[Sust-mar] 9 EVENTS: Environmental law strategy session, celebration, film with Ellen Page, rally for our forest, water talk...

[Tamara Lorincz]

Nine upcoming environmental events. Please scroll down and spread the word!

*Come celebrate with us this Tuesday evening at the Museum of Natural
History - the largest environmental fine against a corporation in Canadian
history - all because of Ecojustice's private prosecution of Syncrude!*
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Syncrude+fine+windfall+conservation+
groups/3716258/story.html - see event details below.

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THE STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY IN NOVA SCOTIA AND CANADA: A
STRATEGY SESSION Tuesday, October 26
10 am to 12 noon
Room 406
Weldon Law Building
6061 University Avenue,
Dalhousie University, Halifax

A free, public strategy session to discuss the current state of
environmental law and policy in the province and across the country. Special
guest will be Devon Page, Executive Director of Ecojustice Canada, the
country's leading non-profit using the law to preserve the natural
environment and protect human health. Learn about new legal developments and
opportunities for law reform and litigation. Come to share your ideas and
questions about environmental law and policy. All welcome. The meeting is
co-hosted by the East Coast Environmental Law Association (ECELAW) and the
Nova Scotia Environmental Network (NSEN). For more information, please
contact: Deborah Carver, Executive Director of ECELAW, at info at ecelaw.ca or
visit online at: www.ecelaw.ca 


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CELEBRATING VICTORIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW: THE STATUS QUO IS NOT AN OPTION 

A special evening to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ecojustice Canada
(formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund), the nation's leading non-profit
organization using the law to preserve the natural environment and protect
public health. Enjoy presentations, local organic hors d'oeuvres, a silent
auction and an exclusive guided tour of the Museum's new exhibit Canada's
Waterscapes. 
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer St. Halifax

Key note speakers: 	
The Honourable Constance R. Glube, OC, ONS, QC Former Chief Justice of Nova
Scotia Chair, Natural Resources Strategy 2010 Phase II Steering Panel A
Natural Balance: Working Towards a New Natural Resource Strategy for Nova
Scotia

& Devon Page, Executive Director, Ecojustice Canada 

Special Guests:		
Hon. John MacDonell, Nova Scotia Minister of Natural Resources	

Deborah Carver, Executive Director, East Coast Environmental Law Association


Moderator:		Liz Crocker, Owner, P'Lovers Environmental Store 

Tickets: 		$40 regular / $20 student or low income (limited
seating only 100 tickets available)

Tickets available for purchase at P'lovers Environmental Store, 5657 Spring
Garden Road and the Nova Scotia Environmental Network, 3115 Veith St. and
credit card/PayPal online: http://www.ecojustice.ca/celebrating-20-years
For more information, please call ECELAW (902) 489-7997.

Organized by: Ecojustice Canada, East Coast Environmental Law Association
(ECELAW), Nova Scotia Environmental Network (NSEN), and the Museum of
Natural History. With support from P'lovers Environmental Store, Nova Scotia
Department of Natural Resources, and the Chronicle Herald. 

"Ecojustice Canada's incredible work over the past twenty years cannot be
overstated. With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Toronto,
Ecojustice has represented pro bono citizens and community groups across the
country at all levels of court. Ecojustice has initiated law reform and
secured far reaching legal precedents in the areas of environmental
assessments, public consultations, the precautionary principle, endangered
species, critical habitat protection, the polluter pays principle and public
health - this is a legacy that benefits us all."


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13TH ANNUAL NATURE TRUST DINNER & SILENT AUCTION October 28, 2010
Time:  630pm
Location: World Trade and Convention Center, 1800 Argyle, Halifax We're
pleased to invite you to join us for the Nature Trust annual gala dinner and
conservation celebration, hosted by Stephanie Domet. This year's guest
speaker is Dr. George Archibald (photo: G Sundar), co-founder of the
International Crane Foundation. Come partake in an exciting evening with
friends and support the important land conservation work of the Nature
Trust!
For additional information, or to order tickets by phone: 425-5263, or
email: robin at nsnt.ca
Contact: Robin Levy
Nova Scotia Nature Trust
www.nsnt.ca
Ph. (902) 425 LAND
robin at nsnt.ca


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RALLY FOR OUR FORESTS
On Friday October 29th at 10:00 at the Legislature building in Halifax,
hundreds of Nova Scotians will join in a public show of support for the
future of Nova Scotia's forests and the communities that depend on them.  We
need you there with us: Province House: 1726 Hollis Street, Halifax.
Together, we will send a clear and strong message of support for change: (1)
dramatically reduce clearcutting through regulation, (2) support people who
are practising responsible forestry, and (3) stop subsidizing those who
clearcut our forests. We will show the NDP that they have Nova Scotians'
support to implement these changes.  Now is the time to show support for our
forests.  This is the best chance for positive change we've ever had.  Let's
not lose it!


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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.


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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.


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COLLEGE OF SUSTAINABILITY LECTURE SERIES
http://sustainability.dal.ca/PUBLIC_LECTURES/ 

Jeff Moore, JustUs! Coffee Roasters, Wolfville NS JustUs! Trade and Justice
Thursday, Oct. 28, 7:00 p.m.
Ondaatje Hall, Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building, 6135
University Ave.

Hans Schreier, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC Water and the
Future of Life on Earth Thursday, Nov. 4, 7:00 p.m.
Ondaatje Hall, Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building, 6135
University Ave.

Film & discussion: Sharkwater (2006)
with Hal Whitehead, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University Thursday,
Nov. 18, 7:00 p.m.
Ondaatje Hall, Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building, 6135
University Ave.


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SRES SEMINAR SERIES
All dates are Fridays and seminars will be held from 12:00 to 1:30pm Room
5001, 5th Floor, 6100 University Avenue Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building
Everyone Welcome!
http://sres.management.dal.ca/Files/Seminar_Series/SRES_Schedule_Fall_2010.p
df 

October 29
Susan Guppy Associate Professor and Director, School of Planning, Dalhousie
University Ecosystem-Based Management Urban Ecosystems

November 5
Bruce Stewart Forester, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
Ecosystem-Based Management and Forests

November 19
Chris McCarthy Ecosystem Scientist, Parks Canada Agency, Kejimkujik
Ecosystem-Based Management and Protected Areas

November 26
Martin Willison Adjunct Professor, School for Resource and Environmental
Studies, Dalhousie University
Synthesis: Prospects for Ecosystem-Based


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

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For peace, earth and justice,

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