NADIA ABU-ZAHRA.
The struggle for unity: Walls, checkpoints, and fragmentation in Palestine.
Camosun College Lansdowne Campus, Victoria
- Nadia Abu-Zahra is a professor at the University of Ottawa who has written extensively on mobility, human security, and militarisation. Her forthcoming book, Restricting Freedom, will be published by Pluto Press (with Adah Kay).
Details: Dr. Nadia Abu-Zahra is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa. She teaches in ethics, international development, human rights, and research methods, and has also taught on climate change and remote sensing. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, Nadia was a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Her writings have been published in various academic journals, including the Journal of Refugee Studies, Practicing Anthropology, Borderlands, and Women's Studies Quarterly. She has contributed to edited volumes including War, Citizenship, Territory (Routledge 2007), Fear: Geopolitics and Everyday Life (Ashgate 2008), the Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures (Brill 2007), Walls, Borders and Boundaries (Berghahn 2010), and The State of the World’s Refugees (UNHCR 2006). Her forthcoming book, Restricting Freedom, will be published by Pluto Press.
- Nadia has presented her work in over 50 venues, including the conferences of the British, Canadian and American geographical societies, the American Anthropological Association, the International Network for Urban Research and Action, and the European Social Sciences History Council. She serves on the International Editorial Board and is a regular contributor to the Arab World Geographer. She is also on the Executive Board of the Group of 78, an association of senior Canadian governmental and non-governmental advocates for sustainability and disarmament. Her work has received support from the Canadian International Development Agency, the Ford Foundation, Oxfam International, the University of Oxford, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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An Intimate Evening with Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams
Doors Open: 6:15 pm
Venue:SFU's Segal School of Business
Address: Room 1500 - 500 Granville St, Vancouver
Tickets: $22/$15 seniors and students, plus applicable service charges available at Vancouver Tix, by phone at 604-629-8849 or in person at the Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island.
- In 1997, Jody Williams became the tenth woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She was the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and oversaw ICBL’s growth to more than 1,300 organizations in 95 countries working to eliminate antipersonnel landmines.
- In 2004 she was named by Forbes as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world. Since her protests of the Vietnam War, she has been a life-long advocate of human rights. She is fiery and outspoken, a peace activist who today continues to make significant contributions to global peace and security.
- Jody Williams is a great friend of the Dalai Lama and has shared the stage with him numerous times. Two of the most recent encounters between the two were during the Vancouver Peace Summit of 2009 (see below) when they discussed women’s role in promoting world peace and again in October of 2009 when Jody traveled to Dharamsala with sister Peace Laureates Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Maguire to help launch the “Thank you Tibet” effort (see www.thankyoutibet.org).
- Jody Williams returns to Vancouver on March 19. Hosted by the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education, she will talk about how she and her colleagues around the world worked together to ban landmines, work recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize, and her tireless efforts to promote human rights through the work of the Nobel Women’s Initiative (www.nobelwomensinitiative.org).
- Hers is an inspiring story of how determined and compassionate people can work together and make a significant difference in the world. Her talk will be followed by a Q and A.
- Williams's talk is part of the Dalai Lama Center’s Speaker Series, which offers public events that focus on key areas of interest to the Center and to the Dalai Lama, including science and its relationship to spirituality, education of the heart, and the development of compassion and its contribution to the public good.
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MULTI-MUSICAL EVENT FRIDAY WILL RAISE FUNDS FOR COALWATCH
- Local musicians are at it again, with the second multi-performer fundraiser for CoalWatch Comox Valley in as many months scheduled for Friday, March 19, at the Lower Elks Hall in Courtenay.
- The “Everybody Under the Same Roof” event will start at 8 p,m., with early live performances in a semi-concert setting. The acts include Cameron Gunn, a rising young folk artist with unbelievable song writing ability, and hip-hop from Broken Logic, still life and jake smokey mirror.
- Dance the rest of the night away with infectious dj sets from thenakeddjs and gary khan, plus local five-piece Multi Colored Mischief (MCM).
- “All the performers, sound techs, security, door people, and bartenders live within our community and are doing this for free so they raise money for CoalWatch,” says organizer Ben Howells. “This is our way of reacting to concerns about the potential coal mine in the heart of Baynes Sound, and contributing toward the research and legal expenses faced by CoalWatch.”
- The proposed mine would be situated on Cowie Creek in Fanny Bay. The project is a partnership between Compliance Energy and two trading companies from Japan and Korea.
- If approved, the mine would remove 2.2 million tonnes of coal per year for 20 years. Two thirds of the coal would be transported to either Campbell River, Port Alberni, or Duke Point for shipment to China; the rest would remain as mine wastes.
- “Everybody Under the Same Roof” organized its first fundraiser for CoalWatch in February. It was a huge success that raised more than $1,000.
- The entry fee for Friday’s event is a suggested donation of $15. Alcohol will be served, so ID is required.
- For details, visit the facebook group “Everybody Under the Same Roof.” To find out more about CoalWatch Comox Valley, visit www.coalwatch.ca. You can follow the group on twitter @coalwatchcv.
