Climate Justice on the East Coast
At 2:30PM AST today the Margaree Environmental Association (MEA) held a press conference to brief the media and take questions on details of MEA’s legal Appeal of the Department of…
Matthew Chisholm
Organizing the Personal to the Structural
My personal motivations for participating in movement-building stem from a steady process of feeling empowered through collective action with climate justice organizers. I wish to share my experience to help…
Carpenters for a Dream: Lessons from the ‘Shock Troops’ that helped lay Foundation for Dr. King’s Legacy
In his acceptance speech for theNobel Prize in 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ushers words of gratitude to those who helped build the foundations of change he valiently stood…
Pink Herrings: Ethical (Sp)Oil and Pride (in Pipelines)
“Make a hard Right-turn at the Town of Wedgepolitics and keep going Straight until you’ve reached the City of Bigotry and Political Strategy.” Directions for Harper’s recent wedge-issue of choice,…
RCEN Cuts: Not Just About Jobs
Canada World Youth intern, Justin Chisholm (writing for the Sierra Youth Coalition), analyzes the recent cuts to the Canadian Environmental Network. Minister of Environment Hon. Peter Kent and the federal…
People Hugging: UNFCCC Forest Policy Needs A Climate Justice Framework
The importance of the world’s forests and the role that environmental activism surrounding forests have helped to shape a public perception that being an environmentalist means that you’re a “tree…
Rose-Coloured Ubuntu: The Diary of An Activist in Transition
Thursday, October 3, 2011 No one every said it was going to be easy to change the world and build the kind of tomorrow that I feel, along with my…
Bursaries for Atlantic Eco-Warrior Training Camp!
Atlantic Eco-Warrior Training-August 11-14 2011 at the Harold T. Barrett Fun Forest Camp Sierra Youth Coalition’s Youth Action Gathering + Canadian Youth Climate Coalition’s PowerSummer When? August 11-14 2011, 4…
StFX Achieves CIMS-GB with Honours
“To help meet the growing demand for green and “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” (LEED) certification, the Cleaning Industry Management Standard & Certification Program has been expanded to include…
What is the CYD?
The Canadian Youth Delegation is the voice of the Canadian youth climate movement at international United Nations climate conferences. Made up of twenty dedicated and inspiring young people from across…
Tap Into Reality [10.03.11]
Filed under: Activism Tagged: Activism, Antigoinsh Sustainable Development, Community, Community Development, Polis Water Project, Progress, StFX, Sustainable Development, Waterlution
Coady International Institute becomes ‘Early Adopter’ of Waste Management Initiative at StFX
Filed under: Sustainable Community Development Tagged: Accountability, Antigoinsh Sustainable Development, Antigonish, Community Development, Grassroots, Progress, StFX, Sustainability, Waste Management
Canada’s Economic [Distr]Action Plan
Canada's Economic Action Plan