{"id":5230,"date":"2015-09-22T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T20:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/?p=5230"},"modified":"2015-11-09T22:44:34","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T04:44:34","slug":"event-focusing-on-oil-dependency-kicks-off-2015-16-discussion-series-at-cmu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmu.ca\/media_archive\/2015\/event-focusing-on-oil-dependency-kicks-off-2015-16-discussion-series-at-cmu\/","title":{"rendered":"Event focusing on oil dependency kicks off 2015-16 discussion series at CMU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oil industry consultant, economist, and filmmaker featured on panel<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n

Oil dependency is the focus of Canadian Mennonite University\u2019s (CMU) first Face2Face discussion of 2015-16.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Face2Face.Sept2015\"<\/a>Titled \u201cWhen Oil Dependency is Not Black and White: Contradictions and Possibilities,\u201d the event happens Friday, September 25 at 7:00 PM in Marpeck Commons (2299 Grant Ave.). Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Face2Face is a series of conversations with CMU faculty, designed to engage the community on a wide variety of current events and issues at the intersection of faith and life.<\/span><\/p>\n

From cell phones to clothing, and from wind turbines to automobiles, we are embedded in an oil dependent world. The September 25 discussion will explore questions such as: How do we respond to the complex realities of oil dependency in our lives? What choices lie before governments, industry, and before each of us as individuals? What kind of ethical framework can guide and assist us?<\/span><\/p>\n

Moderated by David Balzer, Assistant Professor of Communications and Media, the event will feature three panelists:<\/span><\/p>\n

Marlene Janzen<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Engineer, owner of\u00a0Eclipse Geomatics and Engineering LTD; focused on conceptual development studies, front end engineering, and preliminary estimates for remote onshore and arctic offshore oil and gas opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

James Magnus-Johnston<\/strong> \u2013 CMU Instructor of Political Studies and Economics; research interests in ecological resilience, principally through the application of \u201csteady-state\u201d economic policies and carbon reduction strategies.<\/p>\n

Michael Tyas<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Managing editor of One River News; graduated from the University of Manitoba with an honours degree in environmental studies; a professional videographer and video trainer; produced the feature length documentary One River, Many Relations<\/i> in Fort Chipewyan, AB to tell the stories of people living downstream from oil sands resource extraction.<\/p>\n

Balzer says the goal is to have a conversation that draws out some of the complexities surrounding the topic of oil.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have someone who\u2019s an oil industry consultant with a deep concern for creation, together with an economist and a documentary filmmaker, feels like it will create a very interesting conversation with some expertise people don\u2019t always have available to them when they\u2019re discussing these issues,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Magnus-Johnston says he wanted to be a part of the event because he believes everyone is personally responsible when it comes to fossil fuel use.<\/p>\n

\u201cOften we want someone to take responsibility for climate change, so we vilify fossil fuel companies or those working in the fossil fuel industry, but when you dig a little deeper, we all are, in fact, contributing to the problem,\u201d Magnus-Johnston says. \u201cSo, solutions are not so simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

Balzer points out that rather than just being a presentation by the three panelists, the event is meant to be a conversation that includes audience members.<\/p>\n

With any luck, the conversation will produce new insights.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hoping we don\u2019t end up getting caught in a positional debate, but rather that we listen to the panelists, hear what they\u2019re saying, and perhaps look for the creative way forward that may not be present to any of us right now,\u201d Balzer says.<\/p>\n

The discussion will be followed at 8:30 PM by an informal reception.<\/p>\n

The evening marks the start of CMU\u2019s Fall Festival, a high energy weekend that features opportunities to connect, learn, play, and celebrate with the CMU Community. For more information about Fall Festival, visit www.cmu.ca\/fallfest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Oil Dependency is Not Black and White: Contradictions and Possibilities\u201d is the first of four Face2Face events CMU will host during the 2015-16 school year. For details, visit www.cmu.ca\/face2face<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

About CMU
\n<\/strong>A Christian university in the Anabaptist tradition, CMU\u2019s Shaftesbury campus offers undergraduate degrees in arts, business, humanities, music, sciences, and social sciences, as well as\u00a0graduate degrees in theology,\u00a0ministry, peacebuilding and collaborative development, and an MBA. CMU has over 800 full-time equivalent\u00a0students, including those enrolled in degree programs at the Shaftesbury and Menno Simons College campuses and in its Outtatown certificate program.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

For information about CMU visit www.cmu.ca<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

For additional information, please contact:
\nKevin Kilbrei, Director of Communications & Marketing
\nkkilbrei@cmu.ca; 204.487.3300 Ext. 621
\nCanadian Mennonite University
\n500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB\u00a0 R3P 2N2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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