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People of a Feather is coming to Vancouver and Victoria Theatres

WTT — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:20:03 -0800

Press Release: People of a Feather is coming to Vancouver and Victoria Theatres

If you missed it at the Vancouver International Film Festival, People of a Feather is back and coming to a theatre near you starting March 2nd! It has since won several awards including Best Environmental Film and Top 10 Canadian Films at VIFF, Best BC Film of 2011 (Vancouver Film Critics Circle) and has recently been nominated for Direction and Cinematography crafts at the New York International TV and Film Awards!

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WalkingtheTalk Coordinators - Job Posting

WTT — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:15:45 -0800

WalkingtheTalk, BC’s Sustainability Education Network, is seeking 2 highly motivated individuals to work with this social network of individuals, organizations and government in order to move sustainability education forward in British Columbia.

Student Activism

ESD Canada report to UNESCO on Indicators of Education for Sustainable Development in Canada

wttcoordinator — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:18:00 -0700

Please see attached report, surveying the Canadian programs and initiatives for Education for Sustainable Development by province from 2007-2010.

World Water Day March 22 - Lower Mainland Events

wttcoordinator — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:48:23 -0700

Start: 2011-03-22 09:00

End: 2011-03-22 19:00

FILM SCREENING

Water On The Table

Acclaimed 2010 documentary that asks the question: Is water a human right or a commodity?

March 16th @ 7:00 pm

Ladner Pioneer Library

Non Formal Education

Institute for Environmental Learning Launch Party - New date March 23

wttcoordinator — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:11:36 -0800

Start: 2011-03-23 17:30

End: 2011-03-23 20:00

The Institute for Environmental Learning invites you to a celebration to launch the new Institute!

On Wednesday, March 23rd we will be hosting a launch party between 5:30pm - 8:00 pm at the Roundhouse Community Centre's Exhibition Hall. Come partake in food and drink, listen to storytellers, share your ideas, enjoy some live Jazz, mingle with other sustainable-minded people, and learn more about:

- the new Institute for Environmental Learning

- new Education Doctorate program at SFU

Higher Education Group

BC UN-RCE Annual Network Meeting

wttcoordinator — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:54:06 -0700

Start: 2010-12-02 11:00

The BC/North Cascades UN-RCE would like to invite you to attend our
annual provincial working group and network meeting in Vancouver. Please
mark the date in your calendars!

Date: December 2nd
Time: 11am to 3pm
Place: 163 West Hastings Street (3rd Floor in the Hollyhock Room @ Tides Canada)

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.

*Seating is limited, so please RSVP walkingthetalk@gmail.com to confirm your attendance.

The Role of the B.C./North Cascades UN-RCE on ESD: What do you think?

wttcoordinator — Thu, 13 May 2010 10:17:21 -0700

Walking the Talk was officially chartered the B.C./North Cascades UN Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development January 10, 2010. Beginning with our Community Dialogue on Education on May 19th at the Wosk Centre, we are in the process of envisioning how the new RCE can walk the talk in education in our region. We want to hear your ideas!

Here is a brief overview of the main principles and goals the United Nations has set out for RCEs.

Higher Education Group

Planning for a Sustainable Future: A Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

wttcoordinator — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:29:05 -0700

Environment Canada has recently released a framework paper on Planning for a Sustainable Future: A Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for Canada. Interested parties are invited to comment and provide feedback online during the current consultation process. You can find the framework paper and instructions for leaving feedback on the Environment Canada site by following the link provided.

Walking the Talk Newsletter #34, January 2010: United Nations RCE Designation!

wttcoordinator — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:37:32 -0800

Greetings and Happy New Year! Walking the Talk is kicking off 2010 with an exciting announcement. The group has just been formally designated the new United Nations Regional Centre for Expertise for Education on Sustainable Development (RCE) for the British Columbia/North Cascades region. Dr. David Zandvliet of SFU spearheaded this designation on behalf of Walking the Talk, and he received the official certificate of designation from the United Nations University on January 10, 2010.

New web section of the Canadian Biodiversity Information Network (CBIN)

wttcoordinator — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:02:32 -0800

Environment Canada has announced the publication of a new web section of the Canadian Biodiversity Information Network (CBIN), and released a new logo in celebration of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity (2010 IYB).

Non Formal Education

Hopes and Tensions at the start of the Copenhagen Conference

wttcoordinator — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:46:16 -0800

EECOM 2010 Conference: Proposals Due by December 20th, 2009

wttcoordinator — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:15:23 -0800

EECOM 2010 Conference
May 19-22 2010 - Burnaby, B.C.
Diversity, sustainability and environment: Exploring cultural and practical diversity for environmental learning

http://www.educ.sfu.ca/eecom2010/

A selection of funny, and not so funny, online videos leading up to Copenhagen.

wttcoordinator — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:52:02 -0800

Here are a few video selections from the web to provide a bit of informal education leading up to the Copenhagen summit. Click "read more" to see the whole list.

A quick recipe for a successful Copenhagen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htzw2b472Ws

Roelandt

Roelandt — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:25:10 -0800

Solstice Celebration for Sustainability Educators and Leaders

WTT — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:49:48 -0700

EEPSA Solstice Celebration Thursday June 21, 2012

When?                Thursday June 21, 2012, 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Where?               Stanley’s Park Pub & Grill (Stanley Park Pavilion, 610 Pipeline Road, Stanley Park)
Why?                   To celebrate hard work, collaboration and success!

Co-Hosted by:
Environmental Educators’ Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA)
Stanley Park Ecology Society
Vancouver Aquarium and Marine Science Centre
Metro Vancouver

Please note that the EEPSA AGM will be held from 4:30 – 5:30 at the Pavilion. All members are encouraged to attend this important annual meeting.

To register for the celebration event, please click here

For further details, visit: www.bctf.ca/eepsa

UBC Summer Institute in Sustainability Leadership

sustainability — Sun, 13 May 2012 17:51:16 -0700

Start: 2012-07-09 08:45

End: 2012-07-13 17:30

UBC Sustainable Tourism, 100% Online Course

sustainability — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:28:30 -0700

Start: 2011-10-24 16:21

Online Course in 'Sustainable Tourism' offered through the University of British Columbia, Continuing Studies Centre for Sustainability

Are you interested in or currently working in the tourism industry? Unsure of its environmental and social impacts, but know you want to make a difference?

UBC Course: Introduction to Sustainable Tourism

sustainability — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:43:33 -0700

Start: 2011-01-14 12:00

UBC offers first online course in Sustainable Tourism
January 14 – March 14, 2011 | 100% online | $495

Gaining Ground 2010: "EcoLogical" The Power of Green Cities to Shape the Future

wttcoordinator — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:04:34 -0700

Start: 2010-10-04 13:25

End: 2010-10-07 02:00

Higher Education Group

What is Walking the Talk? A Community Dialogue on Education

wttcoordinator — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:43:00 -0700

Start: 2010-05-19 09:00

End: 2010-05-19 12:00

Join Walking the Talk in celebration of the B.C./North Cascades UN-RCE launch!

Sustainability education relates to a multitude of topics and interests, including: environmental education, place-based learning, transformative education, community learning, experiential, civic action education and inclusivity. We would like to suggest that differences represent alternative paradigms on an evolving path, rooted in common values. These values require an education that is both mindful and effective.

Watch the Explosive New Film "The Age of Stupid"

sustainability — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:59:49 -0800

Start: 2010-01-19 06:00

End: 2010-01-19 09:00

Join us for the docu-drama everyone is describing as the wake-up call for climate change.

Presented by UBC Continuing Studies Centre for Sustainability, The Age of Stupid follows a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change when we had the chance?

Global Day of Action at Vancouver Public Library

wttcoordinator — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:50:39 -0800

Start: 2009-12-12 11:00

End: 2009-12-12 17:00

You came out in the thousands for the Bridge to a Cool Planet day of
Climate Action to show your support for a global climate treaty in
Copenhagen. On December 12 people from around the world are gathering
once again to hammer the message home: The World Wants a Real Deal!

Join us at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch for a full day of climate action including a panel discussion, a signature and photo wall, music, kids programming, speakers, theatre, a candle-light vigil, and more.

“The World Wants a Real Deal” Global Day of Action

AshleyWebster — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:59:27 -0800

11am – 5pm
Saturday, December 12
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch Promenade
(350 West Georgia St)

You came out in the thousands for the Bridge to a Cool Planet day of Climate Action to show your support for a global climate treaty in Copenhagen.

Higher Education Group

COP15: United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen

wttcoordinator — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:18:32 -0800

Start: 2009-12-07 00:00

End: 2009-12-18 00:00

The ambition of the Danish government is that the COP15 conference in Copenhagen will result in an ambitious global agreement incorporating all the countries of the world. For daily updates, visit Denmark's official conference site: http://en.cop15.dk

Higher Education Group

EECOM 2010 Conference

wttcoordinator — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:07:27 -0800

Start: 2010-05-20 09:00

End: 2010-05-22 16:00

The EECOM 2010 National Conference is being hosted by Simon Fraser University (SFU) in collaboration with Metro Vancouver, Interpretation Canada (BC Section) and the Environmental Education Professional Specialist Association (EEPSA) of the BC Teachers’ Federation. This year the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, located in the Metro Vancouver region, celebrates 40 years of leadership in environmental programming.