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Happy Earth Day everyone!
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A variety of things:
(1) There are still tickets left for CPAWS Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax
production: two performances of this unique production at the Halifax
Grammar School's Auditorium, 945 Tower Road in Halifax. The first, a special
Earth Day presentation, will be held on Friday, April 22, at 7pm, which will
also include a silent auction, and refreshments. The second, an afternoon
matinee, will be held on Saturday, April 23, at 2pm. Tickets are available
at Woozles (1533 Birmingham St.), Bookmark (5686 Spring Garden Rd) or by
contacting CPAWS-NS at 446-4155 or outreach@cpawsns.org, for a $10 suggested
donation.
(2) Haitian-Canadian journalist, activist, and author Jean St-Vil will be
giving a lecture entitled "Haiti: Fighting Terrorism Before Napoleon I,
Beyond Bush II," A historical overview of the current crisis in Haiti
Sunday, April 24th
Saint Mary's University
Sobey Theatre Auditorium (903 Robie St), 7PM
FREE
Jean Saint-Vil is an Ottawa-based activist within the Haitian diaspora in
Canada. He has been a featured commentator on CBC Television's Counterspin,
CPAC's Talk Politics, and CBC Radio's The Current. He is also a community
radio journalist, an author of several books, and a founder of the Canada
Haiti Action Network. Right now, Canada, along with the US and France, is
defending an illegitimate and repressive regime in Haiti. One year ago, on
the 200-year anniversary of Haiti's independence from enslavement by French
colonizers,Jean Bertrand-Aristide, the democratically elected leader of
Haiti, was ousted from power in a brutal coup. Mounting evidence indicates
that Canadian, American, and French military forces played a role in
carrying out this coup. Aristide has repeatedly claimed that he was
kidnapped by US Marines and was forced to board, at gunpoint, a US plane
bound for the Central African Republic.
(3) Concerned citizens are invited to attend a talk on Water taking place on
Thursday, May 05, 2005 at 7:00pm in the Spring Garden Public Library.
Dr. Janet Eaton will be speaking on Water Privatization and Commodification
within the Context of Corporate Globalization. This talk examines, from an
activist's perspective, the nature and impacts of the present rush to sell
bottled water, and export water in bulk along with the rampant neo-liberal
thrust to privatize water services around the globe.
This event is the third presentation in the three-part Globalization Series
organized and sponsored by the Halifax Chapter of the Council of Canadians
and the Spring Garden Public Library. For more information about the event,
please visit www.halifaxlibraries.ca, or www.canadians.org for information
about The Council of Canadians, how to become involved and for further
information about water issues.
Angela Giles
Chair, Halifax Chapter of The Council of Canadians
agiles@canadians.org
(4) DUMP & RUN! The Society for Corporate, Environmental and Social
Responsibility is in need of volunteers to help out with next week's Dump
and Run. If you are able to volunteer please email us at cesr@dal.ca
Volunteers are needed Monday (25th) thru Saturday (30th) for morning,
afternoon and evening shifts.
In addition, we are still in need of items for the sale, so if you have
anything you'd like to donate please email us or call 489-2524. We are able
to pick up donated items next week Monday thru Friday (do your spring
cleaning for charity!) or you can drop them off at the Studley Gymnasium
during the following dates and times:
Wednesday, April 27 - between 1 and 4 pm and 6 and 9 pm
Thursday, April 28 - between 1 and 4 pm and 6 and 9 pm
Friday, April 29 - between 1pm and 9pm
Thanks, and have a great summer!
Kathleen Jones
Dump and Run Coordinator
cesr@dal.ca
(5) HEADS UP! Marilyn Waring will be in Halifax giving a public lecture on
Monday, June 27 - please don't conflict with this date - you won't want to
miss this! Marilyn Waring, Ph.D, is a Professor of Public Policy, Massey
University, New Zealand, and a former Member of Parliament serving for 9
years. Dr. Waring is author of three books: Counting for Nothing (1988), the
basis of the National Film Board award-winning documentary Who's Counting:
Sex, Lies and Global Economics, Three Masquerades: Essays on Equality, Work
and Human Rights (1996), and In the Lifetime of A Goat (2004). She has led
major development projects for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),
the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations Development
Fund for Women (UNIFEM). *More details to come... Stay tuned.
(6) The Northeast Global Warming and Energy Team is sponsoring an activist
training focusing on national and regional energy issues and opportunities.
The training will be held at Camp Jewell in Colebrook, CT from June 3-5,
2005. You will learn about current Sierra Club energy policies and regional
energy issues and opportunities. You will meet local activists already
engaged in these issues, and will learn basic campaign planning and
recruiting skills.
Space is limited, so let us know soon if you want more details or definitely
want to attend. There is a minimal fee ($20) for the weekend, but no one
will be turned away for lack of funds.
For more information, contact:
Sarah Kite
Associate Regional Representative
Training Academy Coordinator
Sierra Club
21 Meeting Street
Garden Entrance
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 521-4734
fax: (401) 521-4001
sarah.kite@sierraclub.
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Tamara Lorincz
French student
BA, BComm, MBA, LLB
55 Willowbend Court
Halifax, NS CANADA B3M 3L3
(902) 443-2423
tlorincz@dal.ca
CESR: http://is2.dal.ca/~cesr/
EAC: http://www.ecologyaction.ca
HPC: http://hfxpeace.chebucto.org/
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