Parkland Institute : What's New

Speaking Tour - Alternative Water Futures

2011-11-28T19:53:26+00:00

Join the Our Water Is Not For Sale network and Jeremy Schmidt for an exploration of the challenges for water in Alberta, why markets aren’t the answer to Alberta’s water challenges and what alternative allocation systems that protect our water commons for ecosystems, our communities and future generations could look like.

Next Up Calgary Youth Leadership Program

2010-12-10T22:01:16+00:00

Next Up Calgary, a leadership program for young (18 - 32 years old) people committed to social and environmental justice. Parkland Institute is one of the local partners for this program which will run in Calgary from late January through the end of May. The application deadline is January 7. Follow the link for more information...

Upcoming Parkland Events

2010-10-14T19:26:48+00:00

As Parkland Institute's busy fall continues, here is a list of upcoming events that Parkland is either co-sponsoring or speaking at. Also just a reminder that full registrations and session tickets for the upcoming Parkland conference "Re-writing a Country: Towards a Just and Peaceful Canada" featuring Margaret Atwood are moving fast so get yours soon!!

Parkland to release new report at public event

2010-09-20T20:07:02+00:00

Parkland's research director Diana Gibson will be releasing a new report at a public event in Edmonton tomorrow evening (Tuesday, September 21). The report, "Access, Quality, Affordability: Real Health Care Change for Albertans," was co-authored by Colleen Fuller and Diana Gibson.

Next Up application deadline

2010-08-30T18:05:36+00:00

Next Up, a leadership program for youth committed to social and environmental justice, is accepting applications for its 2010/2011 programs. The final application deadline for Alberta is Tuesday, September 14th. To find out more or to apply, click here.

New Parkland report released today; Vue Weekly archive online

2010-06-15T16:43:51+00:00

Today we release the report No Free Lunch. The alternative news and entertainment weekly Vue Weekly has also published archives for its writers. Here's the archive for our director Ricardo Acuña. Ricardo has written on numerous issues of interest to Parkland readers.

Jim Laxer Calgary Edmonton-Calgary event, and AGM/job posting reminders

2010-04-26T16:59:19+00:00

This is just a reminder about the Annual General Meeting, which will be happening this coming Sunday May 2 in Edmonton. We're also pleased to announce the upcoming Jim Laxer book tour events in Edmonton and Calgary with Jim Laxer. Finally, we just wanted to remind you about Parkland's current job posting and the deadline this coming Friday.

Upcoming AGM, call for board member nominations; new op-eds

2010-04-06T17:16:08+00:00

We've got a number of items for you today, including two new op-eds, and notice of our upcoming Annual General Meeting and a call for nominations. As you'll see, we continue to be very busy and hope you'll forgive the long post. Short summaries follow immediately below, with details further down.

Oil and Community course deadline extended to Mar. 31

2010-03-25T05:02:05+00:00

Parkland Institute is a partner in this fabulous six week course being offered up by our friends at the Community Service Learning program. Please take a look at it and consider signing up or passing it along to anyone you know that might be interested. Deadline extended to March 31!

New Parkland research and Parkland on TV

2010-03-08T18:20:51+00:00

Today, International Women's Day, the Parkland Institute released a new fact sheet showing the sorry state of women's equality in Alberta. Here is our media release of this morning, along with the fact sheet itself.