February
18
Arctic
Waters:
Sheila
Watt-Cloutier, Inuit leader, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and citizen
advocate on Arctic climate change.On
Thursday, Feb. 23, Ms. Watt-Cloutier will present a free public lecture
entitled, Everything is Connected: Environment, Economy, Foreign
Policy, Sustainability, Human Rights and Leadership in the 21st
Century. Her talk begins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Dunstan’s Church,
Regent Street, Fredericton.
February 1
In
honour of Black History Month, the Multicultural
Association of Fredericton Inc. (MCAF) and the New Brunswick African
Association Inc. (NBAA) will organize a series of Black History Month
activities throughout the month of February.
The
activities include:
- Film
series - Thursday
evenings, 7pm, UNB Harriet Irving Library, Milham Room
- Public
Lecture - Wednesday,
Feb 15, 7-9pm, STU
- Celebration -Saturday, Feb. 18, 1-3pm,
STU- with Guest Speaker Wayn
Hamilton, African dance & Drumming
- Black
History Month Book Displays at
the Fredericton Public Library and Westminster Books
Free
of charge
For
more information, download.
Black
History Month activities are funded by Citizenship and Immigration
Canada and NB Population Growth Division.
For More Information Contact:-
Multicultural Association of Fredericton Inc.
Ph/Tél (506) 452-0653
www.mcaf.nb.ca
January
24
Ducks Unlimited is inviting all to a World
Wetlands Day Celebration.
"Get active outdoors in winter's frozen water wonderland! Crafts, games
and activites for all ages including Snow Art, Snowshoeing, Glitter
Globes and Animal Tracks!! Warm up inside with hot chocolate and
cookies! Coor Prizes drawn every hour by our mascot Drake!
This Sunday. January 29, 2012 from 1-4 PM.
Check out their poster on their facebook page.
January
18
The International Relations Office
at UNB Fredericton
cordially invites you to two presentations by the Asia Pacific
Foundation of
Canada on Wednesday, January 25th:
Lunch and Learn: Increasing
Prosperity & Promoting
Canadian Values in Asia
The Canadian government's soon-to-be released Foreign
Policy Plan suggests that increasing prosperity and promoting Canadian
values
-democracy, human rights and religious freedoms- will be a major focus
of
Canada's short-term international engagement. In addition, Ottawa has
signaled
its intentions to devote more attention to Asia, specifically China and
Southeast Asia. On the one hand, this invigorated engagement of Asia
has the
potential to create new trade opportunities for Canadians, as well as
to raise
Canada's diplomatic profile in the region. On the other hand, promoting
Canadian values, as well as the intersection of values and business,
create
complications for companies and organizations operating on the ground
in Asia.
This session will present some examples of challenges faced by Canadian
companies, NGOs and government offices. Bring your lunch and join us!
This
event will take place on Wed. Jan. 25th from 12:00-1:15 pm in the
Student Union
Building, Room 103.
Evening
session: Emerging Voices On Asia: What's Canada's
Role?
The rise of Asia is real, it is staggering in its
scope
and pace, and it is happening in ways that most of us are only
beginning to
appreciate. This session will provide examples of the rise of -and
changes
within- Asia, ranging from the long-term and profound to the more
entertaining
and light-hearted. It will also present some results from the Asia
Pacific
Foundation of Canada's (APF Canada) 2011 National Opinion Poll, which
gives
some indication of how Canadians are feeling about the rise of Asia.
Finally, it will introduce a new
APF Canada initiative -
the National Conversation on Asia - which is aimed at bridging the gap
between
the reality of an increasingly Asia-centred world, and Canadians'
comfort level
with this important global shift.This event will take place on Wed.
Jan.25th
from 7:00-8:30 pm in MacLaggan Hall, Room 53.
For more information
about the Asia Pacific Foundation of
Canada, please visit their website:
http://www.asiapacific.ca/
For further
information about either of these
presentations, please contact Silke Klenk in the International
Relations Office
at 453 4816 or sklenk@unb.ca
Posted
January 14
Below
is information about upcoming events in the community or CISV
like-minded opportunities that may interest you.
Why
not get your delegation or JB to plan to attend something!
1) Mon
Jan 16 - Dr Martin Luther Day- Film Screening “Citizen King”
6pm Mon Jan 16 in
Brian Mulroney Hall STU rm 101
A
movie that follows the steps of the preacher and leader who changed the
history of African Americans in USA and African populations across the
world. In remembrance of the civil rights activist, Martin Luther King,
STU International Student Assoc. and African Student Association
welcome everyone to this evening of empowerment and inspiration.
2) Mon Jan 26 - Dr. Ottilia Chareka Memorial Lecture in
Education and Social Justice
Thurs Jan 26that 7:00 pm
Marshall d’Avray Hall, Room 261, 10 MacKay Dr., UNB
I’m Stuck!
“Social Justice” and other Labels that Shape our World
This inaugural Dr. Ottilia Chareka
Memorial Lecture on Education and Social Justice will
explore the concept of labels and argue that we need to move from
labelling to acting if “social justice” is going to have
any meaning
and relevance at all.
Presenter – Dr.
Carla Peck, University of Alberta
What
labels do you use to organize the world, and the people in it? What
labels do you carry with you when you walk into a classroom? What
labels do you wear proudly, and which do you hide behind, or use to
harm? Labels have the power to name privilege and injustice but they
can also be destructive and can prevent us from taking the action
needed to bring about social change. The two labels Ottilia wore
proudly – Mother and later, Doctor of Philosophy – were
labels she
earned and cherished. Other labels, such as critical scholar or
feminist, she did not wear, she lived.
Dr.
Carla Peck lives many labels: Auntie, sister and friend, among others.
In addition to being Ottilia’s sister-friend, Carla is Assistant
Professor of Social Studies Education in the Department of Elementary
Education at the University of Alberta. Carla’s research
interests
include students’ understandings of democratic concepts,
diversity,
identity, citizenship and the relationship between students’
ethnic
identities and their understandings of history.
3) Jan 25-28 Theatre St Thomas presents “
Oh What a lovely War”
Wednesday, January 25 to Saturday,
January 28 7:30 pm; matinee at 2 pm on Saturday.
Admission is $5 for students and
seniors and $10.00 for adults
The
Black Box Theatre will be transformed into a circus of song, dance and
history,telling story of the "war to end all wars". An eccentric
musical, "Oh What a Lovely War" makes use of ensemble theatre and
acting while recounting the horrors of the war.
http://w3.stu.ca/stu/news/news_view.aspx?id=148994
4) Otesha
cycling/ performing tours project on environment – seeks team
members
Cycling and Performing
Tours: Team Members Sought -Grab life by the
handlebars! Term: Full-time, either nine
days or two months in duration Locations: NB, NS & Ont.
Saddle up
& have an incredible experience as you live as a mobile sustainable
community!
The Otesha Project www.otesha.ca is now
accepting applications for volunteer Tour Members. You’ll cycle
from performance to performance, connect with communities along the
route, brave the elements, and explore all the ups and downs of
directly addressing environmental and social justice issues through
your every day actions.
No bike
touring, theatre, or other experience necessary: just a willingness to
give it your all.
Intrigued? Apply. First
applied, first considered.
Tours Offered
in 2012
May
to June:
Rising Tide Tour – Fredericton to Halifax
July:
9 Day Shift Tour – Ottawa (All ages tour)
September to October:
Phenomenal Food Tour – Kitchener-Waterloo to Ottawa
September to October:
Water Works Tour - Kitchener-Waterloo to Ottawa
