International Development

Carbon Trading: Solution to Climate Change or Corporate Resource Grab?

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p><em>As posted to <a href="http://www.thegreenpages.ca/portal/ab/">The Green Pages</a> </em></p><p><strong>Who:</strong> Larry Lohmann, the editor of &quot;Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation on Climate Change, Privatisation and Power&quot;, an exhaustively-documented new book critiquing “carbon trading” is speaking in Calgary.</p> </div> </div></div>
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Fair Trade Forum 2007

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p> <em>From Tanzania to Kenya, from Dominican Republic to Ecuador, fair trade represents for millions of small farmers the only viable opportunity to provide a sustainable and long-term future for their families. It is an ethical form of trade where profit is concentrated in the farmers&#39; hands, organic farming is encouraged and consumers are provided a direct opportunity to make a difference. </em></p><p>The <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/president/">Office of the President of the University of Calgary</a>, <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/cpia">Centre for Public Interest Accounting</a>, <a href="http://www.su.ucalgary.ca/">Students&#39; Union</a>, <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/ic/">International Centre</a> and <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/dsc/">Development Studies Club</a> are pleased to sponsor a public forum on &quot;<a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/cpia/web/fair_trade_2007.html"><strong>Fair Trade: From production to final markets, a producers&#39; perspective</strong></a>&quot; to examine the progress, priorities and challenges of fair trade producers and their ability to promote human development.</p> </div> </div></div>

Book Tour with Maude Barlow - Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p><a href="http://www.canadians.org/">Council of Canadians</a> </p><h4> Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water</h4> <p><em> Written by Maude Barlow<br />Available: October 16, 2007<br />Publisher: McClelland &amp; Stewart<br />ISBN: 978-0-7710-1072-9 (0-7710-1072-9)</em> </p> </div> </div></div>

Sierra Club of Canada - Chinook Group Monthly Meeting

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Calgary </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p><a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=calgary+area+outdoor+council&amp;layer=&amp;sll=51.067938,-114.080658&amp;sspn=0.096222,0.227623&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ei=lLjoRcf2KIrCiQOKoMHQAg&amp;cid=51050635,-114091104,15374841012180062072&amp;li=lmd&amp;z=14&amp;t=m">CAOC, 1111 Memorial Drive NW</a></p><p>Our guest speaker will be Daniel Martinez from <a href="http://www.cuso.org/">CUSO</a>. He will chat about what their organization is up to.</p> </div> </div></div>

World Water Day film screenings and discussion

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Calgary </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p>This film evening celebrates <a href="http://www.worldwaterday.org/">World Water Day</a>, a United Nations designated day (actually March 22) reminding us all of the importance of <strong>water</strong>.</p><p>First Christian Reformed Church Auditorium<br />3818 14A St. SW, Calgary<br /><strong>Free</strong><br /></p><p>Films to be Screened:</p><p><strong>1. Ganga : From the Ground Up 2006</strong></p><p><em>Director Yves Sadurni Dupont</em></p> </div> </div></div>

Is Water the new Oil? Water issues in developing countries and how Albertans can take action!

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Calgary </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p><strong>Speaker:</strong><br /> Shauna Curry, P.Eng. Director, International Services<br /><a href="http://www.cawst.org/"> Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)</a><br /> <br /> Why should Albertans care about water issues in developing countries? Join us for an evening of discussion and debate on this topic!<br /> <br /> 5:30pm Monday February 26<br /> Ceili&#39;s 2 on 7th Irish Pub and Restaurant - 803- 8th Ave SW<br /> <br /> Brought to you by:<br /> <a href="http://www.yepcanada.ca/"> </div> </div></div>
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The Fair Trade Forum - Calgary

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textfield-2"><div class="form-item"> <label>Location: </label> Calgary </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p>The <a href="http://www.haskayne.ucalgary.ca/research/centres/research/centres/cpia/">Centre for Public Interest Accounting (CPIA)</a>, Development Studies Club, <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/departments/IC/home.html">International Centre</a>, the <a href="http://www.larc.ucalgary.ca/">Latin American Research Centre</a> and the <a href="http://www.su.ucalgary.ca/">Students’ Union</a> are pleased to sponsor a public forum to examine the meaning, context and challenges of fair trade as well the roles of international organizations.</p><p>Questions such as: “What is fair trade?”, “How is fair trade benefiting small producers in low-income nations?”, “Is fair trade setting new social and ethical standards in trade?”, and “Who benefits from fair trade?” will be addressed.</p> </div> </div></div>

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