LEFT COAST EVENTS - Victoria & Islands - August 6th, 2005 |
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LEFT COAST EVENTS - Victoria & Islands - August 6th, 2005
1. Hiroshima Day Commemoration (60th Year) - Salt Spring - Aug 6th 2. 60th ANNIVERSARY OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI-Lantern Floating, Victoria - Aug 6th 3. Movie Monday - Aug 8th, 15th 4. Canada's hidden involvement in missile defence - Aug 9th 5. VLC's TWU Summer Solidarity Rally For TWU - Aug 11th 6. The Oak Bay Green Committee Update - Aug 14th, Sept 25-28th 7. SIERRA CLUB NATURE OUTING! - Aug 14th 8. COME CELEBRATE CLEAN AIR, GREEN POWER & GRASSROOTS EMPOWERMENT! - Aug 14th, Nanaimo 9. Summer Fundraiser and Auction with Jack Layton and Carole James - Aug 15th 10. Community Economic Development on the Street - Aug 17th 11. What is this thing called Iyengar Yoga? - free class - aug 27th 12. Sierra Club events for September - Sept 11, 25th 13. EcoNews Excerpts 14. ISLAND BLUEGRASS NEWSLETTER (IBN) 15. EXPECT MORE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN CITY STREETS 16. G8 EDINBURGH DECLARATION OF COMMON SECURITY contributions, considerations, concerns: * i'm sending the week's events list early because i'll be out of town doggie minding for much of next week. i will maintain my street newz 'office' hours at #418, 620 view street on tuesday 10-noon, and at green cuisine friday 10-noon if anyone wants to visit. * it has been suggested that i refrain from using capital letters in the left coast e-newsletter because apparently that's considered 'shouting.' so, there'll be a slight change in format from now on, unless enough people feel it's better to have the capitals. * From: "Leonard Thornton" <
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> Ongoing meditation group, conducted by Leonard Thornton for the past 25 years. Open to all who are sincerely interested in individual awakening and planetary healing and transformation. Group meets Tuesday evenings from 7:30-9 PM. For more information, call Leonard at 598-4303. * Wednesday Night Peace Vigils at the Legislature - 7:00 - 8:00 pm - Everyone Welcome! * The Victoria Folk Music Society offers live music every Sunday night at 7:30 pm, 1110 Hillside. Info: www.pacificcoast.net/~vfms * Victoria's Food Not Bombs is searching for volunteers to help prepare, cook, and clean-up on Sundays. Serve your community, and eat good food. 383-5144 extension 1940. * From: "Johannes DeViet" <
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> Please visit our Web site: http://www.gamblingwatch.ca * From: PREDA Information Office <
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> This is to announce that there will be a special 2 part report on the work of Preda rescuing children from Philippine prisons and providing residential care recovery therapy and giving them a new start in life. This will be broadcast by ITN ( ITV, UTV) on Monday and Tuesday the 8th.August and 9th August after the main news Monday 6.30PM and after the news at 10.30PM on Tuesday after the midday news starting at 12.30PM , after the 6.30PM and 10.30 News. This will go ahead unless there is some traumatic news event. It will be shown later on RTE and CNN please tell your friends and pass on this Email. Please video tape it if you can. * From: Mike Nickerson <
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> Greeting Victoria Friends of Sustainability: Robert Mazerolle
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has been good enough to arrange for a discussion in Victoria for the 16th of August. The time is yet to be determined, but as I will be in town. There may be an afternoon and an evening discussion. The topic is that of "Life, Money & Illusion". http://www.SustainWellBeing.net/LMI/lmisummary.html. This will include the Question of Direction and the Canada Well-Being Measurement Act. More detail on the topics are available at: http://www.SustainWellBeing.net Please send Robert a note, or give him a call to see if there is a time & place that will work for you. * From: David Arthur Johnston <
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> There is a Rainbow Gathering happening up near a place called Gold River, running from August 10th to the 25th (full moon is on the 19th). * From: "working TV" <
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> this week on working TV July 26 Cuba Forum with Cuban speaker Orlando Fundora Taped July 26, 2005 at the Unitarian Church in Vancouver, this event celebrated the 26th of July Movement of 1953 that sparked and lead the Cuban Revolution. Part of 2 of a 2 part series, this week with: Orlando Fundora, President of the World Peace Council, "On Building a Global Movement Against Imperialism and Terrorism" This event was sponsored by: Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, http://stopwar.ca, and the Canadian Cuban Friendship Association (CCFA). webcast http://www.workingtv.com/26july2005.html * From: "helen michell" <
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> This essay/piece, called "Warrior Societies in Contemporary Indigenous Communities" by Taiaiake Alfred and Lana Lowe, is really worth checking out. Taiaiake Alfred also is the author of the book "Peace, Power, Righteousness: an indigenous manifesto". view the pdf of the article at http://www.ipperwashinquiry.ca/policy_part/policing/pdf/Alfred_and_Lowe.pdf * From:
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I just recorded 15 songs and they're now up on the web as a web-only release. It's the link on the top center of the main page at www.davidrovics.com, or you can go to it directly at www.soundclick.com/davidrovics. * From: "mark sherman" <
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> This sounds very interesting and perhaps revolutionary. I wanted to let you know about Independent World Television, a plan to build the world's first global independent news network -- without funding from governments, corporations or advertising. Check out their sample video and tell them what you think at http://www.IWTnews.com * From: Friends of the Nemaiah Valley <
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> We are asking MoF and the Provincial Government to partner with us in correcting the ecological damage which resulted from 141 km of bulldozed fireguards and 93 cleared helicopter landing sites in previously pristine wilderness. A full copy of the "Roads to Nowhere" report with maps and photos is available here: http://www.fonv.ca/research/roads_to_nowhere.pdf and a summary of the report is available http://www.fonv.ca/research/roads_to_nowhere_summary.pdf * From: "Conservation Voters of BC" <
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> Are you swinging in a hammock somewhere pondering your future? Well if you?ve got time on your hands and political ambitions, you may consider running in the next municipal election. For more on that, check out: www.conservationvoters.ca/4.8.05 * From: marisa herrera <
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> Lantern Books - publishers of books on animal advocacy, vegetarianism, and environmentalism - is pleased to announce our first annual essay competition. The aim of the competition is to allow new thinking to emerge on the key subjects of Lantern's publishing program and to encourage new voices to step forward to shape the debate for the future. The first prize is $1000. There is no entry fee. Essays should be no longer than 1500 words. The deadline is December 31, 2005. Complete guidelines can be found at: http://lanternbooks.com/essay.php * From: glen <
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> Here is another interesting site / radio show? (I think?) http://www.thepowerhour.com/ * From: Guy Dauncey <
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> I think this might interest you! -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 1. Hiroshima Day Commemoration (60th Year) - Salt Spring
Link to story on keynote speaker: <http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewFeature5.cfm?REF=343> Press Release Hiroshima Day Commemoration to Feature US War Resister This year is the 60th anniversary of the bombing and devastation of Hiroshima. Each year, Saltspringers commemorate Hiroshima Day with a remembrance ceremony. This year's commemoration will take place Saturday, August 6 in Peace Park across from ArtSpring with activities starting at 5 p.m. As in years past, there will be music (Raging Grannies) and dedications to those who perished, a giant peace symbol to be laden with flowers, children's activities and a keynote speaker. There will be a potluck picnic dinner to follow. Please bring your own plates and utensils. This year's keynote speakers will be U.S. War Resisters Joshua and Brandi Key, who fled to Canada with their four children after Joshua had served in Iraq. The 27-year old Keys entered Canada before Joshua Key's US leave finished and he would be forced to return to Iraq. He had already served eight months in Ramadi and Fallujah. "I did not want to return to Iraq. I did not want to participate in this war based on lies. I did not want to kill any Iraqi civilians", he stated. Key, from Guthrie Oklahoma, had enlisted in early 2002, convinced by the US army recruiter that he would be able to provide for his growing family, that he would learn to build bridges, and that he would receive assistance towards schooling following his three-year tour of duty. But by September, the rumours of war had begun, and all training was geared towards the invasion. Once there, "we were always placed in the middle of town. No running water, no shower, no toilets. Our uniforms were stained with blood. We were ordered to take aim at everyone. I'm not a GI Joe, I'm just a civilian who's trapped inside a military uniform. I'm a guy who feels betrayed by his own country. And who asks himself: 'I'm here, for what?" Back in the US on leave, the Keys went AWOL and went "underground" with their four children. When they learned of the War Resisters Support Campaign, they moved to Toronto in March 2005. This summer, the Keys are camping their way across Canada telling their story to drum up national support for a whole new generation of war resisters. In the late 1960s, Prime Minister Trudeau stated that Canada should become a haven from militarism. 50,000 Vietnam resisters found refuge in Canada during the Vietnam war. Canadians overwhelmingly opposed the war on Iraq, so the War Resisters' Support Campaign is looking for public support to insist our government let these modern day resisters stay here. For more info on the War Resisters' Support Campaign, see <http://www.resisters.ca> Contact: Carol Grier
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537-4406 From: Carol Grier <
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 2. 60th ANNIVERSARY OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI-Lantern Floating, Victoria Please Post Widely posters and flyers available 478-6906 60th ANNIVERSARY OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI We need a vision to transform the weapons production and warfare industry Saturday, August 6 7:30 - 9:30 pm From Hiroshima to Hope: Lantern Floating Ceremony Craigflower Park (at Admirals and Gorge) 7:30 pm Lantern making 8:15 Speakers: Anny Scoones, North Saanich Deputy Mayor Calum Worthy, award-winningstudent Pearson College students Music by The Mennonite Choir 9:00 Float lanterns with your peace messages Materials for floating lanterns will be provided. Bring your Luminara lanterns to light the park. Everyone welcome. Donations are appreciated. Organizedby Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) and The Raging Grannies. ??????.. Tuesday, August 9 7:00 - 9:00 pm Escalation of the Nuclear Arms Race: Nagasaki to War In Space Guest speaker Bruce Gagnon University of Victoria C103 David Strong Building Sixty years after Nagasaki, the US is developing a new arsenal to weaponize space. Despite Canada's stated position on missile defence and a ban on weapons in space, Canada and its aerospace industry remain committed to space weaponry. We need a vision to transform the weapons production and warfare industry. Bruce Gagnon,Coordinator of Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space has worked on space issues for over 20 years. In 2003, Bruce was appointed by Dr. Helen Caldicott as a Senior Fellow at her Nuclear Policy Research Institute where he also serves on her Advisory Board. Bruce has led many anti-nuclear campaigns, including the massive campaigns against the Trident II nuclear missile and the Cassini Project that was featured on the TV program 60 Minutes (Cassini launched 72 pounds of plutonium into space in 1997). He has written articles for numerous magazines and spoken throughout the world. His video Arsenal of Hypocrisy spells out U.S. plans for space domination and his new book Come Together Right Now: Organizing Stories from a Fading Empire reminds us that change comes from action. Presented by The Victoria Peace Coalition Sponsors Council of Canadians (Victoria), Vancouver Island Research Group (VIPIRG), St. Saviour's Anglican Church, War Resisters Support Campaign (Victoria), Church of St. John the Divine, and The Peace, Earth and Social Action Committee of the Victoria Friends Meeting. Susan Clarke Victoria Peace Coalition
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www.vicpeace.ca Phone: 250.478-6906 -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 3. Movie Monday >Monday Aug 8 6:30 HORSES IN WINTER with Filmmaker Rick Raxlen A feature film about Summer life in Ontario's cottage country circa 1952. Sunny days by the lake, the slow dog days of August, a near-death experience... moms and kids, and the dads driving up from the city on weekends. Our protagonist is an impressionable 7 year old and then looks back as a father at 35. A fond reminiscence presented by Victoria filmmaker and MM fave Rick Raxlen PG13 6:30 pm Eric Martin Pavilion, Jubilee Hospital (Fort & Richmond) by donation More info - 595-FLIC or http://www.islandnet.com/mm >Monday Aug 15 6:30 MANIC with guest director Dr. David Dawson MANIC is a drama dealing with the onset of bipolar disorder in a husband and father and the impact that it has on his family. It was written produced and directed by Dr David Dawson, a psychiatrist, novelist, artist, now gallery owner and filmmaker living in Hamilton Ontario. He was born in Victoria. See http://www.drummerboyfilm.com/director.php The film tackles some important ground that, with discussion, Dr Dawson and some of us who live with the condition there as a resource, should make for a good, informative event. PG13 >Plus TOM, DAVID , AND EMILY, a 13min short, a meditation on another of Dr Dawson's artistic pursuits, on location landscape painting. From: Bruce Saunders <
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 4. Canada's hidden involvement in missile defence Victoria - Bruce Gagnon, Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and Senior Fellow at the Nuclear Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC, will be speaking at an event organized by the Victoria Peace Coalition. "It's an honour to have Gagnon share his work and his indomitable courage and vision on the 60th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki," says Susan Clarke, organizer with the coalition. Gagnon's research exposes the history of the US nuclear program from World War II to its current mandate to weaponize and dominate space. The missile defence program is an essential step in this scheme. "Most Canadians know that our government recently decided not to support US missile defence," said Clarke. "Despite this decision and Canada's work in the UN for a ban on weapons in space, Canada and its aerospace industry remain committed to space weaponry. "This is not a time for Canadians to sit back, feeling smug. We are, in fact, contributing millions of tax dollars and pension plan funds to the research and development of space weapons." "As citizens, we need to put forth a vision to transform the weapons production and warfare industry," says Bruce Gagnon. Bruce Gagnon is speaking on Tuesday, August 9 at 7:00 pm at UVic, David Strong Building Room C103. Admission is free. For more information, please contact: Bruce Gagnon is available for interviews by phone (207) 319-2017 and in Victoria on August 9. Susan Clarke 2180 Cranleigh Place Victoria V8R 1E2 From: VICTORIA PEACE COALITION <
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 5. VLC's TWU Summer Solidarity Rally For TWU ________________________________________________________________ VICTORIA LABOUR COUNCIL (250) 384-8331 10-1921 Fernwood Road, Victoria, BC V8T 2Y6 (250) 384-8381 fax Secretary-Treasurer J. Colin Graham ________________________________________________________________ PLEASE CIRCULATE - INTACT Dear Affiliates, Members, and Community Members: VLC's TWU Summer Solidarity Rally For TWU The Victoria Labour Council (VLC) warmly invites all supporters of the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) to the VLC's Summer Solidarity Rally For TWU: Thursday, August 11th, 2005 at 5pm on Yates Street near Blanshard, outside Telus' office. Please bring members of your union or community organization, your colleagues, friends, family, and neighbours as well as your union banners, community banners, picket signs, or messages to print on picket signs that will be available there beforehand. TWU representatives will address the rally, and musicians and some BC Federation of Labour officers have been invited. Media will be invited too. Why Come Out for the VLC's Summer Solidarity Rally For TWU? Why Come Out for the VLC's Summer Solidarity Rally For TWU? Why Come Out for the VLC's Summer Solidarity Rally For TWU? Workers' unions value the free collective bargaining process and prefer it over binding arbitration. But Telus has dragged its feet for almost 5 years, and CEO Darren Entwistle's brazen corporate greed is so extreme that the Telecommunications Workers (in agreement with the Canadian Industrial Relations Board) is asking for binding arbitration or at least mediation. If our community stands together with our Telecommunications Workers at VLC's Summer Solidarity Rally For TWU, we can collectively all send a convincing message that the media prefer not to dismiss, to Prime Minister Paul Martin and his federal Labour Minister, Joe Fontana: Canadians have a right to free collective bargaining! (Telus CEO Darren Entwistle is trying to change that.) Force Telus CEO Darren Entwistle to the bargaining or arbitration table now! The unprecedented arrogance of one CEO must not be permitted to deprive our community and province of liveable-wage jobs and uncensored, quality, reliable telecommunications services! Telus' CEO, Darren Entwistle (along with BC Business Council representatives on Telus' Board of Directors) stubbornly persists in refusing to negotiate any "collective" agreement and is instead offering his non-negotiated, nonenforceable working conditions to individuals. Why? Because he is determined to break the strength of collectivity by bleeding the Telecommunications Workers Union one earnings-deprived person at a time until a majority of earnings-deprived members agrees to his conditions by crossing the picket line and working under his unilateral conditions. But if Telus' CEO Darren Entwistle gets away with his brazen imposition of working conditions, which other CEOs in Canada will ever again settle for any less? If Telus' CEO gets away with locking out its members and depriving them of earnings for months -- though their work substantially increased the corporation's profit last year again -- which other profitable corporations in Canada will settle for less? If Telus' CEO exports operator services and other customer services to overseas call centres in regions where minimum wage is less than $6 per "day," how many other jobs from our communities will CEOs export? If Telus' CEO gets away with withholding workers' union dues to strangle the workers' union, which Canadian workers' unions will be next? If Telus can break the strength of collectivity among our Telecommunications Workers, which other collectives will elites overide to the detriment of the strong communities most people want to live in and want to pass on to our youth? Collectively, union and other community members can make a difference, so I ask you to mark your calendars and consider standing together with Victoria's Telecommunications Workers at VLC's Summer Solidarity Rally For TWU: to show -- these workers and Prime Minister Paul Martin, his federal Labour Minister Joe Fontana, Telus CEO Darren Entwistle, Telus' Board of Directors, Telus' shareholders, and Canada's corporate media -- which side of this struggle most Canadian community members are on! Locked out members of our community need your presence! In solidarity, J. Colin Graham Secretary-Treasurer kh ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ More information about Telecommunications Workers' situation: Another Wrong Number campaign: http://www.anotherwrongnumber.com Voices For Change website: http://www.voices-for-change.com [If TELUS censors & blocks access again: http://vfc.proxy.pfak.org/] |To press Prime Minister Paul Martin's federal Labour Minister: | |Canada Minister of Labour |Joe Fontana, MP |House of Commons |Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 | |email: Joe Fontana MP <
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> |phone: 613-992-0805 ________________________________________________________________ "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and this will continue till they have resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those who they suppress." Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, 1849 ________________________________________________________________ "Action is eloquence." William Shakespeare (1564-1616) ________________________________________________________________ TO SUBSCRIBE to VLC updates -- if you are a supporter please type SUBSCRIBE VLC in your subject line and send your email address, first and last name, union and local name, and phone number to <
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>. Non-unionized supporters are welcome to subscribe too: if not a union member, simply indicate so, and if you wish, send your organization's name. Thank you for your interest and for your solidarity with Telecommunications Workers. cope 15 kh From: "K. Hass" <
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 6. The Oak Bay Green Committee Update (July 28) Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come. - Chinese proverb The Land Development Tree Protection Bylaw (No. 4285) received final adoption at the July 25 Council Meeting. Congratulations and thank you to the many individuals and environmental organizations who put so much time and effort into making better tree protection a reality in Oak Bay. However, Bylaw No. 4285 is an interim solution only and we are still need to focus on the creation of a more broad range, wider reaching tree protection bylaw in the Autumn. Oak Bay Parks & Recreation Commission (OBPRC) OBPRC has replied to the letter from the Oak Bay Green Committee and has advised us that tree protection will be on the agenda of the first meeting after the summer recess on Wednesday, September 7th, 2005 at 7:30 pm in the Municipal Council Chamber. The letter also solicits any names of interested persons indicating interest and related knowledge. The Oak Bay Green Committee would like to hear from anyone who is interested and willing to work on creating better tree protection bylaws for our community, so that we can support/endorse your nomination to the OBPRC working committee. If this interests you, let us know as soon as possible. Other expert resources, such as the Garry Oak Meadow Protection Society, will also be submitting names. Community Awareness and Coalition Building We continue to receive endorsements and emails of support for our tree protection activities. In turn, we are keeping connected with other environmental protection and enhancement groups in the community. Two persons on the Oak Bay Green Committee, including one of our youth members, participated in the Connecting for Conservation day-long forum sponsored by the Habitat Acquisition Trust in late June. Besides providing the opportunity to extend our connections, it offered many practical strategies and skills for community activism. As mentioned in the last update, the Committee will participate in the Bowker Creek Paint-In sponsored by the Friends of Bowker Creek Society on August 14th. Terri Hunter and David Godfrey have generously donated baby Oak trees that we will be giving out (along with tree protection information!) at the Bowker Creek Paint-In. We are also looking forward to the events sponsored by the International Society of Arboriculture - Pacific NorthWest Chapter training conference on the theme "The value of trees" on September 25-28 at the Victoria Conference Centre. Our intention is to continue to partner with elected civic officials, expert resources, and community groups to promote eco-responsibility in our neighbourhoods. Working together, we can preserve our community for future generations. The Oak Bay Green Committee
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370-0343 From: "Oak Bay Green Committee" <
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 7. SIERRA CLUB NATURE OUTING! COASTAL RAINFOREST at Goldstream Park on Sunday, August 14 at 10am. Experience our rich coastal rainforest with naturalist Sherry Kirkvold beneath some of the largest old trees in Greater Victoria. Be cooled while meandering along Goldstream River to a beautiful waterfall with a deep pool. Wear sturdy walking shoes and meet at the Goldstream Campground entrance kiosk. $5 recommended donation. For more information visit <file://www.sierraclub.ca/bc>www.sierraclub.ca/bc or call 386-5255 ext. 241. Wildly interactive events! Every second Sunday. Everyone welcome! Sponsored by the Nature Canada Parks and People Program Nikko Snow, Outings Coordinator Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter #302-733 Johnson St. Victoria BC V8W 3C7 (250) 386-5255 x241
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www.sierraclub.ca/bc From: "Nikko Snow" <
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> (by way of Alan Rycroft <
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>) -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 8. COME CELEBRATE CLEAN AIR, GREEN POWER & GRASSROOTS EMPOWERMENT! You are invited to a summer picnic to celebrate the cancellation of the Duke Point gas plant Sunday August 14, 2005 - Bowen Park, Nanaimo Over the past five years, people working in communities up and down the Island and the Gulf Islands have succeeded in defeating BC Hydro's natural gas strategy for Vancouver Island. The GSX pipeline and several gas plant proposals have all been defeated thanks in large part to the consistent and impassioned efforts of the grassroots! With the demise of the Duke Point gas plant proposal, it is time to celebrate this victory! Everyone who was involved in the struggle is invited to a picnic in Nanaimo on Sunday August 14. Date/Time: Sunday August 14, 4 pm - 8 pm Location: Bowen Park, Nanaimo at the lower picnic shelter at east end of the park, off of Wall Street (across from the Nanaimo Curling Club) The picnic is pot-luck or provide your own. We'll have the BBQ fired up for those who wish to use it. There will be coffee and drinks for sale. Please bring your own dishes, cups, cutlery, and chairs or blankets to sit on. There will be music, speakers and the chance to meet some of the fascinating people who've been involved with the fight. Our wonderful MC is Arthur Caldicott of the GSX Concerned Citizens Coalition. Kevin Pegg of Energy Alternatives will provide solar power to power the sound system. The Gabriola Quilters will be showing their quilts. Come meet with friends old and new! While the theme is celebratory, there will be a chance for people who wish to plan for the future to gather and exchange ideas. We can now focus on sustainable energy issues, conservation and efficiency and clean, green power generation.
See you on August 14th at Bowen Park in Nanaimo ! From: "Peter Ronald" <
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 9. Summer Fundraiser and Auction with Jack Layton and Carole James The Victoria, Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca and Saanich-Gulf Islands federal NDP are pleased to invite you to a summer fundraiser and auction with Jack Layton and Carole James. The event will take place on Monday August 15, 5:30pm to 7:30pm, at the Central Bar and Grill (708 View Street, corner Douglas). Come hear local federal NDP candidates Denise Savoie and Randall Garrison, plus speeches from Jack and Carole&and a special auction of NDP memorabilia conducted by Jack Layton himself!!! Tickets are a bargain at $35 - please buy your tickets in advance so we can tell the venue how many appys to make. Free appys will be served; no-host bar. To buy your tickets, please contact Betty Muller at 383-6471 or at
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For more info on the auction, or to propose items to be auctioned off by Jack, please contact Mike Hayes at 592-6807 or
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Hope to see you with Jack and Carole on the 15th! Erik Kaye, president Victoria federal NDP From: "Erik Kaye" <
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>) -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 10. Community Economic Development on the Street Join us for a potluck dinner and the updating of a new CED program at the OPEN DOOR aiming for a "HAND UP" approach toward greater economic opportunities for people on the street. Date: Wednesday, August 17th Time: 6pm Place: Open Door (935 Pandora Avenue) WE ARE SEEKING PEOPLE TO:
*bring your ideas, your questions and a food contribution! *Rsvp to Nathan Popp at 388-3824 or
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or Vanessa Hammond at
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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Canadian CED Network Ellie Langford Parks Regional Coordinator BC/Yukon PH: (250) 653-9612 Head office: #610, 620 View St. Victoria BC V8W 1J6 From: "Ellie Parks" <
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 11. What is this thing called Iyengar Yoga? Enjoy a free introduction to the ancient art and practice of unity at the Victoria Yoga Centre on Saturday, August 27, 2005, 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM. Please call or drop in to reserve your space: 386-YOGA (9642), 202-919 Fort Street, Victoria; and visit www.victoriayogacentre.bc.ca Iyengar Yoga promotes the integration of body, mind, and spirit, and places special emphasis on developing strength, endurance, and correct body alignment. KIDS YOGA CAMP. Join Ty Chandler and do some yoga, listen to stories about yoga heroes, watch videos, and talk about yoga karma and anatomy. Bring your own healthy snack. Friday, August 26 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Fee: $35 + GST. Ages 10-14. To register, drop-in or phone The Victoria Yoga Centre 202-919 Fort Street, Victoria, BC V8V 3K3 386-9642. Iyengar yoga is an exhilarating way to challenge the imagination of kids while improving physical heath and mental well-being. Namaste, Britta From: "Britta Poisson" <
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 12. Sierra Club events for September September 11 10am AMIDST CAMAS & BROOM Both First Nations and European settlers of Vancouver Island possessed rich and ancient traditions of plant knowledge. Join ethnobotanist Joe Percival to explore this legacy and the plant world of Meegan. Meet at the flagpole in Beacon Hill Park. By donation. For more details visit www.sierraclub.ca/bc. September 25 10am FOREST POLITICS Join Sierra Club's forestry specialist Justin Calof for the inside scoop on how the government makes decisions about British Columbia's forests. Hear some fascinating tales of life as a forest manager and forest policy advocate while exploring John Dean Park. Meet in the main parking lot off Dean Park Road. By donation. For more details visit www.sierraclub.ca/bc. Cheers, Nikko Nikko Snow, Outings Coordinator Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter #302-733 Johnson Street Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 t:250-386-5255 ext.241 e:
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 13. EcoNews Excerpts All month: CRD Parks outings and explorations for all ages. 478-3344 http://www.crd.bc.ca/parks/brochure2.htm Every Fri, 9pm: NOW magazine, KCTS TV, Channel 19 Every Sat, 1:30pm: Tour of Merve Wilkinson's Wildwood Forest, Ladysmith. Jay, 250-245-5540 Directions http://www.ecoforestry.ca/WildwoodMap.htm Every Sun, 3pm. Free vegetarian food at Pandora (Harris Green) between Open Door and McDonalds
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Every Sat 10-2pm Moss St. Market (Fairfield & Moss). Local organic produce, hand crafted works, mouth-watering food, toe-tappin' music, fun kids tent. 361-1747. http://www.mossstreetmarket.com Mon 5-6 pm, Gorilla Radio. Thurs 11-noon, Winds of Change. Thurs 1:30-2 pm, Nature Boy. Fri 8-8:30 am, Not-For-Profit Radio. Fri 9-10 am, The Hidden News. CFUV 101.9FM/104.3 cfuv.uvic.ca Neighbourhood Plastics Recycling: see http://www.pacificmobiledepots.com for schedules Tue 9, 8:30pm. From Baghdad to Peace Country. BC artist Deryk Houston works to create a permanent mother and child sanctuary in the Peace River country, based on his experiences in Iraq. KNOW TV Wed 10, 10-2pm CRD Parks Hiking Adventure, Francis/King to Thetis Lake. Bring lunch, water and raingear, sturdy hiking shoes. Meet Nature Centre off Munn Road. Adults only Thur 11, 7pm. The Slow Food Revolution, to protect culture, the environment and nature. KNOW TV. Fri 12, 6-9pm CRD Parks Early Evening Canoeing on Beaver Lake. Pre-register: $15. 478-3344. Adults only Sat 13, 9-12pm Haliburton Community Organic Farm tour and work parties. http://www.haliburtonfarm.org,
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658-0758. Sat 13, 2-5pm Micro and Drip Irrigation, free workshop in Sidney with CRD Water Services and the Irrigation Association of BC. Irrigation experts will demonstrate the benefits of these systems, explain how to schedule controllers and provide tips for self-maintenance. Pre-register 474-9684. Sat 13, 2-4pm Organic Landscape Design. Compost Ed Centre, 1216 North Park St. $10. 386-WORM to register Sat 13-Mon 15 Powers of the Universe: DVD presentations by Brian Swimme. Centre for Earth & Spirit, 6040 East Sooke Rd. 642-3546 http://www.centreforearthandspirit.org Sat 13-Sun 14 The Heart of a Healthy Community: Communication, Process and Dealing with Conflict workshop with Diana Leafe Christian at O.U.R.Ecovillage $225 , camp/ food extra Students $200
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http://www.ourecovillage.org Sun 14, 5:45am VNHS trip to Tufted Puffins, Sealions and Archaeological Museum at Cape Flattery. Reserve early by calling the Goldstream Park Nature House at 479-9414. VNHS members will be given priority. Call Rick 652-3326 for info.. Sun 14, 10am Sierra Club: Coastal Rainforest . Experience the coastal rainforest with naturalist Sherry Kirkvold beneath some of the largest and most magnificent trees in Greater Victoria. Be cooled while meandering along Goldstream River to a beautiful waterfall with a deep pool. Meet Goldstream Campground entrance kiosk. By donation. 250-386-5255 #241 ?
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http://www.sierraclub.ca/bc Sun 14, 8-11am CRD Parks Morning Mist Canoe Adventure, Elk/Beaver Lake. Pre-register: $15. 478-3344. Sun 14, 3pm Duke Point Community Celebration! Ten long years of activist efforts have ended with the formal abandonment of the proposed Duke Point Power Plant. Sustainable energy lives! Bowen Park lower picnic area, Nanaimo. #3 bus route, walking distance of docks, bus and train stations. Access off Wall Street. Bring picnic to share, balloons, puppets, music & memories. For details call Peter Ronald, 361-3621. http://www.sqwalk.com & http://www.bcsea.org EcoNews, 395 Conway Rd, Victoria, B.C. V9E 2B9 Tel/Fax (250) 881-1304
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http://www.earthfuture.com/econews Deadline for September issue: August 24th -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 14. ISLAND BLUEGRASS NEWSLETTER (IBN) excerpts Vancouver Island, BC, Canada IBN Aug 05 Calendar Update - Victoria Erynn Marshall and Chris Coole Westcoast CD Release Concert in Victoria! Fiddler, Erynn Marshall and banjoist/guitarist Chris Coole (both from Toronto) and local bassist Oliver Swain will celebrate and release Erynn's premiere old-time music recording Calico (Merriweather Records) in Victoria, BC at the Orange Hall Friday August 19th/2005. The music will be a selection of traditional Appalachian fiddle, banjo, vocal and stringband numbers as well as a couple of originals as well. Marshall has learned old-time fiddling first-hand from Southern masters such as Melvin Wine, Lester McCumbers and Art Stamper over the last seven years, is presently having her MA thesis on these fiddlers published by the WVU press and is returning with stories to tell to her hometown of Victoria during this westcoast tour! Opening up will be one of the city's finest local bands, the Rock Island Ramblers, who will kick the night off with some bluegrass before the old-time musicians hit the stage. Come out and join us. One Show Only! Where: The Orange Hall 1620 Fernwood Rd in Victoria, British ColumbiaTime: Friday August 19th/2005. 8pm sharp. Doors 7:30.Tix: at the door only. No advance reservations. $10 or free admission with CD purchase ($20) Peter Rowan (and his New Acoustic Trio, Sharon Gilchrist mandolin of UNCLE EARL & Jeff Hogan percussion of CRUCIAL REGGAE) will be giving a Performance Workshop on Saturday afternoon, August 27th (2:00 pm) at the Orange Hall (1620 Fernwood Road, Victoria). Peter Rowan is slipping by degrees into music legend status. This is an exclusive invitation for fans to meet him up-front & personal. www.peter-rowan.com Tickets $15, phone Ray France at (250) 598-6677... cell 888-6654 ...only 50 seats left for this event! Slavek Hanzlik and Dave Clarke appear in concert in Victoria Orange Hall (1620 Fernwood Rd at Balmoral) on Friday, September 9 at 8 pm. (doors open at 7:30 pm) Advance tickets are $12, available at Old Town Strings, 539 Pandora Avenue, (250) 383-3412; or $15 at the door. Two great guitarists! Soulful original tunes with influences that stretch from Eastern Europe to Appalachia - and almost everywhere in between. That's what music fans will get when celebrated guitarists Slavek Hanzlik and Dave Clarke team up for an evening of acoustic wizardry at the the Orange Hall in Victoria on September 9. The Foggy Hogtown Boys Saturday, August 27, Sorrento Bluegrass Festival. Sorrento B.C. For more info see www.musicworkshops.ca/festival.htm August 28-September 2, The British Columbia Bluegrass Workshops. Sorrento B.C. The Foggy Hogtown Boys will teach banjo (bluegrass & clawhammer), fiddle, mandolin and vocal classes at this great weeklong workshop. For more info see www.musicworkshops.ca Tuesday, September 6, Concert for the Victoria Bluegrass Association. Victoria, B.C. For more info see www.victoriabluegrass.ca Wednesday, September 7, Artspring Centre for the Arts. Salt Spring Island B.C. For more info see www.artspring.ca From: "IBNtown" <
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 15. EXPECT MORE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN CITY STREETS Canadian and American cities will likely increase their use of closed circuit TV (CCTV) in their transportation systems in the wake of the London bombings, despite evidence that surveillance systems do not always or even regularly reduce or deter crime, says Dr. Sean Hier of the University of Victoria's department of sociology. "Few people would contest the significance of comprehensive public CCTV surveillance systems in tracking perpetrators of violent acts," he says. "The problem with CCTV, like all surveillance technologies, is that it is implemented for one purpose, but then ends up getting used for many other reasons." Hier adds that the Vancouver police recently rejected a proposal for a CCTV system based on its limited ability to prevent crime in Britain, but the city of Hamilton, Ontario, introduced a public system in May. Media contacts: Dr. Sean Hier (Sociology) at (250) 721-6690 or
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> -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ 16. G8 EDINBURGH DECLARATION OF COMMON SECURITY Joan Russow has prepared this declaration and asked to circulate to our list. SIGN-ON ALTERNATIVE G8 EDINBURGH DECLARATION OF COMMON SECURITY G8 EDINBURGH DECLARATION OF COMMON SECURITY OPEN FOR SIGNATURES AWARE THAT solutions have never resided in the fragmentation of issues and if real global change is to occur this change will be found in a willingness to address the complexity and interdependence of issues in particular the linking of militarism, poverty, violation of human rights, and destruction of the environment Recognizing that true security- is not "collective security" or "human security" which has been extended to "humanitarian intervention" and used along with the "responsibility to protect" notion to justify military intervention in other states. True security is common security (extension of Olaf Palme's notion of "common security") and involves the following objectives: * to promote and fully guarantee respect for human rights including labour rights, civil and political rights, social and cultural rights- right to food, right to housing, right to universally accessible not for profit health care system , right to education and social justice; * to enable socially equitable and environmentally sound employment, and ensure the right to development [as per Convention]; * to achieve a state of peace, social justice and disarmament; through reallocation of military expenses, and eradication of poverty * to create a global structure that respects the rule of law ; and * to ensure the preservation and protection of the environment, respect the inherent worth of nature beyond human purpose, reduce the ecological footprint and move away from the current model of overconsumptive development. CONSIDERING THAT for years, through conventions, treaties and covenants, through Conference Action plans, and through UN General Assembly resolutions, member states of the United Nations have incurred obligations, made commitments and created expectations related to the furtherance of Common Security. AFFIRMING THAT Common security can only be achieved if there is a concerted international effort to eliminate(d) the complexity and interdependence of the actions that have led to global insecurity WE THE G8 COUNTRIES, MEETING IN EDINBURGH HAVE AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING: Article 1 we reaffirm our commitment to multilateralism and oppose unilateral actions that undermine global common security Article 2 We undertake to reduce our military budgets and reallocate military expenses and transfer the savings into global social justice as undertaken through numerous UN Conference Action Plans and UN General Assembly Resolutions. Article 3 We will no longer undermine the notion of democracy by couching a plutocracy/theocracy in democratic notions of "freedom"; Article 4 We will abandon the policy of pre-emptive/preventive attack to aggressively attack sovereign states which has been a violation of the UN Charter article 2 and international law and is the 'supreme' international crime of a war of aggression Article 5 We will no longer perceive justice in terms of revenge through military intervention we will instead seek justice through the International Court of Justice, Article 6 We will no longer misconstrue Art 51 (self defence) of the Charter of the United Nations to justify premeditated non provoked military aggression Article 7 We will oppose any attempt to undermine the international resolve to prevent the scourge of war; this would include not engaging in intimidation or in offering economic incentives in exchange for support for military intervention Article 8 we undertake to respect the mandatory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice ,and will abide by its decisions Article 9 We will convert to peaceful purposes military bases in sovereign states around the world, and end the circulation of nuclear powered or nuclear arms capable vessels throughout the world Article 10 We will discontinue propping up and financing military dictators Article 11 we will abandon the practice of targeting or assisting in the assassination of leaders of other sovereign states, and engaging in covert destabilization or democratically elected leaders of or any leader of a sovereign state Article 12 We will abide by the Nuclear Non Proliferation treaty and immediately implement Article VI of the treaty, (Article VI: commits all parties to pursue negotiations in good faith on measures to end the nuclear arms race and to achieve disarmament.) and we will end the production of all weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear, chemical, and biological, as agreed to in UNCHE in 1972, and in specific conventions Article 13 We reaffirm the obligations under the 1967 the Outer space Treaty to ensure that exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries, irrespective of their degree of economic or scientific development, and shall be the province of all mankind humanity.... Article 14 We make a full commitment to disarmament and oppose the continued profit making from the sale of arms, will implement obligations to reduce the trade in small arms and in collaboration with the ILO will fund a fair and just transition program for worker currently working in the arms trade Article 15 We will end the production of land mines and sign and ratify the Convention for the Banning of Landmines, and affirm a commitment of funds and continuous effort to remove land mines from all areas of the world where they are known to exist Article 16 We will suffocate the production of uranium, phase out the use of civil nuclear energy, and prohibit the use of weapons such as Depleted Uranium and cluster bombs that would be prohibited under the Geneva Protocol II Article 17 We oppose NATO'S first strike policy, and support the disbanding of NATO Article 18 We will abide by the Geneva conventions on the treatment of civilians, and respect international human rights and humanitarian law Article 19 We will discharge obligations incurred through conventions, treaties, and covenants; and act on commitments through conference action plans related to Common security - peace, environment, human rights and social justice; Article 20 We will sign, ratify, and enact the necessary legislation to ensure compliance with, or respect for Common Security international Conventions, Covenants and Treaties; Article 21 We will abide by the Convention against Torture through Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and end the practice of rendition of citizens and will abide by the Geneva conventions, Article 22 We will eliminate cruel and inhumane punishment such as capital punishment, which violates accepted international norms Article 23 We will abandon institutions and agreements which promulgate globalization, deregulation and privatization; these institutions and agreements undermine the rule of international public trust law, and condone and actively facilitate corporations benefiting and profiting from war; Article 24 we oppose the promulgation, globalization, deregulation and privatization through trade agreements, such as the WTO/FTAA/NAFTA etc that undermine the rule of international public trust law; Article 25 We abandon the IMF structural adjustment program which has led to the violation of human rights, has exploited citizens in the developing world and has adversely impacted on vulnerable and indigenous peoples around the world; Article 26 We oppose the privatization of public services such as water and health care, we will increase funding to Universities to counter the corporate funding of education including the corporate direction of research and declare that these be the responsibility of governments Article 27 We will finally implement the long standing international commitment to transfer .7% of the GDP for overseas aid, and to cancel third world debt; Article 28 We will no longer subsidize and invest in companies that have developed weapons of mass destruction, that have violated human rights, that have denied social justice, that have exploited workers, and that have destroyed the environment; Article 29 we will implement the commitment made to ensure that corporations, including transnational corporations comply .. with international law, and that they pay compensation for any previous health and environmental consequences of their actions Article 30 We will revoke charters and licences of corporations that have violated human rights, including labour rights, that have contributed to war and violence, and that have led to the destruction of the environment; Article 31 We support Mandatory International Ethical Normative (MIEN) standards and enforceable regulations to drive industry to conform to international law, and oppose corporate "voluntary compliance"; Article 32 We will ban practices that contribute to environmentally induced diseases and we will address poverty related health problems and ensure universal access, to publicly funded not for profit health care system; Article 33 we will end the production of toxic, hazardous, atomic waste, and we will prevent the transfer to other states of substances and activities that are harmful to human health or the environment as agreed at the UN Conferences on the Environment and Development, 1992; Article 34 We will ban the production, approval and promotion of genetically engineered foods and crops which have led to a deterioration of the food supply, and to loss of heritage seeds; Article 35 We will protect Biodiversity by signing and ratifying the Convention on Biological Diversity and oppose "megadiversity" --resulting from genetic engineering Article 36 We will be forthright in acknowledging that the Biosafety Protocol is a disguised trade agreement, and serves to promote the acceptance of Genetically modified living organisms Article 37 We will accept the warnings of the Intergovernmental panel on Climate change, and no longer disregard obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change and its protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to preserve carbon sinks.. We will oppose any suggestion that civil nuclear energy is the solution to climate change Article 38 We will rescind anti-terrorism legislation because it violates civil and political rights, and results in racial profiling Article 39 We will no longer target, intimidate and discriminate against activists on the grounds of political and other opinion (a listed ground in the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights} Article 40 We will clearly distinguish legitimate dissent from criminal acts of subversion; Article 41 We will end all discrimination on the following grounds: - race, tribe, or culture; - colour, ethnicity, national ethnic or social origin, or language; nationality, place of birth, or nature of residence (refugee or immigrant, migrant worker); - gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or form of family, [including same-sex marriage] - disability or age; - religion or conviction, political or other opinion, or - class, economic position, or other status; Article 42 We will end the discrimination against immigrants, and refugees and we sign and ratify the Convention for the Protection of Migrant Workers and their Families; and the Convention on Refugees Article 43 We will respect women's reproductive rights, and abide by commitments made under the International Conference on Population and Development, and the Beijing Platform; Article 44 We oppose religious extremism and proselytizing such as the spread of Evangelical Christianity around the world, which has undermined local indigenous cultures, instilled fear through the dangerous, belief in the "rapture", "Armageddon" and "left behind", has promulgated dispensationalist "end times" scenario which has serious irreversible consequences. and has led to the denigrating other established beliefs and practices- Article 45 We support the institution of an International Court of Compliance linked to the International Court of Justice; The Court of Compliance will hear evidence from citizens of state non compliance Proposed by the Global Compliance Research Project contact: Joan Russow OPEN FOR SIGNATURES FROM CIVIL SOCIETY SEND SIGNATURES TO This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. 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> -- -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ It is impossible to simultaneously protect, and print on, ancient forests. Victoria Street Newz - http://streetnewz.communitypipe.org -~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, (1834-1902) ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ The Left Coast newsletter is distributed weekly (when possible). I do not attach files, and I won't sell or share my addressbook. Unless you advise otherwise, I'll include your email along with your published event information. If you wish to contribute financially or intellectually, any amount will be graciously received and distributed in a socially responsible manner. I will forward a receipt if you request it. Please feel free to forward the newsletter to your friends and colleagues, or anyone at all, but please acknowledge the source. Janine Bandcroft, B.A., B.Ed. 1027 Pandora St. Victoria, B.C. V8V 3P6 Coast Salish Territory https://www.pej.org http://cfuv.uvic.ca http://streetnewz.communitypipe.org/ The content of this newsletter is not necessarily endorsed by its host, or any individuals and organizations involved with its publication. Any untruths, lies, defamation or other potential or actual harm that arises to any individual or group is the responsibility of the original author. I cannot ensure that the newsletter is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference, I do not accept liability or legal responsibility for its effect on electronic devices, and I can't guarantee that all listed events will actually occur. You can subscribe or unsubscribe by sending your request to
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