Hello everyone,

Re. below, from GPI Atlantic, for those of you in the Halifax, Annapolis Valley and surrounding areas, I thought this might be of interest.

Cheers,
Leo

------ Forwarded Message

Subject: Two upcoming events: Dr. Robèrt (Sept. 22) and Raffi (Sept. 21 and 23)

The event with Dr. Robèrt is a rare opportunity for Nova Scotians to meet one of the most brilliant minds of the century - the founder of The Natural Step, which is perhaps the most effective and far-reaching strategy in existence to re-orient society, business, and government towards a sustainable future. The King of Sweden has endorsed The Natural Step, businesses like IKEA, Nike, Starbucks, and Home Depot have now adopted it, and every Swedish household has received educational materials to participate in The Natural Step. Might Nova Scotia pioneer The Natural Step in North America? Come and find out this Friday!
 
If you or your children grew up on "Baby Beluga" then you know Raffi. Raffi will be in Halifax this coming Thursday to sing and talk about his new CD and book, which has been described as “a compassionate children-first approach to global restoration.” The Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, The Hon. Iona Campagnolo recently said: "Child Honouring is required reading for every person who is determined to improve our world." Come and see Raffi this coming Thursday in Halifax or Saturday in Wolfville.

Please find below announcements for the lunch and lecture with Dr. Robèrt and the evening presentations by Raffi (Halifax and Wolfville). Please help us promote these events by circulating these announcements to your networks. Information on purchasing tickets is included below. If you have any questions, please let me know.
 
*****************************


Sustainability: The Leadership Challenge
Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt
Founder of The Natural Step, Sweden

Lunch and Lecture
Friday, September 22, 2006


Professor Karl-Henrik Robèrt, M.D., Ph.D., is one of Sweden's foremost cancer scientists who, in 1989, initiated an environmental movement called "The Natural Step." The Natural Step is a strategic planning tool for sustainability used successfully by organizations, businesses and communities around the world (www.naturalstep.ca). Dr. Robèrt is Adjunct Professor of Sustainable Product Development at Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden. He has written many books, articles and scientific publications on sustainability. In 2000,  Dr. Robèrt won the Blue Planet Prize, considered by many to be the “Nobel Prize of the Environment.”


Commonwealth Ballroom A
Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, 1181 Hollis St., Halifax
 
11:30 am - Doors Open
12:00-2:00 pm – Lunch and Lecture by Dr. Robèrt followed by book selling and signing.
2:00-3:00 pm – Networking and Strategy Session. Please bring resources to share and your business cards.
 
Advance tickets prices : $45 Regular  $35 Student/Low-Income At the door: $50
** Please buy your tickets early as we expect this event to sell out!
 
Advance tickets available for purchase at Just Us! FairTrade Shop & Coffee Bar 1678 Barrington St., P’lovers The Environmental Store 5657 Spring Garden St., and Outside the Lines: Books for Critical Minds Bookstore 6297 Quinpool Rd. in Halifax.

For more information or to order tickets by phone, please contact:
Clare Levin, Genuine Progress Index Atlantic
Phone: (902) 489-2524 Email: [log in to unmask]
 
Organized by Genuine Progress Index Atlantic (www.gpiatlantic.org) and the Nova Scotia Environmental Network (www.nsen.ca)
Sponsored by Halifax Regional Municipality, Jacques Whitford, Just Us! Coffee Roasters, Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour, Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development, Resource Recovery Fund Board, Town of Wolfville, Arthur Irving Academy for the Environment, Voluntary Planning, Eco-Efficiency Centre, and P’lovers The Environmental Store.


 
**************************************


Child Honouring: The Compassion Revolution
Raffi Cavoukian
Singer, Author, and Founder of Child Honouring
 
Thursday, September 21, 2006
7:30-9:30 PM
Potter Auditorium
Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building
Dalhousie University
6100 University Avenue, Halifax
 

Saturday, September 23, 2006

7:30-9:30 PM
Acadia Cinema Coop
450 Main Street, Wolfville


In a unique word and song presentation, Raffi will share his philosophy of "Child Honoring," a children-first paradigm for humane and sustainable communities - a compassionate revolution in values. Drawing on the just-published anthology Child Honoring: How to Turn This World Around and his new CD Resisto Dancing: Songs of Compassionate Revolution, Raffi presents an exciting and hope-filled vision and an invitation to, as Nelson Mandela has said, "turn this world around - for the children."

RAFFI CAVOUKIAN is the founder of Child Honouring, a children-first paradigm for global restoration. He is a renaissance man known to millions simply as Raffi: a renowned Canadian troubadour, record producer, systems thinker, author, entrepreneur and ecology advocate, once called “the most popular children’s entertainer in the western world” (Washington Post). President of Troubadour Music, among the most successful independent record labels, Raffi was a pioneer in music for children and families: his CDs, tapes, videos, and DVDs have sold over 14 million copies in Canada and the US, and his books, more than 3 million copies.
 
Advance tickets prices: $15 Regular $10 Students/Low-Income
At the door: $20
** Get your tickets early as we expect these events to sell out!
 
Advance tickets in Halifax available for purchase at Just Us! FairTrade Shop & Coffee Bar 1678 Barrington St., P’lovers The Environmental Store 5657 Spring Garden St., and Outside the Lines: Books for Critical Minds Bookstore 6297 Quinpool Rd. in Halifax.
 
Advance tickets in Wolfville available for purchase at Just Us! Café, 450 Main Street, Wolfville Phone: (902) 542-7731
 

For more information or to order tickets by phone, please contact:
Clare Levin, Genuine Progress Index Atlantic
Phone: (902) 489-2524 Email: [log in to unmask]
 
Organized by Genuine Progress Index Atlantic (www.gpiatlantic.org) and the Nova Scotia Environmental Network (www.nsen.ca)
 
Sponsored by Resource Recovery Fund Board, the School for Resource and Environmental Studies, and the Society for Corporate Environmental and Social Responsibility, Dalhousie University. Co-sponsored by the Halifax Peace Coalition and the Voice of Women in recognition of the United Nations International Peace Day on September 21.
Proceeds to support environmental and peace initiatives in Nova Scotia.



------ End of Forwarded Message