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Calling All Rebel Economists
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 December 2014 15:44
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Dec 9 Webinar: Site C - Is There a Better Way ?
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 December 2014 15:44
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BCSEA Webinar: The Site C Dam - Is There a Better Way ?
Join us for a free BCSEA Webinar on Tuesday December 9 at noon PST (3:00 PM EST, 20:00 UTC)
Reserve your free Webinar seat now at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8283101941516015618 
The BC Sustainable Energy Association is calling on the BC government to postpone a final decision on the proposed Site C project, and instead to order BC Hydro to update its Integrated Resource Plan and submit it to the BC Utilities Commission for a thorough public review.
BC Hydro's resource analysis is out of date, given the speed with which technologies like wind and solar power are developing and falling in cost. They could prove to be cost effective alternatives to produce the power that BC needs without needing to flood valuable agricultural land.
Also, it would be financially imprudent to rely on BC Hydro's in-house cost estimate for Site C. Eight billion dollars is a lot of money to invest without independent public scrutiny.
Join us for a discussion of the important energy planning issues around Site C. Why does BC Hydro say the project should proceed ? Why does BCSEA say no ? Why is the government hesitating ?
Support us today for another 40 years of strong environmental laws.
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 December 2014 12:00
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December 2014 | r44 | Donate | Leave a Legacy
Dear PAofVic
You and I share at least two important values - a heart-felt passion for the environment and the conviction to do whatever we can to protect it for future generations.
But we need your help ...
Today is Giving Tuesday - will you make a donation to help preserve your community and BC’s wild places?
Today, the decision-making process in our country is becoming flawed and undemocratic. Environmental laws are being flagrantly gutted to favour resource extraction industries,...
Read more: Support us today for another 40 years of strong environmental laws.
[evoz] book announcement
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- Published on Wednesday, 03 December 2014 14:22
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LOVE AND RESISTANCE
Theresa Wolfwood. 2014. Smallberry Press, London. UK ISBN: 978-0993031502
“Theresa Wolfwood writes intelligent, compassionate poems that are able to bear witness...
What if your donation was worth twice as much?
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 December 2014 15:44
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Season's Greetings from Democracy Now!
Dear Friend,
You need a news media that's at its best when the news is at its worst.
There's no question that 2014 has been a year of hard news stories: police brutality against unarmed civilians at home and endless wars terrorizing civilians abroad; the Ebola epidemic; global warring and global warming. And then there are the grassroots movements that are coalescing around the nation and around the world to take these issues on.This Box Rocks
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 December 2014 11:44
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The easiest gift you will give this season!
Order today, shipping included.
Thanks for all that you do.
BRAVE NEW FILMS
All current and proposed pipelines
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- Published on Monday, 01 December 2014 23:22
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http://www.cepa.com/map/index-en.html
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[UVic-sustainability] News and Events for the Week of Dec 1st
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- Published on Monday, 01 December 2014 15:22
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The 20th conference of parties (COP20) has begun in Lima. COP20 is the 20th round of UN Climate negotiations. UVic alumni and Director of the Canadian Youth Coalition, Kelsey Mech, has filed an initial report on the Canadian Government’s most recent proposal entitled “A facepalm-inducing climate proposal from the Government of Canada.”
In other news, SPOKES has new hours for December. Please see this link for the posted hours.
AT UVIC:
GIVING TUESDAY AT UVIC
Tuesday December 2nd at 10:00
The Quad at UVic
A Day of Action, marking the start of the holiday giving season, focused on giving back to your local community, and/or to a charity or non-profit you support.
#GivingTuesday@UVic will be giving FREE food to students in the Quad and information...
Read more: [UVic-sustainability] News and Events for the Week of Dec 1st
Dec. 2, Vancouver: Brian Avery & The Corries Speaking
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- Published on Friday, 28 November 2014 09:22
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If you are in Vancouver on Dec. 2, this event should be most important to attend.
Please distribute widely - Reminder of upcoming meeting on Palestine.
Join us to mark the International Day (and Year) of Solidarity with the Palestinians
Support the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions BDS Movement
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 7PM
Place: SFU Downtown Harbour Centre, Labatt Hall
515 W. Hastings, Vancouver
Admission by donation (suggested $5-10)
$10 or more donation at the door will include admission and a copy of the 2015
Colors from Palestine calendar (while quantities last)
Brian Avery, U.S. social justice activist shot by Israeli forces in 2003, will
talk about his experiences. Cindy and Craig Corrie, the parents of the late
Rachel Corrie, the American student brutally killed by an Israeli military
bulldozer, will also be speaking.
Vancouver Premiere of Palestinian Film – Resistance Recipes
Palestinian products (Olive oil, Keffiyehs, soaps etc.) will be...
Read more: Dec. 2, Vancouver: Brian Avery & The Corries Speaking
Dec. 20 event
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- Published on Friday, 28 November 2014 09:22
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A Tribe Called Red Newsletter: Our Gifts For Thanksgiving
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- Published on Thursday, 27 November 2014 16:00
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Hi friends!
It’s been quite a few months since our last message, so we’re pretty happy to reconnect., bring you some news and some free music too!
First, we were really happy to been asked to remix one of our favourite Canadian band: STARS. Their new single, From The Night, was a treat to work with and you can download our remix for free here: http://noisetrade.com/stars/no-one-is-lost-tour-ep
On this fourth Thursday of November, you might ask yourself: do Indians celebrate Thanksgiving? Well… Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday for Native people. In a way, each day is a day of thanksgiving to the Creator for the original people of Turtle Island. This doesn't mean that we don't enjoy turkey, pie and family as much as the next person, but at the same time the Thanksgiving myth largely shared in mainstream culture perpetuates a one sided view of a complicated history surrounding this holiday. Here’s an informed indigenous view on Thanksgiving: http://blog.nmai.si.edu/main/2013/11/do-indians-celebrate-thanksgiving.html
This doesn’t prevent us from “celebrating” in our own way by giving you a new song called Burn Your Village To The Ground. You got it here first and don’t hesitate to share widely!
STREAM & DOWNLOAD our “thanksgiving gift”
While we’re talking about gifts, as the winter creeps on, we thought we should remind you we got some hoodies in our online store that can really be helpful and keep you warm. Get them at Atribecalledred.spinshop.com
That’s it for this newsletter. We’re getting back in the studio working on the next album!
Read more: A Tribe Called Red Newsletter: Our Gifts For Thanksgiving
Upcoming events
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- Published on Thursday, 27 November 2014 15:22
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Dear Friends of SJS,
VIRCS invites you to a film showing and dinner to honour World AIDS Day (see attached poster)
Film: United in Anger: A History of ACT UP
Dinner provided by the Victoria African and Caribbean Cultural Society Dec. 1Eric Martin Pavillion at Royal Jubilee Hospital (Doors open at 6 p.m.)
CAPI invites you to:
Discovering the Past: Storytelling to Reveal Japanese Canadian History, Traditions and Culture
Inaugural Michiko ‘Midge’ Ayukawa Commemorative Lecturer: Terry Watada
December 3, 2014 at 4:30 pmUVic, David Strong Building, room C103
Poet, novelist and social activist, Terry Watada is the author of Ten Thousand Views of Rain (Thistledown Press, 2001), Obon: the Festival of the Dead(Thistledown Press, 2006), Kuroshio: The Blood of Foxes (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2007) and the forthcoming The Game of 100 Ghosts (TSAR publications). His lecture will address the role of storytelling in overcoming a legacy of silence in Japanese and Asian Canadian literature. As a young person, Terry Watada never knew...
Dec. 20 event
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- Published on Thursday, 27 November 2014 09:00
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[evoz] celebration of life of Gudrum Doherty
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- Published on Thursday, 27 November 2014 12:44
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[evoz] Mount Polley mine disaster speaker at Camosun College December 3
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- Published on Thursday, 27 November 2014 12:44
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Mount Polley mine disaster speaker at Camosun College December 3
The toxic tailings spill at the Imperial Metals mine in the Cariboo district of central BC in August 2014 has been called one of the biggest environmental disasters in Canadian history. Four months after the spill, BC Environment Minister Mary Polak has admitted that “the scale of the disaster is tremendous.”
Hear First Nations activist Jacinda Mack describe the cause and consequences of the spill and its implications for the province of BC and native people in the Fraser River watershed.
Jacinda Mack is the Natural Resources Manager at the Xat’sull First Nation (previously known as the Soda Creek Indian Band), and the Mining Response Coordinator at the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council.
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This Friday is Buy Nothing Day
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 November 2014 15:44
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“Today, humanity faces a stark choice: save the planet and ditch capitalism, or save capitalism and ditch the planet.”
— Fawzi Ibrahim
Until we challenge the entrenched values of capitalism — that the economy must always keep growing, that consumer desires must always be satisfied, that immediate gratification is imperative — we’re not going able to fix this gigantic psycho–financial–eco crisis of our times.
That challenge is a deeply personal one. In a world where every inch of the capitalist system is bullying you into submission, can you resist? When advertisers hound you day and night, can you escape? This Black Friday, a massive, absurd and destructive consumerist machine will coordinate against you for one simple reason — to convince you to max out your credit card buying shit you don’t need so that a broken system can stay afloat. So when they say “BUY!” will you say “NOTHING!”?
Buy Nothing Day is legendary for instigating this type of personal transformation … as you suddenly remember what real living is all about … you sense an upsurge of radical empowerment and feel a strange magic creeping back into your life.
Join millions of us in over 60 countries on November 28/29 and see what it feels like.
Then, after Buy Nothing Day, take the next step … for generations, Christmas has been hijacked by commercial forces … this year, let’s take it back.
And why not get playful while you’re at it!? Put up posters, organize a credit card cut up, pull off a Whirl–mart, or a Christmas Zombie walk through your local mall.
How you can help stop Kinder Morgan this week
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- Published on Friday, 05 December 2014 17:44
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CAIA planned actions - you are invited to participate
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- Published on Wednesday, 26 November 2014 12:00
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R.C. will be the contact for questions/time & place/sign up for these. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
There will also be a Mall parade at Hilliside and Tillicum Mall on Dec.23 at a time to be announced later.
Contact R.C. if you can participate This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
There will be an Activists Christmas Party at Spencer Castle, 2906 Cook Street, Victoria on Dec. 20, starting at 5:00 pm. Please let us know if you plan to come. It is Pot Luck and Activist groups will report briefly on past actions and future plans. There will be music and entertainment.
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Welcome to the Leadnow.ca community
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- Published on Friday, 05 December 2014 17:44
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In the last few days, you joined the Leadnow.ca campaigning community by taking part in one of our online actions or in person events. I’m writing to you today to let you know a bit more about Leadnow - who we are, what we’re doing, and how you can be a part of it.
Could you do us a quick favour now, and send us a short reply? Even if it's just "Hi Leadnow", we would really appreciate it. By replying, you help let your email provider know that we're real people, not spammers. Thank you!
At Leadnow, We're working together to build real power among every-day people across Canada so that we can hold governments accountable and begin to address the greatest challenges of our time - preventing runaway climate change, reducing the inequality that’s tearing at our social fabric, and fixing our broken...
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