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People- & Planet-Friendly Events & Broadcasts (00/06/15)
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PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY UPDATE
Revised Thurs. June 15, 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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(A) Events in Ontario
(B) About this Newsletter
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(A) EVENTS IN ONTARIO
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* This week: Toronto, North York, Kleinberg, Oak Ridges,
Hamilton, Kitchener, Waterloo, Orangeville, Singhampton,
Lindsay, Trenton, Ottawa/Carp, Ontario-wide,
**AND** national radio & TV broadcasts.
PREVENTING DRINKING WATER TRAGEDIES, Thurs June
15, 7:30pm, Toronto. "How do we prevent future tragedies caused
by unsafe drinking water?" with Elisabeth Bruckmann (Toronto &
Region Conservation Authority, Task Force to Bring Back the
Don, Canadian Environmental Law Association, which tracks
water safety & regulatory issues). Followed by the Coalition's
inspired networking! Free. All welcome. No registration. Toronto
City Hall, 100 Queen W. (at Bay). http://www.web.net/ecorecov
Daniel Oster, The Coalition for a Green Economy 416-487-9326
daniel_oster@hotmail.com
WINDS OF JUNE BOAT CRUISE, Thurs June 15, 6-10pm,
Toronto. Join us on an outing on Lake Ontario on the 30 metre,
three masted schooner the Challenge...sail past the wetlands of
Toronto Island and the Leslie Street Spit. Enjoy a wonderful
evening, great food, and support CIELAP in the process!
Fundraiser for the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law &
Policy (CIELAP), known in Canada & internationally for its
research in the public interest on environmental law & policy. An
independent institute, we do not receive core funding from any
government agency. $100 ($50 tax receipt) incl dinner (vegetarian
options). Cash bar. Set sail from Queen's Quay! Tickets/info:
Kumarie Khadoo 416-923-3529 ext. 28 http://www.cielap.org
* THE FUTURE OF RURAL ONTARIO, Thurs June 15, 7pm,
Trenton. How can rural areas & communities survive & prosper, in
the changing economy? Panel & public discussion. Keynote Dr.
Doug Galt, MPP Northumberland, Rural Economic Renewal Task
Force Chair. Holiday Inn. More info: East Central Ontario
Training Board: 613-969-0720
http://www.focusontraining.com/english/activities.cfm
info@focusontraining.com
* SUSTAINABLE LIVING BUS, late June & July, Ontario.
Seeking local co-sponsors for the Sustainable Living Bus, visiting
schools, festivals, small communities & urban centres. A learning
centre that champions appropriate technologies suitable for the
Canadian environment. The technologies displayed are all proven
in the field & available in Canada right now. "Technology" can
mean anything from a toilet to a toaster. It's the stuff we make, buy
& use every day for survival, comfort & recreation. Interactive,
interconnected features & displays include water conservation,
greywater filtration, small organic garden, food security displays,
watershed management, sustainable outdoor recreation, sustainable
shelter, sustainable work & office, transport & energy, recycled &
eco-friendly materials. Propane-powered with electricity renewed
by solar panels & wind. Video: "Trees, Toilets & Transformation".
leslie-d@comnet.ca (and gaiabus@islandnet.com?)
http://www.bulkley.net/~vwave/gaiaweb/gaia/bus.html
FOODSHARE PARTY, WORKSHOPS & AGM, Fri June 16,
11am-4:40pm, Toronto. Theme: celebrating diversity. 11am-1pm:
pre-workshops (growing, cooking & medicinal uses of herbs;
Good Food Box co-ordinators get-together & genetically modified
foods discussion) 1-2pm: business meeting, volunteer recognition,
"Looking Ahead" with Debbie Field. 2-4pm: party, music,
dancing, multi-cultural buffet, storytelling, drumming. All
welcome! -come for all or part. Field to Table Centre, 200 Eastern
Ave. Please RSVP & including any workshops you wish to attend:
Paula 416-392-6653 paula@foodshare.net
http://www.foodshare.net
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT GUIDED TOUR, Fri June 16,
2:45-4:45pm, Toronto. Where does your wastewater go once it is
flushed down the toilet, or poured down the drain? Toronto's Main
Treatment Plant at Ashbridges Bay, Canada's second largest,
servicing 1.2 million people (818,000 cubic metres a day), built in
1910. See first-hand how wastewater is cleaned before it enters
Lake Ontario & learn about the future of the plant. Meet out front
of the Admin Bldg, 9 Leslie St. Free. Register: Toronto Bay
Initiative 416-943-8080 x227
* BUS RIDERS' UNION, Fri June 16, 8pm, Toronto. A new,
progressive full-length documentary about how activists in Los
Angeles built a powerful anti-racist organization of working people
which has made real strides in fighting the downsizing,
privatization & neglect of public transport in LA... an inspiring
film about a multi-racial group of mainly young activists who took
on the system and won a major victory... a great film which will
make you think & debate some of the key issues of our time... a
real tool for activists on how to build a mass movement from the
ground up. Inspiring music and excellent cinematography add to
the pleasure of watching this film. Last time this film was shown in
Toronto a few months ago some 100-200 people were left outside
the doors due to the film being shown in a small venue. This time
we have a big hall so hopefully everyone can see it. Directed by
Haskell Wexler (of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf" & "One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest"). Followed by discussion with Eric Mann
(well known American labour activist, bus riders' organizer,
Strategy Center director) and reps from CAW, Urban Alliance on
Race Relations, Centre for Social Justice, Development Education
Centre. $10/$5 students & unemp. Medical Sciences Auditorium, 1
King's College Circle, U of T (near College & St. George / Queen's
Park subway). More info: Centre for Social Justice 416-927-0777
PBS TV: JOURNEY TO PLANET EARTH, Fri June 16, 23, 30,
10-11pm (check local listings). A rebroadcast of the first three
episodes of this award-winning series about the delicate
relationship between people & the world they inhabit. The first
prime-time television initiative to deal exclusively with important
environmental issues. June 16: RIVERS OF DESTINY: journey to
the four major river systems of the world & investigate
environmental problems facing those whose lives depend upon the
health of their river. Mississippi, Amazon, Jordan & Mekong
Rivers. June 23: THE URBAN EXPLOSION: how to sustain the
world's exploding urban population without destroying the delicate
balance of our environment. Mexico City, Istanbul, Shanghai &
New York. June 30: LAND OF PLENTY, LAND OF WANT: the
fundamental problem facing today's farmers: how to feed the
world's growing population without endangering the land.
Zimbabwe, France, China & the US.
* CLOSE THE WAR SHOW - FESTIVAL OF LIFE! Fri & Sat
June 16 & 17, FREE BUSES to Hamilton from Toronto, London,
Ottawa, KW, Windsor, Guelph... Help create a culture of peace
amidst a world of war! The Hamilton War Show is "One of the
largest exhibitions of military aircraft in North America. Described
by the Ancaster News as "little more than a trade show for the U.S.
Military-industrial complex," with B-52 bombers & depleted-
uranium-spewing Warthogs; "Kiddie Commando" which dresses
up 1- & 2-year-olds in camouflage & war paint, and runs them
through a military obstacle course as real soldiers shoot water
pistols at them, air-to-ground infantry assaults; celebrations of
Desert Storm. As a registered charity (!), the war show receives
$100,000 a year in public money. Join the alternative Festival of
Life, nonviolent disruptions, artistic blockades, more. We will be
there all day, encouraging people not to attend the war show, and
to instead engage in family fun that is in keeping with a culture of
peace, not a dead-end celebration of war. Street theatre performers,
jugglers, musicians, mimes, poets, giant puppets, dancers, singers,
stilt-walkers, unicyclists... Free buses & vans from across Ontario
will be arriving in Hamilton Friday evening; food & accomodation
will be provided. Homes Not Bombs Ontario & Fathers Day
Coalition of Peace. More info: Toronto 416-651-5800 (leaves
Toronto Fri 5pm, returns late Sat afternoon); Hamilton 905-627-
2696; Guelph 519-829-3272; Kitchener-Waterloo 519-584-7556;
London 519-432-7537; Ottawa: 613-237-6278/613-567-8647;
Windsor 519-258-1555; Peterborough t.b.a. hasc@tao.ca,
tasc@web.net http://www.hamiltonairshow.on.ca
NDP CONVENTION, Fri-Sun June 16-18, Hamilton. To put forth
an alternative to the neo-conservative agenda that Mulroney
ushered in & Harris has defined. $25-$275. 416-591-8637
http://www.ontariondp.on.ca/
http://www.ontariondp.on.ca/ondp/resolutions2000.html
SOUL-FILLED LIVING, Fri-Sun June 16-18, Toronto. Keynote
with Matthew Fox, Friday at 7pm. A message of ecological &
social justice, mysticism, personal wholeness, planetary survival &
universal interdependence. Register 416-784-9493
http://www.CentreEsotericStudies.com
CBC Radio: GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS, Manna,
Menace or Muddle? Sat June 17, 12:06-1pm, world-wide. Special
full-edition broadcast of our Public Forum on the safety of
genetically modified foods. Recorded before an audience,
Canadian scientists & experts debate the benefits & risks of GM
foods. We also hear from the audience, where supporters &
opponents alike get to question the panel. 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/ [Related sites:
http://www.canadians.org/ge-alert/index2.html
http://www.greenpeacecanada.org (click on "campaigns", then
"genetic engineering") http://www.consumerhealth.org (click on
"articles", then do a keyword search on "genetic engineering".
GENEaction (Toronto) Geneaction@graffiti.net 416-438-1254
http://www.ratical.org/jumpdoors.html#BioKoya
http://www.biodev.org/index2.htm (click on "resources", "general
biotech info") http://www.rafi.org/web/action.shtml
http://www.resistanceisfertile.com http://www.panna.org]
* TORONTO WATERFRONT PUBLIC HEARINGS, Sat June
17, 1-5:30pm, Toronto **AND** Mon June 19, 5:30-9:30pm,
North York. Waterfront Revitalization Task Force public hearings
to get feedback on their plans for redevelopment of 2,000 acres
between Leslie Street & the Humber River. Task Force Chair
Robert Fung will make a presentation, then answer questions from
the public. Other government officials & consultants will be
present. Help make sure that environmental priorities are at the top
of the agenda! Issues such as water quality, proper clean-up of
contaminated lands, improved public access & green space, public
transit, and improved fish & wildlife habitat need to be raised.
Saturday: 1-5:30pm, Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, 235
Queens Quay West (presentation at 3pm). Monday: 5:30-9:30pm,
Council Chambers, North York Civic Center, 5100 Yonge
(presentation at 7pm). More info: Paula Boutis
paula.boutis@sierraclub.org
* FEELING ALIVE FESTIVAL - CANCELLED, Sat June 17,
10am-6pm, Toronto. [I was told it's cancelled, but it's in NOW, so
who knows? -ed] 416-532-2701
STRAWBALE CONSTRUCTION WORKBEE, Sat-Sun June 17-
18, near Orangeville. Help building a strawbale workshop (load
bearing, with a timber frame roof). For lots of hands-on
experience, come along & help out. Strawbale construction
combines the traditional & modern to create structures that are
strong, durable, super-insulated, cool in the summer, acoustically
quiet, aesthetically appealing & environmentally sustainable. No
experience necessary. If you are building your own strawbale
structure & need help, please let us know. We'll be happy to spread
the word; we have a large data base of keen & capable volunteers.
Info/directions: Tina, strawbus@auracom.com Camel's Back
Construction, Ontario's only strawbale construction company.
* SUN RUN CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING, Sun June
18, 10am-4pm, Cameron. Visitors day. An on-going, family-sized
experiment in sustainable living; powered by the sun & wind;
produces most of its year-round organic food supply; strawbale &
cob structures; rare-breed cattle; rainwater, snowmelt & water
conservation systems; 50 acres of woods; gardens & fields;
Ecovillage Training Centre; extended stays by arrangement;
apprenticeship program. 3rd Sunday of each month (March-Nov)
except July (2nd Sunday). Suggested donation $5 per vehicle.
Workshops: Cob Construction (call for dates); Connecting with the
Natural World (Sat June 17, Sat Aug 12, $35 incl. lunch); Herbs &
Aging (Sat July 8, $15); Discovering your True Self (July 28-29,
Aug 26-27, $50 incl activities, materials, meals, camping). Near
Cameron & Lindsay, about 2hrs NE of Toronto (daily bus from
Toronto). Preregister: Milton & Barbara Wallace
sunrun@lindsaycomp.on.ca 705-887-1553
http://www.lindsaynet.com/sunrun/
http://www.gaia.org/secretariats/ena/enc/
WATER IN THE CITY WALK, Sun June 18, 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.
* CELEBRATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, Sun June
18, Toronto. Humber College, 205 Humber College Blvd. Sorry,
no details. Call: 416-675-5009
* SUSTAINABLE LIVING TOUR, Sun June 18, departs from
Toronto 7:30am. Tour organic, permaculture, alternative energy,
sustainable construction & other creative & empowering sites
northwest of Toronto. Meet the people who are living sustainably
right now! Tentative itinerary: a beautiful 2-storey strawbale home
with creatively reused materials and a greywater wetland system; a
100-foot windplant; a cozy solar-powered home with composting
privy, masonry heater, earth-bermed awesome trellis/porch
arrangement; Husky Injection Moldings; Boyne River Nature
School 'Living Machine' & indoor wetlands treating its sewage; U
of Guelph's new Rural Wastewater Education Facility using
standard & new technologies to treat wastewater at the source.
Shared costs (car-pooling leaving from a Toronto subway station).
More info: jpwarren@interlog.com 416-234-9846
* TORONTO WATERFRONT PUBLIC HEARINGS, Mon June
19, 5:30-9:30pm, North York Civic Centre. See June 17 listing for
details. More info: Paula Boutis paula.boutis@sierraclub.org
WOMEN OF CHANGE, Mon June 19, 7pm, Toronto. This
powerful one hour documentary profiles women who are at the
centre of the new global trend. They share a nothing-will-stand-in-
my-way attitude & a vision for the future that leads them onto the
world stage. Compelled by their determination, we see how human
social ties are built alongside economic ones, and the courage it
takes to get there. Co-writer/producer, John Bessai will be present
(schedule permitting). Join us for the movie, refreshments &
reflections! Free/donation. 720 Bathurst #500 (just S of Bloor).
More info/other screenings: Catalyst Centre 416-516-9546
catalystcentre@web.net http://www.catalystcentre.ca
* WAL-MART - DISTINGUISHED CANADIAN RETAILER OF
THE YEAR, Mon June 19, 7pm, Toronto. Dinner & Presentation.
At the Retail Council of Canada Annual Conference (June 19 &
20), Toronto Convention Centre, 250 Front St. W.
http://www.retailcouncil.org 416-922-8011
A CITIZEN'S PLACE in the GLOBAL NEWS MEDIA SYSTEM
(course), Mon-Fri June 19-23, 9am-5pm, Toronto. Interdisciplinary
analysis; pos & neg impacts of new media technologies & the
internet; opportunities, strategies & actions for shaping a more
democratic info society. With Paul Boin. $185. At OISE/UT,
Room 7-216, 252 Bloor W at St. George. 416-923-6641 x 2595
pboin@oise.utoronto.ca
FREE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, Week of June 19. Classes
begin. Draft summer course list: http://www.utoronto.ca/acc/freeu
Includes courses which "highlight the history, cultural
perspectives, political issues & knowledge of a diverse range of
communities; in particular, those who have been traditionally
excluded from the existing university curriculum ... basic &
advanced studies from all disciplines ... offer creative & alternative
educational forums, styles & topics ... examining & addressing
critical social & political issues". Seeking instructors, facilitators &
learners! Free, all welcome. More info: 416-978-2582 ext. 37338
free_university@yahoo.com (ask to join the e-mail list).
* Vision TV: T'LINA - THE RENDERING OF WEALTH, Tues
June 20, 9pm (Eastern AND Pacific). A traditional First Nations
fishery in B.C. is threatened by commercial over-fishing. With
most of the world's wealth controlled by tiny fraction of the
population, economic justice is a compelling issue on every
continent. Take a look at what's happening on the economic justice
front at home and in the global marketplace. "Justice or Just Us"
series, June 19-23, 9pm. See also week of July 24 & July 31.
http://www.visiontv.org/visiontv/Summer_Festival/fes_pf.htm
*** SMOG SUMMIT, Wed June 21, 9am-4:30pm, Toronto. Air
pollution contributes to 1,000 premature deaths and 5,500
hospitalizations in Toronto annually... and the problem is getting
worse. In 1999, Toronto Council approved a comprehensive smog
plan that is being implemented now. The City, however, needs
help from the other levels of government, the private sector & the
public at large. Bringing together senior officials from municipal,
provincial and federal governments, as well as leaders from
business, unions & non-profit environment, health & community
groups, scientists & environmental auditors. We expect each
organization to identify at least one concrete action they will take.
Concerned citizens also welcome. Goal: short-term concrete
measures, and brainstorming possible intergovernmental & public-
private initiatives to address the smog problem long-term.
Morning: round-table discussion & presentations with government
Ministers & Councillors, community advocates, science & health
professionals, energy business leaders. Focus: education.
Afternoon: community announcements of clean air strategies &
actions, followed by government & business announcements &
end-of-day conference statement. Focus: results. With federal
Environment Minister David Anderson. Toronto Atmospheric
Fund, the Mayor's office, Toronto Hydro Energy Services, and
Enbridge Consumers Gas. Free. Lunch included. At Council
Chambers, Metro Hall, 55 John St at King. To register, send your
name, affiliation, e-mail, address, phone, fax & comments to: fax
416-392-0029 or abischof@city.toronto.on.ca More info: Angela
Bischoff 416-392-7204 x2.
BUFFALO JUMP PEACE MARCH, Wed June 21, 11am,
Toronto. Toronto's Native community invites brothers & sisters of
the Four Nations - the Black, Red, White & Yellow Nations, to
come & walk with them - for freedom, peace & unity. March for
our Mother Earth, to keep her strong & healthy for the generations
to come. A Buffalo Jump means for Native people togetherness,
community strength, responsibility & integrity. In celebration of
National Aboriginal Solidarity Day. Alexandar Park (1 block north
of Queen on Bathurst ); will proceed down Bathurst, along
Adelaide to Bay St. Free. 416-736-2100 ext.40383
* RECLAIM THE STREETS, Wed June 21, 4pm, Toronto. Create
your own fun! At Christie Pits (Bloor & Christie). (Meetings on
Thursdays, 5pm, 69.5 Nassau). 416-971-9428
* ANTI-CORPORATE NETWORKING, Wed June 21, 7pm,
Toronto. People from different faiths, environmental & activist
groups of all kinds, labour unions & political parties working on
various anti-corporate issues such as: health care, education,
labour, human rights, environment, democracy, sovereignty,
indigenous rights, womens' issues, water, etc. We need an anti-
corporate network here in Toronto; means to keep each other
informed about our issues, our agendas, our activities, and to
support each other. We can be much more effective by working
together, either by sharing information, or by forming coalitions &
working together in common cause. Also, organizing the
upcoming teach-ins, educational events & demonstrations against
the OAS/FTAA summit in Quebec City (also the G20 meeting in
Montreal). Metro Hall room 302, 55 John St (St Andrew subway).
Sid Lacombe (Toronto WTO Action Coalition) 416-535-2335 ext
127 sid_lacombe@yahoo.com or Bob Olsen 416-967-0768
bobolsen@interlog.com
* GLOBALIZATION & CANADA'S FUTURE, Wed June 21,
8pm, Toronto. With Paul Hellyer, leader of the Canadian ACTION
Party & former deputy prime minister, as part of his cross-Canada
tour. Issues of concern to Canadians, including privatization of
Medicare, corporate globalization & threats to Canada's political &
economic independence. Calling for the abrogation of the
Canada/U.S. Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA (which can be
done with just six months notice); strengthening of the Bank of
Canada. Offering an approach to monetary reform that would make
it possible to rebuild our social programmes & cut taxes. 8 pm
sharp at Trinity-St. Paul's United Church, 427 Bloor West (near
Spadina subway). More info: Stephen Burega 1-877-629-0841
http://www.canadianactionparty.ca
* Vision TV: COMMON GROUNDS, Wed June 21, 9pm (Eastern
AND Pacific). A look at the coffee business and how a Nova
Scotia initiative helps Mexican farmers. [Get a copy and use it to
foster discussion at an event! - ed]
http://www.visiontv.org/visiontv/Summer_Festival/fes_pf.htm
* WOMEN TALK 2000, Thurs June 22, 7-9pm, Toronto. Come &
connect with extraordinary women! Cuts to health services;
Labour Relations Act changes; the changing economy - and their
impacts on women. With Anubha Parray (Metro Morning, CBC
Radio); Judy Rebick (author of Imagine Democracy); Rosana
Pellizzari (popular speaker & educator in women's health, justice
& international health issues); Ethel Lavalley (trade union activist).
$25 incl. reception. At Metro Hall, 55 John (at King). More info:
Working Women Community Centre 416-532-2824
marcie@workingwomencc.org
* SKILLS MANIA - SNAKE OIL IN OUR SCHOOLS? Book
Launch, Thurs June 22, 6:30-8pm, Toronto. "The emphasis in the
secondary school classroom must shift from a technocratic, skills-
based approach, to teaching & discussion that focuses on real,
substantive issues. Discussion with Bob Davis, author, teacher,
first chair of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Education
Committee, co-founder of This Magazine is About Schools and
Mudpie magazine. At Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St (on
College, east of Spadina). Free. More info: Catalyst Centre 416-
516-9546 http://www.catalystcentre.ca catalystcentre@web.net
* Vision TV: WOMEN OF CHANGE, Thurs June 22, 9pm
(Eastern AND Pacific). Women working to ensure human rights in
a world of expanded trade.
http://www.visiontv.org/visiontv/Summer_Festival/fes_pf.htm
CLIMATE CHANGE PUBLIC FORUM & COMMUNICATION
SHOWCASE, Thurs June 22, 7:30-10pm, Waterloo. Impacts &
Adaptation to Climate Change, Paul Egginton, Natural Resources
Canada; Growth, Grandchildren & the Greenhouse Effect, Ralph
Torrie, Smith Torrie Associates; Sondaky, a Canadian Native
dance production. Showcase of materials related to Climate
Change Communication. FREE. (part of the Climate Change
Communication conference, June 22-24) At the Univ. of Waterloo,
Modern Languages Theatre (look for signs).
http://geognt.uwaterloo.ca/c3confer/ 519-888-4567 x6865
CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION, Thurs-Sat June 22-
24, Kitchener-Waterloo. International conference for experts &
practitioners to improve climate change communication.
Advancing knowledge; communication strategy; collaboration;
develop an international network. For activists, business leaders,
citizens, educators, ENGOs, media, policy makers, researchers.
Four Points Sheraton Hotel. http://geognt.uwaterloo.ca/c3confer/
519-888-4567 x6865
PLANNERS NETWORK - INSURGENT PLANNING, Thurs-Sun
June 22-25, Toronto. Insurgent Planning: Globalization & Local
Democracy. Sub-Themes: Environmental Politics, Privatization of
Planning, Rights to the City, Communities of Resistance,
Community Economic Development, Contested Open Spaces. We
invite you to propose a workshop or presentation on one or more of
these themes; seeking volunteers & presenters. Planners Network:
a voice for progressive professionals, activists, academics &
students concerned with physical, social, economic &
environmental planning in urban and rural areas. Members have a
wide range of interests such as environmental justice, community
economic development, social planning, housing and globalization.
http://www.plannersnetwork.org/pn2000.htm pnetwork@yorku.ca
Barbara Rahder 416-736-2100 ext 22612 rahder@yorku.ca
* Vision TV: THE HEART OF BUSINESS, Fri June 23, 9pm
(Eastern AND Pacific). The struggles, successes & insights of six
ethical entrepreneurs. [Get a copy and use it to foster discussion at
an event! - ed] http://www.visiontv.org/visiontv/Summer_Festival/fes_pf.htm
RIVER RENDEZVOUS, Fri-Sun June 23-25, Kitchener. Are you
interested in the rivers of Ontario? Are you concerned with the
management & restoration of this valuable resource? A weekend
full of education, entertainment & insight into the rivers of
Ontario. Trade show & displays. At Bingemans Park, Kitchener.
All proceeds to conservation. $20-$130.
http://www.riverrendezvous.on.ca 519-824-4120 ext 3173
river@riverrendezvous.on.ca
* BEEKEEPING WORKSHOP, Sat June 24, Kleinberg. Have you
ever wanted to keep bees and produce your own honey? Join this
workshop and learn the secrets of beekeeping at Kortright's
Beespace. $30+$18 manual. At Kortright Centre, just north of
Toronto. Register 905-832-2289.
* SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOPS, Sat-Sun Jun 24-25, Carp
(near Ottawa). International sustainability expert Jillian Hovey
presents films & slides from projects around the world and will
facilitate discussions. Sat. 9-4 & Sun 10-4, lunch provided. 4596
Carp Rd. $50/day $75/both (negotiable). Register: Seventh
Generation Community Projects 613-839-3997.
* ORGANIC GARDEN TOUR, Sun June 25, 1-3pm, Kitchener.
Want a beautiful garden? Feeling guilty about using pesticides?
Come see ten very different gardens - vegetables, flowers, shade,
big, small, grass, no grass - the only thing they have in common is
the gardeners care deeply about the environment and they don't use
pesticides! Walk the tour yourself, or join a group tour at 1:30 or
2:30, led by local organic growers. $2.50 (children free). Start at
the Queens Greens Community Garden (across from Joseph
Schneider House on Queen St.) Proceeds to help cover costs of the
Pesticide Action Group & 11 other groups who have been granted
intervenor status in a Supreme Court of Canada case, challenging
the city of Hudson Quebec, who passed a by-law banning the use
of pesticides. More info: GROUP (Get Rid of Urban Pesticides)
Theresa 519-744-2795 theschum@web.net or Susan 519-578-
8508 Lgoerzen@golden.net [According to the US Environmental
Protection Agency, 95% of pesticides used on lawns are
considered probable or possible carcinogens - but the (mainstream)
lawn companies will tell you it's safe. If it's not "proven", it can't
hurt you, right? - ed]
* OAK RIDGES MORAINE - HIKE THE HEADWATERS!
GUIDED WALKING TOUR, Sun June 25, 10am-2pm. Go for a
walk where it all begins! The Oak Ridges Moraine is southern
Ontario's rain barrel, spanning 160 km from the Niagara
Escarpment to the headwaters of the Trent River. With Debbe
Crandall of the Save the Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM).
Highlighting significant natural features & the developments
which threaten them. Meet at York Mills subway station at 10am
for car pool to the site. Free. Register: Toronto Bay Initiative 416-
943-8080 x227
* FARMER TRAINING / ORGANIC / BIODYNAMICS
WORKSHOPS, Sun June 25, 1pm: Post harvest handling, packing
& distributing of Certified Organic produce. RSVP Lorenz
Eppinger, Switch Farm [near Hamilton] 905-854-0826. Thurs Aug
10, 2pm: Crop Rotation trails for market gardening, using
intercropping, living mulches & green manures At Saugeen River
CSA. RSVP Cory Eichman 519-369-3567. Fri Sept 22, 10am-
4pm: Biodynamic Preparation making, potluck lunch, fall equinox,
Michaelmas celebration. Community Farm [near Kitchener] RSVP
Johann & Maggie Kleinsasser 519-684-6846. To get on our list of
farms who take apprentices & people looking for positions: Cory
Eichman, 393887 Concession 2 R.R. I Durham, ON NOG 1RO
519-369-3567.
* CITIZENS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY - BENEFIT GALA
DINNER, Sun June 25, Singhampton. First class organic cuisine
by nationally renowned chef Michael Stadtlander. At Eigensinn
Farm, near Singhampton in beautiful Grey County. Entertainment
by not one, but two jazz bands. Presentations by members of
CFRE. $100 a plate. Register 519-922-3128.
* DEMONSTRATORS IN CALGARY INSTALL SOLAR &
WIND ENERGY SYSTEM - Concerned citizens in Calgary
kicked off this week's much anticipated demonstrations at the
World Petroleum Congress (WPC) by installing a state-of-the-art
solar & wind energy system in front of the conference center
where oil industry heavyweights opened their oil congress.
Natural Life Magazine: full story on-line at: http://www.life.ca
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