Oil Free Coast: Vancouver

Join Rex Weyler, Nathan Cullen and Art Sterritt for an afternoon Panel Discussion on tankers, pipelines and how to protect and preserve our beautiful pacific coast. A unique opportunity to talk with First Nations & Environmental Groups about what oil tankers on our coast will mean to us all. Several environmental groups will have information tables set up.

Free Admission * Everyone Welcome * Wheelchair Accessible * ASL Interpreters* Free Child Care

Panel Speakers:
Rex Weyler, Tanker Free BC, director of the original Greenpeace Foundation, American / Canadian author, journalist and ecologist http://www.tankerfreebc.org/, http://rexweyler.com/

Nathan Cullen, former NDP Environment and Natural Resources Critic, Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP, NDP Leadership Candidate www.nathancullen.ca

Art Sterritt, Executive Director, Coastal First Nations (Great Bear Initiative Society) http://www.coastalfirstnations.ca/

Moderator:
Leslie Kemp, Coordinator Sustainable Communities Program, Langara College

Music:
Ta’Kaiya Blaney, Tla’Amin Environmental Singer Songwriter http://www.takaiyablaney.com/

Program:
1:00pm Doors Open: Information tables (environmental groups), Tea/coffee/juice
1:30pm Performance by Ta’Kaiya Blaney, Tla’Amin Environmental Singer Songwriter
2:00-3:00pm First Nations Blessing, Panel discussion
3:00-4:00pm Questions and discussion with audience
4:00-5:00pm Information tables (environmental groups), refreshments, informal discussion

Environmental Groups with Information Tables at January 22 event
· False Creek Watershed Society
· Georgia Strait Alliance
· Salmon are Sacred
· Sierra Club
· Tanker Free BC
· Village Vancouver
· Western Wilderness Committee

Sponsors with Information Tables at January 22 event
· Coastal First Nations (Great Bear Initiative Society)
· Nathan Cullen, Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP, NDP Leadership Candidate