Title: Blackfoot EcologyLocation: Ballroom A, Students’ Union BuildingDescription: A presentation of the place-based worldview of the Niitsitapi, and its
implications for climate change
Wednesday, March 24
4:00pm
Ballroom A, Students’ Union Building
Narcisse Blood and Ryan Heavyhead, two distinguished Blackfoot scholars, were recently selected to attend Al Gore’s global warming training seminar in Montreal, based on a similar presentation in the film An Inconvenient Truth. Feeling that the perspective taken in the seminar was imbalanced, Ryan and Narcisse have adapted their own presentation on climate change, taking into account the cultural ways of knowing of …

Title: Forced Extinction: The story of the Sinixt Nation Location: TH 241 in Turcotte HallLink out: Click hereDescription: Forced Extinction: The story of the Sinixt Nation
A presentation on behalf of the Sinixt Nation, or Arrow Lakes People, and their struggle against Canada, colonialism and extinction.
Who:
Marilyn James, spokesperson for the Sinixt Nation, or Arrow Lakes people.
Where:
University of Lethbridge, room TH241
When:
March 18th, 12:15pm
Website:
www.sinixt.org
Sponsors
Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group (LPIRG) and the Native American Students Association (NASA)
Biography and synopsis:
Marilyn James works part time for Selkirk College as the Aboriginal Advisor, has developed indigenized curriculum …

Title: Racism and Oppression in Canada: What Can be DoneLocation: Room TH241 in Turcotte HallLink out: Click hereDescription: The Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group (LPIRG) is offering students a free workshop on racism and oppression.
The workshop, titled Racism and Oppression in Canada: What Can be Done? will be held on Tuesday, March 16 at 4:00pm in room TH241.
Do you want to become more informed about the history of racism and other forms of oppression in Canada? This interactive workshop will explore and deepen our understanding of oppression in Canada, and …

Title: Racism and Oppression in Canada: What Can be DoneLocation: Room TH241 in Turcotte HallLink out: Click hereDescription: The Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group (LPIRG) is offering students a free workshop on racism and oppression.
The workshop, titled Racism and Oppression in Canada: What Can be Done? will be held on Tuesday, March 16 at 4:00pm in room TH241.
Do you want to become more informed about the history of racism and other forms of oppression in Canada? This interactive workshop will explore and deepen our understanding of oppression in Canada, and …

Title: Cinema Politica – H2OilLocation: Lethbridge Public Library – 810 5th Ave. SouthLink out: Click hereDescription: H2Oil
Shannon Walsh / Canada / 2009 / 72 min
Ever wonder where American gets most of its oil? If you thought it was Saudi Arabia or Iraq you are wrong. America’s biggest oil supplier has quickly become Canada’s oil sands. Located under Alberta’s pristine boreal forests, the process of oil sands extraction uses up to 4 barrels of fresh water to produce only one barrel of crude oil.
It goes without saying that water — its …

Title: Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming?Location: Room PE 250, University of LethbridgeLink out: Click hereDescription: NOTICE OF A SPECIAL SESSION JOINTLY HOSTED BY:
SACPA-on-CAMPUS
LPIRG
STUDENTS’ UNION
UNIVERSITY of LETHBRIDGE
Thursday, February 4, 2010 7:00-9:00 pm at Room PE 250
Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming?
Scientists are often so focussed on measuring the evidence required to
determine how things work that they either forget or do not have time for the needs of public education, and the directions the nation will take in applying the knowledge gained by science. James Hoggan and …

Title: Cinema Politica – Aristide and the Endless RevolutionLocation: Andy’s Place (AH100), Anderson Hall, University of LethbridgeLink out: Click hereDescription: Nicolas Rossier / USA / 2006 / 82 min / English, French and Creole w/ Eng s.t.
One hour away from Miami the elected President of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation was twice removed from office with the complicity of the international community. “ARSITIDE and the Endless Revolution” is a feature documentary that explores through investigative lenses the events that led to the removal of Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the democratically elected President …

Title: A Crude Awakening: The Oil CrashLocation: Galileo’s Gallery, Students’ Union Building, University of LethbridgeLink out: Click hereDescription: Basil Gelpke & Ray McCormack / Switzerland / 2006 / 85 min
OilCrash, produced and directed by award-winning European journalists and filmmakers Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack, tells the story of how our civilization’s addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology. Compelling, intelligent, and highly entertaining, the film visits with the world’s top experts and comes to a startling, but logical conclusion – our industrial society, built on cheap …

Title: Cinema Politica – Silhouette CityLocation: Turcotte Hall – TH204, University of LethbridgeLink out: Click hereDescription: Michael W. Wilson and Natalie Zimmerman / USA / 2009 / 88 min
SILHOUETTE CITY is an immersive journey through the recent history of American apocalypticism. Using archival video, movement propaganda and original investigative material, the film tracks the movement of apocalyptic Christian nationalism and its most extreme adherents from the margins to the mainstream, the military and beyond.
In the midst of a sudden loss of power on the political right and a destabilizing economic …

Title: How Education Benefits the World Student Speaker Challenge – FINAL SESSIONLocation: Andy’s Place (AH100), Anderson HallDescription: In this final session, 2 students who were choosen from the semi final rounds will compete for the winning prize of $500.
A panel of judges, with assistance from the audience will choose the first place winner. Second place will receive $300.Start Time: 19:00Date: 2010-03-09End Time: 21:00