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Welcome to our
E-News for Thursday
March 31, 2016
1) Today at Noon: TRC Study Group, 5th Session - Thursday, March 31
 The next Study Group on the Truth & Reconciliation Commission report is on – Discussion of “The Challenge of Reconciliation” (pages 239 to 392)
12:00pm-1:00pm
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Confederation Centre Public Library
Charlottetown
For more information, check the PEI Status of Women blog post.
2) Remembering Diane Kays...
Diane Kays, our former Chairperson, died March 28, 2015. She would have completed her five-year term on the Advisory Council on the Status of Women on March 1, 2016. This month, in Diane’s memory, we presented a memorial service award to her sister, Doreen Kays.
To read the Service Award text in memory of Diane, view it here.
3) Spring Choral Concert
The UPEI Department of Music presents its annual Spring Choral Concert on Friday, April 1st at 7:30 pm at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall, UPEI.
The concert, under the direction of Sung-Ha Shin Bouey, will feature the UPEI Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performing selections from St. Matthew's Passion by J.S. Bach as well as musical gems from well-known operas and musicals. Guests that evening will be Le Ragazze Vocal Ensemble and I Ragazzi Jrs Children's Choir. Musicians Leo Marchildon, Natalie Williams Calhoun, Marc DesRoches, Sean Kemp, and Morgan Saulnier will accompany the choirs.
Tickets are $10 Adults/Seniors and $5 Students and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/573446 or by contacting the UPEI Music Department at 902-566- 0507/music@upei.ca. (Source: UPEI website)
4) Proportional Representation Workshop-Deadline April 1 to Pre-register
 PEIPR (PEI Coalition for Proportional Representation) is holding a WORKSHOP on two Proportional Representation models
Understanding Dual Member Proportional and Mixed Member Proportional
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
6:30 PM
at Murphy’s Community Centre, 200 Richmond Street
Charlottetown, PEI
Everyone Welcome! No Admission Fee!
On the Agenda:
- The Benefits of the two Proportional Representation Models.
- Discuss ideas about getting the message about PR out to the community.
Feel free to invite friends and neighbours. Please pre-register by Friday, April 1, 2016: call (902) 894-4573 or email cooperinstitute@eastlink.ca
5) Today is Deadline to Register - The Impact of Income on Personal and Family Health
Saturday, April 2, 2016
10:00 am - Noon
CHIRP seminar at The Robert L Cotton Centre, 57 Bunbury Road, Stratford, PEI.
The topic is The Impact of Income on Personal and Family Health. The co-presenters are Dr Jenni Zelin, Family Physician, and Ann Wheatley of BIG and Cooper Institute. Pre-registration by March 31, 2016 email or phone Cooper Institute at 902-894-4573, or email cooperinstitute@eastlink.ca.
6) PEIBWA Upcoming Events
7) Gospel Concert in Crapaud
Delbert & Friends present a Gospel Concert at the Crapaud Community Hall, Sunday April 3rd 2016 from 2-4 featuring Jericho Road, Bill & Gertie Campbell, Ruth Lacey, Trudy Corbett Hughs & Roberta Parkman, and Dewey Rector.
There'll be a 50/50 draw. Come out and enjoy the softest seats on PEI. Proceeds for Hall Maintenance. 902-855-2263 for further information.
8) First Peoples, First Screens
Starting April 5th, Cinema Politica Charlottetown and Cooper Institute will present First Peoples, First Screens - a three-part series of events showcasing contemporary Indigenous political filmmakers from across Canada.The films are about Indigenous art, culture, politics and history. They include documentary, animation, experimental and genre fiction films of varying lengths.
All screenings start at 7 p.m. and take place at St Paul’s Church Hall, Richmond St in Charlottetown.There will be one longer (45 minute) film and several short (3-10 minute) films shown. Eliza Knockwood, a Mi'kmaq filmmaker from Abegweit First Nation, will be present to introduce the films and lead discussion afterwards.
Tuesday, April 5: KAHA:WI: THE CYCLE OF LIFE
(Shane Belcourt, 2014) KAHA:WI is a performance film that perpetuates Iroquoian cultural knowledge, traditional æsthetics and expression in a contemporary form.
Monday, April 18: NUTAK—MEMORIES OF A RESETTLEMENT
(Sarah Sandring, 2014) In a clandestine operation in 1948, 100 Mushuau Innu—an indigenous hunting people of Northern Labrador—were ordered into the cargo hold of a ship and transported far beyond their lands. After decades of settlement and silence, Innu elders revisit Nutak and tell their memories. This film follows their call.
Tuesday, May 3: TUNNIIT: RETRACING THE LINES OF INUIT TATTOOS (Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, 2013) A young woman is on a journey to revive the ancient Inuit tradition of face
tattooing. Inuit tattoos have been forbidden for a century, and almost forgotten.
For more information see Cinema Politica Charlottetown on facebook, see www.cinemapolitica.org or call Ann at Cooper Institute - 902.894.4573.
9) Spring Book Sale
The Friends of the Confederation Centre Public Library are having a Spring Book Sale during the following days and times: April 8 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and April 10 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Confederation Centre Public Library. There will be a great selection of used and nearly new books, magazines, CDs and DVDs will be available. Something for everyone! Please phone 902-368-4642 for more information.
10) Equal in Dignity - Equal in Rights: Migrant Workers Rights Forum
Migrant workers contribute to PEI’s economy and communities – please join Cooper Institute in exploring ways in which we can make sure that they are able to continue to do so, with dignity and respect on Saturday, April 9th. Charlottetown.
The forum is aimed at building solidarity with workers who are coming to Prince Edward Island from all over the world in search of a better life for themselves and their families. It is also meant to involve the PEI community in a process that we hope will lead to changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and create clear paths to permanent residency, open work permits and access to community support services.
WHEN: Saturday, April 9th, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: MacMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown
PRESENTERS: will include migrant workers and advocates including Jesson Reyes, Migrante Canada; Josie Baker, Cooper Institute; Connie Sorio, KAIROS Canada; Justicia 4 Migrant Workers; Agricultural Workers Alliance (UFCW).
SPONSORS: KAIROS Canada; KAIROS Atlantic; United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW); Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE); CUPE-PEI; Cooper Institute; Latin American Mission Program (LAMP); Maritime Conference United Church; PEI Presbytery United Church; Mennonite Central Committee; Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
Pre-registration is advised, through Eventbrite. There is no cost to attend the forum, and everyone is welcome. For more information, call Cooper Institute at 902-894-4573, or email cooperinstitute@eastlink.ca.
11) National Volunteer Week
Volunteers are the roots of strong communities.
April 10 to April 16, 2016 is National Volunteer Week (NVW), a time to celebrate and thank Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers. Remember to thank your volunteers and acknowledge them for the contribution they make to your organizations. You can check out www.volunteer.ca/nvw2016. (Source: VRC Newsletter)
12) Musical Evening
The Martha Spirituality Center is once again hosting a musical evening of variety entertainment to celebrate Earth Day on
April 22nd, 2016
7 pm
Location: St. Pius Xth Church
St. Peter's Rd.
Charlottetown (good will offering)
All welcome!
13) Charlottetown Family Earth Expo
April 23
1:00-4:00pm
PEI Farm Centre
420 University Avenue
PEI Sierra Club presents the 6th Annual Family Earth Expo on Saturday April 23rd from 1 to 4 pm at the PEI Farm Centre (next to CBC): an all-ages event with information booths, music, food, activities, and workshops on environmental action and awareness. (Earth Day is Apr 22nd).
2016 will be the 6th year for PEI Sierra Club (Atlantic Canada Chapter) to present the Earth Week Expo. Plans include an art show, face painting, family 'Clothesline Art', activity tables, seed planting and other science activities, wildlife and watershed displays, a reading tent and much more. Given good weather, there may be activities in the Farm Centre Legacy Garden, 'explore a wetland' near the Farm Centre with Ducks Unlimited, and electric vehicles (EVs) outside with their owners to answer questions.
"Come share positive energy for green living and technologies," states lead organizer Tony Reddin. "With the help of sponsors including The Root Cellar and the City of Charlottetown, this 6th Annual Family Earth Expo will once again give an opportunity for Islanders to join together in acting on environmental issues that affect us all. It promises to be a fun-filled event and a great learning experience for families and all those interested in supporting environmental action and awareness. Proceeds from the Expo support PEI Sierra Club's 'Wild Child' nature immersion program for young children."
For more information, phone 902-675-4093 (Tony tonysierraclub@gmail.com), 902-326-3914 (Hanna wildchildpei@gmail.com), or 902-940-5038 (Catherine for the art show). Updates will be on the Facebook event page, and in the April Buzz. (Source: VRC Newsletter)
14) PEI Gender Sexuality Alliance Conference
Hello! Do you want to attend the most colourful conference of the year? Then register today for the 2016 Prince Edward Island Gender Sexuality Alliance conference, now in its third year, being held this year at the University of Prince Edward Island in partnership with the UPEI Student Diversity Office, and UPEI Rainbow Alliance.
Attendees will have the chance to socialize, energize and learn through networking opportunities, workshops hosted by groups like Pride PEI, AIDS PEI Community Support Group Inc., and The Youth Project from Halifax and guest speakers including the Premier of Prince Edward Island, Wade MacLauchlan. And to top it off did we mention free lunch is provided?
Registration is open to students, and adults in any related field, however space is limited so register today by visiting https://peigsaconference.eventbrite.ca. Please help us spread the word.
In addition to your attendance as an adult in a related field, we would also like to invite you to set up an information booth during the day. To register for this select the “Yes” option during registration and then email us at info@pride-pei.com to confirm.
For adult attendees Pride PEI will be a specific workshop titled “Identifying Service Gaps for the LGBTQ+ Community”. Here is the workshop details:
An open conversation about identifying service gaps in the system and what we can do as a collective to address them. This will be a round table discussion so attendees are encouraged to be ready to discuss what service gaps they see in the system, how their group can help address the need and way to further promote services already available.
We hope you will join us for this incredible event. Yours in Pride!
TYLER MURNAGHAN, Chair of the Board
15) Pinch Penny Fair
Saturday
April 23, 2016
10am-1pm
Confederation Centre of the Arts
48th Annual Pinch Penny Fair taking place at the Confederation Centre of the Arts on Saturday, April 23, 2016.
Giant indoor yardsale, silent auction, bake sale, plant table, book sale, face painting, children's activities and much more!! Admission $2.00, 12 and under free. A project of The Friends of Confederation Centre. Help The Friends help The Centre. Proceeds to art education, family activities, and Centre projects. For info: 902-628-6141 or friends@confederationcentre.com. 12 & under free.
Donations of 'gently-used' items appreciated- household items, books, sports equipment, toys, music, jewellery, furniture, tools, glassware, etc. (No clothing, TVs, or computers please). Drop off items at the Richmond St entrance. Help 'The Friends' help The Centre. Facebook Event Page
16) NB Report Soon to be Available
Rural Realities Faced by Service Providers and Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence When Navigating the Justice System
Members of this projects are:
Rina Arseneault, Project Lead, Associate Director, MMFC
Martine Paquet, Social Work Consultant, NBASW
Angela Wisniewski, Project Coordinator
Justice system response (encompassing police, courts, legal advocacy, victim services, and child protection services) can play a pivotal role in “breaking the cycle of intimate partner violence (IPV)” by naming abuse,legitimizing women’s claims, enhancing safety, and connecting women to available supports (Ragusa, 2012).
This study used insights from two First Nations communities, one Francophone community and one Anglophone community to provide a better understanding into how the justice system currently responds to IPV survivors living in rural New Brunswick. The focus was on identifying the challenges that are encountered by IPV survivors with the ultimate goal to foster discussion and collaboration that will improve the experiences of rural IPV survivors when dealing with the justice system.
The full report will soon be available on our website.
Website: http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/arts/centres/mmfc/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mmfcfvrc
17) Organizing Assistant Position (Halifax) Deadline is April 1 to Apply
 Full-time permanent position
Closing on April 1, 2016.
The Council of Canadians is Canada’s leading social action organization, with 100,000 supporters, 65 active chapters, a national office in Ottawa and four regional offices. Through our campaigns we advocate for clean water, fair trade, green energy, public health care and a vibrant democracy. The Council is looking for its next Organizing Assistant for our Regional Office in Halifax.
Under the direction of the Political Director and working in close collaboration with the Regional Organizer and other members of the Organizing team, the Organizing Assistant is responsible for providing regional administrative support to the Regional Organizer and the chapters, to ensure the administrative aspects of the Organizing team meets the needs of the Council of Canadians and ensures the effective and efficient functioning of the offices and chapters. As well the Organizing Assistant provides back up support to other members of the Organizing team occasionally, and to other teams, as assigned by the Political Director. Full job description at this link: http://canadians.org/job-organizing-assistant-halifax
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