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May 9, 2009 by admin
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Humanitarian Technology Challenge Conference
Humanitarian Technology Challenge Conference
FBSC is a committee member for the Reliable Energy Working Group working on appropriate solutions for the third world.
Humanitarian Technology Challenge Conference, being held June 1-2 2009 in Washington, D.C.
What is the Humanitarian Technology Challenge?
http://www.unfoundation.org/global-issues/technology/humanitarian-technology-challenge.html
The Humanitarian Technology Challenge is a partnership between IEEE and the United Nations Foundation, designed to bring together technical professionals and humanitarians to develop technological solutions for pressing challenges facing humanity.
https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=p4
What is repurposing
Repurposing is a unique concept can be decorative, crafty, and practical. It can divert waste from landfills. It is gratifying, it saves money AND the environment.
What is repurposing?
The term is being used broadly to mean taking items you already own, use them in different ways, which are decorative and/or practical.
The idea is to take discarded items and make them into something new, different and creative. For example take an old window, refurbish it add some hardware and you have a tea tray-one of a kind.
Another example is decorating milk cartons and turning them into bird feeders. You create an opening by cutting on one panel (half way down), a flap opens and you fill it with bird seeds. The flap opening give the birds a place to stand and eat.
If you need to save money, want save the environment, repurposing is a fun and creative way to do both. The choice is rewarding.
Repurposing is a beautiful way to decorate your home, making it unique and cost effective. Even more importantly very personal.
Benefits
Some of the benefits include:
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Saving money
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Reducing your carbon footprint
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Creative and unique
The Repurpose is clear.
Peacekeeper’s Day Proclamation
Proclamation
The City of Oshawa has official approved August 9th, 2009 as Peacekeeper Day. Ceremony pending.
Background
August 9 marks National Peacekeepers’ Day – a day to honour and remember all Canadian peacekeepers who have served or are currently serving in support of peace around the world. Although a peacekeepers’ day has been taking place for several years, in June 2008 a bill was passed into legislation officially recognizing August 9 as National Peacekeepers’ Day.
That date is significant, because in 1974, nine Canadian peacekeepers were killed when their plane was shot down over Syria. On August 9, ceremonies are held across the country to recognize peacekeepers – past and present – from the military and Canadian police forces who have served as Blue Berets on United Nations (UN) missions or in other NATO and coalition missions.
Since Lester B. Pearson approved the first UN peacekeeping mission in 1956, Canada has been a leader in keeping the peace around the world. Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the RCMP’s involvement in peace operations. Over the past two decades, Canada has deployed more than 2,500 police to 50 missions around the world. The demand for Canadian police participation on international peace operations has increased over the past few years, and is expected to continue to grow significantly.
In 1995, Canadian police from provincial, regional and municipal police forces joined the program. Working together, Canada’s police community has been helping to build a more secure world. Canadian police are currently serving in 13 missions in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern and Western Europe, and the Americas (Haiti). Their role varies widely with any given mission from training and mentoring local police to providing humanitarian intervention, ensuring security for elections and investigating major crimes or human rights violations. In many missions, Canadian police are often called upon to take on leadership positions.
Links
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=feature/peacekeeper
http://vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=department/mincorner/photos/035
