Calendar

Building 21 hosts a variety of events, activities, and workshops. Open to the entire McGill Community: students, faculty, and staff.

‍No appointment necessary. Just drop by!

Community Guidelines

Building 21 Events

B21 hosts a range of regularly scheduled events during the semester that brings together scholars from all disciplines. Join us for interdisciplinary discussions, creative labs, and community gatherings.

Lightning Rounds

Tuesday Lightning ⚡

Eclectic idea sharing with crowd-sourced critique from the interdisciplinary community.

Friday Lightning ⚡

Eclectic idea sharing with crowd-sourced critique from the interdisciplinary community.

Regularly Scheduled Talks & Discussions

"I'm Not Sure" Roundtable

By bringing together insights from different fields, the I’m Not Sure talks explore the fluid and permeable membrane of possibilities and create room for unexpected answers to emerge. Led by Ho Mai-Thi and Prof Ollivier Dyens.

Meditation Mornings 🧘

Come by for a group meditation to find some calm in your busy day. For all who are interested in trying out meditation for the first time: for beginners but open to all.

Tinker Tuesday

Got something you want to: mend, build, model, fix, try, create, draw, make, glue, cut, sew, paint, embroider, craft, brainstorm, write, snip, test, pastel, sketch?

Weekly Potluck 🥣

Nothing like catching up with familiar faces over good food, yes? Join us for our B21 community potluck, where everyone brings bits and bites.

Workshops hosted by McGill groups

These are events hosted by other McGill groups and organisations that take place in B21. While not hosted by us, they share our collaborative and interdisciplinary spirit.

Sparrow Writing Society ✍️

McGill's writing collective, a space to stay on track of your creative writing projects. Bi-weekly Mondays 4:30 PM @ B21.

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Collectif La Collation

Atelier de poésie La Collation; Rejoignez-nous pour un atelier d’écriture poétique avec le Collectif de poésie La Collation!

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Douze à deux

Live co-working session hosted every Sunday in Montréal to work on passion projects

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Encode Canada

AI Ethics and Policy. Fighting for human rights accountability and justice in the age of AI

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McGill Neurotech

Creating brain-computer interface (BCI) applications from start to finish with a yearly team.

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Past Events

Some of the past community-led events that have taken place in B21.