[Sust-mar] 12 UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS for earth, peace & justice.

[Tamara Lorincz]

12 UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS for earth, peace & justice. Please circulate. 


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Book Club & Discussion "Go Green: How to Build An Earth Friendly Community" 
Saturday, April 4
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Alderney Gate Library, 60 Alderney Dr., Dartmouth. 
Join HRM District Councillor #14 Jennifer Watts for our discussion. NSEN's
First Annual Book Club. Read the book and attend the study circle to discuss
ways we can make our communities in Nova Scotia more earth friendly. The
book can be borrowed from the HalifaxPublic Libraries or purchased from
P’lovers Environmental Store, 5657 Spring Garden Road and Outside the Lines
Bookstore on 6297 Quinpool Road. For more informationabout the book, visit:
http://nancyhtaylor.com. There are only 60 spots please RSVP to ensure a
seat. Reading the book is not required. Come and share your ideas.
Refreshments and draw prizes. For more information, please call (902)
454-6846, email nsen at cen-rce.org or visit: www.nsen.ca

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Canada Out of NATO! Canada Out of Afghanistan!
Saturday, April 4
1:00-2:00 PM
Intersection of South Park and Spring Garden Rd. Halifax
Join our crosswalk banner action and leaflet. The North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) will mark its 60th anniversary on April 4 and 5, 2009.
At the same time, demonstrations will take place all over the world calling
for an end to NATO’s war in Afghanistan. The Halifax Peace Coalition, New
Socialists, Halifax-Dartmouth District Labour Council will be participating
in pan-Canadian and international demonstrations on April 4 to demand an end
to the NATO-led occupation that has already killed thousands of Afghan
civilians and threatens to bring war to the entire region. It’s also time to
abolish the Cold-War Relic NATO. For more information, please visit the
Halifax Peace Coalition web site: http://www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org

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Planting a Seed for Community Gardens Meeting
April 11, 2009 
 2:00-4:00 PM 
 Thomas Raddall Room, Keshen Goodman Library
330 Lacewood Drive, Halifax
Come and “plant a seed” to help us bring to life the first community garden
in Halifax West, next to the new Mainland Common Community Centre. Find out
more about urban and school gardening possibilities. Join our Community
Garden Network. Organized by the Nova Scotia Environmental Network. For more
information, please call (902) 454-6846, email nsen at cen-rce.org or visit our
web site: www.nsen.ca Join our yahoo email group:” NSEN Community Gardens”
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSENCommunityGardens  

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Story of Stuff: Toward Sustainable Consumption and Production FILM & TALK
Tuesday, April 14 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. St. Paul's, Spryfield United Church,
173 Old Sambro Rd., Halifax 
(Near corner of Sussex St. and Rockingstone Rd.) Call (902) 477-3937. Attend
this free public film & interactive, stimulating discussion. Watch the
highly acclaimed Story of Stuff short film. A critical look at our
consumption and production systems and a review our new Nova Scotia
Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act. Draw prizes. All
welcome. For more information, please call (902) 454-6846, email
nsen at cen-rce.org or visit our web site: www.nsen.ca

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HONOUR IN THE WOODS  HALIFAX Premiere Film Screening
Tuesday, April 14
7:00 PM
Halifax Shambhala Centre,1084 Tower Road
Halifax Premiere of "Honour in the Woods" presented by the Halifax Shambhala
Sustainability Initiative. This is an October 2008 documentary produced by
the Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association to bring attention to low impact
forestry practices in Nova Scotia. Co-produced and directed by Kim Thompson
and Marley Parker. Discussion with Kim, Marley and Jim Drescher of Windhorse
Farm will follow the film. Suggested $5 donation accepted for Eastern Shore
Forest Watch Association.

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Unembedded: Two Decades of Maverick War Reporting Talk by Scott Taylor
WESTVILLE
Wednesday, April 15th 
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30)
Westville Municipal Building Auditorium
2042 Queen Street, Westville
Scott Taylor,  Esprit de Corps Editor, Chronicle Herald Columnist &
Journalist, will be speaking on his new book “Unembedded: Two Decades of
Maverick War Reporting” and his recent trip to Afghanistan. For more
information, please contact: Steven MacLean, Pictou-Antigonish Regional
Library Ph. 902-755-6031

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Unembedded: Two Decades of Maverick War Reporting Talk by Scott Taylor
WOLFVILLE
Thursday, April 16th 
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Beveridge Arts Centre, Room 244, Acadia University
10 Highland Avenue, Wolfville
(Venue is located at the corner of Highland & Main.) Scott Taylor,  Esprit
de Corps Editor, Chronicle Herald Columnist & Journalist, will be speaking
on his new book “Unembedded: Two Decades of Maverick War Reporting” and his
recent trip to Afghanistan. All welcome to this free, public event. For more
information about this event, please contact: Wendy Trimper, Annapolis
Valley Regional Library Toll free - 866-922-0229.

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Unembedded: Two Decades of Maverick War Reporting Talk by Scott Taylor
HALIFAX
Friday, April 17 
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Alumni Hall, University of King's College 
6350 Coburg Rd., Halifax 
Scott Taylor,  Esprit de Corps Editor, Chronicle Herald Columnist &
Journalist, will be speaking on his new book “Unembedded: Two Decades of
Maverick War Reporting” and his recent trip to Afghanistan. All welcome to
this free, public event. Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition.
Co-sponsored by the King's College School of Journalism. For more
information, please visit: http://www.hfxpeace.chebucto.org

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John Ralston Saul “A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada”
Thursday, April 16, 2009
7:30-9 pm
Alumni Hall  (Main Floor of New Academic Building)
University of King’s College 
6350 Coburg Road, Halifax
Everyone invited. Free. After the presentation, John Ralston Saul will be
available to sign books. 
He will be discussing points from his latest book. In it he argues: Canada
is a Métis nation; Peace, Order, and Good Government is a  misnomer and
should be returned to its original phrase, “Peace, Welfare and Good
Government; and Our increasingly dysfunctional elite is damaging Canada. 

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Hope for Wildlife 4th Annual Coffee House
April 19, 2009 
 12 - 4pm 
Cole Harbour Place, 51 Forest Hills Dr, Cole Harbour
 Come join us for our 4th Annual Coffee House on Sunday April 19 from
12-4pm. FREE fun-filled entertainment for the whole family. Your afternoon
will include FREE coffee/tea & snacks, Live Entertainment, Silent Auction,
Children\\\'s Crafts, Education Animals and much more!! Help us raise funds
to help our orphaned and injured wildlife in Nova Scotia. 
Contact: Hope Swinimer
Hope For Wildlife Society
www.hopeforwildlife.net
Ph. 902-452-3339
Fax 902 499 2514
hopeswinnimer at accesswave.ca

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Nature Trust Volunteer and Member Night, and AGM
April 27, 2009 
5:00pm 
St. Mary's Boat Club, 1641 Fairfield Road (off Jubilee Road below
Connaught), Halifax
Nature Trust Volunteer and Member Night, and Annual General Meeting. An
appreciation reception for members and volunteers, a showcase of Nature
Trust successes for the year, and our AGM. The public is invited to learn
more about our land conservation work. Contact Alison at the Nature Trust
(902-425-LAND or nature at nsnt.ca) for more information.
Visit the Nova Scotia Nature Trust www.nsnt.ca

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Dump & Run: Community Garage Sale
Saturday, May 3
7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Do a spring cleaning and donate your unwanted items to Dump & Run. Proceeds
go to environmental and social justice community groups. For more
information, please contact: Kristina Benoit, Co-coordinator, Halifax Dump
and Run 2009. Email: halifaxdumpandrun at gmail.com Home Telephone: 344-2200
Website: www.halifaxdumpandrun.webs.com

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ENJOY!

Tamara 

Tamara Lorincz
Executive Director, Nova Scotia Environmental Network (NSEN)
Sessional Instructor, Dalhousie University 2009
BA, BComm, MBA, LLB
55 Willowbend Court
Halifax, NS CANADA B3M 3L3
Phone: (902) 443-2423
Cell: (902) 478-1379
tlorincz at dal.ca
ECJ: http://www.ecojustice.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 Jr.