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On April 9, a study day will be held to take a transdisciplinary and multifaceted look at climate information and misinformation. “Climate information and misinformation are cross-cutting phenomena that affect the disciplines within which climate change is studied. In order to fully understand the consequences of these phenomena, it is important to encourage dialogue between the various disciplines and stakeholders. Thanks to the support of the federating research themes “climate change and the environment” and “living together”, the UNESCO-Prev Chair and Climatoscope, this is exactly what is proposed by the present study day.”   The following are invited to take

UNESCO-PREV Chair co-holder Pr. Marie-Eve Carignan will give a lecture as part of the 12th edition of Semaine de la citoyenneté, entitled “Rebâtir nos sociétés”. “While the problem of misinformation is not new, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the dangers of this phenomenon. Canada is facing an “infodemia” that is leading some people to adopt more extremist positions, increasing social polarization and potentially compromising public safety. This adherence to misinformation is strongly linked to a distrust of government, the media and law enforcement agencies. How, in this context, can we disentangle the true from the false? What is conspiratorial thinking?

UNESCO-PREV Chair co-holder Pr. David Morin will be giving a talk at the Forum de la diversité culturelle organized by Actions interculturelles on March 21. Young people aged 18 to 35 from the Eastern Townships will be able to interact with a number of speakers in an attempt to find solutions to racism and discrimination. When: March 21, from 8h30AM to 4h30PM. Where: Delta Hotel, 2685 King Ouest street, Sherbrooke. Click here to register!  For more informations. 

UNESCO-PREV Chair co-holder Ghayda Hassan and Scientific Coordinator of the CPN-PREV Sébastien Brouillette-Alarie will co-present next week a public lecture hosted by the Centre for Research and Security Practices (Wilfrid Laurier University) : “This three-hour workshop will provide resources to develop evidence-based best practice using violent extremism as a case example. We will first present the principles, methods, and advantages of systematic reviews in terms of the quality of evidence they provide. We will then present how the evidence is integrated into a Delphi process to generate evidence-based or evidence-informed practices. We will close the loop by focusing on the