[Sust-mar] 15 UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS for peace, earth and justice

[Tamara Lorincz]

15 UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS for peace, earth and justice + one action
alert. Please distribute. Thank you!


(1)
A CLIMATE FOR PEACE? FREE SPEECH, ISRAEL AND THE PEACE PROCESS Tuesday,
November 2
7 – 9 pm
New Alumni Hall, King's College
6350 Coburg Road
Halifax, NS
Featuring:
Sid Shniad, Independent Jewish Voices (Canada): The 'New Anti-semitism' and
the politics of Israel Rev. Margaret Sagar, KAIROS (Canada): Attacks on the
non-profit sector for supporting Palestinian human rights Phyllis Bennis,
Institute for Policy Studies (USA): The US in the Middle East: Peace
Processes and War Fevers Sponsored by: Canadians, Arabs and Jews for a Just
Peace, Canadian Friends of Sabeel, Independent Jewish Voices-Canada and The
Chapel at the University of King's College, Halifax.


(2)
WATER AND THE FUTURE OF LIFE ON EARTH
Speaker: Hans Schreier, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Free
admission Thursday, Nov. 4, 7:00 p.m., Ondaatje Hall, Marion McCain Arts and
Social Sciences Building, 6135 University Ave.


(3)
POWER OF GREEN CONFERENCE
Nov. 8
World Trade & Convention Centre, 1800 Argyle, Halifax
http://www.thepowerofgreen.ca/ Tickets on sale now.


(4)
VIGIL FOR NON-VIOLENT PEACE
Friday, Nov. 5, at noon
Spring Garden Library, 5381 Spring Garden Rd. Halifax Come to stand with us
for peace. We will have signs: “Billions for Jet: Pennies for Vets,
Childcare, Education, the Arts, the Environment, & Health”.  The federal
government is planning on spending $16 billion+ for the Lockheed Martin F35
Joint Strike Fighter Jets that we do not need. Instead, the federal
government should be investing our tax dollars in childcare, education,
healthcare, the environment, the arts and vets. There will be music and
leaflets about upcoming peace events and initiatives. Organized by the NS
Voice of Women for Peace: http://www.nsvow.org/peace/Welcome.html


(5)
PROTEST AGAINST THE NATO/GERMAN MARSHALL FUND SECURITY FORUM Friday, Nov. 5
at 3 p.m.
Picket the opening of the 2nd Annual Halifax International Security Forum -
Westin Hotel, Hollis & South St.
No Harbour for War! Canada Out of Afghanistan! Canada Out of NATO!
For further information: noharbourforwar at hotmail.com


(6)
KEVIN NEISH, CANADIAN PEACE ACTIVIST
Friday, November 5 at 7pm, Room 170, Sobey Building, Saint Mary’s
University, donations appreciated Victoria-based activist who was aboard a
Gaza-bound vessel that was stormed by Israeli troops will be in town to
discuss the tragic incident. Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition &
local labour unions. For more info: hfxpeace at chebucto.ca or visit us online
at www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca


(7)
A NATIONAL DAY OF SUPPORT FOR OUR NATION’S VETERANS Calling all Canadians
All are welcome to attend to show support for our veterans SATURDAY NOVEMBER
6th, 2010 – 11:00 A.M. 
Events are being planned to take place
At 11:00 a.m. at the Halifax Grand Parade Cenotaph.


(8)
ANTI-NATO PEACEFUL RALLY
SATURDAY, NOV. 6, 2010 1 p.m.
Coincides with the NATO/German Marshall Fund Halifax Security Forum.
Cornwallis Park, Hollis & South Sts. - A Family Friendly Event Ad Hoc Cmte
Against the Halifax War Conference • Halifax Peace Coalition • NSPIRG • CUPW
• Food Not Bombs • and others All Out to Oppose the Halifax International
Security Forum!
Warmongers are not welcome in Halifax! Oppose former U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice and Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak. Justice for Iraq.
Justice for Afghanistan. Justice for Gaza. 
No Harbour for War! Canada Out of Afghanistan! Canada Out of NATO!
For further information: noharbourforwar at hotmail.com


(9) 
ELLEN PAGE & LIL MACPHERSON INVITE YOU TO A SCREENING OF “SLUDGE DIET”
Sunday, Nov. 7 at 7:00 pm at the Park Lane Theatre, 5657 Spring Garden Rd.
Halifax. Actor Ellen Page and Wooden Monkey Restaurant owner Lil Macpherson
invite you to this free special screening of the film “Sludge Diet” about
the disastrous environmental consequences of biosolids on land and to human
health. Dr. David Lewis, a retired U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
microbiologist will be in attendance for a Q&A.


(10) 
"APATHY AND ACTION TO THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS"
A presentation by Robert Huish, Assistant Professor, International
Development Studies, Dalhousie University. 
On Wednesday, November 10, 2010  at 7:00p.m. 
at Fort Massey United Church, Tobin/ Queen Streets, (5303 Tobin St.
entrance), Halifax.
Refreshments afterwards. Donations welcome.  
This event is organized by Malaika Grandmothers of Halifax, a group
supporting the Stephen Lewis Foundation. We welcome new members.  For
information please call 429-1897.


(11)
SOLIDARITY HALIFAX: A WORKING CONFERENCE
Sunday, November 14 all day.
Location Italian Cultural Centre, 2629 Agricola Street, Halifax 
In the face of the economic crisis and coming austerity measures you are
invited to participate in Solidarity Halifax, a working conference. We
believe a strong, vibrant anti-capitalist left is necessary. We recognize
that a lack of communication, solidarity, respect and coordination impede
our struggles for justice. This event is being organized to provide a space
where people in our city can discuss and work towards finding effective
solutions. More info, please contact Mark: cunninm at gmail.com 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152288211481758


(12)
“JOHN WENDELL HOLMES AND CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY:  PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE”
Dr. Adam Chapnick,
Deputy Director of Education at the Canadian Forces College and Associate
Professor              Defence Studies at the Royal Military College
When: Thursday 4th of November 2010 from 12:30-2pm
Where: Room 204, Weldon Law Building, Dalhousie Law School, Halifax
Dalhousie University. This is in support of the Glyn Berry Annual Lecture
Series. All are welcome Light Refreshments will be served.


(13)
FILM SCREENINGS "PETROPOLIS: AERIAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ALBERTA TAR SANDS" &
"DOWNSTREAM"
Monday, November 15
7:00 pm
Just Us! Café, 5896 Spring Garden Rd. Halifax
Free, public film screenings. Donations would be appreciated. 
Join us for a cup of fair trade, organic coffee and to watch two short
films. "Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands" and
"Downstream” about the largest industrial development in the world, the
Alberta tarsands, and the courageous doctor Dr. John O'Connor who has stood
up for the Aboriginal people of Fort Chipewyan and the natural environment
downstream. Organized by the Nova Scotia Environmental Network.
www.nsen.ca or email: nsen at cen-rce.org

About the documentary "Petropolis": it was filmed entirely from a helicopter
high above the massive bitumen-producing operation, the better to show the
enormous scale of the devastation wreaked on the north-central Alberta
wilderness. Produced by Greenpeace Canada, the short (43 minutes). This
makes for a hypnotically beautiful film-viewing experience, despite the
destruction below and the sense of underlying, profound sadness.

About the documentary "Downstream":  tells the heartbreaking, yet hopeful,
story of the people of Fort Chipewyan and their resolve to stop the strip
mining of oil and pollution of their water in Alberta's boreal forest. The
story of the community's deep inner resources and the committed doctor, Dr.
John O’Connor, who comes to their aid is uplifting, even as it is set
against the daunting larger tale of our oil addiction and those who conspire
to feed it

About Dr. John O’Connor:  He is a family physician, practicing in Nova
Scotia, and Alberta. He is married to Charlene, an RN, his soulmate. They
have 7 children.  Dr. O’Connor has been in Canada since 1984 based in Nova
Scotia and Alberta. In Fort McMurray, Dr. John O’Connor provides primary
care service to three First Nation communities where he noticed what
appeared to be an inordinate number of people with significant illnesses,
including cancers. 


(14) 
GEORGE GALLOWAY, OUTSPOKEN FORMER BRITISH MP
Thursday, November 18 at 7pm, Location TBD, donation of $10 appreciated
Former British MP will be in town to discuss the Canadian government's
attempt to bar him from Canada, the blockade of Gaza, and the
Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Organized by the Halifax Peace Coalition &
local labour unions. For more info: hfxpeace at chebucto.ca or visit us online
at www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca


(15)
ANNUAL NOVA SCOTIA VOICE OF WOMEN DAY OF RENEWAL
Saturday, November 20
11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Program and location details to come. 
Mark your calendars. 
Organized by the NS Voice of Women for Peace:
http://www.nsvow.org/peace/Welcome.html


**ACTION ALERT:
SAY NO TO THE F35’s : Find out about the F-35 Lockheed Martin Joint Strike
Fighters: www.ceasefire.ca 

F-35 STEALTH FIGHTERS ARE FOR 'SHOCK AND AWE' WARFARE, NOT CANADA'S NEEDS
The federal government is rushing forward with a plan to buy 65 Lockheed
Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets for $16 billion (cost overruns expected and
more costs for maintenance and could reach $26 billion of Canadians’ tax
dollars), for battles Canada is highly unlikely to ever fight. We don't need
them for bombing missions, and there is in reality no Russian bomber threat.
Sixteen billion dollars is a lot of money, and we can't afford them.
Canadians want their tax dollars spent on child care, education, healthcare,
and the environment. 

Find out more:
http://rabble.ca/news/2010/10/f-35-stealth-fighters-are-shock-and-awe-warfar
e-not-canadas-needs 

Please let your MP and the Prime Minister know you don’t want your tax
dolloars spent on fighter jets. Email the Prime Minister at: pm at pm.gc.ca  


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Tamara Lorincz
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://www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca/ 
NSEN: http://www.nsen.ca
"A better world is possible"

"Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary
spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility
to poverty, racism, and militarism." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1967