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[OPIRG-EVENTS] People- & Planet-Friendly Events & Resources (00/09/20)
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PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY EVENTS & RESOURCES
Revised Wed. Sept. 20, 2000
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Here are upcoming SUSTAINABLE LIVING, ENVIRONMENTAL
& SOCIAL JUSTICE EVENTS, workshops, courses, festivals,
films, broadcasts, resources & jobs in Ontario & beyond.
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(B) RESOURCES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
(C) About the Planet-Friendly Newsletter
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(A) EVENTS, COURSES, BROADCASTS & LINKS
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* Events in Toronto, Etobicoke, Mississauga, Oakville, Hamilton,
Kitchener, London, Caledon, Hillsburgh, Kingston, Ottawa,
Edmonton, worldwide, and CBC radio broadcasts.
* WORLD CAR-FREE DAY, Thurs Sept 21, 6-8pm, Toronto. A
local intro to the car free/open streets concept; a parking meter
party where we rent out metered parking spaces and open up the
space to pedestrians, bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades,
wheelbarrows, wagons, push-scooters and non-motorized vehicles.
Music, info & bocci ball tournies. College St. btwn Clinton &
Manning. Suggested donation $1. More info: Rick Czepita
czepita@hotmail.com 416-461-9134
http://www.ecoplan.org/carfreeday/cf_index.htm
http://www.carfree.com (download a poster at
http://www.adbusters.org , organize a rally or make a personal
statement on foot, bike or bus. It matters. Send your pics and
stories to campaigns@adbusters.org )
* WORLD CAR-FREE DAY in HAMILTON, Thurs Sept 21, 5-
6:30pm, Hamilton. Mobile street party celebrating everything but
the car; bring your bike, your in-line skates, your dancing shoes,
wheelchairs (and drums, whistles, costumes, and sense of car-free
abandon) down to King & James, by Jackson Square. Head west
on King Street at 5:30pm. Free. More info: 905-525-9140 x27289
opirg@mcmaster.ca http://www.carbusters.ecn.cz http://www.adbusters.org
-- followed by...
* STOPPING URBAN SPRAWL, Thurs Sept 21, 7:30pm,
Hamilton. With former mayor of Toronto, John Sewell. Hamilton
Central Library, 55 York Blvd. Free/by donation. More info:
OPIRG McMaster 905-525-9140 x27289 opirg@mcmaster.ca
http://mcmaster.opirg.org
* IN THE COMPANY OF FEAR, Thurs Sept 21, 7pm, Toronto.
Film & discussion - where non-violent action meets state terror, in
war-torn Colombia. $5/$7. Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W.
(Bathurst subway). More info: Rob Thompson pbican@web.ca
416-324-9737 http://www.web.net/~pbican http://www.amnesty.ca
* GREEN ELECTRICITY! Thurs Sept 21, 7:30pm, Toronto. Free
public discussion & ideas forum. Green power certification &
marketing; green RFP's; marketing plans; TREC wind turbine
project, more. City Hall (Bay & Queen), committee room 1. More
info: Michael Berger 416-782-4589 http://www.web.net/ecorecov
ecorecov@web.ca
* ADAMS MINE - Tomorrow's Walkerton? Thurs Sept 21, 8pm,
Toronto. With mayoral candidate & founder of Stop Considering
Adams Mine (SCAM), Tooker Gomberg; also Katrina Miller &
Pam Johnson. At Christie-Ossington Neighborhood Centre, 854
Bloor W (Ossington subway) More info: Jonathon Hodge 416-899-1578
FARMER TRAINING / ORGANIC / BIODYNAMICS
WORKSHOPS, Fri Sept 22, 10am-4pm, near Kitchener.
Biodynamic Preparation making, potluck lunch, fall equinox,
Michaelmas celebration. Community Farm. RSVP Johann &
Maggie Kleinsasser 519-684-6846. To get on our list of
apprentices & apprenticeships: Cory Eichman 519-369-3567.
BUILDING A SOCIAL MOVEMENT - Forum, Fair &
Workshops, Sat Sept 23, 11am-5pm, Toronto. 11am-1pm:
Building the Movement - interactive political discussion on
movement building for a democratic future: goals, strategies,
tactics. Open facilitated discussion with resource people & the
audience. 1-5pm: Activist Fair - learn hands-on skills through
participatory displays & activities from a wide range of activist
groups. Find out about the breadth & diversity of social justice
work going on in our city & beyond! 1:45-5pm: Activist Skills
Workshops: Puppets & props; direct action; using video; media.
Free. At the 519 Church St. Community Centre. More info/register
for workshops if possible: 416-351-0095, x237. Feedback:
rhondap@interlog.com [ Metro Network for Social Justice
http://www.mnsj.org ]
ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISTS - WATER, WATER
EVERYWHERE: CAN WE COVER IT? Sat Sept 23, noon,
Toronto. Keynote: Gordon Miller, Ontario Environment
Commissioner. Also Suzanne Elston, Brian McAndrew (Toronto
Star environment reporter), Stephen Leahy & others. $5. Bloor-
Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W. (Dufferin subway). More info:
Saul Chernos schernos@sympatico.ca [ related site:
http://www.sej.org ]
* ECO-QUEERS' ROOFTOP GARDEN TOUR, Sat Sept 23, 1-
4pm, Toronto. For the lesbian, gay, bi, trans communities (esp.
youth). Urban rooftop gardens & environmental issues.
Downtown. Free, registration required: Janis Purdy
soy@soytoronto.org 416-924-2100 x264.
http://www.soytoronto.org
* INSURGENT VIDEO FROM ONTARIO & BEYOND, Sat Sept
23, 6pm, Toronto. 6pm: "Cops" (Buster Keaton). 6:30pm: "38
Short Films About The OAS" - Toronto premiere. An expose of
the human cost of corporate globalism, a case study in nonviolent
direct action, an illustration of Canada's reliance on military force
(over 5000 police in Windsor) to silence peaceful dissent. See
police confiscating medical supplies & more. (copies for sale:
$20/$10 unwaged). 7pm "Fighting to Win" - video of the June 15
Queen's Park protests. Followed by informal discussion. By
donation. At the Anarchist Free Space, 254 Augusta, Kensington
Market. More info, preview tapes or interviews: Jonathan Culp
416-536-6092 looganbin@yahoo.com
* MALTON GREENWAY ENVIRONMENT FAIR, Sat Sept 23,
10am-2pm, Mississauga. Free food, build a bird box, native
Ontario snakes, plant a tree, nature in the Mimico watershed, creek
clean-up, prizes! Free. Behind Malton Community Centre, 3540
Morning Star Drive (NE of Goreway & Derry E.) More info:
Kristin Geater kgeater@trca.on.ca 416-661-6600 x5316
http://www.trca.on.ca http://city.mississauga.on.ca
STRAW BALE CONSTRUCTION, Sat & Sun Sept 23-24,
Hillsburgh (1 hr NW of Toronto). Straw bales can be used to build
durable, beautiful, low-cost, energy-efficient homes & other
buildings. Relaxed, informative workshop; slides & photos;
instruction; questions & answers; help construct a strawbale
building. With author, builder & off-the-grid strawbale home
owner Chris Magwood & Tina Therien. $195 incl. meals &
camping (some indoor space). At Everdale, a non-profit learning
centre, working organic farm, diverse wildlife habitat, and
sustainable technology showcase one hour northwest of Toronto.
Other upcoming workshops on permaculture & wind power. More
info: Gavin Dandy 519-855-6533 everdale@albedo.net
WATER IN THE CITY WALK, Sun Sept 24, 10am, Toronto.
Learn how water makes its way from a community to the river or
lake; impacts on water quality & quantity; five things you can do.
Meet outside Chester subway. Free; register if possible. More info:
Kevin Mercer, RiverSides 416-392-1983 riversides@riversides.org
http://www.riversides.org
TORONTO ISLAND TREE PLANTING, Sun Sept 24, 10:30am-
1:30pm, Toronto. Help naturalize the Algonquion Island shoreline
to create fish & wildlife habitat, improve water quality in the
lagoon, reduce erosion. Meet outside the ferry terminal gates at
10:30am, or at Ward's Island ferry dock on the Islands at 11am.
More info: Jason Thorne 416-943-8080 x227
* COMMUNITY BICYCLING NETWORK - RIDE & PICNIC,
Sun Sept 24, 11:30am, Toronto. Meet at the Princess Gates
(Strachan & Lakeshore) at 11:30am or at the Old Mill Restaurant
(or on the bridge) at 12:15 - 12:30pm. Ride along the Humber
River. RSVP by Fri Sept 22 11am: maogosha 416-504-2918.
OAKVILLE PEACE FESTIVAL, Sun Sept 24, 1-6pm, Oakville.
Coronation Park, on Lakeshore Rd. just east of Third Line. 905-849-5501
* CLIMATE CHANGE & YOUR REGION - FOR
JOURNALISTS, Mon Sept 25, 8:45-11am, Ottawa. For journalists
- local issues, business, politics, environment reporters. Pembina
climate change expert & three local experts - ample opportunity for
questions; free 75-page Climate Change Resource Book;
refreshments. Free, but RSVP if possible. National Press Club, 150
Wellington St. More info/RSVP: Matthew Bramley, Pembina
Institute 613-235-6288 heidil@pembina.org
http://www.climatechangesolutions.com/english/whatsnew/default.
htm (also Toronto Oct 2, Montreal Oct 3, Vancouver Oct 10,
Calgary Oct 11)
* SAVE THE OAK RIDGES MORAINE & ANTI-SPRAWL
BILL, Mon Sept 25, 1:30pm, Toronto. Help us fill the Public
Galleries at Queen's Park on the opening day of the Ontario
Legislature, and send a clear message to Mike Harris & the
Conservatives that the time is now for the Province to freeze
development on the Oak Ridges Moraine - until a long-term
strategy is developed & implemented. Support Liberal MPP &
municipal affairs critic Mike Colle's Oak Ridges Moraine
Protection & Anti-Sprawl Bill. Please wear green! Public
Galleries, Queen's Park (Queen's Park subway) More info: Debbe
Crandall info@stormco.org 905-880-3465 http://www.stormco.org
* STUDENTS AGAINST SWEATSHOPS, Mon Sep 25, 5-5pm,
Toronto. Combating the global sweatshop economy; how racism &
misogyny structure the garment industry. Free. International
Student Centre, 1st floor, 33 St. George (north of College). More
info: OPIRG Toronto 416-978-7770
Mooky_Cherian@campuslife.utoronto.ca
http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/OPIRG
(also Mon Oct 2, 4-6pm, at York U.)
* ECONOMICS OF DEMOCRACY, Mon Sept 25, 9:05pm, CBC
radio. Democracy is thriving, defeating dictatorships world-wide.
It's a growth business. Or is it? With historian Niall Ferguson. On
"Ideas", CBC Radio One, across Canada (FM 99.1 in Toronto; also
shortwave, satellite & internet RealAudio)
http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/ideas
* BREAKIN' IT DOWN - Routes of Resistance, Mon Sept. 25 -
Thurs Oct 5, Toronto. Speakers, panels, workshops around
resistance. Making the links between anti-racism/anti-colonialism,
and related social justice struggles. Issues include: indigenous
lands, MOVE organization, social services, housing, ableism,
queers of colour, storytelling, police brutality, sweatshops & more!
Free. At U of T & York campuses. For detailed schedule: OPIRG
Toronto 416-978-7770 Mooky_Cherian@campuslife.utoronto.ca
http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/OPIRG
or OPIRG York 416-736-5724
* NO FTAA - RALLY & MARCH, Tues Sept 26, 4:30pm,
Toronto & world-wide. Rally & march through Bay St. financial
district. Protest the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the
International Monetary Fund & World Bank. The FTAA puts
profit before people and the planet. At the same time, protest [a
democratic right] is increasingly called criminal, even terrorist,
activity. Help us build on past successes (MAI defeat, Seattle) and
work to build an even stronger movement for economic &
environmental justice. Meet at the US Consulate, 360 University
Ave, btwn Queen & Dundas. Also, ask about our regular meetings
& educational events. More info: Toronto Mobilization for Global
Justice 416-535-2335 x127, sid_lacombe@yahoo.com
* ONTARIO COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE -
PROVINCIAL MEETING, Tues Sept 26, 7pm, Toronto. Bringing
together reps from major sectors such as housing, poverty, seniors,
students, labour, health & education. Share info on your projects &
find out what others are working on. (also Nov 28, Jan 30, Mar 27,
May 29) Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St. Andrea Calver 416-441-3714
* SAVE THE OAK RIDGES MORAINE, Wed Sept 27, 6-8pm,
Toronto. Help save the "rain barrel" of south-central Ontario,
which provides drinking water to over 250,000 people and
indirectly to millions of people from Pickering to Brampton to
Toronto. It is one of the last continuous greenspace corridors,
providing habitat to many endangered species. Help prepare for
future events; meet with other activists & Ancient Forest
Defenders. Free. At the 519 Church Street Community Centre (at
Wellesley). (next meeting Wed Oct 25) eroots@web.net 416-599-0152
* SOCIAL MARKETING - MODELS, METAPHORS &
MECHANISMS OF CHANGE, Wed Sept 27, 7:30-9AM, Toronto.
Strategies, campaigns & partnerships to influence social change.
Social connectivity, social systems, social action & enterprise.
Breakfast: 7:30; presentation 8-9am. Networking & tabling.
Central Toronto YMCA, 20 Grosvenor (College subway). Free but
you must pre-register: Paul Bubelis bubelis@sympatico.ca
416-760-8602 http://sustain.web.net
* LONDON ACTIVIST FAIR, Wed Sept 27, 4-7pm, London.
Meet local groups working against racism, sexism, poverty,
violence, including Students Against Sweatshops, Food Not
Bombs, Oxfam, Amnesty International, London Friends of
MUMIA, Forest Action Network, more. Free. Social Science
Building, UWO Campus (big building right off of Western Rd.),
room 2024. More info/directions: jamesede@hotmail.com 519-452-1799
* SAFE & CLEAN DRINKING WATER, Wed-Fri Sept 27-29,
Toronto. Policy & management issues; strategic planning;
emergency preparedness; community image profiling; water safety
plan; possible contaminants; technological & infrastructure
solutions. $895/$1395 416-944-8833
registrations@strategyinstitute.com
http://www.strategyinstitute.com/conferences.html
COMPOSTING CONFERENCE, Wed-Sat Sept 27-30, Edmonton.
Waste diversion; feedstock recycling; collection & infrastructure;
processing; markets; revenue & cost-savings; over 40 technical
presentations; fields trips & exhibits. ccc@compost.org
http://www.compost.org/conf2000intro.htm 416-535-0240
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENT NETWORK - Annual General
Assembly, Thurs-Sun Sept 28 - Oct 1, Nova Scotia. More info:
613-728-9810 cen@cen.web.net 902-454-6846 nsen@web.net
* ONTARIO GOOD FOOD BOX NETWORK, Thurs Sept 28,
10am-4pm, Toronto. For current & potential Good Food Box
program organizers from around Ontario. Share success stories,
strategies & challenges. Suppliers, fundraising, getting & keeping
customers, volunteers & staff. At the Field to Table Warehouse,
200 Eastern Ave. More info/RSVP: Karen Okamoto 416-363-6441
x21 delsie@foodshare.net or Kathryn Scharf 416-392-1657 kathryn@foodshare.net
* HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION, Thurs Sept 28,
noon, Toronto. With Sheela Basrur & Kim Perrotta of the City of
Toronto Public Health Office. Free, all welcome. Room 7231,
Medical Sciences Bldg, Kings College Circle, U of T Campus
(Queen's Park subway) More info: Joan Stulac 416-867-7470
stulacj@smh.toronto.on.ca [ http://www.utoronto.ca/env/ies.htm ]
* GENDER & ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, Thurs
Sep 28, 4-6pm, Toronto. With Margrit Eichler, internationally
renowned feminist scholar & author. Council Chambers, room
2053, Wilson Hall, New College (Spadina & Harbord; near
Spadina subway). RSVP: iws.gs@utoronto.ca 416-946-3817
* ROCKET RECYCLERS, Thurs Sept 28, 5pm, Toronto. First
meeting to start a campaign to encourage the TTC to drastically
increase their recycling program. At Hart House, Hart House
Circle, U of T campus (Museum or Queen's Park subway).
More info: Andrea 416-927-8361
* TORY CONVENTION - CARNIVAL AGAINST GREED -
planning meeting, Thurs Sept 28, 5:30pm, Toronto. Plan the
carnival, rally & teach-ins to be held at the Conservative Party
Convention (Oct 20-22, Toronto Convention Centre, 250 Front
W). At Oakham House, 63 Gould at Church St, (near Dundas
subway), 5:30pm. More info / get involved / actions in other
communities: Erin George, Canadian Federation of Students,
416-925-3825 chairperson@cfs.fce.on.ca
* NIX MOX Day, Thurs Sept 28, world-wide. Opposiing the use
of plutonium fuel (MOX) in nuclear reactors. More info: Kristen
Ostling, Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout cnp@web.net
http://www.cnp.ca http://www.nirs.org
* LIFE UNDER MIKE! - WORLD PREMIERE, Thurs Sept 28,
9pm, Toronto. A mad cap, David & Goliath tale, filled with wit &
biting social comentary, that rips the guts out of the Common
Sense Revolution. While relentlessly dogging Premier Mike Harris
everywhere from the links to the dining room, this documentary
reveals the dark & freakish reality in Ontario that has become Life
Under Mike. $5/$7. Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. (Bathurst
subway). 416-516-2330 http://www.bloorcinema.com
* FIRST EVER ENVIRONMENTAL FILM & VIDEO
FESTIVAL, Thurs Sept 28 - Sun Oct 1, Toronto. Canadian &
international filmmakers; ideas & issues regarding our social &
natural environments. For young & old, activist & neophyte. All
screenings include interactive discussions. Two free panel
discussions: Friday evening & Saturday morning. Screenings $5
each at the door (children PWYC), or festival passes ($25):
Grassroots Environmental Products (408 Bloor W. & 372
Danforth) & Pages Bookstore (256 Queen St W). Thursday 8-
10pm: Town Hall, Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave.; Friday evening:
Jackman Hall, Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W.;
Saturday/Sunday (10am-10pm): Metro Hall, 55 John St at King.
More info/complete schedule: http://www.planetinfocus.org
piffest@web.net Mark Haslam 416-537-7742
* FROM CONCRETE TO CONSERVATION - for school groups,
Fri Sept 29, 9:30AM-11AM, Toronto. "Growing Dreams" (world
premiere) - shows what kids have done to transform bare pavement
into dream schoolyards: trees for shade, flowers for butterflies, and
vegetables for a food bank; rooftop gardens, a courtyard
greenhouse, outdoor classrooms & wildlife refuges. Hands-on
activities. Registration required. At the Teaching Garden at
Edwards Gardens. More info: http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* CRITICAL MASS RIDE, Fri Sept 29, 6pm, Toronto. Celebrate
& promote alternative transport - we're not blocking traffic, we
ARE traffic! Bring your bikes, trikes, blades and scooters. Meet at
Yonge & Temperance St. at 6pm. (btwn Richmond & Adelaide -
near Queen subway). Free. The last Friday of each month. 416-
392-7592 greenspiration@web.ca [related sites:
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/cycling http://www.greenspiration.org ]
* FOOD: SECURITY, SUICIDE & SURVIVAL, Fri Sept 29,
6pm-7:45pm, Toronto. "Harvesting Hunger" (world premiere). The
increasing corporatization of food production is leading to cultural
disintigration, dislocation & suicide; the deepening food security
crisis in India; an inspiring account of how rural people are
organizing against multinational agri-businesses, and their return to
more sustainable agricultural systems. $5. Jackman Hall, the Art
Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas West at McCaul.
http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* COMMON GROUND - FORGING
LABOUR/ENVIRONMENTAL/NATIVE ALLIANCES, Fri Sept
29, 8pm-10:30pm, Toronto. "Never Walk Alone" - struggles of
workers & communities whose health & livelihood have been
threatened by poisoned seas & earth; "Toxic Partners" -
environmental racism, corporate & governmental responsibility,
joint action, poignant stories in the voices of people who refuse to
be mere victims. Followed by discussion with Dean Jacobs,
Elizabeth May & Hassan Yussuff. $5. Jackman Hall, the Art
Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas West at McCaul.
http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* URBAN SPRAWL, GROWTH & RESOURCE
SUSTAINABILITY, Fri Sept 29 - Sun Oct 1, Alton (in the
Caledon Hills). Planners, environmental consultants, NGOs, local
politicians, municipal environmental advisory committees. With
Dr. David Suzuki (Saturday evening), William Rees (author of
"Our Ecological Footprint"), John van Nostrand (Planning
Alliance), Mark Taylor (Beak International); Sunday morning
community design workshop. Conference: $100, Dr. Suzuki only:
$20. Register if possible. At the Caledon Centre for Culture &
Education. Nicola Ross cca@woodrising.com 519-927-0548
http://www.town.caledon.on.ca
http://www.woodrising.com/cca/homepage.htm Nancy Pickard
(Dr. Suzuki tickets) 905-584-1456 admin@caledon.library.on.ca
* HEALTH & HUMAN RIGHTS - MAKING THE
CONNECTION, Fri Sept 29 - Sun Oct 1, Kingston. More
info/register: http://meds.queensu.ca/~meds2003/sunsih.html
sunsih_hhr@hotmail.com
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* FALL "FRESH AIR" FAIR, Sat Sept 30 (rain date Oct 1), 8am-
5:30pm, Toronto. Backyard wildlife habitat tour (learn how to
provide much-needed shelter, food & water for wildlife - while
providing hours of entertainment for you & your family); get up
close & personal with a great variety of live Canadian wildlife;
environmentally-friendly cleaning products; "green energy"
companies; native plant sale (morning only); environmental
organization displays; Woodland Garden & pond; face painting,
outdoor nature crafts, staining bat houses, kids' habitat tour (on the
hour); hold & learn about Canadian amphibians & reptiles.
Speakers (in backyard; plus or minus 1/2 hour): 9:15am Now is the
Time to Act; 9:30am Save the Oak Ridges Moraine; 10am Going
Pesticide Free; 11:15 Adopt-A-Pond Amphibian Conservation
Program; 11:45am Biodiversity in Your Backyard; 12:15-12:45
pizza slices, crafts, etc.; 12:45 Sensational Snakes; 1:30
Genetically Modified Food & Pesticides vs. Sustainable
Agriculture (Rod Macrae, author of Real Food for a Change);
2:30pm Preserving the Urban Forest Ecosystem; 3pm Composting
& Vermi-Composting; 3:30pm Organic Lawn Care & nematodes
(insect control without pesticides); 4-5pm Backyard Habitat /
Woodland Garden tour, etc. 105 Laurel Ave, Etobicoke (Hwy. 427
& Burnhamthorpe E.) More info: Christina 416-236-7234
* GANDHI PEACE FESTIVAL & WALK, Sat Sept 30, 10:30am-
4pm, Hamilton. Dr. Johan Galtung on Gandhian non-violence
successes & relevance today (11am); Peace Walk (noon-1pm); free
food & music (1-4 pm). All welcome. Make a peace banner & join
the walk! Hamilton City Hall, 71 Main W. More info: 905-525-
9140 x24378; 905-383-9681; 905-525-9140 x23460
* VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, Sat Sept 30, 10am-noon,
Toronto. Panel discussion bringing together filmmakers, academics
& environmentalists for a provocative discussion about how film
& video are used to represent nature & environment. Free. At
Metro Hall, 55 John St. (St Andrew subway).
http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* PLANET YOUTH, Sat, Sept 30, 10am-1pm, Toronto.
Environmental & social justice films by & for young people. $5.
At Metro Hall, 55 John St. (St Andrew subway).
http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* THE BEASTS IN OUR MIDST #1, Sat Sept 30, 1-3pm,
Toronto. Seals, dolphins & more. $5. At Metro Hall, 55 John St.
(St Andrew subway). http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* A COW AT OUR TABLE, Sat Sept 30, 3-5pm, Toronto. "A
Cow at Our Table" (Canada, 1998, documentary) - how social
forces in our society conceal, distort & legitimize factory farming,
with perilous repercussions to animals, humans & the environment.
$5. At Metro Hall, 55 John St. (St Andrew subway).
http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* CREATING A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE, Sat Sept 30, 3-
5:30pm, Toronto. "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" (comedy/drama) - a
tragic-comic highlight of the cause & effect relationship between
automobile emissions, human myopia, and the quality of our air.
"Rising Waters: Global Warming & the Fate of the Pacific Islands"
(Canadian premiere) - a journey through several of the smallest
nations on Earth... [where the] initial consequences are already
being felt. "Turning Down the Heat: The New Energy Revolution"
- sustainable energy projects from around the world ...so why does
Canada continue to rely on & subsidize fossil fuels? $5. At Metro
Hall, 55 John St. (St Andrew subway).
http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* BODY BURDEN, Sat Sept 30, 6-8pm, Toronto. Every person
alive today carries approximately 250 chemicals within their body,
chemicals that didn't exist prior to 1945. "Body Burden" (World
premiere); "White Dust & Lies" (Canadian premiere); "Chechnya
to Chernobyl" (Canadian premiere) $5. At Metro Hall, 55 John St.
(St Andrew subway). http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* DAVID SUZUKI - SETTING THE BOTTOM LINE IN THE
NEW MILLENNIUM, Sat Sept 30, 8-10pm, Caledon. Living more
lightly on the Earth; how to redefine our basic needs. Followed by
reception & autographing. Advance $20/$12. Door: $25. At
Mayfield Secondary School, Caledon. Nancy Pickard
admin@caledon.library.on.ca 905-584-1456 or 519-927-0548
[related website http://www.davidsuzuki.org ]
* TORONTO ISLAND TREE PLANTING, Sun Oct 1, 10am-
1:30pm, Toronto. Help naturalize Gibraltar Point - help plant
native tree & shrub species. Meet outside of the ferry terminal
gates at 10am, or at the Hanlon's Point ferry dock on the Islands at
10:30am. More info: Jason Thorne 416-943-8080 x227
* HIGH PARK HARVEST FESTIVAL - PRESERVING THE
HARVEST, Sun Oct 1, noon-4:30, Toronto. Arts & entertainment,
children's activities, marketplace, harvest foods. Free. Colborne
Lodge & Children's Garden, south end of High Park, on Colborne
Lodge Drive, north of Queensway (south of High Park subway).
More info: Yafit Rokach explorto@city.toronto.on.ca 416-392-
6643 http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/parks/programs/children.htm
Jane Hayes 416-392-1560 x85695 kidsgrow@city.toronto.on.ca
* URBAN EVOLUTION, Sun Oct 1, 1-3pm, Toronto. Automobile
culture is changing our landscapes & societies, but grassroots
movements are organizing to take back the streets & build
healthier communities. "Dozer" (Canadian premiere) and "We
aren't blocking traffic, we ARE traffic!" (Canadian premiere). $5.
At Metro Hall, 55 John St. (St Andrew subway).
http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* PLAYGROUNDS OF THE RICH & POOR, Sun Oct 1, 3-5pm,
Toronto. "Garden City" (Canadian premiere) about New York
City's community gardens; "The Golf War" (Canadian premiere) -
ancestral farmlands vs golf resorts in the Phillipines. $5. At Metro
Hall, 55 John St. (St Andrew subway). More info:
http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
===== Plus two events from upcoming weeks... =====
* COMBATING POLICE BRUTALITY, Tues Oct 3, 7-9pm,
Toronto. Interactive panel & discussion about targeted policing;
how police brutality stems from a larger "law & order" agenda that
seeks to criminalize many of us. Free. At the International Student
Centre, 1st floor, 33 St. George (north of College). More info:
OPIRG Toronto 416-978-7770 Mooky_Cherian@campuslife.utoronto.ca
http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/OPIRG
* SEIZING THE MOMENT - A POPULAR EDUCATION
GATHERING, Thurs-Sun Oct 12-15, Toronto. Inviting popular
educators, community activists, adult educators & students.
Popular education theory & practice, popular economics,
popular theatre, popular environmental education, popular health
education, literacy, anti-racism, labour culture & education, human
rights & other practices that use popular approaches to resist unjust
uses of power. At George Brown College, St. James Campus, 200
King St. E. $75-$150 (some scholarships & work-exchange may
be available). More info/register: 416-516-9546
catalystcentre@web.net http://www.catalystcentre.ca
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(B) RESOURCES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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* WE'RE OUT OF MONEY! -- SEEKING FUNDERS,
SPONSORS, PARTNERSHIPS. Over the past nine months, the
People- & Planet-Friendly Events has become an important voice
for sustainability & social justice -- reaching over 5000
individuals, organizations and media every week (and growing!);
increasing awareness & participation in important issues;
and providing networking & outreach for dozens of grassroots
organizations. But without money, we cannot continue to publish
on a regular basis (it takes several days' work each week to provide
this service). Our goal is to raise $15-$30,000 "seed money", with
the goal of achieving self-sufficiency through paid submissions &
advertising. We will soon be able to offer charitable (tax-
deductible) receipts. Seeking funding, sponsorships, fundraising
help, income ideas. Peter Blanchard icontario@aol.com
416-410-8630 http://www.web.ca/~ppf/donate.html
* TOOKER GOMBERG FOR MAYOR - raising issues of
sustainability, social justice & democracy. Hundreds of volunteers
are working together, campaigning, and having fun, in the days
leading up to Toronto's Nov. 13 elections. Join us! Help distribute
leaflets (around your neighbourhood, your friends, at work, at
events); help at the office; donate $100 and get $75 back ($100
will print 4000 leaflets, and will cost you only $25). Billeters
needed for out-of-town volunteers. Headquarters: 244 Gerrard E.
(east of Ontario St.) 416-968-7626 416-YOUR-MAN
tooker@web.ca http://www.GombergForMayor.org
* 1995 Honda Civic for sale, excellent condition.
Peter Blanchard icontario@aol.com 416-410-8630
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"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint.
When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me
a communist." - Dom Helder Camera
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OTHER EVENT CALENDARS
http://www.web.ca/~ppf/othev.html
http://events.web.net http://www.ec.gc.ca/conf/conf_e.cfm
http://www.interlog.com/~cjazz http://www.web.ca/oen
http://www.charityvillage.com/charityvillage/event1.html
http://www.sustainable.org http://www.greenontario.org
Now Magazine "7 Days" & "Grassroots" listings@nowtoronto.com
416-364-1300 fax: 416-364-1166.
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(C) ABOUT THE PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY NEWSLETTER
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to thousands of organizations & individuals in Ontario.
Please help spread the word! A printable poster is
available at http://www.web.ca/~ppf/poster.doc and flyer.doc
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TO SUBSCRIBE (FREE):
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TO UN-SUBSCRIBE: reply with subject line "unsubscribe"
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Otherwise, send an e-mail to icontario@aol.com (incl contact info)
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We reach over 5000 individuals & organizations every week!
* YOUR DONATION WILL HELP US CONTINUE THIS
IMPORTANT SERVICE. Send your cheque to the "People-
& Planet-Friendly Events", Box 183, Station P, 174 Spadina
Ave, Toronto M5S 2Z2. (please write your e-mail address on
your cheque so we can send you an e-mail receipt (we soon
hope to offer tax receipts for donations over $25). More info:
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