Take Back Our BC! A Provincial Townhall Tour for
Common Sense Canadians - Coming to Your Community
by Damien Gillis
Salmon, rivers, oil tankers, democracy. These
will be the subjects of a rousing tour of BC this Fall and Spring, led
by Rafe Mair and Damien Gillis, founders of the popular new online
journal,
The Common Sense Canadian - a voice for the public interest and source of dynamic information on topics vital to Canadians
.
Beginning in late October in the Kootenays, Rafe and Damien
will
embark on a tour of some 30 communities around the province over the
next half year. Listed below are a first round of confirmed events -
with more announcements coming soon. Keep checking our
calendar for updates and info.
Following
a similar, highly successful series of shows just over a year ago led
by Mair and Gillis to raise awareness about the devastating policy of
the privatization of BC’s watersheds, these two-hour townhall events
will feature Gillis' new short documentary on the proposed Enbridge
pipeline to BC's North Coast, "Oil in Eden", speeches by Mair and other
prominent guest speakers and local community organizers - plus the
opportunity to hear from the public, answer their questions, and provide
action items they can undertake to get involved in these critical
issues.
Mair
will bring his trademark no-nonsense wisdom and inspiration to these
topics, while other guest speakers like biologist Alexandra Morton, BC
political icon Corky Evans, and Greenpeace co-founder Rex Weyler will
contribute their expertise and solutions to the dialogue.
The tour is designed to inform and empower British Columbians, while expanding Gillis and Mair's new journal, The Common Sense Canadian, through signing citizens up to their email bulletin and raising much-needed financial support.
Join us as we work to take back our BC. Now is the time!
Upcoming Events - More Announcements Coming Soon:
-Oct. 26: Golden - 7-9 PM @ the Golden Seniors' Centre, featuring guest speaker Rachel Darvill from Wildsight
-Oct. 27: Nelson - 7-9 PM @ The Capitol Theatre, featuring the inimitable Corky Evans and Raelynn Gibson from Ecosociety
-Oct. 28: Rossland - 7:30-9:30 PM @ The Miners' Hall, also featuring Corky Evans and Raelynn Gibson from Ecosociety
-Nov. 7: Courtenay - 1-3 PM @ the Florence Filberg Centre, featuring Alexandra Morton
-Nov. 7: Quadra Island -
7-9 PM @ the Quadra Island Community Centre, also featuring Alexandra
Morton - co-hosted by The Sierra Club of BC Quadra Island Chapter
-Nov. 28: Parksville -
2-4 PM @ the Parksville Community & Conference Centre - co-hosted
by Oceanside Coalition for Strong Communities and Parksville/Qualicum
KAIROS
Other
communities we plan to visit include: Campbell River, Coquitlam, Dawson
Creek, Delta, Fort St. John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kitimat, Maple Ridge,
Merritt, Penticton, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Quesnel,
Saltspring Island, Smithers, Squamish, Terrace, Vancouver, Victoria,
and Williams Lake.
For more information of these and other upcoming events, stay tuned to
TheCanadian.org
