Call for Submissions: Visual arts and writing competition, Forum on the energy and socio-ecological transitions
Can your artistic sensibility help us shed light on new perspectives on energy and socio-ecological issues?
The CEDAR project, NB Media Co-op and their collaborators invite amateur and professional artists to submit their visual or written works to a competition. The winning works will be published in a book launched at the Forum on the Energy and Socio-Ecological Transitions, which will take place at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Fredericton in October 2027.
CEDAR and partners hosted a visit to Fredericton and Moncton by Rodrigue Turgeon of Mining Watch Canada and an evening event in Fredericton with Alain Deneault, Université de Moncton à Shippagan.
The article about, and video of, their presentation was published by the NB Media Co-op, HERE.
Info on the Fredericton event is below:
‘Mine, baby, mine.’ But, can we mine our way out of our crises?
Rodrigue Turgeon in conversation with Alain Deneault
When: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM AT
More mines – lithium, copper, nickel, tungsten, etc. – are being pitched as the solution to multiple problems – the economy, national sovereignty and security, and even the climate crisis. Mines are touted as nation-building projects and sources of critical strategic metals essential for national defense while the U.S. Department of War has pumped more than a total $78 million into different mines in Canada, including $15 million for the proposed Sisson tungsten and molybdenum mine, 60 km from Fredericton. Mines are also sources of transition metals needed for electric vehicles and renewable energy.
Hear a critical take on mining as the cure-all solution to various crises of our times. What are the downsides of more mining? Who benefits from mining? Who loses? How can communities push back against proposed mining projects? Are there other solutions to today’s most pressing problems that are worthy of more exploration and support?
Rodrigue Turgeonsupportsmany communities affected by mining across the country as the National Program Co-Lead of MiningWatch Canada. A lawyer from Abitibi-Témiscamingue, one of Canada’s most well-known mining regions, Rodrigue understands firsthand the social and environmental impacts of mining. Author of the bookNanikana, he holds a master’s degree in law and life sciences and a graduate degree in common law and transnational law, and is co-spokesperson of the Coalition Québec meilleure mine.
Hosts: Contesting Energy Discourses through Action Research (CEDAR), Sustainability Learning Lab and partners at St. Thomas University, Coalition for Responsible Energy Development (CRED NB), Wolastoq Grand Council, the Stop Sisson Mine Coalition, Conservation Council of New Brunswick, Socialist Project Fredericton, Conseil de la paix NB Peace Council, NB Media Co-op and MiningWatch Canada.
