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“SHADOW OF GOLD”: Documentary Film Panel Discussion

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Cortland Way, Brighton, ON K0K 1H0, Canada Ontario

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Green Teacher

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“SHADOW OF GOLD”: Documentary Film Panel Discussion: Understanding and Teaching Global Mining Issues Panelists: Robert Lang, Director of Shadow of Gold; Payal Sampat, Mining Program Director at EarthWorks; Ugo Lapointe, Mining Watch Canada; Julia Ostertag, Educator, B.Ed & Ph.D.; Nuskmata Mack, Consultant on mining and Indigenous rights and title in Canada Moderator: Ian Shanahan, General Editor, Green Teacher Panel Discussion: Wednesday, April 21st; 7:30–9:00 p.m. ET (4:30–6:00 p.m. PT) Film Screening: Available for registrants to stream for a three-day window prior to the panel discussion Educators increasingly understand the connections between the environment, climate, and social justice. But what about mining justice? As one of the most economically important metals, gold continues to be mined in Canada and around the world with profoundly negative impacts on people and the planet. Mining issues seem to be a blind spot in our curricula, with very few teaching resources available to provide a nuanced perspective of issues with gold mining worldwide. Do you know where the gold in your ring comes from? In partnership with Kensington Communications and MiningWatch Canada with the support of the Echo Foundation, we are excited to co-present this special free screening and panel discussion of The Shadow of Gold and help launch the film’s newly created Educator’s Guide! Robert Lang, Director of Shadow of Gold + Founder Kensington TV Robert has created over 200 productions with his company Kensington Communications and won many awards for his work including the Canadian Screen Award winning TV Series Museum Secrets, The Sacred Balance with David Suzuki, and Gemini award winning film Diamond Road. The Shadow of Gold is Robert's latest feature documentary in a trilogy of films that investigate global commodities and their impact on people, places, and our planet. Robert co-directed tonight's film with Sally Blake and Denis Delestrac. Payal Sampat, Mining Program Director at EarthWorks Payal is Earthworks’ Mining Program Director, leading our efforts to reform mining practices through corporate and markets campaigns, policy reforms, and solidarity with frontline communities. She is the author of several publications on mining, water and a sustainable materials economy. Payal represents Earthworks on the multi-sector Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, and on the Steering Group of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition. Payal previously worked at the Worldwatch Institute in Washington, DC, the Global Development and Environment Institute in Boston, and the Bombay Environmental Action Group in her hometown in India. She holds degrees from Tufts University and St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India. Nuskmata Mack, Consultant on mining and indigenous rights and title in Canada Nuskmata (Jacinda Mack) is from the Secwepemc and Nuxalk indigenous peoples, of modern day British Columbia, Canada. She has a Master of Arts degree in Communications and has worked with indigenous communities as a community organizer, researcher and Self Government Coordinator regarding environmental protection issues, including critical response to the 2014 Mount Polley Mine Disaster. Nuskmata is a consultant on mining and indigenous rights and title in Canada, and is the Executive Director of the Moccasin Footprint Society. She lives in mountains of the northwest coast of Canada, where she continues to salmon fish, hunt, and gather traditional foods with her family. Julia Ostertag, Educator, BEd & PhD Julia Ostertag is an environmental and social justice educator and researcher. Her interests are in decolonial approaches to land-based education, climate change education, and community-based ocean literacy. She has taught courses in social justice education, science education, holistic education, school gardening, and arts-based research. Ugo Lapointe, Mining Watch Canada Ugo Lapointe is a leading advocate on mining practices and policies issues in Canada with over 20 years of diverse experiences in working with affected communities, Indigenous organizations, researchers, governments, media, and the industry. Ugo graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering from Queen's University and currently leads the Canada Program at MiningWatch Canada. He co-founded the Quebec Meilleure Mine Coalition in 2008 and the BC Mining Law Reform Network in 2019. Ugo co-chairs the North American Western Mining Action Network and currently is a member of several intergovernmental and multi-interest advisory committees, including Canada’s National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative (NOAMI), Canada’s Mine Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND), and Quebec’s Mining Minister Advisory Committee. He was also a member of the Ontario Minister’s Mining Act Advisory Committee and a member of Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development advisory committee for the national audit on the protection of waters and fish habitat from mining effluent. Ugo lives on unceded Algonquin territory along the Kitchissippi (Ottawa River) in Gatineau, Quebec, where he chairs the board of a housing cooperative and where he lives with his partner and two kids. Ian Shanahan, Editor in Chief, Green Teacher Magazine (MODERATOR) Ian Shanahan’s combined passions of nature, education, art, writing, and editing have led him to Green Teacher, where he became the General Editor in 2018. This was preceded by a two-year term as co-editor of the Ontario Field Ornithologists’ tri-annual newsletter OFO News. He remains a regular content contributor to the publication, while serving as Director of Fundraising on the OFO Board. Ian also conducts biological surveys, professional workshops, and field trips for Shrew, for whom he works with fellow Ontario Parks alumni. Across 13 seasons with Ontario Parks, Ian worked as a naturalist at Presqu’ile for eight years, a Species at Risk surveyor at Charleston Lake for one year, and a naturalist at Algonquin for four years, the last of which was spent backfilling as the coordinator of Algonquin’s renowned interpretive program. Concurrently, he completed his BAH and then his BEd.

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Start: 2021-04-21T19:30:00-04:00

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