Upcoming events in Fredericton

Hello everyone,


Our craft fair is coming up this Saturday the 4th from 2 to 5pm in James Dunn Hall. We have about 20 vendors of students and community members, plus some information tables from the Fredericton Local foodies, and we tentatively have some musical entertainment happening. Over 100 people have responded to the facebook event! Please continue to promote the event by word of mouth and inviting people to the facebook event http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160706570631426.
 
1. Force of Nature showing - Tonight


2. UN World Sustainability Day - Dec 3

3. CCNB last week of membership drive month

4. Buy & Barter local food swap - Dec 4

5. Deadline to indicate interest in UPEI environmental conference - Dec 17



1.The Fredericton Monday Night Film Series & CCNB presents; FORCE OF NATURENovember 29, 8pm, Tilley Hall 102, UNB Campus

Director: Sturla Gunnarsson Run Time: 120 minutes Country: Canada Year: 2010

Language: English Distributor: E1 Entertainment $4 film society members $7 non-members

Canadian icon David Suzuki has narrated countless documentaries but has never been the subject of one, until now. Sturla Gunnarsson’s (Such a Long Journey, Rare Birds) latest offering begins at a sold-out speaking engagement in Vancouver, where Suzuki is addressing climate change. The speech is riveting, and the documentary could easily remain bound to Suzuki’s words, resulting in something very much akin to An Inconvenient Truth.



2. On Friday, December 3 @ 1 pm in Room 2A at Ludlow Hall, a UN-sponsored

screening will be shown in support of World Sustainability Teach-In

Day (www.world-sustainability-day.net). In addition, we are very

excited to have guest-speaker Brian McCain, who will introduce the

topic and speak about his work in the sustainability field. Brian's

has international experience in the field and is currently the brains

behind The Gaia Project (thegaiaproject.ca), which focuses on

educating the public. Discussions will be encouraged following the

screening. Of course everyone is welcome; this is a great way to

relax for a couple hours before the exam period.



3. New members, members renewing their membership and donors each week will be entered into a draw to win a gift basket!

To become a member:

1. Fill out this form online. http://conservationcouncil.ca/First-Sub-Menu/members.aspx

2. Call 506 458-8747 or 1-866-367-7070 or email info@conservationcouncil.ca for a membership form.

Membership fees are: $15 (Student/Senior/Low Income); $30 (Individual); $40 (Family); $55 (Association).

The gift basket this week includes:

"Singing Solidarity" CD - features an eclectic mixture of music by Maritimes-based artists

A bottle of berry jam and a sachet lavender from Waterborough Farms

750ml bottle of Fair Trade Extra Virgin Olive Oil

100g bar of Fair Trade Organic Dark Chocolate

Pack of note cards featuring photographs of New Brunswick wildlife



4. DEC 4: BUY AND BARTER LOCAL FOOD SWAP. December 4, 1pm to 2pm. Conserver

House, 180 St. John St. Contact Leah at homegrown@conservationcouncil.ca



5. My name is Whitney Kelly-Clark and I am the president of the Environmental Society at UPEI. I am sending an invitation to you to attend the inaugural environmental themed conference at UPEI. The topic this year is 'Environmental Implications of Emerging Maritime Research', and will be held the last weekend of March.



What is interesting and different about this conference is that it will not only have a formal 'conference day', but we hope to include an evening of sharing between Maritime student-led environmental groups. What this would entail would be groups sharing past events and experiences and discussing overall what each group would like to see accomplished. (This is meant to be very informal, and provide us with an annual face-to-face meeting and get some ideas flowing!) Based on this it would be great to see a few representatives come from each environmental group across the Maritimes, as well as some presenters - we have some awesome environmental research going on close to home and we should be proud! Also, if this year goes well, it would be awesome to see another school host the event next year, making it an annual event!

Contact wkelly@upei.ca