The Dark Side of the Boom
TAR SANDS: THE DARK SIDE OF THE BOOM
BC Wide Speaking Tour on the Impacts of the Tar Sands on Communities in Alberta and BC.
COMPLETE LIST OF DATES AND LOCATIONS BELOW
Speakers on the Panel include:
>> MIKE MERCREDI - Member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation will be speaking about the front line struggles of the indigenous community in Fort Chipewyan against the tar sands industry.
>> JESSIE KALMAN - Tar Sands Campaigner with the Polaris Institute will be speaking about the social & environmental impacts that the tar-sands including links to the Military and Water Depletion.
>> WILL HORTER - Executive Director of Dogwood Initiative will speak about the little known support that infrastructure based and proposed in BC provides to current and future tar-sands development. (Will is speaking in Vancouver, Victoria, Comox and Nanaimo. Others to be confirmed for Kitimat and Kamloops)
Bringing the media to the people
The Institute for Citizen Journalism (ICJ) was founded by a group of active journalists and citizen activists in Vancouver, Canada, as an independent non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality and integrity of journalism internationally. ICJ provides research support, journalism expertise, and innovative, accessible platforms for citizen journalists.
ICJ provides civil society with the tools and resources necessary to voice their efforts more effectively and to facilitate the cohesion of open, accountable and critical grassroots journalism. ICJ aims to bridge the gap between the mainstream media and the people’s stories by enabling members of civil society to gain access to a broader media skills and platforms and use these mechanisms more effectively to express their voices. Ultimately, ICJ connects citizen journalists from around the world, building a stronger network of committed reporters to achieve a healthier, better informed society and prepare this new press to face the challenges of tomorrow.
