[Sust-mar] Ethical Images - Events Across Atlantic Canada

[ACIC]

THE SOUTH THROUGH THE NORTHERN EYE
Understanding how images of the South influence public perception

The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) has launched an
exciting campaign to engage Atlantic Canadians on issues surrounding the use
of images portraying the developing world. "The South through the Northern
Eye" will raise awareness about the misperceptions promoted by typical
portrayals of the developing world in the media and by the advertising
campaigns of international NGOs. It will also increase awareness about
global poverty, and highlight the linkages that this issue presents between
the North and the South.

Throughout November, workshops and panel discussions will be held across
Atlantic Canada to stimulate discussion, reflection, and action on the use
of images depicting the developing world. A photo competition will be
launched in November and Atlantic Canadians, Atlantic NGOs, and their
Southern partners will be encouraged to enter their own ethical images of
the developing world. Winning entries will be awarded great prizes and be
featured in a photography exhibit that will travel the region in February
2006.

Through this campaign, ACIC hopes to encourage the media and NGOs to think
critically about the images they currently use, to understand the impact
that these images have on public perceptions,  and to make more ethical
choices in their representation of the developing world. We will also engage
the public to develop a more critical eye with which to view the images they
are presented with and raise their awareness about the complexity of issues
facing the developing world.

Please see below for details on upcoming events in your province. Please
circulate this information among your own networks.

For more information please visit:
http://www.acic-caci.org/projects/ethicalimages/index.html or contact
Jessica Dubelaar at info at acic-caci.org or (902) 431-2311.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

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NOVA SCOTIA
For further details on events in Nova Scotia, or to register to attend,
please contact Tara Ward or Caren Weisbart at (902) 422-6688,
ethical_images at yahoo.ca

Workshop: How Poverty Issues in the Global South are Represented in Nova
Scotia
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2005
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Trailer Board Room, Nova Scotia Community College, 5685 Leeds
Street, Halifax, NS

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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
For further details on events in Prince Edward Island, or to register to
attend, please contact Sharon Labchuk at (902) 621-0719, slabchuk at isn.net

Workshop: The South through the Northern Eye - Understanding how images of
the South influence public perception
Date: Monday, November 21, 2005
Time:  6:30 - 9:00 pm
Location: Basilica Recreation Centre, 200 Richmond Street, Charlottetown,
PEI


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NEW BRUNSWICK
For further details on events in New Brunswick, or to register to attend,
please contact Jenn Carpenter at (506) 462-3177,
fredericton.y.ila at nb.aibn.com

Workshop: The South through the Northern Eye - How images of the South
influence public perception
Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Time:  6:00 pm
Location:  Moncton YMCA, 30 War Veterans Avenue, Moncton, NB
Details: This workshop is designed for organisations and institutions
working in the field of international development.

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NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
For further details on events in Newfoundland and Labrador, or to register
to attend,  please contact Neil Tilley or Pat Hann at (709) 579-8950,
phann at extensionco-op.nf.net or chejnt at web.net

Workshop: The South through the Northern Eye - How images of the South
influence public perception
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Time:  1:00 - 4:00 pm
Location:  Avalon Gateway at the Business Centre in Dunville (Placentia), NL

Workshop: The South through the Northern Eye - How images of the South
influence public perception
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Time:  6:00 - 9:00 pm
Location:  College of the North Atlantic, Stephenville, NL

Workshop: The South through the Northern Eye - How images of the South
influence public perception
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Time:  12:00 pm
Location:  Memorial University, Division of Community Health, Faculty of
Medicine, St. John's, NL

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Atlantic Council for International Cooperation /
Conseil atlantique pour la coopération internationale
PO Box 27025, 5595 Fenwick Street
Halifax, NS/N.-É. Canada, B3H 4M8
Tel/Tél: (902) 431-2311 Fax/Téléc: (902) 431-2311
E-mail/Courriel: info at acic-caci.org
http://www.acic-caci.org