We are officially closing the 2010-11 school year, and so too will the Rights and Democracy UVic delegation take the summer holiday. This has been an incredible year. We hosted the Western Regional Event in January, we supporting open discussion of the use of local lands in our Juan de Fuca development proposal [...]

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On March 28 we hosted three ‘nomads’ from the American organization Liberty in North Korea (http://www.linkglobal.org/). The nomads are one of a number of small groups representing LiNK throughout North America, by driving from town to town armed with the documentary ‘Hiding’, a whackload of merchandise, and a powerful message – North Koreans [...]

In early March we were honored to display a beautiful and moving photo exhibit by Juan Pablo Gutierrez. The nomadic Nukak Maku tribe of Colombia is one of many Indigenous groups in Colombia who are facing extinction as a result of the long standing conflict between government troops and the FARC. The exhibit [...]

Thanks everyone who made it out to the Juan de Fuca panel last Wednesday, March 2. By my count we had around 70 people there – not bad! Thanks to our speakers Gordon O’Connor, Terri Alcock, and Bill Jones of the Pacheedaht Nation. There was some heated debate around the best way [...]

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Just wanted to send a reminder out that THIS WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 FROM 7-9PM we are hosting a Panel and Discussion on the proposal for over 250 cabins to be built alongside 17km of the Juan de Fuca trail. This will be a great opportunity to learn about multiple impacts of this proposal, [...]

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We hope you can all come out to panel we are hosting March 2nd regarding a proposed resort development along the Juan de Fuca trail west of Victoria, BC. This panel is being held in order to further the connections made with Gordon O’Connor of the Dogwood Initiative during the Western Regional Event. As [...]

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R & D UVic recently held a table at the Global Engagement Showcase held at UVic. We also participated in the lovely development drinks that were held afterwards. Below is a description of the events:
GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT SHOWCASE: VANCOUVER ISLANDERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
9 February 2011, 2:30PM – 4:30PM
Upper Lounge, Student Union Building, UVic
DEVELOPMENT [...]

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The Western Regional Event officially came to a close yesterday as our delegates and mentors all said their goodbye’s on the highway beside a hidden trailhead onto the Juan de Fuca Trail. We are so grateful to everyone who came out and participated, whether as speakers or presenters, delegates, mentors, or (and actually [...]

Here it is – the final program for the Western Regional Event 2011, coming up next week!
We are really looking forward to meeting all of the delegates and we hope you enjoy the program we have put together for this event.
A reminder that all students and members of the general public are welcome to attend [...]

Hey Everybody,
Welcome to 2011 from everybody here at Rights and Democracy UVic. It was a fantastic break, and we’re hitting the ground running now with the Western Regional Event just two weeks away! Below is a copy and pasted version of the nearly totally complete schedule of events for the weekend:
Rights & Democracy Student [...]