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People- & Planet-Friendly CORRECTION & EDITORIAL
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PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY EVENTS
*** SPECIAL BULLETIN ***
(Revised Tues. Apr. 11, 2000)
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*** CONTENTS ***
(A) FILM SHOWING & DISCUSSION - corrected location
(B) EDITORIAL & info. about this event, video, book & subject
(C) RELATED RESOURCES
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(A) Film showing & discussion - corrected location
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* ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH VIDEOS, Thurs Apr 13, 7-9pm,
Toronto. "EVERYDAY CARCINOGENS, ACTING IN THE
FACE OF SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY" by Dr. Sandra
Steingraber [a "must-see" if you care about the environment OR
your health - please see editorial below]. A powerful documentary
about the links between environmental pollutants & cancer. Also,
a description of what is in breast milk - and how it got there.
2nd film: "Stopping Cancer Where it Starts". Followed by
discussion with Lynn Marshall, M.D., on what you can do. Free.
All welcome. *NEW LOCATION: Metro Hall, 3rd floor, 55 John
St. at King. More info: Women's Health & Environment Network
416-928-0880 weed@web.net
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(B) EDITORIAL
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"Everyday Carcinogens, Acting in the Face of Scientific
Uncertainty" is the most significant environment or health film I
have seen in a long time. It draws a clear, moving - and scientific -
picture of the links between environmental pollution and cancer --
and the immediate implications for adults and *especially* babies,
children and youth. With one in four Canadians dying of cancer*,
this topic is of great relevance to us all.
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS: this video "brings it
home". Today the environment is not the highest priority in the
public's mind. Environmental problems can seem remote in daily
life -- BUT most of us care much more deeply about our health &
safety -- especially that of our children. This video, and other
resources listed below, can help open our eyes and motivate for
positive change.
FOR HEALTH ACTIVISTS: this video explains the importance of
prevention ...and the critical importance of linking with
environmental activists to achieve success. Use the video as a tool
to educate & motivate health professionals & the public. Get the
resource guide mentioned below and have it available at showings.
FOR EVERYONE: this video explains some disturbing threats to
your and your children's health -- and what you can do about it.
Come out and see it -- and bring your questions. Consider buying
a copy to show to your doctor, your family, friends and co-workers.
This simple & direct video is by Dr. Sandra Steingraber, biologist
and cancer survivor; author of "Living Downstream: An Ecologist
Looks at Cancer & the Environment". (1997, Addison Wesley,
New York, and 1998, Vintage Books(?))
The video will be followed by discussion with Lynn Marshall,
M.D. (Environmental Health Clinic, Women's College Hospital)
on what you can do.
If you cannot attend, the video is available from Lorna Wilson, the
Breast Cancer Prevention Coalition, 23 Lynden Hill Crescent,
Brantford N3P 1R1. 519-751-2560 Lorna.Wilson@sympatico.ca
http://www.stopcancer.org
For more information, please contact the Women's Health &
Environment Network, 416-928-0880 weed@web.net
* I am by no means an expert on this topic. For details (including
the statistic mentioned above) please refer to the resources
provided. While this video is my personal favourite on the subject,
there are many other resources that may be of as much or more
value to various audiences. Please consult the Women's Health &
Environment Network and the resources below. - the editor
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(C) RELATED RESOURCES
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* TAKING ACTION FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE (Resource
Guide & Community Handbook). (1) Background; (2)
"Prevention Works!"; description of key issues: pesticides,
chlorine, plastics, radiation, mammography, tamoxifen & the
medicalization of prevention; electromagnetic fields; air quality;
biological markers; (3) Resources & commentary on cancer & the
environment; women's health; women, ecology & history; health
promotion & advocacy; alternatives to conventional medicine;
political economy and the Cancer Business; human rights &
environmental justice; workplace & occupational health;
sustainable economic alternatives; poetry & prose for ecological
wisdom; (4) What we can do: educational resources; critical
thinking; media resources (films, videos, radio programs); film &
popular education catalogues; organizations, networks &
institutions; web sites; safe alternatives to hazardous products &
services. $5. Written by Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg; edited by Liz
Armstrong. Available from the Women's Health & Environment
Network, Toronto 416-928-0880 weed@web.net
* LIVING DOWNSTREAM: AN ECOLOGIST LOOKS AT
CANCER & THE ENVIRONMENT (book), Dr. Sandra
Steingraber, 1997, Addison Wesley, New York (and 1998, Vintage
Books(?)).
* EVERYDAY CARCINOGENS, ACTING IN THE FACE OF
SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY (video) by Dr. Sandra Steingraber.
Available from Lorna Wilson, the Breast Cancer Prevention
Coalition, 23 Lynden Hill Crescent, Brantford N3P 1R1.
519-751-2560 Lorna.Wilson@sympatico.ca
http://www.stopcancer.org
THE WOMEN'S HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT NETWORK,
416-928-0880 weed@web.net 233 - 517 College St., Toronto
M6G 4A2
* ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, TRANSFORMATIVE
LEARNING & POLICY CHANGE (COURSE), dates not
finalized (June 2000?), Toronto. Explore the links between health
and the environment with Dorothy Goldin Rosenberg. For
community health workers, health professionals, educators, labour
activists, environmentalists, community organizers, policy makers,
economists, parents/ grandparents, youth.... everyone welcome.
Readings, guest lecturers, films, plenary & small group
discussions. $385. Some scholarships available. More info:
Women's Health & Environment Network 416-928-0880
weed@web.net.
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"Powerlessness & silence go together. We...should use our
privileged positions not as a shelter from the world's reality but as
a platform from which to speak. A voice is a gift. It should be
cherished and used." - Margaret Atwood.
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(D) ABOUT THIS BULLETIN
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