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" X6 p5 ^2 b3 G* l7 t% jI would like to tell you about 4 things:
/ V# }- e& k5 m5 ~. ]: J" ZØ our Community Dialogue Project Phases 1 & 2,2 M( L" m6 p; O, n6 T5 n8 H8 T) c ?% ^
Ø Edmonton Small Press filming of Bougainville Sky Film & Performance - Feb.5
G" M8 S4 k* BØ Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House Jan. 26.
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1) Community Dialogue Project Phase 1; M' z% J8 Q/ N+ K% Z5 D
I'd like to invite people to join our new Community Dialogue project.
! x! p+ p& c/ L+ L: uIn phase 1 we have a couple of extra spots available for Community/ ^; Q# q1 N+ g7 W. }
Engagement Training.
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We can accept a few people to join us this Friday (3~6 p.m.)and Saturday,' m7 }3 z+ ]* g( ^- h3 |
(9~3 p.m. ) to improve skills in building multicultural neighbourhood" T! b4 d4 l8 ?
groups. We're especially focused on developing groups that can work
" Y4 T) Z1 L) A' J1 ?# [6 i" Rtogether across cultures to create community projects and Action for Healthy
: g: u% L7 [& `% g7 SCommunities can often support these projects with funding of up to $1,000.
' [ M1 Q) |" A0 w; T; [You can find out more about some of the projects (Community Initiatives) we'9 Q# U4 l; l9 D- Q- u
ve supported recently at http://www.a4hc.ca/community_initiatives.htm.1 m6 D9 s* [) A1 r) G( I/ B7 ]9 V
1 B) ]( C9 J6 m$ HThe process we're using is the World Café, one you might know from Edmonton'
^4 p9 H% S, ]; k1 h5 fs two world cafés hosted by Plan Edmonton in 2005 and 2006.: k1 I& R/ J# t" `+ p
|% z$ M; H/ z% [: g8 kEnrollment for the CET training is free, but please call to register and enroll.+ u* c) \* N: N3 i% O W
Rm 217, 10010-107A Ave,
4 E" J0 V3 j3 ^* `; D2 QEdmonton,( F7 Y5 Z6 R; g# E# W
Suzana, ph 944-4687, W& O8 m( p2 j+ |4 g
Email; actionsd4@shawbiz.ca
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# r; t4 U+ P4 ~6 m% T% ^2) Community Dialogue Project Phase 2# n% X3 W9 p% O% i6 E5 D# G1 W
In March (March 9, 16 23 & 30) graduates of the CET training will be hosting, [: l6 B U. r; b V0 r: k- H- `
World Café style community dialogues in Alberta Avenue, Norwood, McCauley) ^! [/ F$ L# Z* _
and Eastwood, consecutively. Mark your calendars now and sign up in March1 _! {9 I2 B% \# |! c( ]3 p6 [
for these exciting local events., I' o0 u0 M+ N
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* i" z. K# t5 z& W1 z$ h3) Edmonton Small Press Event2 I; V$ _5 \$ w9 d2 X/ t
; h) ~! w* D0 h7 b4 oPlease join us for the Alberta Premiere of the documentary film:) R% X' j$ l' l
. m! E! T5 F, B* \, w"Bougainville Sky"
) e5 q1 P. n. _0 @$ `: I: qDirected by Nick Agafonoff" F) `% A% i$ @* h9 C4 }5 e
75 min. Australia, 2006
. \0 S5 r# l( ?$ L, B, S" D' `/ IMonday, February 5, 2007 @ 7pm
$ l) g; p* ]. d i6 VStanley A. Milner Library Theatre
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# A( y4 A1 f1 A9 QAdmission: By Donation (Free to Low-Income)5 I3 S6 M7 M) R5 {9 p1 C
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Film screening followed by a Q & A session and live performance
" k9 q5 J0 _9 L7 Q7 ~/ I* Kby featured Australian songwriter Iain Campbell Smith$ Q2 S! a3 B1 B: l# W( j
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Synopsis:5 e/ L: T/ t2 X/ W/ M
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- m9 y/ t: d) }% e+ uSet on the remote Papua New Guinea Island of Bougainville in the South
& _ ^9 Y7 a8 A& c0 |. s+ ]Pacific, "Bougainville Sky" is the story of how music helped overcome years+ P9 h& q+ p8 U3 B9 ]! m1 u
of fear and distrust to rebuild peace in a war torn society. When bitter
5 b+ u( Q8 G* `+ f w0 Econflict on Bougainville Island ended in 1997, the combatants invited the
$ V6 \: K+ x; a) ~0 Q Qinternational community to send in a Peacekeeping force on one condition:* ], A' a4 A2 ~8 m& A5 {
they come unarmed. Amongst the Peacekeepers was young Australian songwriter
& |) D( }0 |2 z/ ^ J2 dIain Campbell Smith, whose music and radio program became a legend on the
& C! {0 D0 T4 ?8 N. v; wisland and contributed to the success of the world¹s first unarmed6 W" B. S% G+ W$ o5 t& S+ K
international peacekeeping operation.1 q4 `7 q; b c
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This beautifully shot film allows the Bougainvillean people to tell their
" x) A8 ^1 B3 T6 `9 U; C: h' oown story and captures the struggles, the strength and the humor of a people
' @3 e7 n6 _8 V/ Bwho brought themselves back from the chaos of war. At a time when our TV; o/ o: \5 O. H: m3 n# R
screens are filled with images from the interventions in Iraq and: X& D3 n- Y4 _/ Z+ s8 d) \
Afghanistan, the success story of the Bougainville peace process seems
: o6 z2 y' Z0 Q- S; fimprobable: an unarmed international intervention fostering local customs
( t5 u1 `' W- ^4 ^" z% Kand music to strengthen an indigenous-run peace process < and it worked!, b8 J6 W5 }: Y, P* O9 X" N
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According to Smith "the fact that we were unarmed was critical to the$ L, P8 |$ i" h
success of the peace process in Bougainville. It set the tone for the whole! N$ g- n4 l I6 v3 p t$ ]
process, and put responsibility for the safety of the Peacekeepers in the% o) Z* Y' N/ G$ ~0 k' h; _: ^1 X
hands of the militants and the people, rather than the other way around.6 X& [: x4 n% S( P' D
Also, because we were unarmed we couldn't scare anyone into doing anything,0 F$ P* |9 f8 ?5 y h! B
so we learned to communicate instead. That's where music came in."# u. O0 q: J) x
0 D) M, G4 y- t; Z6 T" hPresented by the Edmonton Coalition Against War and Racism and the Edmonton- E8 D$ ?+ [6 n
Small Press Association. Sponsored by Ronin Films and supported by the3 f' z. K$ p' x" Z/ r
Edmonton Public Library.+ N, v9 r! {- C$ N5 W5 k* u
& S, Y& ~& M3 g4) Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House
2 l F; A- \; _In support of Aboriginal people affected by HIV AIDS Jan 26 1:00~9:00 p.m. at 10590-109 St.7 A- ]. h) T0 l9 b; U
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