Take 2 -- events: films, food, HIV, anti-war, mining, GMOs, sacred

[angela bischoff]

(sorry bout the last post being empty... it's monday afterall)


Tues. March 11, 7 p.m.

"The Refugees of the Blue Planet"
by The Next Generation, followed by speaker from No One is Illegal

at the Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen St. , east of Broadview. Part of
the film features the story of "internal refugees in Canada, fleeing from
homes near sour-gas wells which risk dangerous releases of powerful
neurotoxins in our quest to pillage the Earth for the last dregs of our
remaining natural gas."

Contact Sharon Howarth at 416-604-5783.

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Raj Patel talks about his explosive new book ...
Stuffed and Starved
Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World's Food System

"One of the most dazzling books I have read in a very long time.  The
product of a brilliant mind, and a gift to a world hungering for justice."
Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine

Tuesday March 11 - 7:30 pm
Innis Town Hall - 2 Sussex Avenue

This is a free event.  For more information, contact
Miranda Snyder at miranda.snyder at harpercollins.com

Sponsors:  Pages Books, The Stop Community Food Centre, harpercollins.ca,
stuffedandstarved.org

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The film and discussion series Reel Activism will present Vanessa
Stojilkovic’s challenging film on the human spirit and reflections of
justice:
Brussels -- Caracas
Followed by peace activist and member of the Venezuela We Are With You
Coalition: John Riddell visited Venezuela at the end of 2007 and will
discuss how Venezuela blazes a new path

Friday, March 14th, 7 p.m.
Bloor Street United Church * (upstairs) Chapel
300 Bloor St. West, 2 blocks E. of Spadina at Huron St.
PWYC. Donations for church expenses will be gratefully accepted
Presented by the Social Justice Committee of Bloor Street United Church
For more information: Social Justice Committee at 416-966- 2815

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Why are Young Women More Vulnerable to HIV Infection?

Community Information Exchange Fair
Friday March 14, 2008
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
519 Community Centre Auditorium
519 Church Street

For more info: Vinita Puri at (416) 925-4386 ext. 222*

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World Against War: Troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan
Saturday, March 15 
1 pm          Opening rally, co-hosted by the Housing Not War Campaign at
Queen's Park
1:30 pm      Peace March from Queen's Park to Trinity-St. Paul's United
Church
                  (north on Avenue Rd., west on Bloor Street West)
2:30 pm      Indoor Rally, Trinity-St. Paul's United Chruch, 427 Bloor
Street West
CONTACT: 416-795-5863; email: stopthewar at sympatico.ca; website:
www.theworldagainstwar.org

Join the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War forthe World Against War global
day-of-action to mark the 5-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and
to call for troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan

Featuring:
* Rally speeches and cultural performances ~ Hip-hop, spoken word and
drumming
* Large-screen video footage of anti-war mobilizations in Toronto since 2003
* Testimony of US war resisters in Canada broadcast live to Washington, DC
* Live webcast of Winter Soldier testimony from Washington, DC

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Who Profits from Mining in Latin America?
Saturday, March 15 @ 7 pm
341 Bloor St. West, 2nd floor party room **address is 341, not 314 as
previously posted**
INFO: email: hov_canada-owner at lists.riseup.net
Donations requested at the door to cover costs

The Louis Riel Bolivarian Circle of Toronto,  Hands Off Venezuela and
Venezuela We Are With You, are pleased to host an evening with  Rights
Action to hear about how mining projects in Latin America are having a
destructive impact on communities.

The speaker, Dawn Paley, is an independent journalist and organizer from
Vancouver, currently based in San Marcos, Guatemala. She has been
researching and writing about the effects of Canadian and U.S. mining
projects on the development, enviro- and human rights of people in
Southern Mexico, Central and South America for the last five years. Dawn
writes for the Dominion Paper, and  recently contributed to "Extraction!";
a graphic novel about Canadian extractive companies around the world.

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Wed. March 19 - 12 pm - non-violent protest at Queen's Park of "Mining
Day" (a day designated for mining corporations to lobby our politicians.
With Students Against Climate Change / Protest Barrick Toronto, and other
groups. The issues include:

- Sharbot Lake and uranium mining
- the threat of nuclear energy
- Mining in Canada (focus on Barrick Gold, Sharbot Lake and failure of
voluntary CSR)
- Indigenous rights and land claims
- the draconian Mining Act
- the fact that Mining Day should not be occurring

Wed. March 19 - International Mining Day lecture at U of T, 7 p.m. U of T
campus, location TBA. Documentary footage from Sharbot Lake and talk guest
speaker Marylin Crawford of CCAMU. Hosted by Students Against Climate
Change. Contact Paul York
<wlmailhtml:{87E916C9-F54F-4169-A7E5-2E6DABD06529}mid://00000103/!x-usc:mailto:pyork_2002@hotmail.com>pyork_2002 at hotmail.com

Contact Paul York at pyork_2002 at hotmail.com

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Thur. Mar. 20, noon, Hart House, Music Room, U of T

Come Join Ms. Tsatoumas as she discusses the implementation of controls
for GMOs in the European Union context with respect to identifying
important lessons that can be adopted by Canada.

Catherine Tsatoumas is completing her LLM in International Environment Law
at University of Ottawa, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Civil Law Section.
She holds the National Law Program (LLL/LLB) from University of Ottawa, a
B.B.A. from HEC Montreal, an International Baccalaureate from Collège
Jean-de Brébeuf in Montreal and a Certificate of Comparative and
International Environmental Law from University of Montreal. She is
currently with Donald R. Good & Associates in Ottawa, has completed legal
training at both the Environment Protection Office & Legal Services of
Environment Canada and has completed an internship at the Jean Monnet in
European Integration of University of Montreal’s CERIUM.

Free admission, light lunch is provided. All are welcome.
Space is LIMITED. Please RSVP:
Gail Skikevitch 416.978.2446 gail.skikevitch at utoronto.ca

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EarthCry with His Holiness Devamrita Swami
A Sacred and Spiritual Vision for a Sacred World Revealed

Join us to hear Revolutionary insights into the Environmental crisis
facing the citizens of Earth by His Holiness Devamrita Swami. He is
traversing the globe talking about this very real environmental crisis and
inspiring people to make life changes to sustain the ecosystem. Explore
holistic ecology and reveal the most crucial ingredient in the ecosystem
and environment.

Join us for an exotic Vegetarian Feast, Insightful Discussion and some
Spiritual Metamorphosis.

All for $ 10 (Payment accepted via Pay Pal)
Venue: Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, ON
M5S 3H3, Canada
Date: 11 April 2008
Time: 6.30 to 9.00 p.m.

Please RSVP at urbanedgeyoga at gmail.com to reserve a spot.

About His Holiness Devamrita Swami

Devamrita Swami is a Yale graduate, an author of several books on Vedic
knowledge and has been practicing spirituality for over 4 decades. A
contemporary thinker and a Global spiritual teacher, he is visiting
Toronto from the 10th to the 20th of April and will be presenting at
various forums. He is known for his in-depth understanding of Vedic
Sciences and his presentations on raising Environmental consciousness. He
has recently presented three seminars in Australia and New Zealand.

He has authored several books, including The Perfect Escape, Searching for
Vedic India and Fast Forward - Beyond the Barriers of Limited Science. He
is a regular speaker at Universities such as Yale, Melbourne University,
RMIT, UCLA and Indian Institute of Technology to name a few. Last year he
presented on the topic of 'Spiritual Economics' at Rotman School of
Business, University of Toronto and it was a huge success.

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Greening Sacred Spaces Forum 2008

A day-long event on how faith communities
can contribute to creating a more peaceful,
healthy, and eco-sustainable world

Saturday, April 12, 2008

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Northrop Frye Hall - Victoria University, University of Toronto
73 Queen's Park Crescent East, Toronto

Find out more, register online, and download the flyer

There will be two inspiring keynote speakers: Father Giorgio Di Cicco,
Poet Laureate of Toronto, will open the day with a talk on The Ecology of
Heart. Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, will close the
day's events with a keynote on Leadership, Politics and Faith: Inspiring
values that lead towards peace and sustainability. In between are many
useful workshops and a vegetarian lunch.

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