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Social Justice Film Night
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"The Black Power Mixtape 1967-75"Directed by Göran Olsson
7:00pm Thursday, February 19BCGEU Hall - 2994 Douglas St. Victoria
Admission by donation
At the end of the 1960’s, numerous Swedish journalists came to the US, drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Filming for close to a decade, they gained the trust of many of the leaders of the black power movement – Stoakely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, and Eldridge Cleaver among them – capturing them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews.
Thirty years later, this lush collection of 16mm film, peppered with footage of Black Panther activities and B-roll images of black America, was found languishing in the basement of Swedish Television. Director Göran Olsson and...
The Impact of OPEN CINEMA Connect the Docs #ElxnFraud Event
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- Published on Monday, 16 March 2015 14:15
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Stolen Sisters Memorial March - Saturday Feb 14
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- Published on Thursday, 12 February 2015 14:00
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1530170627245117/?pnref=story
Hi All,
The following is a call to action & a invitation to get involved on the issue of missing & murdered Indigenous women. Please distribute broadly.
Fed up with feeling outraged & heartbroken over the rising number of missing & murdered Indigenous women in Canada & the Harper government's utter apathy to the issue, my friend Corie Potter & I decided to create our own little awareness poster in the lead up to the national Stolen Sisters march on February 14th.
Given that this issue is at the forefront of Indigenous communities but hugely ignored by the rest of Canadians, we decided that a poster campaign is a small act that anyone can participate in, anywhere in Canada, to bring awareness to the issue, begin conversations & apply political pressure. As well as distributing the poster in our own neighbourhoods, community centres, cafes,...
Call for Submissions: writers for our upcoming Manifesto series
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- Published on Thursday, 12 February 2015 13:22
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Earth has a runaway fever, oceans dying, coasts flooding, species giving up the ghost. Scientists say we need to leave 80 percent of fossil fuels in the ground — yet we’re drilling faster than ever. This is a do-or-die moment for a radical course correction. If our world leaders don’t come up with a legally binding and universal agreement to address climate change in Paris this December then #worldrevolution will be the only option left.
But what does that mean?
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[UVic-sustainability] News and Events for the Week of Feb 10th
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 16:00
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NEWS:
UVic is seeking input—as part of the 2015 Campus Plan Update, for a refreshed vision and directions for future campus development—from faculty, staff, students and members of the community. A short survey is open to all (submit feedback by Sunday, Feb. 15), with a chance to win a $100 bookstore gift card. Take the survey
Our office is entering its awards season again. This March we will be giving out our Student Sustainability Champion Award. If you know a student who is working to make the university more sustainable, nominate them.
In case you missed the flurry of articles on divestment in the last two weeks, please see the following list:
- John Charest weighs in on divestment, and Ricochet's
Ethan Cox responds.
Upcoming SJS and other events
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Dear Friends of SJS,
Please join us for the following events hosted by Social Justice Studies or by our community partners:
this Sunday, February 15, 2015
From Charity to Social Justice: Policies which aid and abet Child and Family Poverty!
1:30 to 4:30University of VictoriaClearihue A127
According to the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, BC has the highest poverty rate in Canada and no plan to tackle it directly. First Call BC reports in their 2014 Report Card that 1 out of 5 children in BC are poor. This is higher than the national average.
In October 2014 members of
various communities came together in a conference entitled From Charity to
Social Justice: Addressing Child and Family Poverty which was held at Christ
Church Cathedral in Victoria. This event was sponsored by Christ Church
Cathedral,
Rise up against Bill C-51!
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 12:22
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As you have heard in the news, the Harper regime is bent on railroading the so-called anti-terrorist legislation, Bill C-51, through parliament without any serious public debate on the the severe consequences it may have for the democratic rights of Canadians. Please read the attached article put out by the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Canada - the only party in Canada that is providing any real resistance to this draconian and anti-democratic legislation.
Cold Gas, Hot Air – The lowdown on LNG in BC
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 February 2015 17:22
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Sheraton Hotels Boycott
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 February 2015 09:44
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Brutal rights abuses at upscale hotels
HERE TO SEND A MESSAGE TO STARWOOD!
[evoz] fresh coffee
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- Published on Monday, 09 February 2015 15:22
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Censored SeaMAC ads grace San Francisco buses
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- Published on Monday, 09 February 2015 09:00
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Great San Francisco ads.
http://mondoweiss.net/2015/02/censored-seamac-francisco?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=9f3bc289d3-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-9f3bc289d3-398412821
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A Call to Boycott Air Canada
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- Published on Friday, 06 February 2015 10:22
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From: Hanna Kawas <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
r51 A Call to Boycott Air Canada
Air Canada: We are not On-Board with Human Rights Violations
Call from BDS Vancouver-Coast Salish Committee to Boycott Air Canada
(Since we sent our original letters to Air Canada, we recently found out Air Canada also has maintenance agreements with Israel Aerospace Industries IAI, which is wholly owned by the government of Israel. The IAI company website states: “Over the past 60 years IAI delivered, supplied and supported advanced systems for the Israeli Ministry of Defense..”)
Yet another compelling reason to boycott Air Canada.
In the last month, we have communicated twice with Air Canada officials regarding their unethical behaviour in serving Israeli products on their flights. They have refused to answer us and left us with no choice but to launch a campaign to inform people of their policies. There are...
Endangered species in the spotlight
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- Published on Thursday, 05 February 2015 17:22
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Public Announcement
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- Published on Thursday, 05 February 2015 13:44
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As part of Black History Month, Social Justice Film Night presents :
"The Black Power Mixtape 1967-75"Directed by Göran Olsson
7:00pm Thursday, February 19BCGEU Hall - 2994 Douglas St. Victoria
Admission by donation
At the end of the 1960’s, numerous Swedish journalists came to the US, drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Filming for close to a decade, they gained the trust of many of the leaders of the black power movement – Stoakely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, and Eldridge Cleaver among them – capturing them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews.
Thirty years later, this lush collection of...
Protecting forests and farmland from urban sprawl
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 February 2015 12:44
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Friend --
Right now, the Capital Regional District (CRD) is consulting residents on the Regional Sustainability Strategy (RSS), to guide land use decisions from the Saanich Peninsula to Victoria to Port Renfrew on the west coast.
The RSS will either strengthen the policy of urban containment, mandating that new housing and development be concentrated in existing population centres, or it will provide a green light to urban sprawl, extending pavement and development into the wilderness areas and farmland of the capital region.
I strongly support a policy of urban containment.
Protecting forests and farmland from urban sprawl makes sense for a number of reasons. It conserves wilderness areas for the ecological value of maintaining plant and animal habitat, protecting water quality, sequestering carbon and providing opportunities for outdoor recreation.
Urban containment also conserves farmland for present and future
generations, with the capital region having a finite supply of arable
land (due to mountainous terrain, constraints of the coastline, and
existing development patterns). Local food systems are essential in
the context of increasing global transportation costs, a changing
climate and instability in the global capitalist economy.
Compact land-use patterns are also important from the standpoint of
transportation, with sprawling suburbs being heavily reliant on
private motor vehicles, gridlocked highways and the consumption of
fossil fuels, which impacts air quality and contributes to climate
change. Infrastructure of sprawling suburbs is costly to maintain,
with vast networks of roads, sewers and water lines. Suburbs are also
often dominated by big box and corporate retail and (because of
auto-dependency) have lower rates of community participation.
I hope you will take the opportunity to contact the CRD Board expressing your views on regional land use and urban containment, by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or completing this survey before Feb. 15. Together, we can build a sustainable region that leaves no one behind and protects the natural environment. Doing so requires saying no to development in some areas and concentrating new housing within existing population centres.
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Regional Sustainability Survey
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Be Heard on Regional Sustainability (and by Feb. 15!)
This is an incredibly important roadmap that is being developed that will determine how cities grow for decades on. Our chance to influence it are shortened to very few opportunities, but one of them is the survey.
So please complete this, and soon! Deadline is February 15th!
Take the Survey Here!
Thank you.
Social Environmental Alliance
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education - Free Course
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https://www.edx.org/course/reconciliation-through-indigenous-ubcx-indedu200x
School:UBCxCourse Code:IndEdu200xClasses Start:27 Jan 2015Course Length:6 weeksEstimated effort:2 hours per week
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education
Explore strategies, teaching exemplars, and resources that support the teaching and learning of Indigenous ways of knowing in classrooms, schools and communities.About this Course
Governments, school boards and Indigenous communities have identified Indigenous education as a key priority, identifying specific educational goals to ensure the educational success of Indigenous learners. There is growing educational policy at local, provincial, territorial, and national levels that tell us there needs to be change in the way we design, deliver and assess learning opportunities for Indigenous learners. Educators need to be able to respond to education reform that prioritizes improved educational outcomes for Indigenous children and youth.
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[Sfpnotices] Governments of Canada and Israel sign MOU agreeing to create coordinated, public initiative to oppose BDS
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 February 2015 11:44
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If the following proves true, we fear for Canadians and free speech.
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Subject: Governments of Canada and Israel sign MOU agreeing to create coordinated, public initiative to oppose BDS
Government of Canada
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel regarding Public Diplomacy Cooperation
The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, hereinafter referred to as the “Participants,”
Seeking to uphold the commitments made in the Memorandum of Understanding between Canada and Israel regarding a Canada-Israel Strategic Partnership, signed at Jerusalem on 21 January 2014 to strengthen their bilateral relationship,
Reaffirming their dedication to the shared values of freedom of expression and assembly, democracy, and the rule of law,
Sharing the view...
[UVic-sustainability] News and Events for the Week of Feb 2nd
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- Published on Monday, 02 February 2015 16:00
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NEWS:
The SPOKES bike drive held on Saturday January 31 was a success. Over 70 bikes were donated! Thanks to everyone who brought in a bike! Remember, you can donate your old working bike you no longer want by contacting SPOKES (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.).
UVic’s Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation at the Gustavson School of Business is working on a project that would help disseminate Student sustainable-living tips through a new resource designed to help students live the way they want: with minimal impact on the planet.
Take the one-minute survey, to help shape low-carbon lifestyles on campus and beyond.
AT...
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