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[OPIRG-EVENTS] People & Planet-Friendly Events, Film, Video, Websites, Announcements (00/09/28)
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PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY EVENTS & RESOURCES
Revised Wed. Sept. 27, 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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*** CONTENTS ***
(A) EVENTS & FILMS & VIDEOS
(B) Cool New Websites
(C) FOOD - Bad News & Good
(D) Other Resources & Announcements
(E) About the Planet-Friendly Newsletter
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(A) EVENTS, COURSES, BROADCASTS & LINKS
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* Events in Toronto, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Hamilton,
Caledon, Hillsburgh, Kingston, Ottawa, Worldwide.
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. *New location: International
Students Centre, 33 St. George (N. of College), Asia Room.
More info: Andrea 416-927-8361 or Mooky 416-978-7770
* 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. Relentlessly dogging Premier Mike Harris
everywhere from the links to the dining room, this documentary
reveals a dark & freakish reality. A critical look at homelessness,
foodbanks, weakening of the labour movement, sweatshops.
Interviews with John Kenneth Galbraith, Charles Kernaghan &
Jack Layton. $5/$7. Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. (Bathurst
subway). 416-516-2330 http://www.bloorcinema.com
http://www.guerrillafilms.org
[see also http://www.mikeharrispc.com -ed]
* ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION, MARKET
LIBERALIZATION & THE G20, Thurs Sept 28, 7pm, Ottawa.
"Master plans, master planners". Panel discussion with speakers
from U of O, World March of Women, Canadian Labour
Congress. Room 133/4, Unicentre Bldg, Carleton Univ. Coalition
Against Economic Globalization & OPIRG-Carleton.
NIX MOX Day, Thurs Sept 28, world-wide. Opposiing the use
of plutonium fuel (MOX) in nuclear reactors. Kristen Ostling,
Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout cnp@web.net
http://www.cnp.ca http://www.nirs.org
* 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
Volunteers still needed: call David Barnard 416-929-1054
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. 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
disintegration, 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. Followed by discussion
with Kathryn Scharf (Foodshare & Toronto Food Policy Council)
and and Mustafa Koc (Ryerson Centre for the Study of Food
Security). $5. Jackman Hall, the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317
Dundas W 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
FRESH AIR - BACKARD WILDLIFE - REAL FOOD!
Sat Sept 30 (rain date Oct 1), 8am-5:30pm, Toronto. Backyard
wildlife habitat tour (provide shelter, food & water for wildlife -
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
VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, Sat Sept 30, 10am-noon,
Toronto. Filmmakers, environmentalists & academics debate
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
* 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? Followed by
discussion with Peter Victor (Dean, York U. Faculty of
EnvironmentalStudies) and the filmmaker. $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
* 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. Followed by discussion
with Dr. Rosalee Bertell, (International Institute of Concern for
Public Health), Lanie Melamed (Montreal Breast Cancer
Organization), and the filmmakers. At Metro Hall, 55 John St. (St
Andrew subway). http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
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
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 wants & 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. South end of
High Park, on Colborne Lodge Drive, (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).
Followed by discussion. $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. Followed
by discussion. $5. At Metro Hall, 55 John St. (St Andrew subway).
More info: http://www.planetinfocus.org 416-537-7742
* THIS LAND IS OUR LAND (#3), Sun Oct 1, 8:30-10pm,
Toronto. "Sacred Land, Scarred Land" (world premiere).
Indigenous peoples around the world speak of their
relationships to the land, their attempts to protect it from
exploitation, and their struggles to survive. Followed by
discussion. $5. At Metro Hall, 55 John St.
(St Andrew subway). http://www.planetinfocus.org
Mark Haslam 416-537-7742 piffest@web.ca
* HEALTHY HUMOUR, Sun Oct 1, Toronto. All-vegetarian
comedians; non-smoking environment... a good, healthy laugh. At
the Vegetarium, International Student Centre, 33 St. George N. of
Bloor. $10, or $25 incl. dinner. Info/tickets: 416-979-1777 or
416-978-1700 ext 9469223.
* EMISSIONS MARKETING CONFERENCE, Sun-Tues Oct 1-3,
Toronto. G.R. Hart 205-257-7438 grhart@southernco.com
* ADAM'S MINE PROTEST WALK, PRAYER SERVICE &
CITY HALL PRESENTATION, Mon Oct 2, 9am & 10am,
Toronto. Anglican priest David Opheim completes his 174km
peaceful protest walk from Six Mile Lake (Fri Sept 29) to Toronto
(Mon Oct 2), carrying a container of household compost. He will
deliver the compost to City Hall at 10am, to protest Adams Mine,
and to encourage change in attitudes about waste. All welcome.
Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square (Bay & Dundas,
behind Eaton Centre) More info: Cell phone 705-321-8701
david@artist.ca home: 705-756-8700; Church of the Holy Trinity:
416-598-4521 ext 225 [see also: http://www.adamsmine.com
http://www.peanut-tree.com/scam http://www.GombergForMayor.org ]
* CLIMATE CHANGE & YOUR REGION - FOR
JOURNALISTS, Mon Oct 2, 8:45-11am, Toronto. For reporters of
local issues, business, politics, environment. Pembina rep & three
local experts debate & answer questions; free 75-page resource
book; refreshments. Free. Rogers Communications Centre, 80
Gould (at Church). More info/RSVP if possible: Matthew
Bramley, Pembina Institute 613-235-6288 heidil@pembina.org
http://www.climatechangesolutions.com/english/whatsnew/default.htm
(also Montreal Oct 3, Vancouver Oct 10, Calgary Oct 11)
* COMBATING POLICE BRUTALITY, Mon Oct 2, 7-9pm,
Toronto. At York U (exact location tba). See also Oct 3. More
info: OPIRG York 416-736-5724
* ADAM'S MINE - COUNCIL DEBATE & VOTE, Tues Oct 3,
9:45am, Toronto. Council will vote on the scheme to ship our
garbage 600 km. north to Kirkland Lake. Join us at Toronto City
Hall, Council Chambers, and help push for ecological alternatives
like composting, methane gas, and recycling. We need a lot of
people - be there if you can! Write your councillors & tell them
what you think. More info: Joseph Gold jgold@ntl.sympatico.ca
Cheryl Veary grnparty@cybrnet.net http://www.adamsmine.com
[see also http://www.peanut-tree.com/scam
http://www.GombergForMayor.org ]
* BREAD NOT CIRCUSES, Tues Oct 3, 7pm, Toronto. The
corruption continues - the IOC has just elected the man who
admitted "you can't tell the truth about these things". What happens
when the Olympics comes to town? First Tuesday of every month
(location varies). Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen E. (east of
Broadview) More info: http://www.breadnotcircuses.org
http://www.breadnotcircuses.org/henderson.html or call Jan
Borowy 416-723-8394 or Jon Alexander 416-805-4332
* ENVIRONMENT FORUM, Tues Oct 3, 7:30-9pm,
Scarborough. With Opposition Environment Critic, Jim Bradley,
MPP. Open, public forum & discussion about the future of our
environment. Church of Saint Nicholas, 1512 Kingston Rd (east of
Warden) More info: Scarborough SW Provincial Liberal Assoc.
416-690-7355
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 416-978-7770 Mooky_Cherian@campuslife.utoronto.ca
http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/OPIRG
* WALK TO SCHOOL DAY, Wed Oct 4, Toronto & worldwide.
Hundreds of thousands of students, parents & teachers will walk,
bike, or blade to school in Canada, the US, UK & Australia. See
our website for event ideas, posters & links. Make every day a
Walk to School Day - for safety, health, community & our
environment. Register your school! http://www.greenestcity.org
416-488-7263 ntgc@web.net 416-922-7626 becky@greenestcity.org
* PEOPLE OF COLOUR & COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
NETWORKING MEETING, Wed Oct 4, 6-9pm, Toronto.
Facilitated discussion for People of Colour & First Nations people.
Free. Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen St. E (east of Broadview)
More info: Dara Shani catalystcentre@web.ca 416-516-9546
http://www.catalystcentre.ca
* GENEACTION MEETING & INFO SESSION, Wed Oct 4,
7:30pm, Toronto. A diverse group of citizens who wish to
inform & inspire ourselves & others to act on the issue of
GE food. Find out how GE affects you & what we can all do
about it. Help prepare for anti-GMO actions against Loblaws
for Oct. 7. Get your No GMO's Action Kit! All welcome. Free.
Room 212, 348 Danforth (upstairs at Carrot Commons, near
Chester subway). More info: geneaction@graffiti.net 416-406-
2481 http://ecoexplorer.com/GENEaction.htm
* STUDENT NUTRITION CONFERENCE, Thurs Oct 5, 9am-
2:30pm, Toronto. North York Civic Centre, Council Chambers. $5
for lunch. Register 416-392-1658 [related: http://www.foodshare.net ]
* DON'T ENDORSE IT! DONATE IT! - starts with press
conference, Thurs Oct 5, noon, Toronto & Ottawa. Donate your
$200 "Ontario Tax Dividend" and challenge the government to
support vulnerable Ontarians! Please donate your $200 to a
charitable organization that supports social housing, the homeless,
or other urgent social needs (please write "this is my Ontario Tax
Dividend" on your cheque). Press conference, Queen's Park Media
Studio, 12-12:30pm. Reps from each participating faith
community, social justice orgs, and non-profit housing orgs will
donate their tax dividends. (Also in Ottawa, at the Human Rights
Monument). Social Justice Network of Ontario Conferences
(United Church); Council of Canadians; Citizens for Public
Justice; Faith Partners Ottawa; Catalyst Centre Toronto; Ontario
Coalition for Social Justice; Interfaith Social Action Committee;
Centre for Social Justice.
* OUR WORLD IS NOT FOR SALE, Thurs Oct 5, 7pm, Toronto.
Eyewitness reports from the Prague demos against the IMF/World
Bank; discussion about the Free Trade Area of the Americas
meeting in Quebec City (Apr 2001); the fight against corporate
globalisation. Art System, 327 Spadina, 2nd floor (above Chooky's,
north of Dundas). Info: 416-535-2335 x127
* THE POLITICS OF WATER, Thurs Oct 5, Toronto. Dinner with
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., senior attorney at the Natural Resources
Defense Council (NRDC) in Washington and a leader in
environmental protection & enforcing the Clean Water Act. At a
special dinner hosted by Liberal Party of Ontario Leader, Dalton
McGuinty. $200 (tax-deductible). Montecassino Place Banquet
Hall, 3710 Chesswood Dr. More info/register: 416-260-1608 x224
thepoliticsofwater@ontarioliberalfund.com Natural Resource
Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org [see also: Clean Water
Factsheet: http://greenontario.org/strategy/water.html ]
* LIVING SIMPLY. Fri-Sun Oct 6-8, Pembroke. How
consumerism & cocooning undermine personal, family &
community well-being. How simple living liberates time & energy,
and fosters interdependent communities based on respect, mutual
aid, and collective self-reliance. With Mark Burch, author of
"Simplicity: Notes, Stories & Exercises for Developing Unimaginable
Wealth" and "Stepping Light: Simplicity for People & Planet".
$75 includes meals & accom. 613-732-9925 margcent@web.ca
http://www.web.net/~margcent/ http://www.web.net/~margcent/faithandjus/
* INTRO TO PERMACULTURE DESIGN, Sat Oct 7, 9am-4pm,
Hillsburgh (1 hr NW of Toronto). Permaculture is a system of
living based on the ethics of caring for ourselves & our planet; the
art of living well by organizing your home & workspace in
creative & practical ways. Specific topics to meet participants'
interests. With Lynn Bishop, organic farmer at Everdale, diploma
in Landscape Design. $50. At Everdale, a non-profit learning
centre, working organic farm, diverse wildlife habitat, and
sustainable technology showcase one hour northwest of Toronto.
More info: Gavin Dandy 519-855-6533 everdale@albedo.net
* GENETIC ENGINEERING - ACTIONS AGAINST
LOBLAWS, Sat Oct 7. At various Loblaws throughout Toronto.
Part of National Day of Actions Against GM Foods, with demands
for immediate mandatory labelling of all GM food products. More
info: geneaction@graffiti.net 416-406-2481 New website:
http://ecoexplorer.com/GENEaction.htm
== looking ahead... a few notable events from upcoming weeks ==
* LOCAL ALTERNATIVES TO THE CORPORATE MENU,
Thurs Oct 12, 6:30 & 7:30pm, Toronto. Free. Details in section C.
* SEIZING THE MOMENT - A POPULAR EDUCATION
GATHERING, Thurs-Sun Oct 12-15, Toronto. Inviting popular
& adult educators, activists, students. $75-$150 (some scholarships).
416-516-9546 catalystcentre@web.net http://www.catalystcentre.ca
* SETTING THE AGENDA - THE NEXT ENVIRONMENTAL
CAMPAIGN, Fri-Sun Oct 13-15, Sault Ste. Marie. Ontario
Environment Network conference & AGM. With C.J. "Bud"
Wildman, former Ontario Minster of the Environment & Native
Affairs; and Nelson Toulouse, Deputy Chief, Anishinabek Nation
Grand Council. Community Water Quality; Waste... Not!; Smog -
North & South; Forests of the Future; First Nations Environmental
Issues. Network with environmental groups from across Ontario.
Workshops, speakers, tours, info tables, meals & socializing.
$15-$55 incl. meals. Shared motel accom & billeting; carpooling
& some travel subsidies. http://www.web.net/oen oen@web.net
705-840-2888
* PLANNING - ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE, Sun-Wed Oct 15-
18, Niagara Falls. Environmentally Sensitive Community Design;
OMB Decisions 1999-2000 - the good, the bad, the inscrutable;
Agri-Tourism - tiptoeing through the tulips without squashing
them flat; A Tale of Two Ridges: the Niagara Escarpment & the
Oak Ridges Moraine; Rural by Design; Groundwater for
Dummies; Talking Back to the Automobile. $500 / $225 students.
Brock Plaza Hotel. http://www.ontarioplanners.on.ca
info@ontarioplanners.on.ca 1-800-668-1448
=== Please tell them you saw it in the Planet-Friendly ===
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(B) FOUR COOL WEBSITES
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* CLICK FOR CLEAN AIR! This fall, at the UN Climate Summit
in the Netherlands, the world will decide how to address one of the
greatest threats to humanity & the natural world - global warming.
Canada is trying to weaken the international Kyoto Treaty - but
there are solutions. Learn more; personally fax the Prime Minister
& your Premier with a couple of clicks. Climate Quiz & Campaign
Kit. David Suzuki Foundation http://www.clickforcleanair.org
[see also http://www.davidsuzuki.org ]
* CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS Learn to reduce your own
greenhouse gas impact! http://www.climatechangesolutions.com
http://www.climatechangesolutions.com/english/individuals/default.htm
More info: Pembina Institute brendam@pembina.org 613-235-6288.
* ECOACTION WEBSITE. Want to protect the planet? Use our
interactive tools to help promote positive environmental change.
Send an E-postcard to the Prime Minister; automatically send
emails to federal & provincial ministers. Background info;
updates; EcoTools; downloadable campaign materials; newsroom,
EcoSaving & EcoGiving opportunities. http://www.EcoAction.ca
* TORECYCLES.COM - Toronto Waste Materials Exchange
Network. For Toronto businesses & industries producing "waste
materials": info on reduction, reuse, and recycling options; for
companies that use secondary materials in their manufacturing
process: supply sources. Free. http://www.TOrecycles.com
416-778-4199 owe@owe.org
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(C) FOOD - BAD NEWS & GOOD
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* WHO NEEDS FARMERS?? Worldwatch Magazine, Sept/Oct
2000. Think twice about letting Big Ag take over the global food
supply. All over the world, independent farmers are being driven
out of business - and forced into servitude on their own land. Yet,
what we lose when we lose them may be the one link in the
agrifood chain that we can't live without. Also: "The Case for a
Local Economy". Available at better bookstores & Grassroots (408
Bloor W. & 372 Danforth) http://www.worldwatch.org
* ORGANICS REPLACE PESTICIDES IN CUBA - organic
farming can feed an entire country. Cuba's organic movement rose
out of crisis in 1989 - the loss of Soviet aid meant that 1,300,000
tons of chemical fertilizers, 17,000 tons of herbicides, and 10,000
tons of pesticides, could no longer be imported. A program of
"urban agriculture" in under-utilized areas in & around Havana,
resulted in over 8000 urban farms & community gardens by 1998.
Other programs work to increase small-scale urban & suburban
production of everything from eggs to rabbits to flowers to
medicinal plants to honey. Institute for Food & Development
Policy / FoodFirst 510-654-4400. Report available on-line:
http://www.foodfirst.org/pubs/devreps/dr14.html
http://www.foodfirst.org
* LOCAL ALTERNATIVES TO THE CORPORATE MENU,
Thurs Oct 12, 6:30 & 7:30-9:30pm, Toronto. 6:30 Alternative
Marketplace; 7:30 Forum. World Food Day forum with Deborah
Barndt (FES, York), Marie Burge (Cooper Institute, PEI), Anan
Lololie (Afri-can Food Basket), Debbie Field (FoodShare
Toronto), Wayne Roberts (Toronto Food Policy Council, co-author
of Real Food for a Change). Social, economic, cultural &
ecological dimensions of the food system; innovative local
reponses. Free. St. Lawrence Centre, 27 Front St. E. (subway: King
or Union Station) More info: Lauren 416-363-6441 x25 or
416-366-1656 [related sites: http://www.foodshare.net
http://www.stlc.com/forums.htm ]
* FOOD & ORGANICS LINKS: http://www.web.ca/~ppf/links.html
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(D) OTHER RESOURCES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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* TOOKER FOR MAYOR - E-ZINE! - Entertaining, inspiring
& informative updates available by e-mail: tooker@web.ca
416-968-7626 http://www.GombergForMayor.org
[ see also http://www.megacityelection.com ]
* ONTARIO'S FAILURE TO PLAN FOR A HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT. Review of the government's plans for 2000-
2001; 62 examples where ministries fail to adequately meet the
requirement of the Environmental Bill of Rights to consider
environmental values when making decisions that might
significantly affect the environment (also, 37 EBR-friendly
examples). Ont. Ctr. for Sustainability http://www.web.ca/ocs/
* TELL MEL! Call the mayor's office today -- Mayor Lastman
416-395-6474. There is no "away" into which we can throw our
waste - tell Mel that you want alternatives now! 77 % of Kirkland
Lake residents are opposed to accepting Toronto's garbage.
Comprehensive recycling programs achieve greater than 80%
recovery rates; the blue box is just the start. Kitchen & garden
waste can be composted to create methane to generate electricity,
and the resulting heat can be used for district heating. A study
commissioned by the City of Toronto indicated that composting
much of Toronto's waste would be cheaper than sending our
garbage to Adams Mine in Kirkland Lake. Toxic materials such as
batteries & fluorescent light tubes should be returned to any retail
outlet that sells them, for material recovery. Every product should
be designed to be repaired, reused, recycled, or composted, with
the disposal cost built in. The economy will benefit from re-use
since re-using materials is labour-intensive rather than material-
intensive, there being many more jobs in repair, reuse and
composting than in single-use disposal. Manufacturers should be
taxed on their per-unit production of disposable products &
packaging. Reusable, repairable, compostable products and
packaging should be tax-free. Industries, which always follow the
path of least tax resistance, would quickly phase out disposables.
Call Mayor Lastman 416-395-6474 and call your councilor (get
his/her name & number from Access Toronto 416-338-0338 or
www.city.toronto.on.ca) - Frank de Jong, Leader, Green Party of
Ontario http://www.greenparty.on.ca [or, if you're shy, send him
an e-mail: mayor_lastman@city.toronto.on.ca Related web sites:
http://www.adamsmine.com http://www.peanut-tree.com/scam
http://www.GombergForMayor.org - ed]
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