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>Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 12:39:04 -0300 >Subject: FW: Elizabeth May/How to be an Activist Workshop >From: shipharbour@ns.sympatico.ca (Kim . Thompson) >To: nspirg@is2.dal.ca >Mime-version: 1.0 >X-Priority: 3 > > > > >Hi > >Could you please copy, post and distribute this widely through your network. > >Many thanks. > >Kim Thompson >ESFWA > >NOTICE >To: Community Groups, Concerned Citizens >Re: Elizabeth May - Public Talk and How to be an Activist Workshop > > >The Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association is a non-profit group dedicated >to the long term care and management of our forests. Through funding >assistance from the Community Animation Program (CAP) , we are hosting "May >Days" on June 4 and 5, at the Eastern Shore District High School in >Musquodoboit Harbour. > >Friday, June 4, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Elizabeth May, executive director of the >Sierra Club and chair of the Women's Centre for Excellence at Dalhousie >University, will deliver a keynote address on Forestry Practices in Nova >Scotia. This event is free and open to the public. It will be of particular >interest to wood lot owners. > >Saturday, June 5, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Ms. May will facilitate a workshop >called How to be an Activist. She has delivered this workshop across Canada. > >The workshop covers areas of productive activism , such as: >how to be well informed >how to conduct oneself when meeting with business and government > strategies for lobbying >letter writing >suggestions for fund raising. > >In addition to practical suggestions for forest/environment protection >planning, the workshop will provide an opportunity to network, share ideas >and support each other's efforts. The skills building developed in this >program would be valuable for any group, so though our focus is forestry, if >space allows other interest groups may apply. > >Registration for Saturday is limited to forty people, with a $5.00 >registration fee which includes lunch. > >If you are a community group working on issues that link human health and >the environment you may be eligible for Community Animation Program (CAP) >support to attend this training session. CAP will pay for mileage at .09/km >to cover gas and overnight accommodation if needed. > >To submit a request please provide the following information: >Group contact information >What is the environment and health issue your group is working on? >How will this training build the capacity for your group to take action on >this issue? >Requests for assistance should be submitted, at the latest by May 19, to: >The CAP Animation >Rochelle Owen >16th Floor, Queen Square >45 Alderney Drive >Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2N6 >tel 902-426-2578 Fax 902-426-2062 >e mail: rocelle.oxen@ec.gc.ca > > > nspirg nova scotia public interest research group 6136 university ave halifax, ns b3h 4j2 902-494-6662 nspirg@is2.dal.ca executive director : linda pannozzo -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- You received this because you are subscribed to "sust-mar", the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list. To unsubscribe, send email to <majordomo@chebucto.ns.ca> with "unsubscribe sust-mar" (without quotes) as the body of your message. To post a message to sust-mar subscribers, send it to <sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca> Posts that are off-topic or excessive length (10K) will be rejected. For help contact <sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
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