Sustaining & Bridging Cultures
Canada's national identity is based, in part, on a rich and well supported multi-cultural social structure. In opposition to the US model of the “melting pot”, Canadians have chosen the “mosaic” ideal of cultural diversity. Saskatchewan is an excellent representation of the whole. Saskatchewan and Canada represent a mixture of people of various races, colours, creeds, religions, languages, nationalities, ethnic origins, and places of birth. This diversity is recognized by the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS) that was established in 1975, serving as the umbrella organization Canada's national identity is based, in part, on a rich and well supported multi-cultural social structure. In opposition to the US model of the “melting pot”, Canadians have chosen the “mosaic” ideal of cultural diversity. Saskatchewan is an excellent representation of the whole. Saskatchewan and Canada represent a mixture of people of various races, colours, creeds, religions, languages, nationalities, ethnic origins, and places of birth. This diversity is recognized by the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS) that was established in 1975, serving as the umbrella organization for multiculturalism in the province. MCoS notes that multiculturalism “promotes the understanding, respect, appreciation, and acceptance of all people as equal in our society”.
The members of the proposed SK-RCE recognize that Saskatchewan is host to many Aboriginal and immigrant cultures, each with different knowledge and strengths related to sustainability in this region. For instance, reverence for and stewardship of the land is a basic principle of Aboriginal culture. Historically, Saskatchewan's nomadic First Nation's people were confronted with constant change (i.e. drought, flooding etc.) that presented the ongoing challenge of adaptation. The idea of quick changes as a way of coping with local environmental stresses is one to be fully understood and embraced for those who wish find sustainable solutions while living in Saskatchewan. Holistic, culture-centred understandings are an alternative to purely reductionist approaches to addressing the social, economic, environmental, and health challenges in the region, many of which have roots going back to the industrial revolution. As an RCE in Saskatchewan we are in a strong position to build a community of communities, bringing together a variety of approaches and capturing synergies to build sustainable livelihoods for everyone. At the same time ESD in the SK-RCE must consciously engage and address issues of poverty, vulnerability, and inequality (both of opportunity and resources) confronting different cultural groups, especially First Nation's people in the province.
“In Wildness Is the Resurrection of Our World" Richard Manning Lecture (Regina), Mar. 30
The 2nd Annual Forward Together Lecture
Featuring renowned environmental journalist Richard Manning
“In Wildness Is the Resurrection of Our World"
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
7:30 pm, Education Auditorium, University of Regina
"Six thousand years of agriculture have created ecological crisis throughout the world, but nowhere is the story more dramatic than in the North American grassland. But here also, nature has given us clear instructions as to how we must redesign agriculture and economy to resurrect the creative power of the plains. These instructions point the way not only to ecological restoration, but also to revived economy and human well-being."
Richard Manning has worked as a consultant on agriculture, poverty and the environment to the McKnight Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and he has spent over thirty years as a journalist in Montana and Idaho. Manning has written numerous award-winning essays, magazine articles and books, and in 1995 he was the recipient of a John S Knight Fellowship from Stanford University. His recent books include Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization (2004) and Rewilding the West: Restoration in a Prairie Landscape (2009). Manning teaches at the University of Montana and resides near Missoula.
All are welcome; free parking is available in lots 4, 14 and 17 (designated "M" areas only); and a book sale and signing will follow the lecture. The lecture is presented by the presidents of Luther College, Campion College, First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina. For further information contact Jennifer Arends at 306.585.5144 or communications@luthercollege.edu.
Please see attached poster for full details.
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Heritage and Development Public Lecture, Feb. 18 (Saskatoon)
THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM, PARKS, CULTURE AND SPORT
INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE 3rd ANNUAL HERITAGE WEEK PUBLIC LECTURE
“I DO:
HOW TO MARRY HERITAGE AND DEVELOPMENT SO IT DOESN’T END IN DIVORCE”
BY NEIL RICHARDSON
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010
RADISSON HOTEL, DA VINCI BALLROOM
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN
405 20th STREET EAST
7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
(Reception to follow)
* Free admission; Dress: Casual Attire
Telephone: (306) 787-8519
E-mail: historicplaces@gov.sk.ca
For further details:
www.tpcs.gov.sk.ca/PublicLecture2010
*Please forward this invitation to your colleagues, your assocation members, and any others who would benefit from attending this event.*
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Celebrate Archives Week! (Feb. 1-7): Events
Archives & Special Collections in the Dr. John Archer Library is pleased
to celebrate Archives Week in Saskatchewan, February 1 - 7, 2010.
Several activities are planned including an open house, a special
exhibit, a film night and a fun celebrity reader event. See below for
details! We hope that you will join in the festivities -- and help us
spread the word to your friends and family! More information on
Archives Week is available at http://scaa.sk.ca/archivesweek2010.html or
on facebook at "Saskatchewan Archives Week 2010."
Archives & Special Collections
Dr. John Archer Library
archives@uregina.ca
585-4014
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Open House at U of R Archives & Special Collections
Tuesday, February 2nd - 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
First floor, Dr. John Archer Library
Learn more about how our archival collections and services support the
teaching, research and administrative functions of the University
community. Join a behind-the-scenes tour of our storage facility which
houses over 2.5 kilometers of archival records. See oURspace (the
University's online institutional repository) in action, or receive
one-on-one assistance in depositing materials. Enjoy displays of items
from our holdings. Refreshments will be served. Come and go, or come
and stay.
"Celebrating Archives With The Regina Five" Exhibit
January 15 - February 15
First Floor Display Case (across from Borrowing Desk), Dr. John Archer
Library
Artists and Regina College instructors Ron Bloore, Ted Godwin, Ken
Lochhead, Art McKay and Doug Morton gained national attention as “The
Regina Five” after a 1961 exhibition at the National Gallery of
Canada. The University of Regina Archives & Special Collections is
proud to be home to all of the existing archival collections of the
Regina Five. Check out this colourful display for a glimpse at the
treasures contained in these collections.
--Other Archives Week Events That Will Feature Materials from U of R
Archives & Special Collections--
“From the Vault: Archives on the Big Screen”
Wednesday, February 3 - 7:00 p.m.
Regina Public Library Film Theatre, 2311 12th Ave.
Join us for an evening of short films from archives in Saskatchewan.
Guest commentators include the U of R's Sarah Abbott, Thomas Bredohl and
Bill Brennan. Be swept off your feet in "This Generation: A Prairie
Romance," an eighty year old dramatized documentary that portrays the
romance of living on a Saskatchewan farm. See a circa 1935 film which
documents ground-breaking research at the U of S. Witness archival
documents coming to life in “A Curious Friendship,” “A
Chaplain’s War.” Enjoy the first public screening of the U of R
Archives & Special Collections' "Spectacle, Sport and Story: Picturing
the 1936 Olympics," a short film featuring trading cards from Germany's
politically charged Olympic Games.
Presented by the Saskatchewan Council for Archives & Archivists & the
Regina Public Library
FREE ADMISSION
“Spotlight on the Past: Celebrity Readings from Archives in
Saskatchewan”
Thursday, February 4 - 7:00 p.m.
Royal Saskatchewan Museum Theatre (corner of Albert St. and College
Avenue)
Discover Saskatchewan's past - both playful & profound - with
appearances by Mary Balogh, Gail Bowen, Roger Currie, J.C. Garden, Rod
McDonald, Jill Morgan & Scott Schultz. Reception to follow.
Presented by the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists
FREE ADMISSION
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Value of Nature to Canadians Study - contest for youth!
FYI:
Dear colleagues,
As you know, the Value of Nature to Canadians Study is a modular initiative focused on both analysis for policy/decision making, and public outreach and engagement, especially for 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.
I am pleased to announce that under the banner of the VNCS, today Environment Canada launched the national Nature Matters! Contest. We are inviting Canadians between the ages of 9 and 35 to tell us why nature matters to them. Submissions can be video essay or written essay, and can only be made online through the following site: http://www.cbin.ec.gc.ca/nature/concours-contest.cfm?lang=eng . The promotional flyer is attached - please feel free to distribute through your networks, both personal and professional.
The contest is only open until midnight February 28 so we are eager to spread the word fast.
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RCE Bulletin #11 December 2009
Dear ESD colleagues,
Please find attached the latest RCE bulletin with ESD and RCE news from October to December 2009. In this edition:
- 8 new RCEs (page 1)
- RCE planning workshop on traditional medicine (page 1)
- Meeting of Asian RCEs in Delhi (page 1)
- Meeting of European RCEs in Graz (page 2)
and many other interesting articles from RCEs around the world.
Also to note are the opportunities to collaborate with RCE Barcelona on Learning for Better Cities (page 6) and with RCE Hamburg on a World Sustainable Development Teach-in Day (page 11).
Apologies if multiple messages on the bulletin reach your mailbox. Our team is in the process of cleaning up our database and we would like to hear if you received several copies of this email or if you would like to be removed from this mailing list.
Finally, a big thank you to all contributors to the bulletin.
Warm wishes for 2010,
Sampreethi
Sampreethi Aipanjiguly
Communications Coordinator
ESD Programme, UNU-IAS
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