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Proportional Representation: an electoral system for wilderness

Details: Published on Wednesday, 17 October 2018 17:00; Written by editor

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[Sjsall] TA positions for January 2019

Details: Published on Tuesday, 16 October 2018 11:59; Written by editor

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Dear Social Justice Studies affiliated faculty, departments and friends,

Attached please find the calls for applications to TA in SJS 100 and SJS 200 in the winter semester (Jan to April 2019).

Please share widely with your students,

Margo

[evoz] Fresh coffee

Details: Published on Monday, 15 October 2018 10:15; Written by editor

Hi CASC coffee lovers,
Allen has bagged a fresh roast of our Cafe Simpatico coffee; if you need a supply please call him at 250-384-0477. Coffee will, as ever, also be available at our next Cafe Simpatico on October 26.Please plan to attend the Cafe when activist Kay Gimble reports on his trip to Guatemala with Rights Action. Kay's talk is entitled, "Real Life Superheroes and the Quest for Mining Justice in Canada and Guatemala." Preceded by great music!

ADBUSTERS IS INFILTRATING YOUR INNER CIRCLE

Details: Published on Sunday, 14 October 2018 22:59; Written by editor

Dear Wild Hearts,

If this email made it to you, you can be sure you're one of us- Tired of monotonous modernity, someone with an irrepressible revolutionary fire in them, yearning for change and a chance to rewrite the status quo of how it goes.

Our print media report sets off the alarm - help us ramp up now!

Details: Published on Sunday, 14 October 2018 22:57; Written by editor

Fund a social media ad campaign for proportional representation!

Dear FVC Supporter,

A few days ago, we released the results of a three month study of the electoral reform opinion columns in BC's mainstream print media. With just a few days until ballots go out, the results should set off the alarm bells for all of us working for a fairer electoral system in BC.

Overall, 66% of the opinion columns were negative. Even worse, the newspapers reaching the most BC voters by far - the Postmedia papers - ran a whopping 85% negative opinion columns.

[Sjsall] Book launches

Details: Published on Saturday, 13 October 2018 16:54; Written by editor

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Dear Friends of SJS,

Two great upcoming book launches (posters attached):

Oct. 17:

NOV. 1:

Margo L. Matwychuk, PhD

Director, Social Justice Studies

c/o Dept of Anthropology

University of Victoria

PO Box 1700, STN CSC

Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2

Office: Cornett B210

PH: (250) 721-6283

FAX: (250) 721-6215

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http://web.uvic.ca/socialjustice/

We acknowledge and respect the Songhees, Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ peoples on whose unceded territory the university stands and whose relationships with the land continue to this day.

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Municipal elections are right around the corner!

Details: Published on Friday, 12 October 2018 15:35; Written by editor

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The bees still need you, Paov

Details: Published on Thursday, 11 October 2018 14:43; Written by editor

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[evoz] Café Simpatico-Oct 26

Details: Published on Wednesday, 10 October 2018 18:11; Written by editor

Hello Friends:
Café Simpatico is October 26 and starts at 7:30pm with music by Sharon & O'Dean. Activist and mining justice advocate Kay Gimbel will follow with a presentation about his trip to Guatemala with Rights Action in June. Please join us for Kay's talk, "Real Life Super heroes and the quest for mining justice in Canada and Guatemala."
Admission by donation. Fair-trade coffee from Nicaragua for sale. Refreshments available.
Café Simpatico is sponsored by the Central America Support Committee and Mining Justice Action Committee.
Hope to see you there!

Brian Day takes the stand...and more

Details: Published on Wednesday, 10 October 2018 15:37; Written by editor

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Paov --

First off - thank you!

With giving thanks in mind, we would like to say a huge thank you for your support for our work to protect our public health care system in court - and we also have a number of updates for you.

Without your support, we would not have been able to continue to hold Brian Day and Cambie Surgeries to account, both in the courtroom and in the media. We are working to ensure that not only are Brian Day’s false promises (that two-tier health care will improve wait times) are debunked, but that the public knows what this case is really about: removing the protections that ensure patients can get care based...

Coast Heroes rising: Heiltsuk take polluter to court on oil spill anniversary

Details: Published on Wednesday, 10 October 2018 09:15; Written by editor

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Heres how we can win the BC referendum on pr

Details: Published on Tuesday, 09 October 2018 15:16; Written by editor

Dear FVC Supporter,

A recent Angus Reid poll suggests that the upcoming BC referendum could go either way.

There is a strong contingent of popular support for proportional representation (Pro Rep) (34%) but almost as many who oppose it (31%). Remarkably, 34% of voters remain uncertain.

I am writing to you to ask you as a supporter to personally engage to help us win this historical campaign by talking to as many people you know as possible about Pro Rep – your relatives, friends, neighbors and co-workers, in particular those people who remain uncertain or who may have been misguided by the scaremongering or misinformation tactics being used by opponents of electoral reform.

There are tens of thousands of us, and people who know us trust our judgement more than they trust those with a vested interest in first-past-the-post. If each of us takes it upon ourselves to talk to 5, 10, 20 or 50 people that we know, we will quickly reach the threshold of Pro Rep support needed to win.

Can you come to Vancouver to canvass Oct 15-29? Want a lawn sign?

Details: Published on Friday, 05 October 2018 14:50; Written by editor

Can you come to Vancouver to canvass for proportional representation between October 15-29? And a reminder about lawn signs!

Dear FVC Supporter,

In about 18 days, the ballots are mailed out in BC's referendum on proportional representation.

The most recent polling put the proportional representation side at 52% - but our voters - young people, renters, those whose voices most need to be heard - are less likely to vote.

Face to face contact with voters is the only thing more powerful than advertising. Your conversation with a voter could make the difference.

Consider coming to Vancouver this month to help the Fair Vote Canada team make history.

We have 22 people in Vancouver willing to offer lodging to canvassers.

Make #WorldAnimalDay count

Details: Published on Thursday, 04 October 2018 17:15; Written by editor

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LNG Canada will blow BC's climate targets out the water

Details: Published on Tuesday, 02 October 2018 17:00; Written by editor

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Do you want a pro rep lawn sign?

Details: Published on Sunday, 30 September 2018 14:50; Written by editor

Exciting News!

Electoral Change is just around the corner and now you can show your neighbours that you are voting for a better BC and a stronger Democracy!

Hosting a lawn sign is a great way to show your support for Proportional Representation and get a conversation going with your neighbours. If you would like to host a sign click here.

Go Big And Go Home!

Details: Published on Friday, 28 September 2018 13:16; Written by editor

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Up close view of logging destruction in Manning Park Donut Hole

Details: Published on Thursday, 27 September 2018 17:00; Written by editor

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Sept & Oct Important Events

Details: Published on Thursday, 27 September 2018 12:03; Written by editor

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[Sjsall] upcoming events and opportunities

Details: Published on Tuesday, 25 September 2018 11:48; Written by editor

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Dear Friends and Students of SJS,

New course (could count as SJS elective):

ANTH 393 A05 (CRN: 23907)

Music and Society: Anthropologies of Music

Tuesdays: 14:30 – 16:20 on campus & some on-line instructional method

What does it mean to take the time to make music today when it would appear there are so many urgent social and political matters? This class critically engages music history, the lives of performers, the production of live performances, and experiences that involve music makers and organizers, their choices and their communities. Along the way, students will be introduced to foundational theories of ethnomusicology, ecomusicology, and sociomusicology. Performances have always been political and environmental in their manifestation, but the social activities that proceed and allow performance to happen are also transformative. This course traces experiences of popular music today back to fundamental issues of oppression,...