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September 19 - October 3, 2013
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SHINERAMA 2013 A HUGE SUCCESS!
hine Day is a yearly tradition across Canada for many universities. Hundreds of students
Sare deployed into various communities to raise money for Shinerama.
What is Shinerama? It’s the largest post-secondary school fundraiser in Canada and raises
money and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis Research.
This year’s Shine Day was well attended and well supported by students as well as the
community. Shinerama Coordinator Meg Todd says, “A huge thank-you to Wolfville and
surrounding communities for helping Shinerama reach the highest-ever Shine Day total in
Acadia history!” A total of $15,016.36 was raised on Saturday, and that would not have been
possible without the generous donations of individuals from across the Valley and beyond.
Meg has spent numerous hours organizing the campaign and has proven to be hardworking,
dedicated and passionate about this cause. She says, "My hope is that students will remain
excited and continue to advocate for Shinerama for years to come. My hope in coordinating
this campaign for the past two years is that we have raised the bar on awareness in our
community and at Acadia.” She reflects on her position of the past two years: “We have made
Shinerama a success, and become a large contributor to helping find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.
I have loved coordinating the past two campaigns and I personally want to thank everyone
for making this an amazing day and
making a difference! All students and
community members who took part in
Shine Day should feel proud that they
donated their time and donations to
such an important cause."
Don't forget that every dollar counts
and helps fund the research and
treatment of Cystic Fibrosis. There is
currently no cure, but we will find one!
This year, Shinerama across the nation
will have raised over $1 million for the
research and care of cystic fibrosis.
If you missed us on Shine Day, you can donate online at www.shinerama.ca. Click the donate
button and find an Acadia team you would like to donate to.
By Lindsay Doucet
UPCOMING LECTURE:
Nutrition Research and Human Experimentation
at the Shubenacadie Residential School
in Historical Context
“This was the hardest thing I’ve ever written."
Globe and Mail, 12 July 2013
Dr. Ian Mosby
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Guelph
20 September 2013 – 7 p.m.
K.C. Irving Auditorium, Acadia University
For more information visit: issacadia.wordpress.com
UPCOMING PUBLIC LECTURE
The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq
and Acadia University are pleased to
announce Dr. Ian Mosby’s upcoming public
lecture, “Nutrition Research and Human
Experimentation at the Shubenacadie
Residential School in Historical Context”
on Friday, September 20, at 7pm. His public
keynote address will follow a private meeting
from 10-2 with Elders at the Confederacy of
Mainland Mi'kmaq at Millbrook First Nation.
Saturday morning, Dr. Mosby will meet with
the Indigenous Students Society of Acadia
(ISSA) at Welkaqnik, the Aboriginal Gathering
Space at Acadia University.
Throughout this past summer, Dr. Mosby's
research into nutrition science, Aboriginal
Affairs and residential schools made national
and international headlines. Through archival
research into the history of nutrition in
Speaking Up
Engaging and empowering students in government, with keynote speaker Elizabeth May
The idea for a conference addressing student
empowerment in government regarding
environmental issues sprang out of a
meeting of the Acadia Environmental Society/
Sustainability Office (AESO) last year, where
attendees expressed the desire to plan an event
that would bring students together and empower
them to take action. Young people may often feel
powerless because their voices may not be heard
nor respected among decision-makers. In this day
and age, it is becoming increasingly important
for younger generations to speak up and make it
clear that we have a stake in our future, that we
need to be included in decisions regarding our
environment. But how can we ensure that our
voices are heard at all levels of government, be
they municipal, provincial or federal?
The AESO hopes to provide you with some
answers during a three-day conference on
October 25, 26 and 27, held at Acadia University.
This conference is being made possible through
a joint effort between the AESO and the Atlantic
Youth Environmental Council (AYEC), a newly
formed student network consisting of students
from university campuses across Atlantic Canada
and the New England area of the U.S.A. The
AESO, in cooperation with AYEC, is in the process
of planning a wide variety of interesting activities
on relevant subjects, including environmental
leadership, business and the environment,
greening of campuses, gardening, environmental
problems, waste avoidance, government, and
much more.
There will be opportunities for studentled
workshops, debates and discussions,
problem-solving, connecting with members of
Canada, Dr. Mosby discovered little-known
documents outlining experiments conducted
on Canada's Indigenous population. One of the
testing sites for this program was Shubenacadie
Residential School, here in Nova Scotia. In this
public lecture, Dr. Mosby will focus specifically
on the testing program in Nova Scotia and its
implications for understanding the history of
residential schools in Canada.
government, and a good variety of hands-on and
sit-down activities to choose from.
The keynote speaker for this conference will be
none other than Elizabeth May, leader of the
Green Party of Canada, once executive director
of the Sierra Club of Canada. In the past federal
election in 2011, May became the first member
of the Green Party in Canadian history to be
elected to the House of Commons. She is an
MP for the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding (British
Columbia). May has an extensive background
in environmental activism, environmental law
and politics, and the AESO is thrilled to welcome
such an experienced and successful person to
Wolfville. Elizabeth May’s keynote address is
scheduled for Saturday, October 26, at 7pm
in the Huggins Science Hall. The event will be
open to the public, and will be followed with a
reception in the Garden Room of the KC Irving
Environmental Science Building.
The conference is open to all university and
college students, so stay tuned for more
information! Registration will be opening shortly,
but in the meantime the AESO is looking for
volunteers to assist with planning and logistics.
If you would like to be involved, please contact
Volunteer Coordinator: Stephanie McGlashan, at
smcglashan@live.com.
This article was written for and published in
the Athenaeum, Acadia University’s student
newspaper: theath.ca
By Mira Dietz Chiasson
For more information contact:
Dr. Thomas Peace
Harrison McCain Visiting Professor
Department of History and Classics, Acadia
University
Phone: 905-585-1924
e-mail: tpeace@acadiau.ca.