From soren at bondrup.com Thu Jan 5 15:25:11 2023 From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2023 17:25:11 -0400 Subject: [BNS_members] Don't Miss Last of the Right Whales' Broadcast Premiere Tomorrow on CBC! References: <29ea8816488a1d3d6ac71583b.e7936583f5.20230105205940.572ff99b63.5777d136@mail126.suw91.mcdlv.net> Message-ID: Hello everyone and Happy New Year. Tomorrow on CBC The Nature of Things, Last of the Right Whales will be broadcast. We were going to show this documentary at the Al Whittle theatre but hat did not work out. Now you can watch it from the comfort of your living room. See below. Cheers, Soren Soren Bondrup-Nielsen Professor Emeritus, Biology Acadia University www.bondrup.com Begin forwarded message: > From: Last of the Right Whales Impact Team > Date: January 5, 2023 at 5:08:51 PM AST > To: Soren Bondrup-Nielsen > Subject: Don't Miss Last of the Right Whales' Broadcast Premiere Tomorrow on CBC! > Reply-To: Last of the Right Whales Impact Team > > ? > > > > > > > Catch the Last of the Right Whales World Broadcast Premiere Tomorrow on CBC! > The wait is almost over! After over 150 successful screenings across North America, award-winning documentary Last of the Right Whales is set to kick off CBC's The Nature of Things 62nd season tomorrow night??Friday, January 6th??at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Following the broadcast premiere, the documentary will be available to stream on CBC Gem. > > The film is an unparalleled look at one of the rarest animals on earth and the scientists, fishermen and conservationists devoted to bringing this great species back from the brink of extinction. > > Last of the Right Whales will also broadcast and stream in French on Saturday, January 7 at 9:00 pm ET/PT on ICI Explora. SRC will present a dubbed 92-minute director's cut of the film. > > Internationally, Last of the Right Whales is scheduled to air on PBS Nova in the U.S. and on Arte and SWR in France and Germany later this year! Stay tuned for more information about broadcast dates soon. > about the impact campaign > The Last of the Right Whales impact campaign is a multi-faceted outreach project that includes a six-city coastal tour, a campus screening tour, a Discussion Guide for community organizers, a Curriculum Guide for educators, a Host Screening Kit for event planning along with digital media engagement on our social media channels. > > share our news > We encourage you to forward this newsletter to your family and friends. If someone sent this to you, please sign up here to get your own monthly edition so we can let you know about upcoming screenings and campaign initiatives. > > You can also follow us on social media for the most up-to-date information about the campaign and to enjoy 'making of' stories and video extras. Our hashtag is #LOTRW. 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We will record the talk for later viewing. We look forward to re-connecting with new energy and ideas in this new year. The presenter at this meeting will be Oliver Baker, a NKEC grade 12 student sharing his experience attending COP27 (!!) and his visions for climate work. His talk is called Why Aren't You Scared: Climate Education on the State of Climate Change in our Province and the World. It will be about his experience at COP27 in Egypt, visions, current issues, and what you can do. We are so looking forward to hearing from Oliver! Warmly, Caroline -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water._ Links: ------ [1] https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdu2grzMtGteA3UBUEVmOPLYyjnasnEXT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Jan 2023 Meeting - Climate Change & COP27.png Type: image/png Size: 710151 bytes Desc: not available URL: From coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca Fri Jan 13 16:00:23 2023 From: coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca (Caroline Beddoe) Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:00:23 -0400 Subject: [BNS_members] BNS January Meeting: Local Student's Reflections on Climate Change & COP27 Message-ID: Good evening, A reminder that the Blomidon Naturalists Society is hosting our monthly meeting on Monday January 16th, at 7:30 pm. The meeting will be held in person at the Wolfville Curling Club (22 Elm Ave) and online on Zoom. The meeting will start at 7:30 pm with a social beforehand at 7:00 pm. If you wish to join via Zoom please register here [1]. The presenter at this meeting will be Oliver Baker, a NKEC grade 12 student sharing his experience attending COP27 in Egypt, and his visions for climate work. His talk is called Why Aren't You Scared: Climate Education on the State of Climate Change in our Province and the World. Warmly, Caroline -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water._ Links: ------ [1] https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdu2grzMtGteA3UBUEVmOPLYyjnasnEXT -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca Sun Jan 15 10:05:55 2023 From: coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca (Caroline Beddoe) Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:05:55 -0400 Subject: [BNS_members] Opportunity to be a Director-at-Large on Nature Nova Scotia In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <191ec66ae9a85721ebc8705f39398810@blomidonnaturalists.ca> _Please see the following notice from BNS treasurer John Burka, who is also the BNS representative on Nature Nova Scotia's Board of Directors. A great opportunity to get involved in and further support the nature conservation and education network across the province:_ -- Nature Nova Scotia is a federation [1] of natural history societies and other environmental groups in Nova Scotia. BNS is one of the members and I represent BNS on the Board. As a registered charity, NNS operates to support networking, research, education, and advocacy initiatives for nature. More information can be found on the NNS website: https://naturens.ca/. There is presently an opening for a Director-at-Large on the NNS Board. This is outside the representatives for the individual member societies, such as myself. We are looking for someone who has a strong interest and concern for nature and environmental concerns in Nova Scotia. The Board meets by Zoom every 2 months. The current Chair of the NNS Board is Bob Bancroft. If you are interested, please contact Rebecca Parker, Coordinator for NNS (coordinator at naturens.ca). Thank you, John John F. 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Caroline -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water._ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soren at bondrup.com Wed Jan 18 13:04:56 2023 From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen) Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:04:56 -0400 Subject: [BNS_members] Film tonight Message-ID: <55DF11E6-33FB-4870-80B5-BAC99DBBE2F2@bondrup.com> ?Hello everyone, There is a film showing this evening at the Al Whittle Theater about Sable Island called Geographics of Solitude. (see link below). Sable Island is such a magical place. Cheers, Soren Soren Bondrup-Nielsen Professor Emeritus, Biology Acadia University www.bondrup.com Begin forwarded message: > From: Al Whittle Theatre > Date: January 18, 2023 at 1:46:20 PM AST > To: Soren Bondrup-Nielsen > Subject: Film tonight > > ? > Soren > Sending you this in hopes you can get the word out to your Naturalist Society. > The film playing at the Whittle this evening is a documentary about Sable Island. It looks like a great film and I am just trying to get the word out since we are only doing the one screening. > It is called Geographies of Solitude and it starts at 7pm on January 18. > Tickets are $12 and available at the door or at this link on eventbrite. > https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/geographies-of-solitude-tickets-479661088227 > > Hope you are well, and thanks for sharing this information if you can. > Mary Harwell > -- > Theatre Manager > Acadia Cinema's Al Whittle Theatre > www.alwhittletheatre.ca > (902) 542-3344 > (902) 680-1135 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca Mon Jan 23 08:05:26 2023 From: coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca (Caroline Beddoe) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:05:26 -0400 Subject: [BNS_members] Climate Circles Meeting & Action Project Formation Message-ID: Hello, This is an update about the Blomidon Naturalists' Climate Circles project, as one way that we seek to support nature and conservation in our communities. We asked in the fall of last year for ideas and feedback, and we heard: Our community wants to find and make inspiration, joy, and hope, to build community connections and networks, and to work together on local, tangible, achievable climate action initiatives. Climate Circles is seeking to help towards these aims! _Join us for our next Climate Circles meeting to build community and launch ecological and climate-focused action projects!_ Sunday January 29th 2:00 - 4:00 pm Valley Community Learning Association's Community Hub 118 Oakdene Ave, Kentville We have chosen to go forward with hosting in Kentville after compiling the results of what we heard in late 2022 during our community engagement sessions. We encourage mask-wearing at this in-person event and will continue to reflect on other hosting options if our capacity to host increases. Thanks for understanding! While we recognize it is fairly short notice, the Climate Circles team of Sarah, Emily and Caroline have been busy bees behind the scenes integrating what we heard from people, reflecting on barriers and opportunities, working with our super insightful advisory team, submitting numerous grants to increase our capacity, and working around holidays and sickness.... Right now, we have a lower capacity to host the full vision of what we heard and dream for climate circles and local climate work but we are motivated by the energy and generous support of your donations and support in other ways, and have a plan for monthly meetings for connection, knowledge sharing, support and fun, with action work and organizing happening outside of those meetings too. _Read on for the full details!_ Who is Climate Circles for? Anyone who is interested in working on local climate action! Climate action can take so many forms, so we strongly believe that everyone has something to offer and a place at the table, and we acknowledge and embrace the many ways that climate action looks. We also welcome you if you are seeking community connection, a space for inspiration and solidarity, and an eagerness to work with others towards common goals. We recognize the barriers for certain people to engaging in these types of spaces, and we are reflecting and learning on how to ensure an inclusive and respectful environment where all feel heard and comfortable. What to expect? We will gather as a community interested in working together on climate projects in our local area. We will start in a circle, with introductions, some discussion prompts for joy, hope and connection, and some co-creation of our expectations and guidelines for our time together. The bulk of the meeting will be focused on workshopping tangible climate action project ideas, setting goals, and forming preliminary working groups. We will offer a list and templates of suggested action project ideas based on what we have heard coming to the fore within our community and at our sessions in 2022. There will also be the opportunity to share and garner support and a team for an idea you may have in addition to these, so please bring it if so! We will engage in world caf? style facilitated sessions to workshop our local climate action projects, determine main goals and priorities, identify gaps or new perspectives, and form action groups to continue working on these projects outside of the Climate Circles meetings. We will determine needs for our monthly meetings and the structure for communication, supporting, networking and connection between meetings. We will also outline other ways to get involved and engaged instead of or in addition to the action project groups. What's the commitment? Right now, we will host monthly climate circle meetings in-person to socialize, connect, find joy, intentionally learn together (e.g. facilitated course/workshops/experience and knowledge-sharing opportunities), and provide structure, accountability and energy towards our local action projects. You don't have to commit to a group action project. We are seeking support in other ways (and hey, this is climate action too because it supports our community mobilizing and convening work), such as bringing food, helping with set-up, etc. Even just showing up to connect with people! How to show up? As you are! All feelings around climate change are welcome here, we hold space for joy and grief and everything else that comes with living in these challenging times. Some desire and appreciation for groupwork and working with new perspectives is good, but there are ways for all to get involved and taking action. If you have a specific action idea, but need advice and a team to get it going, bring it! If you want to bring a snack to share, great! Or perhaps some good news story? Or an update about a project you are working on. All great ways to contribute. Carpooling: We recognize that some people may travel from outside of Kentville, including our many Wolfville-area climate active community members. We are trialling the Kentville location given other features and a desire for this space, but want to ensure everyone can come. Need a lift? Want to offer a drive. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/5f3ESNRvJrJioheD8 [1] More information: For more information on Climate Circles, how to get involved, or for questions around accessibility, participation or more please contact Caroline coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca There will be tea. We welcome contributions to the potluck snack table. The VCLA community hub is physically accessible, and an elevator is available for access to the upper level. Warmly, Caroline & Sarah -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water._ Links: ------ [1] https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2F5f3ESNRvJrJioheD8%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1fxEj0UzfKMvSXgBo--7cYC2_8chE23id9WTBLnswq6Auq9k9LtEgjayo&h=AT16k58IY-WQxDYHudswXqd6co9prDhp0-Jt_aRJCTxmjbGX6yunprCmuqOCV4tq44fdlfTZWlLXALGCGVpMTFvMrzNa_0y8GcVbhrCYL-j1PiMwiUIXZY5PeOly3m-X0j7llSL5JA&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0Ow4kzG_NsiLfN-U0F33vbfq1rEzAn1TYv8MHyEhvF1t45LcqbR24Wlv2pn0EBcjCgdY9UQdmoVBrwAVQAU_2g2LB8sT8SKgrK2l7cTbh98iyqCd8W1CYfkk-mJCfkpD5dEeQ1OLReulpMc-lNIoSdEU93CEZT6J7L025BCz522vXPFdrpMGrkwCi3f-oOSAMMRpLnceCF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We can stay home and wring our hands or we can try to do something about it. I'm writing to you today to let you know about an amazing opportunity we Nova Scotians have to make a huge difference in our fight against climate change. You've probably heard how the Bay du Nord project has been given approval by Steven Guilbealt, Federal Minister of Environment. This massive deep sea drilling venture will have the ability to extract up to a _Billion_ barrels of crude oil from beneath the deep sea, 500 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland. The approval came just days after an alarming UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that simply cutting emissions was no longer enough to curb the climate crisis and the United Nations chief called funding new fossil fuel projects "moral and economic madness." Shame on Canada! But what can you do? Well, in this case, each of us can play an important part in reversing that horrid decision. Ecojustice, an environmental law firm is taking the government to court on behalf of several environmental organizations, and guess what? The preliminary hearing is taking place on Feb 1st & 2nd in Halifax starting at 9:30 am and we have been invited by Ecojustice to pack the courthouse! Yes, Ecojustice wants YOU! Now that Covid restrictions have been lifted, we are allowed full capacity in the courtroom. something that I didn't have when I was arrested a couple of years ago for interfering with a clearcut near Weymouth NS. I was one of nine protesters arrested and Ecojustice swooped in and defended us, pro bono, because that's what they do. Now, for me, its payback time. Will you join me and others at the Halifax courthouse February 1st? I think it would be a tragedy if only a few people showed up and would send a message to the court that nobody really cares. I don't know if Ecojustice contacted just me or others. I sure hope they contacted others, but we may be the only ones. So please, please consider joining us! You can make a difference by just being there! Please contact me joan.norris60 at gmail.com if you can come. We'll organize carpools for both dates. -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water._ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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