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Back to School
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- Published on Friday, 29 August 2014 15:20
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Friend --
I am writing to share information about an important event happening in our community on Tuesday September 2nd in the absence of a resolution to the current dispute between the provincial government and the teachers.
As a strong supporter of public education and the rights of working people, I intend to participate in this event with my daughter, who is scheduled to begin Grade 3 on September 2nd. I would encourage you to participate as well and invite other people you know to attend.
Together, we can advocate for a strong public education system and a fair settlement for...
MEDIA RELEASE - "Christy's Classroom" to open on Legislature Lawn
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- Published on Friday, 29 August 2014 11:20
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PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE & JOIN THE EVENT ON FACEBOOK
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
"Christy's Classroom" to open on Legislature lawn on Tuesday if dispute with teachers not settled
Friday, August 29, 2014
VICTORIA—The Legislature Lawn is slated to be transformed into an outdoor "peoples' classroom" by students, parents, teachers and community members on Tuesday Sept 2nd if the BC government does not reach a settlement with the teachers first.
"Christy's Classroom" will open with the ringing of a school bell at 9AM on Tuesday, the day classes are scheduled to start in BC's public school system.
The classroom will include 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.
"I believe it is important for the whole community to come out to Christy's Classroom," says Victoria parent Renay Maurice, who is helping organize the event. "Moms, dads, caregivers, aunts and uncles, grandparents, little kids and babies too are encouaged to attend. We owe it to our teachers, to the students, and to each other."
"By showing up on September 2nd ready to learn on the first day of school, we are demonstrating our concern for education in BC and holding the government accountable," says Maurice.
A wide array of community organizations and individuals have joined together for Christy's Classroom, including School District 61 trustees Diane McNally and Deborah Nohr, parent organizations Protect Public Education Now and Support BC Teachers, and the advocacy groups Raging Grannies and Social Environmental Alliance. Jim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of Labour, is scheduled to address the morning assembly at Christy's Classroom, along with children and youth enrolled in public schools in the Greater Victoria area.
Deborah Nohr, trustee on the School District 61 Board of Education, points to the record of the Premier and her government as contributing to the current impasse with the teachers, and other deficiencies in BC's public education system.
"This government has removed over $300M from public education every year since 2002," Nohr says. "That funding had been lawfully negotiated through many years of teacher bargaining to target and support students' needs. This has resulted in many students experiencing the frustration of inadequate instruction and other essential learning supports."
All are welcome at Christy's Classroom, Tuesday September 2nd at 9AM at the BC Legislature.
Read more: MEDIA RELEASE - "Christy's Classroom" to open on Legislature Lawn
Call for Volunteers
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- Published on Friday, 29 August 2014 10:20
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Christy's Classroom on Sept. 2nd is looking for volunteers! A fun-filled, easy day!
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Christy's Classroom
Call for Volunteers!
In anticipation of Christy's Classroom on Tuesday, September 2nd, we are looking for volunteers who would graciously offer their time to help with things as set-up, take-down, orientation and general helping!
If this community-led event interests you, please contact Renay Maurice at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the headline "Christy's Classroom Volunteering".
We'd love the offer!
And if you find the event interesting at all, please join!
U.S. Thermal Coal in Surrey: The Fight Continues!
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- Published on Thursday, 28 August 2014 17:20
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Read more: U.S. Thermal Coal in Surrey: The Fight Continues!
Mount Polley Details Radio-BED - Ear To The Ground: Jacinda Mack
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- Published on Thursday, 28 August 2014 11:35
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Jacinda Mack, a local Xatsull woman with extensive, on the ground knowledge of the mining industry and it's unsavoury and irresponsible practices, talks to Radio-BED from the site of the catastrophic Imperial Metals Mount Polley tailings spill where the Secwepemc have started an encampment and sacred fire to gather all people in defense of the land and the water.
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CAROL LINNITT
Photos: I Went to the Mount Polley Mine Spill Site
It’s Monday, August 11th, and both my gumboots are dangerously sinking into the muck I’m trying to cross.
I took far too bold a step towards a sturdy log ahead as I’m trying to cross a sludge river left behind in the wake of the Mount Polly mine tailings pond breach.
Now I’m balanced precariously, one boot in front, one behind, and trying not to topple into the muck beneath that could contain high levels of arsenic, mercury, zinc, lead and selenium – all toxins and heavy metals stored in the breached tailings pond fed by the Imperial Metals gold and copper mine near Likely B.C.
It has been one week since the waste pond wall breached, sending an estimated 10 million cubic metres (or 10 billion litres) of waste water and 4.5 million cubic metres of sandy sludge into the Hazeltine Creek that feeds Quesnel Lake. (For comparison, the Kalamazoo oil spill in Michigan totaled an estimated 3.3 million litres).
A field of debris and dried sediment from the Imperial Metals tailings pond can be seen pouring out of what once was Hazeltine Creek into Quesnel Lake. Photo by Farhan Umedaly, Vovo Productions.
It’s at the convergence of the Hazeltine and Quesnel Lake that I now find myself, arms outstretched to maintain my balance, and sinking.
I finally manage to rock myself back far enough to regain balance on my back foot. I gently maneuver my front foot back and forth to relieve the suction around my boot. If I topple over I will plunge my bare hand into the sludge which, at this stage, contains an unknown mixture of chemical compounds known to cause cancer and birth defects. I didn’t know this until later, but even short-term exposure to selenium can cause respiratory problems like pulmonary edema or bronchial pneumonia.
A mud boulder sits in the deep sludge from the Mount Polley mine tailings pond. Photo by Carol Linnitt.
Like everyone else around here, I have imperfect knowledge of just what health effects to fear in the wake of the spill.
Maybe I should have worn that damn mask.
But that might have rubbed my guide, local carpenter Tate Patton, the wrong way.
Read more: Mount Polley Details Radio-BED - Ear To The Ground: Jacinda Mack
Protest Saturday, Aug. 30
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- Published on Thursday, 28 August 2014 10:00
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STOP ISRAELI ATROCITIES AGAINST PALESTINIANS
END THE BLOCKADE OF GAZA - END THE OCCUPATION
PROTEST
12NOON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
AT THE LEGISLATURE GROUNDS
(Corner of Government & Belleville)
Organized by the Victoria Friends of Cuba & Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
Want to be ACTIVE ?
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- Published on Thursday, 28 August 2014 09:20
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There will be a general meeting Sept. 1, Monday, at 7 pm for those who wish to become actively involved in the ongoing campaigns of CAIA such as BDS signage, banner hangings, advertisement creation, information table manning, etc.
If you are interested, email this address and ask to be told where the meeting is being held.
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CAIA Active Members Committee
IMPORTANT protest Aug. 30
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- Published on Thursday, 28 August 2014 09:20
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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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CAIA Active Members Committee
Major development
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 August 2014 19:20
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upcoming events and request for volunteers
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 August 2014 17:00
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Dear Friends of SJS,
Below are some upcoming events which may be of interest to you,
Community and Parents in Support of BC Teachers!
~Victoria~
It's time to show our support for BC Teachers and public education!
September will be a time to stand up and be counted for our children and for the value of a publicly funded school system that respects the rights of unionized workers.
We will be organizing picket support to show the Liberal government that parents and community members stand beside the Greater Victoria Teachers' Association and the British Columbia Teachers Association.
We still protest Aug. 30
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Experience has taught us to be skeptical and work for all Palestinians, not just those in Gaza.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-gaza-ceasefire-terms-revealed-1064073378
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CAIA Active Members Committee
Protest Aug 30
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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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CAIA Active Members Committee
[Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of Aug 25th
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- Published on Monday, 25 August 2014 14:00
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NEWS
The new expanded UVic Transit Exchange is scheduled to open on time next Tuesday, just in time for back to school. Watch for signs redirecting riders to new stops for buses – the downtown buses will be located in the new exchange (#4, 7, 11, 14, & 15x) and all other buses in the old exchange (#12, 13, 16x, 39, 26, 51 & 76x). Services levels are improving on some routes as well, including increased late night service and trips for the Number 4. See Sustainability News for more info. The grand-opening event will be held on Thursday, Sept 4th at 10 am.
UVic’s Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) and the university president got a chance to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen this weekend in Cambridge Bay, Nunavat. The group toured ONC’s community-based Arctic ocean observatory and viewed the latest instrumentation...
Read more: [Uvic-sustainability] News and Events for week of Aug 25th
Holocaust survivors condemn Israel
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- Published on Monday, 25 August 2014 14:00
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Haaretz | Aug. 23, 2014
Holocaust survivors condemn Israel for 'Gaza massacre,' call for boycott
In response to Elie Wiesel advertisement comparing Hamas to Nazis, 327 Jewish Holocaust survivors and descendants publish New York Times ad accusing Israel of 'ongoing massacre of the Palestinian people.'
Hundreds of Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors have signed a letter, published as an advertisement in Saturday's New York Times, condemning "the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza" and calling for a complete boycott of Israel.
According to the letter, the condemnation was prompted by an advertisement written by Elie Wiesel and published in major news outlets worldwide, accusing Hamas of "child sacrifice" and comparing the group to the Nazis.
The letter, signed by 327 Jewish Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors and sponsored by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, accuses Wiesel of "abuse of history" in order to justify Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip:
"Šwe are...
August 30 protest
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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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CAIA Active Members Committee
Alison Weir on Shaw Cable Saturday Aug 23 and Sunday Aug 24
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- Published on Saturday, 23 August 2014 06:20
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AGAIN WE WILL BE PROTESTING THE VIOLENCE IN GAZA
and THE BLOCKADE.
NOON
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
AT THE BC LEGISLATURE GROUNDS
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When Alison Weir spoke in Victoria on July 29 about Israel/Palestine, a film of her presentation was made by Paul Stein. Thanks to the editing work of Paul and the advocacy of Jack Etkin, Shaw Cable has been convinced to show the film.
Sorry about the short notice, but the show will air on Shaw Cable in Victoria on Saturday, August 23 at 9:00am and Sunday August 24 at 9:00am and 7:00pm.
Please spread the word through your networks.
I think you’ll be impressed with both the message and the professional qualify of the film.
To congratulate Shaw for broadcasting this important presentation, and to urge Shaw to broadcast the program again, several times, please contact...
Read more: Alison Weir on Shaw Cable Saturday Aug 23 and Sunday Aug 24
Could stronger environmental laws have stopped the Mt. Polley spill?
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- Published on Friday, 22 August 2014 09:20
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In this issue: Preventing Mt. Polley | Enbridge and Kinder Morgan facing legal challenges | Field notes from the Salish Sea Summer Gathering | British Columbians using the law to protect their environment | Farewell from Summer Law Student Volunteers
Dear Paov,
Like many, we were saddened to hear about the devastating Mt. Polley mine tailings pond spill on...
Read more: Could stronger environmental laws have stopped the Mt. Polley spill?
Protest Israeli Violence and Occupation
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- Published on Friday, 22 August 2014 09:00
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AGAIN WE WILL BE PROTESTING ISRAELI VIOLENCE, AGGRESSION AND OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE
NOON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 AT THE BC LEGISLATURE GROUNDS(Corner of Government and Belleville)
Please come and show your support for a lasting peace.
Victoria Friends of Cuba
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- THE IRON WALL
- THE IRON WALL
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- Thank You for believing in this campaign! / Merci de croire en cette campagne !
- [CUSJ-L] Desmond Tutu - My plea to the people of Israel: Liberate yourselves by liberating Palestine
