Changes
Changes is The Show on Sustainability, with four streams: Simple Living, Zero Waste, The Ideas Show, and Human Change. We cover topics like energy and transportation alternatives, local farming, recycling, composting, social justice, peace (war is a major contributor to ecosystem damage and destruction of communities), changes in attitude toward the biosphere, lifestyle changes away from "stuff" and toward community and personal fulfillment, documentary films and other arts initiatives that communicate information and attitudes; and much more.Our opening theme song is Somewhere on the Island from the album, The Best of Gary Fjellgaard, and our closing theme is SustainABILITY by Raffi, from his album Communion. We are fortunate to have both artists living near us, on Gabriola Island and Salt Spring Island respectively.
May 1, 2012 Four Quartets Poetry and Dance
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Join Shirley as she talks with Holly Bright, Artistic Director of Crimson Coast Dance, and Kim Goldberg, Poet, about the upcoming series of events related to Four Quartets, a dance presentation by Deborah Dunn based on the poems by T.S. Eliot. All event info. is available at crimsoncoastdance.org
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April 24, 2012 Green Fuse/Red Fuse
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Poets Kim Goldberg and Kim Clark talk about their new chapbooks, Igniting the Green Fuse and Dis Ease and De Sire, the M anu S cript (which represents the red fuse). They have a double launch on Saturday, April 28 following Kim G's free Healing Sounds Qigong class (with cookies, which starts at 10 am in Maffeo Sutton Park near the Lions Pavilion. For more, see www.kimclarkwriter.com and http://liuhebafagirl.wordpress.com
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April 3, 2012 40 Days at Base Camp
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Join Shirley as she talks with Dianne Whelan, producer/director of the documentary 40 Days at Base Camp, a look at what's happening on - and to - Mt. Everest. Dianne is currently touring Canada, with numerous screenings coming up across the country. For more, see http://www.40daysatbasecamp.com
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March 27, 2012 Environmental Mind Grind
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Join Chantelle and her guests, Christy Dishkin of the Nanaimo Recycling Exchange and Rod Negrave of the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, as they discuss this annual challenge for elementary and high school students. It's an academic trivia competition that tests their knowledge of environmental issues. Rod, an EMG judge, also talks about current research issues, such as identifying knowledge gaps concerning BC ecosystems.
EMG takes place at the clock in Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre on May 12, starting at 9 am. For more info., see www.recycling.bc.ca/?page_id=1645 or Google Environmental Mind Grind Nanaimo 2012.
March 13, 2012 Smart Meters
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Join Shirley as her five guests articulate their objections to BC Hydro's controversial Smart Meters. The guests are: Josh del Sol, producer of the film, Take Back Your Power - www.ThePowerFilm.org - Phil Marchant, concerned citizen from Gabriola; Sharon Noble, a director of the Coalition to Stop Smart Meters - stopsmartmetersbc.ca - Jim Smith, a director of StopSmartMeters.ca Society; and Serge Vaillancourt, concerned citizen from Nanaimo. Reference is also made to the American Academy of Environmental Physicians and to the Citizens for Safe Technology Society.
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March 6 2012: Ethical Investing
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What are your pension funds up to? Join Lynn and her guest, Robert Pepper-Smith, as they reveal some of the things that your money (including CPP) might be supporting and what you can do about it. For more, attend the free symposium, "What Are Your Pension Funds Up To?" on Saturday, March 10 from 9:30-1pm at VIU Nanaimo Bldg. 355, Rm. 203. Refreshments will be provided along with info. and ideas for solutions.
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February 21, 2012 Jean Crowder, MP
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Lynn talks with Jean Crowder, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Cowichan, about the state of democracy in Canada, the current government's record on the environment, the silencing of scientists, and more.
What can ordinary citizens do? Don't try to take on everything. Take on one issue, but be like a dog with a bone and stay on it.
Some info. from the event update was kept in the podcast due to ongoing relevance.
Jan. 24 2012 Woodstove Changeout Program
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Chantelle talks with guests from the City of Nanaimo, the Regional District of Nanaimo, Pioneer Fireplace, and Sun-Ray Heating, about this year's woodstove changeout program. The guests also give pointers on how to Burn It Smart - e.g. when to start storing wood. Local manufacturers are mentioned as leaders in the field. For more, see www.recycling.bc.ca as well as www.nanaimo.ca and www.rdn.bc.ca -> What's New -> Initiatives.
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Jan. 17 2012 Leonard Krog, MLA
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Join Jamie as he has a wide-ranging conversation with Nanaimo MLA Leonard Krog. Topics include the proposed Enbridge pipeline and the position that may be taken by the provincial government.
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Jan.10, 2012 Arctic Methane
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Lynn talks with Dr. Peter Carter, a member of the Arctic Methane Emergency Group, about the science of methane release into the atmosphere from the Arctic Ocean as well as hitherto frozen land areas, and the anticipated (and underreported) effects of this on climate change. See www.arctic-methane-emergency-group.org/ for more. Dr. Carter also talks about the transformation of the world once we switch to renewable energy - e.g. there will be no more wars over oil. See Hazel Henderson's book, The Politics of the Solar Age. See also the TED Talk given by Bill Gates on zero carbon, and note that the Stern Report called climate change the most far reaching market failure ever.
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Dec. 13, 2011 Nanoose Bay Forest DL 33
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Join Chantelle as she learns of the frustration and heartbreak faced by concerned citizens who tried to save DL 33, one of the last remnants of endangered Coastal Douglas Fir ecosystem. A caller offers a view on the First Nations aspect of the issue. Apologies for a slight gap in discussion near the end, due to a quirk of CHLY's logger. For more, see www.nanoosebayforest.com and wildernesscommittee.org as well as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRntAne73e8
Tags:- Madrone Report 2006
- Mt. Arrowsmith UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
- Roosevelt Elk
- Red Legged Frog
- Marbled Murrelet
- rain shadow forest
- Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory
- E&N Land Grant
- wildlife corridors
- Forest Practices Board
- moist maritime biogeoclimatic zone
- Snaw'Naw'As (Nanoose) First Nation
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities
Dec. 6 2011 Fair Trade Retail
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Shirley and Suzanne talk with Roberta Veenstra of Global Village Nanaimo, a non-profit social enterprise with a fair trade gift store at #4 Commercial Street (between the Acme Restaurant and Quintessential) that's open Mon-Sat 10-5 and Sun 12-4 until Dec. 31. See www.globalvillagenanaimo.com For more on supplier Global Mamas, see www.globalmamas.org
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Nov. 29 2011 - Brighter Books
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Chantelle talks with Angela and Dean Jurgensen of Brighter Books, a new Nanaimo-based publishing company with green ideas and a belief that reading stimulates the imagination. Current titles include young adult fiction: The Guardian and Catalyst. See www.brighterbooks.com for more.
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Nov. 22 2011 Michael Riordon on Israel-Palestine
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Jamie talks with Michael Riordon, author of Our Way to Fight: Peace Work Under Siege in Israel-Palestine. For more on Mr. Riordon, please see www.michaelriordon.net See also www.unrwa.org and http://projecthope.ps/ and http://queersagainstapartheid.org/(also, of related interest, the film Eyes Wide Open)
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Nov. 14 2011 Cuba: Myth and Reality
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Shirley talks with Mr. Manuel Yepe of the Superior Institute of International Relations in Havana and an associate of Che Guevara during the Cuban Revolution, and Professor Nelson Valdez of the University of New Mexico. They were brought to Nanaimo by the VIU Faculty Association Human Rights and International Solidarity Committee.
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Nov. 3, 2011 Grahame Russell, Rights Action
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In a special Thursday afternoon interview, Shirley talks with Grahame Russell of Rights Action about the behaviour of Canadian mining companies and other Canadian interests in Central America, as well as the attitude of our federal government, court cases, and the slowly changing role of the mainstream media in recognizing the issues. See www.rightsaction.org for more info.
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Oct. 25 2011 RDN Zero Waste and CHLY FunDrive
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Find out about the successes of the Green Bin and other programs as Chantelle talks with Sharon Horsburgh, Senior Zero Waste Coordinator with the Regional District of Nanaimo. See http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=98 for more info.
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Oct. 13, 2011 Cuba-Canada Relations
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Did you know that, in Cuba, 2 million runners participate in the Terry Fox run every year? Join Shirley as she and Suzanne talk with Mr. Jorge Soberon, the Cuban Consul General based in Toronto, to talk about Cuban culture, Cuban medical missions to Haiti and elsewhere, the Cuban 5, and much more. They are joined by Eliza Gardiner from the Human Rights and International Solidarity Committee of the VIU Faculty Association. The show continues with a selection of Cuban music.
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Oct. 11, 2011 Food Security and the Municipal Elections
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With a municipal election coming up on November 19, Lynn stresses the importance of voting for candidates who are friendly to local and urban farming. She is joined on the phone by Dirk Becker of Compassion Farm in Lantzville.
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Oct 4, 2011 Nanaimo Global Film Festival
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Join Shirley as she talks with Sue Creba, one of the organizers of the annual Nanaimo Global Film Festival, which happens Oct 14-15 at VIU. The films, from the travelling World Community Film Festival, follow people both locally and globally as they seek solutions to challenges of social justice and environmental sustainability. Find the schedule, venues, ticket info., food info. and more at nanaimofilmfest.org
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