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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_23b255fc_306e452a$68fbf764 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Dear Sustainable Maritimes could you Please post the following attachment. Thanks, Annabelle Student Forum Organizer ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------=_NextPart_000_23b255fc_306e452a$68fbf764 Content-Type: text/plain; name="Copy of latestEcotheme.txt"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Copy of latestEcotheme.txt" Ecosystem Health and Our Future: a Student Workshop Date: Friday, June 16 / 2000. Time: 1- 5pm followed by a BBQ at Point Pleasant Park and then a "Tour of Halifax at Night." Location: Halifax NS, Saint Mary's University: Loyola Private Dining Room Speakers: William S. Fyfe, Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, ON. CA Maureen MacDonald, New Democratic Party MLA for Halifax Needham, NS Steve Seely, environmental stockbroker (speakers yet to confirm: public health expert and ecologist) One of the objectives behind the Ecosystem Health concept is "to encourage understanding of the critical links between human activity, ecological change and human health" (Rapport et al. 1996). Our beliefs, habits, and behaviour directly impact our environment. Over-consumption and poverty are two such issues which need to be addressed on an individual and a societal level to create the necessary links between these social problems and their environmental impacts. Unless we as individuals recognize our dependence on nature, and the impacts which our economic decisions are having, we can not appreciate the changes which must be made personally and collectively, to support ecosystem health. The pre-summit workshop, Ecosystem Health and Our Future will be an opportunity for students to become more familiar with the importance of Ecosystem Health and to discuss issues linked to the topics which affect us directly. What do students view as the priority concerns for a healthy planet? What can we do to encourage environmental awareness, (an appreciation of our dependence on nature and the implications of our current actions) and to change the views and behavior of the "average citizen"? We are the future generation of society, where do we start to improve our societal and ecological future? Join us as we attempt to answer these questions and more. A panel of guest speakers will help us to better understand the issues and facilitate our discussions. This one-day workshop will result in student recommendation to be presented at the official Eco Summit 2000. It will also offer an informal opportunity for local and international students to meet before continuing on to the Eco Summit. After our work is done join us for a harbour-side barbecue at beautiful Point Pleasant Park, just moments away from the Saint Mary's Campus. Once we are fed, we can send the rest of the evening touring a few of Halifax's best entertainment venues as a relaxing way to top of the day! Admission is free, but seating is limited. RSVP your space by pre-registering or to find out more information contact us at: Saint Mary's University Environmental Society at studentecosummit@hotmail.com Visit our Website at http://axe.acadiau.ca/~030521s/eco Sponsored by the Saint Mary's University International Activities Centre, the International Society for Ecosystem Health and Acadia University. ------=_NextPart_000_23b255fc_306e452a$68fbf764-- -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list (sust-mar). http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/lists/sust-mar -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Sponsors: Chebucto Community Net http://www.chebucto.ns.ca Sierra Club - Chebucto Group http://www.sierraclub.ca Volunteer moderator: Paul Falvo mailto:sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca PLEASE SEND MESSAGES TO SUST-MAR IN PLAIN TEXT ONLY MESSAGES CONTAINING HTML (MIME) CANNOT BE POSTED
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