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0 ^5 x3 J5 G3 D/ XI would like to tell you about 4 things:) v N0 K& m6 M( \: n
Ø our Community Dialogue Project Phases 1 & 2,5 u) e: ?2 ?: v1 M% T& ^& v! v
Ø Edmonton Small Press filming of Bougainville Sky Film & Performance - Feb.5
1 J3 `5 u- l% X( e! g# C. sØ Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House Jan. 26.
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* [. }$ W% C; ~$ R$ B5 S1) Community Dialogue Project Phase 16 Z) _2 S' J( X7 U
I'd like to invite people to join our new Community Dialogue project.
2 _5 j+ n% X$ F& y/ ?- T* Z* uIn phase 1 we have a couple of extra spots available for Community
( l$ K# v3 {# K# |$ j* B AEngagement Training.
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We can accept a few people to join us this Friday (3~6 p.m.)and Saturday,$ c4 q6 }+ [7 A, I, ~
(9~3 p.m. ) to improve skills in building multicultural neighbourhood" L% Q3 @& g% P; w4 o
groups. We're especially focused on developing groups that can work8 o% T& B2 R3 Z% F0 x. c7 H5 ]+ n
together across cultures to create community projects and Action for Healthy
. o0 I6 u1 O: Q9 [- t: FCommunities can often support these projects with funding of up to $1,000.
9 \, X' [7 e1 G) D6 y, Y, eYou can find out more about some of the projects (Community Initiatives) we'
& a9 G* @( l; o1 P% x) hve supported recently at http://www.a4hc.ca/community_initiatives.htm.
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The process we're using is the World Café, one you might know from Edmonton'/ T# ]& V- |" N. R7 l
s two world cafés hosted by Plan Edmonton in 2005 and 2006.( S( z0 c0 E2 e2 Z
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Enrollment for the CET training is free, but please call to register and enroll.
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Edmonton,8 V. b7 O# e" G( |
Suzana, ph 944-4687,7 i0 |# E/ f s- ^" c& o) U
Email; actionsd4@shawbiz.ca
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$ G4 k) k8 r( ~' W6 W# m$ c) @2) Community Dialogue Project Phase 2 m" T/ E K" U5 q; E8 q- b4 K
In March (March 9, 16 23 & 30) graduates of the CET training will be hosting8 D( k) y9 J) {% c
World Café style community dialogues in Alberta Avenue, Norwood, McCauley, u* k* e4 V5 V% n7 S
and Eastwood, consecutively. Mark your calendars now and sign up in March
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3) Edmonton Small Press Event9 Q y3 e' i! h* m0 u
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Please join us for the Alberta Premiere of the documentary film:
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"Bougainville Sky"; l/ G- U/ P& Z
Directed by Nick Agafonoff
+ I8 C/ F6 W- |- j% \5 z75 min. Australia, 2006 i( R1 m2 T" L! R) S
Monday, February 5, 2007 @ 7pm
~% ]8 O+ x% f8 t7 [Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre
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Admission: By Donation (Free to Low-Income)# _4 h1 l! f% _, K% D. c
/ @$ s3 U5 u6 A+ z XFilm screening followed by a Q & A session and live performance5 ^$ }2 ~' ^- X' m7 N8 V
by featured Australian songwriter Iain Campbell Smith2 G; B. i. \( j [2 I8 ]
% O; m+ H! b' K( \3 f' bSynopsis:
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Set on the remote Papua New Guinea Island of Bougainville in the South
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of fear and distrust to rebuild peace in a war torn society. When bitter
; Y! ]+ b+ r- X' a$ W% ]5 T6 [conflict on Bougainville Island ended in 1997, the combatants invited the; u% c1 s$ R5 Z6 B
international community to send in a Peacekeeping force on one condition:
0 t d V* i1 T- ^7 N& ?% t4 Mthey come unarmed. Amongst the Peacekeepers was young Australian songwriter9 p" A6 V. Z3 v4 x7 ]7 n
Iain Campbell Smith, whose music and radio program became a legend on the9 b8 l% ^2 F5 V4 o* i
island and contributed to the success of the world¹s first unarmed# o6 Y4 g% m& c& V
international peacekeeping operation.
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This beautifully shot film allows the Bougainvillean people to tell their; E: \4 X$ o$ d; P W
own story and captures the struggles, the strength and the humor of a people( c, t. k) e9 P) s
who brought themselves back from the chaos of war. At a time when our TV
D4 Y4 d+ S2 F& H1 r9 ]2 F+ k, pscreens are filled with images from the interventions in Iraq and
- {' G9 z5 R) m0 AAfghanistan, the success story of the Bougainville peace process seems8 q3 w, Q4 X4 h. y
improbable: an unarmed international intervention fostering local customs
: N7 ^9 t5 I4 c' H: mand music to strengthen an indigenous-run peace process < and it worked!, z1 U8 y3 D) }7 ^: y
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According to Smith "the fact that we were unarmed was critical to the- f7 j5 o1 e" W6 c
success of the peace process in Bougainville. It set the tone for the whole& y8 @ b% [% }
process, and put responsibility for the safety of the Peacekeepers in the6 z, r( Y" o3 B- B5 c2 V
hands of the militants and the people, rather than the other way around.7 h2 }5 c- E7 T" E2 V% e1 c: j
Also, because we were unarmed we couldn't scare anyone into doing anything,
6 o) `8 x6 R7 F% xso we learned to communicate instead. That's where music came in."
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& Q& n6 X& W" D/ B3 oPresented by the Edmonton Coalition Against War and Racism and the Edmonton
8 @- e! \2 h- W. F ~, ]. I; P. tSmall Press Association. Sponsored by Ronin Films and supported by the
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4) Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House
, Z/ d; d' L% ?' x( k" t1 u: ZIn support of Aboriginal people affected by HIV AIDS Jan 26 1:00~9:00 p.m. at 10590-109 St.
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