By Benjamin Lefebvre
Open Access Week 2022 runs from October 24 to 30, and this year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淥pen for Climate Justice.鈥
Look for a series of articles focused on open scholarship, with an emphasis on collaboration between members of the University of 蓝莓视频, the community, and the climate movement every day this week in the Daily Bulletin.
External events will be listed on Open Scholarship Committee: Events.
As stated on the website for , 鈥淭his year鈥檚 theme seeks to encourage connection and collaboration among the climate movement and the international open community. Sharing knowledge is a human right, and tackling the climate crisis requires the rapid exchange of knowledge across geographic, economic, and disciplinary boundaries.鈥
Organized once again by in partnership with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee, this year鈥檚 event builds on the foundation established by three preceding events that placed equity and inclusion at the centre of the open access movement: 鈥淒esigning Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge鈥 in 2018, 鈥淥pen for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge鈥 in 2019, and 鈥淥pen with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion鈥 in 2020, and 鈥淚t Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity鈥 in 2021. Now, in the midst of unparalleled changes and challenges to teaching, learning, and community building as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 鈥淥pen for Climate Justice鈥 invites us all to consider new pathways to equity and climate justice in a shifting knowledge landscape.
On Twitter? The official hashtag for the week is #OAWeek.