Past BCCIC sponsored events
Peacetalks #11 - Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster: Innovative Community Practices for Sustainable Development
PeaceGeeks and the British Columbia Council for International Cooperation (BCCIC) are proud to host PeaceTalk #11 featuring Dr Julie Drolet, Associate Professor of Social Work at Thompson Rivers University.
Dr Drolet is the principal investigator of several Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and Canadian Institute for Health Research studies on disasters and climate change, and the recipient of a Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) infrastructure grant for her research program on climate change and disasters. Julie will discuss the study 'Rebuilding Lives Post-Disaster: Innovative Community Practices for Sustainable Development' currently underway in six countries. The study looks at long-term strategies for mitigating the effects of disasters by exploring sustainability, equity and livelihoods in a post-disaster environment. She will also critically examine international disaster recovery and reconstruction practices and policies.
About Dr Julie Drolet:
Dr. Julie Drolet is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Human Service at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC. She maintains research interests in international social work, international development and community development and has practice, training adn research experience in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Mexico, France and India, as well as with Canadian Indigenous communities and immigrant and refugee communities in Canada.
International Development Drinks
Provoking Questions in the Development Sector
This time around, we're cautiously wading into the waters of some issues within the development sector that draw on many different opinions, experiences and perspectives. Our sector has much in common but there are also issues that we come at from different places. For this event, we invite you to come with an open mind and a respectful approach to discuss some of the questions being debated today.
For this kind of dialogue to be meaningful we need a range of people involved in development so whether you're new to the sector or have been at it for a few decades and regardless of where you sit on the spectrum of approaches to development, please come to this great event and share your experiences and questions!
PE Hub Webinar: The Istanbul Principles (for CSO Development Effectiveness ) in Action
The Istanbul Principles were developed as a framework to improve the effectiveness of civil society organizations (CSO) worldwide. The 8 principles are premised on the fact that civil society organizations have a distinct vision of development – guided, among other things, by notions of justice, not just charity; by the need to address root causes as well as symptoms of poverty and by the treatment of people as subjects of their own development, not objects of development policies. This webinar will look at how two Canadian civil society organizations are working with partners to bring these principles into practice. What are the stories and the history behind these programs? Where do we find the commitment to implement these principles? What are the challenges we face?
Case studies
- Citizens solutions for water justice, presented by Lorraine Swift, Change for Children Association, http://www.ccic.ca/_files/en/what_we_do/2012_IP3_CFCA.pdf
- Women of Courage :Women inspiring defense of human rights and peace, presented by Rachel Warden, KAIROS : Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, http://www.ccic.ca/_files/en/what_we_do/2012_IP2_KAIROS.pdf
To register, please contact Sumeep Bath at the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation at pr@mcic.ca
Visit P.E. Hub / Réseau E.P. at: http://www.pehub-reseauep.ca/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
BCCIC & Peacegeeks present: Peacetalks #10 with Mukesh Kapila
BCCIC and Peacegeeks are partnering to bring the next in our Lunch&Learn series as we move to host our events in the evenings to be more inclusive to our members. Please join us for this event as we welcome former head of the United Nations in Darfur, Sudan.
As a veteran of conflicts and crises around the world, Professor Mukesh Kapila has been an eyewitness to the horrors that man is capable of inflicting on fellow humans in Rwanda, Srebrenica, Darfur, and elsewhere. With his extensive experience at senior level from within governments, United Nations, Red Cross & Red Crescent, and civil society, his inside story will reveal how and why powerful authorities fail to act to stop and prevent mass atrocities and who should be held accountable.
13 May, 2013
Lost+Found Café
33 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Register today, space is limited!
PE Hub Webinar: Fair Trade Sports Balls
A new and exciting initiative of the Fair Trade movement in Canada is the procurement of FTC Sports Balls by schools, clubs, community centres and leagues. With the exponential growth of soccer in our country and the continuing popularity of volleyball, basketball and football, we have a great chance to take the message and the products of fair trade to the sports community. Find out more about the issues behind the sports balls industry and the quality and availability of FTC sports balls from the experts - those who have taken the risk to distribute them in Canada! Two randomly selected participants will receive a Fair Trade sports ball.
Join us for a webinar on May 9 with Sean McHugh (Canadian Fair Trade Network), Michael Zelmer (Fair Trade Canada), James Milligan, (Social Conscience) and David Hall (Y Focus Sports Balls). The webinar will take place 12:00 - 1:30 pm Central Time.
Please note that the times given are Central Time.
To register email Sumeep Bath, Public Relations Coordinator at the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation at pr@mcic.ca. Please also send Sumeep questions for the presenters.
Visit P.E. Hub / Réseau E.P. at: http://www.pehub-reseauep.ca/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
PE Hub Webinar: Aid Worker Safety and Security
Aid Worker Safety and Security: NGO Liability for National and Expatriate Staff
A national webinar presented by the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC)
Join OCIC for a webinar on NGO Liability for National and Expatriate Staff, presented by Jeff Eames, co-chair of the OCIC Safety and Security Networking Group.
This is an chance for Program Directors, Senior Staff and Executive Directors of Canadian international development organizations to learn and share expertise to better understand the "Duty of Care" and "Legal Liability" in ensuring the safety and security of national and expatriate staff.
The webinar will also include information and discussion on:
- Tools to develop an agency security plan, to bring agency structure to an acceptable standard
- Procedures to ensure board members, directors and staff are protected
- Cost-effective systems available for agency security at HQ and field level
When: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
Please note the times given are Eastern Time.
Presenter: Jeff Eames leads the Trainers Association for Relief Agencies (TARA) International, a non for profit association of NGO trainers. Jeff has over fifty years of active humanitarian aid and consultant experience in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean with the Red Cross, Oxfam, and CARE.
Register: To register for this webinar, please contact Sumeep Bath at the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation at pr@mcic.ca.
Visit P.E. Hub / Réseau E.P. at: http://www.pehub-reseauep.ca/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
Powerful Voices: Women Rising Up International Women's Day Celebration
An evening of music, art and a panel discussion!
Featuring panelists: Fatima Al-Samak, Elizabeth Johnson and Marlene George
Reception: 6:00pm | Event: 6:30pm
Admission: by donation
Vancouver Public Library, Main Branch
Alma Van Dusen Room
350 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC
Refreshments will be provided
Tonight: International Development Drinks
DevDrinks takes place tonight at the Blarney Stone pub, 216 Carrall Street, Vancouver. Register here!
Fair Trade 202
The Manitoba Council for International Cooperation/Fair Trade Manitoba present "Fair Trade 202", a virtual opportunity for individuals and groups involved in Fair Trade to take a second look at some key current issues! This one-hour online event will take place from 12:00 - 1:00pm, Central Time, on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Please note that the times given are all Central Standard Time.
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