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Planet-Friendly Events, Resources & Feature on Pesticides (00/05/18)
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PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY
EVENTS, RESOURCES & Feature on Pesticides
Revised Thurs. May 18, 2000
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Here are upcoming SUSTAINABLE LIVING, ENVIRONMENTAL
& SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS, workshops, courses, festivals,
films, broadcasts, resources & jobs in Toronto, Ontario & beyond.
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*** CONTENTS ***
(A) EVENTS IN ONTARIO
(B) Major Events in NEW YORK & VIRGINIA
(C) More Cool Summer & Fall COURSES & APPRENTICESHIPS
(D) PESTICIDES, GMO's & CANCER -- Problems & Solutions
(E) About this Newsletter
(F) Support the People- & Planet-Friendly Events
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* Events in Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Long Point,
Kitchener, Stouffville, Hillsburgh, St. Clements,
Chatsworth, Paisley, Midland, Lindsay, On-line,
Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, France & India.
New/modified listings (since May 11) are indicated by
an asterisk (*). In order by date.
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(A) EVENTS IN ONTARIO
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* ORGANIC FARMERS MARKET, Saturdays, 8am-2pm,
Toronto. Fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, eggs, pasta, bread & treats
from local, organic farmers. New location: Queen St. Market, 238
Queen St. W. at John (indoors & maybe outdoors). More info:
Sam 416-703-4975 sam.hirst@utoronto.ca [Another great location
for organics is Karma Co-op, 7 days a week, near Bathurst subway,
416-534-1470 -ed]
EARTHSHIPS, WIND POWER & PERMACULTURE, Fri-Mon
May 19-22 (long weekend), Paisley (3 hours NW of Toronto).
Hands on activities at two Earthships (earth- birmed, passive solar,
recycled-materials house), with wind turbines & photovoltaics,
radiant floor heat, composting toilets, grey-water beds. $225-250.
Kevin MacMillan 519-986-4737 or Jillian Hovey 416-410- 7581
GROW YOUR OWN ORGANIC FOOD, Sat May 20, 9am-4pm,
Hillsburgh. Everdale's five acre certified organic market garden
will be your classroom. Come out, get your hands dirty, take home
lots of tips & handouts that will make your own veggie garden a
great success. Companion planting, composting, harvesting &
storing, beneficial insects, crop rotation, cold frames, more. At
Everdale Learning Centre, a non-profit centre offering workshops,
seminars, apprenticeships & demonstrations in sustainable living &
technology - including energy consumption, building methods,
healthy households, and agriculture. A working organic farm and
diverse wildlife habitat. $50. Bring lunch, gardening clothes,
camera. One hour northwest of Toronto. Also: June 3, build your
own solar water heater; June 14, where to get healthy food; July
15, herb walk; July 20, food that strengthens the immune system;
Aug 19, renewable energy intro; Aug 23, wild seed collecting; Aug
26, food storage; Sept 23-24, strawbale construction; Oct 7,
permaculture intro; Nov 4, wind power. More info: Gavin Dandy
519-855-6533 everdale@albedo.net
HUMUS TOILET - DO IT YOURSELF, Sat May 20, 10am-6pm,
Chatsworth. How to make your "poop" work for you! Hands on,
practical workshop on how to plan, design & construct a low cost
humus toilet. Useful for cottages, homes, barns, outhouses, etc.
With Greg Allen, Engineer & Architect, with over 25 years
experience innovating, designing & building appropriate
technology homes, commercial & public buildings. "Nature's
Dance" Farm, R.R. # 4 Chatsworth, Ont. $75/$85 incl veg lunch.
More info: Dan Shatil 519-794-3609
RESTORATION WEEKEND IN CAROLINIAN CANADA, Sat-
Sun May 20-21, Long Point. Join us for a long weekend in the
warm climes of Long Point, helping to restore a tall-grass prairie
community in Canada's deep south. Activities for all; planting
native trees & shrubs; learning about restoration ecology.
Camping, swimming (spring-fed pond). Bring cameras,
binoculars, guitars... $20 incl. catered dinner Sat. night. Info /
register: Bruce Mackenzie, Wildlands League 416-971-9453 x46
info@wildlandsleague.org http://www.wildlandsleague.org
OAK RIDGES - YUKKY TAP WATER - HUNTERS
EVERYWHERE! Sun May 21, 2pm, Toronto. Concerned about
developers paving over the Oak Ridges Moraine into shopping
mall parking lots? Remember when Toronto tap water didn't taste
like it was piped in from a public swimming pool? Don't like the
idea of hunters lurking around you when you're hiking in
Killarney? Sierra Club Toronto (Ron Bruchell Group) is digging
its heels in to stop bulldozers in the Oak Ridges Moraine, fixin' to
clean up our waters locally & in the Great Lakes, and saying "no"
to blood sports in our provincial parks. This your chance to
actively help in a big way with these (and other) issues. 53 Elm
Grove Ave. (near Queen & Dufferin) Come out & make our city a
better place to live - or write us: ron.burchell.group@sierraclub.org
* SUN RUN CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING, Sun May
21, 10am-4pm, near Lindsay. 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. Visitors Days, 3rd Sunday of each month
(March-Nov) except July (2nd Sunday). 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
WORLD WATER DAY, Mon May 22. Conserve & protect our
fresh water! http://www.ec.gc.ca/water 800-668-6767
FOOD DEMOCRACY E-CONFERENCE, Mon-Fri May 22-26,
on-line. Next steps in building a national food security network.
mkoc@acs.ryerson.ca http://www.acs.ryerson.ca/~foodsec/foodsec/fd.htm
* CHILDREN'S WATER & GROUNDWATER FESTIVALS,
May & June, Stouffville, Kitchener, Mississauga... Hands-on,
interactive events for thousands of elementary school students. Fun
& education about important water issues: conserving water used
daily; protecting our water resources; understanding the water
cycle; discovering the interface between water & technology in
their lives; fostering respect toward water & the environment.
Tues-Fri May 23-26: York Children's Water Festival, Bruce Mills
Conservation Area, Stouffville; Mon-Fri May 29-June 2,
Waterloo-Wellington Children's Groundwater Festival, Doon
Heritage Cross Roads, Kitchener; Wed-Fri June 7-9 & Mon-Tues
June 12-13: Peel Children's Water Festival, Vic-Johnston
Community Centre, Mississauga. Mor info / volunteer:
http://www.kidsforwater.org 416-919-1158
* WTO INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP, Wed May 24, 9:30am-
4pm, Toronto. New interactive workshop by the Canadian Labour
Congress & Ontario Federation of Labour. Trade agreements, the
World Trade Organization, etc. Cafeteria or bring a lunch. Ontario
Federation of Labour Building, 15 Gervais Drive (Don Mills &
Eglinton). RSVP Andrea Calver 416-441-3714 or Chris Schenk
416-441-2731.
* WORKING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE - AN INTERFAITH
PERSPECTIVE, Wed May 24, 6-8pm, Toronto. How can faith &
secular organizations work together for social action & change?
With Rachelle Wilner, Dav Phrimmer, Wahide Valiante, Harry
Kitts. Hors d'oeuvres & refreshments. All welcome. U of T
Faculty of Social Work, Room 548, 246 Bloor W at St. George.
416-978-6394
* CORPORATE GREED GAME SHOW! Wed May 24, 7pm,
Toronto. An interactive presentation on how corporate greed
blocks community needs. Free. At Masaryk-Cowan Community
Centre, 220 Cowan (near Queen & Lansdowne). More info: Metro
Network for Social Justice 416-398-3050
* GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS & the ENVIRONMENT,
Wed May 24, 7:30pm, Toronto. With author/food activist Dr.
Wayne Roberts (author of "Real Food For a Change"). Avoid GM
& choose Real Food! At Grassroots Environmental Products, 372
Danforth (at Chester) 416-466-2841
* ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - FRIEND OR FOE? Wed
May 24, 7pm, Mississauga. With Michelle Albanese (Cantox
Environmental). Also: GM Foods; Oak Ridges Moraine; how to
promote environmental groups; networking opps, free posters . $3
includes pizza & pop. At Cantox Environmental, 2233 Argentia
Road, Suite 308. Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists.
RSVP by May 21: cseb_on@hotmail.com or Wendy Thomson
416-972-7166.
* RISK ASSESSMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE TO
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS, Wed May 24, 7pm,
Mississauga. Presentation by Michelle Albanese of
Cantox/Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists. Followed
by discussions on GM FOODS, OAK RIDGES MORAINE, more.
$5 for pizza & pop. At Cantox Environmental, 2233 Argentia Rd,
Suite 308, Mississauga. RSVP cseb_on@hotmail.com by May 21st
for directions.
* PUTTING CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE INTO ACTION,
Thurs May 25, 10am, Toronto. The Australian experience:
conveying uncertain climate change info to decision makers in an
unambiguous manner; examples of resulting policy change. With
Kevin Walsh, CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Aspendale,
Australia. MSC Auditorium, 4905 Dufferin St. Sunling Gong
416-739-5749
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
* ST. LAWRENCE FORUM, Thurs May 25, 7:30-9:30pm,
Toronto. A public forum on "Brain Drain - Brain Gain" closes the
forum's 30th season of discussion & debate on the life of the city.
Monthly forums for the fall will include a mayoralty debate &
local issues. Please write to us with your recommendations for
community partners & topics for public forum discussions. Free
admission. The St. Lawrence Centre Forum, 27 Front St. East,
Toronto M5E 1B4. Two blocks south of King subway, one block
east of Yonge. http://www.stlc.com/forums.htm 416-366-1656
ext.273/274 Fax: 416-947-1387
* BIKE WEEK, Fri May 26 - Sun June 4, Toronto. Ten days of
events & festivities to promote cycling, encourage participation,
showcase cycling resources & infrastructure, and suggest
bicycling, walking & transit as sustainable methods of
transportation. Festivals, group rides, tours, parties, swaps, trail
clean-ups, Divorce Your Car book launch, workshops, kid's rodeo
& safety, awards, bicycle race, alternative bicycles, open house,
free breakfasts, more. A small selection of the events is included
in this newsletter; for a complete schedule of events around the
city, see the web site:
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_index.htm
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_schedule.htm
416-392-7592 btww@city.toronto.on.ca
* CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE, Fri May 26, 6pm, Toronto.
Everyone is invited to join this group bicycle ride to celebrate
urban bike riding. "We are not blocking traffic, we are traffic."
Meet at Yonge & Temperance St. at 6pm. Free. 416-392-7592
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_index.htm
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_schedule.htm
* DIVORCE YOUR CAR! Fri May 26, 7:30pm, Toronto. Pull out
of auto-dependency, break free from auto-cracy - and help save the
planet. Well-researched, practical guidebook outlines fun, healthy
& money-saving ways of liberating ourselves from our addiction to
cars. Free. With Author Katie Alvord. Metro Hall, 55 John St.,
Room 304. Info: 416-392-7592
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_index.htm
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_schedule.htm
FEDERATION OF ONTARIO NATURALISTS' 69th AGM &
CONFERENCE, Fri-Sun May 26 - 28, Midland. Come explore
nearby marshes, swamps & parks & participate in the numerous
panel discussions & presentations. Keynotes include wolf experts
Mary & John Theberge; artist, photographer & writer Dan
Stuckey; world-renowned astronomer Terence Dickinson; others.
All welcome! Midland-Penetanguishene Field Naturalists Club &
Friends of Wye March Inc. Liz Schandlen schandlen@simcoe.net
705-526-8320.
* DON'T BE SILENT THIS SPRING!
* RACHEL CARSON DAY, Sat May 27, 9:30am - 2pm, Toronto.
Birthday of Rachel Carson, author of the environmental classic,
"Silent Spring". Rally, march, speakers, mock funeral for the
environment, info tables, picnic. Help ban hormone-disrupting
chemicals (pesticides, PVC, PCBs, plastic, dioxin, phthalates,
bisphenol-A) that are causing infertility, toxic breast milk, breast &
prostate cancer, learning disabilities & thyroid imbalance. It's time
to stop! 9:30am: symbolic planting of sunflowers; 9:45am: march
begins at Church of St. Stephen's in The Fields on College St., w.
of Spadina at 103 Bellevue. 10:30am: speakers, singers & info
tables at Queen's Park; 11:30am: 1st Annual Rachel Carson Award
& Dead Duck Award; 11:45 rainbow web; 12:15 bring your own
picnic lunch; 12:30-2pm: networking & info tables. With Dr.
Sheilah Basrur (Toronto Medical Officer of Health), Peter Tabuns
(Greenpeace Canada), Sat Dharum Kaur (Naturopathic Doctor),
Dr. Riina Bray (MD), Brent Paterson (Council of Canadians), and
the Raging Grannies. Bring a drum! More info: Sat Dharam Kaur
416-923-4860
* ORGANIZING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, Sat May 27, 9:30am-
2pm, Toronto. Community work in the new millenium. George
Brown College, Room 128, 200 King E. (East of Jarvis). Faculty
of Community Services 416-415-2190 bluker@gbrownc.on.ca
RSVP by May 15 (so we can plan lunch)
FAIR FARE FAIR, Sat May 27, 12-4pm, Toronto. Fair Trade.
Fair Food. Fair Fun! What makes food fair? Find out! Mural
making (for all ages), a short (fun) play, info booths covering
topics such as food co-ops, community gardens & fair-trade coffee,
bread baking workshops, and a brick oven cranking out pizza
(buck a slice). Plus, enjoy spring gardens & a playground for kids!
At Dufferin Grove Park Clubhouse (1 block S of Bloor on
Dufferin, NW corner of the park, across from Dufferin Mall). Free!
More info: Matthew Adams, Catalyst Centre, 416-516-9546
catalystcentre@web.net http://www.catalystcentre.ca
* OAS: CORPORATIZING THE HEMISPHERE, Sat May 27,
noon-5pm, Toronto. Noon-1pm: Seattle & Washington videos;
literature tables from organizations participating in the Windsor
OAS events. 1-4pm: What is the Organization of American States
(OAS)? 4-5pm: Outline of teach-ins, marchs, demonstrations &
bus arrangements for the OAS events in Windsor June 2-6. With
Christine Elwell, Sierra Club (on the structure of the OAS &
Corporatizing the Environment in the Americas); Ana Isla, PHD &
Peruvian-Canadian (on World Bank structural adjustment
programmes in Latin America); Jaggi Singh (on Globalization as
Corporate Colonialism), Carol Phillips, CAW International Dept
(Why is labour concerned?). At Innis College Town Hall, U of T,
2 Sussex Ave (St. George south of Bloor). Toronto WTO Action
Coalition & PAMAI (People Against the MAI). Endorsed by
Toronto & York Region Labour Council, Council of Canadians,
Metro Network for Social Justice, Science For Peace, Canadian
Auto Workers, International Socialists. More info: Bob Olsen
416-967-0768 bobolsen@interlog.com Buses to & from Windsor
Sun June 4: Brent Patterson 416-885-6283
<bpatterson@canadians.org> Related web sites:
http://www.tao.ca/~stopftaa/indexFTAA.htm
http://www.mnsi.net/~woasan http://www.ichrdd.ca
icchrla@web.net http://www.canadians.org
http://www.agp.org/agc http://www.wtoaction.org/clcoas.phtml
http://www.oas.org/ http://www.acerca.org/
bobolsen@interlog.com
* WILDFLOWER PLANTING, Sat May 27, 10am-noon, Toronto.
At the beautifully restored Don Valley Brickworks. By car:
Bayview Avenue, just south of Pottery Road, north of the
Bloor/DVP on-ramp. By TTC: meet outside Castle Frank Subway
9:45am. Rain or shine. More info: 416-392-7842.
* BIKE OUT A MOUNTAIN OF TRASH, Sat May 27, 11am-
1pm, Toronto. Help clean up the Don Valley and get ready for
another exciting summer of cycling. It is everyone's responsibility
to keep the trails clean. Join the U of T Mountain Bike Club in this
annual effort to improve the cycling environment for everyone.
Meet at the parking lot at the bottom of the hill on Thorncliffe Park
Dr., E.T. Seaton Park. 416-392-7592
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_index.htm
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_schedule.htm
* FREE BIKE CLINICS at MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP,
Sat May 27 11am-4pm, Sun May 28 12pm-4pm, Sat June 3 11am-
4pm, Sun June 4 12pm-4pm. Bring your bike, or just yourself, and
get help, advice & answers to your questions about bike repair,
maintenance & safety. 416-340-2667 http://www.mec.ca
* BIKE SWAP & PARTY, Sat May 27, 7pm, Toronto. Learn
about safe night riding, swap bikes, test rides, displays, hang out
and enjoy the music. Valet bike parking! At the XXX Diner, 894
Queen St. W. 416-392-7592
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_index.htm
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling/bikeweek_schedule.htm
* MUSIC, COMMUNITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE (concert), Sat
May 27, 8pm, Toronto. "Common Thread" Community Chorus of
Toronto, a new chorus with the goal of promoting social justice &
a sense of community by performing joyful & empowering music.
Our multicultural, multilingual repertoire of folk songs will inspire
your toes to tap and your heart to sing in celebration of the dignity
of all people and their struggles to create a better world. With guest
performance by folk musician Pat Humphries. Child-friendly,
wheelchair accessible, hearing assistance. Adults $10/$12; seniors,
youth, children: $5 adv/ $6 door (sliding scale available at the
door). At Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor W. (at Huron, a
block from St. George or Spadina subway). For advance tickets or
more info: 416-410-5022 or ctchorus@interlog.com.
* GREEN POWER - TIME TO TAKE ACTION!, Sun May 28,
9:30-4:30pm, St. Clements. Taking Action for Change - building a
greener world from the grassroots up, with Lynda Lukasik,
Hamilton's Environmentalist of the Year.; How to Tap into Green
Power, with David Argue, Consultant & VP of Greengrid Electric;
others. $30/person; $50/couple; $12/age 10-16 includes lunch.
Pre-reg by May 20 so the cooks can be ready! CITIZENS FOR
RENEWABLE ENERGY AGM. Environmental Learning Centre,
YMCA Paradise Lake Camp, St. Clements (near Waterloo). Ziggy
Kleinau phone/fax 519-795-7725 http://www.web.net/~cfre or
Karen Gventer 519-376-3272
* FISH OF TORONTO BAY, Sun May 28, 10:30am-noon. Guided
Nature Walk with Toronto Bay Initiative & the Toronto Field
Naturalists. Tour along the central Toronto waterfront & learn
about fish, their habitat & new regeneration projects. Meet in front
of Second Cup, 145 Queen's Quay West (at the foot of York
Street). More info 416-943-8080 x227
* WILDFLOWER & WETLAND PLANTING, Sun May 28,
10am-noon, Toronto. Park entrance is on south side of Lawrence
Ave E, just east of the Don Valley Parkway exit. Meet: parking lot
at bottom of hill. Rain or shine. More info: 416-392-7842.
* WOMEN & PHILANTHROPY, Mon May 29, 5:30-7:30pm,
Toronto. Strategies women can use to make a real difference; how
to be more strategic & organized in your giving; how to find the
women's organizations doing the work you want to support; how to
make a greater impact on the causes and issues you passionately
care about. $50. Pre-registration required. At the Royal York
Hotel, Canadian Room. Canadian Women's Foundation 416-365-
1444 info@cdnwomen.org http://www.cdnwomen.org/
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(B) MAJOR EVENTS BEYOND ONTARIO
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NGO MILLENIUM FORUM, Mon May 22 - Fri May 26, New
York. Bringing together representatives of civil society from all
over the world to consult about humanity's common future -- and,
particularly, the role of the United Nations in confronting the great
global challenges of the 21st century. United Nations
Headquarters, New York. http://www.millenniumforum.org
phone: 212-803-2522 Fax: 212-803-2561
MILLENIAL STEWS: FOOD & FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE
GLOBAL CITY, Thurs. June 1 - Sun. June 4, New York.
Association for the Study of Food & Society, and The Agriculture,
Food & Human Values Society. At New York University
food.conference@nyu.edu
http://www.nyu.edu/education/nutrition/foodconference
ADVANCING COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY -
NATIONAL MEETING, Thurs - Sat June 1-3, Roanoke, Virginia.
All over North America, public officials, business leaders, &
nonprofits are recognizing the need to rethink urban life to achieve
environmental, social & economic sustainability. Interact with
practitioners experienced with implementing sustainability
projects. For state & local public officials, business leaders,
nonprofit organization managers & citizen activists. Speakers
include agency heads, department directors, private sector
managers, nonprofit organization officers, others. (A) physical
development (e.g.: infill, adaptive reuse, and sprawl prevention);
(B) infrastructure design (e.g.: alt transit, waste mgt, energy
systems); (C) economic structure (e.g.: industrial ecology, local
economic resilience, job creation). The Sierra Club's Anti-Sprawl
Campaign; Federal Programs in Support of Sustainability;
Community Development Through Sustainable Jobs; Services &
Resources Available through the Local Environment Government
Assistance Network. Virginia Tech & the Center for
Organizational & Technological Advancement Tel: 540-231-5182
http://www.sustainable.org/information/www.conted.vt.edu/advcom.htm
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(C) MORE COOL SUMMER (and Fall) COURSES & APPRENTICESHIPS
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* 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 ecovillage & education center in
western Massachusetts; and "Ecovillage at Ithaca", an ecological
cohousing community in upstate New York. $1600 incl meals &
camping. http://www.siriuscommunity.org/LR/SummerInstitute.html
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
* WWOOF! (Willing Workers On Organic Farms). Work in
exchange for room, board, learning & fun. Support the organic
movement and get hands-on experience. $30 annual fee for list of
400 host farms across Canada. John Vanden Heuvel, RR #2, S.18,
C.9, Nelson, BC, V1L 5P5. 604-354-4417 New web site
http://www.members.tripod.com/~wwoof (incl. world-wide links)
wwoofcan@uniserve.com
* For more Ontario courses, see last week's issue & back-issue at
http://www.web.net/~ppf/spring2000.html
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(D) PESTICIDES, GMOS AND CANCER -- Problems & Solutions
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* PESTICIDES ON YOUR PLATE (magazine special edition).
Agricultural chemicals have slipped invisibly into every corner of
our lives. We drink these poisons, we eat them and we breathe
them. They accumulate in our body and every mother has them in
her breast milk. We know they kill fish & wildlife and that they
cause cancers & reproductive disorders. So why are they still being
used? And why aren't governments & corporations doing anything
about them? The May issue of New Internationalist Magazine
follows the poison trail from the big pesticide companies to your
plate - and explains what we can do. Examples of how it's done
differently in Australia, Thailand & Cuba. Available in better
independent bookstores & some chains (e.g. Chapters, Indigo,
Book City) April issue focuses on Fair Trade. Check out their
web site at: http://www.newint.org Subscriptions: 905-946-0407
Full text of articles indexed & available on-line:
http://www.oneworld.org/ni/index4.html
* EVERYDAY CARCINOGENS: ACTING FOR PREVENTION
IN THE FACE OF SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY (online
transcript). Missed the film & talk? Transcript available online:
http://www.stopcancer.org/conf_ec/transcr/tr_steingraber.html A
powerful documentary about the links between environment &
cancer - and the time-bomb we are creating by continuing to use
pesticides, chlorine, plastics, radiation, etc. Also, a description of
what is in breast milk - and how it got there. More info: Breast
Cancer Prevention Coalition 519-751-2560
Lorna.Wilson@sympatico.ca http://www.stopcancer.org;
Women's Health & Environment Network 416-928-0880
weed@web.net
* ORGANIC FOODS & FARMING IN PERIL AGAIN (action).
There are very real problems with the USDA's second proposed
organic rule. Now & until June 12 is the time for organic farmers
& customers to partner again. Send comments to
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/ or fax 730-365-0760 Exercise your
right for pure & unadulterated food! From: Erorganic@aol.com
* DON'T BE SILENT THIS SPRING! - RACHEL CARSON
DAY, Sat May 27, 9:30am to 1or2pm, Toronto. Rally, march,
mock funeral for the environment, speakers, info tables. See details
in section (A), above.
* TAKING ACTION FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE (Resource
Guide & Community Handbook). $10. Women's Health &
Environment Network, Toronto 416-928-0880 weed@web.net
* GENE ACTION, 2nd Wednesday monthly, 7pm, Toronto. A
diverse group of citizens who wish to inform & inspire themselves
& others to act on the issue of GE food. All welcome.
geneaction@grafffiti.net 416-438-1254
* FOODNET-L MAILING LIST - discussion about food security
issues in Ontario. To subscribe, send an e-mail to
Majordomo@list.web.net with the following command in the body
of your email message: subscribe foodnet-l Questions: owner-
foodnet-l@list.web.net or foodont@web.net
* PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK UPDATE SERVICE.
Reviews of publications, videos & other resources relating to
pesticide reduction, genetic engineering & food security, more. 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
* ORGANICS IN ONTARIO & CANADA. Knives & Forks
Consumer's Guide to Eating Organics 1-888-84-EARTH.
Canadian Organic Growers, Ecological Farmers Assoc. of Ontario,
searchable "EcoMarket" database: http://www.gks.com Organic
food sources across Canada: http://www.inforganics.com
* ORGANICS & GENETIC ENGINEERING resources in the US:
http://www.purefood.org http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org
http://www.ucsusa.org (Union of Concerned Scientists)
http://www.ota.com (Organic Trade Assoc)
http://www.organicgardening.com (Organic Gardening Magazine)
* WWOOF! (Willing Workers On Organic Farms). Work in
exchange for room, board, learning & fun. Support the organic
movement and get hands-on experience. $30 annual fee for list of
400 host farms across Canada. John Vanden Heuvel, RR #2, S.18,
C.9, Nelson, BC, V1L 5P5. 604-354-4417 New web site
http://www.members.tripod.com/~wwoof (incl. world-wide links)
wwoofcan@uniserve.com
* See also May 20, 21, 22 & 24 & June 1 events in (A) & (B) above.
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