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Engaging the world

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Crime and punishment, Education by Kevin Griffiths — Leave a comment
November 4, 2013

Simon Fraser University has a presence here today at the local community college. Their theme is Engaging the world and are specifically presenting to Academic criminology prospects for degrees.

SFU has a distinction of having won the world pipe band  contests in Scotland. The school is named after the Explorer Simon Fraser who was the first to make it to the Pacific ocean by Land. He also relied on the most major river in British Columbia that bears his name today. The Fraser River empties into the Pacific ocean at Vancouver

Jack Lee, Pipe Sergeant of the multiple World ...

Jack Lee, Pipe Sergeant of the multiple World Champion Simon Fraser University Pipe Band warming up prior to the band’s performance at the 2005 Bellingham Highland Games. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today in History: November 4 2008

The United States elects its first Black American President.

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The Clean Bin Project

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September 16, 2011
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The regional district, the local government responsible for garbage dumps is having an information event. The event in the form of a film of 76 minutes with Q and A of 30 minutes will be in Merritt on Sept 28th at the civic center. The civic center is at 1950 Mamette Ave and is booked into the east auditorium. The capacity of the venue is about 250 people. The film is a documentary with many awards they have a web site http://www.cleanbinmovie.com .They cite and independent blog as a reviewer, that is Simon Fraser University a public institution:

http://blogs.sfu.ca/services/volunteer/2011/06/the-clean-bin-project-shows-its-possible-to-live-with-minimum-waste/

The employee of TNRD that was setting out posters said the film documents a couple that live virtual garbage free for  year.The handout has an invitation to bring batteries and cell phones to recycle. The film was made by peg leg films. The film has the honour of the ” the best Canadian Documentary ”  from Projecting Change Film Festival 2010 as well as 6 other awards and notables.

The last film that came through here with the same tone was a film on the Skeena River and oil exploration the film had a propaganda warning. With all the government interest in this film we will looking to see if they solicited other points of view with its benefits and draw backs. That would

No doubt that there is a compelling public interest in garbage and its reduction whether it makes the jump to entertainment and art will be seen:

Upcoming public viewings of the Clean Bin Project.

A lot of social pressure in this and the image of plastic in the ocean is a compelling one . Remember to get a balanced point of view and do what you can with out it making  you a slave to it.

Today in history, Sept 16,1620

The Mayflower starts for the Americas

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