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Climate science defunded. Research libraries dismantled. Scientists laid off in droves. Canada was once a world leader in environmental research, but now top scientists are afraid to speak out, and government bureaucracy stands between climate reporters and information that used to be freely accessible. A chill has been created around climate in Canada.
How do you break a culture of impunity? Support a culture that challenges impunity.
Three years ago, members of the IFEX network met in Beirut to discuss attacks on free expression and how to defend those who are targeted for speaking truth to power.
What: A live chat between award-winning journalist and author Susan McClelland and Aaron Berhane — an exiled Eritrean journalist, now living in Toronto, who has experienced impunity firsthand.
Date: November 19, 2013
Where: CJFE.org
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
By Amy Johnson
Dear CJFE members and supporters,
The clocks are changing this weekend, which can only mean one thing – fall is here, and it’s almost time for the CJFE Gala: A Night to Honour Courageous Reporting. If you haven’t already done so, there’s still time to purchase your ticket online!
im•pu•ni•ty \im-'pyü-nə-tē\ n. without punishment, without consequences
Get out your phones, digital cameras, tablets, or old school Polaroids! IFEX has launched a photography contest as part of the third annual International Day to End Impunity on 23 November.
The deadline for entries is 3 November 2013.