Sierra Club: The O-Zone - Ontario Chapter news May 18, 2006 Edition
This latest issue of The O-ZONE, the Sierra Club of Canada - Ontario Chapter's newsletter, is filled with very interesting and enjoyable upcoming family events, movie documentary, book review, campaign actions, news, volunteer opportunities and more.....THE O-ZONE ~ May 18, 2006Your Guide to the Ontario Chapter of the Sierra Club of CanadaIN THIS ISSUE ...1) An Inconvenient Truth - Coming Soon to a Theatre near you...2) EcoCertification Cafe - Climate Change II - Toronto3) Fresh Air Fair at Dundas Square - Sunday June 4th - Toronto4) People and the Planet - June 9 - 11 Saint Paul University - Ottawa*******************************************************1) Let's Keep the BUZZ Going About "An Inconvenient Truth"An Inconvenient Truth -- the new film featuring former US VP Al Gore's tireless work in town after town and city after city, showing slides and lecturing in a brave effort to wake people up to the imminent threat posed by the climate crisis. The documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" is unlike any other film on this subject. It is entertaining, hopeful and profoundly moving. It is both a very personal story and a hard core science briefing. It is often very funny. As a result, it is likely the best public education tool we have ever had on the threat posed by climatechange/global warming.This message is to encourage you to help spread the word. If it is in a theatre near you, go see it and get your friends to see it. We need this film to take off. Set records. Do better than Fahrenheit 911 and get people and pundits and mass media marketing people to start asking"WHY?"Please send this message on to other lists. We need this film to generate buzz. We need it to be in every theatre. We need Paramount Classics to start throwing money at promotion when they see the public will line up, buy popcorn and sit down to really understand the threat posed by our addiction to fossil fuels.For more details on the film and its release across Canada*******************************************************2) EcoCertification Cafe - Climate Change IIWed, May 31 2006 7 - 9pmLocation: LIVE Organic Food Bar, 264 Dupont Street(at Spadina, across from Dupont TTC station)Contact: Sandi Trillo Email: info [@] ecocertontario.caSierra Club's EcoCertification Café meets monthly at a downtown café or pub to talk about current environmental issues. Books, articles and personal experience provide a focus for our conversations, so if you're not a reader, feel free to bring your thoughts!On May 31st we're again talking about Climate Change. Tim Flannery's "The Weather Makers" will inform us. It's a must-read for anyoneconcerned about climate change and our role in it. But we all knowsomething about Climate Change, so don't worry if you aren't able to read the book.Full Event Details:*******************************************************3) Fresh Air Fair June 4, 2006Dundas Square (Yonge & Dundas) - Toronto11:00am-3:00pmThe Fresh Air Fair is a free annual event for children, youth and families. The Fresh Air Fair encourages active lifestyle choices and promotes the benefits of improving local air quality and a healthier self. Join us for interactive exhibits and games for children of all ages, storytelling through an Indonesian puppet show and workshop, presentation of the "Air Pollution Solution" Essay Contest winner, and live music.Contact:Clean Air PartnershipFor more information please visit:*******************************************************4) People and the Planet - Changing Values for a Sustainable FutureJune 9 - 11, 2006 - Saint Paul University, Ottawa, ONSierra Club of Canada's People and the Planet Conference is an exciting and empowering opportunity for activists, academics, leaders and thinkers. Join us to learn more about the issues, examine our values and change the world. There will be plenary sessions, workshops, social events, a children's program, an environmental fair and great opportunities for learning and networking about environmental issues.Speakers include: Elizabeth May, Paul Watson, Samuel Epstein,Owens Wiwa, Andrew Nikiforuk, Jerry Mander, Holly Dressel,R.H. Thomson, Percy Schmeiser, and more!Visit www.peopleandtheplanet.ca for full conference detailsand to register!*******************************************************CAMPAIGN ACTIONCheck out some of the ongoing Campaigns and seehow you can get involved!*******************************************************VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESWant to get involved?Check out the volunteer opportunities:and fill out our on-line volunteer interest form.*******************************************************The following are ways you can contribute to the Sierra Club of Canada!::: Donations :::You can make a lobbying donation to the Ontario Chapter onlineIf you'd like to make a charitable donation to the Sierra Club of Canada Foundation, or if you'd like to make a donation as a gift, please call the Ontario Chapter Office at 416-960-9606.::: Memberships :::Every member makes us that much more influential!The best support of all is to renew your membership when the time comes. If your membership has lapsed, or you have yet to join, you can join online at:Also please consider buying a gift membership.To purchase a gift membership, or to join by phone, pleasecall the national office toll free at 1-888-810-4204locally at (613) 241-4611. Or use this form:::: Rebate-a-Cause :::You can purchase products from various businessesonline at http://www.rebateacause.com.15% of all proceeds will go to theSierra Club of Canada - Ontario Chapter if you select usas the partner charity.If you have any questions, please contact the Chapter Office**********************************************************ESCARPMENT TELECOM - Save the Planet with every long distance call!Want to donate to the Sierra Club of Canada and protect the Niagara Escarpment at the same time? You can donate every time you make a long distance call, by subscribing to Escarpment Telecom!For more info and to subscribe see:**********************************************************MEMBERSHIP - Are you a member of Sierra Club of Canada?Find out about the benefits of membership and how to become a member:**********************************************************Read up on the Ontario Chapter of the Sierra Club of Canada with The O-ZONEWe are part of North America's most effective grassroots conservation group. You'll receive one email per week with Sierra Club news, opportunities, invitations to meetings, outings, get-togethers and more.To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change settings see:***********************************************************Sierra Club of Canada, Ontario Chapter24 Mercer StreetToronto, Ontario M5V 1H3ph: (416) 960-9606 fax: (416) 960-0020email: ontariochapter@sierraclub.caVisit our Web Site: http://ontario.sierraclub.ca
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