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People- & Planet-Friendly Events & Resources (00/04/20)




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PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY UPDATE
Revised Thurs. Apr. 20, 2000
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Here are upcoming SUSTAINABLE LIVING, ENVIRONMENTAL 
& SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS, workshops, courses, meetings, 
festivals, 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 & Series 
(C) Events Beyond Ontario 
(D) RESOURCES, NOTICES, ACTIONS & OPPORTUNITIES 
(E) FEATURE: "A Walk to Remember"
(F) JOBS & CONTRACTS
(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).  New listings 
(since April 13) are indicated by an asterisk (*). 
In order by date.  

* Send new events to icontario@aol.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, North York, Richmond Hill, Maple/ 
Kleinberg, Kitchener, Lion's Head, Ottawa, Lake Superior, 
Michigan, Minnesota, TV & Radio broadcasts, Canada-wide.

* EYEWITNESS REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON, Thurs Apr 
20, 7:30pm, Toronto.  Hear first hand what happened at the World 
Bank/IMF protests in Washington DC.  Reports, stories & 
discussion.  We will also talk about the OAS (Organization of the 
American States) meeting in Windsor, June 4-5-6, 2000 - people 
are preparing to give the OAS the same reception in Windsor, that 
the WTO received in Seattle & the IMF-World Bank received in 
Washington.  The OAS is the organization that does the work of 
the WTO-IMF-World Bank, here in North & South America. Free; 
all welcome. International Students Centre (Cumberland Room) 
(33 St. George, just north of College) 416- 978-2564 Related sites: 
http://www.indymedia.org  http://www.a16.org

* (TV) SILENT SPRING - RACHEL CARSON, Thurs Apr 20, 
10pm.  Rachel Carson's environmental classic "Silent Spring" 
(book) exposes the dangers of pesticides. On WTN at 10pm.  [See 
also RACHEL CARSON DAY, Sat May 27, 9:30am-2pm(?), 
Toronto.  March, speakers, tables, picnic, street theatre. Meet at 
Church of St. Stephen's in The Fields on College St., w. of Spadina 
at 103 Bellevue.]

* WASHINGTON PRISONER SUPPORT RALLY, Fri Apr 21, 
11am, Toronto.  Rally to support the people who are still in jail in 
Washington DC.  Courageous protesters remain in jail for fighting 
to destroy two of the most powerful tools of global capitalism, the 
IMF and World Bank.  Arrestees are being brutally treated by US 
Marshals in jail, including physical violence, threats, verbal abuse, 
and the deprivation of legal support, medical attention, and, at 
times, food & water.  At the US Consulate (University Ave., btwn 
Queen & Dundas).  More info: http://www.indymedia.org 
http://www.a16.org

* WALK FOR JUSTICE, Good Friday, Apr 21, 2:15-5:45pm, 
Toronto.  An ecumencial gathering for Christians concerned about 
the suffering of the world's peoples because we put the interests of 
global corporations & the bottom line ahead of the needs of human 
being & community. Meet at Metropolitan United Church, Queen 
E & Church (rehearse songs, share banners, etc.); walk begins at 
3pm.  3pm: Metropolitan United Church House - Financialization 
& Faith;  3:20: Emerg. Entrance, St. Michaels Hospital - Health 
Care Crisis;  3:50: James & Albert - Poverty, Wealth & 
Consumerism;  4:10: Back Door, Old City Hall Courts - Justice & 
Community;  4:30: Heating Grate, Nathan Philips Square - 
Homelessness;  4:45: Peace Gardens, Nathan Philips Square - 
Militarism;  5:15: Holy Trinity Church - The Final Act;  5:45: Holy 
Trinity Church - Sharing of Bread & Soup.  More info: Stuart 
Coles  416-630-8630

* EARTH DAY 2000, Sat Apr 22, Canada-wide.  Register your 
event on-line or fax it so we can publicize, promote & track your 
Earth Day activities.  Earth Day Canada - http://www.earthday.ca  
Lynda 416-599-1991 ex107  pr@earthday.ca  
earthday@earthday.ca  http://www.ecokids.earthday.ca  
http://www.jourdelaterre.org   Another related web site: Mark 
Dubois 206-876-2000 x203 mdubois@earthday.net 
http://www.earthday.net

WATER WATCH 2000, Sat Apr 22, 9am-noon, across Ontario.  
Join students, teachers & concerned citizens across Ontario to 
monitor water quality on Earth Day. Citizen's Environment Watch 
(CEW) formed in response to provincial water monitoring 
cutbacks. CEW provides all the materials, incl. classroom activities 
for teachers.  Tera Sharpe 416-978-4144 env.watch@utoronto.ca  
http://www.utoronto.ca/envstudy/cew/cew.htm

* (CBC Radio) HYDROGEN FUEL, Sat Apr 22, 12:06-1pm, 
world-wide.  The push to develop hydrogen as a clean, efficient & 
renewable energy source that could soon be used to run our cars, 
factories & more.  Join host Bob McDonald each week to find out 
the latest in science, technology, medicine & the environment. On 
"Quirks & Quarks", CBC Radio One, across Canada (FM 99.1 in 
Toronto) (also shortwave, satellite & internet RealAudio) 
http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/quirks/

* (TV) WHAT'S UP WITH THE WEATHER? Sat Apr 22, 9pm 
to 11pm.  Since the late 1980s, rising temperatures & dramatic 
weather - from heat waves & hurricanes to melting glaciers - have 
fueled a global political & scientific debate about whether life on 
earth is imperiled by human-caused global warming. NOVA & 
FRONTLINE join forces to examine what climatologists really 
know about the greenhouse effect. What is the connection between 
rising levels of carbon dioxide & rising temperatures? And what 
will the real impact of global warming be? The program examines 
the enormous difficulty in reducing the levels of greenhouse gases 
in a highly technological world economy and explores the political 
struggle between environmentalists & industrialists, rich & poor.  
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline   
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova  [I have two dates for this 
broadcast (Apr 18 & 22)... so I'm not quite sure... more info at the 
PBS website - ed]

COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING, Sat Apr 22, 10am-2pm.  
Renaturalizing Wilket Creek.  Bring a shovel & boots.  Rain or 
shine.  Civic Garden Centre, Edwards Gardens, Lawrence E. & 
Leslie.  More info: Cindy English 416-397-1355 cgc@idirect.com.

EARTH DAY FAIR, Sat Apr 22, 9am-5pm, Ottawa.  Businesses, 
organisations & artisans; products & services that make our planet 
a happy, healthy and sustainable place to live.  Hourly prize draws.  
Admission is a non-perishable food donation for the West Carleton 
Food Bank.  At The OZ Dome, 221 Westbrook Rd, Carp (just west 
of Ottawa).  More info/exhibitors: Seventh Generation Community 
Projects 613-839- 3997 

CLEAN UP THE DON, April 22 - May 6, Toronto.  Don Valley 
stewardship groups from Oak Ridges Morraine to Lake Ontario.  
Plantings, clean-up crews, walks & talks.  
http://www.festiveearth.com  416-469-2977

TV TURNOFF WEEK, Sat-Fri April 22-28, World-wide!  A 
handful of megacorporations now control most of the global 
information flows -- and routinely censor opinions that challenge 
their interests & profitability.  What are we going to do about it?  
TV Turnoff Week is a start. Millions of people leaving their 
screens blank for a week is a powerful exercise of consumer 
sovereignty.  Planning an action on your campus, high school or 
workplace?  Get some ideas or download a poster: 
http://www.adbusters.org.  Check out the new 30-second TV 
Turnoff "Uncommercial." It's a potent little mindbomb and 60 
public access stations have already agreed to air it. If you can 
secure airtime in your area, we'll send a broadcast copy for free! 
Email your address to tvturnoff@adbusters.org (specify VHS, 3/4", 
or BETA).  We've raised $3,500 to air the spot twice on CNN 
Headline News. To help fund more airings: Allan MacDonald 604-
737-2583 or allan@adbusters.org.  More info: Tom Liacas 
tvturnoff@adbusters.org.  For quick delivery of broadcast videos 
or for media interviews: TV Turnoff Hotline 1-800-663-1243.  
Cheers from the staff & volunteers at Adbusters.  [Unplug the 
brainwash and free up your energies -- get "real!" Breaking the 
addiction for more than a few weeks can help you discover a whole 
new life. - ed]

* POWER POLITICS: IS CANADA DEMOCRATIC ENOUGH?  
Tues Apr 25, 7:30-9:30pm,Toronto. There is more to democracy 
than marking an 'X' on a ballot every four years, yet few Canadians 
feel that government is listening between elections. Even some 
politicians say a trend toward centralized decision making gives 
them little influence over policy. In an era of personality politics, 
information over-load, and globalization, how can we build a 
country that is more democratic? Are politicians more influenced 
by their funders than their electorate? How can we encourage 
meaningful citizen participation? With Judy Rebick, author of 
"Imagine Democracy"; Bob MacDermid (Professor of Political 
Science, York U.); Akaash Maharaj (Ntl Policy Chair, Liberal 
Party of Canada); Carol Off (CBC's The National).  Free; first-
come, first-seated - max 500 people.  St. Lawrence Centre Forum, 
27 Front St. E., 2 blks south of King subway.   
http://www.stlc.com/forums.htm  Carolyn Langdon 
forumpub@stlc.com  416-366-1656 ext.274

WATER - Should a Basic Human Right be a Commodity? and 
AIR - How is Urban Smog Affecting our Health?  Wed Apr 26, 
7:30-9:30pm, Toronto.  Kathleen Cooper, researcher & community 
legal worker with Canadian Environmental Law Association; 
Jeffrey Brook, PhD in Air Pollution Meteorology, Research 
Scientist with Environment Canada's Air Quality Research Branch; 
lecturer in the Dept. of Public Health at U of T.  Location: Big 
Carrot, 348 Danforth Ave., just west of Chester Subway  $10/$15 
at the door.  Kathleen Mitchell, Festive Earth Society 416-469-
2977 x 23  <http://www.festiveearth.com>  
<jvonflotow@festiveearth.com>

NO NEED TO BE GUINEA PIGS: LOCAL ALTERNATIVES 
TO GE & GLOBALIZED FOOD, Wed Apr 26, 7pm, Kitchener.  
With Susan Loh, Fair Share Harvest Community Supported 
Agriculture (CSA); Wolfgang Pfenning, Pfenning's Organics & 
More; Sara MacDonald, Community Gardening Network, Kitchen 
Garden Project;  Fiona Heath, Ebytown Food Co-op & the Simple 
Living Newsletter.  At The Working Centre, 58 Queen South, 
Kitchener.  http://www.theworkingcentre.org  519-743-1151  
genmail@theworkingcentre.org

* HIGH ENERGY PRICES BENEFIT CONSUMERS, Wed Apr 
26, 7:30pm, Toronto.  Debate. Swansea Debating Society, 
Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia (near Runnymede subway).  
416-766-2820

* ONTARIO WATER CONFERENCE, Wed-Thurs Apr 26-27, 
Richmond Hill.  Challenges & solutions of water management in 
Ontario, with special attention to water issues such as impacts of 
climate change, sustainability, the Great Lakes, information 
technology, watershed management, drinking water, stormwater, 
wastewater, beneficial uses of water. Detailed program & online 
registration at: http://www.cwra.org/ontwmc/  $54-$268. Canadian 
Society for Civil Engineering, Canadian Water Resources 
Association, Stormwater Assessment Monitoring & Performance 
Program. Sheraton Parkway Hotel, 600 Highway #7 East (at 
Leslie).  More info: James Li 416-979-5345 jyli@acs.ryerson.ca or 
Saeed Choudhary 905-704-2238  saeed.choudhary@mto.gov.on.ca

CASHING IN: MONEY & INFLUENCE IN CANADIAN 
POLITICS, Thurs Apr 27, 7:30pm, Toronto.  Aaron Freeman, 
founding director of Democracy Watch (Ottawa-based citizen 
advocacy group), speaking about the stories in his new book: 
Cashing In: Money & Influence in Canadian Politics. (McClelland 
& Stewart, April 2000).  "Shines a light on the corrupting channels 
of direct corporate influence in Canada: weakly controlled 
campaign contributions; revolving doors through which gov't 
officials spin on their way to new careers with the firms they 
previously regulated; gifts & corporate-sponsored travel; lobbyists 
cozy with gov't employees; powerful trade associations" -Ralph 
Nader.  See excerpt in Macleans magazine, week of April 3.  Free.  
At UofT OISE auditorium, 253 Bloor St West (at St.George 
subway)  More info: Aaron Freeman 613-237-9809  or National 
Interest Forum 416-340-1865

PERMACULTURE IN A NUTSHELL, Thurs Apr 27, 7:30pm, 
Toronto.  Intro & overview of the principles of Permaculture.  
What is Permaculture?  A science, an ethic and a lifestyle: the 
study of water, plants, animals, energy, soils, and technologies that 
focus on pollution- or waste-free systems; an ethic of supporting 
the Earth and its diversity of life; and a lifestyle of appropriate 
activities that can include growing organic food, sustainable 
contruction, waste reduction, energy self-reliance, etc.  A great 
intro to the upcoming Permaculture certificate courses [May 29 - 
June 7].  With Richard Griffiths, Permaculture Community Action 
Worknet (PCAW) and the Ecology Retreat Centre.  Slide show & 
discussion.  Pay what you can (sugg. $5)  Grassroots Riverdale, 
372 Danforth Ave (at Chester).  Reservations: 416-944-1993 
scotty@web.net

HEALTH CONFERENCE 2000, Fri Apr 28, Toronto.  An 
opportunity for leaders in the promotion of healthy living to come 
together for a day of interaction, professional development & info 
sharing.  University of Toronto Faculty of Physical Education & 
Health; The Ontario Physical & Health Education Association.  At 
University of Toronto.  Info/register http://www.ophea.org   416-
426-7120 1-888-446-7432 

TREE ADVOCATE PLANTING PROGRAM, Fri Apr 28, 
Toronto.  Plant a tree!  16 locations across Toronto.  Free. 
Councillor Joe Pantalone 416-392-4108

MAY DAY 2000 - A CARNIVAL AGAINST CAPITALISM, Fri 
Apr 28 - Mon May 1, around the world.  Festival of Ideas and 
Actions Against Globalization. Committees are already planning 
events for Winnipeg, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and other events 
will be announced in the months to come. In London, May Day 
2000 will be a 4-day gathering of grass roots empowerment against 
capitalism.  Teach-ins, workshops, high profile speakers, a 
bookfair, film festival, art exhibition, a Critical Mass bike ride, 
parties, maypoles, mayhem and mass actions on Monday May 1st 
to celebrate our diverse struggles against capitalism, exploitation 
and the destruction of the planet.  Brian Edgecombe briane@tao.ca  
http://wtocaravan.org/mayday2k/

* MAYWORKS, Fri Apr 28 - Sun May 7, Toronto. A festival of 
working people and the arts. Music, theatre, film & video, spoken 
word, visual art, workshops.  http://www.web.net/~mayworks  
mayworks@web.net 416-599-9096

* THE WHOLE VILLAGE, Sat Apr 29, 10am-noon, Toronto.  
Orientation Meeting for anyone interested in / curious about about 
the Whole Village. A group of 25 families from a variety of 
backgrounds, who have come together to preserve agricultural land 
by actively farming in a way that sustains farm families & the rural 
economy ...to create an ecologically sustainable & environmentally 
sensitive farming community; to protect & enhance natural habitat 
through conservation easements & other means. Design meetings, 
open to the public, every second Thursday near King City; 
orientation meetings monthly. All welcome. 
<http://www.wholevillage.org> <joinus@wholevillage.org>  
RSVP 416-733-2542.  Meeting at 40 Reiber Cr., off Pineway, 
north of Finch, west of Leslie.  [Related sites: 
http://www.cohousing.org  http://www.gaia.org]

CN TOWER CLIMB for WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, Sat Apr 29, 
6am, Toronto.  Help protect hundreds of species & millions of 
acres of wildlife habitat.  $20/$25; free with $75 or more in 
pledges  416-489-4567 ext. 303  Register in person at Roots Stores 
or at the CN Tower and save $5, or by phone or fax.  [Related: 
http://www.wwfcanada.org 416-489-8800]

SOLAR & WIND ENERGY WORKSHOPS (level 2), 
Maple/Kleinberg.  One-day workshop: component testing, 
installation guidelines, wiring, codes.  Held in Kortright's 
renewable energy cottage, powered by wind & sun!  An invaluable 
source of unbiased info. Dates: Sat Apr 29, May 13, Aug 19, or 
Oct 21 (10am-4pm).  Location just north of Toronto.  $85 incl 
lunch.  Advance reservation & payment req'd: Kortright Centre 
905-832-2289  http://www.kortright.org

* TREE PLANTING, Sat Apr 29, 10am-noon, Toronto.  For 
families, indivs & community groups.  Shovels & tools provided; 
bring gloves & sturdy shoes.  Rain or shine. Behind Loblaws at 
Millwood Rd btwn Laird Dr. & Leaside bridge; follow Loblaws 
driveway (Redway Rd / Crother's Rd on some maps) to south side 
of parking lot; down the hill; look for the blue & white Metro 
Works signs.  More info (groups should preregister): 416-392-7842.

FROM INSTITUTIONALIZED EDUCATION TO A LEARNING 
SOCIETY, Sat April 29, Ottawa. Book launch by Natural Life 
Editor Wendy Priesnitz at the Home Learning Conference 2000, 
University of Ottawa.  Why our assumptions about children & 
education aren't preparing them for life in the 21st Century; how 
our assumptions about many aspects of life are crippling our 
collective well-being & the health of the planet; what we can do to 
change the situation.  The Alternate Press  altpress@life.ca  
http://home.ican.net/~ltrecart/.

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

EARTH DAY EXPO 2000, Sat Apr 29, 10am-5pm, Lion's Head.  
60+ exhibitors & vendors of earth-friendly goods & info.  6 
seminars on topics from alternate energy & organic foods, to 
disposal methods for plastic hay bale wrap.  Theme: "Healthy 
Environment through Cooperation". Activities for children and 
adults.  Organic Cafe, Eco Theatre, live music, drama, art show.  
Free!  Lion's Head is located on the Bruce Peninsula, 1 hour north 
of Owen Sound, on Hwy #6 (halfway between Wiarton & 
Tobermory). More info: Bruce Peninsula Environment Group 
bpenvgrp@kanservu.ca 519-793-4687 or Graham 519-592-5742  

* RESOURCE RIGHTS & HUMAN RIGHTS, Sat Apr 29, 7:30-
9:30pm.  Public Forum: Treaty & inherent rights cannot be legally 
extinguished. Native Canadian Centre, 16 Spadina Rd., north of 
Bloor.  416-537-3520

EARTH DAY at HIGH PARK CHILDREN'S GARDEN, Sun Apr 
30, noon-4pm, Toronto.  Planting, spring garden preparations, 
storytelling, garden games, more!  At High Park Children's 
Garden, south end of Colborne Lodge Drive.  Limited parking.  
More info Jane Hayes 416-392-1560, ex85695  
kidsgrow@city.toronto.on.ca

MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP ANNUAL GEAR SWAP, 
Sun Apr 30, 11am-1pm, Toronto.  Buy great used gear at 
unbelievable prices; get cash for old gear you don't use anymore; 
reduce, reuse, recycle!  Goods for sale must be brought to our 
member service desk between April 15- 29th. At Mountain 
Equipment Co-op, 400 King St. W.  More info: Chris Ellins 416-
340-2667  http://www.mec.ca  

COMPOSTING AWARENESS WEEK, Apr 30 - May 6.  
Composting Council of Canada, Toronto.  
http://www.compost.org/englishoverview.html

* WATER IN THE CITY WALK, Sun Apr 30, 10am, Toronto.  
Follow the water flowing through the city's underground sewer 
systems to the Don River.  Learn about the problems & solutions.  
Meet outside Chester Subway.  Rain or shine. More info: 416-392-7842.

EARTH DAY in HIGH PARK, Sun Apr 30, noon-4pm, Toronto.  
Activities, demos & displays. By Colborne Lodge, near the south 
entrance to the park.  Free.  Cheryl Hart 416-392-6916

SOLAR (PV) INSTALLATION WORKSHOPS (level 3), 
Maple/Kleinberg.  Apply what you learned in level 1 & 2 to an 
actual installation.  Dates: Sun Apr 30, May 14, Aug 20, or Oct 22 
(9am-4pm).  Location just north of Toronto.  $160 incl lunch.  
Advance reservation & payment req'd: Kortright Centre 905-832-
2289  http://www.kortright.org

* FROM NAKED APE TO SUPERSPECIES, Sun Apr 30, noon, 
Toronto.  Potluck lunch & discussion of David Suzuki's new book 
& radio series.  "A real wakeup call to thinking people ... to take 
stock of what is happening all around them." Co-op party room, 40 
Homewood Ave. (buzz 364).  George Cernauskas, Humanist 
Assoc. of Toronto, 416-967-7284 tlclit@idirect.com  [Audio tapes 
available from CBC Radio, 416-205-7367, for $39.95]

* (CBC Radio) LESSONS OF CLAYOQUOT, Mon May 1, 
9:05pm, world-wide.  Twenty years ago citizens challenged 
government & industry to stop clear-cutting in Clayoquot Sound. 
Today, Clayoquot is the site of an innovative native-local-forest-
industry experiment. Bob Bossin talks to the people who fought 
the Clayoquot Wars to discover what happened.  On "Ideas", CBC 
Radio One, across Canada (FM 99.1 in Toronto; also shortwave, 
satellite & internet RealAudio) 
http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/ideas/  "Ideas" airs Mondays-
Fridays 9:05pm Eastern time.

* HOT DOCS! DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, Mon-Sun 
May 1-7, Toronto.  Over 70 of the years most exciting, provocative 
& audacious non-fiction films from around the world.  Screenings; 
filmmaker discussions; industry programs; workshops.  Two films 
for $5 / FREE daytime screenings for students & seniors.  
http://www.hotdocs.ca  416-203-2155

*** A WALK TO REMEMBER, June 28 to late August, around 
Lake Superior.  A sacred, 1200 mile journey around Lake Superior 
to bring forth community visions to protect the air, land & water 
for the Seven Generations yet to come.  Lake Superior is the 
largest freshwater lake in the world. For many people, it is an 
important source of food, livelihood & drinking water.  It is now 
threatened due to contamination, global warming, and a growing 
global water crisis. "We need to bring all the people of Lake 
Superior together. We need to talk to each other about what is 
happening in our villages & our communities, to share our 
experiences, concerns & hopes. We need to meet our neighbors & 
learn from them."  Enroute we will seek to meet & learn from all 
who know & understand the waters, beaches, forests, hills, routes, 
commerce, communities & spirit of the lake. Transcending borders 
& boundaries... it is also a spiritual journey, a pilgrimage, a healing 
journey.  We will share what we learn with each new person & 
community we visit. Almost-simultaneous internet updates will 
share the sights, sounds & ideas with the rest of the world.  It is 
hoped that from the walk, a set of common principles, 
commitments & standards can be realized to ensure that Lake 
Superior will be protected & nurtured for present & future 
generations. With Native & Non-Native people of Wisconsin, 
Minnesota, Ontario & Michigan.  Please join us on this once in a 
lifetime journey for the Seven Generations yet to come.  More info 
re participating / donating / helping out: Al Hunter/Sandra Indian 
(807) 482-1687 tbirdz2@netscape.net; Amoose (715) 682-8189 
Esther Nahgahnub (218) 879-3754 esthern@uslink.net; Frank 
Koehn (715) 774-3333 fkoehn@win.bright.net; Bob Olsgard 1-
888-281-1735 or (715) 635-8171 bolsgard@spacestar.net; Sandy 
Lyon (715) 766-2725 or water@spacestar.net;  "SuperiorHike_L" 
email listserve: http://www.uwsp.edu/it/exchange/listserv.asp

*** "The world is run by the people who show up!" ***

(Other events beyond May 1 will appear in next week's edition)

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(B) NEW RECURRING / ONGOING EVENTS & SERIES
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None this week.

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(C) NEW EVENTS BEYOND ONTARIO
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* INTRO TO PERMACULTURE - PRINCIPLES OF 
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS DESIGN, arrive Fri or Sat, to Sun (or 
Mon) May 26-29 (U.S. long weekend), Metamora, Michigan (4 
hours from Toronto)  Apply sustainable systems design principles 
to develop & design for the center: natural buildings, renewable 
energy systems, alternative waste water & toilet systems, edible 
landscape, organic gardens, ecological restoration.  Work on a 
strawbale, cob covered, thatched roof building.  Learn, laugh & 
heal ourselves as we learn more about being in creative healing 
partnership with the earth.  (if interested in getting dirty, please 
bring work clothes). $200-$225/person; $350/couple; some work 
scholarships.  Jillian Hovey, Permaculture Instructor & facilitator 
of sustainable community planning & design.  At Windrise 
Spiritual Retreat, 150 rolling acres in the upland hills, (canoeing 
and kayaking available). Esteka Monjo 810-678-3290 
estela@windrise.com or Jillian Hovey 416-410-7581 
jillian@permaculture.net

* GREAT LAKES UNITED, Fri-Sun June 2-4, Two Harbors, 
Minnesota.  Clean cars; transboundary deposition; coalition 
building; comunity health; global warming; export/diversion; GL 
Water Quality Agreement; native species restoration; biodiversity; 
ecofeminism; world trade.  Hiking, kayaking, bird walks.  716-
886-0142  moe@glu.org  Ontario contact: John Jackson 519-744-7503

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(D) NEW RESOURCES, NOTICES & ACTIONS
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* GREEN TOURIST GUIDEBOOK.  Get listed!  Launch in Fall 
2000. Free. http://www.greentourism.on.ca  Green Tourism Assoc. 
416-392-1288

* IMF/WORLD BANK DEMONSTRATORS SUBJECT TO 
WIDESPREAD POLICE ABUSE.  Some of the detainees are 
Canadians.  Accounts detail gross mistreatment in jail & in the 
streets, peaceful protesters beaten by police & U.S. Marshals, 
denied food & water & stripped of their basic constitutional rights. 
Asking all concerned to call as many of the following numbers to 
help them in their efforts to gain justice for the remaining 200 
IMF/WB detainees.  Giving no names, express concern that 
detainees are being abused, and demand their immediate release.  
All area codes are 202. DC Mayors office 727-2980; DC Chief of 
Staff 727-2643; DC Public Advocate 673-4421; Dept. of 
Correction 673-7316; DC Chief Judge 879-2770; DC Executive 
Officer Ulysses Hammond 879-1700; Police Academy 645-0055 
(detainees held here); Central Holding 727-2894; 1st Dist. 
Substation 727-4655; Superior Court Chief Judge Eugene 
Hamilton 879-1600; Clerk of the Court 879-1401; US Atty. For 
DC 514-2000 (insist on an investigation & prosecution on abuses, 
civil rights violations & homophobia); Cell Blocks B&C 727-
2392. More detail at http://www.interlog.com/~cjazz/a16.htm  
Related: http://www.indymedia.org   http://www.a16.org  
http://www.life.ca

* ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CORPS.  Six to twelve month 
internships.  http://www.cchrei.ca/eyc.html

* WHY CANADA IS WORTH SAVING - NATIONAL ESSAY 
CONTEST, deadline May 15.  $120,000 in prizes, travel, 
scholarships.  Ages 12 to adult & seniors.  "We've signed a 
stunning new trade pact with Canada.  The Canadians don't know 
what they've signed.  In twenty years, they will be sucked into the 
US economy." - Clayton Yeutter, chief US trade negotiator.  More 
info: Canadian Action Party http://www.canadianactionparty.ca  
1-877-629-0841 416-535-4144  cap-pac@istar.ca

* GREEN JOBS, GOOD WORK - ALTERNATIVES JOURNAL 
Call for Proposals.  Many people find themselves in jobs that are 
destructive of body, mind & the environment.  Overwork is often 
the flip side of overconsumption. Problems of unemployment 
persist, while  the "working poor" have reappeared in many 
advanced industrial societies. Economic insecurity & the fear of 
unemployment create fertile ground for anxiety about a perceived 
"jobs versus environment" conflict. Conventional solutions for 
addressing unemployment through faster economic growth often 
fail to consider the ecological impacts of many forms of growth.  
Proposals such as shorter work weeks & voluntary simplicity seek 
to challenge the dominance of the "work-and-spend" cycle, and to 
question the meaning and place of work in our lives. Others call 
for increased recognition of the often invaluable, yet unpaid work 
in the community & the home.  This issue will offer a critique of 
existing employment policies & the current world of work, present 
practical alternatives for ecologically-sound employment creation, 
explore new ways for thinking about work & its place in our lives, 
and analyze existing initiatives for a transition to green jobs & 
good work. Seeking feature articles, brief reports & notes; 
honoraria negotiatiable; free subscription / gift subscription.  
Proposal deadline Fri May 19.  
<http://www.fes.uwaterloo.ca/alternatives>  Anicka Quin 519-888-
4567 x6783 altsed@fes.uwaterloo.ca (I will be away from this 
email Apr 13-28)

* FLAWED SCIENCE BEHIND EPA APPROVAL OF 
BIOTECH CROPS. An extensively peer-reviewed report released 
today by a team of Swiss scientists shows that the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used inappropriate and 
scientifically questionable studies in approving the first genetically 
engineered (GE) insect-resistant corn for U.S. growers. This is 
ironic, since the biotech industry and its proponents have 
continually cited "sound science" as supporting their products and 
ridiculed the work of scientists who question GE. Full story at 
http://www.life.ca (Apr 18)

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(E) FEATURE
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A WALK TO REMEMBER.  Please see June 28 (to late August) 
event in section (A), above.

OTHER EVENT LISTS: http://www.web.net/~ppf/othev.html  
Web Networks Events: http://events.web.net/    Now Magazine -
Events & Grassroots column.  listings@nowtoronto.com
416-364-1300  fax 416-364-1166.   Ontario Environment Network 
http://www.web.net/oen   Political Action News Ontario 
http://www.interlog.com/~cjazz

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(F) JOBS & CONTRACTS
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* SOLIDARITY WORKS, Mon June 5 - Fri June 23, Toronto.  
Three week paid hands-on training program focusing on labour ed. 
& activist skill dev't.  Work with unions & community 
organizations.  Worker-centred, anti-racist, feminist, gay+.  Age 26 
& under.  Sandra Clifford, 416-443-7684  sclifford@ofl-fto.on.ca

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