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 User: janeman Description: ARE YOU INTERESTED IN...
...Meeting enthusiastic, passionate youths?
...Discovering new ways to challenge yourself?
...Making a difference in your community?
If so, join us at our first orientation of 2010!
Power Unit Youth Organization (PUYO) is a Toronto-based non-profit organization dedicated to youth development, youth empowerment, and philanthropy. PUYO is comprised of members between the ages of 16-26 who are passionate and driven by the idea that we, the youths of today, can make a difference.
Through our many projects and events, PUYO strives to provide youths with opportunities to grow, to self-explore, and to be a part of something bigger. We want YOU to be a part of making this come true!
The following PUYO-wide teams are looking for talented youths:
۰ Sponsorship
۰ Public Relations and Marketing
۰ Creative
۰ Web
۰ Leadership Development
Night It Up! (http://nightitup.com), PUYO's flagship project, draws over 60,000 people every year at a two-day night market. NIU! is looking for dedicated organizers and volunteers in the following teams:
۰ Promotions
۰ Logistics
۰ Sales
۰ Stage
۰ Volunteer Resources
The E3 Challenge (http://e3challenge.com) is a business challenge geared towards youths to foster Entrepreneurship, Excellence, and Empowerment. The following E3 organizing teams are looking for enthusiastic young people:
۰ Recruitment
۰ Promotions
۰ Event Partnership
Meet members, team leads, and the executive team of PUYO, and find out how you can get involved!
Whether you are artistic, tech-obsessed, or business-savvy, there are countless opportunities for you to showcase your talent, strengthen your skills, and unlock your potential!
For more information, check us out at http://power-unit.org or email us at info@power-unit.org.
Hope to see you on February 7th! Location: North York Central Library - Room 1 Time: 14:30 PM-16:30 PM View Event Page | 08
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User: ryanC Description: Medecins Sans Frontieres has worked in the wars and conflicts of the world for all of its history. This includes having medical teams in Rwanda during the genocide, in Srebrenica during the 1995 massacre, in the Darfur region of Sudan since 2003 and many others. In light of this experience and in light of MSFs goal to continue to have medical teams responding to these crisis, what approach should the MSF movement take towards the \"Will to Intervene\" and the \"Responsibility to Protect\" reports? Frank Chalk, co-director of the \"Will to Intervene\" project, Kyle Matthews, project leader of W2I, and Rony Brauman, president of MSF from 1982 - 1994 and current research director at the \"Centre de réflexion sur l\'action et les savoirs humanitaires\" will discuss this question and others
Location: McGill University Time: 19:00 PM-21:00 PM View Event Page User: Ronzig Description: The Recession Relief Coalition (RRC) has invited all Federal Parties to a Town Hall meeting and surveyed these same parties with key questions. In addition community members and organizations affected by the recession have been invited. While Parliament sits idle, there is a call from the community for answers on how the Federal government will do better to support people and communities that are hurting by this ongoing recession.
The Federal Liberal, NDP and Green Parties have confirmed their attendance, along with a panel of Community organizations including: National Housing and Homelessness Network, National Campaign 2000, Social Planning Network of Ontario and the Canadian Auto Workers. The RRC will also be releasing new data on the recession and our recommendations for action. Location: Church of the Holy Trinity Time: 24:00 PM-15:00 PM View Event Page User: Ronzig Description: The Recession Relief Coalition (RRC) has invited all Federal Parties to a Town Hall meeting and surveyed these same parties with key questions. In addition community members and organizations affected by the recession have been invited. While Parliament sits idle, there is a call from the community for answers on how the Federal government will do better to support people and communities that are hurting by this ongoing recession.
The Federal Liberal, NDP and Green Parties have confirmed their attendance, along with a panel of Community organizations including: National Housing and Homelessness Network, National Campaign 2000, Social Planning Network of Ontario and the Canadian Auto Workers. The RRC will also be releasing new data on the recession and our recommendations for action. Location: Church of the Holy Trinity Time: 24:00 PM-15:00 PM View Event Page | 10
User: ValerieB Description: Fundraising breakfast in support of Haiti earthquake relief efforts.
Cost $40 per person / $20 per student / $320 per corporate table
Registration 7:00 am / Breakfast 7:30 am / Opening Remarks and Guest Speakers 8:00 am / Adjournment 9:00 am.
Guest speakers will include FIDA executive director Betsy Wall; Sylvia Scott, RN; Jill Gale, RN; and Diego Marquez-Leon, recent nursing school graduate. Join us to hear about the challenging and rewarding experiences these nurses have had using their knowledge and clinical skills to provide care and treatment in India, Jamaica, Haiti and Africa. It is sure to be an inspiring morning!
Proceeds from this event will be donated to Haiti earthquake relief efforts and matched by the Canadian Government.
Tickets must be purchased in advance by contacting Ellen Otterbein (519-624-9781 / eotterbein@cmh.org) or reserve your spot online at http://nursingonthefrontlines.eventbrite.com. Payment (cash or cheque; cheque preferred) will be accepted on the day of the event. Cheques must be made out to the Evangelical missionary Church of Canada and tax receipts will be issued.
Proudly presented by the Waterloo and Wellington Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Chapters in partnership with the City of Waterloo. Location: Forbes Room, RIM Park Time: 7:00 AM-9:30 AM View Event Page User: prev-gen Description: The Centre for Security and Defence Studies (CSDS) of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, in cooperation with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity, and the Will to Intervene (W2I) Project of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, Concordia University, invite you to
A presentation by
Michael C. Pryce
Founder and President, COA Consultants and COA Non-Profit
Mass Atrocity Prevention Planning
With comments by
Paul Dewar, M.P.
Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide
and Other Crimes Against Humanity, and
Kyle Matthews
Lead Researcher, Will to Intervene project at the Montreal Institute for Genocide
and Human Rights Studies, Concordia University.
Michael Pryce is a specialist on military planning and conflict resolution. He is the founder and President of COA Consultants and COA Non-Profit, both organizations dedicated to developing pragmatic planning tools to prevent or intervene in a mass atrocity. From 2007-2009, Mr. Pryce was a professor of conflict resolution at the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) of the US Army War College, and Director of the Mass Atrocity Response Operations (MARO) Project, a partnership between PKSOI and the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard\'s Kennedy School of Government.
Location: Carleton University, Robertson Hall, Senate Room, 6th floor, Time: 24:30 PM-14:00 PM View Event Page | 11
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User: Wormgirl Description: Free Lecture with Cathy Nesbitt, Cathy’s Crawly Composters Vermicomposting is the practice of using nature’s recyclers, the lowly worm, to break down food scraps into nutrient rich compost. The result is an odourless black casting material that is terrific fertilizer for the garden. Cathy Nesbitt, chief worm advocate, will show you how easy it is to do vermicomposting in your home.
Free Admission Location: Richters Herbs Time: 14:00 PM-15:30 PM View Event Page | 22
User: susiemowers Description: Incubators create jobs, revitalize communities thus strengthening local, regional and even national economies.
WORKSHOP AGENDA:
Day 1 (9am to 4pm)
Establish a Vibrant Business Incubator
on a small budget
What is an Incubator? What and how to use the communication tools to make your Incubator effective? What is needed and what will it cost? Where do we find the necessary resources. How do we excite the community to use this service to start their business dreams.
Day 2 (9am to 4pm)
Coaching as a component of the Incubator Service.
* Becoming a coach. And Preparing/Coaching a Business Plan with your clients using 7 simple planning steps.
* An effective way of Financial control that requires no bookkeeping experience and can be used immediately.
(This will also help your existing businesses get a good control over their business's finances). Location: Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton Time: View Event Page | 23
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User: CAPIinterns Description: Graduate and senior undergraduate students, whose work focuses on the Asia-Pacific region, are invited to present their research, work-in-progress, or papers at the CAPI Student Symposium on the Asia-Pacific. The symposium will be a great opportunity to network with other students doing work in the Asia-Pacific region, practice a short presentation of your own work, and of course, enjoy some complimentary food!
Interested students: Please submit a typed, 500 word abstract outlining the work you plan to present, as well as the following information: department, level of study, email address and supervisor's name. Submissions should be sent by email to CAPI, or delivered to the CAPI office in Sedgewick C147.
Deadline: Abstracts must be received by January 28, 2010 at 4:00 pm. We will review the submissions and participants will be notified of our decision to include their paper by February 4, 2010.
A full program and specific information about the location and times for this event will be posted in early February 2010. For more information, please contact us!
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User: jbervoe Description: February 26th Art for AIDS International is hosting the second annual Ubuntu Concert (Ubuntwo) to showcase local musical talent and raise funds for children affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
The concert will begin at 8pm on the main floor of the Art for AIDS Gallery while an exhibit of student artwork will be featured on the lower level.
All proceeds will be directed to grassroots organizations in South Africa working with children affected by HIV/AIDS. Location: Art for AIDS International Gallery Time: 19:30 PM-23:00 PM View Event Page User: AbnerLico Description: Planet Releaf is the Roots & Shoots Canada 2010 initiative that will focus on getting active on forest-related issues nationally and internationally, in order to unite people around a common theme and increase their impact for positive change.
The Toronto launch will take place on February 26, 2010, from 5:00-8:30pm.
Where: Earth Sciences Building, University of Toronto
5 Bancroft Ave.
Rooms ES 1042 & 1050
Toronto, ON M5S 2S8
Come and learn about forest issues from local forest organizations and stay for two film screening sessions.
Schedule of events:
•5:00 pm - Short films from the documentary series
Tree Stories + Q&A with the film-maker Susan Poizner
•6:00 pm - Official launch with speakers and reception
•7:00 pm - Taking Root, the feature film
Snacks will be provided, and we will also be announcing an exciting new project incentive for Roots & Shoots members!
Visit www.rootsandshoots.ca for more details, and find out how you can get involved with satellite launches across the country.
Location: Earth Sciences Building, 5 Bancroft Avenue, room ES 1050 Time: 17:00 PM-20:00 PM View Event Page | 27
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