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Welcome to our
E-News for Thursday, February 5, 2015
1) 2015 Family Violence Prevention Week
2) December Memorial Service Photo Gallery
We remember 1989
25 Years Since the Montreal Massacre
3) Postponed: Charlottetown Family Forum 2015
 New Date for this event now is April 24th!
Originally scheduled for tomorrow, Friday February 6, this event is now postponed to April 24th, from 1:00pm-4:00pm, a Family Forum will be held at the Rodd Royalty Inn (14 Capital Drive, Charlottetown). The Forum provides an opportunity for families to come together to learn about parenting and family resources within a fun and playful environment. A number of community organizations that provide services and support to families will have booths and displays set up. "The Music Man", Michael Pendergast, will provide entertainment, and there will be bouncy castles, a petting zoo, and access to the swimming pool. Everyone is welcome to participate in this FREE event! The Family Forum is organized by PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada and Justice Options for Women, and is sponsored by Status of Women Canada.
4) Online Proportional Representation Townhall
We have an historic opportunity to achieve proportional representation in Canada. The 2015 election is the crucial next step to making it happen!
Where do the parties stand on making every vote count? Join us for a live and interactive town hall conversation about how we can Make 2015 the Last Unfair Election.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 - 7 PM EST
REGISTER HERE
Webinar ID: 110-966-219
- Craig Scott, MP, NDP Democratic Reform Critic
- Scott Simms, MP, Liberal Democratic Reform Critic
- Bruce Hyer, Deputy Leader, Green Party of Canada, Democratic Reform Critic
- Professor Dennis Pilon, Canadian Electoral Reform Expert, Author of "The Politics of Voting: Reforming Canada's Electoral System" and "Wrestling with Democracy"
- Kelly Carmichael, Executive Director, Fair Vote Canada
We must elect 170 MPs who will vote YES to implementing PR in time for the 2019 election. We are closer to that cross-party consensus than ever before.
Electoral reform will be a federal election issue. Join us to hear from the parties and learn:
- important background about why we need PR in Canada
- how you can help the campaign to Make 2015 the Last Unfair Election
- where the parties stand on making every vote count
This webinar is an opportunity to ask your questions of the Democratic Reform Critics and the experts. Please share this event widely!
Thank you for your support of Make Every Vote Count 2015. We hope you can join us. Sincerely, Anita Nickerson, Fair Vote Canada (FVC) Action Coordinator.
5) PEI Council of the Arts Gallery Showcase 2015 Invitation
The Guild & The PEI Council of the Arts join forces to kick off the 2015 Gallery Season
They invite artists and members of the cultural community to the launch of the 2015 gallery season, Saturday February 7th from 7-9pm. In partnership with the 2015 launch, The Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts will be hosting their opening “2014 In Review: Selected Works From The Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts Sesquicentennial Public Art Program”.
The 2015 Gallery Launch will give the public a glimpse at the variety of artists and exhibits that will be showcased at The Guild. Local emerging artists, established art collectives, and touring exhibitions will all be announced as part of The Guild’s exciting 2015 season.
“This is a great opportunity to celebrate artists, their accomplishments, and what lies ahead for the 2015 season for the Gallery @ The Guild” says Alanna Jankov, Executive Director. “The Guild’s ongoing relationship continues to strengthen with The PEI Council of the Arts, and is key to the sustainability of PEI culture and art.”
In partnership with the launch, The PEI Council of the Arts will display works from their Sesquicentennial Public Art Program. Featured projects include: Christine Trainor’s “Landscape & Memory”, Erin Arsenault & Kelly Caseley’s “To the Circus”, Terry Dunton-Stevenson’s “Stevenson’s 1864 Circus”, and Jane Ledwell’s “Bird Calls”.
“The Guild is singular in the important role it plays in the arts on PEI.” states Darrin White, Executive Director PEICA, “As this is, perhaps, the last time that pieces from the 2014 commissions will be in one place for many years, we’re glad that The Guild has opened its gallery to us, and proud that we’ll be kicking off the 2015 calendar.”
"2014 In Review: Selected Works from the Prince Edward island Council of the Arts Sesquicentennial Public Art Program" will be on display at The Gallery @ The Guild, on the corner of Queen & Richmond street in downtown Charlottetown until February 14th. For more info: hidt@peica.ca / 902-620-3416.
6) Town of Cornwall Activities
7) Bonshaw Ceilidh
The monthly Ceilidh Concert at the beautiful Bonshaw Hall will be Sunday, February 22rd from 2 - 4 pm. Special guests folksinger Morgan Hill?, stepdancer and singer Bridget Patterson, folk duo Emerald Junction and others TBA plus locals Herb MacDonald, Phil Pineau and Tony Reddin. There will be a 50/50 draw, delicious lunch, and open stage time. Admission is by donation with proceeds this month going to the G'ma Circle of PEI- Stephen Lewis Foundation. Anyone interested in performing at future ceilidhs [last Sunday of every month], or for more information, please call 675-4093. Updates are on the facebook page.
8) Fun-draiser for Nature Immersion
Reserve Friday Feb. 27 (Wild Child Day) for the Family Dance, Concert and Silent Auction Fun-draiser for Nature Immersion at the PEI Farm Centre, 420 University Avenue, Charlottetown. Come join the fun to support the PEI Wild Child Nature Immersion Program- children's music from 5 pm - 6:30 with Mike Pendergast and others, family dance from 7-8pm with The Fiddle Monsters!, and concert from 8:30 to 11pm with the Amanda Jackson Band and others. All-ages admission by donation with activities for children, food, a silent auction and more.
Thanks in part to the PEI WIldlife Conservation Fund, Wild Child is presently being delivered free-of-charge to children in over ten day-cares and after-school programs in the Charlottetown area. Designed to strengthen the outside component of child care services, by helping kids explore nature with enthusiastic games and quiet activities, Wild Child was developed by Sierra Club in response to the growing body of research showing that children need experiences in the natural world for healthy development. All funds collected will go toward continuing Wild Child beyond this March. More information: Hanna Hameline at wildchildpei@gmail.com , 902-326-3914 , the facebook event page &/or
http://atlantic.sierraclub.ca/en/wild-child
9) Alternative Food Marketing: Encouraging Local Health Institution to Buy Local Food
 Islanders are Invited
to a
PEI Food Security Network (PEI FSN) Workshop
Alternative Food Marketing
Encouraging Local Health Institutions to Buy Local Food
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
(Storm Date: Thursday, March 5)
PEI Farm Centre, 420 University Ave, Charlottetown
Special-for-PEI video presentation on local procurement by Toronto-based, Wayne Roberts, food policy analyst with local-food expert, Lori Stahlbrand.
Pre-registration required by: February 25, 2015. To register: email or phone cooperinstitute@eastlink.ca or 902-894-4573.
Facebook.com/peifsn
Twitter: @PEIFSN
Blog: peifoodsecurity.wordpress.com
Organized and hosted by the PEI FSN Sustainable Production and Distribution Working Group.
10) #WeHaveAPlan - Are you ready to see it?
 Canada.
Si vous voulez lire le plan en français, cliquez-ici.
Over the past five years, the Dignity for All campaign has garnered support from 15,000 people in Canada and 600 organizations who believe it is time for the Federal Government to step up and take responsibility for this country’s impoverished populations.
Read: "Canada ‘needs a plan’ on poverty, says campaign group" by Sara Mojtehedzadeh, The Toronto Star
This plan was developed through an extensive process of community engagement by Dignity for All and presents the key planks of an anti-poverty plan that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of low-income people living in Canada, achieving greater prosperity and security for all.
The plan calls for the Federal Government to immediately take action to address both the immediate and long-term needs of the 1 in 7 Canadians who live in poverty.
Canadians care about poverty; it is no longer an issue that individual members of parliament can avoid.
Join us today and throughout this election year by sharing the plan with your networks on social media as well as with your local politicians and media outlets.
The campaign is planning our next steps and is open to invitations to provide workshops and training on how to use the plan in your community. Contact Dignity for All for more info: dignity@dignityforall.ca.
11) PEIBWA Upcoming Events
12) Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls: Knowledge Sharing Workshop
 Justice Options for Women will be hosting a free workshop in Summerside to share the outcomes and lessons learned from a project focused on preventing violence against women and girls on March 3 from 10-3. We love it if you came. Please register below and share the registration link with anyone you think might have an interest.
REGISTER HERE
13) The Stories We Tell: A Writing Workshop for Survivors of Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence and Trafficking
 A Writing Workshop for survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence and trafficking
THE STORIES WE TELL
For details and for the workshop application, email janet@voicesandfaces.org
Application due date: Friday, March 20th
WHEN
11-12 April, 2015
10am-5pm (Saturday) • 11am-5pm (Sunday)
Hosted by: PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre & The Voices and Faces Project
FREE OF CHARGE
WHERE: TBA
14) Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation Call for Award nominations
February 2015 (Fredericton, NB) The Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation is calling for nominations for the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation Award.
The Award was created in 1992 to recognize outstanding contributions toward eliminating family violence. In the name of the recipient, the Foundation will make a donation to a registered charity of the recipient’s choice, whose objectives further the goals of the Foundation.
Individuals, organizations or corporations whose achievements have advanced the elimination of family violence are eligible for nomination. All nominations for the Award must be received by March 20, 2015.
Past Award recipients:
2014 Sigrid Rolfe & Dr. Philip Smith
2013 Dr. Nancy Nason-Clark
2012 Ghosts of Violence, Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada
2011 White Ribbon Campaign
2010 Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) Sisters in Spirit project
2009 Rona Brown
2008 Bernard Richard
2007 Madeleine Delaney-LeBlanc
2006 Penny Ericson
2005 Honorable Margaret-Ann Blaney
2004 Senator Sharon Carstairs and Margaret Newall
2003 Canadian Red Cross RespectED Program
2002 Rina Arseneault
2001 Dr. Sandra Byers
2000 Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre
1999 The Body Shop Canada
1998 Making Waves
1997 Dr. Donald Dutton
1996 Sister Cecile Renault (Posthumously)
1995 Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain
1994 Dr. Peter Jaffe
1993 June Callwood
The Award will be presented at the Foundation’s 2015 Award Ceremony.
For additional information on application procedures, please contact:
Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation, P.O. Box 4400- UNB Campus,
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3 /Phone: (506) 472-5085 / mmff@unb.ca
15) Save the Date: Transformative Mediation Workshop in Halifax
The ADR Atlantic Institute is pleased to sponsor the workshop “TRANSFORMATIVE MEDIATION: Foundations and Practice”.
Transformative mediation is based on the values of "empowerment" of each of the parties and "recognition" by each of the parties of the other parties' needs, interests, values and points of view. The potential for transformative mediation is that any or all parties or their relationships may be transformed during mediation. Transformative mediators meet with parties together, since only the parties can give each other "recognition". In transformative mediation, the parties structure both the process and the outcome of mediation, and the mediator follows their lead.
This three-day workshop will be facilitated by Joseph P. Folger, Ph. D. (author of The Promise of Mediation: The Transformative Approach to Conflict) and Co-Facilitated by Basia Solarz, Certified Transformative Mediator™ --
This is a tremendous opportunity for both mediators and arbitrators to be introduced to the principles and techniques of this unique approach directly from the author of this innovative and popular mediation approach.
When: May 12 to 15, 2015 at St. Mary’s University in Halifax NS.
For more information and to register, visit the ADR Atlantic website.
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