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Apply for the CYD to COP23 in Bonn, Germany
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- Published on Friday, 21 April 2017 10:45
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In December 2015, world leaders met in Paris to craft and sign the landmark Paris Agreement. Since then, we have seen even more science supporting an urgent need to curb global temperature rise and radically reduce carbon emissions worldwide. We have also seen a potentially promising Pan-Canadian Framework on climate change, and deeply concerning new leadership south of the border. For All these reasons and more, the Canadian Youth Delegation (CYD) is excited to be returning to COP to hold our government accountable to the climate action we all need and deserve.
Help us create the next issue of Adbusters!
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- Published on Thursday, 20 April 2017 11:30
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Hey all you writers, artists and designers out there,
I am looking for alternatives. Every time I try to jump back into this world, I am disappointed.
How can I go on knowing that every time I engage with the capitalist-corporate machine I am contributing to environmental destruction, war, poverty and suffering? How can I sit back when the only way I can engage with people on the other side of the planet is by exploiting them?
Paov, how are you spending Earth Day this year?
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 April 2017 17:30
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Adbusters Planetary Endgame hits newsstands worldwide today!
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 April 2017 16:15
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Adbusters Planetary Endgame hits newsstands worldwide today!
Hey Jammers,
Planetary Endgame is a wild leap into a world of non-linearity . . . a provocative snapshot of the current eco-psycho-geopolitical state of the world, featuring memes and counter memes vital to your well being in the dangerous times ahead.
Read more: Adbusters Planetary Endgame hits newsstands worldwide today!
Bob White: Celebrating a leader - Célébration
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 April 2017 16:00
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Dr. Cindy Blackstock to receive Human Rights award at CLC Convention 2017
The CLC will honour Dr. Cindy Blackstock at our convention with the Human Rights award for her outstanding contributions to advancing human rights in Canada.A member of the Gitksan First Nation, Dr. Blackstock has 25 years of social work experience in child protection and Indigenous children’s rights. An accomplished author and public speaker, Dr. Blackstock is the Executive Director of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada and a professor at the McGill University School of Social Work.
We are also very excited to be welcoming Dr. Blackstock to the convention stage as a guest speaker on Tuesday, May 9th.
Skeletons in the closet
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 April 2017 13:15
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Chip in to for hard-hitting radio ads to blow the lid off Christy Clark's political donation scandal this election.
Chip in $5 nowThere’s less than four weeks til election day and Christy Clark has stacks of skeletons in her closet.
Huge cheques from corporations based in Texas and Malaysia. Donors sneaking into cash-for-access fundraisers in vans with tinted windows. An RCMP probe into potentially illegal donations. [1-3]
Meet the Nations fighting Kinder Morgan
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 April 2017 08:15
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Are political donations affecting BC
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 April 2017 16:45
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Corporate donations and the environment |
Environmental assessment report |
Secwepemc Ajax Mine decision |
Northern Gateway celebration |
Marine protection |
Jobs at West Coast
Dear Paov,
With BC's provincial election around the corner, this month we're taking a look at some of the key environmental issues on many British Columbians' minds. See below for our latest...
Protecting our legacy, sustaining our future
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- Published on Tuesday, 18 April 2017 14:45
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Friend --
Recently the municipality of Saanich has lost an environmental
hero, visionary, conservationist, and educator, municipal councillor
Vic Derman. I join all Saanich residents in sending my heartfelt
condolences to his family and friends.
Vic was always a strong voice for a sustainable Saanich. He was one
of the cofounders of the land conservancy of BC, he was instrumental
in the protection of farmland, and a reliable voice for a green
future.
Vic’s passing has left a large hole in council and thrown his
legacy of environmental protection and sustainability in Saanich into
question. This legacy is too precious to be eroded. In this time of
grief, it is up to each of us to do whatever we can to honour Vic’s
legacy and fight for his dream of a greener, safer, more prosperous
future.
I have lived, studied, worked and farmed here in Saanich since my
childhood, raising my children here and working hard to build our
community. I have been an organic food grower at Madrona Farm for
thousands of Saanich residents. Vic’s vision for a sustainable future
resonates deeply with me.
That’s why I've worked with organizations including the Raincoast
Conservation Foundation, The Land Conservancy, and the Social
Environmental Alliance. It’s why I spearheaded the campaign to protect
local farms and stop the industrialization of the Blenkinsop Valley,
and it’s why I founded the Big Dream Farm Fund Society and the
Farmland Protection Coalition.
I believe that Vic Derman's legacy of environmental advocacy and
public service need to be protected and his vision grown to meet new
challenges.
I know we all have to do our part to build a community we can be
proud to call home. That is why I am announcing my candidacy for
election to Saanich Council, to continue building on Vic's inspiring
legacy of providing a strong, independent voice for a sustainable
Saanich. There is a lot of work ahead, I know that, but together I
truly believe that we can protect our precious legacies and sustain a
brighter future for our community.
I hope you will join me in this important work.
Sincerely,
Nathalie
www.nathaliechambers.ca
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REMINDER: April 21 - Free 2017 Provincial Election Webinar Hosted by the Energy Forum
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BCSEA is a non-profit society that relies on memberships to advance the low-carbon economy. Will you please join us?
Dear PAOV,
Join the BCSEA, and the other members of the Energy Forum, for a webinar discussion with representatives from the major parties of the upcoming Provincial Election on April 21st from 12:00 pm - 1:00pm.
The webinar is free to attend. Secure your space by registering here.
On April 21st, the Energy Forum will host a webinar that provides an opportunity for each of the provincial political parties to respond to questions and inquires that relate to the development of the energy industry in BC, the economic, skill development and job opportunities, and aspects of a transition to a low-carbon...
Read more: REMINDER: April 21 - Free 2017 Provincial Election Webinar Hosted by the Energy Forum
Upcoming Grassroots Events You Don't Want to Miss!
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- Published on Monday, 17 April 2017 16:30
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Read more: Upcoming Grassroots Events You Don't Want to Miss!
Hillside with CAIA van
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- Published on Friday, 14 April 2017 17:00
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CAIA plans to pamphlet at the Hillside BC Liquor store Saturday, April 15 from 3 to 4 pm .
It might actually be a sunny day!
We will try to park near the liquor store at the Hillside mall..
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Cambie Case Update - Trial on pause until Sept 5th 2017
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- Published on Friday, 14 April 2017 15:30
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I'm writing you with a quick update about the Cambie Surgeries Corp. trial: due to multiple procedural issues, the judge has agreed to adjourn the trial until September 5, 2017.
Brian Day's plaintiffs have been consistently unprepared in their submissions to the court and late to supply the rest of the parties with the information we need to prepare our responses. Therefore, the province (the Defendants) asked to adjourn so that things can move along more smoothly when we get back to court in September.
The idea is that the delay will give Brian Day's plaintiffs time to prepare the rest of their witnesses and submissions, and the province time to prepare accordingly. The parties will also sort out...
Read more: Cambie Case Update - Trial on pause until Sept 5th 2017
Sign up for Free for Green Energy Doors Open!
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- Published on Thursday, 13 April 2017 16:00
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BCSEA is a non-profit society that relies on memberships to advance the low-carbon economy. Will you please join us?
Green Energy Doors Open is back for another weekend of inspiring tours and events on September 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Once again, the BCSEA is host to this great national initiative, taking place over the same weekend also in Alberta and BC.
BCSEA is seeking residents, businesses and community groups and members of the public sector willing to hold events, give tours of sustainable energy projects, share stories of success, and inspire British Columbians to adopt a sustainable way of living. Both hosting an event and participating as a...
[Canadian-BDS-Coalition] Petitions to sign & share with your organizations & networks
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Please sign/share: 1. Petition to Minister Freeland; still looking for organizations to sign & to share/sign individually. This was based on suggestion the Canadian BDS Coalition put together a petition for organizations and individuals to sign, calling the Canadian government to accountability following the Israeli travel ban. It is based on calling for sanctions, using much of the language from the Green Party of Canada approved resolution. Canada Stop Our Complicity with The State of Israel Apartheid Behaviour https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexM44g5QdqT54IXDXhGiV-hIarplKR3ygMXBPR7HN4TFAWqw/viewform?c=0&w=1 2. Circulating this based on feedback to personal letter I wrote to Elizabeth May asking her to live out her own party’s policy—while written based on Holy Week Request, it is written to be signed by individuals of all and no religious affiliations. Hope you will be able to sign & share. Our Holy Week Request, Elizabeth May: Your Leadership calling for...
Read more: [Canadian-BDS-Coalition] Petitions to sign & share with your organizations & networks
April 21 - Free 2017 Provincial Election Webinar Hosted by the Energy Forum
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 April 2017 17:30
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BCSEA is a non-profit society that relies on memberships to advance the low-carbon economy. Will you please join us?
Dear PAOV,
Join the BCSEA, and the other members of the Energy Forum, for a webinar discussion with representatives from the major parties of the upcoming Provincial Election on April 21st from 12:00 pm - 1:00pm.
The webinar is free to attend. Secure your space by registering here.
On April 21st, the Energy Forum will host a webinar that provides an opportunity for each of the provincial political parties to respond to questions and inquires that relate to the development of the energy industry in BC, the economic, skill development and job opportunities, and aspects of a transition to a low-carbon...
Read more: April 21 - Free 2017 Provincial Election Webinar Hosted by the Energy Forum
[evoz] Social Justice Film Night
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 April 2017 09:30
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Hi friends,
Here's another great film to watch.
Victoria Friends of Cuba
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." –Thirteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution
When the 13th amendment was ratified in 1865, its drafters left themselves a large, very exploitable loophole in the guise of an easily missed clause in its definition. That clause, which converts slavery from a legal business model to an equally legal method of punishment for criminals, is the subject of the documentary “13th.”
Director Ava DuVernay takes an unflinching, well-informed and thoroughly researched look at the American system of incarceration, specifically how the prison industrial...
Poster for April film night
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- Published on Tuesday, 11 April 2017 10:00
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Our supporting group's April Social Justice Movie Night.
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." –Thirteenth Amendment of the United States ConstitutionWhen the 13th amendment was ratified in 1865, its drafters left themselves a large, very exploitable loophole in the guise of an easily missed clause in its definition. That clause, which converts slavery from a legal business model to an equally legal method of punishment for criminals, is the subject of the documentary “13th.”
Director Ava DuVernay’s takes an unflinching, well-informed and thoroughly researched look at the American system of incarceration, specifically how the prison industrial complex affects people of color. Her analysis could not be more timely nor more infuriating. The film builds its case piece by shattering piece,...
Announcing speaker: Angela Davis - Angela Davis
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- Published on Monday, 10 April 2017 18:00
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The CLC is honoured to welcome internationally-acclaimed activist, author and scholar, Angela Davis, as the keynote speaker at the Human Rights Forum during our upcoming convention.
Paov, ready to have #TheClimateTalk?
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- Published on Monday, 10 April 2017 17:15
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