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<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>You are invited! </SPAN><BR>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(38,38,38)" class=ecxApple-style-span>The newly founded Community, Environment, and Justice Research Group (CEJRG), based out of the Centre for Community Research Learning and Action (CCRLA) at Wilfrid Laurier University, would like to connect with and learn from <B>you! </B>Our group is composed of faculty, students, and community members with a common interest in creating a just and environmentally sustainable local and global community. <I>Our mission is to engage with the intersections of environment, community, and justice through research and collaboration. </I>We want to be a centre of excellence that is a resource to the community and put our research into the service of local efforts engaged in pro-environmental change.<I> </I>In order to introduce our ideas to you and hear your ideas about how this could work, we are pleased to invite you to attend a community forum meeting:</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: small" class=ecxApple-style-span><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>When: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>Wednesday, January 20th; 7pm-9pm</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>Where: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>CCRLA (232 King St, Room 214)</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB> At this meeting, we hope to learn together:</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 45.8pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>What kind of resource could CEJRG be for the community?</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 45.8pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>What role could our community partners play in CEJRG?</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 45.8pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>How to best create interactions between CEJRG and our community partners.</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>We urge you to mark your calendars to join us that evening to begin discussing these important issues. If you would like to attend this meeting, but have difficulty to do so (e.g., because of child care), please let us know, so that we can work out a way for you to attend if possible,</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>Please forward this invitation to all the people or organizations that you know may be interested in this meeting!</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>Sincerely,</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>Manuel Riemer (Director); Livia Dittmer (Co-Director), and the CEJRG team.</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>To RSVP and for questions or further details, please contact Gina Hickman at <A href="mailto:hick8090@wlu.ca">hick8090@wlu.ca</A> or 519-208-7428.</SPAN></P> </body>
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