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Our Meeting Location & Time
The Chinook Group of the Sierra Club of Canada meets the first
Wednesday of every month at 7 - 9 p.m. We have guest speakers
every month except July and August.
Our meeting location is the Calgary
Area Outdoor Council at 1111 Memorial Drive N.W. directly
across from Kensington. This location is easily accessible by
C-Train and there is plenty of parking next to the building
($1.00 for the evening). Please enter at the back of the
building on the river side. |
Our meetings are a vibrant, fun and educational evening out.
Learn more about environmental issues in Calgary and Southern
Alberta and become part of the solution.
As well we have specific campaign meetings
that everyone is welcome to join to learn or help out in our
current campaigns. If you would like more
information or would like to present to our group please contact Dave
Keith
with any questions you may have.
Upcoming Meetings
| Date: Wednesday,
September 5, 2007 - -
7:00 p.m.
Calgary Area Outdoor
Council, 1111 Memorial Drive N.W. (directly
across from Kensington)
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Date: Wednesday,
October 3, 2007 - -
7:00 p.m.
Calgary Area Outdoor
Council, 1111 Memorial Drive N.W. (directly
across from Kensington)
Presentation:
Ecological Grief and the Ecological Self -
Mishka Lysack |
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Mishka
Lysack, an assistant professor in the Faculty
of Social Work at the University of Calgary
and a family therapist at the Calgary Family
Therapy Centre, will present on
"Ecological Grief and the Ecological
Self." Ecological grief is a term
used to describe the sense of loss, despair,
and grief that growing numbers of people are
feeling with respect to the loss of species
and the degradation of the environment, what
Macy calls a new pivotal psychological
reality.
The eco-philosopher and
environmental activist, Joanna Macy,
writes:
"Until the late
twentieth century, every generation
throughout history lived with the tacit
certainty that there would be generations to
follow. Each assumed, without questioning,
that is children and children's children
would walk the same earth, under the same
sky. Hardships, failures, and personal death
were encompassed in that vester assurance of
continuity. That certainty is now lost to
us, whatever our politics. That loss,
unmeasured and immeasurable, is the pivotal
psychological reality of our
time."
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Date: Wednesday,
November 7, 2007 - -
7:00 p.m.
Calgary Area Outdoor
Council, 1111 Memorial Drive N.W. (directly
across from Kensington)
Presentation:
Peter Tertzakian, Author of 1000 Barrels a
Second
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Best
selling author of A Thousand Barrels a Second,
published by McGraw-Hill, Peter Tertzakian is
the Chief Energy Economist of ARC Financial
Corporation, one of the world's leading energy
investment firms.
Peter's background in
geophysics, economics and finance, combined
with his entrepreneurial spirit, helped him
rise from the trenches of hands-on oil
exploration fieldwork to become an
internationally recognized, top ranked expert
in energy matters.
Often seen and heard through
media outlets around the world, Peter has been
a featured guest on many high-profile radio
and television shows including The Daily Show
with Jon Stewart. In print, Peter has been
featured in US News and World Report and has
contributed editorials to widely read
publications like the Globe and Mail and
Forbes.com. He also writes a weekly column,
ARC Energy Charts, and is a sought after
public speaker.
Peter has an undergraduate
degree in Geophysics from the University of
Alberta, and a graduate degree in Econometrics
from the University of Southampton, UK. He
also holds a Master of Science in Management
of Technology from the Sloan School of
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Date: Wednesday,
December 5, 2007 - -
7:00 p.m.
Calgary Area Outdoor
Council, 1111 Memorial Drive N.W. (directly
across from Kensington)
Documentary Night!!
Michael Franti's I know I'm Not Alone
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Michael
Franti, world renowned musician and human
rights worker, travels to Iraq, Palestine and
Israel to explore the human cost of war with a
group of friends, some video cameras and his
guitar.
A compelling soundtrack,
visual and musical montages, and Franti's
intimate voiceovers make the film speak to the
MTV, X, Y, and Z generations, as well as to
baby boomers. A true armchair travel film
pulling the audience into these war zones in
the company of Michael's guitar, eloquence and
wit - you feel the humanity, artistic
resilience and sometimes horrific experience
of what it's like to live under the bombs and
military occupation.
With its guerrilla style footage captured in
active war zones, the documentary is unlike
the many academic and politically driven
pieces in the marketplace, instead of offering
the audience a sense of intimate travel and
the opportunity to hear the voices of everyday
people living, creating and surviving under
the harsh conditions of war and occupation. |
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Please join us. Everyone is
welcome!
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Campaign Meetings
Our campaign meetings are not scheduled for a regular date so
if you are interested in getting involved or attending one of the
campaign meetings please feel free to contact the campaign leader
below.
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