carbon tax, stress, tasers, nukes, free trade, peace trek

[angela bischoff]

Advisory panel recommends carbon tax for Canada
Mon. Jan. 7 2008

<http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080107/carbon_tax_080107/20080107?hub=CTVNewsAt11>http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080107/carbon_tax_080107/20080107?hub=CTVNewsAt11

A carbon tax is the most important policy tool to help Canada meet its
greenhouse-gas reduction goals, says a federal advisory panel.

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Brisk walking regime can alleviate stress in menopausal women
CBC News, Jan. 3, 2008

Menopausal women who suffer from stress, anxiety or depression can benefit
from undertaking a regular walking routine, new research suggests.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/01/03/menopause-study.html

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The Facts about Tasers -- and the Lies

http://robwipond.com/?p=48

Conservative calculations link 300 North American deaths to Tasers, 20 in
Canada.
Police adore Tasers. Medical researchers and coroners have become cozy
with the manufacturer. Taser International has been threatening legal
action against Canadian media. Whose claims can we trust?

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Is Selfish Capitalism Driving us Mad?
by James Oliver, Alternet, Jan. 3, 2008

The growth in greedy consumerism over the past 20 years is taking a heavy
toll on the mental health of English-speaking nations.

http://www.alternet.org/workplace/72496/

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Anti-Nuclear Renaissance

Musicians Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne and Graham Nash established the
<http://www.nukefree.org/> www.nukefree.org website, and joined with the
on-going grassroots movement against a "nuclear renaissance" meant to
revive an dying industry. Raitt, Browne and Nash were joined by Keb Mo and
Ben Harper in a music video, underscoring the costs and dangers of such
construction. See it here:
http://www.nukefree.org

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20 Years Later
Has Free Trade Delivered on its Promise?

 Twenty years after Canada signed the Free Trade Agreement its biggest
boosters have grown wealthier but promises of better jobs and rising
living standards fell short, says a study released by the Canadian Centre
for Policy Alternatives.

The Canada-US Free Trade Agreement was signed on January 2, 1988. The
study examines what’s happened since: It takes a sample of 41 Canadian
Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) member companies – the leading
supporter of free trade – and finds they shrank their workforce by 19.6%
while their revenues grew by 127%.

http://www.policyalternatives.ca/reports/2007/12/reportsstudies1790/index.cfm

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WOMEN'S TREK FOR PEACE
An activity for and by women in Nepal from March 6-21, 2008

CECI offers women concerned with women issues, a unique opportunity to
participate in a human adventure, from villages to villages in the
heart of the Himalaya: A personal challenge, a rich moment of
exchanges, a gesture of solidarity. This trek will enable Canadian
women to contribute to the promotion of equity between men and women
and to the empowerment of women in Nepal.

Detailed information about the trek can be found at the following links:
<http://publication.ceci.ca/en/bulletin/omni/articles/12876.aspx>http://publication.ceci.ca/en/bulletin/omni/articles/12876.aspx
<http://publication.ceci.ca/en/bulletin/omni/articles/12875.aspx>http://publication.ceci.ca/en/bulletin/omni/articles/12875.aspx

For more info:
Lisandra Lannes: <mailto:LisandraL at ceci.ca>LisandraL at ceci.ca and
Caroline Roger: CarolineR at ceci.ca to express your interest.

Please note: Subsidies are not available. Cost is approximately $4000
for the duration and includes flight, accommodations, etc.




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