[Sust-mar] Upcoming events from Feb. 9 to March 18

Mon Feb 6 15:56:50 EST 2006

Lots of great upcoming events from February 9 to March 18 - please mark your
calendars!

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On February 9, 2006, the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs
(CCEPA) and the University of King's College - School of Journalism,
presents "Trust in the Media" panel discussion.  The session will be held
from 7:30pm - 9:00pm, at the Alumni Hall, New Academic Building, University
of King's College.  The Moderator is Trudie Richards, and three panelists:
Don Newman, Jim Meek and Kate Raynes-Goldie.  Please visit our website for
further information on this exciting event:
http://www.ccepa.ca/news-trust-in-the-media.html.

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Calling the Ghosts
A Story of Women, War and Rape
Thursday, Feb 9
7:00pm
Ondaatje Theatre, Marion McCain Building
Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue, Halifax

Film Screening and Discussion concerning gender-based violence during
conflict with panelist Elizabeth McCormak, Coordinator of the Dalhousie
Women's Centre and William Fenrick, former Senior Legal Adviser in the
Office of the Prosecuter of the International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia.
Organized by Student Coalition Against War (SCAW): http://www.scaw.ca/

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Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11 - IdealLaw Conference:
http://societies.dsu.ca/salsa/idealaw.html
Lots of great speakers!

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Are you staff or a volunteer of an Environmental Non-Governmental
Organization in Nova Scotia?

Roundtable for Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations on Monday,
February 13

The Nova Scotia Environmental Network (NSEN) is hosting a Roundtable for
Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations on Monday, February 13 from
10:00-3:00 pm at the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs boardroom,
630 Francklyn St. (on the Atlantic School of Theology Campus near Saint
Mary's University). This meeting will include presentations about federal
and provincial environmental policy developments that affect ENGOs, funding
opportunities, an update from the Canadian Environmental Network and the
Climate Change Centre, a debrief on the All-Terrain Vehicle campaign and
presentation on the Nova Scotia Public Lands Campaign, upcoming events, a
chance to share information and resources, and an opportunity to strategize
about the environmental movement in NS. This meeting is being held in
advance of a meeting with the NS Minister of Environment & Labour at the end
of February. This roundtable is a free event. Lunch will be provided. There
are some travel subsidies available. As there is limited space, the
roundtable can only accommodate staff and volunteers of ENGOs. The storm
date is Monday, February 20. For more information, to receive a copy of the
agenda, to provide input on the roundtable or to RSVP, please contact Tamara
Lorincz, Coordinator of NSEN at nsen at web.ca or phone 902-454-6846

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Tuesday, February 14 - There will be a special Halifax Peace Coalition
meeting that will start at 6:30 pm with a guest speaker, Pat Canning, law
student, to discuss his research work on Depleted Uranium at Teaching Lab #3
in the Computer Science Building, 6050 University Avenue, Dalhousie
University. New members welcome! More info: http://hfxpeace.chebucto.org/

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Wednesday, February 15 - Nova Scotia Voice of Women Monthly Meeting,
Wednesday, 7:00-9:00 Room 308, Weldon Law Building, 6061 University Ave.,
Dalhousie University (beside the Dal Arts Centre). New members welcome.

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Tuesday, February 21 - Special Halifax Peace Coalition meeting that will
start at 6:30 pm with a guest speaker, Salam Nazhaat of Afghanistan
Development Watch (ADW) http://www.afghanwatch.org at Teaching Lab #3 in the
Computer Science Building, 6050 University Avenue, Dalhousie University. New
members welcome! More info: http://hfxpeace.chebucto.org/ 

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Public Talk 
MONDAY FEB. 27, 2006 
HANS VON SPONECK : "Failure in Iraq. The Urgency of UN Reforms". 
Weldon Law School,  
Dalhousie University,  6061 University Avenue 
7:30 PM 
Former assistant Secretary-General of the UN, Hans von Sponeck was
Co-ordinator of the Humanitarian Program (Oil-for-Food) in Iraq from 1998 to
2000, when he resigned to protest the effects of sanctions on Iraq's people.

In his 2005 book, Iraq Autopsy, he challenges recent attempts (eg. Volcker
Inquiry) to shift attention away from the human cost of sanctions imposed by
Western members of the UN Security Council. He analyses causes of the human
catastrophe as it evolved in Iraq and proposes a new UN architecture taking
into account suggestions from Secretary-General Annan's Reform Panel and
response from the UN General Assembly.

For further information, contact: philip.girard at dal.ca, tel 494-2814

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Premier Screening of the new National Film Board documentary:
"Zero Degrees of Separation" 
with Director Elle Flanders in Attendance
Tuesday, February 28
7:30-9:30 PM
Weldon Law Building
6061 University Ave., Dalhousie University

When your lover is most often considered your enemy your relationship has
more at stake than the average affair.Selim and Ezra are lovers caught in
the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Selim is Palestinian and Ezra
is Israeli. Samira and Edit met at a demonstration. They too are lovers.
Samira is Palestinian, Edit is Israeli. The documentary feature Zero Degrees
of Separation takes viewers on a unique journey through the complex lives of
Israeli and Palestinian gays and lesbians in inter-ethnic relationships.
Though living on the margins of society, these couples defy the odds,
existing in the midst of conflict with a gentle humanity and mutual respect.
More about the film: 
http://www.zerodegreesofseparation.com/

Screening is followed by a Q&A with the director and reception. Free event.
Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition and OutLaw. More information:
http://hfxpeace.chebucto.org/ 

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Halifax Refugee Benefit
Friday, March 3
7:30-9:30 PM at the Ondaatje Theatre, Marion McCain Building
6135 University Avenue
Dalhousie University, Halifax

Special screening of the new film "Regarding Cohen" about local Immigration
and Refugee Lawyer and Founder of the Halifax Refugee Clinic, Lee Cohen. 

After the screening, there will be a question and answer period with
director Lesley Patten of Ziji Films, stars of the film Lee Cohen and Sanja
Pecelj, and Immigration and Refugee Law Professor Constance MacIntosh. The
screening will be followed by a light multi-ethnic food (whatever food we
can get) and drink reception (coffee, tea and juice provided with a cash
bar) and music. Tickets to be purchased in advance - more details to come:
http://hfxpeace.chebucto.org/ (co-sponsored with the Halifax Peace
Coalition)

If you would like to help organize this benefit, please come to a meeting
this Thursday, Feb. 9 at 11:45 am at the Halifax Refugee Clinic, 1568 Argyle
St. or call Eva Osorio Nieto, Coordinator of the Halifax Refugee Clinic,
(902) 422-6736.

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International Day of Action
The World Still Says No to War
US out of Iraq
Saturday, March 18
Noon
Farmers' Market on Lower Water St

March for Peace at noon from the Farmers' Market on Lower Water St. 
Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition and SCAW.  
More details to come:
http://hfxpeace.chebucto.org/

*If you would like to help organize this event, please come to our weekly
meetings on Tuesday at 7pm in Teaching Lab #3 in the Computer Science
Building, 6050 University Avenue, Dalhousie University.

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Enjoy!

Tamara

Tamara Lorincz
Coordinator, Nova Scotia Environmental Network (NSEN)
French Student
BA, BComm, MBA, LLB
55 Willowbend Court
Halifax, NS CANADA B3M 3L3
(902) 443-2423
tlorincz at dal.ca
CESR: http://cesr.dsu.dal.ca
GN: http://www.space4peace.org/
HPC: http://hfxpeace.chebucto.org/
NSEN: http://www.nsen.ca
"A better world is possible"

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" -
Dr. Martin Luther King