[Sust-mar] Lots of community events - clean up, films, workshops, retreats for environment & social justice

[Tamara Lorincz]

Lots of community events. Please circulate far & wide. Thank you!

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IMAGINE FAIRVIEW COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
Sat., May 21 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. 
Meet at 3620 Dutch Village Road. (old Halifax West High School site). Great
Pick Me Up with Clean Nova Scotia. Garbage and recycling bags supplied.
Treats and prizes for participants. [*Rain Date Sat. May 28, 2:00-3:30 p.m.]
Imagine Fairview! All welcome.

*Mark your calendars for the Fairview-Clayton Park Community Action Network
(CAN) Community Meeting, June 1, 12-2pm Alive Christian Church, 28 Willet
St. Bring your lunch. All welcome!
Join us on Facebook: "IMAGINE FAIRVIEW" or email imaginefairview at gmail.com


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RESPONDING WITH HOPE TO CLIMATE AND OCEAN CHANGE 
A Town Hall Meeting With The Moderator Of The United Church Of Canada
Wednesday, May 25, 6:30-9:00pm
St. Andrew’s United Church (corner of Cobourg Rd. and Robie St.)
A meeting for everyone who is seeking stories and symbols of hope in the
face of devastating climate and ocean change! Believers and non-believers of
all faiths are welcome to this town hall meeting to share and come together
for the healing of soul, community, and creation.
For more information, please contact Linda Scherzinger:
lindakseven at gmail.com; Tel: 425-0339


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FILM SCREENING: ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS
Th. May 26, 7pm
Computer Science Bldg. Dalhousie University, Halifax
GPI Genuine Progress Index Atlantic July 6-16th


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COMMUNITY SUPPORTED FISHERIES TALK
Spring Garden Rd. Memorial Public Library
Tuesday, May 24/7:00 pm
Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs) are modelled after Community Supported
Agriculture (CSA) enterprises, which work to connect consumers to local and
sustainably grown, fair traded foods. Learn how Social enterprises like CSFs
help make sure that independent, smallscale fishing families can continue to
pursue their livelihoods in an industry rapidly becoming dominated by
largescale, corporate players. More info:
http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/programs.html


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ETHICS IN BUSINESS PRESENTATION & CONFERENCE
 
The Canadian Business Ethics Research Network and the Canadian Centre for
Ethics in Public Affairs present:
Ethics in Business: Corporate Governance: Challenging Basic Assumptions 
Edward Waitzer reviews recent corporate governance developments, evaluates
their effectiveness and looks at how boards can function effectively in an
environment of heightened regulatory requirements. Waitzer will question why
public distrust of major institutions continues to escalate despite the
dedication of unprecedented resources to governance requirements. He’ll also
examine whether corporations have reached a point of diminishing returns in
an effort to reform and strengthen corporate governance standards. 
Keynote: Edward J. Waitzer
Senior Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP and 
Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corporate Governance, York University 

May 26, 2011
Buffet Luncheon 11:30am - 1:00pm 
Lord Nelson Hotel, Georgian Lounge 
Admission: $35.00
Contact CCEPA:  428-1416 or alexa.minichiello at ccepa.ca 
This presentation falls within the Canadian Business Ethics Research
Network’s Annual Conference being held in Halifax May 24 – 27th. For more
information on conference programming and how to register visit:
http://www.cbern.ca/cbern_events/cbern2011/ 
Alexa Minichiello
CBERN Atlantic
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs
630 Franklyn Street, Halifax Nova Scotia B3H 3B4
alexa.minichiello at ccepa.ca
Tel 902 428 1416          


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THE NOVA SCOTIA NINE: GREAT WOMEN OF NOVA SCOTIA
An exhibit of paintings by Jo Napier
Opening Reception: Friday, June 10 7-9:00pm
Public Archives of Nova Scotia (Corner of Robie and University Streets)
Exhibit Hours: Monday to Saturday, 9am - 4:30pm
For more information: www.jonapier.wordpress.com / jnc at ns.sympatico.ca
June 10 - 25, 2011
Featuring paintings of: Rita Joe, Mabel BellAileen Meagher, Viola Desmond,
Margaret Marshall Saunders, Anna Leonowens, Marie-Henriette LeJeune-Ross,
Muriel Duckworth, Edith Jessie Archibald
- Jo Napier, Artist  (902)429-7389


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FILM: RUNNING THE SAHARA
Thursday, 2 June at 18:00  film screening 
Where: Sobey's Scotiabank Theatre (map)
Description: Saint Mary's University in Partnership with The Nova
Scotia-Gambia Association Present 
Running the Sahara - a film screening with special guest Ray Zahab. Tickets
are $20 and can be purchased online www.nehst.com, the NSGA office at
423-1360 or at Aerobics First (6166 Quinpool Rd). Purchase your tickets
early, capacity is 200. More info: www.smu.ca


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FUNDRAISING 101
Please join us for an evening with Mary Martin, Vice President of KCI as she
shares her expertise and insights on top philanthropic trends in 2011. Mary
will also provide a hands-on session in which all attendees will
participate.
WHEN: 	Thursday, June 2, 2011 
WHERE: 	Veith House, 3115 Veith St., Halifax
TIME:		4pm - 8pm
COST:		$10 for NSEN Members. / $15 for non-members. (Want to become
a member? Please visit:
http://www.nsen.ca/join.php).	Snacks will be provided. NSEN strongly
encourages Board Members to attend.
WHAT: 	Mary Martin will provide details on the top trends of
fundraising.She will also help organizations make a case for their
fundraising campaigns. This is a great opportunity to learn more about
asking individuals and businesses for donations. *** Please RSVP and fill
out the one-page questionnaire (found here: www.nsen.ca) by May 26th.***
Please e-mail Janelle Frail: nsen at cen-rce.org  or fax to 902-453-3633..
Don’t miss this great event!
About the Presenter:
Mary Martin – Vice President
With more than 30 years’ experience in the not-for-profit arena, Mary Martin
is a seasoned development professional who has successfully managed and
implemented multi-million dollar capital and annual campaigns for some of
Canada’s most prestigious educational and health care institutions. Since
joining KCI in June 2002, Ms. Martin has worked with a number of clients
including the Symphony Nova Scotia, Discovery Centre, IWK Health Centre
Foundation, QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation, the Friends of The
Moncton Hospital Foundation, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation in
Charlottetown, the Health Care Foundation of St. John’s, the Janeway
Children’s Hospital Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society – Nova Scotia
Division, the Canadian Red Cross-Atlantic Zone, Heart and Stroke Foundation
of Nova Scotia, the Coady International Institute, Memorial University of
Newfoundland, Saint Mary’s University, Acadia University, the University of
New Brunswick, the University of Prince Edward Island, NSCAD University,
King’s-Edgehill School, Armbrae Academy, and the Halifax Public Libraries.


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ROOT CELLAR WORKSHOP, MAY 27-29
Join the Ecology Action Centre for a weekend root cellar building workshop.
Learn basics of root cellar design and participate in the building of a
cold-room style root cellar in the basement of the Ecology Action Centre.
Cost: $150 per person (includes lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and snacks).
Please contact Marla for more details: foodaction at ecologyaction.ca


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HALIFAX PEACE COALITION MEETING
2nd Tuesday of every month. Next one June 13. 
Halifax Peace Coalition meeting from 7-8:30 pm at Just Us Café on 5896
Spring Garden Road. All welcome. Join us on Facebook: Halifax Peace
Coalition and stay in touch with our web site: www.halifaxpeacecoalition.ca 


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THE ECO-EFFICIENCY CENTRE'S ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS
BREAKFAST
We will be celebrating our 12th Annual Environmental Excellence in Business
Breakfast on June 6th, 2011, at the Westin Nova Scotian from 8.00a.m. to
10.00 a.m. Tickets are $25 each. To register and purchase tickets, send an
e-mail to eecentre at dal.ca or call us at 902-461-6704. Come join us in
celebrating the Success Stories of 2011 and learn about their efforts to
achieve environmental excellence. Each year, The Eco-Efficiency Centre hosts
an annual Environmental Excellence in Business Breakfast to coincide with
the Canadian Environmental Week. The breakfast is an opportunity for the
Centre to recognize small and medium-sized businesses within Nova Scotia
that have been proactive in achieving higher levels of economic and
environmental performance. Our guest speaker, hosted this year by our
breakfast partner Efficiency Nova Scotia, is Murray Coolican, Deputy
Minister, Nova Scotia Department of Energy, who will be speaking about Nova
Scotia's energy future. 
We hope that you will join us as we celebrate this year's success stories!
Contact: Penny Slight
Eco-Efficiency Centre
www.dal.ca/eco-efficiency
Ph. (902)461-6704
eecentre at dal.ca


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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CAUCUS MEETING
The next EEC Meeting has been confirmed for May 25th, from 10am - 12pm.  It
will be held at Dalhousie (Studley Campus), in the Reilly Room on the first
floor of the Oceanography Wing of the Life Science Centre.  Directions: The
Life Science Centre is the big grey building with the turrets, near the
corner of South and Oxford. There are parking lots on both the Coburg and
South Street sides of the building.  The Dalplex parking lot is also just
across the road. Come in the main doors (look for the cafeteria and
adirondack chairs) and go left towards the Psychology and Oceanography
Wings.  Next, take the glass hallway on the right to go to Oceanography.
Keep going straight down this hallway to the conference room (there will be
three sets of glass doors to go through).  
Please send me any agenda items by the 20th. All welcome.
We will have the room until 1pm, so feel free to bring your lunch! 
Take care, 
Lori
Lori Anne Hilchey, Coordinato
Atlantic Science Links Association (ASLA)
Email:   sits at dal.ca
FAX:   (902) 494-6889
Phone:  (902) 494-2831 / 1-800-565-7487
http://atlanticsciencelinks.dal.ca
c/o Earth Sciences Department
Dalhousie University
Halifax, N.S.   B3H 4J1


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RESPONDING WITH HOPE TO CLIMATE AND OCEAN CHANGE 
A Town Hall Meeting With The Moderator Of The United Church Of Canada
Wednesday, May 25, 6:30-9:00pm
St. Andrew’s United Church (corner of Cobourg Rd. and Robie St.)

A meeting for everyone who is seeking stories and symbols of hope in the
face of devastating climate and ocean change! Believers and non-believers of
all faiths are welcome to this town hall meeting to share and come together
for the healing of soul, community, and creation.
For more information, please contact Linda Scherzinger:
lindakseven at gmail.com; Tel: 425-0339


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CHOOSING THE FUTURE AND AVOIDING WORLD WAR III: FOOD IS THE KEY
Lecture by Geoff Tansey
Thursday May 26, 7pm, free
Universalist Unitarian Church
5500 Inglis Street, Halifax
Sponsored by The Ecology Action Centre and Halifax Friends Meeting (Quakers)
Geoff Tansey is author of The Future Control of Food (2008). Geoff Tansey
has worked for United Nations committees, and with negotiators at the World
Trade Organisation. Much of his work during the past 20 years has been in
the area of Intellectual Property law (patents), and its impact on present
and  future food security in the world.  In June, 2005, he received one of 6
Joseph Rowntree 'Visionaries for a   Just and Peaceful World' awards, which
provide support  for 5 years, during which he continued to work on food and
intellectual property issues.
His website is:  www.tansey.org.uk/ <http://www.tansey.org.uk/>
The Future Control of Food was the result of collaboration with, and under
the auspices of the Quaker International Affairs Program in Ottawa


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WOMEN’S COMMUNITY SPACE LUNCH & LEARN – FOOD SECURITY
We have a NEW date for our NEXT lunch and learn that we would love to have
you all attend. The new date is JUNE 17th for 12 - 2pm and the topic will be
Food Security: The Big Picture. Please save this date in your calender and
cross out May 20th for this next event.  This is a hot topic that we think a
lot of people will want to know more about so please share with your
networks. 
Kylie Hicklenton
YWCA Halifax EMAIL: wcs at ywcahalifax.com


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*NATURE WITH OLDER EYES*
Environmental Activists, and nature-lovers, Tatamagouche Centre is offering
a very special event from Sunday evening May 29th- Tues., May 31st, 1pm. For
many of us hard-working activists (perhaps discouraged by recent political
events!), this can be a time of renewing our own connection with nature. Our
resource person, Don MacDougall, brings a remarkable knowledge of nature and
a longtime involvement in the leadership of outdoors events. This will be at
a pace that older people will appreciate, but the event is open to people of
all ages!
*Sunday May 29, 5pm (including supper) - Tuesday May 31, 1pm.*
You are invited to a very special event with Don MacDougall, retired United
Church minister, life-long naturalist and recent older person. During this
event, you will have a quiet, spiritual exposure to beaches, birds, and
butterflies, forests, plants and flowers, sunrises and sunsets, high tides
and low tides... from the perspective of older life. Using slow walks, bird
and flower identification, casual conversations, nature poetry, deep looking
and listening, and spontaneous ceremony, we will explore the spirit which
dwells in nature and the human heart, and how we want to live with it.
“Every step taken upon mother earth must be as a prayer.” Black Elk. Cost:
$270 ($110 tuition + $160 meals/accommodation). Local rate for commuters
(without accommodation, breakfast) $176.  For more detailed program
descriptions, or to register, please contact Tatamagouche Centre at
1-800-218-2220 or www.tatacentre.ca


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4TH ANNUAL SUMMER SOLSTICE DAY – ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
The Nova Scotia Environmental Network’s Environmental Education Caucus &
Sustainability Education in Nova Scotia for Everyone (SENSE) are jointly
celebrating the 4TH ANNUAL SUMMER SOLSTICE DAY on Friday, June 17, 2011!
This will be a full day event (10am-4pm) and will be held at The Harrison
Lewis Centre, in Sandy Bay, Port Joli, NS
(http://www.harrisonlewiscentre.org). For more information and registration
form (please note that the deadline for registration is June 3rd), please
contact Lori below.  There is a great day planned, full of guest speakers,
networking opportunities, outdoor activities, and delicious food. I hope to
see you there!
Lori Anne Hilchey, Coordinator
Atlantic Science Links Association (ASLA)
Email:   asla at dal.ca
FAX:   (902) 494-6889
Phone:  (902) 494-2831 / 1-800-565-7487
http://atlanticsciencelinks.dal.ca


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ANNOUNCEMENT: HAVE YOUR SAY IN NS EDUCATION: QUESTIONNAIRE DUE JUNE 15
The NS Minister of Education is now considering the directions proposed in
the Levin report "Steps to Effective and Sustainable Public Education in
Nova Scotia: Report to Nova Scotia Department of Education" and she is
seeking input from Nova Scotian students, parents, teachers, principals,
school boards, elected officials, key stakeholders and the general public.
Please complete a short online questionnaire, available in both French and
English. Participation is voluntary and individual responses will be kept
confidential. The questionnaire should take approximately 15 minutes to
complete and will be available online until June 15, 2011. Questionnaire
here: http://www.ednet.ns.ca/events/levin_report/index.shtml


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NS PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING (FRACKING)
Many Nova Scotians have raised concerns over the practice of hydraulic
fracturing in the province. In light of these concerns the Government of
Nova Scotia will examine the potential environmental issues associated with
hydraulic fracturing in shale gas operations. The review will determine how
hydraulic fracturing is managed in other jurisdictions and identify industry
best practices. It will also look at current reviews of other jurisdictions
across Canada and in the United States and bring in outside experts where
necessary. More info here:
http://gov.ns.ca/nse/pollutionprevention/consultation.hydraulic.fracturing.a
sp
*There should be BAN on fracking in Nova Scotia because of the threats to
soil, water and health. Please let the Minister of Environment know you
support a ban/moratorium on fracking email: min_env at gov.ns.ca

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ANNOUNCEMENT: May is Membership Month at the Halifax Media Co-op! Join us!
This past year the Media Co-op has seen explosive growth, from our recent
special issue on climate justice, to opening new locals in Toronto and
Montreal (our first bilingual local!) and winning Canadian Worker Co-op
Federation's award for best practices. None of this would be possible
without our sustaining members, who are the backbone of the Co-op. This May,
we want to sign-up 100 new sustaining members whose contributions will help
continue to build a sustainable, alternative, grassroots media movement
across Canada. Be part of this movement! Become a member today! [link:
http://www.mediacoop.ca/join]  When you sign up this month, not only will
you be joining hundreds of Canadians in building co-operative, grassroots
media, but you'll be entered into our weekly raffles for great gifts. Click
here [link: http://www.mediacoop.ca/join] to become a member now!
Hillary Bain Lindsay
Managing Editor
Dominion Newspaper Cooperative
http://dominionpaper.ca
http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/
902 429 7738

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Happy Spring!

Tamara


Tamara Lorincz
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

"Without a doubt, military spending represents the single most significant
perversion of worldwide priorities known today." Former President of Costa
Rica, Oscar Arias, 1999