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SUMMARY:Honouring Indigenous Climate Leadership: A roundtable discussion showcasing Indigenous-led research and policy responding to climate change
DESCRIPTION:Date\nThursday\, June 20; 1-2:30 p.m. EST (10-11:30 a.m. PST) \nDescription\nTo amplify and centre Indigenous voices at the cutting-edge of climate research and policy\, the Canadian Climate Institute\, in partnership with the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources\, will host a roundtable discussion on June 20 with the authors of three new case studies in our Indigenous Perspectives series. These case studies showcase the work of Indigenous researchers\, Knowledge Holders\, water protectors\, and community members and will be published on our webpage on Monday June 17\, 2024. \nRegister now for our roundtable discussion featuring the authors of our new case studies. An audience Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.  \nThe discussion will highlight how Indigenous self-determination and knowledge are integral to designing effective regional\, provincial\, territorial\, and national climate policies\, exploring: \n\nCommunity-responsive policy development to support Indigenous climate adaptation movements and food sovereignty outcomes.\nReflective strategies Inuit have used to ensure appropriate engagement and representation of their knowledge\, laws\, and worldviews in climate policy.\nDecolonizing climate policy through ceremony based on research\, collective experiences\, and the findings from the B.C. Assembly of First Nations Spiritual Knowledge Keepers Gathering on Climate Change.\n\nWe’ll also tackle questions of decolonization and unpack “Two-Eyed Seeing\,” a concept where Indigenous and Western knowledge systems can complement one another’s strengths to help inform and create holistic policies for the benefit of all. \nSign up for our Indigenous Research newsletter to stay up to date on our activities\, partnerships\, and upcoming research. \nMore Information\nHonouring Indigenous Climate Leadership: A roundtable discussion showcasing Indigenous-led research and policy responding to climate change \n \n\n\n\nRegister Now\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m2jaMsFNQEmcbTCEwW-KNQ#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/honouring-indigenous-climate-leadership-a-roundtable-discussion-showcasing-indigenous-led-research-and-policy-responding-to-climate-change/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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SUMMARY:Climate change kills. How do we fight back?
DESCRIPTION:Description\nAs we approach the third anniversary of the deadly 2021 Heat Dome\, join the 350 Canada team and Seth Klein\, from Climate Emergency Unit\, for an important online action call. We will mark this sobering moment and discuss the action needed right now to save lives and tackle the climate emergency. \nWe will premiere our mini documentary featuring a community case study where timely action saved lives during the 2021 heat dome. \nWe will also hear from Seth Klein\, author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency about imagining the new institutions that are needed to tackle the climate crisis. \nDate and Time\nThe call starts on Wednesday\, June 26th at 4pm PT / 5pm MT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET / 8pm AT / 8:30pm NT and will run for an hour and a half. RSVP now and we’ll send you the Zoom link. \nRegistration\nhttps://act.350.org/signup/call-j26/
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/climate-change-kills-how-do-we-fight-back/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240702T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240702T140000
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SUMMARY:Mapping Environmental Injustice: Disparities in chemical exposures and neurodevelopmental outcomes
DESCRIPTION:Date\nJuly 2\, 2024 1:00 pm Eastern Time \n\nRSVP for This Webinar\nSlides & Resources\n\n\n\nDisparities in Toxic Chemical Exposures and Associated Neurodevelopmental Outcomes: A Scoping Review and Systematic Evidence Map of the Epidemiological Literature \n\n\nDescription\nOne in six children in the U.S. has a developmental disability and the prevalence of those disabilities has increased over the past decade. Families with low incomes and families of color have long faced disproportionate exposures to toxic chemicals and pollutants known to hinder brain development. These inequities stem from histories of discriminatory policies. \nA recently published literature review\, initiated by Project TENDR (Targeting Environmental Neuro-Development Risks)\, sheds light on the disparities in neurodevelopmental outcomes in children in low-income families and communities of color in the United States. The scoping review\, which analyzes more than 200 studies conducted between 1974 and 2022\, maps existing literature on seven neurotoxicants\, including combustion-related air pollution\, lead\, mercury\, pesticides\, phthalates\, PBDEs\, and PCBs. \n“As a result of discriminatory practices and policies\, families with low incomes and families of color are currently and historically disproportionately exposed to chemicals without their knowledge or consent where they live\, work\, play\, pray\, and learn\,” says co-lead author Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges. \nAs part of the review process\, Project TENDR Health Disparities Workgroup members met with community and environmental justice leaders to identify possible areas of collaboration and opportunities for the research to support the work of the environmental justice organizations. \nThe review underscores the need for action at all levels of government to limit\, lower\, and eliminate existing pollutants and toxic chemicals in our environments in order to achieve environmental justice and health equity. It calls for stronger workplace protections and an end to siting chemical and plastics manufacturing facilities in/near communities of color and low-income communities. \nIn this 1.5 hour discussion hosted by CHE Alaska\, Dr. Payne-Sturges and Dr. Tanya Khemet Taiwo\, the lead authors of the report\, will present their findings and recommendations. Dr. Kristie Ellickson will demonstrate a searchable database of studies on disparities in exposures and impacts. ACAT’s Environmental Health and Justice Director Vi Waghiyi will talk about neurodevelopmental disparities and health inequities specifically in Alaska Native children. \nFeatured Speakers\nKristie Ellickson\, PhD is a Kendall Fellow at the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Her research focuses on the integration of the elements of cumulative risk and impacts into regulatory analyses and decision making. In her role\, Dr. Ellickson builds on past cumulative impacts work from her experience as a state scientist in Minnesota.Prior to joining UCS\, while working in air toxics for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency\, she co-developed a statewide cumulative air pollution risk model\, MNRISKS\, combing these results with socioeconomic data to investigate disproportionate impacts. Dr. Ellickson also reviewed air toxics dispersion modeling for permitted facilities and led a cross-media team instituted to prevent pollution from crossing from one environmental medium to another in ways that are uncontrolled and unmanaged. Dr. Ellickson is an interdisciplinary scientist and earned a PhD in exposure science from Rutgers University’s Environmental and Occupational Health Science Institute\, and a BA in chemistry from Hamline University in St. Paul\, MN. \nTanya Khemet Taiwo\, LM\, CPM\, MPH\, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Department of Midwifery in both the Master of Science in Midwifery and the Master of Arts in Maternal-Child Health Systems programs. She also provides midwifery care on a part-time basis at CommuniCare Health Centers\, a Federally Qualified Health Center with clinics in urban and rural communities around the Sacramento area. These clinics are committed to the compassionate care of low-income families in a multidisciplinary setting. Dr. Khemet Taiwo is an epidemiologist whose dissertation research examined the role of maternal prenatal stress on child neurodevelopment and how these stressors interact with environmental exposures. Her concern for environmental exposures affecting pregnant women drives her as co-director of the Community Engagement Core at the UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center. She is also a research fellow at The Birth Place Lab at the University of British Columbia. At the Birth Place Lab\, she’s collaborating on the Giving Voice to Mothers Study\, a community-based participatory research project that examines how race\, ethnicity and birthplace affect maternity care in the United States. She also serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives\, and counts herself blessed as the mother of three beautiful girls who were all born at home. \nDevon Payne-Sturges\, MEngr\, DrPH is an Assistant Professor with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health at the University of Maryland\, School of Public Health. She also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Her initial academic training was in environmental engineering; however\, after travels to West Africa where she witnessed clear links between environmental conditions and health\, she decided to pursue public health. Dr. Payne-Sturges earned her Master of Public Health and Doctor of Public Health degrees in environmental health sciences from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Maryland\, she served as Assistant Commissioner for Environmental Health with the Baltimore City Health Department then later as the Assistant Center Director for Human Health with U.S. EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research where she focused on biomonitoring for policy analysis\, cumulative risk assessment\, health impact assessment\, environmental health indicator development\, children’s environmental health and environmental health of minority populations. \nVi Pangunnaaq Waghiyi is a Sivuqaq Yupik\, Native Village of Savoonga Tribal Citizen\, mother\, and grandmother. Since 2002\, she has worked with ACAT and serves as Environmental Health and Justice Director. She was appointed by President Biden to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) in April 2021. She is a nationally recognized environmental justice leader and is frequently invited to speak locally\, nationally\, and internationally. Vi serves as a leader of the Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus that advises the United Nations international delegates for treaties concerning persistent organic pollutants. She served as a member of the Environmental Health Sciences Council that advises the NIEHS. \n  \nThis webinar will be hosted by the CHE-Alaska Partnership\, which is coordinated by Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT). Driven by a core belief in environmental justice\, ACAT empowers communities to eliminate exposure to toxics through collaborative research\, shared science\, education\, organizing\, and advocacy. \nMore Information\nhttps://www.healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars/96769 \nRegistration\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_04JVW1ozQWKnpDmOjE_4wg#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/mapping-environmental-injustice-disparities-in-chemical-exposures-and-neurodevelopmental-outcomes/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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SUMMARY:Preparing for Climate Change at Health Care Facilities: Air Quality and Smoke Management
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time\nJul 10\, 2024 09:00 AM PDT.12 noon EDT\n\nDescription\nPoor air quality caused by wildfire smoke poses major health risks for individuals and communities. With climate-related emergencies expected to worsen in the coming years\, health care facilities will need to act swiftly to disaster-proof life-saving infrastructure to protect vulnerable patients and the health care workforce. For smoke-related issues\, this may require essential structural and ventilation interventions.\n\n\nSpeakers\n\nJoin the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care\, PEACH Health Ontario and CASCADES as we welcome Dr. Courtney Howard to discuss the health impacts of smoke and Abdel Darwhich to detail smoke management for health care settings.\n\n\nRegistration\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2tea11udRgq1Yc5tmv5yzg#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/preparing-for-climate-change-at-health-care-facilities-air-quality-and-smoke-management/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240711T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240711T160000
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CREATED:20240708T011259Z
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SUMMARY:Thriving on Our Changing Planet: A Midterm Assessment of NASA’s Implementation of the Decadal Survey
DESCRIPTION:In 2018\, the National Academies released Thriving on Our Changing Planet: A Decadal Strategy for Earth Observation from Space.  The decadal survey identified key science questions and prioritized observational needs to advance U.S. efforts in Earth science and support critical applications such as climate modeling and weather prediction.  In the past few years\, the need for actionable data and better scientific information on Earth’s interacting systems has increased in urgency\, as global climate change accelerates coupled with increasing numbers of extreme weather events. \nAt the request of Congress and NASA\, the National Academies organized a midterm assessment to evaluate progress and recommend actions to meet decadal survey priorities. Learn more about the report by joining us for a report release webinar on Thursday\, July 11 at 3pm ET.  During the webinar\, the study co-chairs will discuss ways that NASA’s Earth Science Division can maintain programmatic balance and improve alignment with decadal survey priorities\, strategies for managing budgetary pressures\, and how to prepare for the next decadal survey. \n\nhttps://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24938/thriving-on-our-changing-planet-a-decadal-strategy-for-earth \nYou will be able to view the webcast and submit questions for our speakers on this page.  Please note registration is not required to view the event. \nhttps://www.nationalacademies.org/event/43156_07-2024_thriving-on-our-changing-planet-a-midterm-assessment-of-nasa-implementation-of-the-decadal-survey-a-report-release-webinar \nRegistration\nhttps://events.nationalacademies.org/43156_07-2024_thriving-on-our-changing-planet-a-midterm-assessment-of-nasa-implementation
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/thriving-on-our-changing-planet-a-midterm-assessment-of-nasas-implementation-of-the-decadal-survey/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240717T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240717T133000
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SUMMARY:The Gathering Storm: The Accelerating Mental Health Consequences Of Global Climate Breakdown
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time\nJul 17\, 2024 09:30 AM  PDT\, 12:30 pm EDT\n\n\nDescription\nRobert Sandford\, United Nations advisor to Member State governments on global climate emergency response\, is in conversation with Monica Dragosz\, MA\, RSW(AB)\, RCC(BC)\, about the rapidly accelerating global mental health crisis associated with the increasing frequency and duration of climate-related disasters and how that crisis might be managed.\n\n\nRegistration\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtf-2opzIuHN3kBcvYJ_kPF8U1PsjiMzdT#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/the-gathering-storm-the-accelerating-mental-health-consequences-of-global-climate-breakdown/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240717T203000
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SUMMARY:#RenewablePowerForAll: Writing & Pitching Opinion Pieces
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\nJoin the #RenewablePowerForAll: Op-ed’s for Climate Solutions training with Gideon Foreman from the David Suzuki Foundation. Gideon has been doing powerful climate and environmental communications work for decades\, including his work lately to stop the disastrous Highway 413 project in Ontario. Participants will learn best practices for writing and pitching opinion articles to news paper outlets of every size and audience. This session is the fourth training in a series that we’ll be hosting this Spring and Summer that will cover strategies and skills for effective climate solutions storytelling.\n\n\n\nGideon’s training is the last in a series we’re offering to our network of supporters to equip more people with the skills needed to bring the truth about the benefits of achieving 100 per cent renewable energy to people throughout Canada. \nWe’ve recorded the previous trainings for you\, in case you want to check them out: \n\nPublic Narrative\, a foundational organizing leadership skill with me\, Katie Perfitt. Watch here.\nSocial media for #RenewablePowerForAll with social media strategist Jennifer Deol. Watch here.\nMaking viral videos with climate influencer Hazel Thayer. Watch here.\n\nThese sessions are led by some of the most skilled communicators in the climate movement and offer something for everyone — whether you’re new to social media as a tool for change or want to take on advanced media skills. \nWe hope that no matter what stage you are at in your advocacy journey\, you’ll use these new skills so that together we can tell the truth about the benefits of renewables and put all the naysayers in their place. \n\n\nSpeaker\n\nFor decades\, Gideon Forman has been using the art of storytelling to expose climate villains and uplift powerful stories of communities leading the way to a sustainable future. \nIf we want to win #RenewablePowerForAll\, it’s going to take more of us finding our voices to share our powerful vision for a just\, livable energy future with our family\, friends and neighbours. \nThat’s why we’re enlisting Gideon’s help to share the skills needed to write and pitch opinion pieces for media\, a skill set he has honed over years of hard-hitting campaign work. \nThis 1.5-hour training will take place on Wednesday\, July 17\, at 8 p.m. ADT / 7 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. CDT / 5p.m. MDT / 4 p.m. PDT. \n\n\nRegistration\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsc-GgqTMsE9a-qnXZrUHqeSx4JY2rAN5J?mkt_tok=MTg4LVZEVS0zNjAAAAGUNsSb0m2UUhfdTFdDsuZWjg6BKLRxH2e0yecJNuSOrsTZ2dwmBy7-3by5a1mjKX1CDndWg5lAiwLSdeUyjqjbMdqVOm_Qr-whs6vyREmLBBxA#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/renewablepowerforall-writing-pitching-opinion-pieces/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240724T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240724T140000
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SUMMARY:Rewilding & the Art of Plant Whispering - A conversation with Rachel Corby
DESCRIPTION:How can we more deeply connect with plants and what can this mean in our lives? \nJoin author and plant whisperer Rachel Corby in a conversation about growing your connection with plants with moderator Paul Moss\, executive director of The Plant Initiative. \nLearn about a journey of plant enchantment\, where recognition of those other beings as animate\, en-spirited and intelligent\, opens the door to a whole new way of being. Communicating with plants can help change everything\, influencing how we behave and enriching our lives with intimacy and meaning. \nThere will be time for questions from the audience following the discussion. This free program will be livestreamed with a link to be sent to participants before the event and will also be recorded and available for viewing online afterwards. \nAbout Rachel Corby \nRachel Corby is an author\, personal rewilding coach\, plant whisperer and sacred plant medicine mentor\, based in the west of England. Rachel first began to hear the whispers of plants while completing research for her Geography degree\, in a remote Scottish valley during the early 1990’s. She followed their call across five continents\, learning in each place from the peoples of those lands\, but also directly from the plants\, mushrooms and the land herself. Her work is entirely experiential\, constantly guided and nudged by direct communication with Gaia\, by her plant and fungal allies. \nRachel is the author of four books including Rewild Yourself: Becoming Nature and most recently Rewilding & The Art of Plant Whispering. In addition she has contributed chapters to four further books and been published in various magazines and journals in the UK and beyond. Rachel has been interviewed on multiple UK based radio stations\, including a regular slot on BBC radio as “Gloucestershire’s Medicine Woman”. She has spoken at various online events including Toward a New Way of Being with Plants Conference\, Humanity Rising and Rise Up Rooted. Rachel has also been featured on numerous podcasts including Becoming Nature\, ONE (Organisation of Nature Evolutionaries) and The Lumieres Podcast. \nRachel is an advocate for regenerating and reviving interest in the indigenous plant medicine of her homeland\, the UK. In summertime she holds ceremonies and wild medicine walks at various UK festivals\, including Wilderness and Medicine\, to further this aim. Rachel hosts online and in-person events\, including indigenous plant ceremonies\, workshops encouraging the direct communication with our more-than-human kin and personal rewilding apprenticeships. \nLearn more about Rachel and her work on her web site. \nRegistration\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rewilding-the-art-of-plant-whispering-a-conversation-with-rachel-corby-tickets-895341940847?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/rewilding-the-art-of-plant-whispering-a-conversation-with-rachel-corby/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240806T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240806T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150009
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SUMMARY:Protecting Children’s Developing Brains: Hazards of Plastics and Chemicals in Plastics
DESCRIPTION:Description\nA growing body of evidence shows that plastics and associated toxic chemicals contribute to neurodevelopmental disabilities and cognitive deficits in children. The global crisis of plastic production and waste is increasing exponentially. Today’s infants are born with their brains and bodies already burdened by plastics: micro- and nano-plastic particles have been found in the placenta and in newborns’ first stool\, and further exposures occur through breastmilk and infant formula. \nA briefing paper by Project TENDR synthesizes the latest science on fetal and early childhood exposures to plastics and the resulting harm to children’s developing brains. It outlines the widespread exposure to plastics and associated chemicals\, such as ortho-phthalates\, bisphenols\, and flame retardants\, which are linked to cognitive deficits and developmental disabilities in children. \nThe paper makes several recommendations to strengthen the global plastics treaty\, including measures to address the toxicity and proliferation of plastics\, and to regulate chemicals by class. Following the recent wrap-up of the third round of treaty negotiations in May\, the treaty is set to begin the final session of negotiations in October 2024. \nIn this webinar\, Dr. Linda Birnbaum\, Dr. Carmen Marsit\, and Maureen Swanson will discuss how children’s developing brains are harmed by the effects of plastics and toxic chemicals in plastics. \nFeatured Speakers\nLinda S. Birnbaum\, PhD\, DABT\, ATS\, is a toxicologist\, microbiologist\, and Scientist Emeritus and former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program\, as well as a Scholar in Residence at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. As NIEHS director\, Dr. Birnbaum oversaw research grants and shared the results of cutting-edge environmental health research with the public and policy makers. She also met with communities\, including in Alaska\, to better understand environmental health concerns and disparities. Throughout her career\, Dr. Birnbaum has been particularly effective at bringing forward the mounting scientific evidence of harm of exposures to certain chemicals that are now ubiquitous in our products and environment. \nCarmen J. Marsit\, PhD\, is Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research Strategy\, Rollins Distinguished Professor of Research\, and Professor in the Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. Dr. Marsit also leads a multi-disciplinary research program focused on understanding the impacts of the pre- and perinatal environments on maternal and child health\, utilizing the tools of genomics\, epigenomics\, and bioinformatics to uncover mechanisms underlying the impact of the environment on health within epidemiologic studies. He serves as Director of the NIEHS-funded Emory HERCULES Exposome Research Center and Training Program in the Environmental Health Sciences and Toxicology. Dr. Marsit received his BS in Biochemistry from Lafayette College and his PhD in the Biological Sciences in Public Health from Harvard University. \nMaureen Swanson\, MPA\, is the Director of Environmental Risk Reduction & Project TENDR (Targeting Environmental Neurodevelopment Risks)\, a program of The Arc and a collaborative of scientists\, health professionals\, and advocates working to protect children from toxic chemicals and pollutants that harm brain development. Project TENDR prioritizes ending the disproportionate exposures to these chemicals and pollutants and greater impacts experienced by children from families with low incomes and families of color. As the Healthy Children Project director for the Learning Disabilities Association of America\, Maureen helped to coalesce and lead health organizations for the Safer Chemicals Healthy Families coalition\, which successfully advocated for the 2016 revision of the Toxic Substances Control Act. Prior to that\, she was an environmental policy analyst for the State of Minnesota. Maureen co-founded Project TENDR in 2015. \nThis webinar will be hosted by the CHE-Alaska Partnership\, which is coordinated by Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT). Driven by a core belief in environmental justice\, ACAT empowers communities to eliminate exposure to toxics through collaborative research\, shared science\, education\, organizing\, and advocacy. \nMore Information\nhttps://www.healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars/96781 \nRegistration\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pbawEzwuQQ-DeZ9NM5MOFA#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/protecting-childrens-developing-brains-hazards-of-plastics-and-chemicals-in-plastics/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240807T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240807T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150009
CREATED:20240731T192439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T194534Z
UID:12097-1723035600-1723039200@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Advancing climate equity through place-based collaboration
DESCRIPTION:Description\nHosted by Tamarack Institute \nFor more than three years\, Tamarack’s Community Climate Transitions (CCT) network has been supporting community-led climate action that builds more just and equitable futures. Through our work with municipalities\, community organizations\, resident-led groups\, and others forming cross-sector coalitions\, we have learned a lot about what it takes to address the climate crisis in a collaborative way that ensures no one is left behind. \nAdvancing climate equity means recognizing that climate change does not impact all of us equally. Historic and current injustices have led to disproportionate impacts on Indigenous Peoples\, Black and racialized people\, women\, people with disabilities\, and more. These groups also have skills\, knowledges\, and ways of being that are essential to building a more sustainable future for all. \nPlace-based collaboration and partnerships means recognizing that given the complexity of the challenges we face\, key local institutions and lived experience experts within communities need to co-create climate solutions and align resources around shared goals. \nJoin us for a conversation on how to bring these principles together through the launch of our latest 10 Guide: Advancing Climate Equity Through Place-Based Collaboration. This comprehensive resource captures our insights from our work with 70+ network members and case studies of communities across Turtle Island that are leading the way. The speakers will share best practices\, lessons learned\, and more from their efforts to take collaborative climate action. \nRegistration\nhttps://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/webinar-advancing-climate-equity-through-place-based-collaboration \nSpeakers\nKat Cadungog\, Executive Director\, The Youth Harbour & Finance\, Engage\, Sustain \nKat is Executive Director of Finance\, Engage\, Sustain (FES)\, a youth-led\, youth-serving organization committed to empowering youth and advancing a more inclusive\, fair\, prosperous and sustainable future. Kat is passionate about building youth-for-youth climate support systems\, mainly The Youth Harbour and Now for Net-Zero\, so far raising 4 million dollars across both projects to provide youth with financial\, technical\, and networking support to amplify and scale their work. In addition\, Kat supported the expansion of the SDGs training program to over 90 schools across Canada\, the US and UK\, and contributed to over 50 community action projects in high schools. Kat’s passion for sustainability and supporting youth leadership permeates her personal life and current volunteer roles as a Community Climate Transitions Advisory Group Member with Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement and as a board member of the Sustainability Network. In 2022\, Kat was named a Future of Good Young Impact Leader and a Top 30 Under 30 Corporate Knights Sustainability Leader. \nLylou Sehili\, Community Relations Coordinator\, Transition en Commun \nLylou Sehili (she/her) is a Community Relations Coordinator with Transition en Commun\, and is president of the Chantier de l’économie sociale’s Aile jeunesse (Youth Wing). In 2019\, she co-founded the Coalition Étudiante pour un Virage Environnemental et Social (CEVES) and was its co-spokesperson until 2020. Since then\, she has been involved in a number of social and citizens’ movements\, notably in her Montreal neighborhood of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve where she campaigns to defend a vacant lot and preserve green spaces – work that has been featured in the comic strip Résister et fleurir. \n  \nHeather Wheeliker\, Program Manager\, Change for Climate\, City of Edmonton \nHeather Wheeliker has devoted much of her career to developing programs that encourage citizens to learn about and take action for the environment. For the past 14 years she’s focused on mobilizing Edmontonians to take climate action and\, as the current lead for Change for Climate at the City of Edmonton\, she works on both mitigation and adaptation efforts. Her credentials in environmental science\, adult education and an MBA in Community Development have grounded her approach to her work. \nLaura Schnurr\, Director of Climate Transitions\, Tamarack Institute \nLaura leads Tamarack’s work on Climate Transitions and the Sustainable Development Goals. She is passionate about supporting cities and communities in their journeys towards ensuring a just\, equitable and sustainable future for the next 7 generations and beyond. Prior to joining Tamarack\, Laura worked with the McConnell Foundation on building the field of social innovation and social finance. She previously worked with several federal government departments. Laura holds a BComm and a Master’s in Global Studies. She co-authored a book on UN reform and runs a social enterprise promoting women’s economic empowerment in Uganda. \nPrachir Pasricha\, Manager of Communities\, Community Climate Transitions and Communities Building Belonging\, Tamarack Institute \nPrachir’s longstanding belief that the climate crisis and the crisis of disconnection are intimately intertwined is the thread that ties together his experiences and informs his work as a Manager of Communities with Communities Building Belonging and Community Climate Transitions at Tamarack. \nFrom scaling a social infrastructure initiative across Canada to building the social solidarity economy in Montreal\, Prachir has always been drawn towards solutions that create both a more relational and sustainable way of life. Prachir holds a Bachelor’s degree in Honours Business Administration from Western University in London\, Ontario. \n 
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/advancing-climate-equity-through-place-based-collaboration/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240807T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240807T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150009
CREATED:20240731T191627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T191627Z
UID:12093-1723042800-1723046400@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Keeping Cool at School: Addressing Indoor and Outdoor Heat Standards to Protect Workers
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\nHosted by Berkley Center for Occupational and Environmental Health \nPanelists Mitch Steiger and David Hornung\, along with moderators Monique Hosein and Laura Stock\, will review the issue of heat as an occupational safety and health hazard\, review the current Cal/OSHA standards in place to address indoor and outdoor heat\, and offer guidance on implementing controls to protect workers. \nThis presentation by LOHP in collaboration with COEH is based on  the School Action for Safety and Health (SASH) administered by the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation in the California Department of Industrial Relations through an interagency agreement with the Labor Occupational Health Program at the University of California\, Berkeley. \nRegistration\nhttps://www.coeh.berkeley.edu/24web0807 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\n\n\n\n\n\nAt the completion of this activity\, the learner will be able to: \n\nDescribe the hazards of indoor and outdoor heat and the connection to the climate crisis\nOutline the elements of the Cal/OSHA heat standards to protect workers from indoor and outdoor heat\nIdentify strategies to protect school-based workers from heat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Monique Hosein is a Coordinator of Public Programs at LOHP. Her project portfolio includes leading the WOSHTEP (Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program) and SASH (School Action for Safety and Health) programs. Monique is a graduate of the Doctor of Public Health program at UC Berkeley School of Public Health and the Master of Public Health program (Community Health Education) at San Francisco State University. She has a background in mixed methods research through the lenses of health equity\, the intersection of race and gender\, and cultural humility. LOHP’s Social Justice and Worker Health seminar and her time as a student member of the LOHP Academic Advisory Committee crystallized Monique’s interest in healthy jobs as a determinant of health. Joining the LOHP team in 2022 was a realization of that commitment to safe\, healthy\, just workplaces. \nLaura Stock is the director of the Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP). She directs and administers LOHP’s programs providing training\, research support\, materials development and technical assistance for workers\, employers\, health professionals\, and the general public. She also provide direction to staff on translating research findings to practice and to public policy (R2P2P). In her over thirty years at LOHP\, she has developed various training programs and educational materials on occupational safety and health issues and have provided technical assistance and consultation to workers\, unions\, joint labor/management committees\, employers\, policymakers and others on how to set up comprehensive and effective health and safety programs. Ms. Stock is currently principal investigator on a number of statewide worker education initiatives including WOSHTEP (Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program)\, and is a former member of the Cal/OSHA Standards Board\, charged with developing occupational safety regulations for the state of CA as well as the NIOSH/ NORA Committees on Healthy Work Design. \nMitch Steiger is the Legislative Representative for the CFT\, a Union of Educators and Classified Professionals. The CFT is a union of educators and classified professionals affiliated with the 1.7-million-member American Federation of Teachers\, and through it with the California Labor Federation\, AFL-CIO. Steiger’s role is to advocate on behalf of CFT member educators and classified professionals in a variety of issue areas by introducing and lobbying for passage of union-sponsored bills. Mr. Steiger also represents workers on a variety of statewide boards and commissions and is a member of the Pacific Media Workers Guild\, Local 39521.
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/keeping-cool-at-school-addressing-indoor-and-outdoor-heat-standards-to-protect-workers/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240807T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240807T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150009
CREATED:20240801T031551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T032142Z
UID:12137-1723057200-1723062600@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Climate action means affordability
DESCRIPTION:Description\nJoin us on Wednesday\, Aug 7th at 4pm PT / 5pm MT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET / 8pm AT / 8:30pm NT for the national premiere of our new “Fighting Energy Poverty with Free Heat Pumps” mini-documentary featuring the case study of PEI. \nAfter the premiere event\, we will hear from a panel of experts about how we can fight for climate action and affordability with a universal heat pump program. Then we’ll all take action together! \nAfter the premiere\, we will hear from a panel of experts including Karla Bernard from the Green Party of PEI and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives about how we can fight for climate action and affordability with a universal heat pump program. Then we’ll all take action together! Check out a sneak peek of the documentary here: \n \nRegistration\nThe online event will run for 75 minutes. RSVP now and we’ll send you the Zoom link. \nhttps://act.350.org/signup/call-a7/?akid=412166.5590797.-TokBV&rd=1&t=4
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/climate-action-means-affordability/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240809T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240809T100000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150009
CREATED:20240801T021337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T021337Z
UID:12120-1723194000-1723197600@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Virtual Commemoration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2024
DESCRIPTION:Description\nTheme: Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact \nThis International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August 2024 focuses on ‘Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact.’ Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact are the best protectors of the forest. Where their collective rights to lands and territories are protected\, the forests thrive\, alongside their societies. Not only is their survival crucial to the protection of our planet\, but it is also essential to the preservation of cultural and linguistic diversity. In today’s hyper-connected world\, the existence of Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact is a testament to the rich and complex tapestry of humanity. It would be a huge loss to our world if they were to cease to exist. \nThe virtual commemoration will include an opening segment with a traditional ceremony\, followed by a virtual statement from the Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. A moderated panel with invited speakers will consider who Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact are\, and the pressing challenges that they face for their survival. This will be followed by a discussion with invited speakers to share advancements on how their rights can be effectively recognized and protected. Indigenous Peoples\, Member States\, UN entities\, civil society\, and the public are all invited to participate. Interpretation will be available in English\, Spanish and Portuguese. \n\n\n\nAround 200 groups of Indigenous Peoples currently live in voluntary isolation and initial contact. They reside in remote forests rich in natural resources in Bolivia\, Brazil\, Colombia\, Ecuador\, India\, Indonesia\, Papua New Guinea\, Peru and Venezuela. They choose to live detached from the rest of the world and their mobility pattern allows them to engage in gathering and hunting\, thereby preserving their cultures and languages. These peoples have a strict dependency on their ecological environment. Any changes to their natural habitat can harm both the survival of individual members and the group as a whole. \nDespite their right to autonomy\, as enshrined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples\, Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact face unique challenges often overlooked by the surrounding world. Globalization is driving significant economic growth and technological advancement\, but it is also destabilizing environmental sustainability and social equity. Developments for agriculture\, mining\, tourism and natural resources in their territories result in the deforestation of swathes of Indigenous Peoples’ forests\, disrupting their way of life and destroying the natural environment that they have protected for generations. \nFurther resources \n\nUN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples \n\nUNEP’s work with Indigenous Peoples \n\n\nAs climate crisis alters their lands\, Indigenous Peoples turn to the courts [story] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nhttps://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ivoYQZtFReWDpl0dgnu1Zg#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/virtual-commemoration-of-international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Day
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240813T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240813T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150009
CREATED:20240731T184754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T190701Z
UID:12088-1723550400-1723554000@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:ANHE Education Forum August Call
DESCRIPTION:Description\nAs we gear up for the new academic year\, the Education Forum is offering tactical\, hands-on\, solutions to how to integrate planetary health into the curriculum. For our August 13th panel at 12 pm ET\, we’ll have three nursing professors discuss how they use the ANHE e-textbook in their curriculum. We’ll also have time for questions from other instructors and students who are interested in advocating for increased planetary health in their curricula. \nRegistration\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcuupqT0pE9RcgqlWsX3xP_UZqrP4oePH#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/anhe-education-forum-august-call/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240813T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240813T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150009
CREATED:20240731T201931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T202024Z
UID:12109-1723550400-1723554000@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Learning from Examples: Trials and Tribulations
DESCRIPTION:Description\nFrom the National Institute on Aging \nFrom March to August 2024\, NIA will host a webinar series (1 hour monthly sessions) on Translational Science in Climate and Health. In these monthly meetings\, expert members from the U.S. and abroad will explore key issues in the translation of scientific insights around climate and health into actionable interventions that reduce harms from climate change — the goal of the NIH’s Climate Change and Health Initiative Strategic Framework. Speakers will cover a range of topics from case studies in climate and health interventions\, frameworks in climate-related implementation science\, the principles of team science\, systems-based approaches\, and the application of environmental and climate justice. Each webinar will end with an opportunity for questions and discussion\, particularly as they focus on the well-being and health of older aged adults. \nDate and Time\nAugust 13\, 2024 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET \nWebinar Description\nThis webinar will focus on case studies in the field. We aim to provide several examples of how climate and health research is translated into action\, as well as some of the challenges in doing so. Leading experts in the field of Climate and Health-focused Interventions will discuss these. \nRegistration Information\nPlease register in advance for this webinar. \nhttps://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_k8QduggyQcyqsAbqptopWA#/registration \nRegister for this workshop \nContact Information\nPlease contact Richard Kwok \nor Emerald Nguyen \nfor questions about the webinar. \nReasonable Accommodation: If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in this event\, please contact the meeting organizer listed under Contact information. Please make your request no later than 1 week before the event.
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/learning-from-examples-trials-and-tribulations/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240816T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240816T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150009
CREATED:20240731T185458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T193236Z
UID:12091-1723802400-1723813200@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:H.E.A.L. Healthcare Website Launch & Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Description\nWe hope you can join us as we celebrate the launch of the H.E.A.L. Healthcare Website\, an open-access anti-colonial learning resource for healthcare learners across so-called Canada. \nWHEN: Friday\, August 16th\, 2024\, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. \nIN PERSON: University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)\, Northern Medical Program Building\, Lheidli T’enneh Territory (Prince George\, BC). \nVIRTUAL: Zoom attendance available for those unable to attend in person. Please RSVP to receive Zoom link. \nCOST: There is no registration fee for this event. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. \nSCHEDULE:\n10:00 to 10:30 AM: Welcome Reception (Refreshments & Light Snacks Provided)\n10:30 to 12:00 PM: Gathering & Speakers (Hybrid portion)\n12:00 to 1:00 PM: Celebratory Reception (Refreshments & Lunch Provided) \nQUESTIONS: Please reach out to us at harc@unbc.ca or chamberlin@unbc.ca. \n\nAbout H.E.A.L. Healthcare: The Hearts-based Education and Anti-colonial Learning (H.E.A.L.) Healthcare Project brings together artists\, writers\, activists\, and people with lived experience to create arts-based anti-oppression learning materials for healthcare educators\, professionals\, and practitioners. Our goal is to use the arts to address oppressive behaviours and attitudes that we all hold and that permeate healthcare systems and culture. The learning modules provided on the H.E.A.L. Healthcare website address longstanding and well-established evidence that health disparities exist because of racist\, colonial\, able-body/minded\, geographic\, economic\, and gendered inequities. \n*This event is being organized and hosted by the Health Arts Research Centre (HARC) in partnership with the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH). Any personal information gathered on this form will not be used for any purposes other than planning and communication for this event. \n\n\nRegistration\n\nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXA14dSv1ybcaBLIkP13RKwHS5k-bmkIRq0m_4maVg8avSHg/viewform?pli=1
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/h-e-a-l-healthcare-website-launch-celebration/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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ORGANIZER;CN="National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health":MAILTO:nccahweb@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240820T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240820T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150010
CREATED:20240731T195243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T200014Z
UID:12102-1724166000-1724169600@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Health impacts of air pollutants beyond cardiovascular or respiratory effects
DESCRIPTION:Description\nHosted by the US Environmental Protection Agency \nAir pollutants\, particularly fine particulate matter (PM2.5)\, have been well-established to impact cardiovascular and respiratory disease. This presentation will highlight research from EPA scientists that examines associations between air pollution and health impacts other than cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Some of these health impacts include reproductive\, pregnancy\, and birth outcomes; child and developmental health; nervous system\, cognitive\, and mental health; metabolic\, liver\, and kidney diseases; cancers; and interactions and modifiers of associations. \nSpeakers\nKristen Rappazzo\, EPA Office of Research and Development\nKristen Rappazzo is a research epidemiologist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development. Her research covers several environmental topic areas including air pollution; climate-related factors and events; interactions between chemical and non-chemical stressors (including social\, built\, and natural environments); and mixtures. While largely focused on reproductive and children’s health\, she has also studied mortality\, hospitalizations\, and cancer. In addition to research\, she has contributed to government assessments of criteria air pollutants and PFAS for reproductive and developmental outcomes. Kristen earned her MPH in environmental and occupational health from Drexel University and her PhD in epidemiology from UNC-Chapel Hill. \nAnne Weaver\, EPA Office of Research and Development\nAnne Weaver is an environmental epidemiologist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development. She joined EPA in 2017 as a federal postdoc and in 2019 as a staff scientist. Her research has focused on health impacts of air pollution and extreme heat\, with an emphasis on disproportionate impacts among communities with environmental justice concerns and vulnerable populations. More recent work involves engaging with communities to better understand their concerns and needs. She earned her MS and PhD in epidemiology at SUNY University at Buffalo. \nRegistration\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CqyeXA2VQPuYmeBtpHeRHQ#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/health-impacts-of-air-pollutants-beyond-cardiovascular-or-respiratory-effects/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240821T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240821T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150010
CREATED:20240731T201155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T201155Z
UID:12106-1724243400-1724247000@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Open Climate Circle to talk about Climate Breakdown
DESCRIPTION:Description\nEvent by Canadian Ecopsychology Network \nClimate Circle with Monica Dragosz and Carol Koziol\nJoin us in forming an informal\, open\, respectful\, and confidential space to discuss our reactions and experiences with climate breakdown. During our time\, we will accompany one another in sharing reflections and feelings to lighten our emotional burdens and open new channels of thinking\, engaging\, and meaning-making. \nRegistration\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rc-6hqj8oH9OKCXmk6nYd12OnCV1fGbah#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/open-climate-circle-to-talk-about-climate-breakdown/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240822T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240822T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150010
CREATED:20240814T223757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T223951Z
UID:12213-1724349600-1724360400@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Celebrate Environmental Justice Strategy Act (Bill C-226)
DESCRIPTION:Description\nJoin us in celebrating the recent enactment of Canada’s first environmental justice law\, the Environmental Justice Strategy Act (previously Bill C-226). This historic milestone has been years in the making! Join the CCECJ and the ENRICH Project to mark this achievement and discuss the next steps. This event will be held both in-person in Toronto and virtually via Zoom. Hosted by the Canadian Coalition for Environmental and Climate Justice (CCECJ)\, of which CANE and  CAPE are members. \n\n\nDate: Thursday\, August 22\, 2024\nTime: 6:00 – 9:00 pm EST\nLocation: Hybrid Event — Toronto (CSI Spadina\, 192 Spadina Ave.\, Toronto\, ON M5T 2C2) + Zoom\nCost: FREE\nRSVP: Required\n\nEnjoy a celebratory gathering featuring music\, a spoken word performance\, discussions on sustaining momentum for the new law\, and dinner with drinks (in-person). We look forward to celebrating this milestone with our community — everyone is welcome! Special thanks to the Sustainability Network for providing additional funding for this event. \n\nContact: sarah.k@ccecj.ca \nRegistration\nRSVP to join the celebration in-person or virtually! \nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdla3aAPj5K0UVPdOrMDV0BIS72gX51y2BcaHfkSISgIiBkQg/viewform \n 
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/celebrate-environmental-justice-strategy-act-bill-c-226/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240827
DTSTAMP:20260430T150010
CREATED:20240822T225055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T225253Z
UID:12408-1724630400-1724716799@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Join the Global Day of Action to demand Minister Shifeta protect Kavango from ReconAfrica!
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\nJoin Namibian activists in sounding the alarm on ReconAfrica’s illegal actions & demanding that Minister Shifeta act now to let the fight for justice move forward!\n\n\n\n\nOn July 7th\, 2024\, the Canadian oil and gas giant ReconAfrica defiantly resumed its drilling in Namibia’s Kavango regions\, even as a critical ruling on their environmental clearance certificate remains pending. This brazen move comes after fierce opposition from local leaders\, human rights defenders\, and environmentalists both in Namibia and globally. ReconAfrica’s reckless drilling threatens not only the delicate groundwater and lush vegetation of Kavango but also endangers the Okavango Delta—a UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its unparalleled biodiversity.\n\n\n\n\nIn 2022\, the Ncumcara Community Forest\, Kapinga Kamwalye Conservancy\, and Ncaute Community Forest took a stand against this environmental threat. With the support of Saving The Okavango’s Unique Life (SOUL) and the Economic and Social Justice Trust (ESJT)\, these communities challenged the Environmental Commissioner’s controversial decision to grant ReconAfrica an environmental clearance certificate (ECC) without a proper environmental impact assessment (EIA). The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) stepped up to provide crucial legal representation for the conservancies\, while Avaaz launched a petition now being amplified by Fridays for Future Africa.\n\n  \n\nDespite this brave resistance\, nearly two years of bureaucratic delays have left the Kavango communities vulnerable\, as Minister Pohamba Shifeta\, appointed by President Hage Geingob\, has failed to deliver a decisive ruling. ReconAfrica’s flagrant disregard for Namibian laws and their environmental management plan includes severe violations: ignoring proper community consultations\, bypassing essential permits\, and illegally constructing roads through protected lands and farmers’ fields. The damage is already unfolding\, and every day without decisive action magnifies the harm. Water is life—its protection is not just a priority; it’s a moral imperative.\n\n  \n\nStand with us. Demand accountability. Demand action.\n\n\n(For more info\, please see the Information page.)\n\n\n🌍 GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION ON AUGUST 26! 🌍\nJoin Fridays For Future Africa on Monday\, August 26\, 2024 in demanding that Minister Pohamba Shifeta prioritize the people\, water and biodiversity of Kavango over ReconAfrica’s profits! ReconAfrica’s violations are putting our environment and communities at risk\, and it’s time for us to take a stand.\n✊ Together\, we have the power to make a difference! ✊\n\n\n🚨 CALLS TO ACTION 🚨\n\nSpread the word! 🗣\nShare the announcement for the Global Day of Action to your followers on social media!\nFind sample posts here →  X (Twitter)  │ Instagram  │ Facebook\nShare the toolkit link with your activist networks!  coda.io/@fffafrica/stand-with-kavango\n\nSign & share the petition! ✍️\nAvaaz\, in partnership with Saving Okavango’s Unique Life (SOUL) and conservancies in the Kavango Region\, started this petition to Minister Shifeta to take action to protect Kavango communities and the environment from ReconAfrica’s drilling. Please sign and share!\nSIGN HERE!\nTake action on social media! ⚡\nCheck out these pages for social media actions →  X (Twitter)  │  Instagram  │  FacebookHashtags: #ShifetaStandWithKavango #SaveTheOkavango\n\nDigital protest! 📸\nTake a selfie on social media holding a sign that says: Shifeta Stand With Kavango\nPost your selfie on your social media with the hashtags: #ShifetaStandWithKavango and #SaveTheOkavango\n\n\nProtest outside embassies!🪧\nOrganize a protest outside your nearest Canadian or Namibian embassy on August 26th.\nSee this page for more details & helpful tips! → Organize a protest!\n\n\n\n\nWhy this issue matters…\n🌳 Environmental Protection: ReconAfrica’s activities threaten Kavango’s biodiversity & water resources\n✊🏾 Community Rights: Kavango people deserve their voices being heard and rights protected\n🌍 Climate Justice: Stand with Kavango to combat climate change for future generations\n⚖️ Justice & Corporate Accountability: We must hold extractive corporations accountable for human rights & environmental violations\, especially by Global North corporations in the Global South\n\n\n\n“ReconAfrica\, a Canadian oil and gas company tried to silence me with a bribe and a job offer.\nBut my people are tired of corruption\, and we will not be silent as this oil giant threatens us\, our rights and pushes wildlife closer to extinction. In June 2022\, we joined the Economic and Social Justice Trust\, an advocacy group fighting corruption and advocating for rights in Namibia\, in a massive appeal against Minister Pohamba Shifeta’s approval of ReconAfrica’s exploitative activities\, despite blatant violations of rights and laws. But after two years\, we still have NO ruling.\n\n\nMore Information\n\nhttps://coda.io/@fffafrica/stand-with-kavango
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/join-the-global-day-of-action-to-demand-minister-shifeta-protect-kavango-from-reconafrica/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240827T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240827T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150010
CREATED:20240822T224015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T224015Z
UID:12405-1724756400-1724760000@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals: updates and next steps
DESCRIPTION:Description\nAs we enter the final phase of the UN Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals process\, CAN\, NRGI\, SIRGE\, Publish What You Pay\, the EU Raw Minerals Coalition\, and Earthworks would like to invite all interested organizations to join a virtual briefing on 27 August at 3 PM UTC. Spanish and French interpretation will be available. Please register here: https://tinyurl.com/2kmjasaw. \nThe Big Tent call will feature the CSO Panel members\, Anabella Rosemberg from CAN and Suneeta Kaimal from Natural Resource Government Institute\, who will provide updates ahead of the Panel’s outcome document publication on 9 September and Climate Week. \nWe also  thank you for signing onto the CSO recommendations to the UNSG Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals\, now endorsed by 270 organizations\, including Indigenous Peoples groups\, unions\, and climate\, environmental justice\, child rights\, and human rights organizations (endorsements are still open). \n  \nMore than 230 organisations and groups have signed\, including Indigenous Peoples groups\, unions and labour activists\, and climate\, environmental justice\, child rights and human rights organisations. \nWe look forward to your participation and thank you for the continued support. \nRegistration\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuceutqjIiG9L0uVhDbbIeY393mmEpW1Aj#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/un-panel-on-critical-energy-transition-minerals-updates-and-next-steps/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240828T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240828T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150010
CREATED:20240731T184428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T190640Z
UID:12085-1724842800-1724846400@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Greening Nursing School Community of Practice
DESCRIPTION:Description\nCome to ONIEG’s third Greening Nursing School Community of Practice on August 28th from 1100 to 1200 ET to get ideas on projects that can be implemented at your nursing school this coming semester\, how to reduce the environmental footprint of nursing schools\, and how to add planetary health competencies into your curriculum! We have had nursing educators from many areas of Ontario\, other provinces\, and even some American colleagues attend! So\, get excited to network and share ideas; it is an interactive event! Register using the link below; we hope to see you there! \nRegistration\nhttps://myrnao.ca/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1646
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/greening-nursing-school-community-of-practice/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240828T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240828T130000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150010
CREATED:20240812T192938Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T192938Z
UID:12185-1724846400-1724850000@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Scoping the public health response to drought
DESCRIPTION:Description\nNCCEH presents: Climate-driven changes in annual maximum temperatures\, precipitation patterns\, snow accumulation\, and glacier loss have elevated the risk of drought across Canada. Although drought discussions typically focus on easily identifiable impacts\, such a water shortages\, crop losses\, and food availability\, the public health impacts are far more wide-ranging. This webinar will share some of the work underway at Island Health to both understand the broad scope of drought impacts on public health and the ways in which public health practice could expand or adapt to meet the needs of future populations. \n\nSpeakers\nDr. Angela Eykelbosh is an Environmental Health Scientist with the Healthy Environments team at Island Health\, previously working at the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health. She holds a PhD in Resource Management and Environmental Studies. Her areas of interest include land-water-climate interactions\, the environmental health implications of climate change\, and environmental public health emergency preparedness and response. \nNancy Clements is a Healthy Built Environment Consultant with the Healthy Environments team at Island Health. Nancy brings 20+ years of experience working in environmental public health on north Vancouver Island\, focusing on drinking water and land use development. She strives to support local governments to include health in local planning / policies and promotes dialogue on how to make our communities more resilient to climate change. Her work is strongly focused on the impacts of drought and strategies for adaptation and resilience building. \nRegistration \nhttps://ncceh.ca/events/upcoming-webinars/scoping-public-health-response-drought \n 
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/scoping-the-public-health-response-to-drought/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240904T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240904T140000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150011
CREATED:20240801T015543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T020551Z
UID:12117-1725454800-1725458400@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Belonging Through Foodways and Community Economies
DESCRIPTION:Description\nA Tamarack Institute Webinar \nThe 2021 Heritage Newfoundland Craft at Risk report identified 42 critically endangered and endangered crafts and skills at risk of disappearing. Foodways was one of them. \nFood and foodways of a place and its people hold relationships\, stories\, ways of knowing\, rituals\, unification of families and communities. Families gathering to process a moose together or preserve a bounty of a harvest. It signifies seasonality and connection to nature and the changing climate we live in. \nThe place and its people also hold an abundance of gifts\, skills and assets of their own\, be it foraging\, fishing or entrepreneurship just to name a few.  As we continue facing spiraling food costs due to climate impacts and global conflicts\, struggle to find places to call home and try to cope with stress\, overwhelm and loneliness\, we invite you to explore other ways of knowing and being in community that build belonging\, opportunity and agency. \nJoin us for a conversation with Lori McCarthy and Crystal Anstey from Newfoundland and Labrador on how we can discover\, reconnect and activate the strengths\, passions and knowledge of a place to find community and economic belonging in the face of globalization. We’ll be exploring how to shift our mindsets from globalism to localism and go from surviving to thriving. \nSpeakers\nLori McCarthy\, Cultural Food Ambassador \nLori McCarthy is a Cultural Food Ambassador\, a Storyteller and an Educator who identifies fiercely as a Newfoundlander\, which means more than just geographical location of birth to her. Her passion for the land is matched only by her passion for food culture. Deeply rooted here\, the skilled chef and outdoorswoman is guided by a sense of responsibility to place. The ethics of conservation and sustainability inform her every move\, and she is as serious about protecting Newfoundland culture\, resources and food ways as she is about sharing them. \nTo be an innovative chef\, forager\, hunter\, educator \, and enthusiastic  outdoorsperson is less unusual amongst Newfoundlanders than you might think. The province’s culture is based on the values of resourcefulness and working with what the land provides. But Lori has made it her life\, becoming a leader and advocate in a back to the land approach where traditional food culture is central. She’s committed to keeping the wild game and foods of this province on our plates for generations to come\, and passing on the pride she learned at her own mother’s knee to her own children who will inherit this island’s abundant bounty. \n“Our stories are born to be told. They make us who we are. Embrace them\, share them and allow them to empower you and those around you”. – Lori McCarthy \nLearn more about Lori \nListen to Lori’s TED talk on How to Find a Sense of Belonging Wherever You Are \nDiscover more about Newfoundland Foodways: East Coast Forager \n  \nCrystal Anstey\, Tour Guide\, Entrepreneur\, Chef and Visual Artist  \nTour guide\, entrepreneur\, chef and visual artist\, Crystal Anstey\, is dedicated to encouraging sustainability\, hiring local\, and creating adventures and experiences that preserve and protect the vast land and sea of Newfoundland and Labrador. Crystal uses the inherent gifts and assets of a place and of her own – an area of outstanding natural beauty (Twillingate\, NL)\, sustainably caught local fish\, seafood\, foraged foods and her skills and passion as a chef to create unforgettable cultural and food experiences. \nHer restaurant – the beach! \nOwner of Wild Island Kitchen\, Crystal takes guests on adventures\, from the sea to the plate. Wild island Kitchen is a locally owned tour and culinary group preserving the past while creating a sustainable future. Here\, we have embraced local traditions\, while applying our unique style of island ingenuity. Local Ingenuity – it’s what the land and sea has inspired for many generations. \n  \nAstrid Arumae\, Manager of Communities\, Tamarack Institute \nAstrid joined Tamarack to work with the Communities Building Belonging team to support communities to build and develop neighborhood strategies. She is passionate about community-building\, climate action\, social innovation and entrepreneurship. \nAstrid believes that community\, connection and a sense of belonging are essential to us as human beings\, all of which contribute to our wellbeing and help us thrive. She is driven by social equity and is inspired by people who work to help shift systems and better the lives of those around them. Astrid is certain that when we lead with care and in trust\, we cultivate an environment where everyone is welcome to let their light shine. \nIn her role at Tamarack\, she works across both Building Belonging and Community Climate Transitions networks\, and is looking forward to building meaningful relationships with our existing member communities\, supporting them on their local journey\, nurturing partnerships and growing our network in Quebec and in Atlantic Canada. \nRegistration\nhttps://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/webinar-belonging-through-foodways-and-community-economies#Register-Now \n  \n 
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/belonging-through-foodways-and-community-economies/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240905T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240905T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150011
CREATED:20240905T034852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T035014Z
UID:12473-1725544800-1725550200@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Just Transition Guide Overview Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\nWe’re excited to share the stellar relatives who will be sharing how we can put the ‘Just’ in the #JustTransition \n\n\n\nIf you have some free time on Sept 5\, we’d love for you to join us along with our friends at Indigenous Climate Action for the first in our 3 part series.\n\n\n\n\nIndigenous Climate Action (ICA) and Sacred Earth Solar (SES) are excited to invite you to our upcoming online learning series\, where we will begin to unpack the Just Transition Guide! In this webinar series\, we will facilitate open and informative conversations around what Indigenous-led Just Transitions can look like\, renewable energies and project implementation\, and policy for a Just Transition. There will be a Q&A period following this panel-style discussion\, where participants will have the opportunity to ask any questions to panelists. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided by Communities of Color Operating in Allyship (COCOA)\, as well as closed captions during the Zoom event. There will be a recording of this session on ICA’s YouTube channel in the days following this event.\n\n\n\nDate & Time\n\n\n\n\n\nPART 1: Sep 5\, 2024 11:00 AM PT\, 2 PM ET\nPART 2: Sep 12\, 2024 11:00 AM\, 2 PM ET\nPART 3: Sep 19\, 2024 11:00 AM\, 2 PM ET\n\nRegistration\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_frXpBc2lSbGTRKtPfO0Ysg#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/just-transition-guide-overview-part-1/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240907
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240908
DTSTAMP:20260430T150011
CREATED:20240801T021858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T021858Z
UID:12123-1725667200-1725753599@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 2024
DESCRIPTION:When: 7 September 2024 \nWhere: Worldwide \nTheme: Invest in #CleanAirNow \nVisit the official campaign page for more information. \nSee also the UN observance page. \nOn November 26\, 2019\, the Second Committee of the 74th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution designating 7 September as the “International Day of Clean Air for blue skies”. The resolution stresses the importance of\, and urgent need to\, raise public awareness at all levels and to promote and facilitate actions to improve air quality. \nHeld under the theme “Invest in #CleanAirNow”\, this year’s observance emphasizes the urgent need for stronger partnerships\, increased investment\, and shared responsibility to combat air pollution. It is the second leading risk factor for death\, causing around 8.1 million premature deaths annually from conditions such as stroke\, heart disease\, lung cancer\, and acute respiratory infections. \nStatistics help us grasp the magnitude of the issue: 99% of people worldwide breathe polluted air; air pollution was responsible for 8.1 million deaths in 2021\, with over 90% associated with noncommunicable diseases; and more than 700\,000 children under five deaths were from causes related to household and outdoor air pollution. \nIf we act now\, we can halve global crop losses from air pollutants by 2050. Reducing emissions of methane\, an important greenhouse gas and air pollutant\, could save between $4 billion to $33 billion. The cost of inaction is staggering\, with air pollution estimated to cost the global economy $8.1 trillion per year\, equivalent to 6.1% of the global GDP due to increased healthcare costs.
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/international-day-of-clean-air-for-blue-skies-2024/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:International Day
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240911T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240911T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150011
CREATED:20240902T212107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240902T212107Z
UID:12423-1726056000-1726061400@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Nature-based solutions for biodiversity and livelihoods: voices from the field
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11 September 2024 | 16:00-17:30 CEST | 12:00 – 13:30 EST \n\n\nFrontiers Forum is hosting a virtual series exploring how thriving natural habitats are improving local livelihoods while addressing biodiversity loss and climate change. Ecologist Professor Thomas Crowther from Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich will showcase the benefits of nature-based solutions\, including new data linking healthy ecosystems to improved agricultural yields. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJourney around the globe to see how thriving natural habitats are improving local livelihoods while addressing the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. \nSpeaker\n\n\n\n\nProf Thomas Crowther\, ETH Zurich\, Switzerland \n\n\n\n\nRenowned ecologist Prof Thomas Crowther will showcase the benefits of nature-based solutions in conversation with science presenter Greg Foot\, including new data linking healthy ecosystems to improved agricultural yields. Field experts in Kenya\, Brazil\, and India will give their perspective on ecosystem restoration projects—outlining success and challenges\, and discussing how laws\, policy\, and research can empower local communities to protect and sustainably manage land. You’ll also discover how you can become a nature restoration champion. \nThomas is internationally recognized for his work on the protection and restoration of biodiversity. Named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum\, he is a professor in the department of environmental systems science at ETH Zurich\, chair of the advisory council for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration\, and founder of Restor\, an online platform for the global restoration movement. \nRegistration\nhttps://events.frontiersin.org/thomas-crowther/pha-newsletter
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/nature-based-solutions-for-biodiversity-and-livelihoods-voices-from-the-field/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240913
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240915
DTSTAMP:20260430T150011
CREATED:20240826T201427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T201525Z
UID:12417-1726185600-1726358399@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Advancing Environmental Equity Symposium (in-person and virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Description\nThe purpose of Canada’s Environmental Justice and Racism Symposium (the Symposium) is to enable civil society to participate in pre-consultation related to the development of a national strategy to assess\, prevent\, and address environmental racism and to advance environmental justice. This forum is intended to facilitate a national discussion with those already working on environmental racism and justice issues within the Canadian context.  \nThis Call for Proposals process will aim to capture national perspectives by reflecting a diversity of experiences and identities including those engaged in advocacy groups\, environmental non-governmental organizations\, academia and youth.  \nThere are a limited number of spots available for in-person participation\, those interested in attending the Symposium in-person are invited to apply. Those attending virtually are invited to complete the below form to receive updates and information regarding the online event.  \nIf you have issues at any time with your submission\, please do not hesitate to contact us at EJ-JE@ec.gc.ca(External link). \nDeadlines: \n\nIn-Person Registration: August 30\, 2024\n\n\nOnline Registration: September 9\, 2024\n\nSite Map:\n\nHomepage\nEnviroEquity Registration page\n\nAdvancing Environmental Equity\n\nCanada’s Environmental Justice and Racism Symposium\n\nSymposium in-person and virtual registration\n‘Short Talk’ Application\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister to Participate\n\n\nSymposium in-person and virtual registration \n* If you already submitted a “Short Talk Proposal Submission Form”\, please note you are not required to fill out the Symposium in-person and virtual registration form.\n\nPrivacy Act Notice Statement \nEnvironment and Climate Change Canada is engaging with a broad range of voices from across the country to help inform policies and initiatives that could advance environmental equity. Advancing environmental equity means no single group or community is at a disadvantage in dealing with hazardous environmental exposures\, pollution\, or natural disasters\, regardless of their social position. It involves identifying inequities and providing those affected with the support needed to achieve a position of equity. \nEnvironment and Climate Change Canada is using an online engagement platform hosted by Bang the Table to <collect submissions to Canada’s Advancing Environmental Equity: Environmental Justice and Racism Symposium >. By registering and using the Site\, you are subject to Bang the Table Privacy Policy. Your participation and decision to answer questions is voluntary. You can find more information about your privacy rights at the web site of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada(External link). \nMore Information\nhttps://enviroequity.ca/symposium \nRegistration\nClick to Register
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/advancing-environmental-equity-symposium-in-person-and-virtual/
LOCATION:John G. Diefenbaker Building\, 111 Sussex Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 5A1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Conference,Recommended
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240913T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240913T133000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150011
CREATED:20240905T172215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T172342Z
UID:12477-1726228800-1726234200@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:Centering Indigenous Self-Determination in Energy Transition
DESCRIPTION:Description\nThe webinar will provide an understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination\, highlighting perspectives of Indigenous leaders who supported the drafting and adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)\, and discuss the critical importance of integrating Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination into policy and project development. \nPanel Speakers\nPanelists include: \n Carlos Mamani\, Professor\, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (La Paz) & Steering Committee Member of SIRGE Coalition\n Dalee Sambo Dorough\, Associate Professor\, University of Alaska Anchorage\n Les Malezer\, Chairperson\, Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA)\n Elsa Stamatopoulou\, Adjunct Professor & Director of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Program\, Institute for the Study of Human Rights\, Columbia University \n Moderator: Galina Angarova\, Executive Director of the SIRGE Coalition \nRegistration\nTo sign up for this webinar\, visit: tinyurl.com/ipselfdet \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fT-IYeHNRPeUtoQdhxhVog#/registration
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/centering-indigenous-self-determination-in-energy-transition/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240917T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240917T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T150011
CREATED:20240629T000425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240629T000941Z
UID:11633-1726574400-1726588800@cane-aiie.ca
SUMMARY:CASCADES' Leadership for Change: Toward Sustainable Health Systems Course Pt 1
DESCRIPTION:About the Course (Part 1 of 4)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription\nCASCADES’ Leadership for Change: Toward Sustainable Health Systems[1] course strengthens capacity for change-oriented health system leadership in the face of profound environmental and sustainability challenges. Through pre-work\, four interactive sessions\, team and individual mentorship\, and debriefing opportunities\, we explore the challenges and opportunities of improving\, changing and transforming the health sector for sustainability. As part of CASCADES’ core training offerings\, this course is free of cost. \nThis course is designed to offer health leaders in Canada a new avenue to build knowledge\, skills\, and networks to help them promote and deliver sustainable health systems. It is grounded in the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework (Dickson & Tholl\, 2014; 2020)\, and draws on various leadership and management theories\, models\, and methods to assess and strengthen relevant leadership capabilities. This course will be most useful for participants who have specific challenges or initiatives that they are working on in their healthcare setting. \nThis course is developed in partnership with Vernissage Health (TM). Vernissage Health is a University of Toronto-affiliated leadership initiative that supports and develops the next generation of health leaders in Canada to create positive change in our health system. Vernissage Health has grown to encompass a suite of programs including a Health Leaders Dialogue Series for graduate students\, an Early Career Health Leaders Mentorship Program\, and the Built to Lead Podcast. As well\, Vernissage Health works with other University affiliated programs\, to promote learning and development of contemporary health leaders required to transform our health system. As a result of this partnership\, participants in this course will be paired with a mentor. Mentors will help guide the development of participants’ leadership plans. \nThis course is accredited with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (Mainpro+) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Section 1)\, and the Canadian College of Health Leaders’ Fellowship Select Program. \n[1] “A sustainable health system improves\, maintains\, or restores health\, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging opportunities to restore and improve it\, to the benefit of the health and well-being of current and future generations.” WHO\, 2017. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAims\n\nTo strengthen the leadership capabilities of existing and emerging health system leaders committed to promoting high quality\, low-carbon\, climate-resilient\, and sustainable health services and systems\nTo characterize different types of innovations and explore the associated leadership challenges and opportunities when implementing sustainability initiatives\nTo develop a portfolio of change ideas and a plan for leadership development\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnrolment\nThis course is designed for healthcare providers or administrators who are seeking to strengthen their knowledge and leadership capabilities and competencies to advance high quality\, low carbon\, climate resilient and sustainable health services and systems. In general\, therefore\, we discourage participation by individuals who are primarily trainees or researchers\, and prioritize participants working within care delivery organizations\, or associated governance and support organizations. \nWe ask prospective participants to complete this brief statement of interest form to ensure that the course will serve their needs. \n\nPrior knowledge of sustainable health systems is required; this requirement can be met by completing the CASCADES’ Introduction to Sustainable Health Systems e-learning module or equivalent.\nAlumni of CASCADES’ Leadership Sprint (March 2023) are welcome and encouraged to participate in this new course to continue their leadership journey with new content and learning activities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDates\nFor our Fall 2024 offering\, the course will run on four Tuesdays\, spaced two weeks apart\, with each session lasting four hours: 9:00am-1:00pm PT; 12:00-4:00pm ET; 1:00-5:00pm AT. \n\nSeptember 17\, 2024\nOctober 1\, 2024\nOctober 15\, 2024\nOctober 29\, 2024\n\n  \nRegistration\nhttps://redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=3TK7EAE4DCJJMWHP&mc_cid=77990b7255
URL:https://cane-aiie.ca/event/cascades-leadership-for-change-toward-sustainable-health-systems-course/
LOCATION:Virtual\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Recommended
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