May 10, 17, 24, 31 and June 7
Edmonton | Other Parkland Event
Community Service Learning and The Parkland Institute Present:
Oil and Democracy Speaker Series 2012
Starts: Thu., May. 10, 7:00 PM
Ends: Thu., Jun. 07, 9:00 PM
Location: Rm. 1-001, Natural Resources Engineering (University of Alberta, Edmonton)
Map: http://www.campusmap.ualberta.ca/?b=nre
Democracy and Oil: “Oil and Community”
Community Service-Learning’s (CSL) Spring Immersion Course ‘Oil and Democracy’ and the Parkland Institute are pleased to announce the ‘Oil and Democracy Speaker Series’. Every Thursday for five weeks, speakers from a variety of different perspectives will share their experience within the oil and democracy relationship. This event is open to all members of the public and we welcome all to a healthy discussion on benefits and challenges of Alberta’s natural resource wealth.
Date: Every Thursday from May 10th - June 7th, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Room: University of Alberta NRE 1 001
May 10: “Contextualizing Democracy”
Dr. Ian Urquhart: Independent Senate Candidate
May 17: “Institutions of Democracy”
Rob Macintosh: President Dejanira Ltd.
David Campanella: Policy Analyst Parkland Institute
May 24: “Labour in a Natural Resource Economy”
Dr. Bob Barnetson: Associate Professor of Labour Relation, Athabasca University
Gil McGowan: President, Alberta Federation of Labour
May 31: “Issues of Equity, Aboriginal Rights”
Eriel Deranger: Communications Coordinator for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
June 7: “Environmentalism and International Activism”
Mike Hudema: Greenpeace Climate and Energy Campaigner
Chelsea Flook: Sierra Club Prairie Director
