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I would like to tell you about 4 things:
0 e; w2 A4 c5 l$ ZØ our Community Dialogue Project Phases 1 & 2,8 C7 T I3 C* g4 C& A' H0 K5 n
Ø Edmonton Small Press filming of Bougainville Sky Film & Performance - Feb.51 Z1 t. Q8 ]" N& W/ N \
Ø Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House Jan. 26.
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) t4 n1 o* w1 L! Z; H J: N9 g) o' ^4 J1) Community Dialogue Project Phase 19 _- Y2 a0 u' K, M' w
I'd like to invite people to join our new Community Dialogue project.7 X0 R7 x- o: q2 C6 I; q
In phase 1 we have a couple of extra spots available for Community' a5 C" J0 C* X4 N
Engagement Training.
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We can accept a few people to join us this Friday (3~6 p.m.)and Saturday,5 X/ H% `+ V; F2 M1 [6 M- g c
(9~3 p.m. ) to improve skills in building multicultural neighbourhood
$ S0 f0 H' r5 A$ o$ Y; Xgroups. We're especially focused on developing groups that can work
P) _* m5 d! q7 u! Q( X! q. Ktogether across cultures to create community projects and Action for Healthy
$ G: x1 C3 t* `) GCommunities can often support these projects with funding of up to $1,000.
3 t5 n, p6 }2 {( @9 i' d" d1 ?You can find out more about some of the projects (Community Initiatives) we'8 f7 V* a( K, t2 ~
ve supported recently at http://www.a4hc.ca/community_initiatives.htm.
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The process we're using is the World Café, one you might know from Edmonton'
& ]4 }( H7 D, @0 K$ s' b Ks two world cafés hosted by Plan Edmonton in 2005 and 2006.1 ]+ s4 V" N. y
2 o, M- W8 {: }2 DEnrollment for the CET training is free, but please call to register and enroll.5 ^ t7 W. p9 V5 B& l0 W7 q/ Y# z
Rm 217, 10010-107A Ave,
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Email; actionsd4@shawbiz.ca
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6 X5 s. F+ [" I( |3 `6 _3 q2) Community Dialogue Project Phase 2
; L9 r9 n4 G, n+ B; OIn March (March 9, 16 23 & 30) graduates of the CET training will be hosting
# K/ ^6 ]' M0 D, i1 J% [, rWorld Café style community dialogues in Alberta Avenue, Norwood, McCauley
9 |; X, F; ^- K3 v/ e; i+ \. ~and Eastwood, consecutively. Mark your calendars now and sign up in March6 j% ?1 Q/ I; G7 d; s
for these exciting local events.! `+ l- L: q3 t
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3 X% g9 ~7 P3 O+ L' R3) Edmonton Small Press Event
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1 ?( \& p8 g2 E9 c. G+ h) {4 gPlease join us for the Alberta Premiere of the documentary film:: K3 k' R! f ]$ B# _' F. ~
Q# k6 T, x/ q1 |; S2 D4 j"Bougainville Sky"
% U; c+ ]' F- F, ^. HDirected by Nick Agafonoff
7 g6 J% X& }$ {9 Z' p0 b5 _) h, t; W75 min. Australia, 2006/ |; g0 Y3 S7 p3 W
Monday, February 5, 2007 @ 7pm
( _2 F" G; L1 b- }! ]& a+ fStanley A. Milner Library Theatre
y3 ], f6 K0 o# Z3 |( h' a7 d(7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton)
+ H, L0 Z" k$ _5 G4 ]3 \' X; v. cAdmission: By Donation (Free to Low-Income)
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Film screening followed by a Q & A session and live performance3 b& v3 M8 z% v& \
by featured Australian songwriter Iain Campbell Smith# z8 O' E1 v' t6 _/ l; }+ P( v
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Synopsis:
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Set on the remote Papua New Guinea Island of Bougainville in the South/ Q7 H) X7 p1 d( k( @$ \
Pacific, "Bougainville Sky" is the story of how music helped overcome years# q) U4 {* A; v# ]& O
of fear and distrust to rebuild peace in a war torn society. When bitter
9 d( L a: c6 u \: p2 W9 j, Yconflict on Bougainville Island ended in 1997, the combatants invited the
' y# L5 ], Y8 Q; |% j0 ginternational community to send in a Peacekeeping force on one condition:$ j1 B# L- F; a/ e4 \8 [) e
they come unarmed. Amongst the Peacekeepers was young Australian songwriter
( U4 ]6 ]& I+ B; B$ NIain Campbell Smith, whose music and radio program became a legend on the
& i9 |, p9 j2 x$ Sisland and contributed to the success of the world¹s first unarmed
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# f( ? o$ Z* K. jThis beautifully shot film allows the Bougainvillean people to tell their9 z' r. G4 x; E; W D3 o
own story and captures the struggles, the strength and the humor of a people. h# X6 R) G; l. v4 X# u' x4 I
who brought themselves back from the chaos of war. At a time when our TV
! q5 ^5 H1 W, X, \/ x) W: tscreens are filled with images from the interventions in Iraq and
2 W: i4 r- m1 |$ HAfghanistan, the success story of the Bougainville peace process seems1 L8 Q4 C$ Q& D$ m0 ?9 M) t% m5 W. D
improbable: an unarmed international intervention fostering local customs- E' s- {/ ]+ s# A7 W4 ]
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* j: B- l$ J; Q6 n
success of the peace process in Bougainville. It set the tone for the whole" |! @; f/ ]3 o. O6 D
process, and put responsibility for the safety of the Peacekeepers in the
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Also, because we were unarmed we couldn't scare anyone into doing anything,# b9 Q/ l8 T4 X' ~ n& k, i
so we learned to communicate instead. That's where music came in.". }. F4 p. F# E; o% y
' `1 R; s& \# J2 y3 wPresented by the Edmonton Coalition Against War and Racism and the Edmonton
! K: [7 R8 p3 I3 b2 n6 ^Small Press Association. Sponsored by Ronin Films and supported by the
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0 K4 L2 E+ ?6 q4) Kimamow Atoskanow Foundation Coffee House
$ J% K% L7 s& p1 r) @! ^In support of Aboriginal people affected by HIV AIDS Jan 26 1:00~9:00 p.m. at 10590-109 St.
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