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  • The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women

    Online through Zoom Alberta, Canada

    NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
    December 6th Commemorative Event

    Featuring: SHIVA NOURPANAH, Provincial Coordinator, Transition House Association of Nova Scotia and SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellow, Centre for the Study of Social and Legal Responses to Violence

  • COVID-19, Inequalities, and the Future of Cities

    Online through Zoom Alberta, Canada

    The COVID pandemic led to the largest economic shock in living memory. Cities such as London and New York have been hit badly, reversing 25 years of urban resurgence. Stories in the media talk of affluent city dwellers leaving for the countryside to take advantage of remote work opportunities, leaving low-wage workers working in the […]

  • Join us for a free webinar on fracking and LNG in BC!

    Fracking and LNG in BC Box 1270, Comox, BC, Canada

    Register now for the second in our two-part webinar series, Fracking BC: Report from the People Dec 7, 1-2pm PST: Mitchell Beer, Dr. Melissa Lem, and Dr. Romain Chesnaux will discuss the the potential BC LNG export industry and impacts of the current current fracking industry in BC

    Free

  • Tackling Fossil Fuel Subsidies in British Columbia

    Online through Zoom Alberta, Canada

    In 2017–18, BC’s fossil fuel subsidies totaled at least CAD 830 million. We’ll go through the different types of subsidies in the province and explain their role in the expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG), including what this means for competing clean energy.

  • Stop Grassy Mountain Coal and Protect the Rockies

    CPAWS

    Mountaintop-removal coal mines in the Southern Eastern slopes of Alberta's Rocky Mountains will worsen climate change, contaminate water and destroy fish and wildlife habitat. The proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project and a number of proposed coal projects in Southwest Alberta pose a serious threat to the environment and character of the region. They must not be allowed to proceed.