Silence of the Labs: Free Public Screening and Discussion
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"CBC’s the fifth estate spoke to scientists across the country who are concerned that Canadians will suffer if their elected leaders have to make policy decisions without the benefit of independent, fact-based science." (www.cbc.ca) SFU's Centre for Coastal Science and Management in partnership with Evidence for Democracy present a free public screening of the CBC documentary, Silence of the Labs followed by discussion.
Dr. Arne Mooers, Biological Sciences, SFU, will moderate a panel of respondents comprised of Dr. Craig Orr, Executive Director, Watershed Watch Salmon Society and others followed by open discussion.
Organizer Centre for Coastal Science and Management, Simon Fraser University
Organizer of Silence of the Labs: Free Public Screening and Discussion
The Centre for Coastal Science and Management is in the Faculty of Environment at Simon Fraser University and works in close partnership with the Faculty of Science and other faculties at SFU. It promotes interdisciplinary research, education and dialogue on Canada’s coastal freshwater and marine ecosystems, particularly those in British Columbia. By linking social and natural science with local knowledge, the Centre focuses on:
1) coastal and marine conservation,
2) adaptation to climate change,
3) building resource management capacity and policy (government, community, academic), and
4) science-based policy and management decisions in Canada.
By concentrating on critical issues of local, regional and global significance, members of the Centre and their partners seek solutions for a diversity of complex problems and communicate their findings to the public and governments at all levels.
The Centre is unique in Canada because of this interdisciplinary approach linking natural and social science with local knowledges and engaging communities in research and dialogue.
www.sfu.ca/coastal.html
