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I would like to tell you about 4 things:3 q) p+ U$ o/ ]' T! n( V
Ø our Community Dialogue Project Phases 1 & 2,
3 N, w0 H U' Y* z1 t; GØ Edmonton Small Press filming of Bougainville Sky Film & Performance - Feb.5
0 \, ~5 i2 u3 XØ Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House Jan. 26.3 W; R3 h$ b+ U) I, y
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+ K- O& k/ F, i4 i! | M1) Community Dialogue Project Phase 1) ~$ K4 V( R# {3 X4 q
I'd like to invite people to join our new Community Dialogue project.
1 O. S& {( s4 x+ TIn phase 1 we have a couple of extra spots available for Community& F0 o! v( d o. A; Z
Engagement Training.
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) D; l8 Z1 e! m6 Y- ~5 r8 PWe can accept a few people to join us this Friday (3~6 p.m.)and Saturday,6 Z% @2 @5 G4 F+ M g* o0 R' N3 W
(9~3 p.m. ) to improve skills in building multicultural neighbourhood2 M( W) \% O+ q
groups. We're especially focused on developing groups that can work
# r4 ` f, i5 \: B7 otogether across cultures to create community projects and Action for Healthy2 U% d. q- w6 Z! z* `; X% C
Communities can often support these projects with funding of up to $1,000.
$ ]: d) X4 M7 xYou can find out more about some of the projects (Community Initiatives) we'
4 ]. y1 O7 x) n% ~& o# Pve supported recently at http://www.a4hc.ca/community_initiatives.htm.3 ?* `, _1 o1 l. P+ N& j+ o! Q$ }
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The process we're using is the World Café, one you might know from Edmonton'" x; ^5 }( K- s$ s$ A' i7 ~
s two world cafés hosted by Plan Edmonton in 2005 and 2006.( s- i: p. q5 @3 G; G4 h {: |
5 C3 y3 c6 a/ M1 e1 TEnrollment for the CET training is free, but please call to register and enroll.5 V: T* q5 V7 u# Z: A$ }
Rm 217, 10010-107A Ave,3 o! ` Y' Q# \$ w8 q' I; A' u* V+ }
Edmonton,9 A, C1 C4 A5 e8 S/ M
Suzana, ph 944-4687,
7 G% n N' Z6 E2 r% b4 MEmail; actionsd4@shawbiz.ca
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2) Community Dialogue Project Phase 27 {2 L+ K+ g; B9 j7 Q5 F6 F. n7 x
In March (March 9, 16 23 & 30) graduates of the CET training will be hosting/ S! }2 H8 U+ e! w/ D1 J2 ~' ^$ {
World Café style community dialogues in Alberta Avenue, Norwood, McCauley
9 _' e6 _* W. o# ~/ \& aand Eastwood, consecutively. Mark your calendars now and sign up in March( ^+ I1 m/ f, H
for these exciting local events.
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3) Edmonton Small Press Event- c8 \7 `% F: m3 |; X( X7 x, x; ]
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Please join us for the Alberta Premiere of the documentary film:+ Q+ k6 O( _1 R" ]+ ]9 p4 x
, X/ x+ b( B/ }# c8 m"Bougainville Sky"( |' Q6 s; s' E/ W$ ` B; K0 P
Directed by Nick Agafonoff
1 L: m; ]% Q8 G8 L9 q9 \75 min. Australia, 2006
; \8 z* U( C. Y- c% P& ~Monday, February 5, 2007 @ 7pm
) K2 V3 l2 D. Z& B+ a0 _7 HStanley A. Milner Library Theatre
6 U; E# \9 ~! h; A0 b6 w9 D(7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton)( {$ `$ G, k9 B% Z9 w+ ^4 U
Admission: By Donation (Free to Low-Income)
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' G! z( d, Q3 D$ ]. |) k. KFilm screening followed by a Q & A session and live performance
4 B; x1 `: k" fby featured Australian songwriter Iain Campbell Smith
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Synopsis:
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Set on the remote Papua New Guinea Island of Bougainville in the South5 y. L* ]+ d# x w# s
Pacific, "Bougainville Sky" is the story of how music helped overcome years
\1 E# \7 d& b% Rof fear and distrust to rebuild peace in a war torn society. When bitter( ~8 ]' L' [9 r4 f* [) H
conflict on Bougainville Island ended in 1997, the combatants invited the
) k0 O/ ]# t2 W: `. W9 Rinternational community to send in a Peacekeeping force on one condition:
- V! Z3 D9 j! W4 vthey come unarmed. Amongst the Peacekeepers was young Australian songwriter
% n. O F! q7 r0 d6 r0 MIain Campbell Smith, whose music and radio program became a legend on the
2 M* G8 x1 K9 g6 O* D/ xisland and contributed to the success of the world¹s first unarmed
1 {5 S' S: _9 J0 ~% ninternational peacekeeping operation." M7 Z7 g. Z/ j8 q7 w! p4 F% h6 ~
. L: k H5 U, G' ?" Y* h- YThis beautifully shot film allows the Bougainvillean people to tell their0 X+ t+ }6 S6 w
own story and captures the struggles, the strength and the humor of a people' q! W1 P2 k( X# `7 i
who brought themselves back from the chaos of war. At a time when our TV4 x6 a% g! U l* O) x6 X
screens are filled with images from the interventions in Iraq and' D2 s# X6 |! G( ^8 U( x9 v! }
Afghanistan, the success story of the Bougainville peace process seems+ w) x; v: N: H! l7 C$ I; C& B2 ^6 U
improbable: an unarmed international intervention fostering local customs
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According to Smith "the fact that we were unarmed was critical to the' @4 j/ d% h" R4 B- K( T
success of the peace process in Bougainville. It set the tone for the whole' N; }$ j7 d1 M
process, and put responsibility for the safety of the Peacekeepers in the6 Q& Z5 t4 D7 O, V7 [0 a
hands of the militants and the people, rather than the other way around.
; s/ j+ f. C$ w$ dAlso, because we were unarmed we couldn't scare anyone into doing anything,
- [" B3 b; u9 A8 _( W3 Q8 N7 tso we learned to communicate instead. That's where music came in."
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Presented by the Edmonton Coalition Against War and Racism and the Edmonton
# h" i" H/ {! \- R$ GSmall Press Association. Sponsored by Ronin Films and supported by the
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4) Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House
/ V" i: y: `/ }# T. H' }6 XIn support of Aboriginal people affected by HIV AIDS Jan 26 1:00~9:00 p.m. at 10590-109 St.
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