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PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY EVENTS & RESOURCES
Revised Wed. Nov. 29, 2000
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(A) EVENTS, COURSES, BROADCASTS & LINKS
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* Events in Toronto, Hamilton, Pickering, Kingston, Ottawa,
Minneapolis, CBC TV.
CIELAP AGM, Thurs Nov 30, 6-9pm, Toronto. Canadian Institute
for Environmental Law and Policy. Discuss our achievements over
the year. Free. All welcome. 1 First Canadian Place, office of
Davies, Ward & Beck (Board Room 44th Floor). Register:
Kumarie Khadoo 416-923-3529 x28 kkhadoo@cielap.org
http://www.cielap.org
OAK RIDGES MORAINE & URBAN SPRAWL IN THE GTA,
Thurs Nov 30, 7pm, Toronto. Join the fight to stop urbanization of
the countryside while promoting alternative development patterns
(in the entire Greater Toronto Area)! Informal meeting of NGOs
from across the Greater Toronto Area - inviting all groups who
share our concern. Discuss the "Take Action Month" campaign for
the new year (radio ads, postering, leafletting, political theatre
mailing & phoning campaign). STORM, Federation of Ontario
Naturalists, Earthroots & others. Metro Hall, rooms 308/309, 55
John at King (St. Andrew subway). Please RSVP a.s.a.p:
info@stormco.org 416-236-7234 http://www.stormco.org
[related site: http://www.smartgrowth.org ]
HOW PROTECTED ARE OUR NEW PROTECTED AREAS?
Thurs Nov 30, 7-9pm, Kingston. Just what will a "protected area"
protect? Public meeting to discuss the proposed Mellon Lake
quarry north of Napanee. If this mine is approved by the provincial
government, it could set a worrisome precendent for hundreds of
other parks & protected areas in Ontario. Multimedia presentation
about Ontario's newest parks, the mining threat, and the critical
role of the Mellon Lake case. With Paul Leadbitter, Protected
Areas Coordinator, Federation of Ontario Naturalists. Free.
Refreshments. Wilson Room, Kingston Frontenac Central Public
Library, 130 Johnson St. More info: Nancy Bayly
randn@sympatico.ca 613-374-5211 or Marney McDiarmid:
opirgkin@web.net http://www.wildlandsleague.org/mellon.htm
LIFE UNDER MIKE, Thurs Nov 30, 7pm, Toronto. A madcap,
David & Goliath tale... Mike Harris & the Common Sense
Revolution. Homelessness, foodbanks, weakening of the labour
movement, sweatshops. Interviews with John Kenneth Galbraith,
Charles Kernaghan, Jack Layton. Music by Dylan & Springsteen.
$3/$4/$7. Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor W. (Bathurst subway).
416-516-2330 http://www.guerrillafilms.org
[see also http://www.mikeharrispc.com ]
* THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE, Thurs Nov 30,
Fri Dec 1, Mon Dec 4, 7:30pm, Toronto & Ottawa. Premiere of the
full-length film, narrated by Susan Sarandon & Michael Franti,
documenting the meaning & events of the Seattle protests. Why
did so many youth, labour leaders, human rights activists, anti-
capitalists, developing world activists, intellectuals, raging
grannies, and other concerned individuals come together? Through
extensive on the ground footage, the film also aims to give an
accurate picture of exactly what happened on the streets. "With
beautiful graphics, a passionate narrative, and stunning writing, it
is a powerful embodiment of the spirit of the protests." - Naomi
Klein. Simultaneous showings in numerous cities throughout North
America. The Ottawa screenings will feature a speaker who will
introduce the film. A discussion will follow the screening, taking a
critical look at the film, the events of Seattle, what has occured
since then, the April 2001 FTAA meetings in Quebec City.
Toronto: Thurs Nov 30, 7:30pm, International Students Centre, 33
St. George, Cumberland Room (just north of College). Ottawa:
Thurs Nov 30, 7:30pm: Ottawa Public Library, 120 Metcalfe (with
Sherrie Tingley, Centre for Equality Rights in Housing). Fri Dec 1,
7:30pm: SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas (with Angie Freeman, human
rights advocate recently involved in the occupation of a Vieques,
Puerto Rico armed forces training base). Mon Dec 4, 7:30pm:
Carleton University Campus, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Paterson
Building, room 303 (with a representative of Food Action Ottawa).
$6/$5 / no one will be turned away for lack of funds. All proceeds
go to the Independent Media Center-Quebec City in preparation
for the April 2001 demonstrations at the Free Trade Area of the
Americas summit. More info: Ottawa Coalition in Support of
Independent Media, Darren darrenoctopus@hotmail.com
613-567-0653 or 613-233-2589 http://www.thisisdemocracy.org
http://www.indymedia.org http://www.quebec.indymedia.org
http://www.cmaq.net Toronto contact:
quebec_2001@hotmail.com [see also "Seattle to Quebec", below]
* CLIMATE SUMMIT in The Hague, Thurs Nov 30, 8-9pm, CBC
Newsworld. Why the talks collapsed at this recent environmental
summit, and what initiatives must be taken in the future. On
CounterSpin, with Avi Lewis, a LIVE current affairs show which
airs nationally from 8-9pm/ET, Mon-Thurs. Alternative viewpoints
and uncommon debates on a variety of political, cultural and social
issues. To participate in the live studio audience, call Carly Stasko,
416-968-0899 http://www.newsworld.cbc.ca/programs/sites/counterspin.html
* ECOBUNK 2000 - ENVIRONMENTAL BULL---- AWARDS,
Fri Dec 1, 6:30/8pm, Toronto. For excellence in confusing the
public & compromising the environment. Celebrate attempts by
corporations, government, and public figures to be greedy, not
green, by plucking our environmental heart-strings. Includes a
moving ten-year retrospective - a tribute to the "eco-weenies" of
yore. A highly entertaining & informative event! Don't miss this
annual gathering of Toronto's environmental community.
Licensed. Doors open at 6:30, show starts at 8pm. Tickets at the
door only (advance seating is sold out); The Embassy, 16 Phipps
(btwn Bay & Yonge, off Wellesley). $15/$10 students/unwaged.
Shelley, Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) 416-596-0660
http://www.torontoenvironment.org
SEATTLE TO QUEBEC: CALL TO ACTION & PARTY, Fri Dec 1,
7pm, Toronto. Find out plans for protesting the FTAA, share
ideas, see great videos, party! What is the FTAA? On April 20-22,
2001, heads of state from every country in the western hemisphere
(except Cuba) will meet in Quebec City at the "Summit of the
Americas" to finalize a hemispheric free trade agreement known as
the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Think NAFTA on
steroids. The FTAA will create the largest free trade market in the
world, and further the corporate agenda at the expense of workers,
communities, and the environment. People throughout the
Americas are gearing up to challenge & protest this latest step in
corporate globalization, and we need you! We say that human
rights, environmental health & economic justice must take priority
over profits. Governments must listen up & get the message. The
global movement against corporate rule is growing. We see the
protests in Quebec as a way to build that movement. 7-9pm
discussion; 9pm-1am videos, DJ, party. With Philippe Duhamel
(Operation Salami), Patty Barerra (Common Frontiers). Video
screenings: "This is What Democracy Looks Like"; "Bye-Buy
World: The Battle of Seattle"; "38 Short Films About the OAS";
"Pressure Point". Free. Cash bar. NOW Lounge, 189 Church (at
Shuter). Send us an e-mail if you would like to be kept posted of
our regular meetings & other upcoming events. More info: Natalie,
Toronto Moblization for Global Justice 416-516-7535
mob4glob@tao.ca http://www.mob4glob.ca [related:
http://www.cmaq.net http://www.oqp2001.org ]
THE NATURAL STEP, Fri Dec 1, 7:30pm, Belfountain
(Caledon). The Natural Step is a set of guiding principles for a
sustainable society. It is helping hundreds of corporations,
municipalities, government agencies, educational institutions and
non-profit organizations from around the world to integrate
environmental considerations into strategic business decisions &
daily operations. With Steve Hounsell (Corporate Environment
Advisor, Ontario Power Generation). Doors: 7:30; speaker: 8pm.
Belfountain Community Hall. $5 donation. More info: Nicola
Ross, Caledon Countryside Alliance, 519-927-0548,
http://www.woodrising.com/cca/homepage.htm
http://www.naturalstep.org
WORLD MARCH OF WOMEN PARTY! Sat Dec 2, 9pm,
Toronto. Celebrate the success of local March activities, the March
on Ottawa, and energize for the continuing struggles for women's
rights. All welcome, free, non-smoking, refreshments, cash bar.
OASIS, 294 College St. (just west of Spadina). More info:
Colleen 416-535-6586 leapfwd@idirect.com
[related: http://www.canada.marchofwomen.org ]
* BUILDING A CULTURE OF PEACE: Universal Values &
Public Service, Sat-Sun Dec 2-3, Toronto. Leaders from Canadian
Non-Government Organizations will explore ways to more
effectively contribute to world peace & universal human well-
being as they relate to the declarations emerging from the recent
United Nations Millennium Summit. With Metro Active; the
World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations; the
Interreligious & International Federation for World Peace. Holiday
Inn Select, 970 Dixon (416-675-7611). $15-$50 incl. meals.
Register: http://www.metroactive.org More info: 416-291-0890
iifwp@home.com http://www.metroactive.org/iifwpcanada/
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, Sun Dec 3, 11:30am-3pm,
Toronto. Participatory report-back & lively debate/discussion of
the Emergency Measures campaign; the politics of law & order vs.
a women's equality agenda; and where to go from here. Music,
food & drink. All welcome; free. St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King E.
(at Jarvis), 3rd floor. More info: Punam Khosla 416-979-0272,
Eileen Morrow 416-977-6619 (Cross-Sectoral Violence Against
Women Strategy Group & the Toronto Women's Network
torontowomennetwork@on.aibn.com )
WHY WOMEN SHOULD ORGANIZE AGAINST THE FTAA,
Sun Dec 3, 4-6pm, Toronto. Presidents and Prime-Ministers from
35 North & South American countries will sign the FTAA (Free
Trade Area of the Americas) in Quebec City in April 2001. With
Carolyn Eagan, activist & President of Steelworkers Union Local
8300. Free. OISE, 252 Bloor St W., room 2-212 (St. George
subway). More info: Toronto Mobilization for Global Justice
416-535-2335 ext 127 or 416-967-0768
* DR. STRANGELOVE, Sun Dec 3 (4pm), Mon Dec 4 (7pm),
Tues Dec 5 (9pm), Toronto. "How I learned to stop worrying and
love the bomb". The film that put black comedy on the map, with
Peter Sellers in three roles. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. PG.
$7.50/$4. Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles (3 blocks south of
Dundas West subway) 416-531-9959
** please tell them you saw it in the Planet-Friendly --
www.planetfriendly.net **
* VIDEOACTIVE 2, Mon Dec 4, 9pm, Toronto. Toronto Video
Activist Collective's launch party of their long-awaited second
compilation, VideoActive 2! Two years in the making, with over a
dozen short antidocumentaries by a handful of committed activist
videographers, "VideoActive 2" is a 75-minute feast of local
protest & direct action, a summary of our community's recent
efforts and a rallying cry for the future. Emphasis on the mounting
crisis of homelessness in Toronto. Innis College, 2 Sussex (just
south of St. George subway). Free/donation. (copies $20 each.
Send cheque to Toronto Video Activist Collective, Box 108 Stn P,
Toronto ON V5N 4A6.) More info: David Hermolin 416-203-6139.
* OTTAWA "LIFE SCIENCES" CONFERENCE, Dec 4-6,
Ottawa. Developments in genetic engineering; promoting Ottawa
as a prime place for biotechnology investment. Presidents of major
biotech companies will be participating.
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* GENETIC ENGINEERING COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLE,
Tues Dec 5, 7-9pm, Ottawa. Introduction by Tony Clarke, Polaris
Institute, on industry structure & strategies, and reports from inside
the Ottawa Life Sciences Conference. Open group discussion
facilitated by Food Action Ottawa. Do you want our government to
forge partnerships with biotechnology industries? What are
corporate & government representatives saying at the Ottawa Life
Sciences Conference? What does biotechnology investment mean
for our community? All welcome; free (donations welcome);
refreshments. Colonel-By Room, Regional Municipality of
Ottawa-Carleton, 111 Lisgar (btwn Elgin & the canal, behind the
courthouse). More info: Lucy 613-235-1672 or Dan 613-565-3776.
[see also Dec 13, Toronto. Related sites: http://www.canadians.org
http://www.greenpeacecanada.org http://www.consumerhealth.org
http://www.rafi.org http://www.organicadvocates.org ]
* COUNCIL OF CANADIANS Toronto Chapter, Tues Dec 5, 7-
9pm, Toronto. Introductory meeting & social. Short video
screening: "Bye Buy World: The Battle of Seattle" (not yet
confirmed). Refreshments. Free, all welcome. Bloor Street United
Church, 300 Bloor W. (Spadina subway). More info: Brent
Patterson 416-469-0238 bpatterson@canadians.org
http://www.canadians.org
* TORONTO CITY COUNCIL SWEARING IN CEREMONY,
Tues Dec 5, 9:30am. What next? Who knows but serendipity?
Let's fill the chambers & make it clear that we'll be watching them
closely this coming term. City Hall, Council Chambers, Queen &
Bay. tooker@web.ca 416-968-7626 (416-your-man)
http://www.GombergForMayor.org
* FTAA DRINKS & DISCUSSION, Tues Dec 5, 7:30pm,
Toronto. Come & join other activists for a pint of beer &
discussion of how we can organise ourselves to fight against the
coming Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), to be initiated in
Quebec City in April 2001. House on Parliament Pub, 456
Parliament (just south of Carleton). More info: Steve Kerr 416-778-1319.
* AMERICAN THIRST, CANADIAN WATER, Tues Dec 5, 9-
10pm/ET, CBC TV. Population growth, drought and global
warming have created an insatiable thirst for Canadian water. Is
Canada's water "a tradable commodity"? Explore the issues
surrounding the export of water to the U.S. & Mexico. CBC
Witness Documentary, with Knowlton Nash. http://www.tv.cbc.ca/witness/
* PRIVATIZATION'S IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC GOOD, Wed
Dec 6, 7:30pm, Hamilton. Public forum with Dr. Atif Kubursi of
McMaster's Economics Dep't. Room 1A5 of the Ewart Angus
Centre at the McMaster Medical Centre. More info: Western Lake
Ontario Environmental Coalition & McMaster OPIRG: 905-525-
9140 x27289 opirg@mcmaster.ca http://mcmaster.opirg.org/
* MANUFACTURING CONSENT, Wed Dec 6 & Thurs Dec 7,
9pm, Toronto. Noam Chomsky's probing analysis of mass media.
Part 1: theory & practice of thought control in democratic societies
(70 min.); part 2: a "course of intellectual self defence" (95 min.).
"Funny, provocative & surprisingly accessible." PG. $7.50/$4.
Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles (3 blocks south of Dundas West
subway) 416-531-9959
* Inspiring Change: HEALTHY CITIES & COMMUNITIES IN
ONTARIO, Thurs Dec 7, 5-7pm, Toronto. Celebrate the launch of
the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition's new book,
celebrating the successes of ten years of Healthy Communities
organizing in Ontario. The book illustrates how individuals &
communities can rally together to create change. It contains stories
& analysis of communities in Ontario that have confronted
unemployment, hunger, pollution, and more. Meet the authors,
enjoy fine food, mingle with friends. Special book price--only $10
(33% off). Free. Smoke-free, cash bar. Free Times Cafe, 320
College (just west of Spadina). RSVP by Dec 3: 416-408-4841 ext.
2338 anna@opc.on.ca http://www.healthycommunities.on.ca
[see also http://www.sustainable.org ]
* STORYTELLING & SOCIAL JUSTICE, Thurs Dec 7, 6:30-
9:30pm, Toronto. One of the oldest forms of learning; carries
countless lessons for the struggles for justice the world over.
Discuss & share stories as a form of popular education in struggles
for social, political & economic justice. Free. With chris cavanagh
& Clare Nobbs. J.Roby Kidd Resource Centre, 720 Bathurst #500
(1 block S of Bloor) $2/$4/$6 More info: Catalyst Centre
416-516-9546 catalystcentre@web.net http://www.catalystcentre.ca
* BLUEPRINT FOR ECO-FARMING, Thurs-Sat Dec 7-9,
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The nation's premier event for
commercial-scale sustainable and organic agriculture, attracting
well over 1,000 farmers & industry reps. The annual conference
represents and supports the rapid mainstreaming of environmental-
based agriculture -- providing practical tools, techniques and
cutting-edge information. Keynotes: Kenny Ausubel (founder of
Seeds of Change and the Bioneers); Dr. Elaine Ingham (on the soil
foodweb, compost, compost teas); Neal Kinsey (world-renowned
soil fertility consultant); Jerry Brunetti (livestock nutrition
consultant, on natural medicine for the herd); Dr. Andersen
(connection of soil health & human health). Over 30 workshops,
presentations, courses; Trade Show; Eco-Consultant's Hall;
continuous video theatre. Costs start at $90 for single day. More
info: Acres U.S.A. 800-355-5313 info@acresusa.com
http://www.acresusa.com [see also Ontario's Guelph Organic
Conference, Jan 25-28, 2001: http://www.gks.com/OrgConf/ ]
* MEDIA TRANSFORMATION DAY, Fri Dec 8, 1pm, Toronto.
A day of media protest, education, and change. 1-4pm: Media
Protest Tour; 7-9pm: Media Discussion Panel; 9pm-1am: Benefit
Concert/Celebration. Coalition for a Democratic Media. Panel
location: OISE/UT, 252 Bloor W. (St. George subway). More
info/confirm: 416-923-6641 x2595 http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca
tlcentre@oise.utoronto.ca
* BENEFIT CONCERT - Awake: A World Free From Violence ,
Fri Dec 8, 8-12pm, Toronto. Music by Nonie Crete, Like Heroes,
Fire-Up Rhythm & Blues Revue; poetry by Uncritical Mass;
theatre performance by Sean Hill, as he performs from his one-
man show "Mucho Macho". For the December 6th Fund of
Toronto, helping women build lives free of violence. At the
Transac Club, 292 Brunswick just south of Bloor. Pay what you
can. Licensed. More info: Jack Gagliardi 416-920-6684
http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca
** please tell them you saw it in the Planet-Friendly --
www.planetfriendly.net **
* JUST FOOD: A MUNICIPAL FOOD & HUNGER STRATEGY
FOR TORONTO, Mon Dec 11, 9:30am-1:30pm, Toronto. City
Council's Food & Hunger Action Committee reports back on input
from community members, agency staff & food activists. Join with
others from the full spectrum of people concerned about food
issues & hunger; give your feedback on the proposed action plan.
Presentation of the "What We Heard" & "Planting the Seeds"
reports; action proposals; feedback workshops; selection of a
community-based committee; information fair (register a table for
your group); lunch. Workshops: hunger & income; health &
nutrition; community development; environment & planning. Also
invited: Mayor Lastman & City Council. [Free]. City Hall,
Members Lounge, Queen & Bay (Queen subway). Register:
Kathryn 416-392-1657 kathryn@foodshare.net http://www.foodshare.net
* CITIZENS FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY, Mon Dec 11, 7:30pm,
Toronto. A group of concerned citizens, encouraging progressive
policies of local & provincial politicians. C4LD is one of the few
groups that continously monitors local governments & questions
the voting record of politicians on local issues. All welcome to
express their opinions & concerns. Free. Toronto City Hall (check
at reception for room #), Bay & Queen. c4ld@yahoo.com
416-977-8736 http://www.geocities.com/c4ld/
* THREE WISE MEN, Tues Dec 12, 7:30pm, Toronto. Three
fascinating speakers: Wally Seccombe (doing the right thing -
correcting prices & saving the environment); Mikael Vernon
(Rastafari, an architecture of self reliance); Rob Grande
(Grassroots: Top 10 environmentally-friendly gifts). Followed
by the Coalition's inspired networking! Free. Committee Room 1,
Toronto City Hall, Queen & Bay. More info: Michael Berger,
Coalition for a Green Economy 416-782-4589 sfp@web.ca
http://www.web.net/ecorecov/
* GENEACTION ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, Wed Dec
13, 7:30pm, Toronto. A diverse group of citizens aiming to inform
& inspire ourselves and others to act on the issue of Genetically
Engineered food & organisms. We'll review our successes of the
past year, and plans for upcoming actions & events. Julie D. will
give a short talk on the Anti-Biotech Conference "Big Money, Bad
Science" she attended on Nov. 10th in Vancouver. Free. Room
212, 348 Danforth (upstairs at Carrot Commons, near Chester
subway). (2nd Wednesday of each month). More info:
geneaction@hotmail.com 416-685-4222 http://ecoexplorer.com/GENEaction.htm
* PICKERING REACTORS RESTART HEARING, Thurs Dec
14, 2pm, Pickering. We're all downwind of Pickering! Ontario
Power Generation is planning to re-open four reactors and is
undergoing a low-level "screening" environmental assessment. The
process lacks independence since it is controlled by the Cdn.
Nuclear Safety Commission, historically friendly to the nuclear
industry. The assessment has excluded fundamental issues such as
the cost and need to restart Pickering, and the risk of severe
nuclear accidents. Durham Nuclear Awareness, Pickering citizen
groups, the City of Pickering, the Municipal Region of Durham,
and the City of Toronto have asked Environment Minister David
Anderson to upgrade the assessment to an independent panel
review. Anderson has so far refused to act. Council Chambers,
Pickering Civic Complex, One The Esplanade, Pickering. More
info: Irene Kock, Durham Nuclear Awareness, 905-852-0571
nucaware@web.ca
* INDOOR GARDENING & SPROUTING, Thurs Dec 14,
7-9pm, Toronto. Learn how to extend the growing season in your
garden to grow hardy greens well into the winter months. Learn
how to grow sprouts & seedling sprouts indoors to add some home
grown greenery to your diet. Free. At Field to Table Centre, 200
Eastern Ave., near King & Parliament. Register/info: Lauren Baker
416-363-6441 x25 urbanfarmer@foodshare.net http://www.foodshare.net
* PARTY with the YOUNG ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS,
Thurs Dec 14, 6pm, Toronto. At the Bow & Arrow Pub, Yonge
just north of Davisville. YEP is a non-profit, volunteer organization
dedicated to serving the environmental decision-makers of the
21st century. We provide cross-sectoral forums to exchange ideas,
develop contacts, learn about new initiatives & jobs, and have fun.
YEP meets the 2nd Thursday of each month. $5 (members), $10
(non-members). RSVP: Stephanie Tencer, stencer@web.ca
416-971-4484. More info: http://www.peck.ca/yep/yep.html
== and two from January: ==
* CLIMATE CHANGE: THE SCIENCE, THE POLITICS
(free course), Mondays Jan 15 - Apr 9, 6-8pm, Toronto. Global
warming is a daunting but fascinating problem. It's a concentrate
of the world's environmental, social, political, cultural & economic
issues -- and a laboratory for such fundamental concepts as
environmental justice, sustainable development and global
governance. Course includes: the science of global warming: what
is happening exactly? (4 classes); the history & forces at play in
climate change negotiations & the Kyoto protocol (4 classes);
solutions: efficient transportation, renewable energy, carbon sinks,
taxes and subsidy shifts, etc. (5 classes). Lectures, open
discussions, videos, guest speakers, outings. All welcome -
beginners, experienced, activists, ordinary citizens. Free -
presented by the Free University of Toronto. Register if possible;
attend one class or all. U of T Physics Dept., 60 St George, room
713. More info: Loic Jounot loic@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca
416-532-9483 http://www.utoronto.ca/acc/freeu/
* THE GREEN ECONOMY, Tuesdays Jan 16 - Mar 20, 7-10pm,
Toronto. Practical strategies to create community-based eco-
economies. Agriculture & the food system; urban eco-design; the
soft energy path; feminist economic alternatives; community
financial systems; green industry. Literature & expert guest
speakers - Toronto's cutting edge innovators in each sector. $100
for 10 classes. Metro Labour Education Centre, 1207 King W. (at
Dufferin). More info: http://www.greeneconomics.net Brian
Milani 416-968-1282 Register: 416-537-6532
** please tell them you saw it in the Planet-Friendly --
www.planetfriendly.net **
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(B) ELECTIONS WRAP-UP
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* PLAYING WITH DEMOCRACY - TOOKER GOMBERG
CAMPAIGN VIDEO. Entertaining & informative video of the
campaign. Tooker's grassroots, first-ever Toronto campaign,
received 51,063 votes (8.5%). By donation, while stocks last.
Seeking donations. Keep in touch / join our email list:
tooker@web.ca 416-968-7626 (416-your-man)
http://www.GombergForMayor.org [see also Dec 5, above]
* GREEN PARTY DOUBLES VOTE - the Green Party of Canada
ran 111 candidates, and received 104,260 votes (0.81%, up from
0.42% in 1997). The Green Party remains the 6th largest party in
Canada. Under a proportional representation system there would
now be 2 Green MPs in Parliament. http://www.green.ca
416-929-2397 1-888-6GREEN6 admin@greenparty.on.ca
http://www.greenparty.on.ca [see also http://www.VotePR.org ]
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(C) OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS & RESOURCES
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* CHILDREN & TOXIC CHEMICALS. Millions of children
(almost one child in five) in the U.S. exhibit learning disabilities,
reduced IQ and destructive, aggressive behavior because of
exposures to a range of toxins to which most or all American
children are exposed. See Rachel's Environment & Health Weekly
#712 (free e-newsletter). Full text: http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/
Or, to receive this or any back issue, e-mail to info@rachel.org
with the single word HELP in the message. 1-888-2RACHEL
410-263-1584 erf@rachel.org http://www.rachel.org
* CANADA WORST COUNTRY ON THE PLANET! Canada
emerged from the UN Climate Conference in Den Haag as the
worst country on planet Earth, according to a world-wide coalition
of environmental NGO's ( http://www.fossil-of-the-day.org )
"... arctic ice has melted by 40% in recent decades ...allegiance to
the petroleum industry ...the Government of Canada is behaving
in a criminal fashion, and is complicit in massive crimes against
humanity and the planet." -from news release "Why we burned
our passports", available from tooker@web.ca Live webcast:
http://www.abips.org.br/haia/haia.cfm (click on the tv screen)
http://www.greenspiration.org http://www.climatechangesolutions.com
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/climatereports.htm#powershift
http://www.greenpeace.org http://www.panda.org/climate/summit/
http://www.climatevoice.org Tooker Gomberg: 01131 6123 06874
greenspiration@web.ca 416-968-7626
* EARTH RIGHTS: Linking the Quests for Human Rights &
Environmental Protection (book). The connection between human
rights & environment; the concept of earth rights--links between
human well-being & environment; international legal foundation
for such rights; overview of globalization, transnationals,
multilateral banks; role of militarization; examples of concurrent
human rights violations & environmental destruction from around
the world. Jed Greer & Tyler Giannini. US$9.95 (student, non-
profit, bulk order discounts). EarthRights Intnt'l, Publications,
http://www.earthrights.org 202-466-5188 eri@igc.org
* SMART GROWTH COMBATS URBAN SPRAWL.
Examples of smart growth construction projects in every State.
http://ens.lycos.com/ens/sep2000/2000L-09-14-15.html
* CANADIANS WORKING TO REDUCE PESTICIDE USE
-Breast Cancer Prevention Coalition, Erin, ON liz@ican.net
-Campaign for Pesticide Reduction, Winnipeg, MN srauh@escape.ca
-Community Free of Pesticides Committee, Steady Brook, NFLD
bdiamond@thezone.net
-CPR!-O Windsor, Windsor, ON apbshink@mnsi.net
-EcoSuperior, Thunder Bay, ON lucie@ecosuperior.com
-Environmental Action Barrie, Barrie, ON eab-bg@bconnex.net
-Grassroots Woodstock, Woodstock, ON dhsmith@odyssey.on.ca
-Hamilton-Wentworth Green Venture, Hamilton-Wentworth, ON
contact@netaccess.on.ca
-Health Dangers of Urban Use Pesticides, Ottawa-Carleton, ON
mclaughlja@rmoc.on.ca
-Healthy Lawns, Healthy People, Bolton, ON horans@home.com
-Jasper Environmental Association, Jasper, AB seaton@incentre.net
-Lawns for Kids, Edmonton, AB naporae@bissa.ecs.edmonton.ab.ca
-Londoners Education About Pesticides, London, ON jpope@wwdc.com
-Nature-Action Quebec Saint Bruno, PQ info@nature-action.qc.ca
-Nepean Environmental Committee, Nepean, ON stephani.roy@city.nepean.on.ca
-Parents' Environmental Network, Toronto, ON marcieg@home.com
-Pesticide Action Group - Kitchener, Kitchener, ON lgoerzen@golden.net
-Scugog Green Team, Twp of Scugog, ON jmcneill@web.net
-Toronto Environmental Alliance, Toronto, ON tea@web.net
-Town of Banff, Banff, AB tea@web.net
-Vaughan Environment Action Committee, Thornhill, ON
103514.3552@compuserve.com
-York Region Environmental Alliance, York Region, ON yrea@canoemail.com
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