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FILM NIGHT November 24, 2009
Blind Spot with special guest, John Michael Greer
What if all of the expectations you have about the future are completely wrong? Mark your calendars for November 24, 2009 and plan to see the documentary film Blind Spot by Adolfo Doring. Come and enjoy a film, pizza and a lively Q&A led by John Michael Greer, social critic on resource scarcity and depletion and author of The Long Decent, The Ecotechnic Future. The evening begins at 6:00 p.m., Middlesex College in Rm 110. All Welcome! (Click for poster and details)
Government of Canada
Three
Public Lectures and
Student Career Seminar
November 18, 2009
Everyone is welcome to attend a series of three public lectures by members of the Government of Canada, delivered at various locations on campus on Wednesday November 18, 2009. Students will not want to miss a special seminar focussing on careers.
The Global Financial Crisis
Mr. Tiff Macklem, Associate Deputy Minister and G7 Deputy for Canada, Finance Canada
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Social Science Room 2050
Developing Climate Change Policy in Canada
Mr. Bob Hamilton, Associate Deputy Minister, Environment Canada
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Room 1 Natural Sciences Centre
The Chrysler and GM Rescue
Mr. Paul Boothe, Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Industry Canada
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Ivey Room 2R21
Student Career Seminar
Students are invited to attend a Student Career Seminar with Officials from Finance Canada, Environment Canada and Industry Canada.
November 18, 2009
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Room 343 Talbot College
E&S READS November 3, 2009
Peter Victor
Managing without Growth: Slower by Design, not Disaster
Expansion and unlimited economic growth - these are common catch phrases of industry and government. But are these ideas sustainable as the world faces difficult environmental challenges? Dr. Peter Victor, economist and Professor in Environmental Studies at York University, argues that management without growth does not lead to economic disaster. By extending input-output analysis, he applies the physical law of the conservation ofmatter to the empirical analysis of a national economy.
Dr. Victor has 40 years of experience working in the environmental field as a consultant, public servant and academic. Presented by: The Centre for Environment and Sustainability
All are welcome to attend the following special events:
Public Lecture
Peter Victor "Managing without Growth: Slower by Design, not Disaster"
7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Middlesex College Room 1
Discussion Session - Author Q&A
Dr. Victor’s book, Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, not Disaster is a selection for Environment & Sustainability Reads. Dr. Victor will be discuss his book and field questions from students and a general audience.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
Kresge Building, Room 106
Commencement of the MES Program Application Period
We welcome new applications for the 2010/2011 MES Program beginning October 9, 2009.
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Dr. Helen Caldicott
The Nuclear Question
The Acute and Chronic Dangers of Nuclear Power and Nuclear War
As the subject of the 1982 National Film Board of Canada's Oscar-winning documentary "If you Love
This Planet", Dr. Caldicott inspired a generation to work toward nuclear disarmament. Dr. Caldicott continues her mission with her most recent books Nuclear Power is Not the Answer and War in Heaven. Dr. Caldicott visited Western on October 16, 2009 to deliver a public lecture on "The Nuclear Question: The Acute and Chronic Dangers of Nuclear Power and Nuclear War". View poster
Sponsors: Faculty of Information and Media Studies, the Centre for Environment and Sustainability, the Global and Ecosystem Health Interest Group at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, the Physicians for Global Survival and the McConnell Family Foundation.
left: Dr. Caldicott,
October 19, 2009, UWO
photo Mitch Zimmer
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