TO Events: food, flouride, Tooker library, blackout, bikes
angela bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Thu Jul 31 21:59:21 EDT 2008
Toronto Greenspiration Events
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Food Matters
a new documentary film presented by Orthomolecular Health
Wed. Aug. 6, 7 p.m.
at the Bloor Cinema (at Bloor and Bathurst)
$5 at the door
This film is a wake-up call for anyone not taking seriously the direct
connection between the foods we eat and the nutrients needed for optimal
health. It explores the safe, cheap and effective use of nutrition and
supplementation for preventing and reversing illness. Q & A session lead
by nutrition experts following the film.
For more info, 416 733 2117 or http://www.orthomed.org
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An afternoon Fluoride Forum August 11 - Toronto
Citizens for a Safe Environment - Announcement and Invitation
The following two Fluoride Forums are free and open to the public. All
presentations will be followed by questions from the public. Refreshments
served.
An afternoon Fluoride Forum
WHEN: Monday, August 11, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: United Steelworkers Union Hall, 25 Cecil Street (1 block south of
College Street west and 3 blocks west of University Avenue)
Walk, bike, take the TTC to Queen?s Park Station or drive. Free parking
for first 50 cars.
WHAT and WHY:
Based on new studies that indicate that fluoride can damage the brain and
other tissues, a panel of international scientists, doctors and dentists
will explore the following questions:
Is it time to stop water fluoridation in Toronto?
Do the risks outweigh the benefits?
Are there safer ways to protect children's teeth?
An evening Fluoride Forum
WHEN: Monday, August 11, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
WHERE: 25 Cecil Street at the United Steelworkers Union Hall (1 block
south of College Street west and 3 blocks west of
University Avenue)
Walk, bike, take the TTC to Queen?s Park Station or drive. Free parking
for first 50 cars.
WHAT and WHY:
The first major public presentation of new scientific evidence on:
FLUORIDE'S EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN
by Dr. Vyvyan Howard, MB CHB PhD FRCPath Professor of Bioimaging, School
of Biomedical Science, University of Ulster
President, International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE)
Dr. C. Vyvyan Howard is a medically-qualified pathologist interested in
infant and fetal toxicology and, more recently, in researching the
toxicological properties of nanoparticles.
The evening forum will conclude with short presentations from a panel
of distinguished international scientists and researchers including Dr.
A. K. Susheela and Dr. Jennifer Luke on FLUORIDE'S OTHER HEALTH IMPACTS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Karen Buck, Citizens for a Safe
Environment at (416) 690-7593 or go to www.fluoridealert.org
Forum/conference posters and fluoride information pamphlets available by
e-mail. Send request to karenbuck at rogers.com
Also see www.fluoridealert.org for August 7-10 XXVIIIth International
Society for Fluoride Research (ISFR) and Fluoride Action Network (FAN)
conference details. These conferences are being held at U of T,
Mississauga Campus.
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You're invited to the official launch of the...
--- Tooker Gomberg Memorial Library ---
Tues. Aug. 12, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Wine and Cheese
Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina, 4th floor
800+ books of Tooker's collection from the 1960's onwards are being made
available to the public. Topics include transportation, health, cities,
waste, food, nuclear, peace, nature, politics, fiction, kids, development,
energy, globalization, advocacy and much more.
Visit the library any time during office hours and sign out Tooker's
books. Read the classics by Jane Jacobs, Ivan Illich, Abby Hoffman, Henry
David Thoreau, Gandhi, E.F. Schumacher, and many more.
At the launch there will be a FREE book give-away of all the books that
didn't make it onto the library shelves, so bring an empty bag.
Special thanks to the Centre for Social Innovation for their donation of
space http://www.socialinnovation.ca/ , and to the Tooker Gomberg
Greenspiration Fund http://www.greenspiration.org/memorial/tggf.htm
Tooker Gomberg
Aug. 12, 1955 - 2004
Lover and Advocate of Mother Earth
http://www.greenspiration.org
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CITIZEN'S INCOME PUBLIC FORUM
DATE: August 14th, 7-9 p.m.
PLACE: Woodsworth College, 119 St. George Street, U of T, Room 123
INFO: hello at citizensincome.ca, www.citizensincome.ca, 416-760-6622
A forum with the public, the media, and federal political parties,
convened by Citizen's Income Toronto.
The public is invited to submit questions to CIT up to a week before the
event, and to attend. The topic is Citizen's Income, Basic Income, or
Guaranteed Annual Income, and the federal political parties, the news
media, and the public are invited to attend.
A Citizen's Income is defined as "a just income paid to everyone without
condition and as a right of citizenship." This idea has been around for a
very long time, under many different names; mincome, guaranteed annual
income, basic income, etc. In many countries, a strong movement to create
a citizen's income has developed. In a few countries, governments are
studying it and even implementing a limited form of it. Every few years,
it pops up in public discourse in Canada and disappears again.
Groups to promote CI have started in Quebec and BC. The simple aim of CIT
is to build a group in Toronto, and link it to other groups to form a
national movement for CI.
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A Call to Action
Power Down to remember the Blackout
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Do you remember the great blackout of August 14th, 2003? In the midst of
the crisis, Ontarians watched the stars, held blackout parties to empty
their freezers, and helped those in need. As a province, Ontario
rediscovered the importance of conservation.
These are things worth celebrating.
The Conservation Council of Ontario, the Blackout Day Group, and many
others need your help to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the 2003
blackout by “Powering Down” for the day. You don’t have to go without
power, just aim to use at least 20% less power than on a normal day. Keep
the essential stuff running, and turn off the things you don’t need for
the day.
individuals: Power Down for the day and celebrate conservation
stores and restaurants: Power Down for the day and offer Blackout Day
specials
offices: Power Down and turn off unnecessary equipment
municipalities: join the Mayor’s Blackout Challenge
Sign up <http://www.blackoutday.ca/>www.blackoutday.ca
Sign up as an individual, business, group, or municipality. Check out
ideas for blackout parties and other projects.
For stores, restaurants and offices
<http://www.weconserve.ca/blackout/>www.weconserve.ca/blackout/
Print out a poster and check out our suggestions for blackout specials.
Volunteers needed
<http://www.weconserve.ca/blackout/>www.weconserve.ca/blackout/
Help spread the word. We need volunteers to distribute posters to stores,
restaurants and offices in your neighbourhood. Sign up, or see if anyone
is distributing posters in your area.
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Cycling Groups demand investigation of Toronto for violating provincial
law -- Bloor St. reconstruction
July 23, 2008
(TORONTO) A coalition of cycling groups filed a formal demand with
Ontario’s Environment Commissioner for an investigation of the City of
Toronto for violating the province’s Environmental Assessment Act. The
groups allege that in approving a major road reconstruction project along
the so-called Mink Mile on Bloor St. (between Avenue Rd. and Church St.)
the City failed to comply with its legal obligations.
Construction on the project --- a partnership between the City and the
Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area --- began on July 14, 2008 in an
area considered to be Canada’s premier shopping district. Bloor Street is
also the city’s premier cycling route (in numbers) but has one of the
highest cycling injury rates. The groups say that proper public
consultation would have highlighted Ontario’s planning regime, which
directs cities to provide for the safety of cyclists to help reduce
traffic pollution and congestion.
To read the full press release and supporting facts, go to:
http://takethetooker.ca/
Read the Toronto Star piece:
http://www.thestar.com/article/465526#Comments
Supported by: Bells on Bloor, Bikes on Bloor, and Take the Tooker
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Bells on Bloor Drawing Contest
for kids up to 11 years old
Draw a picture of what Bloor Street would look like with more bikes, bells
and a bike lane!
The best drawings will win BIG prizes and will be printed in Dandy Horse
Magazine (Toronto Cyclists Union)
Contest closes Aug. 31
Drop off your drawings at these bike shops:
Sweet Petes (1204 St. W., M6H 1N2)
Curbside Bikes (412 Bloor St. W., M5S 1X5)
Mailed entries will be accepted until Sept. 5.
For more info, http://www.bellsonbloor.ca
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