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Three upcoming items for your interest from CESR, DWC/DAWL and SGI:
1) CELEBRATE WATER THIS FRIDAY – MAR. 21
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Fresh Water Lectures
Room 105, Dalhousie Law School, 6061 University Ave.
Organized by the Society for Corporate Environmental and Social
Responsibility (CESR) http://is2.dal.ca/~cesr
In Celebration of World Water Day, CESR has two speakers coming to talk
about our precious resource, water, at 2pm this Friday: John Eisnor will
present "Nova Scotia's Drinking Water Strategy" and at 3pm, Graham
Gagnon will present "Water Quality Issues and Technological Hurdles for
Nova Scotia." Learn about conserving and respecting this precious
resource. Free pizza, pop, water and chocolate provided. There will also
be free World Water Day Stickers to give out.
Severe water scarcity and contamination – the latest info from the
United Nations’ FAO on the global water situation:
http://www.fao.org/english/newsroom/news/2003/15254-en.html
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/s799057.htm
2) LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT: A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE
Monday, March 24, 2003
Council Chambers 2nd floor
Student Union Building
Dalhousie University
Lecture by Evadne Anderson
Video “A Quiet Revolution”
Presented by Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Association of Canada
"A Quiet Revolution," a film showing how empowered individuals can make
a difference and change the world. The film is sponsored by the SGI and
produced by the Earth Council in collaboration with UNEP (United Nations
Earth Program) and the UNDP (United Nations Development Program).
SGI-USA members Dan Arden and Cory Taylor, who previously won an Emmy
for his work with National Geographic, were involved in its production
as producer and director, respectively, and acclaimed actress Meryl
Streep volunteered her time for the project as a narrator. The film
shows how ordinary people in India, Slovakia and Kenya have contributed
to the economic resurgence of their local communities or have positively
affected the natural environment on a global scale. United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Earth Charter Commission member Wangari
Maathai and UNEP Executive Director Dr. Klaus Toepfer also appear in the
film. The film was officially screened at the World Summit on
Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August
2002.
3) BENEFIT SCREENING OF “THE SPIRIT OF ANNIE MAE” – MAR. 28
The fundraiser screening of the Spirit of Annie Mae - directed by
Catherine Martin will be on Friday, March 28, 2003 at 7 PM in the
ScotiaBank Auditorium in the Marion McCain Building here on campus.
Annie Mae's daughter, Debbie will be there to speak and she will be
accompanied by Annie Mae's friends and family. The Dal Women's Centre
(DWC), Dalhousie Association of Women and Law (DAWL) as well as
Aboriginal Law Student's Society (ALSA) have all agreed to put funds
toward this event.
Watch for the ads in this week's Coast and in the Chronicle Herald.
About the film:
In 1975 Annie Mae Pictou Aquash, a 30-year-old Nova-Scotia born Mi’kmaw,
was shot dead, execution style, on a desolate road in South Dakota.
Nearly three decades later, the crime remains a mystery.
Aquash was highly placed in the American Indian Movement (AIM), a
radical First Nations organization that took up arms in the 1970s to
fight for the rights of their people. The film provides a glimpse into a
period of extraordinary social upheaval in North America, from a native
perspective. AIM—like the Black Panthers and anti-Vietnam war
protesters—were threatening the established order.
The Spirit of Annie Mae is a moving tribute from the women who were
closest to her: the two young daughters who fled with their mother when
she hid from the FBI; the young women she inspired to embrace native
language and spirituality; and the other activists like Buffy
Sainte-Marie and investigative journalist Minnie Two Shoes.
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SUST-MAR TIP: copyright material cannot be posted to the list
CBC enviro news-briefs follow:
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ANTIWAR VOICES ECHO IN HALIFAX
Demonstrators are in the streets of Halifax protesting the American attack on Iraq.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_warprotest20030320
WAR PROTESTERS TARGET WEB, COMPANY CLAIMS
A Web site development company in Nova Scotia says antiwar protesters have hacked into its Web sites.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_webhack20030320
HUBLEY RESIDENTS SHOOT DOWN LAND-SWAP PLAN
A proposal to protect peat and cranberry bogs from development has failed.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_hubley20030320
NEW CANADIANS REFLECT ON WAR
Forty new Canadians were sworn in during a citizenship ceremony in Halifax on Wednesday. While many were overjoyed at finally becoming Canadian, the conflict in Iraq still weighed heavily on some minds.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_newcdns20030319
CANADIAN ROLE IN GULF QUESTIONED
Military analysts say Canada's navy better get ready for action – even if the federal government says the country isn't joining a U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_warnavy20030319
CHRé TIEN SAYS TIME FOR WAR DEBATE IS OVER
Prime Minister Jean Chré tien says he hopes the war in Iraq will be
brief. He said this is not the time to debate whether the war is
justified.
FULL STORY:
http://cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/20/chretien030320
EXPLOSIONS ROCK BAGHDAD AS U.S. ATTACKS
Air raid sirens blared in Baghdad and heavy anti-aircraft fire lit up
the night sky as U.S.-led forces launched a brief military strike
against Iraq's capital city early Thursday.
FULL STORY:
http://cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/19/war030319
ANNAN URGES BOTH SIDES TO PROTECT CIVILIANS
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Thursday urged both sides of the
conflict in Iraq to protect civilians trapped in the middle of the war.
FULL STORY:
http://cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/20/kofi_annan030320
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