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SCIC: Saskatchewan's Coalition to End Global Poverty! |
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Youth Media Spin Off Project Funding! SCIC has funding available for media (any format) project created by youth (under 30). To get the application form click HERE |
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Under One Sky: Voices of Youth video will be used in an Oxford University Press textbook for grades 9 and 10 students!! |
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Amnesty International is urging all UN member states to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’. Read more. |
Make every day a fair trade day by switching to fair trade products at home, at work, at church, and when you purchase gifts for friends and family. It is easy to take action for global justice
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See Earthbeat print version under "publications".
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Generating Momentum: Activist Leadership Training Camp. August 29-September 1
The Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation and the Regina Public Interest Research Group are working together this summer to hold an amazing leadership training experience for young people. The camp is now full, but if you would like to learn more about what will be taking place, keep an eye on the blog HERE.
Stephen Lewis in Regina for SCIC's Annual General Meeting- September 25
That's right! Stephen Lewis will be in Regina to talk about civil society, youth engagement, and international development. His lecture will be at the University of Regina Classroom Building. Tickets are $15 in advance you will be able to purchase yours at SCIC (2138 McIntyre St.) or online using Paypal in the coming weeks.
SCIC Report
On May 11 SCIC held NGO Information Day. This year we realized that we have almost outgrown our space at the Legislative Building. There were so many members displaying their information we need to double up on tables. Minister Rob Norris gave a really positive talk about the province's vision and priorities for international development. Many MLAs toured the displays and chatted with members. The food was delicious and we can't wait for the next NGO Day in 2012!
Only a few days after NGO Day we travelled to Saskatoon for the WorldBeat Stand Up, Speak Out Student Summit. Almost 400 students from Saskatoon and area attended amazing workshops, ate delicious food, and heard from keynote Mariatu Kamara. The evaluations were really positive, and we are hopeful that we can host another similar conference in the future. On a side note, we would love to publish a short article by one or more of the youth that attended the summit. If you or someone you know what to share a bit about your experience at the summit please contact SCIC.
Minister Rob Norris with Mariatu Kamara at the Student Summit
The Government Relations Committee has also been very active working with Angus Reid on the design of a province-wide opinion survey on the issue of global poverty. We expect this survey will provide clear evidence that public interest in Saskatchewan on global poverty and international development is strong and increasing. This important survey will also provide insight into what motivates people to become involved in addressing global poverty, how do they want to contribute and how strong their support is for the Matching Grants in Aid Program.
Member Profile: United Church of Canada
An exerpt from the Profile in the Earthbeat:
... On another lever, the Local Global Advocacy Committee of Saskatchewan Conference has been newly formed. This committee is responsible for engaging the people of Saskatchewan on justice issues locally and globally. One of those areas is the small role we play in assisting Palestinian Olive farmers. This Committee orders boxes of olive oil from Zatoun, which is a Toronto based distributer. This oil is then distributed to churches and interested people within our province to sell and help support the marketing and sale of this home grown Palestinian olive oil. This is just one example of how this committee tries to be in solidarity with our international brothers and sisters. ...
Read more about UCC in the latest Earthbeat found under "publications"
SCIC Youth: Finding a Sister.
Despite loving both my brothers to bits, I have always wanted a sister. Last September, at the age of twenty-three, my wish came true. Her name was Ncumisa Sharon Mhlotywa, and she was to be my counterpart for the duration of a six-month Canada World Youth program* that we were beginning together with eighteen other young women from across Canada, Kenya, and South Africa.
Misa is a proud South African of Xhosa heritage. Meaning ‘the smile of my family,’ Ncumisa is well named. Full of love and laughter, she is a deeply spiritual person, and worships at a Methodist church in her home community of Kayamandi, Stellenbosch. She also honours her Xhosa ancestors through traditional ceremonies and celebrations....
...There are many things that I admire about Misa – her wisdom, her courage, her decision to “adapt and adopt” to her surroundings while participating in the program. However, what I miss most are our late-night chats. As one of the few counterpart pairs in our group sharing a bed for the entire six months, we were pitied by those who weren’t and sympathized with by those who were. Yet, although it took us both some getting used to, we came to the conclusion that we liked the arrangement because of the resulting conversations. Frustrations and fears, hopes and dreams, families and the future – no subject was too personal or too insignificant to discuss in the dark. And while the conversations often ended with an exaggeratedly terse, “sleep, Echo,” I knew that the following night’s chat would resume where we had left off....
Read Echo's full article here