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People- & Planet-Friendly Events & Resources (00/03/16)
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PEOPLE- & PLANET- FRIENDLY EVENTS *UPDATE*
Revised Thurs. Mar. 16, 2000
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Here are upcoming SUSTAINABLE LIVING, ENVIRONMENTAL
& SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS, workshops, courses, meetings,
conferences, etc. in Toronto, Ontario & beyond. PLEASE PASS
THIS ON or post at your office or neighbourhood.
*** CONTENTS ***
(A) NEW EVENTS IN ONTARIO
(B) Recurring / Ongoing Events
(C) New Events Beyond Ontario
(D) RESOURCES, NOTICES & ACTIONS
(E) Feature
(F) Hot Spots & Cool Links
(G) About this Newsletter
This is the *UPDATE EDITION*, which includes NEW events
that have not been mentioned in previous messages (plus a few
reminders of events coming up this week). The full edition
"Calendar" will be sent occasionally as time allows -- so HANG
ON TO YOUR BACK-ISSUES! New listings (since March 9th
edition) are indicated by an asterisk (*). In order by date.
* Send new events to icontario@aol.com (cc icontario@hotmail.com)
and please FAX all Toronto-area events to NOW magazine,
new fax # 416-364-1166 (listings@nowtoronto.com) by 5pm
Thursday, a week before the Thursday of publicaton.
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(A) NEW EVENTS IN ONTARIO
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* Events in Toronto, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Hamilton, Owen
Sound, Orangeville, King City, Cameron, Ottawa, Brazil,
Tennessee, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
* TIP OF THE WEEK: HOW TO SEARCH FOR EVENTS IN A
PARTICULAR CITY Use your e-mail or word processing
software's "find" or "search" commands. In most programs: (1)
click within & near the top of the document (even if the cursor
doesn't appear); (2) click on "edit" in the menu bar at the top of
the screen; (3) click on "find"; (4) type in the name of the city; (5)
click on "find next". For more information, look in the Help index
under "find" or "search". You could also "copy" and "paste" from
your e-mail into your word processing software, which would give
you a larger & more customizable environment.
* HOME & GARDEN SHOW, Thurs Mar 16 - Sun Mar 19,
Mississauga. Landscaping, renovating, gardening. $7/$10.
International Centre, 6900 Airport Road. 512-1305 (905?)
[Be sure to bug exhibitors about organic / pesticide-free /
native / naturalized alternatives! -ed]
* RADIO RULES FOR RADICALS, Sat Mar 18, 12-3pm,
Hamilton. With Jane Farrow, producer of CBC's "This Morning".
How to make the most of the medium as a journalist & activist;
pros & cons of radio; dev't of content, question lines, tape clips,
sound. Board Room, Hamilton Hall 223, McMaster Univ. Free.
Register: McMaster OPIRG 905-525-9140 ext 27289
http://members/tripod.com/~OPIRG opirg@mcmaster.ca
* CATALYST CENTRE BIRTHDAY PARTY, Sat Mar 18, 8pm,
Toronto. Storytelling, djs, live music, poetry, cash bar. All
welcome. At "52 Inc", 394 College (east of Bathurst). Free.
http://www.catalystcentre.ca Matt Adams 416-516-9546
catalystcentre@web.net
* MUTUAL/LABOUR FUNDS FOR ETHICAL INVESTORS,
Sat March 18, 10:30am, Ottawa. Free. The Pantry, Glebe
Community Centre, 690 Lyon Street. SRI Ottawa fenburn@usa.net
TOTAL HEALTH, Sat Mar 18 - Sun Mar 19, Toronto.
Natural/self-health care show; 42 international speakers; over 200
exhibits. *GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS & CROPS: Are
They Safe? with Prof. Joe Cummins, (Sat 4:45pm). *GENETIC
ENGINEERING Panel Discussion: Bruce Lofquist, Joe Cummins,
Helkie Ferrie, GeneAction & Michael Khoo (Sun 4pm). *GENE
TAKEOVER, widely acclaimed NFB film/video, followed by
questions (Sun 5:30pm). Wknd $40/45; Day $25/27; Exhibits &
demos only: $5. Sat 9am-9:30pm; Sun 9am-8pm. North Building,
Metro Convention Centre, 255 Front St. W. Consumer Health
Organization of Canada, 1-877-389-0996 416-490-0986
http://www.consumerhealth.org
* WHOLE VILLAGE OPEN MEETING, Sun March 19, 1-5 pm,
Orangeville/Toronto area. Meeting at Karalane Farm; viewing this
property as potential site. Free. RSVP & directions 519-960-9606
http://www.wholevillage.org joinus@wholevillage.org
* SUN RUN CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING, Sun Mar
19, 10am-4pm, Cameron. Visitors Day. An on-going, family-
sized experiment in sustainable living; produces its own electrical
power & most of its organic food supply; alternative-construction
buildings; rare-breed cattle; various water use & conservation
systems; apprenticeship program - more detail in section (B).
Suggested donation $5 per vehicle. Near Cameron & Lindsay,
about 2hrs NE of Toronto. Preregister: Milton & Barbara Wallace
sunrun@lindsaycomp.on.ca 705-887-1553
* I AM MAI, Mon Mar 20, 3pm, Toronto. Annual labour fair at
George Brown College; theatre performance on the Multilateral
Agreement on Investment. Free. 200 King E 416-415-2087
* OPIRG TORONTO FEEDBACK SESSION, Mon Mar 20, 5-
6:30pm, Toronto. Free. Women's Centre, 563 Spadina, south of
Harbord. Info 416-978-7770
* FIELD TO TABLE COMMUNITY GARDEN, Mon Mar 20, 5-
9pm, Toronto. Open house & idea exchange on the new garden at
Cherry & Front. Free. Caretaker's Cottage, Riverdale Farm, 201
Winchester. 416-868-0732
* WEB DESIGN BASICS, Mon Mar 20, Toronto. Workshop for
small-business owners. Free. Bell Centre for Creative
Communications, 951 Carlaw. Register 416-462-0496
* CITIZENS FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY, Mon Mar 20, 7:30pm,
Toronto. Discussion on riding boundaries with senior planning
analyst Peter Fay. Free. City Hall, 100 Queen W. 416-977-9736
* CYCLING & SMOG, Mon Mar 20, 6:30pm, Toronto. The
Cycling Master Plan. Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen W. 416-394-8104
COMMUNITY GREENING RESOURCE CENTRE OPEN
HOUSE / LAUNCH, Mon Mar 20, 5-9pm, Toronto. Many experts
on hand to answer gardening questions & talk about new &
exciting programs. Seed Starting Made Easy, Healing Herbs,
Setting Up a Worm Compost Bin, Green Thumbs Growing Things,
Evergreen Foundation's Where Edges Meet, Composting Council
of Canada, Task Force to Bring Back the Don, landscape architect
David Orsini, Toronto Parks Dept, Toronto Community Garden
Network, many others. Seeking donations of seeds, tools,
gardening books & magazines, etc. At Riverdale Farm
Caretaker's cottage--the house that's just beyond the red roofed
building. More info: cgnetwork@foodshare.net 416-392-1668
* ECO-FRIENDLY GARDENING & THE REDUCTION OF
PUBLIC & PRIVATE PESTICIDE USE, Tues Mar 21, 7:30-
9:30pm, Ottawa. With Peggy Land. Conservation Co-op
Common Room, 140 Mann Ave. Free. Ontario Green Party,
Andrew 613-565-2557
* BATTLE OF SEATTLE, Wed Mar 22, noon, Toronto. Video &
panel discussion. Annual labour fair at George Brown College.
Free. 200 King E. 416-415-2087 x3414
* CANADA & A NORTH AMERICAN MONETARY UNION,
Wed Mar 22, 5:30pm, Toronto. Debate with Richard Harris, Prof
of Economics, Simon Fraser U; David Laidler, Prof of Economics,
U of Western Ontario; Terence Corcoran, Financial Post Editor.
Koffler Institute for Pharmacy Management, 569 Spadina Ave.
Info: 416-978-4724
CANADA BLOOMS - TORONTO FLOWER & GARDEN
SHOW, Wed Mar 22 - Sun Mar 26. Metro Toronto Convention
Centre, South Building, 222 Bremner Blvd. 416-447-8655 800-
730-1020 [Be sure to ask main-stream exhibitors how they
minimize/eliminate chemical use, promote local species; protect
soil; encourage biodiversity, etc. Then get a second
organic/natural gardening opinion! - ed]
* A HEALTHY DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT, Wed Mar 22,
7pm, Toronto. Forum. Free. St. Lawrence North Market, 72 Front
E. 416-368-2794
* URBAN FORESTS, Wed Mar 22, 7:30pm, Toronto. With U of
T Professor Andy Kenney. Swansea Horticultural Society.
Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia. 416-766-8852
* WILDLIFE IN YOUR GARDEN, Wed Mar 22, 7:30pm,
Toronto. How to create wildlife habitat in your garden. Free.
Beaches Rec Centre, 6 Williamson. 416-222-5736
BIOPOLITICS OF FOOD with VANDANA SHIVA, Wed Mar
22, 8pm, Mississauga. World-renowned environmental thinker &
activist. An insightful look at the quality of food we eat; charting
the course of food production--who grows it; how it's grown; its
quality & healthfulness. Location: Matthews Auditorium, Kaneff
Centre, University of Toronto in Missisauga (Erindale College).
Free but reservations required. Email preferred:
cferencz@credit.erin.utoronto.ca (or call 905-828-5214) (See also
STOLEN HARVEST, Thurs Mar 23, Toronto).
* EARTH DAY VOLUNTEER INFO SESSION, Wed Mar 23,
5pm, Toronto. Find out about Earth Day (Sat Apr 22) and Earth
Week (Apr 15-30). Volunteer opps: helping with preparations;
staffing info booths, etc. Metro Hall, 55 John St at King. 416-
599-1991 ext 108
STOLEN HARVEST: THE HIJACKING OF THE GLOBAL
FOOD SUPPLY, Thurs Mar 23, 7pm, Toronto. With Vandana
Shiva. An insightful look at the quality of food we eat; charting
the course of food production--who grows it; how it's grown; its
quality & healthfulness. UofT Earth Sciences Auditorium, 5
Bancroft near Spadina & College. $1 to $10 sliding scale.
*Tickets at door only; first come first serve. FoodShare; Toronto
Women's Bookstore; OPIRG, Toronto Food Policy Council; Innis
College. Info: 416-392-6652 anuja@foodshare.net.
* INDOOR ENVIRONMENT NETWORK - Founding Meeting,
Thurs Mar 23, 7pm, Toronto. Organizers Danita Aziza (Healthy
Home Services) and Ian Morton (Pollution Probe). All welcome.
North Toronto Community Centre, 200 Eglinton West, 2nd floor.
If you can't attend meeting contact Danita Aziza 416-410-4247
ext.1 hhome@pathcom.com
* CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT... OR THEFT? LAND
REFORM & THE CULTURE OF RESISTANCE, Thurs Mar 23,
6-9pm, Ottawa. Listen to local activists discuss land reform &
corp dev't; then participate in creating strategies of local resistance.
All welcome. Loeb Building B243, [Carleton University]. Info:
OPIRG 613-520-2757 jeremy@tao.ca
* CANCEL THIRD WORLD DEBT, Fri Mar 24, 7:30pm,
Toronto. Free. Sid Smith Hall, 100 St George St. Toronto WTO
Action Coalition; Metro Network for Social Justice; Oxfam
Toronto; International Socialists; Migraine Women's Collective
Info: 416-924-9042 http://www.flora/org/flora.mai-not/18190
NDP ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FIRST ANNUAL
CONFERENCE, Sat Mar 25, 10am-5pm, Toronto. "Above &
Beyond the EPA -- Awareness and Action" The future of the
environment (especially under Mike Harris); the environmental
movement & its plan of action. Speakers: Peter Tabuns, executive
director, Greenpeace Canada; Elisabeth Bruckmann, Canadian
Environmental Law Association (CELA); Howard Hampton, MPP
and leader of the ONDP; others. Share ideas and information,
develop ideas to motivate action. Everyone welcome! Advance:
$20/$10 including lunch (with plentiful vegetarian options). At the
door: $25/15. Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St., Toronto. Karen
Gventer 519-376-3272 kgventer@sympatico.ca or Tanya Speight
416-966-5485 viragos@interlog.com Ontario New Democratic
Party Environment Committee
"SHUT IT DOWN" - THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN
STATES, Sat Mar 25, 11am-7pm, Toronto. For indivs & orgs
interested in shutting down the OAS (Organization of American
States) assembly in Windsor June 4-6. The OAS is a capitalist
mechanism for the North to further manipulate & exploit the South
in the interest of corporate profit; to ensure prosperity for the rich
at the expense of the poor throughout the Americas. OAS parented
the FTAA to eliminate international restrictions & force countries
to compete in a rush to the bottom. First planning & organizing
conference, in downtown Toronto. A "Peoples Global Action"
conference will be held June 1-3 in Windsor prior to the OAS
meetings incl. teach-ins & training. Food, billeting, entertainment
provided. Aurita 416-956-8334 stopftaa@tao.ca
* GREEN MARKETING SUCCESS, Sun Mar 26, 10:30am-5pm,
Toronto. Workshop with Patrick Carson, co-author of best seller
"Green is Gold", presents an interactive summary of the elements
that make for successful Green marketing in business. Emphasis on
individual questions of workshop participants and practical
problem solving. $120 non members/$100 Green Coalition
Members, limited to 25 participants. Toronto Colony Hotel.
Coalition For a Green Economy - Daniel Oster 416-487-9326
daniel_oster@hotmail.com
* SHOULD LABELING BE REQUIRED FOR GENETICALLY
MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN FOOD?, Mon Mar 27, 7-9pm,
Ottawa. A Civil Liberties Forum. Panelists: Jennifer Storey;
Sally Rutherford (Council of Canadians); Mike Mcbane (Canadian
Federation of Agriculture). Free. Ottawa Public Library
Auditorium, Laurier and Metcalfe. Civil Liberties Association -
National Capital Region. Jack Mackinnon 613-733-6640 or
Myron Rusk 613-236-3171
* TORONTO WTO ACTION COALITION OPEN MEETING,
Mon Mar 27, 7pm, Toronto. Oxfam Office, 1011 Bloor St W.
Info: 416-535-2335 ext 127
* BERTRAND RUSSELL PEACE LECTURES, Mon Mar 27 &
28, 7:30pm, Hamilton. Johan Galtung, founding director of
TRANSCEND, a peace & development network of scholars &
activists; author; professor; winner of the Alternative Nobel Peace
Prize. Mar 27: "The Big Power Approach". Mar 28: "Alternative
Approaches". Room 1A1 Ewart Angus Centre, McMaster
University Medical Centre. Free. OPIRG McMaster 905-525-
9140 ext 27289 http://members/tripod.com/~OPIRG
opirg@mcmaster.ca
* STUDENT ENVIRONMENT NETWORK, Tues Mar 28, 4:30-
6:30pm, Toronto. Toronto Board of Education Auditorium, 6th
floor, 155 College St. (west of University Ave) Julie 416-504-
3370 x314
* SEATTLE DEBRIEFING: WTO, CIVIL SOCIETY & THE
ENVIRONMENT, Tues Mar 28, 7-9pm, Toronto. Hear different
perspectives from the Dep't of Foreign Affairs & International
Trade; Environment Canada; U of T academics; civil society. A
unique opportunity to ask questions & voice concerns re World
Trade Organization issues facing citizens & decision makers.
Free. University of Toronto, George Ignatieff Theatre, 15
Devonshire Place (S. of Bloor, E. of St. George) Info: Christine
Elwell (Sierra Club) scenergy@web.net or Sid Lacombe (Oxfam
Canada) sid_lacombe@yahoo.com
* THE WHOLE VILLAGE, Tues Mar 28, 7:30-9:30pm, King
City. A meeting to introduce the Whole Village concept to the
members of King Concerned Citizens. All members & friends
urged to attend. Seniors Centre, Fisher St., King City.
http://www.wholevillage.org joinus@wholevillage.org
* NO LOGO: TAKING AIM AT THE BRAND BULLIES, Thurs
Mar 30, 7:30pm, Toronto. With author Naomi Klein. Free. OISE
Auditorium, 252 Bloor St W. (by St George Subway). U of T
National Interest Forum. Info: 416-340-1865
* RESISTANCE IS FERTILE, Apr 1 - 10. Global actions against
Genetic Engineering and for organic, healthy local food solutions!
Geneaction@graffiti.net
* ACTION AGAINST GENETICALLY MODIFIED
ORGANISMS, Sat Apr 1, noon, Toronto. Music, street theatre,
info & fun. Loblaws (Dupont & Christie); then disperse in smaller
groups to other stores around the city. Geneaction@graffiti.net
* THE GENE TAKEOVER, Sat Apr 1, 7:30-9:30pm, Toronto.
Film screening & speakers. OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor St. West
(St. George subway). Please confirm date. 416-597-8408 800-
320-7183 http://www.greenpeacecanada.org
* GENETIC ENGINEERING - NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ,
Sat Apr 1, Ottawa. Pickets, actions & media events. Ottawa Public
Working Group on Food Concerns; Council of Canadians;
Greenpeace; Sierra Youth Coalition. Sierra Club, Lucy Sharratt
613-241-4611 or Katherine Gunn kgunn@cyberus.ca
* WHAT IS THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION? Sat Apr
8, 1-5pm, Toronto. McLure Hall, Bloor St United Church, 300
Bloor St W. Free. Toronto WTO Action Coalition - Sid Lacombe
416-535-2335 ext 127 sid_lacombe@yahoo.com
* FERTILE FOOD FESTIVAL, Sat Apr 8, Toronto. Speakers
incl. Wayne Roberts (author of Real Food for a Change) and Mary
Lou Morgan (Field to Table); workshops, info booths, free organic
food, games. Help needed! 200 Eastern Ave. Foodshare 416-392-
6653
* SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK FREE BREAKFAST
FORUM, Tues Apr 11, 7:30-9am, Toronto. The Joyce Foundation
(http://www.joycefdn.org) supports efforts to protect the natural
environment of the Great Lakes, reduce poverty & violence, and
ensure that its people have access to good schools, decent jobs, and
a diverse & thriving culture. Overview of the Joyce Foundation's
general & environmental grantmaking interests. Central YMCA
Auditorium, 20 Grosvenor (just NW of College & Yonge). Free,
but pre-registration required by Apr 7: send your name &
affiliation to Paul Bubelis bubelis@switchtech.net 416-760-8602
http://www site http://sustain.web.net
* IMF & WORLD BANK DEMONSTRATION, Sat Apr 15,
3:30pm, Toronto. March to Washington bus departure point at
Bloor & Spadina. Local initiative to coincide with the Mobilization
for Social Justice in Washington D.C. the following day.
American Consulate, 360 University Ave. WTO Action Coalition
http://www.flora.org/flora.mai-not/18190
* RED HILL CREEK EXPRESSWAY, Sun Apr 16, 10am,
Hamilton. Public walk to examine the threat of valley flooding
and the attempts to create an artificial creek in the valley. Meet in
the parking lot of Rosedale Arena, Cochrane & Greenhill. Free.
Friends of the Red Hill Valley 905-627-3091
http://www.hwcn.org/link/forhv
* GENDER, GLOBALIZATION & THE WTO, Wed Apr 19,
7:30pm, Toronto. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor St. W, room 4426 (St
George subway). People Against the MAI 416-535-6605
* AGAINST NEO-LIBERALISM - FOR A WORKERS'
AGENDA, Sat Apr 29, 7pm, Toronto. 14th Annual Socialist May
Day Celebration. Speakers: leading activists from across the
working class movement; various unions; Ontario Coalition
Against Poverty; Labour Council of Toronto. Live calypso &
reggae dance music, six course buffet dinner, cash bar, literature,
crafts. $10 - $20. Cecil Community Centre, 58 Cecil St. (at
Spadina, south of College St.) Info: 416-535-8779
* GREENING FOR HABITAT CREATION, Sat May 6 (rain date
May 13), 10am-4pm, Etobicoke. Promoting native backyard
wildlife habitat creation; help wildlife regain vital habitat that they
have lost due to urbanization; inspired by the Canadian Wildlife
Federation's book, "Backyard Habitat for Canada's Wildlife."
Non-profit sale of native trees, shrubs, vines, wildflowers &
grasses; birdbaths, birdfeeders, hummingbird feeders, suet;
instruction & advice. Also: self-guided backyard wildlife habitat
tour (CWF approved); create your own amphibian pond demo; tree
doctor consultations; kid's "building for wildlife" craft table & yard
tour, info on various environmental & wildlife orgs. Aiming to
create local groups dedicated to "greening" projects & wildlife
corridor(s). 105 Laurel Ave near hwy 427 & Burnhamthorpe.
Christina Sharma rohit.sharma@attcanada.net
* ANNUAL VALLEY CLEAN-UP, May 6, 9am, Hamilton. Red
Hill Valley. Free. Friends of the Red Hill Valley, Hamilton
Naturalist's Club - John Struger 905-547-5116
http://www.hwcn.org/link/forhv
* GREEN ENERGY IN A GREY WORLD, Sun May 7, 9:30am-
3:30pm, Owen Sound. A variety of expert presentations on how
renewable energy (solar, wind) & conservation can be incorporated
into your life. At the beautiful Inglis Falls Conservation Area
Administration Centre. $25/person, $40/couple, $15/students (10-
16), children free. Pre-register by Apr 29. Citizens for Renewable
Energy (CFRE) Ziggy Kleinau 519-795-7725 or Karen Gventer
519-376-3272 cfre@web.net
* YOUTH WEEK TORONTO, Sun May 7, 1-5pm - Mon May 8,
12-5pm, Toronto. Seeking youth orgs and eco/activist orgs doing
youth outreach for tabling & workshops. Metro Hall rooms 308 &
309, 55 John St. at King. Pauline 416-368-2277
sandra@youthweek.org pauline@youthweek.org
http://www.youthweek.org
* SILENT TREASURES: RED HILL'S FLYING SQUIRRELS,
Thurs May 25, 7:30pm, Hamilton. Annual Spring Public Forum,
with Ewa Bednarczuk. Location T.B.A. Free. Friends of the
Red Hill Valley 905-381-0240 http://www.hwcn.org/link/forhv
* COHOUSING - PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION, Fri June
2, 8pm, Toronto. Slide show & discussion with Kate McCamant &
Charles Durette, architects & authors of "Cohousing: A
Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves". Sidney Smith
Hall, 100 George St. (north of College St.) $10. Info: Dorothy
Mazeau 416-738-0850 dmazeau@dcsnet.com
http://www.cohousing.ca
* TOWARD A HEALTHY FUTURE, Mon June 26 - Thurs June
29, Toronto. Ontario Health Promotion Summer School: capacity
building, technology, environment, futures, equity/access, best
practices in health promotion. http://www.utoronto.ca/chp/
Colleen Stanton or Linda Kremer 905-727-2169 416-491-7123
C.Stanton@aci.on.ca kremere@globalserve.net
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(B) NEW RECURRING / ONGOING EVENTS
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* SUN RUN CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING. An on-
going, family-sized experiment in sustainable living; produces its
own electrical power & most of its organic food supply;
alternative-construction buildings; rare-breed cattle; various water
use & conservation systems; integration of mind, body & spirit
with those of plants, animals & nature. *Associate Program: new,
in-depth, minimum two-month opportunity will allow a few
individuals at a time to explore these integrations, develop their
personal paths, share the operation of the Centre & farm.
$200/month incl. food, housing & a wide range of educational &
growth experiences. *Visitors Days: 3rd Sunday of each month
(March-Nov) except July (2nd Sunday) 10am-4pm. Pre-
registration required. Suggested donation $5 per vehicle. Located
near Cameron & Lindsay, Ontario, about 2hrs NE of Toronto.
Milton & Barbara Wallace sunrun@lindsaycomp.on.ca 705-887-1553
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(C) NEW EVENTS BEYOND ONTARIO
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* ECOCITY 4 - INTERNATIONAL ECOCITY CONFERENCE,
Tues Apr 4 - Fri Apr 7, Brazil. Bringing together researchers,
scientists, architects, planners, government workers & decision
makers, developers, NGO reps, students & others concerned with
building healthier human habitat, from small settlements to large
cities. Speakers, panels, workshops & case studies. Tours of
ecological features of Curitiba: the city's famous pedestrian streets;
bus "tube stations" and double articulated busses, recycling
facilities, bicycle paths, urban forest & river restoration sites. The
Open University for the Environment, Curitiba, Brazil. Clovis
Ultramari, phone: 55 41 254-7657 fax 55 41 338-6070
unilivre@unilivre.org.br
* PERMACULTURE FUNDAMENTALS, Apr 22-30, Tennessee.
$600 incl. tuition, meals, camping, materials, subscription to the
Permaculture Activist. Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm,
Summertown, Tennessee 931-964-4474 ecovillage@thefarm.org
http://www.thefarm.org http://www.gaia.org (click on "calendar")
* SUMMER INSTITUTE IN SUSTAINABLE LIVING, July 7 -
Aug 18, Massachusetts & New York State. Learn valuable skills
in sustainable living while experiencing the richness of two
intentional communities & ecovillages. Integrate academic &
experiential learning through holistic awareness practices,
seminars & readings, an ecological design project, bioregional
field trips, and integration into the day-to-day lives of two
communities - "Sirius", a spiritual community, education center &
ecovillage in western Massachusetts; and "Ecovillage at Ithaca", an
ecological cohousing community in upstate New York. Students
can gain eight semester credit hours through Greenfield
Community College. http://www.LivingRoutes.org
info@LivingRoutes.org 413-259-0025 1-888-515-7333
* GEO COMMUNITIES SEMESTER, Aug 27 - Dec 9, France,
India & USA. The Geo Communities Semester, formerly known
as Geocommons College Program, is a semester-long journey into
ecology, community, and mindful living. After forming a
"Learning Community" in New Hampshire, students & faculty
spend ten days at Plum Village, a Buddhist monastery in southwest
France; two months in southern India at Auroville, an ecovillage &
spiritual community of 1500 people; and ten days at Mitraniketan,
a Gandhian community promoting village renewal. Re-entry to
North America occurs at the Sirius Community in Massachusetts
where students reflect upon & integrate their experience. Studying
sustainable living practices, students come face to face with issues
of world population, globalization, & habitat destruction as well as
experience the joys of intercultural exchange, biological
restoration, and mindfulness training. Upon successful completion
of the program, students receive 12 semester credits through the
University of New Hampshire's Department of Natural Resources.
http://www.LivingRoutes.org info@LivingRoutes.org 413-259-
0025 1-888-515-7333
*** A FEW TIPS REGARDING EVENTS & ACTIONS ***
* Please confirm details (date, time, place, seats, cost) before you attend.
* When registering or trying to get info about an event, try their
web-site first (if there is one). Organizers are sometimes so busy
they don't have time to respond to all e-mails.
* When responding to an "action" / trying to contact politicians,
etc: phone calls, faxes & snail-mail are all more effective than e-mail.
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(D) RESOURCES, NOTICES & ACTIONS
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* NEW GLOBAL ISSUES INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL IN
TORONTO. Announcing "VOICE", a new, independent Middle
School, unique in Toronto using a global issues based curriculum.
Equity, social justice issues, democratic process, cooperation, high
standards of academic achievement. Linking learners, families,
communities & cultures. Inspiring the active, analytical, creative
& compassionate voice of learners. Accepting applications for
September 2000 enrolment into Grade 7. School site to be in
Southeast Toronto (near Beaches). *NEXT INFO NIGHT* Tues
Apr 4, 7:30 to 9 p.m, Beaches Rec Centre, 6 Williamson Road, just
north of Queen E. & Lee. Info: Marie 416-691-4023
allanmarie@home.com or Julei 416-693-7440
jlynnb@sympatico.ca
* PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK UPDATE SERVICE. A
variety of information including reviews of publications, videos &
other resources relating to pesticide reduction, genetic engineering
& food security. To subscribe, send a blank message to: panups-
subscribe@igc.topica.com Pesticide Action Network North
America, San Francisco 415-981-1771 panna@panna.org
http://www.panna.org
* GENETIC ENGINEERING RESOURCE LIST. GENEaction is
compiling a resource list on the issue of GE foods. Books,
magazine special issues, web sites... Please include all pertinent
info, e.g., for books, author(s), date of publication, title, place of
publication, publisher; for zines, magazine name, issue title/theme,
publication date info (year, issue #s....); for websites, name &
access info. Bruce epi@web.net
* GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN CANADA.
Consumer Health Organization of Canada 416-490-0986
http://www.consumerhealth.org choc@consumerhealth.org
* SEEKING EARTH WEEK VOLUNTEERS for Sat Apr 15.
Make your Earth Day contribution this year by raising
environmental awareness in Toronto & raising funds for Toronto
Environmental Alliance's (TEA) waste reduction initiatives! At
beer stores across Toronto: congratulate bottle-returning citizens
for reducing Toronto's waste stream; ask citizens if they will allow
volunteers to return their bottles on their behalf & donate the funds
to TEA's composting & organic waste divergence initiatives;
distribute info about TEA's campaigns. Minimum time
commitment: 4 hours (morning or afternoon) between 9:30-
5:00pm. Free T-Shirts! Free posters! Party at the end of the day!
Training/info session Tues Apr 11, 7:30pm. Info/register: TEA
416-596-0660 tea@web.net
* SEEKING GREEN VENDORS for Festive Earth Spring Fair
(Sun May 7). 416-469-2977 http://www.festiveearth.com
* ENVIRONMENTAL JOBS - WITH THE FEDERAL &
PROVINCIAL GOV'T. http://jobs.gc.ca/home_e.shtml
http://canada.gc.ca/programs/jobs_e.html
http://www1.tor.ec.gc.ca/jobs_emplois/
http://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/mbs/gojobs/gojobs.nsf/GOjobsHome
* ECHELON is an international system, led by US intelligence,
to monitor world-wide telephone, fax, email & electronic
communications. Info: http://www.aclu.org/echelonwatch/index.html
* ROOM AVAILABLE in forming eco-household. Bright,
clean room on second floor of house; share kitchen & bath; short
walk to subway, U of T, Karma Co-op; near Bloor & Spadina; quiet
household; furnished; non-smoking; $380/month; available April 8.
Another room coming available this summer. Peter 416-410-8630
OTHER EVENT LISTS (complete list in full calendar edition):
Web Networks Events: http://events.web.net/ Now Magazine -
Events & Grassroots column. listings@nowtoronto.com
416-461-0871 fax 416-461-2886. Political Action News
Ontario http://www.interlog.com/~cjazz
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