From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 3 20:28:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:29 2004 Subject: THE GREEN ECONOMY: Beyond Vinyl - Green Production For Healthy World Message-ID: >To: "tooker@web.ca" >Subject: THE GREEN ECONOMY: Beyond Vinyl - Green Production For Healthy World > >BEYOND VINYL: GREEN PRODUCTION FOR HEALTHY WORLD > >An update on the dangers of PVC, and on possibilities for Clean >Production and Green Development > >Thursday, March 6, 7-10 pm >OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor St. W. >free admission > >Featuring: Beverley Thorpe, Clean Production Action >Rich Whate, Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) >Nick DeCarlo, Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) >Dorothy Golden-Rosenberg, Women's Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) > >At the core of industrial-capitalist brown industry is petrochemical >industry based in organochlorines. The single most destructive >chemical of this destructive complex is polyvinyl choride (PVC), or >"vinyl". Called the "Watergate of chemicals", PVC causes great >damage to the environment and human health at every stage of its >life cycle. Although this material is now found everywhere in the >modern economy---flooring, siding, automobiles, children's >toys---the industry has grown by taking over existing markets >previously served by safer materials. Its market dominance has >depended on its dirt-cheap market price, but its real costs have >taken a massive toll on people and the environment. A growing >movement worldwide is calling for its phase- out in favour of clean >production and new benign materials. > >The evening will not only serve as an introduction to the PVC issue >and the role of chlorine in the petrochemical industry, but provide >an overview of "the next industrial revolution" of green >manufacturing based in closed-loop industrial ecosystems, benign >materials and human- centred development. > >Featured speaker of the evening is Beverley Thorpe, founder of Clean >Production Action, formerly toxics coordinator for Greenpeace >International in Europe. She is the author of the Citizen's Guide to >Clean Production. > >Beverley will be joined by local experts: Rich Whate, toxics >campaigner for TEA; Nick DeCarlo, CAW environment specialist; and >Dorothy Golden-Rosenberg, of Women's Healthy Environments Network. >Other groups involved with community health, the environment, clean >production and workplace health and safety will also be on hand. > >The event inaugurates a month of educational activities leading up >to the Canadian media premier of the award- winning documentary Blue >Vinyl: A Toxic Comedy, on CBC Newsworld's The Passionate Eye, Sunday >March 30. > >The March 6 event is co-sponsored by Labour Council Environmental >Forum, the Ontario Workers Health & Safety Centre, Ontario >Federation of Labour (OFL), Women's Healthy Environments Network >(WHEN), Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA), the Coalition for a >Green Economy, the Labour and Waste Caucuses of the Ontario >Environment Network, Clean Production Action, Great Lakes United, >Grassroots Environmental Products, and the OISE/UT Transformative >Learning Centre. > >For more information, check out >http://www.greeneconomics.net/pvc.htm >or contact: Loretta Michaud at >loretta.michaud@rogers.com or >Linda Sepp at >bluevinyltoronto@hotmail.com > >For more event information go to the >Grassroots >Website. > > >To Unsubscribe from this mailing list please cut and paste the >following link into your browser: >http://launchbox-emailservices.ca/mail/members.asp?Task=OptOut&SubscriberID=10941&Email=tooker%40web%2Eca&S=9 > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecologicy and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Music against the war. -tooker > > >The Price Of Oil by Billy Bragg 2003 > >http://braggy.cjb.net/ > >BILLY BRAGG DOWNLOAD THE PRICE OF OIL AT THE ABOVE WEBSITE - ENJOY!! > >Voices on the radio >Tell us that we're going to war >Those brave men and women in uniform >They want to know what they're fighting for > >The generals want to hear the endgame >The allies want to prove the plan >But the oilmen in the White House >They just don't give a damn > >'Cause it's all about the price of oil >It's all about the price of oil >Don't give me no shit about blood, sweat, tears and toil >It's all about the price of oil > >Now I ain't no fan of Saddam Hussein >Oh, please don't get me wrong >If it's freeing the Iraqi people you're after >Then why have we waited so long? >Why didn't we sort this out last time? >Was he less evil then than he is now? >The stock market holds the answer to: >Why him, why here, why now? > >'Cause it's all about the price of oil >It's all about the price of oil >Don't give me no shit about blood, sweat, tears and toil >It's all about the price of oil > >Saddam killed his own people >Just like General Pinochet >And once upon a time both these evil men were supported by the USA >Whisper it - even Bin Laden once drank from America's cup >Just like that election down in Florida >This shit doesn't all add up > >'Cause it's all about the price of oil >It's all about the price of oil >Don't give me no shit about blood, sweat, tears and toil >It's all about the price of oil > >(Copyright Billy Bragg 2002) -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecologicy and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Thu Mar 6 00:05:25 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:29 2004 Subject: OCAP JURY TRIAL STARTS TOMORROW! (fwd) Message-ID: >Reply-To: san-d@lists.tao.ca > >THE OCAP JUNE 15TH JURY TRIAL STARTS TOMORROW! > >Thursday, March 6 >9:00am >on the steps of the >Ontario "Superior" Court >361 University Ave. (S of Dundas) >Toronto > >Excuse the last minute nature of this email.... > >The pre-trial motions have all been argued, the jury has been selected, >and the trial proper is ready to begin. At 10am tomorrow the Crown will >begin to present its case against Pilipa, Heroux and Clarke. OCAP is >holding a press conference on the steps of the Ontario Superior Courthouse >at 361 University Ave. at 9am to get the ball rolling. Although this >is short notice, we encourage everyone who can to come out and show >their solidarity. It's important that the first thing the jury sees is a >courtroom packed with supporters. > >A bigger rally is being planned for the week of March 17th and will be >announced shortly. > >Sorry again for this being such short notice, but we didn't find out until >5pm this afternoon that the trial would be starting on Thursday. > > > ** > Ontario Coalition Against Poverty > 517 College Street, Suite 234 Toronto, Ontario M5G 4A2 > 416-925-6939 ocap@tao.ca www.ocap.ca > ** -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecologicy and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Thu Mar 6 00:12:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:29 2004 Subject: Toronto Dollar Party - April 3rd - pick up invitations at the market Message-ID: Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We're in the home stretch and could sure use a hand or two today with chopping veggies, cooking yummie food, etc. Can you lend a help out for an hour or two? T'would sure be appreciated! We also need: * kitchens Give him a call at: 905-686-7088 or call me: 416-532-3939 Thanks, and please .... spread the word. -tooker@web.ca -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecologicy and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Fri Mar 7 11:16:27 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:29 2004 Subject: Amazing. Help us reach 750,000 by Friday. Message-ID: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org" To: "Caroline Spence" Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 3:30 PM Subject: Amazing. Help us reach 750,000 by Friday. > Dear MoveOn member, > > The response to our emergency petition to the U.N. Security > Council has been nothing short of extraordinary. Less than > two days after the petition was launched, over 550,000 people > have signed, from over 200 countries. It's a strong message > from the peoples of the world that the Security Council > should support tough inspections in Iraq, not war. It's also > the fastest-growing online petition we've ever seen -- and > already one of the largest in history. > > Thanks for being a part of this enormous success. With your > help, we can make it even bigger. Please let your friends and > colleagues know about the petition by sending them a short > note and this email. They can sign up at: > > http://www.moveon.org/emergency/ > > We've pushed back our delivery date to Monday -- our sources > at the U.N. tell us that's when it'll make the most waves. We > need to send the petition to press on Friday night, but we'd > like to have as many signers as possible by that time. If > each person who signed the petition gets a few friends to > sign, we'll easily reach our 750,000 goal -- but it has to > happen today. > > Please take a moment to let your friends know about this > important initiative. With your help, we can make an even > bigger impact on the U.N. Security Council. > > Sincerely, > --Carrie, Eli, Joan, Peter, Wes, and Zack > The MoveOn Team > March 6th, 2003 > > P.S. Our petition was launched in cooperation with the American > Friends Service Committee, who have a terrific website that > provides resources and information on the crisis in Iraq. Check > it out at: > > http://www.afsc.org/iraq/ > > P.P.S. Yesterday, our local ad went up in over 111 local > newspapers across the nation, our billboards are now up in > Detroit, San Francisco and L.A., and our "Inspections Work. War > Won't." message is on a quarter of all the busses in Washington > D.C. The financial support of MoveOn members for these > initiatives has been overwhelming -- you funded over 100 local > ads in less than a day! > > One note of caution about giving to good causes: Never give your > credit card number over the phone in response to any telephone > solicitation. And only give online or by mail to organizations > you know and trust (like us). > > Thanks for making this work possible. > > Some links: > > Our "No link" ad that ran in 111 newspapers yesterday: > http://www.moveon.org/localads/localad.pdf > > Our billboard and busses layout: > http://www.moveon.org/billboards/ > > How to donate to MoveOn.org: > http://www.moveon.org/support.html > > ________________ > > This is a message from MoveOn.org. To remove yourself (Caroline Spence) from > this list, please visit our subscription management page at: > http://moveon.org/s?i=1137-2238332-yjufzyQK.Kn3qypU64N8Mw > > > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecologicy and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Fri Mar 7 12:42:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:29 2004 Subject: FREE organic chard and bok choy for the cooking In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Here's the deal: My friend Jonathan from Killaloe is pulling together a vegan and animal rights fest tomorrow (Sat. March 8) from 10 to 10 at the Opera House in Toronto. It'll be a blast. Come if you can! He asked if I could help with food. "Sure, I'd be glad to" I said. So I have managed to scrounge up 2 cases of organic kiwis, a case of org chard, and a case of org. bok choy.. anyone out there into cooking it up? and of course, you're welcome to a chunk of whatever you make for the effort. call me, or email me soon. I'm tripping all over the boxes in the kitchen. thanks, -tooker 416-532-3939 -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Fri Mar 7 13:19:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Women's day Art Opening Message-ID: > >From: Albert Nerenberg >Hi Tooker, > >Feel free to pass this on. It's an Women's Day art exhibit called the Girly >Show which features a painting which speaks volumes for our times. >(attached) >Free food and wine. Lots of Girliness. > > >Opening Party, Saturday March 8th, >695 Queen West >Eza Wear > > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: girlyshow.jpg_1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 72598 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030307/7ccced86/girlyshow.jpg_1.jpg From greenspi at web.ca Sat Mar 8 12:11:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: TORONTO EMERGENCY STUDENT ANTI-WAR MTG- mar 9 Message-ID: > >From: denise * >~~~Please forward widely!~~~ > > >EMERGENCY STUDENT MEETING: What next after March 5? > >ALL STUDENTS & YOUTH WELCOME! > >Sunday, March 9, 2003 >6:00pm-9:00pm >University of Toronto >Bahen Centre for Information & Technology >Main Lobby > >40 St. George Street* > >George Bush announced to the world in a nationally-televised press >conference at the White House last night that the US "doesn't need >anybody's permission to act on Iraq". He also made it clear that US >troops are fully ready to engage in battle--over 250,000 troops are >already in the Gulf waiting for the green light. This means that a war on >Iraq could start as early as next week. > >Students and youth across Toronto are invited to an EMERGENCY STUDENT >MEETING to discuss collectively our emergency action plans for whichever >day the war might begin. WE NEED TO ORGANISE NOW SO THAT IF A WAR DOES >START WE ARE FULLY PREPARED AHEAD OF TIME FOR MASS WALK-OUTS AT EVERY >SCHOOL AND ON EVERY CAMPUS! > >Students all over the world are already making plans for similar mass >actions. > >The tentative agenda for Sunday's meeting is as follows: > >1) Introductions and go-arounds (5 min.); >2) Selection of co-chairs (5 min.); >3) Debrief on March 5 (30 min.): > a) Toronto schools and campuses; > b) Across the country; > c) Around the world; >4) Emergency action plans (90 min.): > a) What's already organised at each school and campus?; > b) How can we organise mass walk-outs?; >5) Election of delegates to SASWI-Toronto (20 min.): > a) What does SASWI-Toronto do?; > b) Who can do what?; >6) What next for students (20 min.): > a) March 15: International action; > b) May 5: Bush visits Ottawa; >7) Announcements (5 min.); >8) Other (5 min.); >9) Adjourn. > >For more information, please contact SASWI-Toronto at >416.533.6026. > >*To get to 40 St. George Street (the location of the meeting), take the >TTC to St. George subway station, exit onto St. George Street, go south on >the west side of St. George Street to the Bahen Centre (40 St. George >Street). Or, take the TTC to Queen's Park subway station, exit onto the >north side of College Street, go west on the north side of College Street >to St. George Street, and go north on the west side of St. George Street >to the Bahen Centre (40 St. George Street). The Bahen Centre is fully >accessible. > >NEWS ITEM: >-- British proposal would set March 17 as deadline for >Iraqi compliance with U.N. calls to disarm. >Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com/AOL Keyword: >CNN for the latest news. >**************************** > >denise -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 9 17:29:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: A proposal for the Pope to be able to stop the war on Iraq Message-ID: Hi friends: This just arrived from a friend in Cuba. Thought it might inspire y'all to type a few strokes to help stop the impending slaughter of Iraq. -tooker > >_______________________________________________________ >Wayne, >Now and then a message comes across my desk that I know I must pass >on. Several days ago a friend forwarded an email to me from Helen >Caldicott regarding a way we could assure an end to possible war in >Iraq, and I have to agree that this could work. As you probably >know, Pope John Paul II is adamantly against this war and has called >it "a defeat for Humanity." He sent an emissary to Iraq and >Washington to deliver a personal message and continues to urge >political leaders >to protest a possible US led invasion. If there is one person whose >life George Bush would be unwilling to risk it would be the Pope's. >Therefore, millions of people around the world are being asked to >email, fax or even telephone His Holiness asking him to personally >station himself in Baghdad until a proper solution can be found. If >he would do it, it would work. I would like to suggest we take this >request one step further. The Pope has been a strong voice for peace >and reconciliation for many years now, and has called the spiritual >leaders of the world together twice to pray for peace in Assisi. I >suggest the Pope call another gathering of spiritual leaders opposed >to war and violence in Iraq, imploring them to join him in a >statement George Bush cannot ignore. If they gather in Baghdad and >ask the people of the world to join them in prayer, then the war >will not happen. Then the inspectors would have more time to do >their work and a political solution would surely be found. I have >already emailed the Pope and I ask you to do the same. Also, please >forward this email to as many people as you can, for it will be hard >for His Holiness to ignore the requests of millions of people. I >consider this a spiritual solution coming from religions that have >in the past been the cause of so much separation. Please help us >spread the word for this important mission. > >Please send your email to: >accreditamenti@pressva.va > >If you would like to send a fax from the US, the number is: >011-39-06698-85378 (from other countries drop the 011 prefix), and >to phone call: 011-39-06-69-82. > >Imagine the impact of such a statement of peace from the leaders of >the world's religions from Iraq. Let this be a "Victory for >Humanity." It is the eleventh hour. The war may begin any day now. >Please do not wait letting the Pope hear your important voice. > >In Peace, >James Twyman -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030309/c1cb7046/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 9 17:30:42 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Free Food and Hemp Today! Message-ID: Come by my place all day today and tonight for free food and hemp! Yummy chili, cool hemp, tortillas. Free for the eatin'. And bring a box to help pack for the upcoming arrival of: The sheriff. -tooker -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 9 17:30:57 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: want to deliver leaflets for peace? Message-ID: I would love to help produce and distribute tens of thousands of leaflets for peace. what do you think? then call me: 416-532-3939 or drop me an email: tooker@web.ca -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 9 22:11:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Iraq - The Crucial Moment Message-ID: >From: Guy Dauncey > >Dear friends, >There is a crucial vote in the UN tomorrow (Monday) - so please send >one more email to the members of the UN Security Council, urging >them to resist the US bullying and bribery. See >"101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq" >http://www.earthfuture.com >and click on "10 Ways to Stop the War with Your Email" >We've had 220,000 hits since this site was launched > >From inside the US, this war may seem like a done deal. >But the view from outside the US is very different. > >The world's people are really opposed to this war. >There is nothing written in the sands of history that says this war >is inevitable. > >There are other ways to disarm Saddam, without killing children and >adults, spreading depleted uranium, destroying culture, and >triggering the time-bomb of hatred. > >The Sojourners have outlined a 6-point plan that details a more >effective way to remove Saddam Hussein from power without killing >innocent people. Read the plan, and e-mail it to President Bush, >Prime Minister Blair, and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan: >http://www.sojo.net/action > >Tell all the Security Council members about it. They MUST understand >that there are other options. Half of Iraq's population are aged >under 15. > >Please act on as many of the "101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq" as >you can - and tell all your friends. > >With faith, >Guy Dauncey >Victoria, Canada >http://www.earthfuture.com > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030309/bb50e2bc/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 10 08:55:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: IF WAR SHOULD START - Canada Emergency Response Plans Message-ID: >From: "Janet M Eaton" >Reply-To: jeaton@ca.inter.net >To: ANTIWARValley >Subject: IF WAR SHOULD START - Canada Emergency Response Plans Date: Sun, >09 Mar 2003 14:33:09 -0400 > >Dear All: > >Here are Canada wide response plans from Cities across the country >which are so far listed on the Canadian Peace Alliance website. > >I'll forward our response plan along to the national CPA website >person to be added to this list. > >I also just heard from the web person for the Halifax Peace Coalition >that he will be putting our schedule of events I just sent out - up >on the HPC Website - so tell your friends they can check there- -for >info soon. Just type in Halifax Peace Coalition in search engine or >enter www.hfxchebucto.org !! >fyi-janet > > >http://www.acp-cpa.ca/febemergencyresponses.htm > > >EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS > >Listed Alphabetically: > >Barrie > >Meet at Fred Grant Square, 5PM on the first Saturday after the >outbreak of war. Barrie Peace Alliance bpa@rogers.com > >Edmonton > >Our emergency plans are as follows: In the event of a "dramatic" >escalation of events (such as the invasion of Iraq), the Edmonton >Coalition Against War and Racism is calling for people in our city to >converge on the south side of Canada Place in Edmonton (Corner of 97 >Street and Jasper Ave) at 5 PM on the day of such an event. Our web >site is www.wage-peace.org > > >Fredericton NB > >Gather at Fredericton City Hall on whatever day that the U.S. re- >invades Iraq for a vigil against war. > >Contact: frederictonfreedom@yahoo.ca > >Halifax > >EMERGENCY RESPONSE > >In the event of an attack on Iraq, join us in a vigil/demonstration >at 5pm, the day attacks begin. Location: Spring Garden Rd. Library >hfxpeace@chebucto.ca http://hfxpeace.chebucto.org > >Kingston > >If Iraq is attacked, meet outside city hall at 5 pm on the day of the >attack (or the next day if the attack occurs later than 5 pm). For >further information see the Kingston Anti-war Coalition web site at >http://cogeco.home.ca/~no-war > >London > >candlelight vigil, with music, at 7 PM on the day the USA attacks >Iraq. Gather at entrance to Victoria Park, Richmond and Central. >Bring your own candle. Rebecca Coulter coulter@uwo.ca > >Midland > >Peaceworks will be on the street in Midland at noon on that Saturday >outside the library for a demonstration. > >Nelson > >"Light for Peace" > >Within 24 hrs of the existing offences on Iraq, becoming escalated >into a full on Attack/War , our group will call for a Rally at the >Government Building , 310, Ward Street, Nelson at 12 noon. We will >use a phone tree and all means of contacting individuals, >organizations, groups/ faith community, etc. to notify them of this >Response. > >Contact people: Jim Terrel, 250-352-6254, & Hannah Hadikein 250 - 352- >3609 > >Ottawa > >(1) On the day that the bombs begin falling, please meet at 5:30 pm >at the eternal flame on Parliament Hill for a rally. People may be >proceeding from there to the U.S. embassy. > >(2) On the first Saturday following the start of the bombing, there >will also be an anti-war rally beginning at 12:00 at the eternal >flame on Parliament Hill. > >Penticton > >Penticton Peace Group and the Council of Canadians, Penticton Chapter > > >Emergency Response Plan: In the event that war starts on the people >of Iraq, we will meet in front of Penticton Secondary School (Main & >Echardt) 1:00 p.m. on the Saturday following. > >Regina > >Contact http://reginapeace.tripod.com > >Regina Peace Action Coalition > >Saskatoon > >If a war is started, on that day we will meet at a Vigil for Peace, >to be held at 5:30 pm at the Gandhi bust at the corner of 21st Street >and 2nd Ave. > >On the day after the start of a war, we will Rally for Peace at 12 >noon at the Federal Building, to make a loud and strong statement to >our government. > >The Saskatoon Peace Coalition > >St.Catharines/Niagara > >Human Rights Committee of the St.Catharines and District Labour >Council also co-chair of the newly formed anti-war group (NC4P) >Niagara Coalition For Peace. Our anti-war response to military >aggression in Iraq is to gather in front of our City Hall at 6:pm. >the day of an attack, for a candle light vigil for peace. Plus unite >anti-war activists in solidarity at noon the first Saturday after the >attack for a anti-aggression rally and march. > >Sudbury > >If war is launched before February 15, Sudbury Anti-War Mobilization >calls upon all Sudburians to gather in front of the City Centre Mall >at 4:30 pm of the day that the war begins. > >Toronto > >There are two meeting times so far announced in Toronto. On the day >that war starts people are asked to rally at the US Consulate >(University Ave north of Queen) at 5:00 pm Also the Canadian Peace >Alliance has called for an event on the first Saturday after the war >starts at the same location. Call 416 588-5555 for info or e-mail >anti_wartoronto@yahoo.com > >Winnipeg > >A demonstration will take place on the Saturday immediately following >the launching of a war against Iraq, at 1 p.m., at the U.S. consulate >in Winnipeg, corner of Portage Ave. and Notre Dame. For confirmation >call 453-3994. > >Organized by Peace Alliance Winnipeg and the No War Against Iraq >Coalition (Manitoba) To join or for more information, please call 775- >8178. Produced by volunteer labour. > >Victoria BC > >IF IRAQ IS ATTACKED, meet outside the Armed Forces Recruitment Office >at 827 Fort Street at 5 pm on the day (or the next day if the attack >occurs later than 5 pm). Come out to protest our government's >complicity. > >========================================== _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 10 10:45:08 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: A miracle is only a boycott away (fwd) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > I sure like this idea! -tooker >From: Denise et/ou Roger Lagass? >To: Welcome Woods College of Canada >Subject: A miracle is only a boycott away > >Call to action: > >Starting tomorrow morning: > >1) Buy no citrus products from Florida, USA. (No oranges, no orange >juice, no grapefruit, etc.) > >2) If there is no improvement within two weeks (ie: reduced belligerent >rhetoric and reduced military buildup), cease buying any US citrus >products at all from any state. > >If the US attacks Iraq: > >3) Buy no US products of any kind. > >If the US ceases to threaten Iraq with invasion: > >4) Resume purchasing citrus products from the US. > >Rationale: A focused campaign directed at one kind of product will send >a >focused signal. Sort of like a warning. And since G.W. Bush came to >power partly as a result of some pretty questionable election practices >in brother Governor Jeb Bush's state (Florida), it is an appropriate >place to start to focus some pressure. The escalating boycott will give >the government time to alter course. We can buy Mexican oranges and >Canadian and New Zealand apples while we wait for the Bush >administration to see the light. > >If Bush decides to bring his troops home without attacking, let's all go >out and buy a couple of bags of Florida oranges as a sign of >forgiveness. > >Please spread the word. > > >Sunshine Coast Peace Group >British Columbia, Canada -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 10 13:04:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Pope to stay in Iraq to save lives Message-ID: to: accreditamenti@pressva.va Dear Holy Father, I appreciate greatly your opposition to the potential American occupation of Iraq. I realize that you are a man of peace and recognize that resorting to war is a failure. May I suggest that you and your cardinals visit Iraq for an extended time (until the Americans come to their senses). I feel this would be a major deterrent to the Bush Administration and force them to see the situation properly, reverse their agression and find another solution. Your actions are worth those of a million protestors around the world. Yours Sincerely, David J. Parker voa@planet.eon.net Edmonton, AB. Canada -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 10 15:32:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: TUES: Nobel Peace Prize Winner coming to Toronto Message-ID: >Dear Folks, I just received this notice from the social justice organization KAIROS. They're sponsoring a talk by an Argentinean Nobel Peace Prize winner. Thought you might like to attend. Cheers, Gideon >Hello all: > >Please help publicize our KAIROS public event here in Toronto on >Tues. March 11, >2003 featuring Argentinean Nobel Prize Laureate Adolfo P?rez Esquivel. >Honorary president of SERPAJ, the Latin American Peace and Justice Service, >our speaker has extensive experience in the nonviolent struggle for human >rights throughout Central and South America. He is currently active in the >continental campaign against the creation of the Free Trade Area of the >Americas, an important global economic justice priority for KAIROS. > >Adolfo P?rez Esquivel will speak to the connection between economic >globalization and militarization, both in the immediate context of an >impending war on Iraq and in relation to the Latin American struggle for >justice. A question and answer period will follow the formal presentation. >The evening will be framed with special music and a reception with Latin >American food. > >The event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11 at 7:00 pm, in the sanctuary of >Deer Park United Church. Please put up the attached poster in churches that >might be interested and encourage your contacts to attend this exciting >opportunity to hear from an important ecumenical figure in the struggle for >peace and justice. > >Tanya Chute > >Intern; Animation, Communications, and Education > >KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: poster.doc Type: application/msword Size: 90624 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030310/86424dc7/poster.doc From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 10 15:33:15 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: TUES: Nobel Peace Prize Winner coming to Toronto Message-ID: >Hello all: > >Please help publicize our KAIROS public event here in Toronto on >Tues. March 11, >2003 featuring Argentinean Nobel Prize Laureate Adolfo P?rez Esquivel. >Honorary president of SERPAJ, the Latin American Peace and Justice Service, >our speaker has extensive experience in the nonviolent struggle for human >rights throughout Central and South America. He is currently active in the >continental campaign against the creation of the Free Trade Area of the >Americas, an important global economic justice priority for KAIROS. > >Adolfo P?rez Esquivel will speak to the connection between economic >globalization and militarization, both in the immediate context of an >impending war on Iraq and in relation to the Latin American struggle for >justice. A question and answer period will follow the formal presentation. >The evening will be framed with special music and a reception with Latin >American food. > >The event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11 at 7:00 pm, in the sanctuary of >Deer Park United Church. Please put up the attached poster in churches that >might be interested and encourage your contacts to attend this exciting >opportunity to hear from an important ecumenical figure in the struggle for >peace and justice. > >Tanya Chute > >Intern; Animation, Communications, and Education > >KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: poster.doc Type: application/msword Size: 90624 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030310/63d8dde9/poster.doc From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 10 16:44:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Peace Petition Message-ID: This is different from the petition that was circulated last month. This one will go directly to the UN and to the White House. This is not a hoax. The USA is evacuating non-essential personnel from the US embassies in the middle east. This means they are about to start the war process. All it takes is 20% of us to cry out for "NO WAR", but they say our numbers are more like 2%. US Congress has authorized the President of the US to go to war against Iraq. Please consider this an urgent request. UN Petition for Peace Stand For Peace. Islam is not the Enemy. War is NOT the Answer. Today we are at a Point of imbalance in the world and are moving toward what may be the beginning of a THIRD WORLD WAR. If you are against this possibility, the UN is gathering signatures in an effort to avoid a tragic world event. +++ Please COPY (rather than Forward) this e-mail in a new message, sign at the end of the list, and send it to as many people as possible. If you receive this list with more than 500 names signed, please send a copy of the message to: usa@un.int and president@whitehouse.gov. Even if you decide not to sign, PLEASE consider forwarding the petition on instead of eliminating it. 1) Suzanne Dathe, Grenoble, France 2) Laurence COMPARAT, Grenoble, France 3) Philippe MOTTE, Grenoble, France 4) Jok FERRAND, Mont St. Martin, France 5) Emmanuelle PIGNOL, St Martin d'Heres, FRANCE 6) Marie GAUTHIER, Grenoble, FRANCE 7) Laurent VESCALO, Grenoble, FRANCE 8) Mathieu MOY, St Egreve, FRANCE 9) Bernard BLANCHET, Mont St Martin,FRANCE 10) Tassadite FAVRIE, Grenoble, FRANCe 11) Loic GODARD, St Ismier, FRANCE 12) Benedicte PASCAL, Grenoble, FRANCE 13) Khedaidja BENATIA, Grenoble, FRANCE 14) Marie-Therese LLORET, Grenoble,FRANCE 15) Benoit THEAU, Poitiers, FRANCE 16) Bruno CONSTANTIN, Poitiers, FRANCE 17) Christian COGNARD, Poitiers, FRANCE 18) Robert GARDETTE, Paris, FRANCE 19) Claude CHEVILLARD, Montpellier, FRANCE 20) gilles FREISS, Montpellier, FRANCE 21) Patrick AUGEREAU, Montpellier, FRANCE 22) Jean IMBERT, Marseille, FRANCE 23) Jean-Claude MURAT, Toulouse, France 24) Anna BASSOLS, Barcelona, Catalonia 25) Mireia DUNACH, Barcelona, Catalonia 26) Michel VILLAZ, Grenoble, France 27) Pages Frederique, Dijon, France 28) Rodolphe FISCHMEISTER,Chatenay-Malabry, 29) Francois BOUTEAU, Paris, France 30) Patrick PETER, Paris, France 31) Lorenza RADICI, Paris, France 32) Monika Siegenthaler, Bern, Switzerland 33) Mark Philp, Glasgow, Scotland 34) Tomas Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden 35) Jonas Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden 36) Karin Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden 37) Ake Ljung, Stockholm, Sweden 38) Carina Sedlmayer, Stockholm, Sweden 39) Rebecca Uddman, Stockholm, Sweden 40) Lena Skog, Stockholm, Sweden 41) Micael Folke, Stockholm, Sweden 42) Britt-Marie Folke, Stockholm, Sweden 43) Birgitta Schuberth, Stockholm, Sweden 44) Lena Dahl, Stockholm, Sweden 45) Ebba Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden 46) Jessica Carlsson, Vaxjo, Sweden 47) Sara Blomquist, Vaxjo, Sweden 48) Magdalena Fosseus, Vaxjo, Sweden 49) Charlotta Langner, Goteborg, Sweden 50) Andrea Egedal, Goteborg, Sweden 51) Lena Persson, Stockholm, Sweden 52) Magnus Linder, Umea ,Sweden 53) Petra Olofsson, Umea, Sweden 54) Caroline Evenbom, Vaxjo, Sweden 55) Asa Peterson, Grimes, Sweden 56) Jessica Bjork, Grimes, Sweden 57) Linda Ahlbom Goteborg, Sweden 58) Jenny Forsman, Boras, Sweden 59) Nina Gunnarson, Kinna, Sweden 60) Andrew Harrison, New Zealand 61) Bryre Murphy, New Zealand 62) Claire Lugton, New Zealand 63) Sarah Thornton, New Zealand 64) Rachel Eade, New Zealand 65) Magnus Hjert, London, UK 67) Madeleine Stamvik, Hurley 68) Susanne Nowlan, Vermont, USA 69) Lotta Svenby, Malmoe, Sweden 70) Adina Giselsson, Malmoe, Sweden 71) Anders Kullman, Stockholm, Sweden 72) Rebecka Swane, Stockholm, Sweden 73) Jens Venge, Stockholm, Sweden 74) Catharina Ekdahl, Stockholm, Sweden 75) Nina Fylkegard, Stockholm, Sweden 76) Therese Stedman, Malmoe, Sweden 77) Jannica Lund, Stockholm, Sweden 78) Douglas Bratt 79) Mats Lofstrom, Stockholm, Sweden 80) Li Lindstrom, Sweden 81) Ursula Mueller, Sweden 82) Marianne Komstadius, Stockholm, Sweden 83) Peter Thyselius, Stockholm, Sweden 84) Gonzalo Oviedo, Quito, Ecuador 85) Amalia Romeo, Gland, Switzerland 86) Margarita Restrepo, Gland, Switzerland 87) Eliane Ruster, Crans p.C., Switzerland 88) Jennifer Bischoff-Elder, Hong Kong 89) Azita Lashgari, Beirut, Lebanon 90) Khashayar Ostovany, New York, USA 91) Lisa L Miller, Reno NV 92) Danielle Avazian, Los Angeles, CA 93) Sara Risher,Los Angeles,Ca. 94) Melanie London, New York, NY 95) Susan Brownstein , Los Angeles, CA 96) Steven Raspa, San Francisco, CA 97) Margot Duane, Ross, CA 98) Natasha Darnall, Los Angeles, CA 99) Candace Brower, Evanston, IL 100) James Kjelland, Evanston, IL 101) Michael Jampole, Beach Park, IL, USA 102) Diane Willis, Wilmette, IL, USA 103) Sharri Russell, Roanoke, VA, USA 104) Faye Cooley, Roanoke, VA, USA 105) Celeste Thompson, Round Rock, TX, USA 106) Sherry Stang, Pflugerville, TX, USA 107) Amy J. Singer, Pflugerville, TX USA 108) Milissa Bowen, Austin, TX USA 109) Michelle Jozwiak, Brenham, TX USA 110) Mary Orsted, College Station, TX USA 111) Janet Gardner, Dallas, TX USA 112) Marilyn Hollingsworth, Dallas, TX USA 113) Nancy Shamblin, Garland. TX USA 114) K. M. Mullen, Houston, TX - USA 115) Noreen Tolman, Houston, Texas - USA 116) Laurie Sobolewski, Warren, MI 117) Kellie Sisson Snider, Irving Texas 118) Carol Currie, Garland, Garland Texas 119) John Snyder, Garland, TX USA 120) Elaine Hannan, South Africa 121) Jayne Howes, South Africa 122) Diane Barnes, Akron, Ohio 123) Melanie Dass Moodley, Durban, South Africa 124) Imma Merino, Barcelona, Catalonia 125) Toni Vinas, Barcelona, Catalonia 126) Marc Alfaro, Barcelona, Catalonia 127) Manel Saperas, Barcelona, Catalonia 128) Jordi Ribas Izquierdo, Catalonia 129) Naiana Lacorte Rodes, Catalonia 130) Joan Vitoria i Codina, Barcelona,Catalonia 131) Jordi Paris i Romia, Barcelona,Catalonia 132) Marta Truno i Salvado, Barcelona,Catalonia 133) Jordi Lagares Roset, Barcelona,Cataloni 134) Josep Puig Vidal, Barcelona,Catalonia 135) Marta Juanola i Codina, Barcelona,Catalonia 136) Manel de la Fuente i Colino,Barcelona,Catalonia 137) Gemma Belluda i Ventura, Barcelona,Catalonia 139) Victor Belluda i Ventur, Barcelona,Catalonia 140) MaAntonia Balletbo, Barcelona, Spain 141) Mireia Masdevall Llorens, Barcelona,Spain 142) Clara Planas, Barcelona, Spain 143) Fernando Labastida Gual, Barcelona,Spain 144) Cristina Vacarisas, Barcelona, Spain 145) Enric Llarch i Poyo, Barcelona, Catalonia 146) Rosa Escoriza Valencia, Barcelona,Catalonia 147) Silvia Jimenez, Barcelona, Catalonia 148) Maria Clarella, Barcelona, Catalonia 149) Angels Guimera, Barcelona, Cataloni 150) M.Carmen Ruiz Fernandez, Barcelona,Cataloni 151) Rufi Cerdan Heredia, Barcelona,Cataloni 152) M. Teresa Vilajeliu Roig, Barcelona,Cataloni 153) Rafel LLussa, Girona, Catalonia,Spai 154) Mariangels Gallego Ribo, Gelida,Cataloni 155) Jordi Cortadella, Gelida, Catalonia 156) Pere Botella, Barcelona, Catalonia(Spain 157) Josefina Auladell Baulenas, Catalunya(Spain) 158) Empar Escoin Carceller, Catalunya(Spain) 159) Elisa Pla Soler, Catalunya (Spain) 160) Paz Morillo Bosch, Catalunya (Spain) 161) Cristina Bosch Moreno, Madrid (Spain) 162) Marta Puertolas, Barcelona (Spa 163) Cay Bond, Sweden 164) Elisa del Pino (Madrid) Spain 165) Joaquin Rivera (Madrid) Spain 166) Carmen Barral (Madrid) Spain 167) Carmen del Pino (Madrid) Spain 168) Diana Ariane Bender (Munich) Germany 169) Annabelle Livingston (London) England 170) Lindsay Taylor (London) England 171) Amy Morgan (London) England 172) Liam Farrell (London) England 173) Brooke Cramond (London) England 174) Tim Bean (London) England 175) Anne Laing (London) Englan 176) James Roberts (London) England 177) Steele Williams, London, England 178) Michael Betts, London, England 179) Claire Lloyd, London, England 180) Matthew Usamr Lauder, London, England 181) Leah Churchill-Brown, Sydney, Australia 182) Kate Elson, London, England 183) Claudia Leigh, England 184) Anna Gayle, England 185) Linda Lennartsson, London,England 186) Anna Lennartsson, Stockholm, Sweden 187) Alexandra Lundberg, Karlskrona, Sweden 188) Helena Loof, Sundsvall, Sweden 189) Lena Bjvrling, Sundsvall, Sweden 190) Kristian Persson, Stockholm, Sweden 191) Karin Jansson, Stockholm, Sweden 192) Britta Ostrom, Hanoi, Vietnam 193) Irma Kario, Stockholm 194) Gunila Ambjvrnsson, Stockholm 195) Fredrik Bond, Los Angeles 196) Joakim Kempff, Sthlm, Sweden 197) Felix Herngren, Stockholm, Sweden 198) Catarina Oscarsson, Stockholm, Sweden 199) Nina Frvdin, Stockholm, Swede 200) Pia Hidenius, Uppsala, Swede 201) Jenny Olsson, Stockholm,Swede 202) Sara Philipson, Stockholm, Sweden 203) Magnus Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden 204) Ulf Lundin, Stockholm, Sweden 205) Ragnhild Larsson, Gvteborg, Sweden 206) Pia Carlson, Gvteborg, Sweden 207) Maria Lvfstedt, Gvteborg, Sweden 208) Ulrika Naezer, Gvteborg, Sweden 209) Alexander Almir, Gvteborg, Sweden 210) Ruth Garrett Millikan, Storrs, CT USA 211) D. Kimbrough Oller 212) Gerd M|ller, Austria 213) James Griesemer, Davis, CA 214) Ruth Eisenhower, Cold Spring, NY 215) David Eisenhower, Cold Spring, NY 216) Paul Lansdale, Cold Spring, NY 217) Don Pratt, Lexington, Ky. 218) Terri Fann, Lexington, KY 219) Patricia Rich, Boynton Beach, FL 220) Kerry Boytzun, Lexington, KY 221) Darren Beddard, British Columbia, Canada 222) Nancy Atwood, Invermere, BC Canada 223) Debra Loucks, Columbia Falls, MT USA 224)Dennis Loucks, Columbia Falls, MT USA 225) Lynn Askey, Invermere, B.C. Canada 226) Carol Gordon, Invermere, B.C. Canada 227) Bev Meyers, Invermere, B.C. Canada 228) Dave Pettigrew, Invermere, B.C. Canada 229) Genevieve Vinois, Montreal, QC, Canada 230) Kathleen VanderNoot, Montreal, Canada 231) Halyna Carpenter, Montreal, Canada 232) Lorraine Carpenter, Montreal, Canada 233) Daniel Bernard, Montreal, Canada 234) Karen Simspon, Montreal, Canada 235) Michele Martin, Montreal, Canada 236) Rebecca Suzanne Louder, Montreal, QC, Canada 237) Walter Thomas Beckett, St. John's, NL, Canada 238) Bob Arniel, St. John's, NL, Canada 239) Peter soucy, St. John's NL, Canada 240) Geoff Adams, Vancouver, BC, Canada 241) Bruno Verdoni BC, Canada 242)Peter Graham-Gaudreau, Vancouver BC Canada 243)Jennifer-Juniper Angeli, Vancouver BC Canada 244) Valerie Sing Turner, Vancouver BC Canada 245) Miranda Kwok, Los Angeles, California, USA 246) Richard Underhill, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 247) tooker Gomberg, Toronto, Ontario, Canada -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030310/c6c7bd0a/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 11 09:00:07 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Videos for Peace - March 17, 2003 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: from: >Boiling Frog presents: > >Indymedia Newsreal! 2003*, plus > >What I've Learned About US Foreign Policy: CIA covert operations and >US interventions since WWII.** > >Monday March 17, 7:30 pm pwyc >Celts Pub (downstairs) >2872 Dundas St W. >(Dundas and Keele, busses north from either Dundas West or Keele Subway) > >* current, independent coverage of American resistance to War >**2 hour compilation; >- Martin Luther King Jr. >- John Stockwell, ex-CIA station chief >- Bill Moyers, "The Secret Government" >- Coverup: Behind the Iran-Contra Affair >- School of the Assassins >- Genocide by Sanctions >- Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now >- The Panama Deception >- Ramsey Clark, frmr US Attorney General >- S. Brian Wilson, Vietnam Vet for Peace -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 11 10:02:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Bush loves blair Message-ID: > To: > Subject: bush loves blair > > hey folks, > check out the absolutely hilarious link below. if you thought bush and > blair had the hots for each other then this lionel ritchie/diana ross > duet seals it. their lips that is. > > for those with a dial-up modem, > believe me the wait is worth it. > > > > enjoy, > carlos -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 11 11:38:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Bush Sr. to Shrub: No War!!! Message-ID: this sure is cause for hope. read it and spread it around. -tooker@web.ca Bush Sr. Warning Over Unilateral Action By Roland Watson The Times UK Monday 10 March 2003 The first President Bush has told his son that hopes of peace in The Middle East would be ruined if a war with Iraq were not backed by international unity. Drawing on his own experiences before and after the 1991 Gulf War, Mr Bush Sr said that the brief flowering of hope for Arab-Israeli relations a decade ago would never have happened if America had ignored the will of the United Nations. He also urged the President to resist his tendency to bear grudges, advising his son to bridge the rift between the United States, France and Germany. "You've got to reach out to the other person. You've got to convince them that long-term friendship should trump short-term adversity," he said. The former President's comments reflect unease among the Bush Family and its entourage at the way that George W. Bush is ignoring International opinion and overriding the institutions that his father sought to uphold. Mr. Bush Sr is a former US Ambassador to the UN and comes from a family Steeped in multi-lateralist traditions. Although not addressed to his son in person, the message, in a speech at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was unmistakable. Mr Bush Sr even came close to conceding that opponents of his son's case against President Saddam Hussein, who he himself is on record as loathing, have legitimate cause for concern. He said that the key question of how many weapons of mass destruction Iraq held "could be debated". The case against Saddam was "less clear" than in 1991, when Mr Bush Sr led an international coalition to expel invading Iraqi troops from Kuwait. Objectives were "a little fuzzier today," he added. After the Gulf War, Mr Bush Sr steered Israel and its Arab Neighbours to the Madrid conference, a stepping stone to the historic Israeli-Palestinian Oslo accords, in much the same way that the present President has talked about the removal of Saddam as opening the way to a wider peace in the region. In an ominous warning for his son, Mr Bush Sr said that he would have been able to achieve nothing if he had jeopardised future relations by ignoring the UN. "The Madrid conference would never have happened if the international coalition that fought together in Desert Storm had exceeded the UN mandate and gone on its own into Baghdad after Saddam and his forces." Also drawing on the lessons of 1991, he said that it was imperative To mend fences with allies immediately, rather than waiting until after a war. He had been infuriated with the decision of King Hussein of Jordan to side with Saddam rather than the US, but while criticising the Jordanian leader in public and freezing $41 million in US aid, he also passed word to King Hussein that he understood his domestic tensions. Mr Bush Jr, who is said never to forget even relatively minor slights, has alarmed analysts with the way in which he has allowed senior Administration figures such as Donald Rumsfeld, the Defence Secretary, aggressively to criticise France and Germany. There are, however, signs that Mr Bush Sr's message may be getting through Father and son talk regularly and it was, in part, pressure from Mr Bush Sr's foreign policy coterie, that helped to persuade the President To go to the UN last September. -30- Stephanie Hiller, publisher/editor Awakened Woman e-Magazine The magazine for a foreseeable future! Frieda Werden, Producer, WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service, P.O. 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URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030311/339eb7db/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 11 11:45:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Calling On Our Spiritual Leaders For Peace Message-ID: From James Twyman: A few days ago I asked you to send an email to His Holiness Pope John Paul II, asking him to personally intervene in the conflict with Iraq by traveling to Baghdad, and to invite other religious and spiritual leaders to join him. I believe that this would immediately halt plans by the US government to begin bombing the Iraqi people, giving the UN inspectors and world politicians more time to find a peaceful solution. We are now going to take this a step further. I am asking for at least a million people to add their names to a petition that I can present to His Holiness as quickly as possible, imploring him to help save the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Iraq. We will also present the same petition to His Holiness the Dalai Lama through an emissary, asking him to join the Pope. (They have been partners in peace before, most notably at the historic peace gathering that took place in Assisi in 1986.) A MILLION NAMES FOR PEACE IN ONE WEEK! We do not have much time, and so I am asking that you add your name today, and pass this email to as many people as you can. I am personally sending it to 100,000 people, so the goal is well within our reach. If the Pope and the Dalai Lama hear the voices of so many dedicated Spiritual Peacemakers calling for their presence, they may actually respond. Simply go to http://www.emissaryoflight.com and click on the link at the top of the page. You will then be asked to read the following statement, and if you agree, add your name: "We believe that a spiritual solution is required to peacefully resolve the current political situation in Iraq, and we believe that the presence in Iraq of His Holiness Pope John Paul II, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and other spiritual leaders from around the world, would shift the current tide toward lasting peace. We humbly ask you to please consider this heartfelt request from a million Spiritual Peacemakers to take time from your schedule and travel to Baghdad. The lives of hundreds of thousands of people, and the hope of world peace, may lie in your hands." There is no time to waste. The war could begin almost any day, and so we hope to have all million names by March 18. Help us reach our goal in one week!!! In the event that the war breaks out before I am able to personally deliver this petition, we have two contingency plans: 1. Each day we will forward the names that are posted on the site to the Pope, the Dalai Lama, and GEORGE BUSH himself. We don't want these men to become aware of this important campaign after it happens, but while it's in full force. Imagine them getting 200,000 names a day, or more, on a file. We will also post the name count we have collected and sent each day at www.emissaryoflight.com so you can check in and monitor our progress. 2. We will immediately forward all million names (via Internet) to an emissary in Rome who will copy and deliver the document to the Pope. We will do the same for the Dalai Lama. Please hold the success of peace and this mission of peace in your hearts. But most of all, please add your name today, and pass this email to everyone you know. Peace Prevails on Earth NOW! James Twyman ************************************************************ If you wish to reply to this email, please do not use the "Reply" function. 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The Beloved Community A Non Profit Organization -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 11 13:25:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: YorkU administration has students against war arrested & charged with trespassing In-Reply-To: <000501c2e7f4$f1f1d730$1002a8c0@ad.frogware.com> References: <000501c2e7f4$f1f1d730$1002a8c0@ad.frogware.com> Message-ID: > >March 11, 2003 > >Lorna Marsden >York University >Toronto >Via email: > >Ms Marsden: > >I write in response to a request for help which I received from a group >of your students. > >If it is true that your administration insisted that that the police >make arrests of attendees of an on-campus demonstration for peace, then >you should be ashamed of this! > >Such an action on the part of your administration can only serve to >promote resentment and hostility among a population who have entrusted >you to protect their right to freedom of thought and expression. I >assume that, like the rest of us, the students fear for their safety and >security in these difficult times. Have you considered more >compassionate ways to answer their concerns? > >Peace, well-being, safety and human rights are the very things that >world leaders are engaged in dialogue to protect. How could you insist >that students of York University be denied these same assurances? > >I beg you to reconsider and change your administration's present course >of action -- have the charges against the students withdrawn and join in >dialogue with them. > >Respectfully, > > >Wilhelmina Nolan, S.A. >Bass River, New Brunswick >Traditional woman and former presenter for York U's Sociology and >Environmental Sciences faculties. > ><> <> <> <> > >Original message: > >1. Hello fellow Students, People, Friends... >As you likely know, there was an international student strike against >the war on Iraq today (March 5). At Toronto's York University, four >people were arrested and charged with trespassing FOR PEACEFULLY >OPPOSING AMERICAN WAR. The real kicker, however, is that charges of >trespassing are only laid upon the insistence of the York >administration! These were students of York... How could they possibly >be trespassing on their own university, where they are both students and >financiers? To let York know about your disgust over these >circumstances, e-mail Lorna Marsden at: mailto:presidnt@yorku.ca or call >her at 416-736-5200, and DEMAND THAT THESE CHARGES BE DROPPED >IMMEDIATELY. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Wed Mar 12 07:14:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Stop Secret Trials in Canada: March 28 event Message-ID: Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 From: TASC Subject: Stop Secret Trials in Canada: March 28 event (please forward) Stop Secret Trials in Canada: How Democracy is Being Undermined in the Name of "Security" Friday, March 28, 7:30 pm Friends Meeting House, 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto (two blocks north of Bedford and Bloor, near St. George subway) Featured speakers: Sophie Lamarche Harkat Sophie is working to free her husband, Mohamed Harkat, who has been held in solitary confinement in an Ottawa prison, without charge or bail, since his arrest on International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2002. The arrest of Mr. Harkat, a refugee from Algeria who worked on average 20 hours a day pumping gas and delivering pizzas - seems staged to show the U.S. that Canada is "serious" about security, Neither Harkat nor his attorney is allowed to see or challenge the "evidence" against him--in other words, a secret trial. Amina Sherazee Amina Sherazee is an attorney, activist, and one of Canada's leading voices against repressive federal legislation (such as the notorious C-36) Rocco Galati Rocco Galati is one of a handful of Canadian attorneys who has handled CSIS "security certificate cases," and the only person ever to win one against the government. Matthew Behrens A member of Homes not Bombs, which is coordinating a campaign of support for families of Canada's disappeared. This event is part of a tour of southern Ontario which also features events in Peterborough (Thursday, March 27 at 7 pm), Burlington (Sat. March 29 at 3:30 pm) and Hamilton (Sat. March 29 at 7:30 pm at McMaster University). WHAT IS THE SECURITY CERTIFICATE? On the word of CSIS (the scandal-ridden Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Canada's combined FBI/CIA), the Solicitor General and Immigration Minister can have any refugee or permanent resident in Canada declared a security threat, arrested, held in jail without bail, and brought before a court in which neither you nor your lawyer knows the "evidence" against you (that is only presented behind closed doors, without a chance for rebuttal). On this case and this alone, you can be deported back to your country of origin, where you might face jail, torture, and execution, without ever knowing why. According to the recent expose on CSIS by Andrew Mitrovica, Covert Entry, CSIS has "routinely broken the law, treating the rights and liberties of Canadians as no more than a nuisance...[it is] riddled by waste, extravagance, laziness, nepotism, incompetence, corruption and law-breaking." There is a culture of impunity at CSIS, whose agents often refer to a Ways and Means Act: "if you have a way to get things done, the means -- legal or not -- are justified." Homes not Bombs has campaigned to release and then hold a fair and open hearing for Mahmoud Jaballah (the only person ever cleared from a security certificate, who was immediately re-arrested even though CSIS admitted they had no new evidence on him), Muhammad Mahjoub (in jail since June, 2000, without charge), Hassan Almrei (in jail since 2001) and now Mohamed Harkat. Event sponsored by Homes not Bombs, Peace and Social Action Committee of Toronto Monthly Meeting, Science for Peace, Toronto Action for Social Change, and Country Music Fans Against Racism and Repression. For info: (416) 651-5800, tasc@web.ca ............................................. Bob Olsen, Toronto, bobolsen@mycybernet.net ............................................. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Wed Mar 12 11:27:20 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: we're going to kill a lot of people next week Message-ID: Neil Young at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards 03/10/03: "We're having a good time tonight but we're going to kill a lot of people next week. So let's not forget about that. I don't want to ruin this but it's too real not to mention it. And music used to be about this. And it still is about this, it's a human thing. And these are human beings over there and we're making a big mistake. I feel like I'm riding in a giant gas guzzling SUV and the driver's drunk as a fucking skunk. He's drunk on power." -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Wed Mar 12 14:18:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: This Saturday: Peace March (15th) Message-ID: From: "Kevin Peck" Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 12:11:43 -0800 To: Mail List Subject: This Saturday: Peace March (15th) Dear Cap-Friends, There are peace marches across the country on March 15th. If you missed the last one, be sure to attend this one as pressure must be maintained for the good of us all. Visit the link below for details in your neighbourhood. http://www.acp-cpa.ca/march_15th_day_of_action_against.htm For CAP supporters that wish to organise and march together in your respective communities send me and e-mail (kpeck@canadianactionparty.ca) of the meeting time and place and I can forward this information to other supporters in your community. In addition to this, if you would like to call or arrange a phone tree for those in your area that do not have e-mail I can provide phone lists to CAP members in good standing. If you would like to print and circulate a letter for others to mail into our Prime Minister (or for yourself if you have not already done so) here is an excellent letter courtesy of Jeremy Wright: http://www.canadianactionparty.ca/Downloads/Canada'sRoleOnTheGlobalStage.pdf The letter requests that our government . withdraw any Canadian support for, and participation in any military action against Iraq; . object to further US militarisation of the Middle East under the US Senate's "Silk Road Strategy"; and . return to the values, policies and practices of Canada's peacekeeping role in the world under Lester B. Pearson; Sincerely, Kevin D. Peck Director of Member Services kpeck@canadianactionparty.ca Canadian Action Party www.canadianactionparty.ca 416-535-4144 FOR TORONTO, ON: Peace March and Rally. Meet at the U.S. Consulate 360 University Ave Toronto Noon on Saturday March 15th for a rally. March to Moss Park Armoury. Contact stopwar@sympatico.ca for details CAP Supporters: Meet at the N.E. corner of Queen St. W. and University Ave. at 11:45AM. I'll have a yellow CAP banner, some flyers to pass out, buttons, etc. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Thu Mar 13 10:40:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Sunday: The Eviction Party! Message-ID: ============================== Sunday: The Eviction Party! ============================== Hi Friends: The Sheriff will be coming by on Monday so ... can you come by on Sunday Mar. 16 and help me pack up my place? Come by anytime day or night. We'll have scrumptious vegan food, Cool Hemp, and music too. 1 Havelock St. #2 corner College (west of Dovercourt, east of Dufferin) -tooker 416-532-3939 p.s. See ya Sunday at ... The Eviction Party!!! -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Thu Mar 13 10:52:41 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Call for urgent action against war Message-ID: Dear Friends, The world stands on the cusp of war - or peace. Each day the Bush Administration becomes more isolated in the United Nations and in the court of world opinion. Now, their one major ally, Tony Blair, is losing his grip on power and it is very unlikely the U.S. can win even a symbolic majority in the UN Security Council. It would be foolish of us, however, to become too hopeful, to feel any certainty that we can stop a blizzard of "precision-guided munitions" raining down on innocent Iraqi families. The president and his advisors have gambled so much on this disastrous strategy that they may go to war simply to save face. What can we do to tip the balance? Three days ago, on March 9, United for Peace and Justice convened an emergency national meeting in Washington, DC, attended by 100 people from over 40 national organizations and local coalitions, to answer this question. We agreed on a short-term program, including coordinated local actions, strong responses if Bush does go to war, and doing the work needed to strengthen United for Peace and Justice and build a permanent campaign. Most importantly, we enthusiastically united around an Emergency Action Plan to Stop the War--over the next two weeks. The highlight of the plan is a national campaign of civil disobedience in Washington DC, and throughout the country, starting on March 17. To be successful, we need your help to carry it out. If every one of the 31,000 people receiving this email takes at least one of the actions below, and forwards it to everyone they know, we can begin to reclaim our democracy as we generate a storm of protest and visible outrage aimed at Congress and the media. NOW IS TO THE TIME TO DO ALL WE CAN TO STOP THIS WAR. A. Immediate Congressional Pressure This week, on Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14, call, email, fax or visit the office of your Congressional Representative and Senators. Demand their immediate action to block the president's rush to war. Tell them you will be at their office on Monday, March 17 and will stay as long as necessary to get their agreement. What kind of action should they take? Sign on to Rep. Peter DeFazio's HJ Res. 20, to repeal the war resolution, or Senators Kennedy's and Byrd's S.Res. 32, to require the President to return to Congress for authorization to use force. B. Join Anti-War Protests in Washington, DC this Weekend. If you can, come to Washington, DC for the March 15 rally organized by International ANSWER at the Washington Monument, and stay over for March 17. On that day, United for Peace and Justice will blockade the Capitol. The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition, the Iraq Pledge of Resistance and the National Peace Lobby Project (all part of United for Peace and Justice) have taken a lead role in organizing this important action. We will demand that Congress rescind its war resolution of last October and call for a peaceful resolution of the Iraq situation. Contact reclaimthecapitol@yahoo.com and see www.unitedforpeace.org for more information on this emergency nonviolent direct action protest, including the time and location of the civil disobedience training on March 16. We also urge you to participate in the worldwide candlelight vigil at 7 PM on March 16, organized by Win Without War and MoveOn (go to http://www.globalvigil.org for more information). C. Make Your Voice Heard at Home on March 17th If you cannot come to Washington, convene your local coalition - or create one right now - and plan to sit-in at your Member of Congress' office this coming Monday, March 17. And right away post your action on the United for Peace and Justice website: www.unitedforpeace.org The power of our collective action is magnified one hundred times by our ability to bring it all together and "project" it out to the mass media. The media want to hear from us, so please let us know what you're doing. D. Make a Much Needed Donation Go to http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=160 and make an immediate donation to United for Peace and Justice. We've set up an Action office in Washington DC, we're mobilizing nationwide to make March 17 the loudest possible cry of distress, and we're working to ensure the best media coverage possible. Your financial support is critical to the success of this campaign. Send whatever you can, as much as you can--$5 or $50 or $500, but please send something today. Time is very short, and we're counting on you. Think about our responsibilities, as the people of this country, to the rest of the world and to the children of Iraq. Let us not waste a moment to do all we can to stop this war. In peace and hope, Andrea Buffa Leslie Cagan Bill Fletcher, Jr. Co-Chairs, United for Peace and Justice _____________________________________________________ To unsubscribe or update your listing go to: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/email.php?id=18227&token=847556 -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Thu Mar 13 11:09:57 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Housing Not War, Mar 15 In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20030312231910.007c5140@mail.mycybernet.net> References: <3.0.6.32.20030312231910.007c5140@mail.mycybernet.net> Message-ID: from Bob Olsen > Housing Not War rally, Toronto, Mar 15 > Housing Not War rally, Toronto, Mar 15 > Housing Not War rally, Toronto, Mar 15 > > > Demonstration: Housing Not War > > Saturday, Mar 15, 2003, 12:00 noon > > U.S. Consulate, University Ave > north of Queen, south of Dundas > > Brought to you by: > - Coalition to Stop the War > - Homes Not Bombs > - Toronto Disaster Relief Committee > > > Following the rally at the U.S. consulate, we > will march to the Moss Park armoury (Jarvis > and Queen) to demand Housing Not War. > > Both the Moss Park armoury and the Fort York > armoury, large, warm, unused and well ventilated > spaces with adequate washroom facilities and > uniformed security, have been used as emergency > shelters for the homeless in previous winters. > > This has been a terrible winter for the homeless > in Toronto. It has been extremely cold. > Homeless shelters have been grossly overcrowded > and infested with scabies, bedbugs and lice. > Tuberculosis is rampant in the City run shelters > which do not meet UN standards for refugee camps. > > The Toronto Disaster Relief Committee has asked > that the Moss Park Armoury again be opened as an > emergency shelter for the homeless until the > overcrowding in the homeless shelters has been > alleviated. > > > The TDRC contingent will meet at 11.45 am on > the south-east corner of Dundas and University > under the banner "Housing, Not War!" If you > are a bit late, walk south and look for the > banner. > > Visit the TDRC website at htp://www.tdrc.net > > > > > ............................................. > Bob Olsen, Toronto, bobolsen@mycybernet.net > ............................................. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Thu Mar 13 11:13:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Boycott Brand America! Message-ID: Dear Jammers, In spite of opposition from the world - proven in poll after poll - Bush's oil-thirsty war machine marches on. Feeling frustrated? It's time to take a new stand and hit Rogue Nation USA exactly where it counts - right in the economy. It's time to Boycott Brand America. Are you ready? The Boycott Brand America pledge is already up at http://adbusters.org - check in to sign it, find out more, and help circulate the pledge. Let's build this boycott into an international mass action on par with the peace marches! Once you've signed, we'll keep in touch as thousands of others add their consumer clout to reel in the global bully. Get ready for days of action on oil, fast food, sweatshop labor, the media and more. Got an idea to share or an action to report? Let us know what you're up to, tell sadie@adbusters.org More fire! The Staff & Volunteers at Adbusters ----------------------------------------------------------------- Want to join the Culture Jammers Network? Visit http://adbusters.org/information/network/ To unsubscribe from the list, simply send an email to media@lists.adbusters.org with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Thu Mar 13 11:46:23 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Courage in Baghdad Message-ID: Two more Canadian members of the Iraq Peace Team, Zehira Houfani and Robert Turcotte, will arrive in Baghdad tomorrow, even as the UN staff is pulling out. They will join Montrealer Lisa Ndejuru, who has been with the Iraq Peace Team in Iraq since late January. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, please contact: BAGHDAD: Kathy Kelly or Ed Kinane, Iraq Peace Team: (+964-1) 718-8007 or 717-7440 ivoices@uruklink.net *** iraqvoices@arabia.com CHICAGO: Jeff Guntzel or Stephanie Schaudel Voices in the Wilderness: 773-784-8065 or 773-793-0952 info@vitw.org *** www.vitw.org *** www.cpt.org UN EVACUATES FROM IRAQ, PEACEWORKERS VOW TO STAY BAGHDAD (8 MARCH 2003) - From its tent encampment across the road from the Canal Hotel UN Compound - beginning at 6:30AM, Wednesday, March 12 - the Iraq Peace Team (IPT), with deep regret, bid farewell to departing United Nations staff. While weapons inspectors and UN senior staff remain in Baghdad, the vast majority of international staff were involuntarily evacuated by the UN from Iraq on Wednesday. The Team posted signs saying, "Farewell UN. Please advise: Who will protect Iraq's children? As UN vehicles departed, the Team lined the road bearing enlarged photos of Iraqi children and civilians. Despite the UN personnel's involuntary departure, twenty IPT members asserted their intent to remain in Iraq for the duration of hostilities. The UN departure signals the imminent escalation of the military attack on the Iraqi people. It is such an attach that Voices in the Wilderness, IPT's Chicago-based parent organization, has been working since 1996 to avert. IPT and Voices in the Wilderness co-founder, Kathy Kelly, declared, "We are shocked by the involuntary evacuation of UN workers here in Iraq. It is deeply disturbing to everyone everywhere who honors the UN Charter - a Charter which pledges to eliminate the scourge of war. Kelly explained, "The Iraqi people have been dependent on the international community during these long years of sanctions, siege and bombing. It was a forced dependency, but nevertheless they are now more abandoned than ever. We dread the coming carnage. IPT member and long-time UNICEF volunteer, Cynthia Banas, of Vernon, New York said, "We believe that we are our brothers and sisters keepers, and we choose to stay. Many of us come from faith-based backgrounds that urge works of mercy rather than works of war. The Iraq Peace Team in Baghdad consists mostly of US citizens, but also includes members from Canada, Australia, Ireland and South Korea. All IPT members are committed to active Nonviolence. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: iptcanada-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Fri Mar 14 08:15:09 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Two Superpowers: Bush and the Peace Movement Message-ID: I have been feeling the same way as described in this unsigned email I just received. We are WAY more powerful than we ever dreamed... -tooker@web.ca > > >Dr. Robert Muller, former assistant secretary general of the United Nations, >now Chancellor emeritus of the University of Peace in Costa Rica was one of >the people who witnessed the founding of the U.N. and has worked in support >of or inside the U.N. ever since. Recently he was in San Francisco to be >honored for his service to the world through the U.N. and through his >writings and teachings for peace. > >At age eighty, Dr. Muller surprised, even stunned, many in the audience >that day with his most positive assessment of where the world stands now >regarding war and peace. I was there at the gathering and I myself was >stunned by his remarks. What he said turned my head around and offered me >a new way to see what is going on in the world. My synopsis of his remarks >is below: > >'I'm so honored to be here,' he said. 'I'm so honored to be alive at such a >miraculous time in history. I'm so moved by what's going on in our world >today.' (I was shocked. I thought -- Where has he been? What has he been >reading? Has he seen the newspapers? Is he senile? Has he lost it? What is >he talking about?) > >Dr. Muller proceeded to say, 'Never before in the history of the world has >there been a global, visible, public, viable, open dialogue and conversation >about the very legitimacy of war.' The whole world is in now having this >critical and historic dialogue--listening to all kinds of points of view >and positions about going to war or not going to war. In a huge global >public conversation the world is asking -- 'Is war legitimate? Is it >illegitimate? Is there enough evidence to warrant an attack? Is there not >enough evidence to warrant an attack? What will be the consequences? The >costs? What will happen after a war? How will this set off other >conflicts? What might be peaceful alternatives? What kind of negotiations >are we not thinking of? What are the real intentions for declaring war?' All >of this, he noted, is taking place in the context of the United Nations >Security Council, the body that was established in 1949 for exactly this >purpose. He pointed out that it has taken us more than fifty years to >realize that function, the real function of the U.N. And at this moment in >history--the United Nations is at the center of the stage. It is the place >where these conversations are happening, and it has become in these last >months and weeks, the most powerful governing body on earth, the most >powerful container for the world's effort to wage peace rather than war. >Dr. Muller was almost in tears in recognition of the fulfillment of this >dream. 'We are not at war,' he kept saying. We, the world community, are >WAGING peace. It is difficult, hard work. It is constant and we must not >let up. It is working and it is an historic milestone of immense >proportions. It has never happened before -- never in human history -- and >it is happening now, every day, every hour, waging peace through a global >conversation. He pointed out that the conversation questioning the validity >of going to war has gone on for hours, days, weeks, months and now more >than a year, and it may go on and on. 'We're in peacetime,' he kept saying. >'Yes, troops are being moved. Yes, warheads are being lined up. Yes, the >aggressor is angry and upset and spending a billion dollars a day preparing >to attack. But not one shot has been fired. Not one life has been lost. >There is no war. It's all a conversation.' It is tense, it is tough, it is >challenging, AND we are in the most significant and potent global >conversation and public dialogue in the history of the world. This has not >happened before on this scale ever before--not before WWI or WWII, not >before Vietnam or Korea, this is new and it is a stunning new era of Global >listening, speaking, and responsibility. In the process, he pointed out, >new alliances are being formed. Russia and China on the same side of an >issue is an unprecedented outcome. France and Germany working together to >wake up the world to a new way of seeing the situation. The largest peace >demonstrations in the history of the world are taking place--and we are not >at war! Most peace demonstrations in recent history took place when a war >was already waging, sometimes for years, as in the case of Vietnam. 'So >this,' he said, 'is a miracle. This is what 'waging peace 'looks like.' No >matter what happens, history will record that this is a new era, And that >the 21st century has been initiated with the world in a global dialogue >looking deeply, profoundly and responsibly as a global community at the >legitimacy of the actions of a nation that is desperate to go to war. >Through these global peace-waging efforts, the leaders of that nation are >being engaged in further dialogue forcing them to rethink, and allowing all >nations to participate in the serious and horrific decision to go to war or >not. Dr. Muller also made reference to a recent New York Times article that >pointed out that up until now there has been just one superpower--the United >States, and that that has created a kind of blindness in the vision of the >U.S. But now, Dr. Muller asserts, there are two superpowers: the United >States and the merging, surging voice of the people of the world. All around >the world, people are waging peace. To Robert Muller, one Of the great >advocates of the United Nations, it is nothing short of a Miracle and it is >working. > >If you wish to submit a comment about this message, I have set-up a >discussion forum in the Community Cafe - called Waging Peace! You will find >a link to the Community Cafe in the Campus Network. Once in the cafe, click >on the discussion link. 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URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030314/b076aafc/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Fri Mar 14 08:43:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Candlelight Vigil in Toronto - Mar 16 Message-ID: PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY Dear friends, MoveOn, an amazing peace organization, has called for a 'rolling wave' of candlelight vigils around the world, on Sunday March 16th. Visit the website to sign up, or to register a new vigil. I checked the website and found the following Toronto locations. GO TO THE WEBSITE to register, and also spread the word. Everyone is invited! The organizers are asking for digital photos to be sent in, where possible. On the website you can also sign an email to the United Nations security council members, and read about the amazing lobbying that happened there on Monday. Those who can't attend a vigil are invited to participate at home, with a candle or lights in their windows. We are organizing an international wave of protest that is unprecedented, and may even be able to stop this war. We are all part of this! Let's join together for peace. http://www.globalvigil.org TORONTO VIGIL LOCATIONS - (go to website to register) Peace Garden, Nathan Phillips Square (5 registered participants) 100 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario The Peace Garden is in the North East corner of Nathan Phillips Square in front of new City Hall. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM US Consulate General (Embassy) (32 registered participants) 360 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario We will meet in front of the US Consulate. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM Bellevue Square Park in Kensington Market (50 registered participants) On Augusta Ave, a block north of Dundas, 2 blocks west of Spadina Toronto, Ontario, Please bring candles. Feel free to bring a reading on the theme of peace, if you wish. Please note that the coordinator only has irregular access to e-mail, so she may not be able to get in touch with you before the vigil. Thanks. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM near the bake oven and the rink house at Dufferin Grove Park (2 registered participants) Dufferin Grove Park, Dufferin and Gladstone, south of Bloor across from Dufferin Mall Toronto, Ont. We will gather around a bonfire with our candles to join the world vigil for peace on Sunday at 7 p.m. Please bring a candle and a lighter if you have one. We will have hot cider following the vigil. Sunday, at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM Loretto Abbey (6 registered participants) 101 Mason Blvd Toronto, Ontario Private Chapel Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM St. Timothy Presbyterian Church (2 registered participants) 106 Ravenscrest Dr. Toronto, Ontario This will be a bilingual (Korean & English) vigil. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM Humber Valley United Church (9 registered participants) 76 Anglesey Blvd. Toronto, Ontario Please arrive at 6:45 p.m. The vigil will begin at 7:00 p.m. After the vigil, we will go inside for hot chocolate, and cookies, and conclude with prayers and readings led by Lori Cotnam and Heather Power. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM Westway United Church Parking Lot (15 registered participants) 8 Templar Drive ( Kipling & The Westway) Toronto(Etobicoke), Ontario We will meet in the parking lot of Westway United Church at 6:45pm. The Vigil will begin at 7:00pm. Westway United Church is just north of the Kipling and The Westway in Etobicoke. After the Vigil we will have hot drinks and doughnuts in the church basement. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM Duke of York Pub (outside) (2 registered participants) Prince Arthur Ave. at Bedford Toronto, Sponsored by Democrats Abroad Canada but open to ALL! After the vigil, we will move into the pub for our regularly scheduled pub night. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM Meadowvale West Church Centre (3 registered participants) 6945 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle Mississauga, ON The Church Centre is next to Meadowvale Town Centre. Meet in the parking lot. The vigil will be held on the church property. Following the vigil we will go into the church for hot chocolate and fellowship. Sunday, March 16, 07:00 PM -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Fri Mar 14 10:52:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: Asylum for Bush ... in Canada! Message-ID: from my friend Tom Holzinger in Montreal. -tooker@web.ca Friends! Take a moment to take a stand for peace! http://www.rabble.ca/antiwar/petition/ U.S. troops await orders to attack Iraq. But George W. Bush's plan to bring the world along on his "pre-emptive" assault has largely failed. The world knows it is not Saddam Hussein but the Iraqi people who will suffer and die in this war. Yet he's given his word that he'll follow through. Recognizing the dangerous corner he's backed himself into, Canadians are offering Mr. Bush a way out: ASYLUM IN CANADA! Join the list of Canadians who have already endorsed this generous offer: http://www.rabble.ca/antiwar/petition/ Note from Tom: I am forwarding this message from Rabble.ca with considerable personal pleasure, as I worked hard to help make it happen. At the same time I am embarrassed that for the moment there is no parallel page in French, nor a page for American friends to sign. Hopefully in the next day or two. I'm sure you shouldn't worry, though -- just sign and strike a blow for sanity. When the French and American pages go up, sign it again. 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In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Fri Mar 14 11:31:32 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:30 2004 Subject: SAT: Peace Rally in Scarborough Message-ID: Hi Friends: I just picked up the phone and it was Councillor Cho calling. I wanted to talk with him about the Front St. Disaster. He listened, and then told me about a rally he is organizing for Peace. Details below. And how can we have peace if we keep building roads? -tooker Councillor Raymond Cho Toronto City Councillor Scarborough-Rouge River Ward 42 DATE: Saturday, March 15, 2003 LOCATION: Neilson Park (east side of Neilson Road, South of Finch Avenue East) TIME: 1:30 p.m. - meet in the Park Speakers include Councillor David Miller and Councillor Olivia Chow as well as many others In light of the recent world events regarding the developing situation in Iraq and North Korea, I will be initiating another PEACE event. Ours is a multicultural community where people, from a wide variety of cultures, faiths, and races, live in peace and harmony. In fact, I believe that our community of Scarborough-Rouge River sets an example "role model" for other world communities to follow. If a war should occur with Iraq, in all likelihood thousands of innocent lives will be lost and millions of people will become refugees. Canada has a leadership role to play in seeking a peaceful, diplomatic resolution to avoid this tragic outcome. On January 31, 2003, I initiated a "FIRST EVER" Peace March for Scarborough and over 500 people participated in a candlelight vigil and march on a bitterly cold night. Our Ward, Scarborough-Rouge River, took the leadership in this initiative and declared publicly that "we believe in peace, we want to live in peace." As time appears to be running out to protect peace in the world, I will be holding another event entitled "STAND UP FOR PEACE" and I hope you and your family will be able to participate in this mutlifaith, multicultural event. Please wear appropriate clothing as we will be listening to speakers, followed by a march around Malvern Town Centre. Please encourage your neighbours and friends to join us - if we do not have PEACE in our community and our world, what message can we give to our children about living in peace and harmony? I encourage large numbers of youth who are our future leaders to participate. Let's show Canada that Scarborough-Rouge River is a leader for peace, not only in our city, but around the world! Please call my office at (416) 392-4078 if you require further details. SPEAKERS INVITED: The Honourable Sheila Copps, Toronto City Councillor Jack Layton, Federal NDP Leader, Scarborough Rouge Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River River Faith Leaders, Community Organizations World Communities Must Join Together to Seek Peace By Councillor RAYMOND CHO As reprinted from Share Newspaper (February 20, 2003) And reprinted from The Scarborough Mirror (February 19, 2003) I participated in the largest Peace Rally ever held in the City of Toronto last Saturday. People from different faiths and cultures walked side-by-side along the streets of Toronto, as they did in cities all over the world, to let the world leaders know that the majority of people want PEACE in our world -- not WAR. The world is made up of millions of "communities" and these communities are made up of human beings, like you and me, living together and going about our daily duties in order to survive and exist. However, world peace cannot be achieved without communities everywhere living in peace and harmony. And likewise, community peace and harmony cannot exist in a vacuum unless the global community is existing peacefully. Recently, I held a HOPE Forum in Scarborough-Rouge River in an attempt to bring about HOPE for all community members, but especially the youth, after recent violent activities shook our local community. A variety of speakers addressed the forum about some of the ways in which a community can find the true meaning of peace. As the world watched the global events of the past months unfolding, I initiated and led a Community Peace-World Peace March in Scarborough-Rouge River. Over 500 people participated in this multifaith rally, the first of its kind in the history of Scarborough, walking side by side as friends and community members. Peace does not just mean the lack or absence of war, but also developing the means to provide basic human needs that include freedom, democracy, and equal opportunities for all mankind. A war will not solve the problems of terrorism; and the people marching for peace are not ignoring the threat of terrorism. Is it not ironic, though, that we are considering attacking suspected weapons of mass destruction in Iraq with weapons of mass destruction of our own? Several countries exist today that already possess "weapons of mass destruction". Does this mean that they, too, could come under attack? At this rate we will never have a lasting peace in the world. Have we, as human beings, not learned from our past history of wars? Today, our world desperately needs "A New World Order and Focus", one that looks at a higher level of achieving man's basic needs; one that effectively not only looks at, but deals with worldwide famine, hunger, AIDS and other diseases, poverty and environmental issues. That is how the problems of terrorism can best be dealt with and solved. Let's begin to wage war on these issues so that all human beings, regardless of location, race, culture and faith, may begin to live in peace -- in the local community and on the global stage. As a community, as a city, and as a nation, let us take a stand for peace for all mankind. I urge you to begin today by contacting your local elected leaders; let them know how you feel, and ask them to show strong leadership on these vital issues. Let's show our leadership for PEACE as Proud Canadians!! 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Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030314/7dc3ac8c/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Sat Mar 15 09:07:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: The power of a hug Message-ID: >From: Dorothy Henaut > >Hi peacelist! 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Name: Rescuing_hug(babies).jpg_1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 50797 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030315/7ba26cce/Rescuing_hugbabies.jpg_1.jpg From greenspi at web.ca Sat Mar 15 22:35:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: It Is, After All, Our Planet Message-ID: from: portside@yahoogroups.com Left Margin It is, after all, our planet By Carl Bloice The February 15, 2003 action was as The Nation described it, "the world's largest anti-war demonstration ever," but it was more than that. Not since the Stockholm Peace Appeal of the 1950s has there been such a project to mobilize and give expression to world public opinion over matters of war and peace. At that time there was a concerted campaign that drew international support for the idea of following up the allied victory over fascism with an agreement to outlaw the most horrendous weapons of mass destruction, removing the threat of the use of nuclear weapons from the planet. That drive was eventually crushed by the cold war and the accompanying anti-communist hysteria. As time went on and nuclear weapons proliferated across the globe, the idea that the nations of the world, led by the major victorious powers of World War II, might actually engage in effective action to control the spread of weapons and engage in real collective security receded and eventually came to be regarded as fanciful. Rejected along with it were a number of ideas that if carried out could well have made the world a much less dangerous place such as restrictions on foreign military bases and turning the Mediterranean and other parts of the world into nuclear-free zones. While opposition to the war in Vietnam was widespread in the world and played a major role in bringing the conflict, with its massive death and destruction, to an end, its base was limited to mass popular opposition expressed mainly in the streets and eventually reflected in political action. Still, the governments of the world - with few exceptions - responded to the war along Cold War lines. In the end the end of the conflict came through agreement between the two countries involved and was later sanctioned by the international community. What is unique and of tremendous historical consequence today is the fact that the worldwide opposition to the threatened war in the Middle East seeks to impose a course on the international community. The war that the Bush Administration is preparing has almost no support amongst the people of the world. What support it garners within our own country is attributable in the main to the trauma induced by the criminal terrorist attack of September 11. The current anti-war movement asserts clearly that the vast overwhelmingly majority of the people of the world oppose this war and if democracy means anything it should mean they have some say about it. It is, after all, our planet. Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies, might have overstated the case a bit when, the other day, she cited approvingly the New York Times' conclusion that there are now "two superpowers in the world: the United States and global public opinion." However, the argument takes on validity when we take into account that worldwide anti-war sentiment has found reflection in the position of the governments of the world. Never mind the United Nations Security Council. Were a binding vote taken tomorrow in the UN General Assembly, the threat of war would end and the weapons inspectors would be given the mandate to continue probing and eliminating any weapons the UN says Iraq cannot have (but a lot of other countries still can). Even those governments that have expressed support for the Administration's course cannot claim backing from their own peoples. Public opposition to the contemplated war is every bit as strong in "new" Europe as it is in "old" Europe. The bribes and threats that National Security Advisor Condellezza Rice admits are being directed at the small nations are derided everywhere as the Mafioso type instruments that they are. The other essential and unique element in the present situation which differs from previous attempts to impose international will is the absence of a defined organizing center. A factor in the thwarting of campaigns like the Stockholm appeal was the initiating activities of groups like the World Peace Council and the support received from the Soviet Union and other Communist-led nations. With the end of the Cold War, both the people and the governments opposed to the Bush Administration's course can hardly be accused of siding with one or another world power center. Of course, existing left and progressive organizations and movements have come to play a significant role in the current mobilization of public opinion - their credit. (That some have attacked and attempted to undermine the anti-war effort is to their discredit). However, what distinguishes the present worldwide anti- war movement is its largely spontaneous character. This is not to suggest that the anti-war movement sprang from the head of Zeus and stumbles along without organization or experience. Imperial policies engender the forces of their opposition. The peace movement today owes much to the determination and skill of the movement opposed to exploitative and destructive force of contemporary globalization. It is buttressed by the forces created by the U.S. rejection of international efforts to protect the planet's environment, the effort to foist potentially dangerous biologically altered foodstuffs on the world, the refusal of corporate powers to join in the efforts to deal quickly and effectively with AIDS and other plagues, the toleration of racism and the attack on immigrant rights, the growth of the prison-industrial complex and the obstinate refusal of the Bush Administration to join the effort to establish the rudiments of international law and the judiciary to back them up. A principal factor in each of these instances has been the refusal of the protestors to accept the Administration's justification for its policies. The people of the world and most of its governments simply do not accept the U.S.-British explanations for the current situation. They are well aware that the objective here has little to do with weapons of mass destruction or riding the world of and oppressive regime and everything to do with creating a new world order. That is something they don't want and fear. It is not "anti-Americanism" but, as Peter Howard wrote recently in Foreign Policy in Focus about European opposition, it's fear about "the massive concentration of international power in and around a Bush-led United States. It's not the power alone that has produced the transatlantic rift; its fear that America's power is not unchecked and unmitigated by international institutions and norms. It's the fear that the U.S. can go to war without them." Or, do anything else the Administration chooses to do without them. "The war is not, and never has been, solely about Iraq," wrote Guardian (UK) columnist Gary Younge March 10. "It is about who runs the world, to whom they are accountable and how we might influence them. As such, the issues it raises are inextricably entwined with those the anti-globalisation movement has been addressing for the best part of a decade." Even in this dark hour on the eve of what would certainly be an an international catastrophe, Bennis hit on what must be the order of the day for those who value peace and freedom: "Massive mobilization must continue, under the demand that 'the world says no to war'." What's encouraging is that we have arrived at an historical turning point where such a mobilization is possible. ____________________________________________________________ portside (the left side in nautical parlance) is a news, discussion and debate service of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism. It aims to provide varied material of interest to people on the left. 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In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 16 09:03:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: come vigil today at my place Message-ID: Today, Sunday, March 16th, I'll be coordinating a candlelight vigil against the war. These vigils will be happening all over the world --all at the same time. Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other leaders have called for these vigils as a worldwide statement for peace. I'm coordinating this vigil along with thousands of others in thousands of cities. Public opinion is really having an effect -- let's keep the pressure on. The vigil I'm coordinating is at College and Havelock (2 blocks east of Dufferin) Please join me. By giving a little time, we can make a big difference. You can sign up for the vigil online at: httttp://www.globalvigil.com I hope to see you there! -tooker@web.ca -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 16 09:32:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Take Front St... to War Message-ID: Hi Friends: Here's my attempt to connect some dots. Please let me know what you think. And if you'd like a PDF version, with a powerful image of an SUV with missiles on top, let me know. Print it and circulate it if you can... -tooker@web.ca Take Front Street?to War Everybody knows that the people of Baghdad are about to be slaughtered so oil companies can make profits. It's a war about oil. Oil for gasoline so we can drive around comfortably. The more we drive, the more war we get. And the best way to encourage more driving is to build more roads. The more toxic asphalt we lay out, the more the earth suffocates, and the more traffic we get. If you support the next war for oil then you will be happy to know that the majority of Toronto City Council recently supported spending $245 million on the Front St. Extension, a hare-brained, 1950's style-plan to build a new road downtown. They think it makes sense to build a 2 km road for $245 million when everything from transit to shelters to bike paths are facing funding cuts. The Front St. Extension will bring us more traffic, smog, road kill and wasted, paved space. And it will bring big box stores, and drive-through McDonalds type "city-building". If it sounds wrong to be killing Iraqi children so we can drive around using cheap gasoline, join us in urging council to Stop the Front St. Extension. Please use your voice to stop this outrageous plan. Phone today: Councillor David Miller (he's running for mayor) 392-4072 or 392-4074 Councillor Joe Pantalone (it's in his ward, and he is the project's biggest booster) 392-4009 or 392-4110 Urge City Councillors to fund healthy, sustainable communities instead. Please Help us Stop this wasteful Front St. plan 416-532-3939 StopFront@yahoo.ca -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030316/0a3278af/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 16 22:09:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Alchemists Arena: Words against War Message-ID: This from Lindsay -- it looks like a blast! Come out and you can see TOtv's first film project at 8 pm.: Peace is Patriotic. -tooker thought you might be interested in being present... bring yur friends.. ShantiMotions Collective & Sumkidz present: The Alchemist Arena - Words Against War A Benefit for Students Against Sanctions and War in Iraq (SASWI)(http://www.project3media.com/iraq) Saturday March 29, 2003 5 pm - 6 am 50 Spadina @ King (M-DO Studio) $5 before 8pm $10 after 11 Workshops & Discussions 5:00: I. "Israel and Palestine: Dialogue and Direct Action," Seeds of Peace (http://www.seedsofpeace.org) II. "Alchemy of Inner Peace: Plant & Flower Remedies" Linda Rose 6:00: I. "Music and Activism" enlight II. "Transforming Anger into Positive Power" Ann Piper 7:00: Vegetarian Meal "War in Iraq, War at Home" Science for Peace (http://scienceforpeace.sa.utoronto.ca) 8:00: Film Screening "Peace Is Patriotic" Konscious Media, http://www.TOtv.ca Classical Indian and Pakistani sitar and tabla performance by Anwar Khurshid and Lowell Lybarger (sitarschool.com) Spoken word & Song: Daphn?e Dawna Matrix enlight zAyla Weedz Laurien Rowan kArmA open Mic - sign up to say your peace! Original graffiti art "Peaces" by JenR8 and Lady K Original works by Melissa Bessy Clothing Swap Peace-flag making - BYO poems for peace Massage & Reiki by CALM Kids Yoga & Kids Poetry KIND Kitchen 12-6am Sumkidz & Friendz David Judah, Jah Reverend, LeeLeeMishi, Mike Lambert, Siren, Zumba Yoga in the AM Info: 416.760-4995 http://www.poetreekicks.com/alchemistarena alchemistarena@omfestival.com "Om represents all language and since the world and language are interrelated, it represents all the world" - Swami Vishnu Devananda -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 17 00:52:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Military Told to Vacate Moss Park Armoury by May 30 Message-ID: (Report from Homes not Bombs) From: TASC Canadian Military Told to Vacate Moss Park Armoury People's Nonviolent Move-In Date Set for May 30 Saturday's Toronto rally against the escalating war in Iraq ended in a most appropriate place: the Moss Park Armoury, symbol of the fact that Canada spends 700% more on war than on affordable housing. Thousands of people converged on the Queen/Jarvis site of the largely unused, block-long facility that protesters hope to transform into enough low-cost affordable housing units to house up to 375 people. They declared Canada should build homes, not blow them up. At the conclusion of the rally, name cards representing the hundreds of people who have died as a result of homelessness on Toronto streets were affixed both to military equipment on the armoury's front lot, as well as on to the remains of a mattress on which a homeless man was burned to death earlier this month. "Their names wouldn't be on these cards if this armoury had been open all these freezing nights!" proclaimed Beric German of the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC). Shortly thereafter, a Notice to Vacate, authorized jointly by Homes not Bombs and the TDRC under the legally binding U.N. Declaration of Human Rights, was taped to the front door of the facility, giving the military until Friday, May 30 to move out. Police eventually tore it down and threw it inside the building--hence, the military has been officially served notice by an armed agent of the state! "Welcome to the future site of the Moss Park Community Housing Cooperative," Vera Etches of Homes not Bombs welcomed the crowd. Etches, a community doctor who has worked at the Seaton House hostel, has also been part of the weekly Tuesday evening vigils at the armoury which began in May, 2002. Etches announced our plans to move in to the armoury and begin renovations of the building on Friday, May 30. If we are not allowed in at that time, we will camp out on the grounds until we are allowed in, creating a safe space for homeless people to sleep. As a few military officials stood inside the massive, empty armoury, refusing to open the doors to protesters, scores of Toronto police, joined by the horse unit, video surveillance unit, police wagons, and the ever-present counter-terrorism unit, stood by to ensure that no housing would be built on this March afternoon. As the rally wound down, dozens of people sat in front of a police line on the front steps of the armoury, enjoying the sudden burst of slightly warmer weather, listening to music and discussing a range of issues. "We're just getting a feel for how the future front porch of this housing community will feel," said one person as a little child danced nearby to music being played by a group further down the snow-covered lawn. One protester debated a police officer on the relative merits of horse manure versus dog poop, with the police officer opining that the reason why there are no laws requiring police horses to be cleaned up after is their waste products are not toxic. It was the kind of scene one might expect on any number of front porches as spring begins to dawn, and one which hopefully will come to pass at the intersection of Jarvis and Queen in one of Canada's poorest neighbourhoods. People did not leave the demo site very quickly; it was almost as if they could feel that this place would soon be a real community, and that everyone standing there, talking, singing, having fun, were showing the city that such a thing was truly possible. In the meantime, architects commissioned by Homes not Bombs are finishing off their plans to transform the building into a living community, with an envelope-roof and rooftop vegetable gardens, a child care space, and large courtyard for community use. Efforts to keep up the political pressure go on as well, and the weekly Tuesday evening vigils continue at 6 pm at the Queen Street entrance to the armoury. It has been almost a year since Toronto City Council passed a resolution calling on the federal government to open Fort York as an emergency shelter. Although the federal government has still not responded to that request (and this past month in Toronto alone, 6 homeless people have died as Fort York and Moss Park stood empty), War minister John McCallum finally caved to pressure following 10 months of persistent writing, phone calls, and faxes, and met on March 14 with representatives of Homes not Bombs, TDRC, St. Brigid's Housing Society and the CAW to discuss plans to transform the armoury. We told McCallum that he needs to declare the armoury surplus and have it transferred to the city of Toronto and then into the hands of those who will build housing for the homeless. We also stressed the need for opening an emergency shelter on site in the short term. McCallum expressed his sympathy with the idea, and said his assistant would look into the current use of the armoury. He also asked to see a business plan, which we will have ready by month's end. We reminded McCallum that even with a brutal regime of sanctions enforced in part by Canada, the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein has built more affordable housing than the "democracy" of Canada in the past decade. He was in the end presented with a peace zucchini in the hopes that he, along with his fellow war ministers, would drop phallic symbols like this, instead of cruise missiles, on the people of Iraq. McCallum seemed pleased to receive the zucchini, and immediately connected this presentation with the last time Homes not Bombs was at his door, at that time protected by police who easily outnumbered zucchini-wielding peacniks. It is hoped that the next time we see McCallum, we will be able to present him with a zucchini grown in the rooftop garden of the Moss Park Community Housing Cooperative. To join us in bringing to reality this vision of a transformed armoury into truly affordable housing, contact Homes not Bombs at (416) 651-5800, tasc@web.ca or join us on Tuesday nights as we continue the outreach work and build towards our move-in date--Friday, May 30! -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 17 11:23:12 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: The Eviction -- Live on TOtv Message-ID: Hi Friends: The Sheriff is expected in less than an hour -- at high noon (of course!) today (Monday). We are still in the midst of packing the place up and putting it into storage. If you'd like to drop by and lend a hand, it would be greatly appreciated (we're at Havelock and College -- that's 2 blocks east of Dufferin). Watch the arrival of the Sheriff, (on a horse?) and witness, live the eviction process. http://www.TOtv.ca -tooker@web.ca -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 17 14:55:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: EMERGENCY STUDENT RESPONSE 2 WAR - pls forward In-Reply-To: <20030317183950.76E72BD5D@lists.tao.ca> References: <20030317183950.76E72BD5D@lists.tao.ca> Message-ID: >* * * * * * URGENT PLEASE FORWARD * * * * * * > >The day that the US invades IRAQ and the ground war begins. > > I T W I L L N O T B E BUSINESS AS USUAL !! > > ~~~STUDENT AND YOUTH ~~~~ > MASS ACTION > AGAINST THE WAR > 4:30pm - the day the ground war begins > BLOOR & YONGE INTERSECTION > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >The City coalition of Students Against Sanctions and War on Iraq =96 SASWI- >representing high school students, college and university students and >youth have been meeting for the past month to devise an EMERGENCY student >ACTION PLAN for the day the US invades, with or without the United >Nations, on Iraq. > >It appears that the US led war will start within a matter of days! > >We strongly encourage all student and youth to meet at the intersection of >Bloor and Yonge St @ 4:30pm to participate in student mass action. After >this action students and youth will then join thousands of people >protesting the war at the US Consult. > >******************* WHO IS SASWI *********************************** > >SASWI is unequivocally against sanctions and a war in Iraq with or without >the support of the United Nations. WE stand unequivocally opposed to all >forms of racism, and make a commitment to make anti-racism central to >anti-war work. WE are committed to building a broad and inclusive anti-war >movement in every school, community and/or region. > >******Check out the SASWI website www.project3media.com/iraq ********* > >FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO GET INVOLVED WITH SASWI CONTACT >saswi2003@yahoo.ca 416-533-6026 > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > STAND UP AND SAY NO TO WAR -- Get active TODAY! -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 17 16:43:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Time to Call the Canadian Government In-Reply-To: <006901c2eccc$21a80c20$6401a8c0@saltheart> References: <006901c2eccc$21a80c20$6401a8c0@saltheart> Message-ID: >From: Sara Barker > >As you may know, shortly after the US/Britain/Spain withdrew their >new Security Council resolution today, the PM declared in the House >of Commons that Canada will not participate in a war that is not >sanctioned by a new UN resolution. Now is the time to contact the >federal government and let them know what you think of the PM?s >decision. > > >The Dept. of External Affairs has opened a toll-free number for >Canadians. You can call their Iraq desk and tell them what you think >Canada?s stand should be re military intervention in Iraq. The >toll-free number is 1-866-880-4378. I did it today and a real person >answered who took my name and message and said he would pass it on >to Bill Graham. Please take a minute to make this call and pass the >message on to your contacts. > You can also e-mail the PM at pm@pm.gc.ca and your local MP at @parl.gc.ca. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030317/4864604c/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 17 20:21:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: War Start Date In-Reply-To: <001201c2ecdd$974a1f20$fce13840@slipgate> References: <001201c2ecdd$974a1f20$fce13840@slipgate> Message-ID: from: "Gary Morton" >The War is scheduled to start with spring. A report I got indirectly thru >a phone call from a female soldier working as crew on a US fighter plane is >that American fighter pilots are standing down till Thursday. > > > > That would be Thursday over there, so all systems go would be late >Thursday night or as midnight hits the 21rst and spring. That would mean we >should get reports of the attack by the 11 pm news in Toronto on Thursday. > > > > Due to the incredible magnitude of the initial air attack, technical >glitches could delay it. But not for long. They have to go now or be locked >out by 30 to 50 days of sandstorm season. > > > > I guess the arrival of spring doesn't fill Bush and company with feelings >of love. > >--------- -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 18 07:36:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Michael Moore on Oprah Tuesday March 18th Message-ID: from: warrenbrubacher@email.com Michael Moore on Oprah and a New Music Video! Monday, March 17th, 2003 Greetings to all, I just wanted to let you know that Michael will be on The Oprah Winfrey Show Tuesday, March 18, 2003. He will join Oprah and her other guests to discuss the war on Iraq. You can find a show description here: http://www.oprah.com/tows/coming/tows_come_tue.jhtml "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does." -Margaret Mead -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 18 07:47:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: 4 pm: Toronto, City of Peace Message-ID: Toronto, City of Peace ***************************** Hi Folks: I spent a few hours on College St. talking with people about the impending attack on Iraq. Torontonians are massively against Bush's war. A group of us will establish an ongoing Peace Camp near the front doors of Toronto City Hall by the Peace Garden. News Conference Launch of Toronto, City of Peace Tues. Mar. 18, 2003. 4 p.m Toronto City Hall, by the Peace Garden near the front doors Speakers, poetry, music and agitation. Spread the word. The idea is to establish an ongoing gathering place for people concerned about the impending attack on Iraq. We will come together and figure out what we can do together -- * pick up leaflets, buttons and bumper stickers, * sing and shout * meditate for peace * play and eat together Hope you can join us for the launch, or afterwards, day or night. -tooker@web.ca 416-558-2453 -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 18 08:31:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: UN urgent immediate action... please act and forward widely... Message-ID: Just in case it may still be possible for the Security Council to do something... ----- Original Message ----- From: Operation Desert Rescue To: vinmcintyre@lineone.net Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 9:43 PM Subject: Fw: urgent immediate action... please act and forward widely... The UN General Assembly can call a matter in from the Security Council so that the entire General Assembly gets to debate and vote on an issue... This needs to urgently happen! Enough nations oppose the possible invasion of Iraq! It requires either a majority of the General Assembly or 7 of the Security Council members to request this. It can then happen within 24hours. Email addresses for 11 of the SC who are either undecided or against military action by the UK/US against Iraq are below and the email I sent. Peace - Elrond Burrell, Gloucestershire, UK ************************************************************************************************* Subject: A/RES/377 (V) - Bring the Iraq Crisis to the General Assembly. To: france-presse@un.int, france@un.int, rusun@un.int, chinamission_un@fmprc.gov.cn, info@cameroonmission.org, cameroon@un.int, guinea@un.int, mexico@un.int, syria@un.int, ang-un@angolamissionun.org, angola@un.int, chile@un.int, contact@germany-un.org, pakistan@un.int Dear Ambassador, "...if the Security Council, because of lack of unanimity of the permanent members, fails to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security in any case where there appears to be a threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression, the General Assembly shall consider the matter immediately..." The current situation could be said to fit very clearly into the above set of circumstances. People the world over are shouting their opposition to war. Even if there is a vote on a 'second resolution' it appears that the US and UK will take military action whatever the outcome. They will be committing an "act of aggression" I urge you to take immediate action to bring this matter to the General Assembly as the process set out in the 1950 resolution 377 allows. Acting together, 7 Security Council members are all that is needed to ensure that the matter comes before the General Assembly within 24 hours. It is imperative to the UN, to the Security Council, to the people of Iraq, to the people of the region and to everyone the world over that the US and UK do not take unrestrained military action in defiance of the UN. The relevant section of resolution 377 is below for your information, although I am sure you have the whole text available to you. Ambassador, I implore you, in the name of peace, bring this matter to the General Assembly. Yours faithfully, [name] [address] A/RES/377 (V) Uniting for peace Adopted at the Three Hundred and Second Plenary Meeting, 3 November 1950 A Resolves that if the Security Council, because of lack of unanimity of the permanent members, fails to exercise its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security in any case where there appears to be a threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression, the General Assembly shall consider the matter immediately with a view to making appropriate recommendations to Members for collective measures, including in the case of a breach of the peace or act of aggression the use of armed force when necessary, to maintain or restore international peace and security. If not in session at the time, the General Assembly may meet in emergency special session within twenty-four hours of the request therefor. 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URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030318/c5a2a0a6/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 18 09:41:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Take Action: Offshore oil and gas exploration Message-ID: this just in from David Suzuki Foundation. -tooker Take Action: Offshore oil and gas exploration Keep BC waters oil and gas free! Thirty years ago, the government of Canada banned oil and gas exploration from the waters off Canada's West Coast. A decade later, the government of British Columbia issued a similar ban for offshore regions claimed by the province. Today, in an attempt to deal with a large budget deficit, the BC government is encouraging offshore development and is urging the federal government to lift its moratorium. Your action is urgently needed to keep BC waters oil and gass free. The Economic Union committee of the federal cabinet is currently considering appointing a panel to examine lifting the oil and gas moratorium. Please follow the link below to take action, and urge family members, friends and colleagues to do the same. Please help ensure that Canada's spectacular West Coast is conserved for future generations. Send a free fax with your concerns to Prime Minister Chr?tien and Environment Minister David Anderson, Industry Minister Herb Dhaliwal and MP Stephen Owen, minister responsible for the Western Diversification Fund. Visit http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Oceans/Oildrilling/ to Take Action and tell the Prime Minister and his ministers that BC waters must remain oil and gas free. Thank you for your action! Please take a moment to forward this message to your friends and colleagues. To unsubscribe from the David Suzuki Foundation's email update list, please visit http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Subscribe/ and enter your email address only in the field provided. Your name will be automatically removed. Please feel free to re-join at any time. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Tue Mar 18 11:16:56 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Are you a Toronto Artist for Peace? Message-ID: The TorontoForPeace.com website is reserved, and we have a webpage designer working on it soon... Could someone design a logo for our group? contact me: we have some clever ideas to work with... And if you have access to a photocopier, or a printing press, or silkscreening silkscreening please say so! -toker@web.ca 416-532-3939 -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Want to read inspiring emails of peace, ecology and activism? Then join our list. In the the subject line write: Subscribe Send to: greenspiration@web.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Wed Mar 19 07:10:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: ACT AGAINST WAR!!! Message-ID: Subject: Thank Chretien Please call the Iraq desk in Ottawa 1-866-880-4378 to thank Chr?tien for his refusal to join Bush's war. Tell them you are proud to be Canadian as a result of the PM's firm stand. They faithfully take your comments and convey them to Chr?tien's office.. I just did it and got through within 5 minutes. I also added that he should bring home all of his military. Freda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: ** Phil N Rossner Dear Friends, I think it is important that as many supporters of peace as possible send plaudits to Prime Minister Jean Chretien in order to let him and his government know that we fully support his honourable stand on the Iraq situation.... http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/18/chretieniraq030318 If you feel inclined to send him your comments, he can be reached in the following ways: Mailing Address: The Right Hon. Jean Joseph Jacques Chr?tien, P.C., M.P. Room 309-S, Centre Block House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Telephone: (613) 992-4211 Fax: (613) 941-6900 E-Mail: pm@pm.gc.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > JOIN A GLOBAL BOYCOTT TO US&UK PRODUCTS????? > THAT IS THE WAY THEY MAY UNDERSTAND THE ABSURDITY OF WAR, THE PRICE OF > INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO WILL DIE. > > HOW TO PROCEED: > > 1. Forward this message to as many people as you can. > 2. Bear in mind not to buy any American or British products (check the list > below). > 3. Send this message every two weeks to remind on this boycott. > 4. Be patient, we might see soon a change in US&UK arrogant attitude. > > Our individual effort is very weak, but our global force as consumers is > colossal????? Keep this boycott ALIVE!!! > You are not only suporting yourself , you are supporting the mankind > existence, flora and fauna. > > LIST OF BRANDS TO BOYCOTT: > > American Films, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Fanta, Colgate-Palmolive, Pizza- > Hut, Nike, Alcoa, American Express, (AT& T ), Boeing Company, > Caterpillar, Citigroup, Disney, DuPont, Exxon, GE - General Electric > GM - General Motors, Hewlett Packard, Home Depot, Honeywell, IBM, > Intel, International Paper, Johnson & Johnson, J.P. 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There will be speeches, music, poetry. We'll be discussing what Torontonians can do for world peace. AND TONIGHT WE'LL CREATE A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL, AT 7 PM Bring a candle and container to prevent wax dripping, and join us for sharing, singing, silence. For further information: Tooker Gomberg 416-558-2453 http://www.TorontoForPeace.org TorontoForPeace@yahoo.ca -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Wed Mar 19 08:05:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: depleted uranium concerns Message-ID: from Lyn Adamson 3 e-mails included below: 1) Dr. Chris Busby re weapons to be used in first 48 hours 2) Reference to studies on radiation effects 3) Depleted uranium - dirty and deadly - by Guy Dauncey 'There has been a 10-fold increase in such birth defects in the Basra region since 1988. I have seen the photos of these children. You can see them for yourself at http://www.web-light.nl/VISIE/extremedeformities.html. But be warned - these photos are not for the squeamish, and may give some people nightmares. They are also at http://www.ngwrc.org/Dulink/du_link.htm. There has also been a 17-fold increase in cancer in southern Iraq since 1988, and a sudden increase in childhood leukemia.' From: Dr Chris Busby Date: Fri Mar 14, 2003 6:59:39 PM US/Eastern IF YOU THINK CANCER IS A PROBLEM NOW WAIT UNTIL MORE DEPLETED URANIUM IS RELEASED INTO THE WORLD This document reports known links between exposure to low-level nuclear radiation and cancer. Concerning the impending US war against Iraq, Dr. Busby writes: "If Dai Williams' analysis is correct the SHOCK and AWE missile and bomb inventory (which I can send anyone interested) is accurate we are talking about 1900 tons of DU (or perhaps U) which is equivalent to 60TBq of alpha and beta particulate activity equivalent to the amount of alpha emitting radioactive material Sellafield put into the Irish Sea each year at the peak of its releases and about 50 times the present amount released annually to the Irish Sea. This DU will become widely dispersed and re: Israel I would not want to be living within 1000 miles of Baghdad. As a crime against humanity and a weapon of mass destruction this will be in a class of its own." (C. Busby: christo@cato5.demon.co.uk) o- The European Committee on Radiation Risk (ECRR) concludes: "the present cancer epidemic is a consequence of exposure to global atmospheric weapons fallout in the periods 1959-1963 and that more recent releases of radioisotopes to the environment from the operation of nuclear fuel cycle will result in significant increases in cancer and other types of ill health." (ISBN# 1-897761-24-4) (C. Busby: christo@cato5.demon.co.uk) -o- The ECRR is based upon studies of chronic, internal exposure to low-level nuclear isotopes in diverse populations: leukemia in children on the Irish Sea Cost (Sellafield); Chernobyl children; and civilians and military exposed to Depleted Uranium (DU) armaments resulting in systemic harm and genetic damage. (see : leurenmoret@yahoo.com) -o- "Using both the ECRR's new model and that of the International Committee for Radiation Protection (ICRP), the committee calculates the total number of deaths resulting from the nuclear project since 1945. The ICRP calculation, based on figures for doses to populations up to 1989 given by the United Nations, results in 1,174,600 deaths from cancer. The ECRR model predicts 61,600,000 deaths from cancer, 1,600,000 infant deaths and 1,900,000 fetal deaths. In addition the ECRR predicts a 10% loss of life quality integrated over all diseases and conditions in those who were exposed over the period of global weapons fallout." Radioactive releases did not stop with signing of the above-ground test ban by the USA and USSR in 1963. In addition to the known releases from Chernobyl and Three Mile Island, every nuclear facility and power reactor emits radioactive isotopes during "normal" operations. Continuing the landmark St. Louis radiation fallout study, the Radiation and Public Health Project (RPHP), has collected some 3500 baby teeth to measure Strontium-90 (Sr-90), a proxy for one of 200+ radioactive isotopes released during "normal" reactor operations. (www.radiation.org) RPHP Findings: -o- After the 1963 above-ground nuclear test treaty, signed by the USA and USSR, Sr-90 levels fell steadily until the late 1980s but then rose 50% in all areas where teeth were collected. (www.radiation.org) -o- Breast cancer incidence is elevated in women living downwind within 50 miles of an operating nuclear reactor. This correlates with higher levels of Sr-90 in teeth collected closest to operating nuclear reactors. (Gould, JM., The Enemy Within: The High Cost of Living Near Nuclear Reactors, 1996. (ISBN# 1-56858-066-5), Sherman, JD, Life's Delicate Balance: Causes and Prevention of Breast Cancer. 2000, (ISBN# 1-56032-870-3) -o- Sr-90 levels in teeth from southeast Florida children with cancer are 55% above that of children without cancer. (www.radiation.org) -o- Two years after closure of 8 separate nuclear power plants, deaths for children, newborn to 3 years old, dropped from 9 to 42% for those within 50 miles. For areas in which data were available, cancer incidence in children younger than 5 fell significantly after shutdown. Mangano, J., et al. Arch. Environ. Health, 57(1): 23-31, 2002. Arch. Environ. Health, In press 2003 The seriousness of a large corroded hole in the Davis Besse Nuclear reactor, situated on the shore of Lake Erie and its' potential to contaminate the Great Lakes was emphasized by the recent study commissioned by New York State, Review of Emergency Preparedness at Indian Point and Millstone. It lays to rest the idea that a population in proximity to an accidental or terrorist nuclear power plant release can be safely evacuated. (www.wittassociates.com) These objective reports do not reflect the moral and economic carnage of cancer heaped upon children and their families. Children may be "cured" of cancer, but the treatments cause nearly all to have physical and learning disabilities that they bear the rest of their lives. The unending harm to future generations that suffer genetic damage cannot be calculated. War is the worst assault on public health in every sense of the word. The prevention of disease demands that we prevent war and all that is associated with war: armaments, toxic chemicals, and radioactive munitions, and the associated conditions of starvation, separation from home and family, and destruction of property. We must prevention of harm to people of "fighting age," There is too much to be done in the world to waste human and economic resources on killing our sisters and brothers and destroying their homes and land. The costs are armaments, and rebuilding countries is bankrupting countries. In the best tradition of public health and the precautionary principle is that primary prevention of disease means that release of radioactive materials from all sources, military and nonmilitary, must be stopped worldwide. If the use of DU is not stopped, a worldwide epidemic of cancer and damage to future generations will be certain. Contacts for information: RPHP: L. Moret, M. S. leuren@yahoo.com 510- 845-3139 JD Sherman, M. D. Toxdoc.js@verizon.net 703- 329-8223 > >ECRR: >. Yablakov Ph. D. yablakov@online.ru > C. Busby, Ph.D. christo@cato5.demon.co.uk) > ' Depleted uranium - dirty and deadly Birth defects and Gulf War syndrome could be just the beginning if the US bombs Iraq Dateline: Monday, February 17, 2003 It's dirty, and it's deadly. When you coat a shell with it, it slices through armoured plating as if it was cheese, turning tanks, buildings and bomb shelters into exploding incinerators. It causes cancer among people who breathe its dust, or touch it. It causes horrible birth defects among the babies of pregnant women who breathe it or touch it. It causes a host of chronic ailments and sicknesses among returning troops. It was used by the US army in Iraq, in Kosovo, and Afghanistan. The United Nations wants a worldwide ban on it. The US plans to use it again, in its war on Iraq. What is it? It's a waste product that arises during the production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapons and reactors. It's called depleted uranium. It has a radioactive half-life of 4.5 billion years. The Earth is 4.5 billion years old. This means that the cities, battlefields, and locations where depleted uranium is used will be radioactive and remain radioactive for the next 4.5 billion years. That's as long as the Earth has existed. That's twice as long as the entire evolution of life on Earth. Seventy times longer than the time since the dinosaurs became extinct. Depleted uranium is extremely dense. That's what makes it capable of slicing into heavily armoured vehicles. That's why the American military likes it. In the Gulf War, in 1991, the US army fired off a million rounds of depleted uranium, totalling 300 tons. In Baghdad, where they thought they were attacking a secret bunker, they sliced into it with depleted uranium and incinerated 800 women and children who were hiding in a shelter. Along the "highway of death", outside Basra, in southern Iraq, they incinerated every tank, every soldier. Along that road, the shell-holes in the blown-up tanks are 1000 times more radioactive than the background. The desert near the vehicles is 100 times more radioactive. Seventy percent of the uranium burns on impact, turning into a fine ceramic dust of depleted uranium oxide particles which get blown on the wind, and washed into the groundwater. In the Basra region, there has been a 100-fold increase in uranium in the groundwater. And then there's the birth defects. Children born with fingers missing. Children born with legs missing. Children born with parts of their face missing. Children born with their eyes missing. Children born with grossly deformed skulls. Children born with enormous distended bellies. Children born with no hands. Children born with no genitals. Children born with no skin over their bellies. Children born with open holes in their backs. Children born whose bodies are beyond words, in their pitiful awfulness. There has been a 10-fold increase in such birth defects in the Basra region since 1988. I have seen the photos of these children. You can see them for yourself at http://www.web-light.nl/VISIE/extremedeformities.html. But be warned - these photos are not for the squeamish, and may give some people nightmares. They are also at http://www.ngwrc.org/Dulink/du_link.htm. There has also been a 17-fold increase in cancer in southern Iraq since 1988, and a sudden increase in childhood leukemia. That was Iraq. Then there was Afghanistan. The data is still sketchy, but tests on residents in Jalalabad have found a level of uranium in the urine of residents that is 400 to 2000 percent higher than normal. The contamination is also present in Kabul. A scientific team from the Uranium Medical Research Centre that went to Kabul in September 2002 found that people who had been exposed to debris from the US/British precision bombing were reporting pains in their joints, back and kidney pain, muscle weakness, memory problems, confusion, and disorientation. Members of the team began to complain of the same symptoms. They found that 25 percent of newborn infants were suffering from congenital and post-natal health problems that appeared to be associated with uranium contamination. So what happened to the US and British troops who were exposed to the same dust? It's hard to sort out, because the troops who served in the Gulf were exposed to a cocktail of injections and chemical and biological hazards, as well as depleted uranium. But the symptoms are telling. There were 700,000 US troops who served in the Gulf War in 1991. 50% were black or Latino. Many were women. 260,000 have applied for medical benefits. 159,000 have been awarded disability allowances. Many are probably on low incomes, and cannot afford expensive medical insurance. They call it Gulf War Syndrome; nobody in the military wants to talk about it. The returning troops are suffering from reactive airway disease; neurological damage; cataracts; kidney problems; lymphoma; skin and organ cancer; neuropsychological problems; uranium in their semen; sexual dysfunction; and birth defects in their offspring. Birth defects are turning up four times more often in the children of those who served in the Gulf than normal. See www.chronicillnet.org/online/lifemag.html. That was Afghanistan. Now a new war on Iraq looms. A new round of death. A new nightmare. Unless we stand together, work together, pray together, and call out together to stop it, and to outlaw depleted uranium forever, as the United Nations has recommended. Four and a half billion years. Written and compiled by Guy Dauncey, Victoria, B.C., Canada Author of Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change. Editor of EcoNews, http://www.earthfuture.com -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Wed Mar 19 16:58:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Videos for Peace Message-ID: from kelly rainheart boiling Frog is continuing its Monday night videos for peace series with screenings of; Hidden Wars of Desert Storm, In Whose Interest? The Practical Horrible Realities of Power and more Indymedia Newsreal! details below, please pass along. thanks, kelly Monday, March 24 Videos For Peace Boiling Frog presents ?Hidden Wars of Desert Storm?*. + Indymedia NewsReal!** 7:30 pm Pwyc. Celts Pub (dwnstrs) 2872 Dundas St. W. * ?Hidden Wars of Desert Storm? is a documentary both fast-paced informative and emotionally inpactful. On Aug. 2nd, 1990, Saddam Hussein launched his troops against Kuwait. Was this invasion a surprise? Were all diplomatic means utilized to resolve the issue peacefully? Was there any threat from the part of Iraq against Saudi Arabia or any other Gulf state? What is behind the mysterious ?Gulf War Syndrome?? A two year investigation, ?Hidden Wars of Desert Storm? brings answers to all of these questions based on documents never before seen on television and backed by interviews of such prominent personalities as Desert-Storm Commander General Norman Schwartzkopf, former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, former UN Iraq Program Director Dennis Halliday, former UNSCOM team-leader Scott Ritter and many others. http://hiddenwars.org ** Independent NewsReal! is non-corporate coverage of current events. www.satellite.indymedia.org Monday, March 31 Videos For Peace Boiling Frog presents ?In Whose Interest? ? The Practical Horrible Realities of Power?*. + Indymedia NewsReal!** 7:30 pm Pwyc. Celts Pub (dwnstrs) 2872 Dundas St. W. * ?In Whose Interest? ? The Practical Horrible Realities of Power? is a fast moving and powerful 26 minute documentary in response to 9/11. Filmmaker David Kaplowitz leads us on an eye-opening journey, questioning the effects of US foreign policy over the past 50 years. Revealing a pattern of intervention, the film focuses on Guatemala, Vietnam, East Timor, El Salvador, and Palestine/Isreal. ?In Whose Interest?? is informative and disturbingly honest, yet upbeat, with twists of irony and humour. ** Independent NewsReal! is non-corporate coverage of current events. www.satellite.indymedia.org For more info call Kelly at 416-766-0218 -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Wed Mar 19 17:43:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Letter from Michael Moore to George W Message-ID: A Letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush on the Eve of War by Michael Moore George W. Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC Dear Governor Bush: So today is what you call "the moment of truth," the day that "France and the rest of world have to show their cards on the table." I'm glad to hear that this day has finally arrived. Because, I gotta tell ya, having survived 440 days of your lying and conniving, I wasn't sure if I could take much more. So I'm glad to hear that today is Truth Day, 'cause I got a few truths I would like to share with you: 1. There is virtually NO ONE in America (talk radio nutters and Fox News aside) who is gung-ho to go to war. Trust me on this one. Walk out of the White House and on to any street in America and try to find five people who are PASSIONATE about wanting to kill Iraqis. YOU WON'T FIND THEM! Why? 'Cause NO Iraqis have ever come here and killed any of us! No Iraqi has even threatened to do that. You see, this is how we average Americans think: If a certain so-and-so is not perceived as a threat to our lives, then, believe it or not, we don't want to kill him! Funny how that works! 2. The majority of Americans -- the ones who never elected you -- are not fooled by your weapons of mass distraction. We know what the real issues are that affect our daily lives -- and none of them begin with I or end in Q. Here's what threatens us: two and a half million jobs lost since you took office, the stock market having become a cruel joke, no one knowing if their retirement funds are going to be there, gas now costs almost two dollars -- the list goes on and on. Bombing Iraq will not make any of this go away. Only you need to go away for things to improve. 3. As Bill Maher said last week, how bad do you have to suck to lose a popularity contest with Saddam Hussein? The whole world is against you, Mr. Bush. Count your fellow Americans among them. 4. The Pope has said this war is wrong, that it is a SIN. The Pope! But even worse, the Dixie Chicks have now come out against you! How bad does it have to get before you realize that you are an army of one on this war? Of course, this is a war you personally won't have to fight. Just like when you went AWOL while the poor were shipped to Vietnam in your place. 5. Of the 535 members of Congress, only ONE (Sen. Johnson of South Dakota) has an enlisted son or daughter in the armed forces! If you really want to stand up for America, please send your twin daughters over to Kuwait right now and let them don their chemical warfare suits. And let's see every member of Congress with a child of military age also sacrifice their kids for this war effort. What's that you say? You don't THINK so? Well, hey, guess what -- we don't think so either! 6. Finally, we love France. Yes, they have pulled some royal screw-ups. Yes, some of them can pretty damn annoying. But have you forgotten we wouldn't even have this country known as America if it weren't for the French? That it was their help in the Revolutionary War that won it for us? That our greatest thinkers and founding fathers -- Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, etc. -- spent many years in Paris where they refined the concepts that lead to our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution? That it was France who gave us our Statue of Liberty, a Frenchman who built the Chevrolet, and a pair of French brothers who invented the movies? And now they are doing what only a good friend can do -- tell you the truth about yourself, straight, no b.s. Quit pissing on the French and thank them for getting it right for once. You know, you really should have traveled more (like once) before you took over. Your ignorance of the world has not only made you look stupid, it has painted you into a corner you can't get out of. Well, cheer up -- there IS good news. If you do go through with this war, more than likely it will be over soon because I'm guessing there aren't a lot of Iraqis willing to lay down their lives to protect Saddam Hussein. After you "win" the war, you will enjoy a huge bump in the popularity polls as everyone loves a winner -- and who doesn't like to see a good ass-whoopin' every now and then (especially when it 's some third world ass!). So try your best to ride this victory all the way to next year's election. Of course, that's still a long ways away, so we'll all get to have a good hardy-har-har while we watch the economy sink even further down the toilet! But, hey, who knows -- maybe you'll find Osama a few days before the election! See, start thinking like THAT! Keep hope alive! Kill Iraqis -- they got our oil!! Yours, Michael Moore www.michaelmoore.com __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- ARCactive mailing list ARCactive@respect.to http://www.respect.to/postal/listinfo/arcactive -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 23 10:18:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Why War? What Can You Do? Plus Peace Events & Broadcasts Message-ID: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WHY WAR? A People- & Planet-Friendly Special Edition http://www.planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html (revised Wednesday March 19, 2003) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the eve of war, this Special Edition includes a brief editorial on the upcoming war; a focus on an important video that you can purchase at cost (or attend the free public screening this Thursday in Toronto); links to events and resources related to war and peace; plus an invitation to post peace events and activities on our calendar. - Peter Blanchard People- & Planet-Friendly http://www.planetfriendly.net http://www.planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONTENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (A) Why War? (B) The Frank Dorrel Video -- where to see it: Thursday in Toronto -- where to get a copy -- related links (C) Peace Events, Broadcasts, Activities (D) Peace Calendars & E-mail Lists (E) What You Can Do! (F) Peace Links, Resources & Opportunities (G) Let Us Know About Peace Events! (H) About People- & Planet-Friendly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (A) WHY WAR? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the world teeters on the brink of yet another war, there are many questions that we should be asking -- of ourselves, our communities and our governments. Why war? What is really behind this war? Are government and media giving us an honest picture of what's going on? The U.S. government is trying to portray this as a battle between a good democracy and an evil dictatorship. To what degree is this true and relevent? In the years to come, what will this war mean for the Iraqis, for the planet, for you and me? For those who are concerned about this war, there *is* something you can do, something for every interest and ability. From attending public events and screenings ... to marching in the streets. From reducing your consumption of oil ... to supporting local, sustainable business. From writing a letter or making a phone call ... to hosting a screening, discussion or other event in your home or community. Please read on for many ways to learn, participate, and get involved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (B) THE FRANK DORREL VIDEO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You may have heard about the video Canada Customs recently detained at the border, "What I've Learned About US Foreign Policy". This remarkable film is a shocking expose of USA and CIA "interventions" since World War II. For those who seek to look at the big picture and underlying causes -- this is a must-see. If everyone in Canada were to see this video, it would cause a major raising of consciousness. It would greatly increase the search for peaceful, sustainable solutions. The video is a compilation of segments from existing documentaries, painting a picture of American international involvement from the 50's to date. Includes assasinations of Civil Rights leaders, the Iran Contra Affair, School of the Americas, the Panama Deception, and much more. With Ramsey Clark (former US Attorney General), Bill Moyers (PBS investigative journalist), Amy Goodman (journalist & host of Democracy Now), Martin Luther King Jr. and others. Edited and distributed by Frank Dorrel ( http://www.addictedtowar.com/dorrel.html ) (1) Science For Peace Screening in Toronto (2) Future Screenings (3) Where to Get Your Copy (4) Related Links ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (1) PUBLIC SCREENING IN TORONTO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join us for a free large-screen 2-hour video (8th time!). The video held at the border by Canada Customs is to be shown. Come and see what all the fuss is about! WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT US FOREIGN POLICY The War Against the Third World CIA Covert Operations & Pentagon Interventions Since World War II Free admission but donation appreciated. Thursday, March 20, 2003 6:30 to 9 p.m. Room 179, University College, 15 King's College Circle, University of Toronto [walk NW from Queen's Park Subway] A compilation of excerpts from 10 different professional US documentaries, edited together by Frank Dorrel. Presented by Science for Peace - toward a just & sustainable world http://scienceforpeace.sa.utoronto.ca For more info call 416-535-6605 or join our e-mail listserv sfp@physics.utoronto.ca Copies of videos will be available for sale at the showing or can be ordered on-line http://www.globaloutlook.ca or by calling Global Outlook at 1-888-713-8500. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (2) FUTURE SCREENINGS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the eighth screening Science for Peace has presented; there will likely be more. Sales of the video are taking off and it is likely that other groups will be showing it as well. See section (C), below, for websites & e-mail lists where such screenings are likely to be promoted. Or hold your own screening -- for tips on how to organize and promote an event, see: http://www.planetfriendly.net/promote.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (3) WHERE TO GET A COPY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are several places that you can get a copy of this video or DVD: * At Science For Peace screenings in Toronto ($25cdn/copy) http://scienceforpeace.sa.utoronto.ca * Mail Order from "Global Outlook" (Canadian) http://www.globaloutlook.ca http://globalresearch.ca/globaloutlook/SHOPCART.html Tel. 1-888-713-8500 (US & Canada) Tel. 1-705-728-6500 (overseas) ($20US/copy plus $5.75 shipping & handling) (other related publications also for sale) * Mail Order from Frank Dorrel's website (USA-based) http://www.addictedtowar.com/dorrel.html http://www.addictedtowar.com/Video_Order.htm Tel. 310-838-8131 fdorrel@addictedtowar.com (at cost, $10US/copy or $12US for Canadian orders) (specify DVD or VHS) * Elsewhere http://www.google.com/search?q=%22frank+dorrel%22+video http://google.com/search?q=%22what+I%27ve+learned+about+US+foreign%22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (4) "WHAT I'VE LEARNED" LINKS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What I've Learned" homepage (includes excerpts) http://www.addictedtowar.com/dorrel.html Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (article) http://www.cjfe.org/releases/2003/ccra-mar12.html Toronto Star Article http://globalresearch.ca/articles/HUT303A.html * More links related to the "What I've Learned" video http://www.google.com/search?q=%22frank+dorrel%22+video http://google.com/search?q=%22what+I%27ve+learned+about+US+foreign%22 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (C) PEACE EVENTS & BROADCASTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In order by date. For many more events ACROSS CANADA, see also the next section. * THE EVE OF WAR, Wed Mar 19, 8pm, on CBC Newsworld TV (counterSpin). The debate in the Security Council is over, the UN weapons inspectors are evacuating, and it appears that a US invasion of Iraq is now only days away. On the eve of war, is the United States about to bring democracy or chaos to Iraq and the middle east? What should Canada do? To be part of our live studio audience for this debate, e-mail to: audience@counterspin.tv with your name and phone number, or call 416-907-5089. Join the debate at http://www.counterspin.tv [topical links: http://www.planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html ] * DEMONSTRATE AGAINST THE ATTACK, Toronto. When Iraq is attacked, a demonstration will be held at 5pm that evening at the US Consulate, on University Ave., between Dundas & Queen. ALSO, a rally will be scheduled at 12 noon the following Saturday - also at the US Consulate. [topical links: http://www.planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html ] * WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT US FOREIGN POLICY: The War Against The Third World, Thurs Mar 20, 6:30-9pm, Toronto. Join us for a free large-screen 2-hour video (8th time!). The video held at the border by Canada Customs is to be shown. Come and see what all the fuss is about! A compilation of excerpts from 10 different professional US documentaries, edited together by Frank Dorrel. CIA Covert Operations & Pentagon Interventions Since World War II. Free/donation. Room 179, University College, 15 King's College Circle, University of Toronto [walk NW from Queen's Park Subway] http://scienceforpeace.sa.utoronto.ca Info: 416-535-6605 or join our e-mail list sfp@physics.utoronto.ca Order the video: http://www.globaloutlook.ca http://globalresearch.ca/globaloutlook/SHOPCART.html 1-888-713-8500 or 1-705-728-6500 http://www.addictedtowar.com/dorrel.html http://www.addictedtowar.com/Video_Order.htm Tel. 1-310-838-8131 fdorrel@addictedtowar.com * TORONTO PEACE CAMP at City Hall, ongoing, Toronto. The Toronto Peace Camp has been established next to the Peace Garden by the front doors of Toronto City hall. This ongoing event will include speeches, music, and poetry. The Peace Camp is being established as a place to gather and discuss what Torontonians are prepared to do for peace. "George Bush has given Saddam Hussein 48 hours to respond. We, as Torontonians, are responding by declaring Toronto a city for peace. We will discuss and consider what we will do to stop this imminent attack on Iraq." says Tooker Gomberg, one of the organizers. Info: Tooker Gomberg torontoforpeace@yahoo.ca (416) 558-2453 http://www.TorontoForPeace.org * VIDEOS FOR PEACE, Mon Mar 24, 7:30pm, Toronto. Public screening of two videos: "Hidden Wars of Desert Storm" and "Indymedia NewsReal". Hidden Wars of Desert Storm is a documentary both fast-paced informative and emotionally inpactful. On Aug. 2nd, 1990, Saddam Hussein launched his troops against Kuwait. Was this invasion a surprise? Were all diplomatic means utilized to resolve the issue peacefully? Was there any threat from the part of Iraq against Saudi Arabia or any other Gulf state? What is behind the mysterious 'Gulf War Syndrome'? A two year investigation, "Hidden Wars of Desert Storm" brings answers to all of these questions based on documents never before seen on television and backed by interviews of such prominent personalities as Desert-Storm Commander General Norman Schwartzkopf, former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, former UN Iraq Program Director Dennis Halliday, former UNSCOM team-leader Scott Ritter and many others. http://hiddenwars.org Plus, Independent NewsReal, non-corporate coverage of current events: http://www.satellite.indymedia.org Pay what you can. Celts Pub (dwnstrs) 2872 Dundas St. W. More info: Kelly 416-766-0218 * COUNTERSPIN SPECIAL COVERAGE OF IRAQ, Fri Mar 21, Mon Mar 24, Wed Mar 26 at 8pm on CBC Newsworld TV. As US and British troops move in, counterSpin will air a series of special debates on the invasion of Iraq. Join us as we tackle the latest developments, the impacts on the people of Iraq and the ramifications for the rest of the region and the world. CounterSpin will bring together voices from Canada, the US, Iraq and the Middle East to debate these historic events, as they unfold. To be part of our live studio audience for any of these special debates, e-mail audience@counterspin.tv with your name & phone number, or call 416-907-5089. http://www.counterspin.tv [topical links: http://www.planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html ] * SAY NO TO THIS WAR -- EMERGENCY RALLY, Sat Mar 22, 1pm, Toronto. In response to the decision by George Bush to ignore world opinion, the Coalition to Stop the War is calling for a rally this Saturday, to voice our opposition to the US/UK war drive. Across the country and the world people are mobilising to stand up against this war. We encourage everyone who can to attend and make our demand for peace be heard. There will also be an emergency rally at 5pm on the day the bombing starts, outside the US consulate. US Consulate, 360 University Ave. (btwn. Dundas & Queen). More info: 416-588-5555 or stopthewar@sympatico.ca * IRAQ THEN & NOW -- plus Hidden Wars of Desert Storm, Thurs Mar 27, 6:30-9pm, Toronto. Join us for two free large-screen videos about Iraq. (1) Iraq Then &Now: The Unheard Voices of Iraqi Women (6:40-7:30pm). (2) Hidden Wars of Desert Storm: an account of America's involvement in Iraq during the Desert Storm conflict in 1990 (7:40-8:50pm). Free/donation. Room 179, University College, 15 King's College Circle, University of Toronto [walk NW from Queen's Park Subway]. Copies of videos will be available for sale at the showing or can be ordered on line http://www.globaloutlook.ca or by calling Global Outlook at 1-888-713-8500. Info: Science for Peace 416-535-6605 or join our e-mail listserv sfp@physics.utoronto.ca http://scienceforpeace.sa.utoronto.ca [topical links: http://www.planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html ] * SECRET TRIALS IN CANADA: How Democracy is Being Undermined in the Name of "Security", Fri Mar 28, 7:30pm, Toronto. Free public forum with Sophie Lamarche Harkat; attorney & activist Amina Sherazee; Rocco Galati; Matthew Behrens. This event is part of a tour of southern Ontario which also features events in Peterborough (Thurs Mar 27, 7pm); Burlington (Sat Mar 29, 3:30pm); and Hamilton (Sat Mar 29, 7:30pm). Free/donation. At Friends Meeting House, 60 Lowther Ave. (two blocks N. of Bedford & Bloor, near St. George subway). Presented by Homes not Bombs; Peace & Social Action Committee of Toronto Monthly Meeting; Science for Peace; Toronto Action for Social Change; and Country Music Fans Against Racism and Repression. Info: (416) 651-5800 tasc@web.ca http://scienceforpeace.sa.utoronto.ca [topical links: http://www.planetfriendly.net/rights.html ] * VIDEOS FOR PEACE, Mon Mar 31, 7:30pm, Toronto. Boiling Frog presents "In Whose Interest? - The Practical Horrible Realities of Power" plus "Indymedia NewsReal!". (1) "In Whose Interest? - The Practical Horrible Realities of Power" is a fast moving and powerful 26 minute documentary in response to 9/11. Filmmaker David Kaplowitz leads us on an eye-opening journey, questioning the effects of US foreign policy over the past 50 years. Revealing a pattern of intervention, the film focuses on Guatemala, Vietnam, East Timor, El Salvador, and Palestine/Isreal. "In Whose Interest?" is informative and disturbingly honest, yet upbeat, with twists of irony and humour. (2) Independent NewsReal! is non-corporate coverage of current events. http://www.satellite.indymedia.org Pay what you can. Celts Pub (dwnstrs) 2872 Dundas St. W. More info: Kelly 416-766-0218 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (D) PEACE CALENDARS & E-MAIL LISTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are many other upcoming peace events & activities. We will include as many as we can on our web-calendar and monthly e-newsletter -- with your help -- please see section F. Here are some other places to find out about peace events and activities: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TORONTO & ONTARIO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ People & Planet-Friendly - website & popular monthly e-mail newsletter http://planetfriendly.net/latestnewsletter.php http://planetfriendly.net/calendar/ http://planetfriendly.net/submit.html http://planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html http://planetfriendly.net/iraq.txt Greenspiration Toronto e-mail list http://list.web.ca/archives/greenspirationto-l/ http://list.web.ca/lists/listinfo/greenspirationto-l E-left e-mail list - possibly the most complete e-mail list of peace-related events in Toronto http://www.mnsj.org/members/ Toronto Committee Against Sanctions & War on Iraq http://www.tcaswi.org/events.htm Science For Peace - website, e-mail list, events & screenings http://scienceforpeace.sa.utoronto.ca/ Toronto SFP e-mail list: e-mail to vise@physics.utoronto.ca with no message in the text and Subject: subscribe sfptor Mobilization for Global Justice (Mob4Glob) e-newsletter mob4glob@tao.ca Social Justice News Monthly e-mail newsletter http://www.socialjustice.org Rise Up! E-mail Newsletter awillats@sympatico.ca OPIRG-Toronto e-mail newsletter http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/opirg/ http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/opirg/events/mailing_list.html TAO Events - http://events.tao.ca Now Magazine - http://www.nowtoronto.com (click on "Listings", then "7 Days Daily Events"). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OTTAWA AREA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPIRG Events e-mail list -- probably the most complete and up-to-date way to hear about peace events in the Ottawa area. To subscribe, see http://www.carleton.ca/opirg/mailing.html or send a message to opirg-events-request@ox.org ...in the body of the message, put: "subscribe" (no quotes). Partial archive: http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/lists/html/opirg-events/ OPIRG-Carleton homepage: http://www.carleton.ca/opirg/ More Eastern-Ontario Peace Calendars: PERC - Peace & Environment Resource Centre http://www.perc.ca http://www.perc.ca/news/peacevents.html PEN - Peace & Environment News http://perc.ca/PEN/ NOWAR/PAIX http://www.flora.org/nowar/forum/ MORE http://planetfriendly.net/calendars.html#ottawa http://www.flora.org/flora/community.phtml http://www.flora.org/flora/mailinglists/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACROSS CANADA & NORTH AMERICA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://planetfriendly.net/calendars.html http://planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html (this page) http://www.acp-cpa.ca/ http://pax.protest.net/ http://planetfriendly.net/voices.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (E) WHAT YOU CAN DO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INFORM YOURSELF http://planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html (see also section (E), below) http://planetfriendly.net/sheep.html http://planetfriendly.net/energy.html http://planetfriendly.net/voices.html PARTICIPATE http://planetfriendly.net/calendars.html http://planetfriendly.net/eventtips.html http://planetfriendly.net/learningcentres.html http://planetfriendly.net/goodworklinks.html LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD http://planetfriendly.net/rights.html http://www.sierraclub.ca/national/activist.html http://planetfriendly.net/voices.html#become ORGANIZE & PROMOTE AN EVENT http://planetfriendly.net/promote.html http://planetfriendly.net/submit.html SUPPORT LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS http://planetfriendly.net/living.html http://planetfriendly.net/organic.html http://planetfriendly.net/energy.html http://planetfriendly.net/business.html http://planetfriendly.net/commons.html http://planetfriendly.net/goodworklinks.html FIND GOOD WORK OR VOLUNTEER http://planetfriendly.net/goodworklinks.html http://planetfriendly.net/organic.html PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH http://planetfriendly.net/health.html http://planetfriendly.net/community.html#healthy http://planetfriendly.net/living.html http://planetfriendly.net/fun.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (F) PEACE LINKS, RESOURCES & OPPORTUNITIES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IRAQ LINKS Canadian Network to End Sanctions on Iraq http://www.canesi.org Toronto Committee Against War & Sanctions on Iraq http://www.tcaswi.org http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/march5mars/ http://dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Warfare_and_Conflict/Specific_Conflicts/Iraq/ http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Economic/Sanctions/on_Iraq/ If You're Happy And You Know It Bomb Iraq http://www.commondreams.org/views02/1216-06.htm Michael Moore to George Bush -- a letter from Michael Moore to George W. Bush on the eve of war. http://www.michaelmoore.com WAR & PEACE LINKS Addicted To War http://www.addictedtowar.com The War Against the Third World (video) http://www.addictedtowar.com/dorrel.html Canadian Peace Alliance http://www.acp-cpa.ca http://dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Peace/ http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/Peace/ http://planetfriendly.net/sheep.html#links http://pax.protest.net Civilian inspection of the US for Weapons of Mass Destruction http://www.rootingoutevil.org GREEN ENERGY vs. PETROTYRANNY http://planetfriendly.net/energy.html http://planetfriendly.net/living.html NONVIOLENCE LINKS http://www.nonviolence.org/commentary/messages/2047.htm http://dmoz.org/Society/Activism/Nonviolence/ A Force More Powerful (excellent PBS video on the use of nonviolent conflict for positive social change; now available on video. Also: readables, materials for teachers and discussion) http://www.pbs.org/weta/forcemorepowerful/ (see also previous section, "What You Can Do") ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (G) PLEASE LET US KNOW ABOUT PEACE EVENTS! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are many other events and activities related to peace. We would love to cover them -- but we can only do so with your help! With only a minute's effort, you can help spread the word to thousands of interested people -- and at the same time help People- & Planet-Friendly to thrive. 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To avoid disappointment, please confirm dates, locations & details with event organizers. - Peter Blanchard http://www.planetfriendly.net http://www.planetfriendly.net/iraq2.html people@planetfriendly.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ please forward -- please post at your workplace, school, place of worship, or website ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 23 10:18:22 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Join Direct Action at Toronto Military Base, Mon. March 24, 12 noon Message-ID: from tasc@web.ca NUREMBERG ACTION, PLEASE FORWARD FAR AND WIDE Stop Canadian Participation in War Crimes: Vigil and Nonviolent Direct Action* Canadian Forces Base Downsview, Land Forces Central Area Command HQ (just west of Sheppard and Allen Rd., near Downsview subway) Monday, March 24, 12 Noon *Meet at 10 am for pre-action meeting at Friends House, 60 Lowther (north of Bedford and Bloor, St. George subway). While there will be civil disobedience at 12 noon, there are plenty of roles for people not risking arrest. Bring objects of peace to tie to the military fence! "A person is considered complicit if, while aware of the commission of war crimes or crimes against humanity, the person contributes directly or indirectly to their occurrence. Membership in an organization responsible for committing the atrocities can be sufficient to establish complicity if the organization in question is one with a single brutal purpose, e.g. a death squad." Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program "[Canada's War Minister] McCallum acknowledged that Canadian warships will escort U.S. and British vessels sailing up to the northern edge of the Persian Gulf to wage the war." Globe and Mail, March 20, 2003 Join Homes not Bombs, Toronto Catholic Worker and the Spring Nuremberg Action Group (SNAG) as we throw a snag into the plans of the the Canadian military, which is currently aiding and abetting war crimes against the people of Iraq by: * escorting and protecting U.S. and U.K. warships loaded with cruise missiles, attack aircraft and other deadly weapons; * by allowing Canadian military planners to remain at Doha, Qatar alongside those engaged in planning crimes against peace; * having dozens of soldiers remain "embedded" with U.S. and U.K. exchange programs; * and given the fact that Canadian personnel are likely aboard the AWACS command and control aerial platforms that direct the massive bombardment of Iraq. The Nuremberg Principles, developed from the trials of Nazi war criminals at the end of WWII, dictate that if we see war crimes about to occur, we cannot simply say we will not participate; we must be actively opposed to and interfere with those activities, or we are complicit in them, just as Germans who did nothing to stop Nazi atrocities were judged guilty too. PLEASE RSVP IF YOU CAN SO WE GET A SENSE OF NUMBERS. We'll take the subway up to CFB Downsview, as it's a short walk from Downsview subway station to the action site. For more information call (416) 651-5800 or tasc@web.ca Principles of the Nuremberg Tribunal, 1950 Principle I Any person who commits an act which constitutes a crime under international law is responsible therefor and liable to punishment. Principle II The fact that internal law does not impose a penalty for an act which constitutes a crime under international law does not relieve the person who committed the act from responsibility under international law. Principle III The fact that a person who committed an act which constitutes a crime under international law acted as Head of State or responsible Government official does not relieve him from responsibility under international law. Principle IV The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him. Principle V Any person charged with a crime under international law has the right to a fair trial on the facts and law. Principle Vl The crimes hereinafter set out are punishable as crimes under; international law: a. Crimes against peace: i. Planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances; ii. Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the acts mentioned under (i). b. War crimes: Violations of the laws or customs of war which include, but are not limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave-labor or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or illtreatment of prisoners of war, of persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns, or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity. c. Crimes against humanity: Murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation and other inhuman acts done against any civilian population, or persecutions on political, racial or religious grounds, when such acts are done or such persecutions are carried on in execution of or in connection with any crime against peace or any war crime. Principle VII Complicity in the commission of a crime against peace, a war crime, or a crime against humanity as set forth in Principles VI is a crime under international law. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030323/1f43786c/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 23 10:19:07 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: The Whole of Baghdad Could Burn Message-ID: from: Gary Morton" The Whole of Baghdad Could Burn The embedded reporters (reporters in bed with the military) talk glowingly about Shock and Awe, but it really was a blast-and-fire storm that duplicated a nuclear attack. They hit the city with 1000 cruise missiles in less than an hour, and that was only the beginning of the attack. Shortly after I had a dream in which all of Baghdad was burning in a huge cloud of black smoke, and realized that none of the analysts were taking fire into account. Winds can be high there and the choice of selected targets around the city creates flash points that could spread and create an inferno destroying that entire city. Yet the US military describes its worst fears as being oil wells catching fire, so a huge effort will be in place to save oil fields while human beings will be left to suffer and die. Early reports have 250 injured in Baghdad bombing and fifty killed in Basra bombing Napalm: I have a link on the website to a report that US blew up an entire hill, leaving bodies of soldiers scattered everywhere. And after days of accusing Saddam of having chemical weapons, the Bush people are using napalm bombs. Salon.com Goes Nazi Today Salon features a photo of Saddam with Hitler and Stalin with an article by Paul Berman telling the left to support this war . because his research proves that Islam is the Enemy. So with Baghdad burning and rage spreading across the region, they now want the left to endorse a crusade against Islam . and the foreign policy of religious wars of mass destruction. The Just War: There is plenty of commentary on the Just War. Saddam's brutality and weapons of mass destruction are supposed to justify war. Yet by nature war is not just. Inspired leaders can build a better world while war mongers can only bring war. The Bush regime believes that everything is propaganda to be used to justify US world dominance militarily and economically. That is what justice is to them. So they would see this as a just war. Maybe a better statement is that it's not Just War, it's mass destruction and murder. Trapped in Iraq: With Turkey moving to keep refugees out, that means large numbers of them will remain trapped in Iraq with no cover to protect them from the air strikes. Protest Dangers: Two protesters were killed in Yemen and 1600 people have now been arrested in San Francisco. Here in Toronto the Police Chief is pissed over the rowdy snake marches that blocked traffic Thursday. He is sending out the full public order unit and every man he can muster. If snake marches happen people will have to keep moving. Students that stopped on Yonge Street Thursday to block the arrest of Lindsay Tabah nearly got boxed in by riot cops and horses that arrived on nearby streets. http://citizensonthweb.com -------- -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 23 10:54:14 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: URGENT: Peace Camp Threatened!!! Message-ID: Hi Folks: It's Sunday, and I just got word that the Toronto Peace Camp is under threat. Apparently 7 police officers showed up at around 9 am this morning, grabbed one of the campers and charged him with assault. Then the police warned the eight campers that they would be shutting down the camp today. The shutdown could be immanent. Please get your butts down there if you can... it's next to the Peace Garden in Nathan Phillips Square, in front of Toronto City Hall. -tooker@web.ca ps Councillor Olivia Chow will try to get support for the Peace Camp at City Hall tomorrow. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 23 12:02:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: EMERGENCY: Peace Camp At City Hall Needs Your Help In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: "Dylan Penner" >PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY > >The police have threatened to shut down the Peace Camp at the Peace Garden >in Nathan Phillips Square (in front of Toronto City Hall). Councillor Chow >is working to have the Peace Camp officially recognized but cannot finalize >until tomorrow (Monday) so our presence today and through the night will >send a strong message that the people of Toronto cannot and will not give up >on peace in the face of blatant intimidation. > >The presence of musicians, artists, clowns and creative expression is >urgently needed to help diffuse the situation and create a space where >people around the city can come to talk about their feelings and concerns >about the illegal atrocities being waged against the people of Iraq. > >The Peace Camp is a symbol of what we're all working towards in these >troubling first days of . It is critically important we keep it in the hands >of the people. Peace is within our reach and we need to stand together. Let >us not allow peace to be shut down, especially on what is supposed to be >public property. > >This is a potential arrest situation (more likely for those who are there >now), but turning it into a party will keep it from turning into a >confrontation. The more people are present, and the more festive the mood, >the less likely police will be to make arrests. Bring your drums, guitars >and sing for peace. Let's be the change we want to see in the world. > >Contact 416-809-5674 for more info. or call Tooker at 416-558-2453 -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 24 16:37:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Police Assault Toronto Peace Camper. Press Conference Tonight 6pm Message-ID: htt[://www.TorontoForPeace.org Toronto Peace Camper Assaulted Press Conference at Peace Camp to denounce police brutality against non-violent demonstrators. For Immediate Release: Monday March 24, 2003 6pm, Nathan Philips Square On Sunday March 23, 2003 Zachary Lathrop was arrested while at the Peace Camp. He was subsequently brought to 52 Division and spent the night and was released early morning (Monday March 24th). While in custody Zach was taken to a room filled with 6 police officers, no video cameras, and beat up. He has a puffed right eye from the assault. The Peace Camp was erected on Tuesday March 18th as a gathering place to promote peace and to be a visible presence opposed to the U.S. assault on Iraq. Demonstrators have been present at the camp around the clock since its erection. Food donations have been brought to the camp throughout the week, and hundreds have visited the camp to gather information about peace-related activities, and disseminate it to eager Torontonians. Contact: Peace Camp: Eric 416-938-3618 Tooker Gomberg 416-558-2453 "Om represents all language and since the world and language are interrelated, it represents all the world" - Swami Vishnu Devananda -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Fix Your Bike and Critical Mass: Boycott all the oil companies, even if only for a few hours. *4-6 Fix your bike Come by the Toronto For Peace camp in Nathan Phillips Square and we'll give you all the oil you need: a few drops for your chain. Learn how to fix a flat and pump it up *6-8 Critical Mass Ride We'll be pedalling together through the streets of Toronto on food power. Meet next to the peace garden by the flame lit by the pope himself. The Weekend: The Toronto Social Forum takes place all weekend at Ryerson. Hope you can check out the following: a) My friend and Ecocity writer and philosopher will be workshopping about ecological urban design and activism. b) I'll be hosting a discussion on the End of Corporate TV. keep the faith, and light a candle. as they say: "'tis better to light a candle than curse the darkness." -t -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Thu Mar 27 18:31:06 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: mother of all bushes in toronto on monday Message-ID: > *********** > > MOTHER OF ALL BUSHES > is coming to toronto > > Protest Barbara Bush > info picket to tell "everybody's grandmother" to > send a message to Junior in > the White House: STOP THIS WAR NOW! > > MONDAY, MARCH 31, 6PM > ROY THOMSON HALL > King and Duncan (just west of St. Andrew subway > station) > > Called by Artists Against the War > for more info: Artists_Against_War@yahoo.ca __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sat Mar 29 06:36:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:31 2004 Subject: Peace Voices Needed for CBC In-Reply-To: <002f01c2f36b$8f2c71a0$6401a8c0@PAUL> References: <002f01c2f36b$8f2c71a0$6401a8c0@PAUL> Message-ID: > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Jef Keighley >To: keighley@caw.ca >Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:12 PM >Subject: FW: Peace Voices Needed for CBC > >Strong Peace Voices Needed to Contact CBC to balance pro-war views > > >******************************************* > From: "Bruna Nota" <bruna.nota@utoronto.ca> > Subject: Calling on people to make their voice heard on CBC > Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 08:51:27 -0500 > > > > > > > > SENT BY JANIS ALTON > ACTION NEEDED IMMEDIATELY PLEASE CALL OR WRITE NOW AND SEND TO ALL YOUR > LISTS > > >IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PRO WAR, ALLIANCE PARTY AND RALPH KLEIN'S ALBERTANS > ARE ON AN ORGANIZED THE CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE CANADIAN POLICY AND IT MUST BE > STOPPED. > > >To: peace@pej.ca > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 12:04 PM > Subject: Peace.ca-- CBC Radio Coverage > > >We have just had a note from Peggy Mason (former Cnd Ambassador for > Disarmament at the UN) who requests people call CBC radio and speak out > about the situation in Iraq. Her note says: > > >"...the CBC national radio talkback messages are overwhelmingly pro-war. I > am particularly horrified by the number of women phoning in making the > same argument - how ashamed they are of Canada and Chretien for letting > down our USA allies, secure in the knowledge that we can always hide > behind American coattails. The arguments are strikingly hostile in tone > and equally ill-argued. But they need to be countered if the CBC is to > stay on an even keel with respect to its coverage which I believe has > become much more independent of the Bushite propaganda since the war > began." > > >Apparently the toll-free number is not working well, but the As it Happens > number in Toronto works: 1-416-205-3331. Alternatively, they have an email > address, iraqonradio@cbc.ca. > > >Thanks, > Sarah Estabrooks > Program Associate > Project Ploughshares > > >Thanks to Peggy and to those who take the time to call in, > > >Sarah Estabrooks > Program Associate > Project Ploughshares > o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o > Rycroft & Pringle, Sunshine Communications.ca > Canada 250.592-8307 phone/fax > Box 8307, Victoria, BC, V8W 3R9 > rycroft@SunshineCommunications.ca > kealey@SunshineCommunications.ca > http://SunshineCommunications.ca > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Activist News, Links and Toolkit at http://pej.ca > Peace, Earth & Justice Week (April 22 to May 1) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To Whom it May Concern, > > >I recently got a message urging people to encourage the CBC to give >a peace perspective on its coverage of war. Apparently there are >many, many calls coming in to the CBC urging it to promote Canada's >involvement in the war. > > >I am surprised. To tell the truth, one reason why I have not tried >more to participate in Cross-Country Check-up, for instance, is >because I find Rex Murphy's domination of the call-in, the way he >manages to shift the focus from "how do we promote peace?" to "what >should we do in the face of the horrible terrorism "they" threaten >"us" with?", is too disheartening for me. > > >But I am not so surprised. I have written LOTS of >letters-to-the-editor in my time, but I find that now I am not so >inspired. I realize that many pro-war people would not be moved by >what I have to say; they would not even read it. > > >So, I count on others to do the work. I do hope the CBC can help. >One suggestion I have is that you get beyond just "pro" vs. "con" >arguments. As Doris Lessing pointed out in the Massey lectures years >ago, people tend to want to divide themselves and ideas into >opposite "camps". This is one of the root causes of war, actually. > > >We need to get people involved in more thoughtful discussion and >interview a wider variety of people. Instead of asking questions >that amount to: "Are you in favour of this war?" we should be asking >people to talk about how they work for peace in their lives, to talk >of their experiences, to share stories of success and failure and >what they have learned.... (I am lucky enough to be participating in >a discussion group of this sort. A local university student is doing >research and has gathered together a group of 6 people to talk about >"How do we live the change [the peace] we wish for the world?") > > >As for suggestions of widening the range of voices we hear from, >here is a list: > > >The student I mentioned above, Christina Phipps, can be reached at >(250) 653-2413 or . > > >Sue Riordon, whose husband Terry, died of Gulf War syndrome, and who >has had much experience dealing with the military, the government >and veterans in general, can be reached at . > > >Will Thomas, who trained as a pilot with the US military until his >opposition to the Viet Nam war caused him to resign (and then he >found out he was wanted by the FBI for doing so and encouraging >others to do likewise so he moved up to Canada) can be reached at >. Will and a friend went to Kuwait at the time >of the 1991 Gulf War and helped document the effects of the war and >worked to save fauna there. [Since both Sue Riordon and Will Thomas >are not, a priori, antipathetic to the military perspective, I think >they can speak to "pro-war" people in a way that many anti-war >people cannot.] > > >... It occurs to me that most people who support this war would have >distanced themselves so much from the consequences of this war that >this is what allows them to maintain a pro-war perspective. I think >it is of vital importance that the media not contribute to this >distancing! > > >If you wanted to engage people in a thoughtful discussion about the >war, I would like to make two suggestions for participants. Both >people support the use of non-violence to overcome situations of >injustice and both have much experience.Bruna Nota is past president >of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and is >currently president of Conscience Canada. she has much experience in >organizing workplaces and NGOs to facilitate democratic >participation and is a very inspiring speaker. She can be reached at > or (416) 203-1402. Len Desroches is an >author of 2 highly valued books on non-violence and has been >involved in non-violent direct actions for peace and justice for >many years. His vision is informed by his faith. He does not have >e-mail but he can be reached at (416) 975-4897. I would suggest >inviting these people to engage in a discussion with thoughtful >commentators who believe that war is sometimes a necessary option, >possibly also this war. > > >I know many other people who can offer varied perspectives (e.g. >native, feminist, local community organizers, people able to link >peace issues with other issues such as corporate globalization and >environmental concerns, etc. One person I know was being trained as >part of Hitler's SS at the end of WW II and is now working on >peace-building with the Non-Violent Peace Force, (with a particular >focus on Israel/Palestine; he has researched unarmed defence & >peace-making for many years: Hans Sinn , (613) >264-8833) I would be happy to provide other leads if they would be >useful. > > >Sincerely, Jan Slakov, 135 Deer Park Rd. 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URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030329/3618476d/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Sat Mar 29 06:44:05 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: Climate Justice Workshop at the Toronto Social Forum Message-ID: Be sure to catch at the Social Forum these 3: Loic and Isabel's workshop on Climate Justice, Sunday 10 - 11:30 details below Richard Register (from Berkeley) on EcoCity Beginnings, Sat. 11:30 - 1 at A455 The End of TV with me, Sat. 2:30 - 4 B200. see ya there, -tooker From: Loic Jounot ***************************************** Isabel Yavar and Loic Jounot present "CLIMATE JUSTICE: A VISION BEYOND KYOTO" at the Toronto Social Forum Sunday 30th March 2003 10am to 11:30 am Room B204 Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street ***************************************** Dear friends, We will be running the best workshop of the Toronto Social Forum (http://www.torontosocialforum.ca). Climate change is probably the largest threat to the planet's ecosystem and therefore to all of us around the world. What should be our long term strategy to avoid a climate disaster? We'll be introducing and debating such topics as the Kyoto protocol, the global commons, ecological responsability, the carbon market, equal-per-capita emissions entitlements etc... The aim of the workshop is to inspire people with a truly progressive vision for our planet and its people, well beyond the current Kyoto framework. There'll be plenty of colourful overheads to fuel the discussion and lots of readings to take home. I've attached a one page summary of the workshop in micropop word and if you scroll down this email, you will find an extensive biography on the subject. The workshop will be held in room B204 at Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street this Sunday from 10am to 11:30am. You technically need to register in order to attend, although I don't think it really matters unless you want lunch... The easy way to do so is online: http://www.torontosocialforum.ca/register2.html. It's basically pay what you can. For more information: call 416-979-5000 x7046 or email tsf@ryerson.ca. What a great way to spend your Sunday morning! I hope to see plenty of you there. Regards, Isabel and Loic ********************** Contact the organisers ********************** Loic at 416-469-3248 or loic@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca Isabel at 416-466-2803 or lovgreengirl@yahoo.com *************************** Important Ryerson locations *************************** REGISTRATION AND COFFEE: A60 LOUNGE, JORGENSON HALL CHILDCARE: L166 JORGENSON HALL LUNCH: A250 JORGENSON HALL ********************************************************* WORKSHOP READING LIST / BIBLIOGRAPHY / INTERNET RESOURCES ********************************************************* The workshop content is inspired by the book "Building on the Kyoto Protocol: Options for Protecting the Climate" (2002), written as part of the 'Climate of Trust' project by the World Resource Institute. Climate of Trust is a solution-oriented collaboration of institutions from around the world dedicated to bridging the North-South divide on climate change. The relevant chapters are: http://pdf.wri.org/opc_chapter2.pdf (30p) Continuing Kyoto: Extending Absolute Emission Caps to Developing Countries, by Joanna Depledge http://pdf.wri.org/opc_chapter7.pdf (17p) The Brazilian Proposal on Relative Responsibility for Global Warming, by Emilio L. La Rovere, Laura Valente de Macedo, and Kevin A. Baumert http://pdf.wri.org/opc_chapter8.pdf (27p) Equal Per Capita Entitlements: A Key to Global Participation on Climate Change?, by Malik Amin Aslam http://pdf.wri.org/opc_chapter9.pdf (20p) Scenarios for Differentiating Commitments: A Quantitative Analysis, by Odile Blanchard. The most technical chapter. All about methodologies for calculating assignments. --------------------- a. Climate dispatches --------------------- 1. The Canary is Drowning: Tiny Tuvalu Fights Back Against Climate Change ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Funafuti, Tuvalu -- Most news on global warming is datelined from places like Washington DC, London, and Tokyo, but if you want to see the frontlines in the battle against climate change, head 400 miles north from Fiji and land on the eroding beaches of Tuvalu. This tiny atoll, just one generation removed from British colonialism, faces the very real likelihood that the rising tide of global climate change will render it uninhabitable before the next generation is grown. http://www.corpwatch.org/campaigns/PCD.jsp?articleid=4988 (4p) By Tom Price. Special to CorpWatch December 3, 2002. Very good eye opener. 2. Global Warming Forces Inuits to Abandon Swamped Homes ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````` The US Army Corps of Engineers says the cost of moving will be at least $100m (?70m). Residents hope the government will pay, although state and federal officials say no relocation fund exists. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/story.jsp?story=334857 The Independent (UK), September 20, 2002, by Joseph Verrengia in Shishmaref, Alaska. An example of what could be common in a few years. ---------------------------------- b. climate justice facts and stats ---------------------------------- 1. WWF Living Planet Report 2002 ```````````````````````````````` The World Wildlife Fund's Living Planet Report tells us that future generations can expect to see a severe fall in living standards as humanity begins to pay for its huge environmental "overdraft" with planet Earth. http://www.panda.org/downloads/general/LPR_2002.pdf (39p) WWF. Complete report: ecological footprint statistics by country and capita. Excellent visuals. Also: http://www.panda.org/downloads/general/LPR2002Summary.pdf (1p) Summary: the world from an ecological justice viewpoint. Very good crash intro. 2. Dangerous climate impacts and the kyoto protocol ``````````````````````````````````````````````````` A long-term target of 1C above 1990 global temperatures would prevent some reef systems from bleaching. A limit of 2C is needed to avoid the complete melting of West Antarctica Ice Sheet and a 4-6m rise in sea levels. To avert shut-down of oceanic currents, such as the Gulf Stream, 3C over 100 years is the limit. http://www.ecoequity.org/docs/Oneill&oppenheimer.02.pdf (2p) Brian O?Neill and Michael Oppenheimer, published in Science (June 2002). Read this paper to understand the potential consequences of climate change! 3. IPCC Special Report on The Regional Impacts of Climate Change ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` The Special Report explores the potential consequences of changes in climate for ten continental scale regions. Because of the uncertainties associated with regional projections of climate change, the report necessarily takes the approach of assessing sensitivities and vulnerabilities of each region, rather than attempting to provide quantitative predictions of the impacts of climate change. http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc/regional/index.htm (v.long) Edited by: Robert T. Watson (The World Bank), Marufu C. Zinyowera (Zimbabwe Meteorological Services), Richard H. Moss (Battelle Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), David J. Dokken (Project Administrator). (2002) The world scientific consensus. -------------------------------- c. Principles of climate justice -------------------------------- 1. Bali Principles of Climate Justice ````````````````````````````````````` An international coalition of groups gathered in Johannesburg for the Earth Summit has released a set of principles aimed at "putting a human face" on climate change. The Bali Principles of Climate Justice redefine climate change from a human rights and environmental justice perspective. The principles were developed by the coalition -- which includes CorpWatch, Third World Network, Oil Watch, the Indigenous Environmental Network, the EJCC Initiative -- at the final preparatory negotiations for the Earth Summit in Bali in June 2002. http://www.corpwatch.org/campaigns/PCD.jsp?articleid=3748 (3p) International Climate Justice Network, August 28, 2002. Preamble on climate change and statement of principles. Somewhat long winded. 2. Delhi Climate Justice Declaration ```````````````````````````````````` October 28, 2002: Communities from around the world gathered at the Climate Justice Summit in New Delhi on October 26 and 27, 2002 to provide testimony to the fact that climate change is a reality whose effects are already being felt around the world. Over 1500 participants from 17 states in India and over 20 countries, and comprising mostly of farmers, fishworkers, the poor, Indigenous Peoples, Dalits, youth and the development displaced in India, attended the summit. http://www.corpwatchindia.org/issues/PID.jsp?articleid=3043 (1p) India Climate Justice Forum, November 1, 2002. Short and practical. ---------------------- d. Essays and analysis ---------------------- 1. Where justice and realism meet ````````````````````````````````` What should be done, and what can be done, about global warming? The key to a sustainable future for the planet may lie in tying together these two questions, says the Swiss-born philosopher and mathematician Benito M?ller. In an interview with Caspar Henderson, the Globalisation editor of openDemocracy, he proposes that the application of ?distributive justice? may just help to change life on Earth for the better. An enlightening interview! http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-6-32-252.jsp (10p) Caspar Henderson/Benito M?ller, 24-7-2002 2. The moral dimensions of global climate change ```````````````````````````````````````````````` Antigua and Barbuda is one of the small island states around the world whose very existence may be threatened by the long-term effects of global climate change. Its ambassador to the United States, Lionel Hurst, gave this speech on 28 June 2002 at the International Red Cross Conference on Climate Change and Natural Disasters in The Hague, Netherlands. A really compelling speech. http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-6-32-254.jsp (6p) Lionel Hurst, 24-7-2002. 3 What is "Ecological Debt"? ````````````````````````````` My modified definition: "Ecological Debt is the liability that countries have for the damage they cause to the livelihood of humans and to life on the planet. Ecological Debt is the obligation and responsibility that industrialized countries of the North have with the Third World, for the exploitation of their natural goods such as oil, minerals, forests, biodiversity, indigenous and peasant knowledge, marine goods, and for the disproportionate and illegitimate use of the atmosphere and of the oceans to dump waste, including the greenhouse gases." http://www.foei.org/publications/ecodebt/statement.html (7p) Arguments in favour of the ecological debt. Different applications of the debt: water, soil, air etc... A good introduction. ----------------------- e. Campaigns and actions ------------------------ 1. Thousands Gather in India at the Climate Justice Summit `````````````````````````````````````1```````````````````` Delhi hosted this year's Conference of the Parties-8 (CoP8) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which ended November 1st. While international bureaucrats and corporate moguls gathered at the Vigyan Bhavan conference center in a sterile air-conditioned building, an altogether different group of people were meeting at the Climate Justice Summit. The Summit was organized by the Indian Climate Justice Forum -- a coalition of Indian and international groups -- to provide a platform for people and communities most affected by climate change who have been left out of the UN negotiations. Under a pandal tent on the lawn of the Constitution Club, a global mix of activists engaged in workshops and discussions to articulate the issues and define solutions to climate change from a human rights, social justice and labor perspective. http://www.corpwatchindia.org/issues/PID.jsp?articleid=3043 (4p) Dispatch from Delhi, India. By Nadia Khastagir, CorpWatch, November 4, 2002. Gives a flavor of the summit. The program is a good indication where it's at. 2. The Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` The Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative is an effort by 28 U.S. environmental justice, climate justice, religious, policy, and advocacy groups to call for action from the Bush Administration and Congress on climate change. The EJCC Initiative supports energy efficiency, renewable energy, and conservation policies while seeking equitable measures to protect and assist the communities most affected by climate change. http://www.ejcc.org Hosted by Redefining Progress (Oakland) See description below. 3. Corporate watch climate justice campaign ``````````````````````````````````````````` Just five private global oil corporations -- Exxon Mobil, BP Amoco, Shell, Chevron and Texaco -- produce oil that contributes some ten percent of the world's carbon emissions. While these five companies and their allies in Congress are busy blaming the American consumer for profligate energy consumption, or the "Developing World" for not taking adequate steps to curb global warming, the emissions from the fuel they produce exceed the total of all greenhouse gasses coming from Central America, South America and Africa combined. http://www.corpwatch.org/campaigns/PCC.jsp?topicid=100 (San Francisco) Lots of good resources on everything. 4. Global Warming Victims Sue the United States for Illegally Funding Fossil Fuel Projects ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````````````` This legal action alleges that OPIC and Ex-Im illegally provided over $32 billion in financing and insurance for oil fields, pipelines and coal-fired power plants over the past ten years without assessing their contribution to global warming and their impact on the US environment as required under key provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). http://www.climatelawsuit.org/ Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, and City of Boulder Team Up to Bring Suit. WASHINGTON ? August 27, 2002. The law suit has recently been joined by the City of Oakland. One of the first such initiatives. 5. Blair Urges 60 Percent Global Greenhouse Gas Cuts ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` To stop further damage to the global climate a 60 percent reduction in emissions by 2050 is required, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said today in a major speech on sustainable development in which he committed Britain to the 60 percent cut. Speaking at an event organized by the United Nations Sustainable Development Commission, he set out the case for a new international consensus to tackle key issues of sustainable development like climate change. http://www.climateark.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=20547 (4p) Source: Copyright 2002, Environment News Service Date: February 24, 2003. Climate justice is surfacing even in the higher spheres. Note the inevitable plug for the sacred growth. ------------------------------------- f. Organisations and resources digest ------------------------------------- 1. Corporate watch http://www.corpwatch.org (San Francisco) CorpWatch PO Box 29344, San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Tel: 415-561-6568 Fax: 415-561-6493, corpwatch@corpwatch.org. Also see http://www.corpwatchindia.org (India) 2. REDEFINING PROGRESS http://www.redefiningprogress.org (Oakland) 1904 Franklin Street, 6th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-444-3041 ? Fax: 510-444-3191 info@rprogress.org. Large NGO. Umbrella for lots of projects: Accurate Prices, Climate Change, Common Assets, Sustainability. They have a newsletter. Here's 10-week, paid training program for the next generation of climate justice organizers: http://www.ejcc.org/CJCorps/CJCorpsFlyer.htm 3. IEN http://www.ienearth.org (minnesota) They have a campaign on mining and oil, one on native energy and one on climate justice. National Office: P.O. Box 485 Bemidji, Minnesota 56619 - USA Tel: +1 218 751 4967 Fax: +1 218 751 0561, email: ien@igc.org 4. Global Commons Institute http://www.gci.org.uk . The Global Commons Institute (GCI) is an independent group whose aim is to advance the protection of the global commons. The global commons is the common heritage of all humanity. It comprises those features of the geo-biosphere - such as forests, biodiversity, oceans and global atmosphere.- that in combination form the global climate system. GCI was founded in 1990 after the Second World Climate Conference. GCI is based in the UK. Its director is Aubrey Meyer. Book available: 'Contraction and Convergence - The Global Solution to Climate Change', Schumacher Briefing No.5'. Published during and launched at COP-6, November 2000. Available Now from Green Books price ?5, http://www.greenbooks.co.uk/cac/cacorder.htm, Email greenbooks@gn.apc.org, Phone: +44-(0)-1803-863260, Describing C&C in detail, covering i.a. its history, reactions to it and possible futures. 5. Climate Ark. http://www.climateark.org The Climate Ark is dedicated to promoting public policy that addresses global climate change through reductions in carbon dioxide and other emissions, renewable energy, energy conservation and ending deforestation. The best climate portal. 6. Ecoequity website. Equal rights to global common resources. http://www.ecoequity.org Coordinated by Tom Athanasiou and Paul Baer. "What will we be doing? Working to bring the many threads now being spun around climate justice together into a stronger web, one that can support a broader political strategy. We will initially focus on developing the case for per capita rights within the climate negotiations. In the longer term, we will work to link climate equity into the larger debates about global environmental justice, globalization, and even to the demands of "equity" and "justice" themselves." They wrote the book "Dead Heat". 7. "Dead Heat: Global Justice and Global Warming". The book by Tom Athanasiou and Paul Baer. Publisher: http://www.sevenstories.com. Chapters on Global emission budgets, justice and development, per capita accords, trading, taxes and funds. 8. "Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of our Common Wealth". A book that doesn't just focus on the atmospheric commons (like Dead Heat), but, rather, casts the wider net: "public lands, the broadcast airwaves, the Internet, the public domain of knowledge and creativity, publicly funded medicines, and even our genes." One of the great questions of contemporary American political economy is, who shall control the commons? http://bostonreview.mit.edu/BR27.3/bollier.html (long) By David Bollier. Originally published in the Summer 2002 issue of Boston Review. This essay inspired by his best seller: http://www.silenttheft.com 9. Take the environmental footprint QUIZZ 2002 with Earth Day Network! food 1.8 ha mobility 0.6 ha shelter 0.7 ha goods/services 1.0 ha total footprint 4.1 ha This is my footprint. In comparison, the average ecological footprint in Canada is 8.8 global hectares per person. Worldwide, there exist 1.8 biologically productive global hectares per person. IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE ME, WE WOULD NEED 2.3 PLANETS. http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp (takes 5 minutes) The methodology is described at http://www.redefiningprogress.org/programs/sustainability/ef/ -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Toronto_Social_Forum_Proposal_1 Type: application/msword Size: 25600 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030329/a2dcde63/Toronto_Social_Forum_Proposal_1.dot From greenspi at web.ca Sat Mar 29 10:13:08 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: Update from Tom Keefer re: recent arrest at anti-war protest In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: from Tom Keefer >*Feel free to forward* > >Dear friends, > >I just wanted to let everybody know that I got out of jail okay on >Tuesday night after being arrested at Saturday's anti-war protest.. >I am faced with a host of different charges relating to the anti-war >protest, and in a later e-mail I will provide an update of what all >those charges are, as well as a synopsis of the evidence that police >claim that they have against me. > >For the meantime, I just wanted to make a few remarks that may be of >interest to other anti-war activists in Toronto and elsewhere. To >begin with, I think it is important to note that the dozen or so >Toronto police that I came into contact with during my imprisonment >viewed the anti-war protest outside the embassy as being on par with >the events of June 15th- the OCAP demonstration at Queen's park. >However ridiculous such a comparison might seem to us, the events of >June 15th were repeatedly compared to this protest. The arresting >officers were completely livid with rage, fearful that further such >protests would occur, and were determined to exact revenge upon the >protesters who they thought had challenged their monopoly upon the >use of force. They beat up all of the protesters they arrested, >some of us quite seriously, and went to great lengths to bring down >the full forces of legal repression against those they viewed as >"organizers" and "leaders" of the militant anti-war movement. > >Folks should also know that they made it clear that they were still >looking for other anti-war activists that they could charge from the >events of the Saturday protest, and that they will be quite harsh in >terms of repressing any future direct action orientated anti-war >protests in Toronto. If folks are planning direct actions against >the war, as is likely to occur as the movement grows and continues >to radicalize, every attempt should be made to provide for the >security of those protesting and to be very careful in terms of what >actions are being carried out. It seems clear to me that the police >will be looking to smash any militant protest against the war that >they're able to, and that they will try to derail our organizing >with heavy-duty legal charges like those deployed against OCAP after >June 15th. > >From my information, James Semple (an OCAP activist) is still in >jail and will likely be there for at least another month or two, and >the number and variety of charges that I am facing could result in >serious jail time. The two Pakistani refugees who were at the >protest and were arrested, are now out of jail but one of them at >least may well face deportation. All of the other protesters >arrested have to my knowledge, been released. As for myself I spent >four days imprisoned, as the police tried to find a video of me >assaulting police officers in order to justify their arguments that >I should be refused bail and forced remain in jail until the trial >was to begin four to five months from now. Of course, because I am >facing utterly bogus charges, there was no video of me engaging in >any illegal activities, and thus there was no video shown at the >bail hearing. > >I have been released on $5,000 bail, a promise to appear on court on >April 22nd, been restricted from entering a large swath of downtown >Toronto, prohibited from attending "un- lawful" protests, and forced >to accept "non-association charges" with about 15 other anti-war >activists as some of the conditions of my release. > >I'd especially like to thank Irina, Sima, Tony and Andrew, the >members of the NSG, and my family who (along with many others) did >an awesome job of organizing legal support for me and the other >folks arrested. Thanks too, to the comrades from Guelph who came >up to the bail on Tuesday, and everyone who's helped out in this >matter. > >Finally, if there's anyone reading this who was a witness to my >arrest on Saturday and any parts of the protest that involved me and >which may be relevant to my defence, please get in touch with me via >email. > >Comradely, > > >Tom. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sat Mar 29 19:09:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: PROTEST NOTICE: Peace Rally & March this SUNDAY / 2:00pm, March 30th Message-ID: Greetings GENEaction Members & Contacts: ------------------------------------------------------ A World Without War Is Possible ----------------------------------------- A GENEaction Contingent will be at the Peace Rally & March to Stop the War on Iraq, this Sunday, March 30th at 2:00pm, at Dundas Square (corner of Dundas St. & Yonge St.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- At our January 8th, 2003 GENEaction General Meeting, we unanimously resolved to endorse and support current & ongoing Anti-War / Peace Activities and Events to "Stop the War on Iraq". (Please read our Statement Against War on Iraq at end of E-Mail) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please forward widely... SUNDAY MARCH 30th, 2:00pm ---------------------------------------------------- A WORLD WITHOUT WAR IS POSSIBLE: PEACE RALLY and MARCH ----------------------------------------------------- DUNDAS SQUARE (Dundas at Yonge) ----------------------------------------------------- (Organized by the Toronto Social Forum, Mar.28-30) http://www.torontosocialforum.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out www.rootingoutevil.org and join the civilian inspection of the US for weapons of mass destruction. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (GENEaction Statement Against War on Iraq) NO BLOOD FOR OIL PROFITS / NO PROFITS ON LIFE --------------------------------------------------------------------- At its General Meeting on January 8th, 2003, GENEaction (Toronto) unanimously endorsed a Standing Resolution to; 1) Formally and Actively oppose a War on Iraq (with or without a UN Resolution) and Demand that the UN immediately and without delay Drop the Sanctions on the People of Iraq; 2) Endorse and participate in all Anti-War Protests being organized locally in Toronto by the "Coalition to Stop the War "; and... 3) Formally join the "Coalition to Stop the War " in Toronto; ...Until further Notice and/or Amendment of this Standing Resolution. Furthermore, GENEaction (Toronto) unanimously confirmed that as a Grassroots Organization that opposes the Assault and Violence by Genetic Engineering Biotechnology on our Sacred Genetic Commons composed of all Living Beings of the Earth; We equally oppose the Assault and Violence of Aggression and Warfare on the "Right to Life" and the "Right to Security of Person" (as protected by the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948) of the People of Iraq, and on the Living Environment of Iraq, which are being actively pursued and threatened by the United States, Britain, and possibly Canada, and possibly the UN Security Council. We support and endorse fully all peaceful actions by the United Nations, and by other persons or organizations, to peacefully destroy and eliminate all Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), be they Nuclear, Chemical or Biological, in whatever Nation or Land they may be found, including most of all, the United States of America (the World's Largest Producer and Owner of Stockpiles of WMDs). Finally, we are especially alarmed and concerned by the USA's current and ongoing Research and Development of "Genetically Engineered" Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction, which are designed to be used against Human, Animal, and Plant Life Forms. Among these Bio-WMDs we call for the immediate destruction of all stores of "Agent Green", which is a Genetically Engineered Defoliant designed to destroy Food Crops and leave Agricultural Land sterile and dead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For more details on "Bio-Weapons" and "Agent Green" visit the following Web Site: "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), "Non-Violence in Peace and War" "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) "I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it." Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969) "If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies." Moshe Dayan (1915 - 1981) GIVE PEACE A CHANCE - GENEaction (Toronto) --------------------------------------------------------------- Reply or Send E-Mail to: --------------------------------------------------------------- -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 30 23:38:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: INFORMATION REQUEST to MP Message-ID: from: Doug Bracewell I drafted this up and am forwarding it as a template for your own requests for clarification on the Iraq issue. This is the Lawyers Group I belong to. Doug Lawyers Against The War wrote: From: "Lawyers Against The War" To: Subject: SAMPLE INFORMATION REQUEST to MP Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:50:27 -0800 LAW member Doug Bracewell's letter requesting clarification of the legal basis for involvement in Iraq. Dear Mr Goldring RE Iraq I had the pleasure of discussing the matter of your support with your assistant. He assured me that it was your opinion that the US/UK campaign in Iraq was legal in nature. He seemed to be poorly informed, as when I requested he advise me on the legal justification of the US/UK actions, and he refused or could not provide this information to me. Below are a listing of some 23 of the various authorities who hold that it is illegal in nature. In fact that phrase "all necessary means" was removed before passage of 1441 to prevent automatic warfare authority in case of Iraqi non-compliance. As you know, 1441 specifically directs the security council to attend to breaches as per UN authority. REQUEST: In your view, as my representative to parliament, What is the legal basis for Canadian involvement in this conflict? Yours Doug Bracewell International Commission of Jurists. In theory, international law could be upheld in several ways, said Louise Doswald-Beck, Secretary-General of the Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists. Boutros Boutros-Ghali said any U.S.-led invasion of Iraq without specific UN authorization would violate international law. But Laetia Husson, a researcher at the International Law Center at the Sorbonne university in Paris, said international action to declare a breach of the U.N. Charter was unlikely. Judge Richard Goldstone, who is a member of the International Bar Association's taskforce on international terrorism and sits on South Africa's Constitutional Court, said the looming war would be the most significant breach of international law since the Second World War. (Justice Richard Goldstone of South Africa's Constitutional Court, who was the lead prosecutor in U.N. tribunals on the Rwanda genocide and killings in the former Yugoslavia) Judge Christopher Weeramantry, former vice-president of the International Court of Justice. "An action of such overriding importance can destroy international law," said Attorney General Lord Goldsmith and several Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence experts fear a military assault will break international law. They will warn Mr Blair that he needs approval from the United Nations Security Council to drive out Saddam. Lord Goldsmith, a Labour peer, will report by the end of September when the party meets in Blackpool. He is a high-flying QC and holds senior positions on several international law organisations. Prof Ulf Bernitz, Dr Nicolas Espejo-Yaksic, Agnes Hurwitz, Prof Vaughan Lowe, Dr Ben Saul, Dr Katja Ziegler (University of Oxford), Prof James Crawford, Dr Susan Marks, Dr Roger O'Keefe (University of Cambridge), Prof Christine Chinkin, Dr Gerry Simpson, Deborah Cass (London School of Economics), Dr Matthew Craven (School of Oriental and African Studies), Prof Philippe Sands, Ralph Wilde (University College London), Prof Pierre-Marie Dupuy (University of Paris) A lawful war is not necessarily a just, prudent or humanitarian war. Neither security council resolution 1441 nor any prior resolution authorises the proposed use of force in the present circumstances. David Bennett QC's predecessor as Commonwealth Solicitor General, Gavan Griffith QC - who represented the Labor and the Howard government in the High Court, gives Webdiary his written opinion that the Government's claim that the war is legal is "untenable", and that the legal advice he was forced to release is Alice in Wonderland nonsense. I compare the opinion by Robinder Singh QC of Matrix Chambers, London, to be found at web site publicinterestlawyers, which is reasoned and compelling argument for the lack of support provided by the aged SCR 678. National Lawyers Guild Law Professors for the Rule of Law - Statement - SignatoriesFrederic Kirgis UN Specialist - Washinton & Lee Universities ?The argument is that we are stretching the bounds of self-defense,? says Frederic Kirgis, a law professor at Washington and Lee University and expert on U.N. law. ?We are stretching it to a preemptive attack when there is no threat against our own territory or sovereignty.? Kirgis points out that ?all appropriate means,? for example, is a reference to the use of armed force ? there?s no history of ?serious consequences? referring to military action. Michael Bothe, chairman of the German Society for International Law. "There is a danger that the ban on the use of force, which I see as one of the most significant cultural achievements of the last century, will become history again." George Williams, an international law expert at the University of New South Wales, and Devika Hovell, director of the International Law Project, said setting a new legal precedent was playing with fire. International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms said there was "no precedent in international law for use of force as a preventive measure, when there has been no actual or imminent attack by the offending State". Professor Grief, who is head of the law school at Bournemouth University, says there would be a further risk if US and British forces failed to make a proper distinction between military targets and civilians. Colin Warbrick, Professor of Law at Durham University, agrees that the possibility of criminal charges should be taken seriously. David Armstrong, Professor of International Relations at Exeter University. "If a second resolution is voted against, or vetoed, the legal ground looks a bit shaky. Martti Koskenniemi, Director of the Erik Castren Institute of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Helsinki in Finland, said that the right of self-defence articulated in the UN Charter "should be read rationally against the useful purpose the rule is intended to serve." source As Michael Byers, Associate Professor at Duke University School of Law, explained, customary law traditionally recognized a limited right of pre-emptive self-defence according to what are known as the "Caroline criteria". a form of words was agreed to govern acts of anticipatory self-defence: there must be "a necessity of self-defence, instant, overwhelming, leaving no choice of means and no moment for deliberation" and the action taken must not be "unreasonable or excessive". Words agreed to govern acts of anticipatory self-defence: there must be "a necessity of self-defence, instant, overwhelming, leaving no choice of means and no moment for deliberation" and the action taken must not be "unreasonable or excessive". Eyal Benvenisti, Director of the Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said the legitimacy of an act of pre-emptive self-defence depended on whether there were "means other than actual fighting to prevent the threatened attack." Military chiefs, including Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, have expressed reservations to Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon. Mexico's Ambassador, Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, force could only be valid, "with the prior, explicit authorization of the Security Council." Matrix Chambers Firm - London Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.web.net/archives/greenspirationto-l/attachments/20030330/df2d3a4b/attachment.html From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 30 23:38:20 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: Jim Hightower: The People are Revolting! Message-ID: Check this out from Jim Hightower, populist politician from south of the border. I love what this guy has to say. He's in a class with Michael Moore in stating the obvious with humour and wit, and using the media to tell stories. Savour this... -tooker@web.ca > OUR "LEADERS" HAVE COME UNGLUED > > It's time to say the obvious: The Bushites are insane. > > >From George W on down, their behavior toward the world, toward our > basic liberties, and toward the real needs of America -is delusional > and maniacal. > > Start with George's war. He's lost in a fantasy of Messianic Mission > and no reality can penetrate it. Forget what liberals, Democrats, and > millions of peace protestors say -people in his own party and the > wiser heads from his father's presidency also think the boy has > slipped into the weird. Bush doesn't merely think he's right, he > thinks he's righteous and that only God and he see the righteousness > of his war wrath. He's not thinking victory -he's thinking Mt. > Rushmore...or higher! > > His delusions of grandeur are fueled by the likes of Donnie Rumsfeld > and Paul "Wolfie" Wolfowitz at the Pentagon. These two are bull-goose > loopy, driven to their "world domination doctrine" by an unbalanced > and toxic load of bile and testosterone. Watch them on tv- - they > reek of hubris, which pours out of their pores like they're soaked > sponges, unable to contain the unnatural surge of hubris from within. > > And how sick is John Ashcroft? When he holds his press conferences to > announce that he's throttled yet another of our essential democratic > freedoms in the name of "securing freedom," his face glistens like > he's experiencing some combo of religious rapture and orgasmic > release. It's creepy. > > Likewise, the Bushites' economic policies are further out than Pluto, > having long passed the reality layer. They're loading up future > generations with trillions of dollars in deficits while they shovel > ever more money to the rich and into the war machine, at a time when > we're in the longest continuous stretch of job decline since World > War II. > > It's time for America's true conservatives to step forward publicly > and make an intervention. It's in the name of "conservatism" that > the Bushites are rabidly building empire, autocracy, and plutocracy. > These people need professional help. > > ****************************************************************** > > THE PEOPLE ARE REVOLTING! (in the very best sense of the word) > > It's trying times like these that we can use a few words of > inspiration, so with the help of the friendly folks at Alternative > Tentacles Records, I've put together a collection of my best speeches > and commentaries and released them as a CD appropriately titled: > > "The People Are Revolting! (in the very best sense of the word)" > > Especially in these times of looming wars and economic slumps, we can > surely use a little populist optimism, in which everyone - from > the "bean sprout eaters" to the "snuff dippers" - can join in a > movement to bring change from the bottom up. And be sure to check out > the stirring introduction by my dearly departed friend, the late > Senator Paul Wellstone. As he says, "We are not done yet with this > fight." > > Visit my web page, http://www.jimhightower.com,************************************************ *************** From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 30 23:41:04 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: War, Oil, Cars & Cities. An Evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register Message-ID: ****************************************** War, Oil, Cars & Cities Join us for an evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register ****************************************** Monday, Mar. 31, 2003 6 pm Vegetarian Meal (RSVP to: 558-2453) 7:30 pm Slide Presentation Discussion to Follow. Join us live at Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W or live on TOtv at: http://www.TOtv.ca PWYC: Pay what you can. Everybody knows this attack On Iraq Is about oil. Oil for our cars. Oil for our cities. Oil for the oily-gopolies. Oil for profit. Its toxic byproducts spew out of hundreds of millions of tailpipes. Our cities choke from pavement made from it. What would a different city look like? Smell like? Sound like? Join us for an evening with Richard Register, EcoCity Visionary who: * guerilla planted fruit trees in his hometown of Berkeley, California * he invented the veggie car: a sawed off automobile retrofitted with a vegetable garden and "parked" on the streets * spearhead the uncovering and "daylighting" of creeks long buried under Berkeley * depaved a parking lot Cities can be car free, beautiful and ecological. Tickle your imagination. Join us. This event will be broadcast live on TOtv. Check it out at: http://www.TOtv.ca To view the broadcast you should have Quicktime 6 installed, and ideally a high speed internet connection. Problems? Call our tech hotline at: 416-558-2453 NOTE: This broadcast will take place from Toronto, Canada, and will begin at 6 pm eastern standard time. -tooker -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 30 23:41:18 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: War, Oil, Cars & Cities. An Evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register Message-ID: ****************************************** War, Oil, Cars & Cities Join us for an evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register ****************************************** Monday, Mar. 31, 2003 6 pm Vegetarian Meal (RSVP to: 558-2453) 7:30 pm Slide Presentation Discussion to Follow. Join us live at Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W or live on TOtv at: http://www.TOtv.ca PWYC: Pay what you can. Everybody knows this attack On Iraq Is about oil. Oil for our cars. Oil for our cities. Oil for the oily-gopolies. Oil for profit. Its toxic byproducts spew out of hundreds of millions of tailpipes. Our cities choke from pavement made from it. What would a different city look like? Smell like? Sound like? Join us for an evening with Richard Register, EcoCity Visionary who: * guerilla planted fruit trees in his hometown of Berkeley, California * he invented the veggie car: a sawed off automobile retrofitted with a vegetable garden and "parked" on the streets * spearhead the uncovering and "daylighting" of creeks long buried under Berkeley * depaved a parking lot Cities can be car free, beautiful and ecological. Tickle your imagination. Join us. This event will be broadcast live on TOtv. Check it out at: http://www.TOtv.ca To view the broadcast you should have Quicktime 6 installed, and ideally a high speed internet connection. Problems? Call our tech hotline at: 416-558-2453 NOTE: This broadcast will take place from Toronto, Canada, and will begin at 6 pm eastern standard time. -tooker -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 30 23:42:08 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: War, Oil, Cars & Cities. An Evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register Message-ID: ****************************************** War, Oil, Cars & Cities Join us for an evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register ****************************************** Monday, Mar. 31, 2003 6 pm Vegetarian Meal (RSVP to: 558-2453) 7:30 pm Slide Presentation Discussion to Follow. Join us live at Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W or live on TOtv at: http://www.TOtv.ca PWYC: Pay what you can. Everybody knows this attack On Iraq Is about oil. Oil for our cars. Oil for our cities. Oil for the oily-gopolies. Oil for profit. Its toxic byproducts spew out of hundreds of millions of tailpipes. Our cities choke from pavement made from it. What would a different city look like? Smell like? Sound like? Join us for an evening with Richard Register, EcoCity Visionary who: * guerilla planted fruit trees in his hometown of Berkeley, California * he invented the veggie car: a sawed off automobile retrofitted with a vegetable garden and "parked" on the streets * spearhead the uncovering and "daylighting" of creeks long buried under Berkeley * depaved a parking lot Cities can be car free, beautiful and ecological. Tickle your imagination. Join us. This event will be broadcast live on TOtv. Check it out at: http://www.TOtv.ca To view the broadcast you should have Quicktime 6 installed, and ideally a high speed internet connection. Problems? Call our tech hotline at: 416-558-2453 NOTE: This broadcast will take place from Toronto, Canada, and will begin at 6 pm eastern standard time. -tooker -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 30 23:43:06 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: War, Oil, Cars & Cities. An Evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register Message-ID: ****************************************** War, Oil, Cars & Cities Join us for an evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register ****************************************** Monday, Mar. 31, 2003 6 pm Vegetarian Meal (RSVP to: 558-2453) 7:30 pm Slide Presentation Discussion to Follow. Join us live at Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W or live on TOtv at: http://www.TOtv.ca PWYC: Pay what you can. Everybody knows this attack On Iraq Is about oil. Oil for our cars. Oil for our cities. Oil for the oily-gopolies. Oil for profit. Its toxic byproducts spew out of hundreds of millions of tailpipes. Our cities choke from pavement made from it. What would a different city look like? Smell like? Sound like? Join us for an evening with Richard Register, EcoCity Visionary who: * guerilla planted fruit trees in his hometown of Berkeley, California * he invented the veggie car: a sawed off automobile retrofitted with a vegetable garden and "parked" on the streets * spearhead the uncovering and "daylighting" of creeks long buried under Berkeley * depaved a parking lot Cities can be car free, beautiful and ecological. Tickle your imagination. Join us. This event will be broadcast live on TOtv. Check it out at: http://www.TOtv.ca To view the broadcast you should have Quicktime 6 installed, and ideally a high speed internet connection. Problems? Call our tech hotline at: 416-558-2453 NOTE: This broadcast will take place from Toronto, Canada, and will begin at 6 pm eastern standard time. -tooker -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Sun Mar 30 23:43:23 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: War, Oil, Cars & Cities. An Evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register Message-ID: ****************************************** War, Oil, Cars & Cities Join us for an evening with EcoCity Visionary Richard Register ****************************************** Monday, Mar. 31, 2003 6 pm Vegetarian Meal (RSVP to: 558-2453) 7:30 pm Slide Presentation Discussion to Follow. Join us live at Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W or live on TOtv at: http://www.TOtv.ca PWYC: Pay what you can. Everybody knows this attack On Iraq Is about oil. Oil for our cars. Oil for our cities. Oil for the oily-gopolies. Oil for profit. Its toxic byproducts spew out of hundreds of millions of tailpipes. Our cities choke from pavement made from it. What would a different city look like? Smell like? Sound like? Join us for an evening with Richard Register, EcoCity Visionary who: * guerilla planted fruit trees in his hometown of Berkeley, California * he invented the veggie car: a sawed off automobile retrofitted with a vegetable garden and "parked" on the streets * spearhead the uncovering and "daylighting" of creeks long buried under Berkeley * depaved a parking lot Cities can be car free, beautiful and ecological. Tickle your imagination. Join us. This event will be broadcast live on TOtv. Check it out at: http://www.TOtv.ca To view the broadcast you should have Quicktime 6 installed, and ideally a high speed internet connection. Problems? Call our tech hotline at: 416-558-2453 NOTE: This broadcast will take place from Toronto, Canada, and will begin at 6 pm eastern standard time. -tooker -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From greenspi at web.ca Mon Mar 31 07:24:03 2003 From: greenspi at web.ca (tooker gomberg) Date: Thu Nov 25 17:30:32 2004 Subject: a warm bed and a shower Message-ID: Hi GreenTO list: The Peace Campers are hanging on in Nathan Phillips Square in the face of harrassment from security and cops, and frigid, blistery weather. Numbers are slowly growing, with nightly headcounts of 20 or more. During the day 50-100 people drop by. But there are a few stalwarts that are showing signs of strain and exhaustion. They really need a warm bed and a hot shower for a night. If you can help, please drop by the camp, or call them at: 416-938-3618. They can also use: * warm blankets and sleeping bags * hot food * a large stove/burner * access to a photocopier or printing press * smokes Thanks in advance for any support you can show. peace, -tooker -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ join Toronto's Peace Camp at City Hall http://www.TorontoForPeace.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ there's more than one way to stop a war: 101 Ways to Stop the War on Iraq http://www.earthfuture.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TOtv: Revolutionary Television! http://www.TOtv.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Stories of ecology and activism: http://www.greenspiration.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++