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CID Lunchtime Forum on food - 4 August  new

Come and meet Dr Jacques Diouf, the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations on August 4th, 12 - 1pm at the CGA Meeting rooms Food security, food sovereignty, the current food 'crisis' - it's what everyone is talking about. So much so that CID's next DevForum will be on the subject of FOOD. Here's your chance to come and hear what the FAO has been doing and what it's going to be concentrating on in the future.

http://www.cid.org

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Post-2012 Burden Sharing Symposium- 29 July 2008  new

You are invited to attend the forthcoming symposium on Post-2012 Burden Sharing. This event will focus on one of the most crucial questions currently facing policy makers across the globe: "How should the costs of mitigating and adapting climate change be shared by the international community"? 8:45 am to 5:00 pm

http://www.morst.govt.nz/about/calendar/Post-2012-Burden-Sharing-Symposium/?d=2008-07-29

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Social Mobility Guest Lecture Series  new

The first in the series of Four lectures will be held on the 4th August and will be presented by Ritchie Poulton The Second is on 11 August with Janis Paterson and Gerhard Sundborn The Third on 18th August with Peter Davis and the final lecture will be held on 20th August presented by Judith Duncan. The venue for all lectures will be Level 5 The Treasury, No 1 The Terrace. Times do vary so please see the attached flyer for full details of the Series. RSVP is required (acceptance only) to amy.bell@treasury.govt.nz

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/Social%20Mobility%20-%20Guest%20Lecture%20Flyer.pdf

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Social Technologies for Positive Change  new

ATLA meeting - 7.30pm Monday 28th July 2008 Wellington City Council, Committee Room 1 Rosalind McIntosh will give examples of some effects of Zen Peacemakers applying this "alternative technology" in social service, from bringing ex-prisoners and the homeless back into community, to initiating peacemaking out of the wounds of the holocaust, to awakening our love and care of the land.

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/Social%20Technologies%20for%20Positive%20Change.doc

(Added: Thu Jul 24 2008   Hits: 0)

Sustainable Wellington Transport Group - submission Ngauranga to Airport Corridor Plan  new

This submission by the Sustainable Wellington Transport group argues that the Ngauranga to Airport Draft Plan has only made some commitment to bus lanes and providing for walker and cyclists needs, but that the document is overwhelmingly a plan with the goal of facilitating pressure on our roading system from sustained traffic growth. Based on concerns relating to climate change, the plan is therefore not truly sustainable. The group therefore asks you to print and sign the attached submission or to visit the link and write your own submission (SWTG, 18 July, 2008).

http://www.gw.govt.nz/section1147.cfm

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Wellington WEA election forums  new

A selection of public lunchtime lectures, including lectures on Fair trade and Aotearoa New Zealand's ecological footprint.

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/Wellington%20WEA%20election%20forums.doc

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Dams, people and the environment:can the World Bank's safeguards work? A case study from Laos 25 July 2008

By Rob Laking and David McDowell, This seminar will be held Victoria University in Room 501 West Wing Railway Building at 12.30 on Friday 25th July. Please feel free to bring your lunch .

http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sog/events/seminars-upcoming.aspx

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End support for the war on terror: peace vigil

Peace vigils are held on the first and third Thursday of each month from 5pm to 6pm at the Cenotaph, corner Lambton Quay and Bowen Street in Wellington. (Peace Movement Aotearoa)

http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/date.htm#nat

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Every Child Counts conference

Participate in a dynamic conference featuring leading international and national speakers, youth participation, and an opportunity to identify what you can do to help address the most important issues facing Aotearoa New Zealand. The conference will be held at the James Cook Hotel, Wellington, between the 10th and 11th of September, 2008.

http://www.everychildcounts.org.nz/

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FORUM ON CUBA - "50 years since the revolution"

The forum will examine many aspects of Cuban society and how this fascinating country has developed in an internationally hostile climate since 1 January 1959. How can a poor country manage both, a lower infant mortality rate than its powerful near neighbour, the United States, and have the highest proportion of people over 100 in the world? How does their economy actually work? What's the culture and literature scene like? What are the people like? A variety of academic and other speakers will examine these questions at the Victoria University Student Union Building from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday July 26th. Entrance by Koha

http://union.vuw.ac.nz/union/whats-on/

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New Zealand International Film Festival

The document attached lists the details of the films that will be shown at the Film Festival that my be of interest from a community development perspective. Full listings for the Festival can be found on the Festival website.

http://www.dev-zone.org/downloads/community%20development%20and%20policing.doc

(Added: Wed Jun 25 2008   Hits: 42)

Wellington: Latin American Solidarity Committee Aotearoa

LAC exists to spread information about development issues and current events in Latin America in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Our main focus is the Latin America Report, which covers events related to development, human rights and the struggle against poverty and oppression in Latin America. This blog has links and information on upcoming events of celebration of and solidarity with Latin America.

http://www.lascnz.blogspot.com/

(Added: Mon May 29 2006   Modified: Fri Apr 18 2008   Hits: 66)

What's On at the Council for International Development

CID is the umbrella organisation for Aotearoa New Zealand development NGOs. CID works to achieve effective high quality international development programmes which focus on the alleviation and eradication of poverty and works to enhance the capacity and participation of member agencies, the NZ Government and other sectors of the NZ community. Details of their regular workshops are found on this page.

http://www.cid.org.nz/cgi-bin/calendar.pl

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