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[evoz] Local Event - Amnesty International Film Festival

Details: Published on Thursday, 06 February 2014 10:10; Written by editor

Amnesty International Film Festival 2014 - March 1st 2014

Women in Film

Bringing Light to Dark Places

Presenting:

Outlawed in Pakistan & Forbidden Voices - Doors open 1:30pm
It's a Girl & Girl Rising - Doors open 6:30pm

Suggested donation $10.00 per session

For more info, visit www.amnestyinvictoria.ca

Events next week: Kinder Morgan Workshop + Family Day Farmland Rally

Details: Published on Thursday, 06 February 2014 21:40; Written by editor

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Hi PAOV,

Looking for a chance to get out and take action? Here's some information about two important campaign events coming up next week in Victoria:

Kinder Morgan Pipeline Review: Workshop + Online Applications

If you want to participate in the official review process for Kinder Morgan’s tar sands pipeline, you’ve got one more week to do so!

In mid-January, Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) opened up applications for the public to participate in hearings on the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline. Don't be scared off by the difficult sign-up process – I've submitted my application already and I'm confident you can do it too!

Applications will be only accepted until noon on Wed. February 12th, 2014.

We’re co-hosting a second registration workshop with our friends at the Sierra Club of BC. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 11th from 6-9pm at the Wilderness Committee’s Victoria office, #3-202 Fan Tan Alley (entrance off Pandora St). Drop by and we will walk you through the online form, answer your questions about the process and make sure your concerns are effectively submitted to the NEB – just in time for the application deadline the following day. For more info or to RSVP, check out the Facebook event page.

To apply now, click here to visit the NEB website and fill out your application form.

Our Community Newsletter - Ingredients Health Food & Cafe

Details: Published on Thursday, 06 February 2014 00:23; Written by editor

Newsletter ~ February 4th 2014

Workshops and Events

Laughter Yoga Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday 6:45 to 7:45pm
Come Laugh with Matti and Soren!Laughter Yoga combines laughter with yoga breathing, which brings more oxygen to your body and brain, which makes you feel healthier and more energetic.
"Laughter is the best medicine!"
Admission is by donation.Please bring a yoga mat or blanket if you have one. https://www.facebook.com/TheWildLifeCollective

Chef Sonja's Cookbook Launch Party
Saturday February 8th, 2:30 to 4:30pm Chef Sonja will be hosting a book signing, and offering some samples of food made from her cookbook.
meetup.com/Vegan-Victoria-Meetup/events/162922642/

Local Market with The Wild Life Collective
Sunday February 9th,The Wild Life Collective will be hosting a special craft market upstairs at Ingredients. Come and explore the variety of locally made goods.
facebook.com/TheWildLifeCollective

Salmon Farms - A Rapidly Deteriorating Situation

Details: Published on Thursday, 06 February 2014 00:23; Written by editor

The Harper government of Canada gave the Norwegian salmon feedlot industry the green light to expand in BC. Days later on January 28, 2014, the biggest Norwegian company using British Columbia to grow "salmon" was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. They are talking big expansion, looking for US investors. Each fish farm is now issued a federal licence giving the companies the power to use fish infected with salmon viruses in their farms. I am in court fighting this. This is a death sentence to the wild salmon of British Columbia.

Each salmon farm also needs a provincial licence - a rental agreement for the seafloor below the floating farm. I need your help to send a clear message to the Premier of British Columbia - do not rent the seafloor to the salmon farming industry. See my blog for details http://alexandramorton.typepad.com Please share this petition with your friends and family - for the wild salmon. Thank you

This message was sent by Alexandra Morton using the Change.org system. You received this email because you signed a petition started by Alexandra Morton on Change.org: "Restore wild salmon, Ban salmon feedlots in BC." Change.org does not endorse the contents of this message.

View the petition

Read our new report: Site C? No Dam Way!

Details: Published on Wednesday, 05 February 2014 17:06; Written by editor

Just a few weeks ago, public hearings wrapped up for a controversial dam project in BC’s beautiful Peace River Valley. The proposed $8 billion Site C dam has faced mounting opposition from local residents, First Nations and British Columbians from far and wide who don’t want to see this amazing region flooded under a reservoir.

If built, the Site C dam would drown more than 100 kilometres of the Peace River and its tributaries, including vast areas of rich farmland, wildlife habitat and important cultural and heritage sites. The Peace region is a place with lots of history and a lot of significance – and we aren’t going to stop fighting for it until this unneeded dam project is rejected for good.

That’s why we’ve produced a new report called Keep the Peace – Site C? No Dam Way! This report will introduce you to the Peace River Valley, taking a look at its past, its present and its future. Learn about the people and the wildlife who call this region home, and find out why they’re standing up to say “No!” to Site C.

The report also explains the financial burden this hugely expensive and unnecessary dam project would place on British Columbians, at a time when the province is overflowing with excess electricity.

Click here to download the full report.

Feb 11th 6:30pm - Ocean pollution in Canada's Oceans: A Whale of a Tale - Café Scientifique

Details: Published on Wednesday, 05 February 2014 16:16; Written by editor

- Over 100,000 chemicals are used in Canada today, and we are doing little in the way of research that would shed light on their presence and fate in aquatic ecosystems, their possible effects on wildlife, and their potential risks to human health;

- Our past research has shown that some of these chemicals make it into coastal food webs, reaching very high levels in BC's marine mammals, including SARA-listed killer whales;

- Such work is often viewed as 'bad news' by governments and industries, despite the fact that it can empower source control, mitigation, or regulations and help improve aquatic ecosystem health;

- I argue that we have a distinct need for more, not less, environmental sciences, and that such work are vital to healthier oceans, people and economies;

Tue Feb 11th
6:30pm

Ocean pollution in Canada's Oceans: A Whale of a Tale
Dr. Peter Ross
UVic/formerly DFO
Talk Description
Bio

Hermann's Jazz Club
753 View St
Reserve seats

hi-res pdf

Pls Share Mi'kmaq Speaking Events - This Thursday and Friday

Details: Published on Wednesday, 05 February 2014 14:56; Written by editor

All Are Welcome.

Thurs Feb 6th - BCGEU 2994 Douglas St: 6PM-9PM

Friday Feb 7th - UVIC, Harry Hickman Bldg Room 105: 6:30PM-9PM

Members of the Mi'kmaq Warriors Society who have been arrested and incarcerated will be on a speaking tour in January and February to raise awareness about their struggle against fracking, their ongoing assertion and exercise of nationhood, and the repression they face from police and courts.

“Our warriors are still being mistreated in the system, justice for our political prisoners of war.” Suzanne Patles, member of the Mi’kmaq Warrior Society

If you would like to support this tour, please get in touch hwalia8 at gmail dot com.

Thank you!

Both events are FREE. Light supper will be provided at the Feb 6th BCGEU event, and snacks will be provided at the Feb 7th UVic event.

Accessibility info: Both events will have childcare. The venues are wheelchair accessible. Bus tickets are also available. Please help us provide a scent free event to accommodate people with chemical sensitivities. Unfortunately, we aren't able to offer ASL interpretation for these events. Rides are available for Elders and people with mobility issues. *If needed, please contact us for a ride*

BACKGROUND:

Suzanne Patles speaks from Elsipogtog Anti-Fracking Blockade

Elsipogtog: The Fire Over Water

Mi'kmaq Blockade
http://www.submedia.tv/stimulator/2013/10/16/mikmaq_blockade/

Warriors Defence Fund:
http://www.gofundme.com/4v80u4

Sacred Fire: The People United Against Fracking
http://sacredfirenb.com/welcome-to-the-sacred-fire-website/

Guardian: New Brunswick fracking protests are the frontline of a democratic fight
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/21/new-brunswick-fracking-protests

Announcing Saanich Resilience Learning Series

Details: Published on Tuesday, 18 February 2014 00:32; Written by editor

SAANICH

Announcing Saanich Resilience Learning Series
This February and March, the Building Resilient Neighbourhoods team is pleased to announce a new Resilience Learning Series and Resilient Streets micro-grants programme for residents of Saanich. This series of three workshops, all occurring in Saanich, will provide an opportunity to learn more about resilience and how it relates to other areas of neighbourhood concern like climate change, social inclusion, emergency preparedness, and meeting basic needs. It will also give Saanich residents a chance to network and explore possible projects and actions with each other. We invite and welcome participation by residents, community association leaders, policy makers and community-based organizations in Saanich. Support for these workshops has been provided by the District of Saanich Sustainability Department.

Workshop 1: Introduction to Resilience (Saanich only)
Thursday, February 20
Saanich Neighbourhood Place
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

In this workshop, you’ll learn about the global and local context that are creating the need greater community resilience, and why building resilience at the neighbourhood level can be so rewarding and effective. You’ll hear inspiring examples of what other communities are doing to strengthen their capacity to respond and adapt to change, and you will collaborate with fellow Saanich residents to identify the characteristics of your own neighbourhood that are supporting or hindering increased resilience.

Workshop 2: Introduction to Resilient Streets (Saanich only)
Thursday, March 6th
Pearkes Community Centre
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

From book boxes and skill sharing to community gardens and Transition Streets, in this workshop, you’ll explore ways of adapting local and international examples of resilience-in-action to start strengthening resilience alongside neighbours on your street or in your block. You’ll brainstorm, share and give feedback on possible project ideas in groups and learn about how you can get support for projects through our Resilient Streets micro-grants.

Learn more about Resilient Streets at: http://resilientneighbourhoods.ca/activities/resilient-streets

SAANICH AND VICTORIA WEST

Workshop 3: Engaging Our Neighbours (open to Resilient Street leaders from Victoria West and Saanich)
Thursday, March, 26th
Saanich Neighbourhood Place
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

This workshop will provide a comfortable, creative, facilitated space for people who are leading Resilient Streets projects in Saanich or Victoria West to come together and share experiences, learnings, ideas, strategies and support.

Visit Transition Victoria at: http://transitionvictoria.ning.com/

Transition Towns Workshop & Saanich Events

Details: Published on Wednesday, 05 February 2014 13:32; Written by editor

Transition Towns: the model and how it works

(a full-day exploration of activating positive change)
February 8, 2014 9:30 – 4:00
Oaklands Neighbourhood House, 2629 Victor St.

Despite the fear and uncertainty surrounding the economy, climate change and peak oil —or perhaps because of it—people around the world are beginning to look towards new ways of living, in league with nature and in harmony with the planet and each other. In towns and cities around the world, individuals, groups and communities are working towards this end and having fun doing it.

The Transition Towns approach was developed in 2006 in Totnes UK by Rob Hopkins. The model caught on as a positive approach to reducing our reliance on oil, adapting to climate change and responding to growing economic instability. It is now being used by close to 1,000 Transition Towns around the world, over 50 of them in Canada, over 20 in BC.

Who should attend:

* Individuals and organizations with an interest in public engagement and change related to economic instability and inequity, climate change and peak resources
* Individuals exploring their own transition pathways or how to get involved

What is covered:

* An introduction to the ingredients and discussion of impacts of the Transition Town model
* Practice working with key principles, steps and tools and discussion of approaches
* Introduction to successful REconomy (UK) and Resilient Streets (UK/Victoria) approaches

To Register and for Information:

* Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." target="_blank" style="color: #1155cc;">michelle.colussi.2010@gmail.com or phone: 250-595-8874
* Email your registration form to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." target="_blank" style="color: #1155cc;">michelle.colussi.2010@gmail.com
o The workshop is $40/person and includes materials and refreshments (bursaries available -- it's “pay what you can" upon request)
o BYO Lunch (or walk to Koffi)
* See also: www.transitionnetwork.org and www.transitionvictoria.ning.com

Michelle Colussi:

Michelle has worked professionally and as a volunteer board member and organizer in the field of community economic development since 1994. Prior to that her background includes teaching, training and facilitation, board development, psycho social rehab and work in recreation and the arts. Michelle is Canada’s first Transition Town trainer and has delivered numerous workshops across Canada since 2009. She is a co-founder of Transition Victoria, and has her own community economic development consulting firm. Contact her at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." target="_blank" style="color: #1155cc;">michelle.colussi.2010@gmail.com

For registration form, click here: Transition Workshop Flyer

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SAANICH

Workshop 1: Introduction to Resilience (Saanich only)
Thursday, February 20
Saanich Neighbourhood Place
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Workshop 2: Introduction to Resilient Streets (Saanich only)
Thursday, March 6th
Pearkes Community Centre
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Learn more about Resilient Streets at: http://resilientneighbourhoods.ca/activities/resilient-streets

SAANICH AND VICTORIA WEST

Workshop 3: Engaging Our Neighbours (open to Resilient Street leaders from Victoria West and Saanich)
Thursday, March, 26th
Saanich Neighbourhood Place
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Visit Transition Victoria at: http://transitionvictoria.ning.com/

[Uvic-sustainability] UVic News: Gold for UVic in international sustainability rating system

Details: Published on Wednesday, 05 February 2014 09:58; Written by editor

Hello Everyone!

Really exciting news being officially announced today - UVic has achieved a Gold rating in an international sustainability rating system known as STARS. Congratulations and thanks to everyone on campus and in our community who work together to make our institution a leader in sustainability!

Cheers,

Rita, Matt and Neil

UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA MEDIA TIP & LEAD

Feb. 5, 2014

Gold for UVic in international sustainability rating system

The University of Victoria has achieved a gold rating in the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), administered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

UVic is the...

Upcoming Events

Details: Published on Wednesday, 05 February 2014 09:54; Written by editor

Dear Friends of SJS,

Here are some upcoming events that may be of interest to you.

Thurs Feb 6th - BCGEU 2994 Douglas St: 6PM-9PM

Friday Feb 7th - UVIC, Harry Hickman Bldg Room 105: 6:30PM-9PM

Members of the Mi'kmaq Warriors Society who have been arrested and incarcerated will be on a speaking tour in January and February to raise awareness about their struggle against fracking, their ongoing assertion and exercise of nationhood, and the repression they face from police and courts.

“Our warriors are still being mistreated in the system, justice for our political prisoners of war.” Suzanne Patles, member of the Mi’kmaq Warrior Society

If you would like to support this tour, please get in touch hwalia8 at gmail dot com.

Thank you!

Both events are FREE. Light supper will be provided at the Feb 6th BCGEU event, and snacks will be provided at the Feb 7th...

Peak Harper? The Petrostate? And More

Details: Published on Wednesday, 05 February 2014 06:22; Written by editor

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Taming the Wolves of Wall Street: Brett Scott on Democratizing the Finance Sector

After years of economic crisis and the rise of social movements like Occupy Wall Street, the idea that there is something rotten in the financial sector has become commonplace. Banks that were too big to fail before the bailouts are bigger than ever, and investment in oilsands expansion, fracking, arctic oil exploration and deep-sea drilling continues at an alarming pace. READ MORE

Andrew Nikiforuk: Canada's Petrostate Has "Dramatically Diminished Our International Reputation"

"Alberta is very much a petrostate," says journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk. "It gets about 30 per cent of its income from the oil and gas industry. So as a consequence, the government over time has tended more to represent this resource and the industry that produces it, than its citizens. This is very typical of a petrostate." READ MORE

Next Yes2SCS Volunteer Session: Monday, Feb. 17, 6:30-8:30pm!

Details: Published on Tuesday, 04 February 2014 11:14; Written by editor

Yes2scs logo

Supporters and volunteers of Yes2SCS,

Interested in putting energy into the Yes2SCS campaign?

Our second volunteer orientation session will be held on Monday, February 17, 2014 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Central Meeting Room of the Victoria Public Library (Central Branch) at 735 Broughton Street. This is the room that faces Broughton and it is top-to-bottom windows. We will provide food!

This orientation will focus on honing our public messages and conversations about supervised consumption services, and strategizing how to reach our first year targets. Please come with a mental list of your connections and social networks that you can tap for this campaign.

In the meantime:
* Sign our petition for SCS in Victoria here
* Visit our website for resources about SCS (under the 'resources' tab) and minutes from the last volunteer orientation session (under the 'take action' tab) at
* Like and share content from our Facebook Page

Online Petitions Are Boring - ArtShift

Details: Published on Monday, 03 February 2014 16:00; Written by editor

Art and creativity are the heart and soul of social movements, but too often creativity is left to the artists alone and organizing to the activists. ArtShift is based on a belief that everyone has the capacity for creativity and that when ignited, that creativity is a force that can move the world and make change irresistible.

Inspired by projects like BeautifulTrouble, Platform London, ArtShift Europe and others, ArtShift is a project to bring together artists, organizers and activists to build a "creative action laboratory" as a legacy project of regional PowerShifts. Phase 1 of ArtShift is focused on the intersection of creativity, art and action looking especially a the role of art within action for social and climate justice. We'll be kicking off ArtShift with a one day event on creative action theory and practice with a focus hands-on skill building to take forward from ArtShift.

Find our more about ArtShift and RSVP!

[Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of Feb 3rd

Details: Published on Monday, 03 February 2014 13:20; Written by editor

NEWS

Nominations for the 2013 UVic Student and Staff Sustainability Champion Awards are now open! If you know a student or staff member who has done an outstanding job over the past year promoting sustainability on campus, consider nominating them for this fabulous opportunity to be recognized for their efforts. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, Feb 21st at 4:30 PM, with an awards ceremony planned for March 17th. Find out more and get the applications on the Awards tab here.

The World Wildlife Fund is hosting its annual wear-a-sweater day challenge on February 6th asking Canadians to lower the thermostat and support energy conservation. UVic's Office of Campus Planning & Sustainability is hosting a Campus Ugly Sweater Challenge - post a photo of yourself in your best ugly sweater on our Facebook page and you could win a $65...

Food for the Future! Family Day Rally to Save the ALR - Monday February 10

Details: Published on Monday, 03 February 2014 09:40; Written by editor

Food for the Future! Family Day Rally to Save the Agricultural Land Reserve
Monday, February 10 @ 12 Noon BC Legislature Grounds All Welcome!

February 2014 marks the 40th birthday of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), created to protect farmland across BC for agriculture. Only 5% of the landbase of our mountainous province is protected in the ALR, and now the BC Government is considering drastic changes to erode the reserve and the autonomy of the commission entrusted to protect it.

British Columbians from all walks of life need a reliable supply of farmland to grow food now and for the future – particularly as the benefits of local food systems and the challenges of global transport become clear.
We therefore encourage you to mark your calendar and attend the Food for the Future Family Day Rally with your family, neighbours, co-workers and friends on February 10 @ 12 Noon – the day before the BC Legislature opens. Please share this message with all your contacts, join the event on Facebook, and distribute leaflets and posters in your community. If you belong to a farm organization, school PAC, church group, labour union or other association, you can endorse the Rally and promote it to members.
Together, we will save the Agricultural Land Reserve and support farmers and food systems. See you on Feb 10!

The Farmland Protection Coalition

www.FarmlandProtection.ca Join us on Facebook │Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. │Phone: 250.893.4505
Learn more in the " target="_blank">"Hands Off the ALR" Video

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Questionnaire

Details: Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 16:00; Written by editor

Dear Friends of SJS,
One of our community partners, SocialCoast, is asking for your assistance. Please help out if you can:
Wanting to be an activist but don't know how? Trying to become a better community organizer? SocialCoast is creating a workshop series on building skills for activism.

We need your help to decide how these workshops will look, and would really like your advice. Please fill out this form, and let us know what you think:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ai5XdA_bIuXYnsfNlmx6Iwv0EIv5i3PlU8UmzpATbF4/viewform

Care to get involved and help in the organizing? Email us:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Margo MatwychukDirector
Social Justice Studies ProgramUniversity of Victoriaweb.uvic.ca/socialjustice/ @UVicSJS on TwitterUVicSJS on Facebook UVicSJS on YouTube
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SJS Annual Lecture this evening

Details: Published on Friday, 31 January 2014 16:00; Written by editor

Dear Friends of SJS,

Just a reminder that tonight is our Annual Lecture. We hope you can join us!

We are honored to announce that our upcoming Annual Lecture speaker will be Dr. Yvonne Shorter Brown. Dr. Brown is a retired public school teacher, university lecturer, researcher, writer and social justice activist. She was recently a post-doctoral fellow at the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migration of African Peoples, York University. Her research, writing, and workshop focus on how the legacies of the transatlantic slave trade and plantation slavery on the continent of Africa and in its Diasporas are remembered in various struggles for citizenship.

Dr. Brown's SJS Annual Lecture is entitled: Is There More That Canadians Should Know About Slavery, Besides the Fact and the Myth of the Underground Railroad

Friday, January 31st at 7:30 p.m. in the Hickman Building, HHB...

[coalalert] RAVEN COAL MINE ARTICLE

Details: Published on Thursday, 30 January 2014 12:20; Written by editor

NOTE: INTERESTING COMMENT THAT ITOCHU IS NOT GOING TO WITHDRAW FROM THE COMOX JOINT VENTURE, EVEN AFTER INDICATING THEY INTENDED TO WITHDRAW.
EWS

Baynes Sound coal mine proponent readying another application

Living the New Economy - Social Coast

Details: Published on Wednesday, 29 January 2014 14:00; Written by editor

Friday, 17 January 2014

Posted in Economics

WRITTEN BY KAT ZIMMER

An industrial landscape has dominated the part of Songhees territory known to most people as Vic West for at least a century. In its heart, there’s an unassuming and drafty brick building called the Roundhouse. Now surrounded by high-rise condos, it’s slated for redesign as a marketplace to serve the swelling crowd of urban dwellers. Over seven days last month, where railway workers tinkered with the train cars of a century ago, a new economy was being midwifed into existence. “Living the New Economy” was an exuberant convergence of visionaries and idea jammers who are working together to create and articulate this new economy.

The old economy is crumbling: globally, this has been obvious since at least 2008. The old models just aren’t working anymore, and many have started to realize they probably weren’t worth saving in the first place. Locally, Victoria’s dilapidated heavy industrial base is being transformed into a burgeoning knowledge economy of tech firms and services.