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POVERTY WORKSHOP
MARY C. WOOD ON NATURE’S TRUST
BELLINGHAM NOVEMBER 5 The Mt Baker group of the Siera Club is proud to sponsor a public lecture by Mary Christina Wood on Thursday, November 5th, 7 PM at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1708 I Street, Bellingham. Mary Christina Wood is the Founding Director of the U. of Oregon’s nationally acclaimed Environmental and Natural Resources …
SAVE BIRCH BAY FORUM ON COAL AND WATER
Save Birch Bay Forum on Coal and Water in Whatcom County Date: 10/03/2015 – 6:30pm – 7:30pm Location: Bay Horizon Activity Center, 7511 Gemini St You’re invited to join us for an informational forum focused on the harmful impacts of the proposed coal terminal on Birch Bay and Whatcom County. The forum will feature speakers …
WORLS ISSUES FORUM
“Economy in Crisis: Fantasies, Realities, Possibilities” Richard Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Visiting Professor at the New School University in New York. Our economy’s crises since 2008 continue. Millions face ever deeper income and wealth inequalities, ecological dangers, politics corrupted by money. We are living through the worst economic …
WORLD ISSUES FORUM
“An Altar Boy with a Gun” Raul Diaz, social worker at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles Raul Diaz is a social worker at Homeboy Industries, a center where formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated men and women redirect their lives. Raul has guided many of the 10,000 former gang members from across Los Angeles who …
WORLD ISSUES FORUM
“Intergenerational Experiences in Aboriginal Education: My Family” Dr. Gwen Point, Chancellor, University of the Fraser Valley This session will address the intergenerational impact of government Aboriginal education policies from the 1930s to the mid 2000s on one family – the author’s. An exploration of the connections between the federal government’s education policies and the …