Gaia hypothesis with James Lovelock and David Suzuki

Development

Development cannot be imposed from without. It is a creative social process and its central nervous system, the matrix which nourishes it, is located in the cultural sphere. Development is ultimately not a matter of money or physical capital, or foreign exchange, but of the capacity of a society to tap the root of popular creativity, to free up and empower people to exercise their intelligence and collective wisdom. It is the responsibility of those who aspire to exercise leadership, whether in government, or working educational, cultural, trade union, religious or other non-governmental institutions or associations, to protect the cultural, social and political institutions of society from the disintegrating forces of winner takes all market criteria.

Kari Polanyi Levitt

Jerry Mandler: "Growth is ending"

Mid-term

Dear all,

Please find here the presentation I prepared for our mid-term (you need Power Point)
You prefer a PDF format? find it here


Audio files weight about 250 MB.


Some audio files are here. Please note that I don't have voice files for all the classes we had. I only managed to have 4 classes. They are all packaged in a WinZip file. If you don't have a compression utility, I suggest using 7-zip, an open source (free of cost and of virus or malware).

The mid-term is open-notebooks (this includes laptops). To declare it in another way, you are not allowed to have the textbooks; you can use your notes and your laptops.

If you have any questions, contact me here msaavedr@uOttawa.ca

See you Friday!

Jallalla!

CONFÉRENCE | PUBLIC LECTURE

The School of Political Studies, Territorio Libre and the Salvadorian Canadian Association of Ottawa
present

Documentary and Discussion Panel

Aboriginal Perspectives and the Environmental Crisis

Thursday, March 5, 2008, 7 p..m. to 10 p.m.
Tabaret Hall, room 083 (Senate)

550 Cumberland Street, Ottawa

Invited speakers:

• Ben Powless: Mohawk-nation activist
• Tito Medina: Ottawa-based Guatemalan activist

This public lecture will be presented in English and French. A short documentary will be presented to facilitate the discussion.

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The physical and cultural survival of humankind is dependent on our ability to protect our natural environment. Irresponsible consumerism has led to an unprecedented crisis. Indigenous peoples share a spiritual, cultural, social and economic relationship with the land. Indigenous traditional laws, customs and practices reflect a responsibility for preserving traditional lands for future generations. What lessons can be learnt from the sustainable uses of the land of Indigenous peoples in the wake of the current environmental crisis? This panel invites you to debate these and other important related topics.

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For further information on this upcoming session, please contact massicot@uottawa.ca

This public lecture is free and open to the public.

Parking is available on campus.

Do you have something to say to this important Indigenous leader?

If you are in course EAS 3102 or you are a University of Ottawa student or professor, please comment what you got to say to this man, Indigenous President Evo Morales.

Bolivia and cars

Bolivia and the cars of the future (or the future of cars?)

Thanks Allen