Arundhati Roy with Nick Estes: Upcoming Teach-i

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Published on Friday, 28 August 2020 11:35

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Azadi: Freedom, Fascism, Fiction; Unforgetting: Family, Migration, Gangs, Borders, and Revolution Haymarket Books upcoming online teach-ins...
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Join us next week:

Tuesday, September 1, 12:00 PM EDT

In her latest book of electrifying essays, Azadi, Arundhati Roy challenges us to reflect on the meaning of freedom in a world of growing authoritarianism. The essays include meditations on language, public as well as private, and on the role of fiction and alternative imaginations in these disturbing times.

Join Arundhati Roy and Nick Estes for an urgent and timely conversation on the present crisis, resistance, and the meaning of freedom.

Co-presented by Haymarket Books and Elliott Bay Book Company, with the support of Tasveer, this event celebrates the release of Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction.

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[Webinar] Sustainable Energy Funding & Innovation

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Published on Friday, 28 August 2020 08:03

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 13th Annual One Wave Gathering

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Published on Thursday, 27 August 2020 13:00

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Hello Friends,

We are a local nonprofit who put on an annual arts and culture event called One Wave Gathering celebrating South Pacific and local Indigenous cultures.

We would very much appreciate if you are able to share our press release with your readers:

For Immediate Release - Pacific Peoples' Partnership (PPP) is proud to announce our 13th Annual One Wave Gathering, a vibrant celebration of South Pacific and Indigenous cultures on Lekwungen territory in Victoria. Mark your calendars and plan to attend some thought-provoking events this September!

At One Wave Gathering, artists, speakers, and leaders share stories through song, dance, theatre, traditional food, and art. One Wave is a vision articulated by many voices and an opportunity for guests of all ages to learn and interact with Pacific knowledge keepers and artists. This year’s gathering will celebrate allyship and resilience, as communities from the North and South Pacific come together in the spirit of navigating shared waters.

Offerings you may enjoy this September include online screenings of opera, theatre, and film, pop-up performances, and a Flux Gallery digital media exhibit. This year will also see the unveiling of the Pacific Peace House Post, a two-year collaboration between Lekwungen carver Bradley Dick and Solomon Islands carver Ake Lianga, at Macaulay Point in Esquimalt.

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Goudie Creek Watershed in Jeopardy

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Published on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 15:32

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Western Forest Products' Tree Farm Licence Properties for Sale
The Goudie Creek watershed- a water source providing water to approximately 300 residents of Shirley is being threatened by a land sale. This stems from Western Forest Products, a Provincial land giveaway in 2007, and subsequent development plans. Not only the watershed, but over 132,000 hectares (that's over 326,000 acres and over half of Shirley's land mass) are now in jeopardy of becoming the ultimate in unplanned development and thoughtless urban sprawl.
This, the largest land use decision in the history of our area, is being made with virtually no involvement of the residents of the community. This decision will affect all aspects of life in Shirley: water and watersheds, septic systems, safety, traffic and roads and our quality of life. These changes are happening without so much as a phone call, letter, or any communication from WFP to the community.
Much of the forest land that was removed from the TFL land is in Shirley according to the Times Colonist, "The 132,000 hectares at issue -- part of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area - stretch from the Island's west coast to the Malahat and make up two-thirds of the Capital Regional District. Yet a draft bylaw governing the future development of the land was decided by a subcommittee of CRD directors, not the whole board."
And further, the Times Colonist reports, "For almost three years after, the Province allowed Western Forest Products to remove thousands of hectares of its private land from tree-farm licences in 2007, opening up the possibility of development.

What Can We Do?
Sign the petition, asking the Provincial Government to protect Goudie Creek and other watersheds in the Juan de Fuca.Go to the SEAS website: to www.seasbc.org and click on 'Take Action' to send a letter to Premier John Horgan.

[evoz] coffee announcement

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Published on Tuesday, 25 August 2020 22:29

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Greetings this August 25, 2020 .

A batch of freshly roasted, fragrant Nicaraguan coffee is available.The price is $14 per 1 lb. bag.
Phone Allen at 250 384-0477 to arrange purchase and pick up.

Pristine Old Growth Fairy Creek Watershed to be Decimated by Logging

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Published on Friday, 21 August 2020 12:00

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https://bcblackout.wordpress.com/2020/08/17/breaking-2nd-fairy-creek-blockade-established/

August 17, 2020 — Grassroots forest defenders from across Vancouver Island have successfully prevented Teal Jones Group from blasting logging roads into the unlogged headwaters of the Fairy Creek watershed for the past week.

On Monday August 10th, a blockade was established where the new roads were about to crest a ridge into the west side of the watershed. The blockaders successfully turned away the road builders early that morning. Teal Jones removed their road building equipment on Tuesday August 11th, and the blockade has remained in place continuously since then.

This morning, a second blockade has been established just to the east of the Fairy Creek watershed, preventing Teal Jones from building roads which have been approved for construction into that side of the unlogged valley, located on unceded Pacheedaht Territory.

This new blockade also obstructs old growth logging already in progress east of Fairy Creek. This stretch of ancient forest is contiguous with the intact old growth forest within the Fairy Creek watershed, but would be severed if the logging is allowed to continue.

A massive, ancient cedar recently felled by Teal Jones in one of the old growth cut blocks now being blockaded:

“If anyone has ever felt called in their heart to take a stand for old growth forests, we invite them to join us here in Premier John Horgan’s own electoral riding: at our first blockade, or at this new, more easily accessible second blockade,” stated one of the forest defenders, who are demanding an end to old growth logging on so-called Vancouver Island.

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