[sust-mar] NSEN February 2017 Eco Connections

[NSEN]

Dear NSEN Members and Friends,


(Eco Connections is attached... see note further below).


*ACTION ALERT: Reinstate funding to the Canadian Environmental Network.
SIGN THE PETITION HERE
<https://www.change.org/p/justin-trudeau-reinstate-funding-to-the-canadian-environmental-network-r%C3%A9tablir-le-financement-au-r%C3%A9seau-canadien-de-l-environnement>!
*

The Canadian Environmental Network and its provincial affiliate networks
need your help!

Historically, the Canadian Environmental Network and its provincial
affiliate networks received annual core funding from the Government of
Canada. This was used to facilitate networking on environmental issues
across the country, coordinate national and provincial issue-based
caucuses, coordinate ENGO participation in federal public consultation
processes, and maintain open lines of communication between ENGOs and the
federal government.

In 2011, as part of the across-the-board cuts to civil society
organizations by the previous federal government, all federal funding to
the RCEN and its provincial affiliate networks was cut. This left the
national network and most of the affiliates with functioning primarily on a
voluntary basis with limited capacity to do their work.

There is hope that the current government will provide for renewed funding
in its upcoming budget. This funding is crucial for the survival of the
national network and many of the provincial affiliate networks. A proposal
has been submitted. It now needs strong and immediate support from
environmental groups and individuals across the country.

This is where you come in!

Please take a few minutes to write to Prime Minister Trudeau and your MP
telling them why you value the RCEN, your provincial affiliate network, or
environmental networking at the national level in general. Feel free to use
the template letter provided below. You can personalize it based on your
experience or simply copy and paste.

Trudeau’s email is justin.trudeau at parl.gc.ca and you can find your MP’s
email here: http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members

Let’s show our federal politicians that a strong, well-connected grassroots
environmental community is essential to a strong Canada! See template
letter to the Prime Minister HERE
<https://nsenvironmentalnetwork.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/template-letter-to-pm.docx>
.

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Please see attached the February 2017 edition of the NSEN Eco Connections.

It can also be downloaded as a pdf here: http://nsenvironmentalnetwork.
com/resources/. <http://nsenvironmentalnetwork.com/resources/>

Please be sure to send us your events, news and other opportunities!

The next Eco Connections will be published mid-March.

Janelle

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Want to see NSEN continue? Please join! Membership fees are on a sliding
scale ranging from $40 to $150. See full details here: https://
nsenvironmentalnetwork.com/how-to-join

3115 Veith St.
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LIKE our Facebook page: Nova Scotia Environmental Network
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nova-Scotia-Environmental-Network/408435545844639>
and post your event there.

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Want to see NSEN continue? Please join! Membership fees are on a sliding
scale ranging from $40 to $150. See full details here:
https://nsenvironmentalnetwork.com/how-to-join

3115 Veith St.
Halifax, NS B3K 3G9
E: nsenvironmentalnetwork at gmail.com
W: http://nsenvironmentalnetwork.com
LIKE our Facebook page: Nova Scotia Environmental Network
<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nova-Scotia-Environmental-Network/408435545844639>
and post your event there.

*If you'd like to stop receiving emails from NSEN please reply with "remove
from list" in subject line.*
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