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PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY EVENTS & RESOURCES
Revised Wed. Oct. 4, 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, COURSES, BROADCASTS, LINKS
*including preview of conferences from upcoming weeks*
(B) OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, WEBSITES, FREEBEES
(C) About the Planet-Friendly
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New/modified listings (since Sept 27) are indicated by
an asterisk (*). In order by START date.
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(A) EVENTS, COURSES, BROADCASTS & LINKS
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* Events in Toronto, Etobicoke, North York, Hamilton,
Niagara Falls, Waterloo, Guelph, Alliston, Caledon,
Hillsburgh, Maple/Kleinberg, Sault Ste. Marie,
Ottawa, Nepean, Pembroke, Montreal, New Brunswick,
and CBC TV national broadcast.
* TORONTO GARBAGE TRAIN - COUNCIL DEBATE &
VOTE, Thurs Oct 5, 9:30am - probably all day, 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!
Call your councillors & tell them what you think (416-338-0338);
call Mel Lastman's office (416-395-6474). 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 - ed]
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 org. 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 & non-profit housing org's will donate
their tax dividends. Also at the Human Rights Monument in
Ottawa. 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. 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 ]
* COMMUNITY KITCHEN NETWORKING, Fri Oct 6, 9am-
2pm, Toronto. Free, but registration req'd. Lee Hanna 416-363-
6441 x29 lee@foodshare.net
* TOOKER FOR MAYOR - HISTORIC STREETCAR RIDE, Fri
Oct 6, 7:30-10:30pm, Toronto. Join us us for an historic "Rocket
PCC" streetcar ride, with live music, food, drink & fun times as we
roll through the city. Our campaign is 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. Entertaining, inspiring
& informative updates available by e-mail: tooker@web.ca More
info: 416-968-7626 http://www.GombergForMayor.org
[ see also http://www.megacityelection.com ]
GENETIC ENGINEERING ACTIONS AGAINST LOBLAWS,
Fri-Sat Oct 6-7. Join us at various Loblaws around Toronto, to
demand for mandatory labelling of all GM food products. Main
Sites: Broadview & Danforth (Fri 7-9pm); Leslie & Eastern (Sat
11am-1pm); Christie & Dupont (Sat noon-2pm). Additional sites:
Cedar Brae mall, Markham Rd & Lawrence (11am-1pm); Queens
Quay (11am-1pm); Pickering (near town centre) (11am-1pm);
Dixon & Islington (11am-1pm). More info: 416-406-2481
geneaction@graffiti.net http://ecoexplorer.com/GENEaction.htm
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 & landscape designer.
$50. At Everdale, a non-profit learning centre, working organic
farm, diverse wildlife habitat, and sustainable technology
showcase one hour NW of Toronto. More info: Gavin Dandy 519-
855-6533 everdale@albedo.net
* SUN RUN CENTRE, Sun Oct 8, 1:30pm, CBC TV broadcast.
"Sun Run" is an on-going, family-sized experiment in sustainable
living; powered by the sun & wind; producing most of its year-
round organic food supply; with strawbale & cob structures; rare-
breed cattle; rainwater, snowmelt & water conservation systems;
an Ecovillage Training Centre; near Lindsay, Ontario. On CBC
TV's show "Country Canada" (check your local listings). Showing
could be earlier or later if if a sports event is shown. More info:
Milton & Barbara Wallace http://www.lindsaynet.com/sunrun/
http://www.gaia.org/secretariats/ena/enc/ 705-887-1553
sunrun@lindsaycomp.on.ca
* BEFRIENDING THE EARTH - THE GREAT WORK, begins
Mon Oct 9, 7-9:30pm, Nepean/Ottawa. An 8-week learning circle
based on Thomas Berry's latest book, "The Great Work",
ecological videos & weekly eco-action sheets. Monday evenings or
Tuesday mornings. $20 for 8 sessions plus text. Centrepointe
House, 380 Centrepointe Dr. More info/register: Isobel McGregor
cmcgrego@nrcan.gc.ca 613 820 0598
http://www.geocities.com/befriendingtheearth
* ORGANIC INSPECTOR TRAINING, Oct 9-15, Knowlesville,
New Brunswick. At Falls Brook Centre (FBC), certified organic
farm & forest, solar-powered conference centre; strawbale & other
lodgings; demonstrating practical applications of sustainable
development at community & international levels. $905-$1500
(some subsidies available). Sonya Waite, Falls Brook Centre 506-
375-4310 fbc@nbnet.nb.ca More info: http://www.web.ca/~fbcja
* BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY, Tues Oct 10, 7:30am-
3pm, Toronto. Incl. breakfast, lunch, seminars by survivors &
relatives, resource centre. $20-$100 (resource area free). Sheraton
Centre Hotel, 123 Queen W. More info: 416-596-6773 x230 [see
also http://www.stopcancer.org -ed]
* POPULAR EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS, Tues Oct 10, 7-9pm,
Toronto. Get involved in our exciting Popular Education
gathering! (see details in Oct 12-15 listing) Snacks, refreshments.
Info meeting - no obligation to volunteer. 720 Bathurst, Suite 500,
just south of Bloor (Bathurst subway). More info:
http://www.catalystcentre.ca 416-516-9546
* CITIZENS FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY, Tues Oct 10, 7:30pm,
Toronto. Planning for the upcoming (Nov 13) municipal elections.
Free. City Hall, 100 Queen W (Queen or Osgoode subway) 416-
977-8736. [see also http://www.megacityelection.com - ed]
* BLOOD RELATIONS - ANIMALS, HUMANS & POLITICS,
Tues Oct 10, 7pm, Toronto. Book launch, speakers, art exhibit. A
look inside the little-known world of the Canadian animal rights
movement. David Mirvish Books, 596 Markham St. (Bathurst
subway) More info: Peter Steven or Joanna Fine 416-535-9914 [
related sites: http://www.AnimalAlliance.ca http://www.IFAW.org
http://www.alertontario.org ]
* GLOBAL DYSFUNCTION, Tues Oct 10, 7:30pm, Toronto.
Committee on Monetary & Economic Reform. Discussion &
displays of books & literature. 7:30 pm. Free. OISE/UT, 252
Bloor W (St. George subway). More info: 416-340-1865.
* MEETINGS BLOODY MEETINGS, Tues, Oct 10 (evening)
Toronto. Learn how to conduct productive/interesting meetings;
keep meetings on track; get the most out of meetings; deal
effectively with non-constructive people. $49. Community Social
Planning Council of Toronto, 2 Carlton, #1508. More info:
http://www.socialplanningtoronto.org Mary Micallef 416-351-
0095 x241 mmary@cspc.toronto.on.ca
* ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONFERENCE & AWARDS, Tues-
Thurs Oct 10-12, Ottawa. Learn about energy efficiency
opportunities in all sectors of the economy. Plenary & concurrent
sessions, debate, site visits, trade show, awards. With Robert F.
Kennedy Jr., Paul Hawken. $700/$450. Ottawa Congress Centre.
http://www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/conference
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/conference 1-877-633-7440 613-992-6130
conference.oee@nrcan.gc.ca
* IDENTITY-BASED CONFLICT & CONFLICT
TRANSFORMATION, Tuesdays (or Wednesdays?) Oct 10 - Dec
12, 6:30?-9:30pm, Toronto. War & armed conflict; identity
conflicts at the personal, community and global levels; the way
ethnic identity is manipulated to serve other interests; culturally
appropriate ways of transforming conflicts. At OISE/UT, 252
Bloor W., room 7-216 (St. George subway). $185. More
info/register: Paul Boin pboin@oise.utoronto.ca 416-923-6641
x2595 http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca
* EDUCATION INDUSTRY SUMMIT - THE BRIDGING OF
EDUCATION & PRIVATE FINANCE, Wed Oct 11, 8:30-5pm,
Toronto. For education industry leaders & the investment
community to discuss unique opportunities in this emerging
industry... continued rapid growth of the education industry, with
revenues 1999 reaching US$98.5 billion. Registration info: Sarah
Blair 416-386-2659 sblair@nationalpost.com
http://www.nationalpost.com/npevents/conferences.html
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* ALTERNATIVES TO CORPORATIZED EDUCATION:
http://www.utoronto.ca/~gsunion/corporatization.html
http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/opirg/CorpFree/pamphlet.html
http://www.life.ca/hs/ - lots of on-line articles & book reviews.
- homeschooling, deschooling, unschooling, apprenticeships...
http://www.commercialfree.org
http://www.tcf.org/Press_Releases/Hard_Lessons.html
http://www.flora.org/oftp/ - Ontario Fed. of Teaching Parents
http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=hscanada&list
http://www.WaldorfEducation.org
* SUSTAINABILITY AT YORK UNIVERSITY, Wed Oct 11,
12:30-2pm, Toronto. Public lecture with Michael Hough,
Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, landscape Architect.
All welcome. Free. Senate Chamber, N940 Ross Building, York
University, 4700 Keele St. RSVP/more info: Dianne Zecchino
416-736-5285 diannez@yorku.ca. Related sites:
http://www.yorku.ca/fes http://www.yorku.ca/ycas
* FTAA ACTION TOUR, Wed Oct 11, afternoon & 7:30-11pm,
Hamilton. Free Trade Area of the Americas / anti-globalization
activists from Montreal and Mexico will discuss globalization, free
trade, the proposed FTAA & its effects (esp. in Mexico),
organizing. All welcome. Free/by donation. Burke Sciences Bldg.,
rm. 108, McMaster U. More info: OPIRG McMaster 905-525-
9140 x27289 opirg@mcmaster.ca http://mcmaster.opirg.org
* WOMEN AGAINST CORPORATE GLOBALIZATION, Wed
Oct 11, 6:30-8:30pm, Toronto. Working group: educating &
organizing against corp. globalization. TTC tokens available for
those in need. More info: Mindy Dredge, Metro Network for
Social Justice, 416-351-0095 x242. http://www.mnsj.org
* PEOPLE AGAINST THE MAI, Wed Oct 11, 8pm, Toronto.
Discussion of the Supreme Court challenge to the MAI; the future
of PAMAI. Free. At OISE/UT, 252 Bloor W (St. George subway).
416-535-6605.
* WETLAND & OLD FIELD WORK-BEE, Wed-Thurs Oct 11-
12, 5-7pm, Etobicoke. Help plant wildflowers, wetland plants,
berry shrubs; clean-up activities. Wear hiking boots or sturdy
shoes; all materials, supplies & refreshments provided. Free. Len
Ford Park, 31st St., south of Lakeshore Blvd. W. Meet in grassy
area west of white gazebo. More info/upcoming events: Amy
Maurer amaurer@trca.on.ca 416-661-6600 x5349
http://www.trca.on.ca http://city.toronto.on.ca/greentoronto
* RUBBER RECYCLING CONFERENCE, Wed-Fri Oct 11-13,
Toronto. Rubber Association of Canada 905-270-8322
rac@inforamp.net
* TRANSFORMATIVE FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES -
RESISTING GLOBALIZATION, Wednesdays Oct 11 - Dec 13,
6:30?-9:30pm, Toronto. Historical & theoretical perspectives on
the relationship between the capitalist, patriarchal and colonial
oppression of nature, women, colonies, races and workers.
Visioning of social transformation; discussion on feminist thoughts
& actions that are transforming the world. At OISE/UT, 252 Bloor
W., room 7-216 (St. George subway). $185 (need-based
scholarships available). More info/register: Paul Boin
pboin@oise.utoronto.ca 416-923-6641 x2595
http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca
* LOCAL ALTERNATIVES TO THE CORPORATE MENU,
Thurs Oct 12, 6:30 & 7:30-9:30pm, Toronto. 6:30 Alternative
Marketplace; 7:30 Forum. We live in a global economy that brings
food from around the world. But what is the impact of importing
vast quantities of food - on our health, on our environment, on
farmers ...and on society? Follow the trail of a tomato as it travels
from Mexican field to Canadian table. Deborah Barndt's photo
documentary tells the story of the people whose lives are touched
by this incredible journey. Community leaders across the country
are searching for innovative solutions to the global food system.
Join us as we discuss how to ensure access to safe & healthy food
for all. Before the Forum, visit the alternative marketplace
featuring business & organizations providing alternative choices
for urban consumers. 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). 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 ]
* WHAT EVIL LURKS IN THE PRODUCE AISLE? Thurs Oct
12, 6-8pm, Hamilton. Supermarket tour; learn about the food you
eat; tips for safe & ethical eating. Free(?) Register: Stella,
lees4@mcmaster.ca
* ECOLOGY & LIBERATION, begins Thurs Oct 12, 7-9:30pm,
Nepean/Ottawa. An 8-week learning/sharing circle to explore the
relationship between ecology, social justice & liberation theology.
$20 for 8 sesions plus text. Bethany Baptist Church, 382
Centrepointe Dr. More info/register: Isobel McGregor
cmcgrego@nrcan.gc.ca 613-820-0598
http://www.geocities.com/befriendingtheearth
* HIGHWAY 7 ALTERNATIVES, Thurs Oct 12 (2nd Thurs
monthly), 7-8pm, Waterloo. Seeking alternatives to government's
plan to create a 400-series highway between K-W & Guelph. Help
save $100,000,000, farmland & the environment. Strategize for
MTO public sessions in January, research projects, events. Free.
Adult Recreation Centre, Room 3, 185 King St S. (at Allen) More
info: Kathy Mortimer dabeco99@yahoo.com 519-884-8091
http://halt7.jumpautos.com
SEIZING THE MOMENT - A POPULAR EDUCATION
GATHERING, Thurs-Sun Oct 12-15, Toronto. Inviting popular
educators, community activists, adult educators & students. Share
knowledge & experience... 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).
Info/register: 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
* SOLAR & WIND POWER WORKSHOPS, Level 1, Sat Oct 14
or Sun Oct 15, 10am-3pm, Maple/Kleinberg. One-day introductory
solar & wind workshop. Held in Kortright's renewable energy
cottage, powered by wind & sun. Unbiased info. Just north of
Toronto (west of Canada's Wonderland). $45. Info/register:
Kortright Centre for Conservation, 905-832-2289
http://www.kortright.org kcc@interlog.com
* RADIO ACTIVISM, Sat Oct 14, 10am-1pm, Hamilton. Radio
workshop for activists & journalists, with CBC "This Morning"
producer Jane Farrow. University Hall 211, McMaster campus.
$15 (free for OPIRG members). All welcome. More info/register:
OPIRG McMaster 905-525-9140 x27289 opirg@mcmaster.ca
http://mcmaster.opirg.org
* SON OF STAR WARS, Sat Oct 14, noon-3:30pm, Toronto. The
National Missile Defence scheme: the expense (billions!); the
international politics (a new arms race with Russia & China); the
technical feasibility. With author of "The Wrong Stuff" Karl
Grossman (12:30-1:45pm). Panel discussion (2:15-3:30) with
former Pentagon employee David Parnas, Science for Peace,
Greenpeace, others. Public discussion & reception. Free.
Refreshments by donation. Register if possible. Metro Hall
Council Chambers, 55 John at King (St. Andrew subway). More
info: sfp@physics.utoronto.ca 416-205-9275 416-978-3606
...and...
* MARCH OF THE UMBRELLAS, Sat Oct 14, 3:30-5pm,
Toronto. Protest the militarization of outer space & the insane
National Missile Defence system now demanded by the USA's war
machine. Bring an umbrella to protect yourself from nuclear
fallout, should the NMD be approved by US decision makers.
3:30pm: depart from Metro Hall (see listing above). 4-5pm: at the
US Consulate, 360 University Ave, btwn Queen & Dundas. More
info: ACT 905-849-5501
* RESOURCE & ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, Sat-Sun
Oct 14-15, Guelph. Canadian Resources & Environmental
Economics Study Group 10th annual meetings. At the University
of Guelph. John Livernois live@uoguelph.ca
http://biff.econ.uoguelph.ca/~rmckit/
* THE WHOLE VILLAGE, Sun Oct 15, 1-3pm, Caledon.
Orientation Meeting for anyone curious about about the Whole
Village - a group of 25 families from a variety of backgrounds,
who have come together to preserve agricultural land by actively
farming in a way that sustains farm families & the rural economy;
to create an ecologically sustainable & environmentally sensitive
farming community; to protect & enhance natural habitat through
conservation easements & other means. Design meetings, open to
the public, every second Thursday near King City; orientation
meetings monthly. All welcome. http://www.wholevillage.org
RSVP/directions: Jeff Gold 519-941-1099 jgold@netrover.com At
Karalane Farm (future site of the village), 20725 Shaws Creek
Road, Caledon. [other related sites: http://www.cohousing.org
http://www.gaia.org ]
* WORLD MARCH OF WOMEN, Sun Oct 15, Ottawa (buses
from around Ontario). A series of events focusing on poverty &
violence against women. The campaign will end with a national
rally in Ottawa & lobby on Parliament Hill. 613-233-9659
http://www.canada.marchofwomen.org
http://www.cyberus.ca/~raindogs http://www.casac.ca
womensmarch@chickmail.com tormarch@yahoo.com
march@web.net Buses from Toronto: 416-925-3827; from
Hamilton: 905-525-4573. More info: 416-920-1569 x275 416-
482-4460
PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY, 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
* ELECTRIC VEHICLE SYMPOSIUM, Sun-Wed Oct 15-18,
Montreal. Envisioning, exploring & introducing new visions &
innovations for the use of electric vehicles in Canada & the U.S.
Reps from auto companies, bus and bike manufacturers, electric
utilities, EV, hybrid & fuel cell component suppliers, etc. More
info: electricevent17@aol.com
== LOOKING AHEAD: a few notables from upcoming weeks ==
* THE COMMUNITIES WE WANT - THE PEOPLE WHO
MAKE IT HAPPEN, Mon-Tues Oct 23-24, 8:30-5pm, Toronto. To
form new partnerships between community development &
community economic development initiatives. How we make a
difference in our communities. Open space format (participants
choose topics). Community marketplace &information fair.
$60/$10. Royal Bank Auditorium, 315 Front St W. (near
Skydome) More info/register: Terry Baker 416-351-0095 x250
cednetwork@cspc.toronto.on.ca
* GROWTH & CONSERVATION - CHAOS OR
COMPATIBILITY? Mon-Wed Oct 23-25, Alliston. At the
Nottawasega Inn. $285. http://www.ontarioplanners.on.ca
http://www.cic.envsci.uoguelph.ca Dr. Stewart Hilts
shilts@lrs.uoguelph.ca 905-895-0716 conserve@idirect.com 519-
824-4120 claws@lrs.uoguelph.ca
* RECYCLING COUNCIL OF ONTARIO Conference & Trade
Show, Tues-Thurs Oct 24-26, Ottawa. "Strategies for Sustainable
Resources & Products". With Elizabeth May (Sierra Club of
Canada); Susan Strasser (author of "Waste & Want: A Social
History of Trash); Fed. Env't Minister David Anderson (invited);
Ont. Env't Minister Dan Newman (invited). Breakouts: electronics
take back; e-commerce packaging waste; surpassing 50%
diversion; Ontario's Waste Diversion Organization; waste mgt. &
greenhouse gasses; changing global recycling market patterns;
national & internt'l stewardship policy developments; more.
Environment & Human Health - Thurs Oct 26, 9:30-11am. Tour
leading manufacturers & material handlers in the area. Trade show.
Ottawa Congress Centre. $150-$575 - subsidies available for
students & NGO's. http://www.rco.on.ca
http://www.rco.on.ca/intro/upcoming/conference.html 416-960-
1025 ext.16 or 18 rcoevents@rco.on.ca
* MAYORALTY DEBATE, Wed Oct 25, 7:30-9:30pm, Toronto.
Free. St. Lawrence Centre, 27 Front St. E. (subway: King or Union
Station) 416-366-1656 x271 http://www.stlc.com/forums.htm
forum@stlc.com
* REBUILDING THE LEFT, Fri-Sat Oct 27-28, Toronto. Aimed
at strengthening & developing anti-capitalist activism &
organization... bringing together trade unionists, feminists, anti-
racists, students, anti-poverty activists, environmentalists, lesbian
& gay activists, and left intellectuals. Endorsed by more than 20
unions, publications & NGO's. Fri 6-9pm; Sat 9am-9pm. $20/$10.
At OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor W. (St. George subway). 416-
516-2966; 416-736-2100 x22552; 416-324-8437;
rebuildingtheleft@yahoo.com
* ANIMAL FACTORY FARMS, Sat Oct 28, 9am-4:30pm,
Toronto. With Canadian & U.S. expert reps from UBC, U.
of Guelph, Cdn Food Inspection Agency, National Farmers
Union, Winnipeg Humane Society, Animal Alliance of Canada,
Clayton Ruby. Free; no registration required. Council Chambers,
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W. at Bay (Queen subway).
More info: Stephanie Brown 416-920-4984 brown@idirect.com
[ related sites: http://www.AnimalAlliance.ca http://www.IFAW.org
http://www.alertontario.org http://www.purefood.org
http://www.organicadvocates.org ]
* THE POWER OF CITIZEN POLITICS, Fri Nov 3, 7pm,
Toronto. Free public forum on the growing power of citizen
politics & upcoming challenges for social movements in Canada.
With Council of Canadians Chairperson Maude Barlow, US Food
First activist Anuradha Mittal, and Toronto Disaster Relief
Committee co-founder Cathy Crowe. Free. Church of the Holy
Trinity, Trinity Square, behind the Eaton Centre. More info: 1-800-
387-7177 http://www.canadians.org
-- and --
* COUNCIL OF CANADIANS AGM, Fri-Sun Nov 3-5, Toronto.
Starts Sat. 9am with a Youth Activism panel, with Annahid
Dashtgard, Jen Anthony & Kevin Millsip. Followed by workshops
on international trade, water, health care, genetically engineered
food, and building a citizen's movement. Anti-corporate rule bus
tour of Toronto to learn about the corporations behind the free
trade agenda. $60/$50/$15. Register if possible. Metropolitan
Hotel, 108 Chestnut, behind City Hall. More info: 1-800-387-7177
http://www.canadians.org
* NOWHERE TO RUN, NOWHERE TO HIDE, Sat-Sun Nov 18-
19, Ottawa. National conference on the links between environment
& health, and the 15% of Canadians now affected by Enviromental
Illness: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Fibromyalgia, and Gulf War Syndrome. Speakers, workshops,
Tools of Change (www.toolsofchange.com). For advocates,
patients & practitioners. Changing community attitudes, issue
assessment, legal issues, media relations, policy & program dev't,
medical assessments & tests, homeopathy, more. With Mac Harb,
MP. Also, follow-up web-based conference. $50/$15 cdn. incl.
workbooks & snacks (need-based subsidies). Travel & accom.
subsidies. Scent & smoke-free; shared hotel accom. Seeking volunteers.
At the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton offices, 111 Lisgar
(at Elgin). Info/register: Environmental Illness Society of Canada
http://www.eisc.ca/Conference-nov2000/sld001.htm 613-728-9493
Registration/display tables/sponsorships/donatons: 1-877-313-EISC
[see also http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/healthyenvironment ]
* INDEPENDENT POWER CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW,
Mon-Tues Nov 27-28, Toronto. The leading annual event in the
alternative energy and green power business in Canada. At the
Toronto Sheraton Hotel, 123 Queen St W., downtown Toronto.
http://www.newenergy.org/IPPSOconference2000flyer1.html
Independendent Power Producers Society of Ontario (IPPSO)
416-322-6549 ippso@ippso.org
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