# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Imagining Sustainable Futures: Disability, Access, and Hope
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: This talk explores disability and accessibility through the lens of sustainability, while also questioning what “sustainable” really means. Drawing on research, community examples, and shared reflection, Dr. Alexis Buettgen, from Wilfrid Laurier University, will consider how we can build futures that centre access, dignity, and care amid climate and social challenges. Participants will be invited to imagine economies and environments rooted in inclusion, care, and collective hope.

Learn more and register: https://calendar.wpl.ca/event/15687101
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waterloo/imagining-sustainable-futures-disability-access-and-hope/200029711988346
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Waterloo
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Waterloo Public Library (Ontario, Canada) (Eastside Branch)
- **lat**: 43.5189105
- **long**: -80.5087829
- **full address**: Waterloo Public Library (Ontario, Canada) (Eastside Branch), City of Waterloo, 2001 University Ave E, Waterloo, ON N2K 4K4, Canada

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Imagining Sustainable Futures: Disability, Access, and Hope
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Imagining Sustainable Futures: Disability, Access, and Hope being held?
  - **A:** Imagining Sustainable Futures: Disability, Access, and Hope takes place on Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Waterloo Public Library (Ontario, Canada) (Eastside Branch), City of Waterloo, 2001 University Ave E, Waterloo, ON N2K 4K4, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Imagining Sustainable Futures: Disability, Access, and Hope?
  - **A:** Imagining Sustainable Futures: Disability, Access, and Hope is organized by Waterloo Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Imagining Sustainable Futures: Disability, Access, and Hope is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Waterloo, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Imagining Sustainable Futures: Disability, Access, and Hope sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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