We launched the first issue We Did It!? in hybrid format on April 28, 2023. The afternoon included readings from the magazine, a panel discussion exploring the role of story and imagination in the pursuit of climate goals, and a Q&A session with some of the authors, editors, and panelists. We capped the event off with a celebratory reception. In case you were unable to join us person, a video recording of the event is available above. Join us on a journey to 2050!

The EGL is grateful to the Dean Family Fund for its generous support that made the launch event possible.

Panel Discussants

• Manjana Milkoreit is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oslo whose research explores collective future thinking (imagination) and the politics of climate future making.

• Menaka Raman-Wilms is a journalist and author who hosts the Globe and Mail’s daily news podcast The Decibel. In 2022 she published her first novel The Rooftop Garden, a story of climate change, extremism, and friendship.

• Imre Szeman is Director of the Institute for Environment, Conservation, and Sustainability and Professor of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Among his many publication is After Oil which explores the social, cultural, and political changes needed to make possible a full-scale transition from fossil fuels to new forms of energy.

• Aliénor Rougeot is the Climate and Energy manager for Environmental Defense Canada. While completing her degree in at the University of Toronto, Alienor cofounded Fridays for the Future Toronto.