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PEOPLE- & PLANET-FRIENDLY EVENTS & RESOURCES
Revised Wed. Nov. 29, 2000
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(B) Elections wrap-up
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(D) About the People- & Planet-Friendly

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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

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* 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. 
- and -
* 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

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* 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

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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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