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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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