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up coming sessions
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[evoz] An invitation to support our friends at Victoria City Council election.
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- Published on Monday, 03 November 2014 22:44
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[please excuse if you receive double postings for this event, as your name maybe in more than one of my lists]]
An invitation to support our friends at Victoria City Council election. Please post and distribute among your friends.
See you there amigos!!!
Carlos Flores
British Columbia, Canada
https://www.facebook.com/toribio.l.naufrago
[Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for the Week of Nov 3rd
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You may have heard that Naomi Klein has a new book out called “This Changes Everything.” Klein argues in her book that a stable climate is impossible within the form of capitalism that currently governs us. SFU prof, Mark Jaccard, recently published a critical review of that book. Jaccard took issue with Klein’s provocative critique of capitalism. The economist and professor from the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University wrote a response to Jaccard, which was pre-published on this website.
Now
the debate is coming to UVic. Wednesday November 5th at 4:30pm in the David Turpin Building A104a. The panel discussion will involve Will Horter, Executive Director of...
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[evoz] houseplants for peace &justice
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- Published on Sunday, 02 November 2014 08:22
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Dear Friends,
Our houseplants have multiplied at an alarming rate – they enjoyed the summer outdoors this year. But winter is coming and we have about 1000 plants seeking a nice new warm home. There is a great variety from Aloes to Zygocactus, with many kinds in between. They are outside our house...
Love wilderness & wildlife? Get your 2015 WC calendars today!
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2015 Wilderness and Wildlife Calendars on sale now

Hello PAOV,
Here at the Wilderness Committee, autumn is one of our favourite times of the year.
Why? Because it’s time for us to start showing off our new Endangered Wilderness and Wildlife calendars!
These calendars are a well-loved tradition that allows us to highlight some of our most important wilderness and wildlife campaigns, featuring amazing images from Canada’s top nature photographers, along with maps and details about wild areas and species under threat.
Our 2015 Canada’s Endangered Wilderness calendar includes snapshots from Manitoba’s Duck Mountain Provincial Park, Hudson Bay polar bear habitat, BC’s awe-inspiring ancient rainforests and the beautiful Peace River Valley. Our 2015 Canada’s Endangered Wildlife calendar features striking photographs of iconic species at risk such as the harlequin duck, polar bear, mountain caribou and killer whale.
Read more: Love wilderness & wildlife? Get your 2015 WC calendars today!
BDS Victories: Online retailer drops Ahava; Kuw
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- Published on Friday, 31 October 2014 11:00
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World Fed Friday Talk for October
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- Published on Thursday, 30 October 2014 15:22
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World Federalist talks resume this week, with another of Bill Pearce's enlightening talks on the Middle East:
"Was the Palestinian State Dead at its Birth?"
Can there be a reconciliation between a Zionist Israel that sees itself as rightfully reclaiming its homeland and views Palestinians as homicidal bombers and a Palestine that views Israel as colonists and occupiers?
Bill Pearce will explore this question and the steps that must be taken by Israel and the international community to make statehood a reality for the Palestinian people.
1:30pm Friday, October 31
St. John's Church Lounge
Quadra and Mason Streets
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[evoz] upcoming events
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The Institute for Studies and Innovation in Community-University Engagement welcomes you to the UVIC Sustainability Research and Engagement Festival on Wednesday October 29th. Everyone is welcome to all events.
· Daytime:
· 9-12pm - What is happening at UVIC? How do we increase our collaboration between ourselves and the broader public? What are the innovative approaches and methods for communications and knowledge mobilization?
· 12-12:30pm - Sustainability Fashion Show
· 12:30-1pm - Lunch
· 1-3pm - Two Hands-on Workshops to choose from:
Participatory Video and Film
upcoming events
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Dear Friends of SJS,
The Institute for Studies and Innovation in Community-University Engagement welcomes you to the UVIC Sustainability Research and Engagement Festival on Wednesday October 29th. Everyone is welcome to all events.
· Daytime:
· 9-12pm - What is happening at UVIC? How do we increase our collaboration between ourselves and the broader public? What are the innovative approaches and methods for communications and knowledge mobilization?
· 12-12:30pm - Sustainability Fashion Show
· 12:30-1pm - Lunch
· 1-3pm - Two Hands-on Workshops to choose from:
Participatory Video and Film
Community Mapping
Evening:
· Public Film Evening: UVic Premiere of Reaching...
[evoz] 3rd Annual Day of the Dead Fiesta - Saturday, November 1st
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Subject: 3rd Annual Day of the Dead Fiesta - Saturday, November 1st
The Dead walk the earth once again!
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Friends of Puente: our 3rd annual Day of the Dead Fiesta is coming this Saturday!
Read more: [evoz] 3rd Annual Day of the Dead Fiesta - Saturday, November 1st
According to Mexican tradition, the departed come back to earth at this time of year, and it's up to the living to throw a great welcoming party. We're doing just that - fantastic bands, sugar skull Mexican face-painting, relentless dancing, and the risen spirits of the departed: what more could you want? Featuring the supernatural talents of Hank Pine, Bučan Bučan, Bonehoof, the ¡Viva México! Folklore Dancers, and the cumbia bestial of DJ Barba.
¿Donde? Open Space: 510 Fort Street,...
[Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of Oct 28th
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NEWS
A wholehearted thank you and congratulations to Rita Fromholt for her hard work and passion acting as Sustainability Coordinator at the UVic Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability for over five years. Rita took the lead in GHG and climate reporting, improving sustainable transportation on campus, and engaging with students, faculty, and community members to create a more sustainable campus and community environment. We wish her all the best in her new role with the Green Party of BC. Thanks Rita, you will be missed!
This week the provincial government released a concerning video on the science of LNG, representing the gas in a manner reminiscent of a grade–school science experiment. See the video on the Vancouver Sun website. According to a report from the Pembina Institute, the government’s current trajectory for BC’s LNG industry could double BC’s GHG emissions by 2020, bringing them almost up to par with Alberta’s tar sands emissions. Given the rate at which we need to reduce our use of fossil fuels to stay within a maximum 2-degree rise in climate in order to lessen the risk of experiencing catastrophic runaway global warming, their choice to omit the climate impacts of LNG in the video negligent at best.
UVic students Peter Gibbs and Tristan Ryan were featured on CFAX radio last week discussing the vibrant Divest UVic campaign on campus that is calling on the university to withdraw its investments from the fossil fuel industry. At the UVSS AGM on Oct 16th an unprecedented amount of student support voted in favour of holding a referendum on divestment in the spring. Check out the Martlet for more details.
On campus, UVic’s very first Free Store is officially opening as of next Monday November 3rd! The UVSS, who is operating the store, is soliciting donations. If you have any old stuff that is still useful, but you don’t need anymore, please consider bringing it to the Free Store in the Student Union Building on Monday November 3rd. Items include:
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- CD’s, Records, Tapes, Vinyl
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- Office Supplies
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- Kitchenware
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- Small to medium electronic devices/appliances in working condition
No large items and no clothing (at least for now) please!
A number of great sustainability events in the community and on campus over the next week. On Thursday Oct 29th The Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability is working with the Institute for Studies and Innovation in Community-University Engagement to host a workshop focused on research and engagement in the community, followed by a film screening and panel discussion on Reaching Blue: Finding Hope Beneath the Surface in the evening. More info in the events section.
EVENTS
Read more: [Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of Oct 28th
Reminder: Climate Forum this Wed. Oct. 29
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Please join us this Wednesday at UVic!

Hello PAOV,
I want to remind you about an event happening in just a few days – one I'm really excited about.
Rolling Forward on Climate: A Forum on Climate Solutions in the Salish Sea and Beyond is happening this Wednesday in Victoria, and will highlight creative climate activism and real, positive climate alternatives in an interactive town hall format.
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 29th, 7:00-9:00 pm
WHERE: Elliott Building, Room 167, University of Victoria
(view map)
We’ll hear from Joseph Boutilier, a Victoria man who recently travelled to Ottawa by unicycle to raise awareness about climate change and from Andrew Moore, project manager for the T’sou-ke First Nation alternative energy initiative.
[evoz] Invitation to Nominate
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The Victoria African and Caribbean Cultural Society & AfriCa Fest will host the Second Annual of The Black History Month Closing Gala & Recognition Awards. This activity pays tribute to members of the Black Community who have distinguished themselves in the public, private, and community sectors. Honoring these individuals is also a way to pay them homage and to present them as role models for the youth in the community, but also to emphasize their contribution to BC society at large.
A nomination must be submitted by a third person (the proposer).
A nomination may be submitted it the following categories;
• Professional
• Social Commitment
• Sports
• Seniors
• Youth (18 to 35)
• Volunteer
• Activist
• Business model
• Arts & Culture
• Ambassador
Nominees will be evaluated on...
Citizen Announcement
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Dear Friends of SJS,
Tonight October 27: Harsha Walia at UVIC
Join activist and writer Harsha Walia speaking on "Movements
Undoing Border Imperialism" at the Social Justice Studies Program Annual
Lecture. Walia is the author of Undoing Border Imperialism (2013).
* FREE EVENT; ALL ARE WELCOME *
7 pm, MONDAY OCTOBER 27, 2014
Bob Wright Centre, B150
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
also later this week:
the Victoria Coalition in Support of Temporary Workers presents:
Migration and Misconceptions: Understanding Canada's Temporary Worker Program
Saturday, November 1, 3 to 5 pm
1611 Quadra Street
(see attached poster)
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Why we are blocking the Israeli boat in Oakland
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The Colors from Palestine calendars will be on sale at the Oct. 27 movie fro $20 each or $30 for 2.
And view information about the Israeli ship blockade.
http://mondoweiss.net/2014/10/blocking-the-boat?utm_source=Mondoweiss+List&utm_campaign=da74f4e42c-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b86bace129-da74f4e42c-398412821
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Could this be the end of the tar sands?
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- Published on Saturday, 25 October 2014 10:44
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Five First Nations are on the brink of stopping Enbridge’s tar sands pipeline for good. But rising costs are threatening to derail their strong legal case.
A generous donor has pledged to match every single dollar that we raise to help beat Enbridge -- will you chip in CA$10 ?
Donate CA$10An extremely generous anonymous donor wants to double your money. I’ll tell you how: right now, five First Nations are trying to deal a massive, crippling blow to a massive tar sands pipeline across Alberta and BC. They have the legal upper hand against petro-giant Enbridge -- but Enbridge and its army of lawyers will do whatever it takes to force this giant tar sands pipeline through.
And Enbridge has something they don’t: an almost-unlimited supply to money to bully them into giving up. It badly wants to shift tar sands oil, and if it does, it’s “game over” for our climate.
To give the First Nations a fighting chance, we’re asking for your help -- and our donor will double any donations towards this legal challenge.
Please, will you chip in CA$10 today and instantly have your gift doubled to help stop Enbridge?
Yes, I'll chip in CA$10 to stop the massive tar sands pipeline once and for all.
Momentum is building against Enbridge’s tar sands plans, and you better believe it’s worried. It’s starting to realise that it can’t use money to fight against people power.
Dixon, Walia, and other events
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Dear Friends of SJS,
a reminder to join us tomorrow for Chris Dixon and on Monday for Harsha Walia. See below for more information on these and other events happening on campus and in the community.--


Oct 28 Webinar: Solar Sauce and Zero-Carbon Coffee - How BC's Food & Beverage Industry Can Save Money and Reduce Its Climate I
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BCSEA Webinar: Solar Sauce and Zero-Carbon Coffee - How BC's Food and Beverage Industry Can Save Money and Reduce Its Climate Impact
Join us for a free BCSEA Webinar on Tuesday October 28 at noon PDT (3:00 PM EDT)


Climate Smart has identified $100 million in potential savings by 2020 for B.C. food & beverage businesses that reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.
A 5% annual reduction in carbon emissions from B.C.’s food and beverage sector would reduce the province’s greenhouse gas emissions by 250,000 tonnes.
Christine VanDerwill, Client Relations Manager, leads the business engagement team at Climate Smart Business, a Vancouver-based social enterprise. Climate Smart offers a comprehensive, group-based training program, certification and tools for small/medium enterprises (SMEs) to measure and profitably reduce their carbon emissions associated with energy, transport, and waste. Christine helps local government and corporate partners develop strategic campaigns to engage value chains, suppliers and stakeholders in carbon, (greenhouse gas) management and leverage market drivers to accelerate climate action.
Glen Greenwald: Why privacy matters
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- Published on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 00:42
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Glenn Greenwald was one of the first reporters to see — and write about — the Edward Snowden files, with their revelations about the United States' extensive surveillance of private citizens. In this searing talk, Greenwald makes the case for why you need to care about privacy, even if you’re “not doing anything you need to hide."
[coalalert] PQB NEWS QUESTION OF THE DAY ON THE RAVEN COAL MINE
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- Published on Tuesday, 21 October 2014 12:40
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More Articles...
- [coalalert] RAVEN COAL ARTICLE
- Inside Vancouvers Oppenheimer Park homeless camp
- [coalalert] PQB NEWS EDITORIAL: "WILL RAVEN GET OFF THE GROUND?"
- [evoz] In Dignity: A Workshop with Allan Wade. Register by this Friday for Early-bird Price!
- Rolling Forward on Climate Forum – Wed. Oct. 29
- [evoz] honouring our elders
- [Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of Oct 20th
- [evoz] Cafe Oct. 24
- [coalalert] Alberni Valley Times: " Coal mine prepares for regulator"
- Support our Reel Cause: Film Screening Thurs. Oct. 23