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[OPIRG-EVENTS] People- & Planet-Friendly ELECTIONS ISSUE (fed & municip) (00/10/14)
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(A) ELECTION-RELATED Events, Debates, Courses
(B) FEDERAL ELECTION - Resouces & Links
(C) ONTARIO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS - Resources & Links
(D) Other Event Updates and one Cancellation
(E) Other Announcements
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(A) ELECTION-RELATED EVENTS, DEBATES, COURSES
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* Events in Toronto & Ottawa.
* HUMANIZE TORONTO CANDIDATES, Sat Oct 14, 1pm,
Toronto. Introducing 7 candidates for Toronto City Council, with a
common platform of human rights, environment & real democracy.
First general campaign meeting. Trinity St. Paul's United Church,
427 Bloor W (just west of Spadina). http://www.web.net/hto
416-760-3475
* TOOKER FOR MAYOR - HISTORIC STREETCAR RIDE, Sat
Oct 14, 8pm, Toronto. Join us us for an historic "Rocket PCC"
streetcar ride, with live music, food, drink, speakers & fun 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. By donation. Streetcar
leaves from King & Spadina (one block east of Spadina, just north
of King) at 8pm. Entertaining, inspiring & informative updates
available by e-mail: tooker@web.ca More info/bookings:
416-968-7626 416-your-man
http://www.GombergForMayor.org
http://www.gombergformayor.org/events/events.html
* ACTIVIST ELECTIONS - JUST DO IT! starts Mon Oct 16,
7:30-9:30pm, Toronto. A free course offered at the Free U of T,
with Angela Bischoff & mayoral candidate Tooker Gomberg.
The potential of elections to raise issues of concern to our
community; using mainstream & alternative media; effective
direct actions; grassroots organizing techniques; speakers
from the environmental & social justice communities.
Oct 16: Keith Stewart on smog (Toronto Environmental
Alliance); Michael Shapcott on housing (Toronto Disaster
Relief Committee); Homelessness & the Olympics; Adams Mine:
what next?; Tooker & Angela will introduce their campaign
strategy. Five Mondays. Free. Sidney Smith Hall, Room
2129, 100 St. George (south of Harbord; St. George subway).
More info: 416-968-7626 tooker@web.ca
http://www.GombergForMayor.org
http://www.gombergformayor.org/events/events.html
* FEDERAL ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT(?) Sun Oct 22.
A federal election is expected to be called on Oct 22, to be
held on Monday November 27. http://www.elections.ca
* TORONTO MUNICIPAL ELECTION, Oct 23 - Nov 13.
Info on when, where & how to vote can be found at
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/vote2000 or 416-338-1111.
You do not need a reason to vote early - "Continuous Voting"
is available Mon-Fri Oct 23 to Nov 3, Sat Oct 28, and Sun
Nov 5 (at City Hall & the five Civic Centres). In addition,
you can vote at an "Advanced Voting Place" in your ward on
Nov 4 or 8. Many more polls will be open on election day,
Mon. Nov 13. If you do not receive a "vote-at-card" by mail
in late October, call 416-338-1111 to get on the voter's list.
Remember to bring some ID with you when you vote!
Details at: http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/vote2000
* TORONTO 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
***NOTE***
this event *seems* to have been cancelled & replaced by...
* ELECTION FEVER, Wed Oct 25, 7:30-9:30pm, Toronto. To be
held in the event of a federal election call. Confirmed: David
Collenette (Federal Minister responsible for the GTA); Invited:
Mel Lastman (Mayor of Toronto); Hazel McCallion (Mayor of
Mississauga); Tony Clement (Ontario Minister of Urban Affairs).
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
* OTTAWA MAYORALTY CANDIDATES - ENVIRONMENT
DEBATE, Thurs Nov 2, 6:40-9pm, Ottawa. Questions from a
panel & the audience on land use, greenspace protection,
transportation, links btwn Environment & Economy. Will be
televised. Federation of Citizens Associations , Greenspace
Alliance for Canada's Capital, Transport 2000 Ontario, Urban
Ecosystem Stewardship Council, Citizens for Safe Cycling, Ottawa
Field-Naturalists Club, ECOS, Greenprint, Pollution Probe,
Canadians for Responsible & Safe Highways. RMOC HQ,
Champlain Room, 111 Lisgar St. More info: Erwin Dreessen
613-739-0727
* 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
* ONTARIO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Monday November 13,
2000. Municipal elections across Ontario are being held on
Monday November 13, 2000. In Toronto, see Oct 23 entry, above,
or http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/vote2000 416-338-1111.
* GREEN PARTY OF ONTARIO, Sat Nov 18, Toronto. Annual
General Meeting. Details to follow, or check their web site:
http://www.greenparty.on.ca 416-929-2397 1-888-6GREEN6
admin@greenparty.on.ca
* FEDERAL ELECTION, Mon Nov 27 - to be confirmed.
A federal election is expected to be called on Oct 22, to be
held on Monday November 27. http://www.elections.ca
* TIP * please verify the date, time & location of any event
you plan to attend - especially if you are coming from a distance.
We cannot guarantee accuracy, and events are sometimes cancelled.
* NOTE * if you hear of any candidate debates, newspaper
features, or other relevant events or resources, please let us know!
http://www.web.ca/~ppf/submit.html icontario@aol.com
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(B) FEDERAL ELECTION RESOURCES & LINKS
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A federal election is expected to be called on Oct 22,
to be held on Monday Nov. 27.
* CANADIAN ALLIANCE PARTY WEBSITES - FOR &
AGAINST! To encourage awareness & discussion of this new
party, here are two sites. First, the party's official site:
http://www.canadianalliance.ca Second, an anti-Alliance site that
includes critical comment and numerous actual quotes from
Alliance Party members - "extreme comments on Racial Issues,
Immigration, Housing, Medicare, etc." The site is:
http://www.canadianallianceparty.net The quotes themselves are
at: http://www.canadianallianceparty.net/all.phtml Anyone can
submit comments ("stories") -- and valid, referenced quotes. And
while we're at it, here are links to ALL the parties (see next slisting)...
* CANADIAN POLITICAL PARTIES & GOVERNMENT
http://www.politicx.com/feds/elections/index.shtml
http://www.politicx.com/feds/elections/parties.shtml
- synopsis of national parties' election platforms
http://www.findpolitics.com http://www.polarium.com
http://www.journalismnet.com/canada/politics.htm
http://www.canada.gc.ca http://www.greenontario.org
http://www.canada.gc.ca/programs/pgrind_e.html#environment
http://www.canadaelection.org
* HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATES http://www.parl.gc.ca
If you dig a bit, you can read the actual debates. Click on
"English" then "Site Map", then under "Debates", click on
"House" (or under "Indexes", click on "House Debates").
For example, you can follow the June 12 debate on labelling
genetically-engineered foods at:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/36/2/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/112_2000-06-12/toc112
-e.htm
* FEDERAL ELECTION NEWS & LINKS - from "Citizens on the Web".
http://www.canadaelection.org [see also http://www.megacityelection.com ]
* GREEN POLITICS, NEWS & INFO
Green Party of Canada http://www.green.ca/english/welcome.htm
Green Party of Ontario http://www.greenparty.on.ca
Toronto Mayoral Candidate with strong environmental platform:
http://www.GombergForMayor.org
Environmental political issues & more:
http://www.greenontario.org
* THE GREEN PARTY OF CANADA. Every Canadian should
have the opportunity to vote Green! Make sure there is a candidate
in your riding - if there is none (see http://www.green.ca under
"Riding Contacts") help us identify one, or be the candidate
yourself! Elections are the best opportunity, all across Canada, to
talk about how humans should live on the Earth. People listen to
Green Party candidates; the media reports what they say. We need
301 candidates talking about ecosystem-based planning, renewable
energy, organic agriculture, product stewardship, green economics,
and an end to poverty... [extracted from Frank de Jong, Organizing
Chair, Green Party of Canada fdejong@greenparty.on.ca ]
http://www.green.ca
* PROGRESSIVE / ALTERNATIVE POLITICS, NEWS & INFO
Economic & social policy issues from a progressive point of view
- Cdn Centre for Policy Alternatives
http://www.policyalternatives.ca
Alternative News & Media:
- http://www.journalismnet.com/alternate
(scroll past the first section of mostly broken links,
down to "the best alternative news").
* DEMOCRATIC / ELECTORAL REFORM
Twenty steps toward a modern, working democracy
- http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/twenty.html
Democracy Watch:
- http://www.dwatch.ca
Freedom of Information:
- http://www.opengovernmentcanada.org
Proportional Respresentation:
- http://www.VotePR.org
* ELECTIONS CANADA WEBSITE - how to vote, election laws,
ridings, etc. http://www.elections.ca
* NOTE: if you hear of any candidate debates, newspaper
features, or other relevant events or resources, please let us know!
http://www.web.ca/~ppf/submit.html icontario@aol.com
(See the regular, weekly Planet-Friendly, "Other Announcements
& Resources" section, for any additions or changes to this section)
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(C) MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESOURCES & LINKS
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Municipal elections across Ontario are being held
in only 30 days: November 13, 2000.
* TORONTO ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE -
VOTE ENVIRONMENT campaign. Check this link for
info on current environmental & health issues in Toronto;
questions to ask candidates; and records of how councilors
have voted in the past. 416-596-0660 tea@web.ca
http://www.torontoenvironment.org/campaigns/campaigns-electenviroment.html
http://www.torontoenvironment.org
* MUNICIPAL ELECTION ISSUE FACTSHEETS - to put
forward a municipal program for social change, based on social &
economic justice for all. Factsheets on childcare, community
campaigns, community grants, economic development,
environment, food access, housing & homelessness, policing,
public services, public transit, recreation, senior services,
settlement services, tax policy, the arts, welfare, youth issues.
Municipal Election Unity Coalition.
Unity Platform:
http://www.mnsj.org/working_groups/municipal/univote.htm
Fact Sheets:
http://www.mnsj.org/working_groups/municipal/index.htm#unifaqs
Metro Network for Social Justice http://www.mnsj.org
416-351-0095 x242 mnsj@interlog.com
* TORONTO MEGACITY ELECTION WEBSITE. Progressive
news, events & info from "Citizens on the Web". Includes a list of
endorsed candidates. http://www.megacityelection.com
[see also http://www.canadaelection.org ]
* CITIZENS FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY (Toronto)
416-977-8736
* 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; help at the office; make a donation (75% rebate). Free,
informative & inspirational updates by e-mail: tooker@web.ca
Pick up leaflets, t-shirts, bike flags, or make a donation: Mon,
Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri, noon-8; Sat noon-5; Sun 2-6. Volunteer
training & drop-in: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm; Sat 2-
3pm. Headquarters: 244 Gerrard E. (east of Ontario St.) M5A 2G2.
RELATED EVENTS: please see the free course offered by
Tooker, Angela & others (in section A, above) Mondays, starting
Oct 16. Also, historic streetcar rides every week (see Oct 14,
above). 416-968-7626 416-YOUR-MAN tooker@web.ca
http://www.GombergForMayor.org
http://www.gombergformayor.org/video/articles.html
http://www.gombergformayor.org/video/editorials.html
http://www.gombergformayor.org/newsreleases/newsreleases.html
http://www.gombergformayor.org/events/events.html
[some great readables in this site - ed]
* GOMBERG vs. LASTMAN - by Michele Landsberg
(Toronto Star columnist, page A2, Sun Oct 8).
http://www.thestar.com/editorial/ontpol/20001008NEW02_MICHELE.html
* TORONTO CITY COUNCILLOR & MAYOR CAMPAIGNS
Here are some progressive candidates who would appreciate
support with their campaigns:
Sandra Bussin - Beaches/East York - 686-2774
Adam Giambrone - Davenport - 538-4500
Anne Johnston - Eglinton/Lawrence - 410-1932
Joe Mihevc - St.Pauls - 651-9849
David Miller - Parkdale/High Park - 604-1060
Gail Nyberg - Broadview/Greenwood - 835-4245
Anthony Parruzza - York West - 398-9060
Michael Walker - St.Paul's - 482-9027
Tooker Gomberg - Mayor - 968-7626
* HOW TO VOTE - CITY OF TORONTO ELECTION
WEBSITE (Oct 23-Nov 13). Info on when, where & how to vote,
and how to become a candidate, can be found at
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/vote2000 or 416-338-1111. You do
not need a reason to vote early - "Continuous Voting" is available
Mon-Fri Oct 23 to Nov 3, Sat Oct 28, and Sun Nov 5 (at City Hall
& the five Civic Centres). In addition, you can vote at an
"Advanced Voting Place" in your ward on November 4 or 8.
Many more polls will be open on election day, Mon. Nov 13.
If you do not receive a "vote-at-card" by mail in late October, call
416-338-1111 to get on the voter's list. Remember to bring some
ID with you when you vote! http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/vote2000
"Elections are more than just voting on election day. They are a
time to talk about & consider what is possible. What sort of future
do we want? We are engaging Torontonians on the issues of the
day, from smog to garbage; from homelessness to citizenship. Our
campaign seems to be touching a nerve. Untold numbers of
Torontonians believe that there is more to our city than plastic
moose! In one night Mayor Lastman raised upwards of a million
dollars from the rich & powerful for his re-election campaign.
That's not democracy -- it's plutocracy -- rule by the rich and
powerful." - Tooker Gomberg, Toronto Mayoral Candidate.
http://www.TookerForMayor.org
* NOTE: if you hear of any candidate debates, newspaper
features, or other relevant events or resources, please let us know!
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(See the regular, weekly Planet-Friendly, "Other Announcements
& Resources" section, for any additions or changes to this section)
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(D) OTHER EVENTS - not election-related (updates & cancellation)
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* NOTE * this update only includes a few late
additions and one cancellation. For a much more
complete listing, please see the regular weekly edition.
* EARTHDANCE, Sat Oct 14, Toronto. Global dance party for
planetary peace, with over 80 cities participating. Opening
ceremonies (free/by donation) Sat 3-7pm at The Guvernment,
Queen's Quay at Jarvis. With DJs, drag performance, authentic
Egyptian folklore and Belly dance, flamenco dance, displays from
related non-profits. Followed by dances at various clubs downtown
Saturday night & Sunday: pass $15/20. All proceeds to non-profit
orgs. Live Internet broadcast: http://www.EarthDance.org and
http://www.blackholetv.com More info: 416-202-8872
* WORLD MARCH OF WOMEN, Sun Oct 15, 12-4pm, Ottawa
(buses from around Ontario). Gather at noon (LeBreton Flats); or
march 1pm (Minto Park on Elgin); rally 2-4pm (Parliament Hill)
speakers, entertainment, displays, food, children's tent. Related
events Oct 16 & 17. http://www.canada.marchofwomen.org
http://www.cyberus.ca/~raindogs http://www.casac.ca
womensmarch@chickmail.com tormarch@yahoo.com
march@web.net More info: 613-233-9659 416-920-1569 x275
416-482-4460; buses from Toronto: 416-925-3827;
buses from Hamilton: 905-525-4573.
* ONE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL, Oct 17, 20, 24, 27, Ottawa.
Screenings followed by speakers & discussion. Tues Oct 17:
gender / identity; Fri Oct 20: culture / identity; Tues Oct 24:
globalization / privatization (Genetic Takeover or Mutant Food;
Forest Alert; Fury for the Sound: The Women at Clayoquot;
Showdown in Seattle: 5 Days That Shook the WTO); Fri Oct 27:
globalization / human rights (Life on the Heater; Getting Away
With Murder (US complicity in Columbia); H2O: The Price of
Privatization; Shopping List; Bye Buy World: The Battle of
Seattle; Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square). $6/evening $20/all four
(tickets at the door). Doors open at 5:15pm. Ottawa Public Library,
120 Metcalfe at Laurier. More info: http://www.web.net/~wia.
613-238-4659
***CANCELLED*** NEW PRIORITIES, Wed Oct 18, 7pm,
Toronto. The future is here: homelessness, e.coli, toxic waste,
welfare cuts, smog, power-mongering law & order... Scary, isn't it?
Public forum. More info: Centre for Social Justice 416-927-0777
http://www.socialjustice.org [will be holding National
Conference, in March 2001]
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(E) OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS & RESOURCES
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ALTERNATIVE JOB FAIR - SEEKING ORGANIZATIONS
TO PARTICIPATE, Wed Feb 28, noon-7pm, Toronto. If your not-
for-profit operates on an alternative work model and/or depends on
volunteer staff, you may be interested in the alternative job fair,
where we will be trying to offer students alternatives to the
standard corporate opportunities. Contact us for info on booking a
display table and/or participating in the presentations. Free. At
Hart House, Hart House Circle, U of T (Museum or Queen's Park
subway). Presented by a coalition of not-for-profits & U of T
Chaplain Centre. More info/register:
Julie juliemooney@hotmail.com
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