Resources
Develop What? Podcast Playlist – 2026 Edition
Our annual podcast recommendations are here! Check out these hand picked podcast episodes that inform, equip, and mobilize global citizens. For newbies and experts alike.
Youth-Led Policy Change: Advocating for a Just,Peaceful & Sustainable Future
Youth share their struggles and strategies for advancing climate justice, peace, and gender equality in often colonial, racist, capitalist, patriarchal and heteronormative spaces in this recorded discussion. Listen to learn how you and fellow Canadians can mobilize to build a better world.
Develop What? BCCIC’s 2025 Podcast Playlist & Series Recommendations
Our annual podcast recommendations are here! Check out these hand picked podcast episodes and binge-worthy series to inform, equip, and mobilize global citizens. Rethink what you thought you knew about global issues and how to address them. For newbies and experts alike.
Local Youth-Led Resistance to Global Systems of Oppression
Youth activists discuss how young people in Canada are mobilizing within global solidarity movements to bring about a sustainable, just, equitable world. They share how Canadians can get involved with international movements for social and environmental justice, in community-centered, solidarity-informed ways.
BCCIC’s 2025 IDW Booklist
BCCIC’s 2025 booklist begins with the climate crisis as a starting place and zooms into its intricate, entangled roots. The books featured—ranging from poetry, short stories, fiction, best sellers, and deep analysis—present pathways being forged and imagined by communities around the world to address the planetary polycrisis. Finally, they offer
Canada’s Fair Share: Summit on Global Climate Equity
For decades, Canada has lagged in its obligations to the international community, and today we hear renewed calls from Global South leaders and social movements for greater solidarity from Canadian civil society as the climate crisis closes in. In a time of great political and ecological uncertainty, it is critical
Develop What? V3 of BCCIC’s Podcast Playlist
Our flagship International Development Week initiative Develop What? is a curated playlist of podcast episodes that explore social justice, decolonization, climate justice and all things international development. We specifically curated it for folks that are interested in learning more about these topics, and highly recommend it for those working in
BCCIC’s 2024 Booklist
Recommended reads on global issues, pathways to addressing them, and our role in it all. Our 2024 Booklist weaves an intricate tapestry of stories, knowledge, and perspectives that will captivate individuals interested in social justice, decolonization, solidarity, feminism, human rights, and global citizenship.
The Ethics of Volunteering in International Development: Pathways for Justice-Driven Engagement
A fireside chat with an expert panel on the ethics of volunteering in international development. Panelists offer practical tips, advice and diverse insights on how Canadians can advance justice, equality, decolonization, feminism, and other values Canadians hold dear.