Events
Deep Green Resistance
http://www.derrickjensen.org/dgr.html
A Weekend Workshop with Derrick Jensen, Aric McBay and Lierre Keith
March 26-28, 2010
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
We live in the most destructive culture to ever exist. In Derrick’s talks around the country he repeatedly asks his audiences, “Does anyone think this culture will voluntarily transform to a sustainable way of living?” No one ever says yes. If we really accept the seriousness of the situation, what would that mean for our strategy and tactics? This is the urgent question we will be exploring over the weekend.
Topics to include:
Organizing the Resistance
Bringing It Down: Bottlenecks and Levers
Building It Up: A Culture of Resistance
Liberal vs Radical: Some Conceptual Basics
Fighting Future Fascism
Security Culture
Q & A with Derrick
Cost is $200 to $450 CND, with some subsidies available. There’s also billeting in the area if you need a place to stay. Email Lierre at lierrekeith@yahoo.com with questions about those.
To Register
By email:
Send us your name, email, and address. Payment can be sent via Paypal to “derrick@derrickjensen.org”. Let us know if you need a carpool, can offer a carpool, or need billeting in the area. Email to: lierrekeith@yahoo.com.
By mail:
Send your name, email, and address, and a check made out to Derrick Jensen. Let us know if you need a carpool, can offer a carpool, or need billeting in the area.The mailing address is:
DGR
PO Box 4634
Arcata CA 95518
USA
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“DGR is an antidote to futility, inaction, paralysis and despair. Finally, I can see a way forward.”
–K.M.
MUST ATTEND CONFERENCE! Deep Green Resistance Training – March 26th – 28th!
This is just a friendly nudge to get you from thinking about it, to signing up and coming out to the Deep Green Resistance training!
We promise it will be a rewarding conference offering tangible paths forward for folks interested in really protecting our planet and creating a clean, just and healthy future for our communities.
A quick overview of what the conference will offer:
1. This conference is based off of 10 premises, which directly point out how destructive the status-quo economic, cultural and social systems are. (See here: http://www.endgamethebook.org/Excerpts/1-Premises.htm) Because of this the discourse in the conference will move instantly to how we can effectively confront the struggles we are dealing with. Thus I would say that people who attend this conference, will definitely be exposed to conversations and ideas about resistance that they don’t usually get to discuss at length.
2. This conference is geared towards building a culture of resistance. This means looking at the diversity of roles needed to be effective as a resisting community. Thus I see this conference, as a space for folks to build on their confidence as participants in a resistance activities, building on the appreciation for all the roles done by folks, like cooking the food, and doing media as well as those who do legal challenges and lock down on property.
3. By being in Edmonton, this conference will be a space for prairie activists to come together and build on individual connections and trust between communities. Meaning there are going to be some great folks coming together with passion and the idealism that we will make good change happen!
Again if you have been thinking about coming, but have not yet signed up – please do it now!!
MUST ATTEND CONFERENCE! Deep Green Resistance Training – March 26th – 28th!
Derrick Jensen’s Deep Green Resistance Training – Edmonton March 26-28th – REGISTER NOW and please forward on to others!
Hi Good People,
Derrick Jensen and rad co-facilitating friends are likely going be coming to Edmonton, Alberta on March 26-28th to do a 3 day intensive workshop called Deep Green Resistance. This 3-day workshop is particularly relevant to those of us who have been resisting the industrial developments of more tar sands, nuclear power and other environmental destructive projects. By bringing this conference to the prairies we will be building on the grassroots community that is already coming together, building on our network and strengthening our skills to bring about the changes we need to see.
The Deep Green Resistance training is a three-day workshop for activists, change-makers, and other concerned or inspired folks who are interested in delving into some critical reflection on the state of the world and our role in fixing it. We live in the most destructive culture to ever exist, yet does our activism reflect that? If we really accept the seriousness of the situation, what would that mean for our strategy and tactics? How do we build up a culture of resistance? These are some of the deep questions that will be explored over the weekend, while we build on our skills to continue doing good works.The Deep Green Resistence is facilitated by Lierre Keith (http://www.lierrekeith.com/), Aric MacBay (http://www.inthewake.org/), and Derrick Jensen (www.derrickjensen.org) and promises to be an experience that you don’t want to miss!!
COST
The thing is, the total cost for the training will cost around $12 000 to bring to Edmonton. Currently, the idea is that if we can get 50 people registered, at a sliding scale of $200-$450 each for the weekend (with some APIRG subsidies available), by March 1st, the training will go ahead. – SO SIGN UP NOW!!Billets are available, as well as carpools for folks coming from out of town to further cut down on your costs!! WE REALLY WANT YOU HERE!
REGISTER NOW! E-mail lierrekeith@yahoo.com and let her know your name, address and phone number. You can pay via paypal made out to derrick@derrickjensen.org or e-mail lierre to make other arrangements (lierrekeith@yahoo.com)SPONSORSHIP/SUBSIDIZING?
Event organizers are still looking for people or organizations who can donate money free and clear of this however, so that we can either go ahead with less participants, or offer lowered fees. Right now $200 is the lowest we can afford as the workshop cannot take more than 50 participants. Can you or your organization provide some funding to support the training? Whether through direct donation or subsidized assistance for attendees? Check out the link here: http://www.rageedm.com/wordpress/
REGISTER AND SPREAD THE WORDPass this email on to all folks and lists you think would be interested in attending or supporting this rad training, building the grassroots for a clean, green and just planet future!!
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Water is Life as Long as the Rivers Flow
Community Forums on the Monitoring, Management and Protection of Our Watersheds, Surface Water and Groundwater
Sponsored by the Keepers of the Athabasca and Friends March 02-06, 2010
Athabasca Keepers Conference Announcment
Athabasca Keepers Forum Ad Feb 2010
Summary of Events:
Tuesday, March 02, 3:00 pm, Native Friendship Centre, Cold Lake Alberta
Keepers of the Water Citizens’ Forum on Groundwater Health
Contact: Simon 780-215-1145
Wednesday March 03, 9:00 am, Native Friendship Centre, Lac La Biche Alberta,
Keepers of the Water Citizens’ Forum on Groundwater Health
Contact: Jessie 780-689-0318
Wednesday March 03, 7:00 pm, Athabasca Multiplex, Athabasca Alberta
Keepers of the Water Citizens’ Forum on Groundwater Health
Dr Giles Wendling, Hydrologist, Caroline Campbell, Alberta Wilderness Society (AWA)
Contact: Harvey 780-675-4158
Thursday March 04, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Native Friendship Centre, Athabasca Alberta
Safe Drinking Water Foundation (SDWF)-Protecting Source Water and Providing Safe Drinking Water, SDWF Waterkeeper’s Bob Pratt and Tony Steinhauer
This workshop is of particular interest to community water treatment plant staff and community officials with water treatment responsibility. This is a SDWF introductory workshop. Sessions include:
1.Drinking water as a human right: Problems with Aboriginal and rural community drinking water
2. Protecting source water
3. Water intake, water plant construction, problems with algae
4. Conventional (chemical) water treatment
5. Reverse Osmosis workshops (hands on)
6. Biological (IBROM) water treatment
The SDWF will do follow-up consultation in interested communities. There may be limited space for this session so register early.
Contact: Nicole 306-934-0389, e-mail info@safewater.org
Thursday March 04, 7:00 pm Athabasca University Council Chambers, Athabasca Alberta, Science Outreach Presentation, Dr Kevin Timoney, “Does the
Alberta Tar Sands Industry Pollute: The Scientific Evidence”
Contact: Linda Lindballe 780-675-6653
Friday March 05, 9:00 am- 9:00 pm, Nancy Appleby Theatre, Athabasca Alberta
Crooked Creek Conservancy of Athabasca, “Athabasca River and Lake Basin Water Forum – An Inquiry into the State of Monitoring, Management and Protection of Waters and Watersheds”
9:00 am Carolyn Campbell, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) “Athabasca River Water Use, Inflow Ecosystem needs and Multistakeholder Allocation Framework” Response Panel.
10:15 am Dr. David Schindler, “Pollution of the Athabasca River by the Oilsands Industry”
11:15 am “Water is Life” response panel
1:00 pm, Robert Holmberg, Pam Carleton, David Locky, “Athabasca University’s Athabasca River basin Research Institute, Science Bibliographic Data Base Project”
1:40 pm Dr Suzanne Bayley, “Role of Athabasca Basins Wetlands/Peatlands, Threats, Protection and Restoration Challenges”
3:00 pm Helene Walsh, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), “Athabasca Basin, Land Use Planning and Protection”
3:45 pm Response Panel, “Critical Assessment of the Athabasca Basin, Wetlands, Land Use, Land Use Framework (LUF), and the Need for a Comprehensive Protected Areas Policy”
7:00 pm Film Festival
Saturday, March 6 9:00am-5:00pm United Church Basement, Athabasca Alberta
9:00 am Elders Traditional Welcome
9:10 am Keepers Circle
10:30 am Community Stewardship, Projects Issues and Actions-Industrial Water Withdrawals, Stream Straightening, Landfills and Aquifers, Gravel Extraction, Stream cleanup and Restoration, Insitu/Tarsands
1:00 pm Building Athabasca River Basin Community Stewardship Capacity
3:00 pm Existing Monitoring Programs and Community Self Monitoring, Role of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge, Heritage River and River watch Programs
5:00pm Elders Traditional Closing