upcoming events and information
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Below are some upcoming events which may be of interest to you:
Tomorrow, October 8th, 11:30 a.m.
Join Faith in Action on the steps of the Legislature for the handing over of their social justice petition for a Social Convenant. They envision a large gathering of our diverse citizenry present to affirm this social covenant.
If you cannot lend them your presence, would you consider endorsing the covenant either personally, or on behalf of your organization? Their website is http://www.victoriafaithinaction.ca
Mining Justice Action Committee presents
Communities in Resistance
and the Art of Solidarity
Spoken word/music
evening and art reception
October 24, 2014 7:30 pm
Co-hosted by CASC Cafe Simpatico
Art show
October 16 – November 6, 2014
Both at... Little Fernwood Gallery/Hall
1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria, BC
For more information: mjacvictoria.ca or
facebook.com/MiningJusticeActionCommittee
Calling Victoria poets and songwriters!
The deadline for spoken word or song submissions to Communities in
Resistance: the Art of Solidarity, an arts project about mining and
communities, is extended until Oct. 15th, 2014.
Accepted contributors will be invited to present their work at a performance
event Oct. 24, 2014, 7:30 pm at LIttle Fernwood Hall, 1923 Fernwood Rd. The
event will also be an opening for an accompanying art show in the adjoining
Little Fernwood Gallery.
The focus of the project is honouring communities impacted by and resisting
Canadian mining projects, both at home and abroad. This is a chance for youth
and other poets to connect with a socially and ecologically engaged community.
Not too familiar with mining and its impacts? No problem! The Mining Justice Action Committee
- the Victoria group sponsoring the project - has prepared a collection of case
studies introducing specific communities impacted by and resisting mining
projects around the world. The case studies include many web links to further
information about each community and mining conflict.
If you're wondering where to start, here's a suggested approach:
- Go through the case studies (both the ones we've prepared (attached) and the ones we linked to at http://micla.ca/conflicts), choose one or more that interest you, and visit the links given for each. Also feel free to do your own research or draw on your own experience. If you need a copy of the case studies, email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we'll get right back to you. We're also happy to field any questions.
- Choose a community that speaks to you as an artist. Drawing on the material you've found about that community, write a piece that reflects the community in resistance.
- Send us what ya got, by Oct. 15th! Please email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
At this point we have several pieces relating to Canadian
mining in Central America. While we're happy to receive more, we're
particularly interested in pieces focused on other regions of the world, as
covered by some of the case studies.
See more info on the project and how to submit here: http://mjacvictoria.ca/article/call-artists-communities-resistance-and-art-solidarity
Please
forward this invitation to folks you think might be interested.
Note: submissions are now closed for the accompanying visual art component
of the project. Thanks to all who submitted!
CJPME to MPs: Remember alternatives to sending troops to Iraq
For Immediate Release
Montreal, October 3, 2014 — CJPME urges Canadian MPs to remember that there are principled and more effective alternatives to putting “boots on the ground” in Iraq. CJPME believes that recent history has demonstrated that Western military action – without a significant and sustained humanitarian commitment – provides little or no long-term benefit.
“There are alternatives to either ‘doing nothing’ or plunging Canada into another military venture in the Middle East,” notes CJPME President Thomas Woodley. CJPME points out that Canada could provide much more generous refugee relief and humanitarian aid in Syria and Iraq. Canada could also make protecting civilians and educational development the highest priority and the cornerstone of its approach to the region to improve the lives of ordinary citizens. CJPME also recommends that Canada halt arms exports to the region, and stop “doing business” with authoritarian regimes.
CJPME notes that the Harper government has been reluctant to critically examine the deployment of Canadian troops in Afghanistan. Canada only ended its 12-year military involvement in Afghanistan in March. Many Canadians are still asking if that war accomplished much of anything much that could not have been accomplished some other way, with less loss of Canadian and Afghani lives, and less monetary expenditure.
A recent polling found that 77 percent of Canadians are nervous that Canadian military involvement of any sort in Iraq could lead to a long and ill-defined engagement there. CJPME believes deployment of combat troops to Iraq is not in keeping with Canadians’ preference for Canada to play a role as a peace-keeper and peace-maker. “Canada must address the root causes of the rise of extremist groups in the Middle East, rather than leaping into another ill-thought-out military venture,” Woodley concludes.
CJPME believes that Canada must recognize the legitimate grievances of many Middle East actors in regards to previous foreign interventions, and seek foremost to establish relationships of mutual respect and international cooperation in the region.
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For more information, please contact:
Patricia Jean
Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
Telephone: 438-380-5410
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