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Take action to stop Israel from hosting major football tournament
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As an activity CAIA is part of the BDS Campaign. Please consider doing the following action.
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Dear supporter of the Palestinian struggle,
This summer, Israel carried out another brutal massacre of Palestinians. More than 2,100 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza strip were killed and hundreds of thousands more were left displaced as Israel deliberately targeted homes, schools and hospitals.
Now Israel is bidding to host matches for the UEFA European Football Championship tournament in 2020 in Jerusalem.
TAKE ACTION - Tell UEFA to Show Israel the Red Card
Israel has launched a war on football in Palestine: footballers have been killed, stadiums bombed and players have been refused permission to travel to matches.
Among those killed in Israel’s recent massacre were Ahmad Muhammad...
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[fpm.news] Vancouver Canada Blocks Israeli Ship: Tremendous Victory
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Vancouver Canada Blocks Israeli Ship: Tremendous Victory
In a four-day standoff pitting human rights groups and organized labor against Israeli shipping giant Zim, the giant was defeated today in Vancouver, Canada.
The huge container ship Zim Djibouti first docked at the high-tech Deltaport facility on September 5, only to discover that the workers had agreed to respect a picket line set up by human rights advocates. The coalition of picketers, under the name Block the Boat Vancouver, were trying to prevent the unloading and loading of the ship, as a solidarity protest against Israel's 47-year blockade of the port of Gaza and the recent Israeli sttack on Gaza that killed more than 2000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, as well as 72 Israelis, almost all soldiers.
The
ship then returned...
Read more: [fpm.news] Vancouver Canada Blocks Israeli Ship: Tremendous Victory
Rally in Victoria on Wednesday - Protect Grace Islet
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 September 2014 11:20
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We hope you can participate in this action to protect Grace Islet, joining Salt Spring residents and First Nations to apply pressure on the province of BC to act without delay. Please share!
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RALLY TO PROTECT GRACE ISLET -Please join us at the Deputy Minister's office at 820 Blanshard St. in Victoria from 11:30-12:30 on Wednesday Sept. 10.
We’re fed up with the provincial government’s disrespect and mis-handling of Grace Islet burial site, and are determined to rally in support of the local Chiefs’ demands for an immediate Stop Work order. Together with Chief Vern Jacks and other First Nation leaders and elders, we’re repeating the call for Minister Thomson to reverse his decision allowing residential construction on a First Nations cemetery, and to designate Grace Islet a heritage site NOW.
We’ll then walk the few blocks to the Legislature lawn and continue our rally, with the big NoHouseHere banner, drumming and songs.
Please come and show solidarity with First Nations.
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Fall Workshops and PeerNetBC AGM
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- Published on Monday, 08 September 2014 17:00
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PeerNetBC 2014 Annual General Meeting
Dear PeerNetBC Friends
We are sending you this invitation and notice of a special resolution for our AGM scheduled for September 23, 2014 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm here at the PeerNetBC office.
In accordance with the Society Act, we need to provide members at least 14 days notice of the AGM and of Special Resolutions. We're letting you know now and will send a reminder 14 days prior to the AGM. Just to clarify we are not rewriting our Bylaw, we will be voting to allow PeerNetBC to bypass Article 4.3 for this year's election of directors. Details below.
Exploring Facilitation Skills
Thu, Oct 02 2014 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Facili-nightmares
Tue, Oct 07 2014 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Foundations of Facilitation
Sat, Sep 27 2014 10:00 am - 04:00 pm
Power and Diversity
Wed, Oct 15 2014 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Boundaries and Self Care
Tue, Oct 21 2014 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Effective Allyship
Sat, Oct 25 2014 10:00 am - 04:00 pm
Levelling Group Power Imbalances
Tue, Oct 28 2014 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Community Engagement
Thu, Nov 06 2014 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Consensus and other Models of Decision Making
Thu, Nov 13 2014 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
Inclusive Leadership
Thu, Nov 20 2014 06:00 pm - 09:00 pm
[Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of Sept 8th
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- Published on Monday, 08 September 2014 13:00
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NEWS
UVic Printing Services has officially switched to using wheat paper as the house stock. This paper is made from 60% wheat straw residue from the wheat farming process, 35% FSC certified recycled wood fibre and 5% FSC certified plantation fibre, and produces 40% less carbon emissions than traditional wood papers. Compared to conventional paper, one box of wheat paper conserves an entire tree, which means Printing Services will conserve 600 trees per year! Find out more from the Printing Services website.
Speaking of (not) saving trees - Move over Brazil! A new report shows that Canada is the world’s leader in degradation of virgin forests. “Canada is the number one in the world for the total area of the loss of intact forest landscapes since 2000,” Peter Lee, of Forest Watch Canada. The main drivers of the loss are logging, fires, and energy and resource...
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Whoa, this is the big one
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- Published on Monday, 08 September 2014 11:00
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Key decision-makers are about to make a landmark ruling that could allow telecom giants to force your online activities into an Internet slow lane. We urgently need you to send decision-makers a message before the crucial September 15th deadline for public input. Can we count you in, Paov?
...[Uvic-sustainability] BCSEA Victoria invites you to a screening of "Disruption"
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- Published on Sunday, 07 September 2014 11:00
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The Victoria Chapter of BCSEA invites you to a screening of the film DISRUPTION
Sunday, September 7 at 7pm
University of Victoria
Harry Hickman Building, Room 105
UVic's Harry Hickman Building is shown at http://www.uvic.ca/home/about/campus-info/maps/maps/hhb.php .
The closest parking lot is Lot 4 beside the stadium.
This program is in solidarity with 350.org and a huge climate change event mobilizing for New York City on Sept 21. It is sponsored by the Victoria Chapter of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, the University of Victoria Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability, Kairos, and the Environmental Action Team of the First Unitarian Church of Victoria.
Disruption weaves together political intrigue, mind-blowing science, and an insider's view of the People's Climate March.
“The scientific warnings keep intensifying but there has been no political shift… Each day of business as usual puts us closer and closer to the tipping point”
We need to act together. Please join us on Sept 7 to view this 50 minute film, followed by a facilitated discussion of approaches we can take both individually and in partnerships.
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[Uvic-sustainability] BCSEA Victoria invites you to a screening of "Disruption"
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- Published on Friday, 05 September 2014 09:00
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From: BCSEA [mailto:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.]
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Subject: BCSEA Victoria invites you to a screening of "Disruption"
The Victoria Chapter of BCSEA invites you to a screening of the film DISRUPTION
Sunday, September 7 at 7pm
University of Victoria
Harry Hickman Building, Room 105
This program is in solidarity with 350.org and a huge climate change event mobilizing for New York City on Sept 21. It is sponsored by the Victoria Chapter of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, the University of Victoria Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability, Kairos, and the Environmental Action Team of the First Unitarian Church of Victoria.
Disruption weaves together political intrigue, mind-blowing science, and an insider's view of the People's Climate March.
“The scientific warnings keep intensifying but there has been no political shift… Each day of business as usual puts us...
Read more: [Uvic-sustainability] BCSEA Victoria invites you to a screening of "Disruption"
[evoz] September Calendar of Events to Mark 16 Years of Unjust Imprisonment of the 5 Cuban Heroes! (Vancouver/Seattle)
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- Published on Friday, 05 September 2014 07:20
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The Free the Cuban 5 Committee-Vancouver would like to ask for your support and for you to join with us to make this 16th anniversary the last that our 5 heroes spend apart and...
Help Save the Salish Sea - Volunteer Action Night Thurs. Sept.11th
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- Published on Thursday, 04 September 2014 17:20
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BLOCK THE BOAT VANCOUVER, Sept. 6
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- Published on Thursday, 04 September 2014 09:40
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BLOCK THE BOAT VANCOUVER
BOYCOTT ISRAELI SHIPPING, BOYCOTT ISRAELI APARTHEID
Saturday, September 6
Gather at 6:15 AM at McDonald’s Parking Lot, 5776 Ladner Trunk Rd, Delta, BC before proceeding to Deltaport
Need a ride? Need directions?
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Facebook Event
In the past 60 days, Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, Palestine has killed over 2137 Palestinians, including over 500 children. Over 10,000 are wounded, including over 3,000 children. 20,000 homes have been destroyed completely or beyond possibility of repair, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are displaced.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Vancouver – part of millions around the world – to express their outrage and horror at this brutal assault, supported all the while by the Canadian government and the representatives of all...
Meet the Victoria Mayor
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 September 2014 15:00
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We will be meeting at 7:45am - 8:00am at QV Coffee and Bakery, corner of Fisgard and Government. We hope to be at the Mayor's office before the 9:00 opening - if we are the early arrivals, we stand a better chance of getting in promptly. Join us at the cafe, or at 9 at City Hall, or make it there in your own time. The mayor's Open Door is from 9-11.
Victoria is already a nuclear weapons free zone - causing some troubles for the US and Canadian Navies, that must keep their weapons outside the Victoria City Limits.
Our stand is "Make...
[Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of Sept 2nd
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 September 2014 13:40
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NEWS
UVic’s new transit exchange opens today with the addition of 10 new bus bays and increased service for some routes including the Number 4, Number 12 and Number 39. Late night bus service on Friday and Saturday nights has been added to the Numbers 15x, 27, 28, and 50, in addition to the 4, 6 and 14. All of the downtown buses (4, 7, 11, 14 & 15x) are now conveniently clustered in the old exchange and all other buses (12, 13, 16x, 26, 39, 51 & 76x) are in the new exchange. The area also includes new covered bus shelters, covered bike parking and rain gardens.
Last week UVic hosted a 4-day an Indigenous Mapping Workshop attended by members from more than 70 First Nations from across Canada and outreach staff from Google Earth. Organized by the Firelight Group, the goal was to...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: "Christy's Classroom" opens today at 9AM on Legislature Lawn
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 September 2014 11:00
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
VICTORIA—With the failure of the Provincial government to resolve its dispute with school teachers, the BC Legislature Lawn will be transformed into an outdoor "peoples' classroom" this morning at 9AM. Students, parents, grandparents, teachers and community members will converge to bring their message directly to Premier Christy Clark's doorstep, demanding a fair and early settlement to the contract dispute, limits on class sizes to support diverse learners, and increased funding for BC's public education system.
"Christy's Classroom" opens with the ringing of a school bell at 9AM, followed by a morning assembly; classes in civics, history, environmental education, music and art; physical exercise and recess; the convening of students' council and parents' council meetings; and activity areas for younger children. All parents, students and community members are encouraged to participate.
Speakers include a number of students and parents as well as...
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Happy Labour Day
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- Published on Monday, 01 September 2014 23:00
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Have you seen this spoof?
It's worth watching and sharing!
http://www.pressprogress.ca/en/post/video-watch-what-happens-when-boss-asks-what-unions-have-ever-done
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Journalist to speak on Africans in Israel
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- Published on Monday, 01 September 2014 09:00
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August 30, 2014
Sheen has covered the plight of African refugees in Israel for journals as diverse as Ha’aretz, 972 Magazine, The Daily Beast, Black Agenda Report, Al Jazeera, Electronic Intifada, and Muftah. He has been featured on news reports on the topic in the Huffington Post, CBC, France 24, Vice, and other international outlets. His homepage and YouTube channel dedicated to the topic of Africans in Israel serve as important resources for international news agencies and anti-racist activists alike.
http://www.davidsheen.com/racism
Starting in 2006, out of the millions of sub-Saharan Africans that have fled ethnic cleansing, political persecution and environmental collapse on the continent, 60,000 have sought refuge in Israel. The Israeli government let most of them in, hesitant to be seen as outright forcing refugees back to the horrors they fled from. But to ensure that they would leave as soon as...
Illegal Israeli workers
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- Published on Sunday, 31 August 2014 15:00
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http://www.inminds.com/article.php?id=10497
Support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Campaigns. They are working!
SCNCC Monthly North American call
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- Published on Sunday, 31 August 2014 10:40
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Aug 30 protest
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- Published on Friday, 29 August 2014 17:00
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PROTEST THE VIOLENCE IN GAZA
and THE BLOCKADE
NOON
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
AT THE BC LEGISLATURE GROUNDS
Show your support for a lasting peace and learn about BOYCOTT.
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