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I would like to tell you about 4 things:
: K. M2 O2 l( u$ L* t+ n$ sØ our Community Dialogue Project Phases 1 & 2,
- X2 ?+ G4 r1 n3 t* |Ø Edmonton Small Press filming of Bougainville Sky Film & Performance - Feb.5
l1 N% [% x U, QØ Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House Jan. 26.
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6 ?0 e) C7 G5 i1) Community Dialogue Project Phase 12 D6 _; j4 D( c1 l' V; E: z2 T
I'd like to invite people to join our new Community Dialogue project.2 A0 n) C6 K1 Y, L, g
In phase 1 we have a couple of extra spots available for Community
* [. ^2 x. {7 O4 YEngagement Training.
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We can accept a few people to join us this Friday (3~6 p.m.)and Saturday,1 t0 X3 o% H. M0 T
(9~3 p.m. ) to improve skills in building multicultural neighbourhood
* `" J B* A1 A& ^2 cgroups. We're especially focused on developing groups that can work1 A( u9 p: c# y6 O( i6 L9 d
together across cultures to create community projects and Action for Healthy
$ P |& |1 ?5 mCommunities can often support these projects with funding of up to $1,000.* P2 `0 |% ?9 E' D9 H- [, U. Q6 P
You can find out more about some of the projects (Community Initiatives) we'
3 f3 L+ h' r' U' f! nve supported recently at http://www.a4hc.ca/community_initiatives.htm.
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, ~ r7 e. T6 k; ]$ bThe process we're using is the World Café, one you might know from Edmonton'
5 q9 D4 n" z" ]8 ~! o3 \s two world cafés hosted by Plan Edmonton in 2005 and 2006.
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Enrollment for the CET training is free, but please call to register and enroll.
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Edmonton,4 y% r7 K; v1 _3 q) A$ [. C
Suzana, ph 944-4687,
- i! e5 z! n4 D, s) |/ bEmail; actionsd4@shawbiz.ca; b# U) i, u& T* a& W
5 j6 R8 O# ^) [4 l8 `2) Community Dialogue Project Phase 29 ^5 u3 A, ^; E0 ?8 c
In March (March 9, 16 23 & 30) graduates of the CET training will be hosting
% o6 |' U( E0 B- H% uWorld Café style community dialogues in Alberta Avenue, Norwood, McCauley
, P7 h, l7 F' H/ R# gand Eastwood, consecutively. Mark your calendars now and sign up in March6 s3 C' J8 j/ s V# v8 Q6 o2 e" n# u
for these exciting local events.: t. Y& @0 {0 T1 c- @+ m$ d3 o
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3) Edmonton Small Press Event
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! U& H( n' d. l8 y6 i8 APlease join us for the Alberta Premiere of the documentary film:- V9 w5 m9 }! A
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"Bougainville Sky" ~' f1 w; T( k
Directed by Nick Agafonoff+ ~, Y* ?6 S6 D* G& b9 I9 {, }
75 min. Australia, 2006
; @. v1 h, m2 @' wMonday, February 5, 2007 @ 7pm( E- b1 N* X- o8 _ S3 u
Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre: B/ j/ O, ^" M9 d ?; Q' H/ M
(7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton)4 T8 l+ i; @' L h W
Admission: By Donation (Free to Low-Income)
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$ i. i, p5 p( b& S# Z$ z$ p0 PFilm screening followed by a Q & A session and live performance0 `; F: _4 T6 U% D1 m! X' C
by featured Australian songwriter Iain Campbell Smith
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Synopsis:
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4 {" T, J& ?% |) Q; w" _Set on the remote Papua New Guinea Island of Bougainville in the South
3 h2 f: y! ?* t7 P* z$ UPacific, "Bougainville Sky" is the story of how music helped overcome years
7 R: V' K) O+ e4 o# h/ sof fear and distrust to rebuild peace in a war torn society. When bitter, |. Y7 Z: Y3 |. l$ A1 v2 N
conflict on Bougainville Island ended in 1997, the combatants invited the# T/ j) {+ ` T8 G8 I
international community to send in a Peacekeeping force on one condition:
# o( `: {6 J6 q$ H1 D9 R# e' ~they come unarmed. Amongst the Peacekeepers was young Australian songwriter
9 y0 r, ~! J# H" G9 M/ q5 C; T# @Iain Campbell Smith, whose music and radio program became a legend on the; ]% X" C6 R4 e: k" s. H
island and contributed to the success of the world¹s first unarmed3 ]' y3 R8 ^- P/ V
international peacekeeping operation.0 B) P3 X8 p" W0 ^6 w8 u
F6 ^4 L1 h. e. ]5 V2 ^$ CThis beautifully shot film allows the Bougainvillean people to tell their
# }& o# j' g# uown story and captures the struggles, the strength and the humor of a people
9 P2 E8 j: w% c- {# K bwho brought themselves back from the chaos of war. At a time when our TV. ]! L2 x3 f% w. }1 N( ?/ _
screens are filled with images from the interventions in Iraq and$ T, t# o. U* y
Afghanistan, the success story of the Bougainville peace process seems7 Z5 m9 G5 h+ ~, B0 I( a; l- s& t
improbable: an unarmed international intervention fostering local customs$ b6 ^ h: h: ]. s% y4 o
and music to strengthen an indigenous-run peace process < and it worked!
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According to Smith "the fact that we were unarmed was critical to the
& y5 C6 e, a+ Q9 f Nsuccess of the peace process in Bougainville. It set the tone for the whole
" u1 P+ g" I. a9 A P, D( e% {& R. fprocess, and put responsibility for the safety of the Peacekeepers in the
1 ]* w4 k, b3 f t( l! [, ohands of the militants and the people, rather than the other way around.
% [ w9 B! N/ N( J$ @% PAlso, because we were unarmed we couldn't scare anyone into doing anything,. I! Z5 r" z+ m1 p8 y
so we learned to communicate instead. That's where music came in."8 f. l! B9 T2 \& I( t& N0 c
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Presented by the Edmonton Coalition Against War and Racism and the Edmonton {1 P) L! j- d4 [
Small Press Association. Sponsored by Ronin Films and supported by the* B7 Z- y/ W$ \/ D; x) W5 [: _
Edmonton Public Library.6 N9 ~3 ?( |$ m& B% D1 O
! P8 G2 I6 D9 G0 \8 P4) Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House
, C A( ]' A) G$ L3 M9 yIn support of Aboriginal people affected by HIV AIDS Jan 26 1:00~9:00 p.m. at 10590-109 St.; R* G- q5 s. x5 s: @& r
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