Upcoming course and other events
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Dear Friends of SJS,
Social Justice Course:
TAPS (Together Against Poverty Society) is offering a 2 day course at the end of next week (March 13th adn 14th) which may be of interest to some of you.
The course is called “Transforming Our Future” and aims to provide an overview of the Canadian Justice System, human rights law and equality rights. The goal of the course is to develop a comprehensive understanding of legal strategies that can be used to combat discrimination in everyday situations. It is going to be delivered by a couple of awesome lawyers from Westcoast LEAF. It’s a two-day course – which I know can be difficult for some - but I think it would be a great investment and a unique opportunity for your social conscious students!
Course Details:
Date & Time: March 13-14, 2014; 9am-4pm
Location: Christchurch Cathedral, 912... Vancouver Street
Victoria, BC V8V 4X1
Cost: $100; a limited number of bursaries are available; please contact us for information.
Includes instruction, lunch, and all course materials
To Register: Contact Stephen Portman, TAPS email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; ph: (250) 361-3521See the attached poster for more information.
Please join The City Talks, the Department of History, and the School of Environmental Studies for a special event:
March 5: Building Better Cities:
Urban Renewal, State Power, and Democracy in 1960s Halifax and Vancouver
Tina Loo
Professor, Department of History,
University of British Columbia
Wednesday, March 5, 7:30 PM
Legacy Art Gallery ~ 630 Yates Street, Victoria
Free Public Event
Tina Loo is the former Canada Research Chair in Environmental History and current Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies at the University of British Columbia. She is the author of two acclaimed books and numerous award willing articles, including her recentStates of Nature: Conserving Canada's Wildlife in the Twentieth Century, which was awarded the Canadian Historical Association's Sir John A. Macdonald Prize and the Harold Adams Innis Prize of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Abstract
This special City Talk is a preview of Professor Loo's current book project. Within this talk, Loo will explore Canada's tumultuous relationship with urban planners and planning. Focusing on the controversies in 1960s Victoria and Halifax, Loo demonstrates that debates about cities are rooted in contests over citizenship and the state.
For more information, please visit www.TheCityTalks.ca
Sincerely,
Reuben Rose-Redwood
Associate Professor, Geography
Chair, The City Talks
University of Victoria
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Campaign for a Safe Consumption Site:
Supporters and volunteers of Yes2SCS,
Our third volunteer orientation and strategy session will be held on Monday, March 10, 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 snacks!
This session will focus on turning what we've learned into action and getting to work on our first year campaign targets. Please come with an idea of which area you'd like to focus on, whether it be social media outreach, small scale 'salon' hosting, business liaising or creative expression!
In the meantime:
* Access past minutes and resources on our dropbox
* Sign our petition
for SCS in Victoria
* Visit our website
for resources about SCS (under the 'resources' tab)
* Like and share content from our Facebook
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Upcoming Conversations With Activists
SJS presents kym a. hines, speaking on "Homelessness in Victoria: Frontlines of colonialism" Cornett A1257-8:15 p.m.
Upcoming event on Venezuela:
Venezuela and Violent Protests
Public Event with guest speaker:
Marli Vanegas
Venezuelan Consul General in Vancouver
7pm Wednesday, March 12:
2994 Douglas
(BCGEU hall), Victoria
Since February 12, 2014 violent activities initiated by the opposition against the democratically elected government of Venezuela has terrorized the population, left all kinds of material destruction to the country and has cost the lives of 18 people with hundreds wounded.
Guest speaker Merli Vanegas, Venezuelan Consul General from Vancouver will give an update as to what is really going on in Venezuela and answer questions people might want to ask.
Alec Dempster and the Lotería Jarocha
Latin American Studies--in collaboration with the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies and Indigenous Education--, is delighted to present Alec Dempster and his Lotería Jarocha. The event will be held on Wednesday, March 12 at 4:00 p.m. in the Ceremonial Hall of the First Peoples House. For more information please see the attached news release.
Upcoming CAPI Events:
FALLOUT FROM FUKUSHIMA: Nuclear energy, political positioning, civil society and social consequences
Tuesday, March 11, 2014. 4:00-6:00pm
Human and Social Development Building, Room A240
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake shook northeastern Japan, unleashing a tsunami, and resulting in a humanitarian and environmental crisis. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered a level 7 nuclear meltdown after the tsunami, and many of the country’s nuclear reactors remain closed because of stricter seismic safety standards. Three years later, local residents are still recovering from the disaster and questions remain about the implications for the lives of people around the world. This event’s interdisciplinary panel will explore the complexities of the Japanese economic and political establishment, the role of civil society actors and activists, and the scientific discourse surrounding the disaster. This panel provides an opportunity for discussion, information dissemination and access to facts about Fukushima radiation and fallout from the disaster.
Moderator: Cody Poulton, Professor, Pacific and Asian Studies, UVic
Panelists include: Scott Aalgard, PhD Student, University of Chicago; Jay Cullen, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Ocean Science , UVic; Katsuhiko Endo, Assistant Professor, Pacific and Asian Studies, UVic and Chris Garrett, Professor Emeritus, Ocean Physics, UVic.
We also have a lunch and learn coming up:
Considering the Implications of the Concept of Indigeneity for Land and Natural Resource Management in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos
Friday, March 14, 2014. 12:30-1:30pm
Harry Hickman Building, Room 110, Uvic
Over the last couple of decades the concept of “Indigenous Peoples” has gained increased traction in Asia, with some countries—such as the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, and Cambodia—having adopted legislation that recognizes Indigenous Peoples. Still, other national governments in Asia continue to resist, with many following the ‘salt-water theory’, which specifies that the concept of Indigenous Peoples is only applicable in places where there has been considerable European settler colonization (such as the Americas, Australia and New Zealand). Elsewhere, the concept is seen as irrelevant, since is either considered to be indigenous or nobody is recognized as indigenous. Still, even in these countries the movement has made some inroads, albeit unevenly, due to varied political and historical circumstances. Much of the increased attention to the concept of Indigenous Peoples is linked to advocacy associated with attempts to gain increased access and control over land and other natural resources. In this presentation, Ian Baird considers the links between the Indigenous Peoples movement and land and resource tenure in three countries in mainland Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Thailand and Laos.
This talk is by Ian G. Baird, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required.
Sponsored by the Victoria Friends of Cuba
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Margo MatwychukDirector
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