBC Community to showcase their work and…

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BARtalk #11: Ukraine in Crisis – UBC Professors Answer Your Questions

Thursday, March 13th, 6:00-7:30PM. Gallery Lounge at UBC. Facebook RSVP. FREE. Recently, the provincial assembly in the embattled Crimean region of Ukraine decided to hold a…

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UBC Colloquium Presents: Dr. Patrick Moore

On Tuesday, February 11th, UBC Colloquium is hosting a discussion with Patrick Moore (Ph.D. Ecology, UBC), Confessions of A Greenpeace Dropout: Can Greenpeace Co-founder Dr. Patrick…

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TEDx Terry Talks Preview: Chris Dare

Tickets | Facebook Event | @terryubc – #TEDxTT | Additional Information  Chris Dare just finished climbing the highest mountain in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro. In addition to being an avid mountain climber hoping to climb…

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TEDx Terry Talks Preview: Altay Sedat Otun

Tickets | Facebook Event | @terryubc – #TEDxTT | Additional Information  On Saturday, November 2nd, Altay Sedat Otun will be presenting his TEDx Terry Talk on “ The Rise of the Citizen Policy Analyst.”…

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TEDx Terry Talks Preview: Emmanuel Fonseca

  Tickets | Facebook Event | @terryubc –#TEDxTT | Additional Information  Since its formulation nearly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has radically altered our understanding of the universe. While…

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