{"id":3260203,"date":"2020-04-21T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T19:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3260203"},"modified":"2020-04-21T14:53:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T17:53:58","slug":"the-lunchbox-2020-04-21-covid-19-update-event-news-margo-shepperd-green-new-deal-music-by-ba-johnston-the-vagrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-2020-04-21-covid-19-update-event-news-margo-shepperd-green-new-deal-music-by-ba-johnston-the-vagrants","title":{"rendered":"The Lunchbox 2020-04-21: COVID-19 update; event news; Margo Shepperd (Green New Deal); music by BA Johnston, The Vagrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3259883\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/the-lunchbox-cu001-notable-acts-grid-city-magazine\/attachment\/lunchbox2020base-covid\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-800x800.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3259883\" src=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID-800x800.jpg 800w, http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunchbox2020BASE-COVID.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On the show:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UNB Art Centre presents: Design Works Wednesdays &#8211; Create at Home Series<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join the UNB Art Centre on Facebook for a series of FB LIVE workshops, Wednesdays 10:00 am \u2013 11:00 am with our new \u2018Create at Home\u2019 series.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Session begins April 29th.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jody McLeary will be your teaching guide sharing a number of creative, fun, and easy skills for kids and kids at heart. With a passion for art and learning, Jody\u2019s spunky style and unlimited creativity will introduce you to a whole new world of art exploration.\u00a0 All projects will be made from supplies you already have in your home. Not only can you stay at home, you can create at home!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned to UNB Art Centre\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unb.art.centre\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/unb.art.centre\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNBArtCentre\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as we post upcoming creative projects and the supplies that you will need weekly. Let\u2019s make our stay at home more creative and productive!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UNB Art Centre galleries at Memorial Hall on the UNB campus are currently closed until further notice as a result of the Covid-19 emergency. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please follow our exhibits and programs <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unb.ca\/cel\/enrichment\/art-centre\/online-exhibits\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on-line.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Imagining the Green New Deal &#8211; Thursday, April 23, 8pm<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join the Council of Canadians Fredericton Chapter in imagining a Green New Deal. In this session we will look at a few bold proposals for real transformations in our response to COVID-19, and in our public services. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll hear from <\/span><b>George Nickerson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Fredericton Local 054 of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers about their campaign called <\/span><b>Delivering Community Power,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which proposes to vastly reshape the services of Canada Post to include postal banking, clean energy generation, seniors\u2019 care, and a made-in-Canada electric fleet of vehicles.\u00a0 <\/span><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Green Jobs Oshawa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> organizer <\/span><b>Rebecca Keetch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will address her group&#8217;s bold and urgent proposal to retool the mostly vacant GM factory in Oshawa, Ontario, so it can produce medical equipment immediately, and over the longer term transition to manufacturing electric vehicles. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We need to start imagining how we can rebuild our post-pandemic society so that it works for everyone and the planet. We can start now by supporting these two exciting proposals and start to think about creating our own bold proposals in our communities.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><strong>R<\/strong><b style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">EGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR HERE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 <\/span><a style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_NP579OgBTBOHEkR1KQn4aA\"><span>https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_NP579OgBTBOHEkR1KQn4aA<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Crit Sesh: isolation edition &#8211;\u00a0Wednesday, April 22?7:00 \u2013 8:30pm<\/strong><br \/>\nWeekly on Wednesday, until May 1, 2020<br \/>\nConnexion ARC is launching another block of dates in our series of Crit Nights, this time in virtual space. This twice-weekly series of critique sessions is intended to keep our artists connected in this time of physical distancing, whether you\u2019re working on your professional practice or just making things to pass the time. We welcome artists at any stage in their career to network with fellow artists, practice delivering constructive criticism to others, and contextualize their work as a valuable contribution to the community &#8211; or just ask for support &amp; encouragement. Although the session will be facilitated from a visual arts perspective, all creative disciplines are welcome to participate.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us at 7pm on Wednesdays and 3pm on Sundays, for as long as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming sessions:<br \/>\nWednesday April 22, 7pm<br \/>\nSunday April 26, 3pm<br \/>\nWednesday April 29, 7pm<\/p>\n<p>A maximum of 9 artists will be able to share their work per session, but once the meeting is at capacity others may join to observe and offer feedback. To reserve a presenting spot, please contact <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('KUTWMBiS5DMKo1OCmZ1wBWukaodG915M+N7BX86A5Ut3KsN7yDKyHRKN9RSzOAmvGqkTZk49euK4JV0f844AZ0jeR\/yDEio943XB3w==', '00462a364ede214a32c66d5a9e216b57d1ae04a84bf5e32c115852f0b47527c6')\">info [at] connexionarc [dot] org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>NB Media Co-presents: &#8220;Care in the Time of Corona: The Neoliberal Care Home&#8221;<\/b>\n<p>Join a research panel on how neoliberal austerity measures have placed workers and people receiving care in vulnerable situations. The precarious nature of care work and associated deadly consequences for care provisioning have come to the fore with the coronavirus crisis. What can be done to protect care workers and people in care today and post-pandemic?<\/p>\n<p>Presented by the Canada Research Chair in Physical Culture and Social Life, the Canada Research Chair in Global and International Studies, and the NB Media Co-op.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00pm (AST)<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nbmediacoop.org\/events\/online-panel-care-in-the-time-of-corona-the-neoliberal-care-home\/&amp;sa=D&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw3FK2jJxlve1UW2hb5YZcQ2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the website for information on how to connect.<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>40th Annual <a href=\"http:\/\/highlandgames.ca\/\">New Brunswick Highland Games and Scottish Festival <\/a>Postponed<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three-day Scottish celebration has been rescheduled for July 23-25, 2021. The 14th annual Greater Moncton Highland Games &amp; Scottish Festival, planned for June 20, was cancelled on April 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Song: Bondo Picks <a href=\"https:\/\/bajohnston.bandcamp.com\/\"><strong>BA Johnston<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0<em>I Don&#8217;t Use Self-Service Machines<\/em> (2019)<\/li>\n<li>Interview:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Council-of-Canadians-Fredericton-Chapter-161671387375983\/\">Margo Shepperd<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>Green New Deal<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Song:\u00a0<strong>The Vagrants<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>Group Therapy (2000)<\/em> from the compilation\u00a0<em><strong>Saint John 2000<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>COVID-19 Update:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The province announced no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday afternoon, leaving the total number of cases at 118.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">98 people have recovered from the virus.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Jennifer Russell, Premier Higgs and Prime Minister Trudeau offered condolences to the people of Nova Scotia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18 people are dead after a series of shootings in Nova Scotia Sunday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fredericton Police are still looking for information about the homicide of Clark Greene.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fredericton Chamber of Commerce has released the application form for their scholarship. 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