Toronto: food, Cuban-5, tasers, women, plastics

[angela bischoff]

What's been happening to our Food ?...
....and what are the "New Secret Ingredients" ?...
                                             
Join GENEaction for a Special Screening :   
**** The FUTURE of FOOD**** (2004, 90 min.)

Wed., Jan. 9th, at 7:30pm.
at ACT for the Earth Office
238 Queen Street West, lower level (just west of John St.)

Cost: "By Donation" ($2 to $5 Suggested, or Pay What You Can)

THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing
truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that
have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.

>From the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada to the fields of Oaxaca, Mexico,
this film gives a voice to farmers whose lives and livelihoods have been
negatively impacted by this new technology. The health implications,
government policies and push towards globalization are all part of the
reason why many people are alarmed by the introduction of genetically
altered crops into our food supply.

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Friday, January 11th

Reel Activism will present The Trial: The Untold Story of the Cuban Five
followed by a discussion with Morteza Gorgzadeh from the Toronto Forum on
Cuba. PWYC. 7 p.m. at Bloor Street United Church upstairs Chapel, 300
Bloor Street West, 2 blks. E. of Spadina. For more information: Social
Justice Committee at 416-966- 2815

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OPEN FORUM ON TASERS

 A Public Forum with Thomas P. Smith, Chairman of the Board and
Co-Founder, TASER International, Inc.

 Hosted by The Toronto Police Services Board

Thursday January 17, 2008
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Toronto Police Headquarters, 40 College Street, Auditorium

Recent  events  have  raised  questions  about  the proper use, effects and
desirability of the TASER as a tool for policing.  This is your opportunity
to  hear directly from the Chairman of TASER International and to have
your questions answered by him.

Space is limited.
For further information, please call 416-808-8080.

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angela's note: To prepare for the forum, check this out:
The Facts about Tasers -- and the Lies
http://robwipond.com/?p=48

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 Women’s Health Matters Forum & Expo is a two-day interactive health
education and consumer lifestyle event for people of all ages, now in its
12th year.
January 18 & 19, 2008

Friday 9:30 – 8:00 pm & Saturday 9:00 – 6:00 pm
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building

This year’s theme is Linking Environmental Impacts and Women’s Health.
 The Forum will provide fresh perspectives on new facts and the hot issues
in women’s health.

Session topics include:

Ø     Learn to Juggle: Multiple roles are good for your health
Ø     Beat the Break! Take Charge of Osteoporosis and Your Bone Health
Ø     Thinking Outside the Scale-Cultivating healthy attitudes about
weight, eating and body image.
Ø     Mood Swings - What they are and how to help people manage.
Ø     The Sexual Paradox: Extreme Men, Gifted Women and the Real Gender Gap
Ø     How to change the world in which we live and work to make cancer
history
Ø     Mould and Sick Building Syndrome: Protect your occupational wellness
Ø     Occupational and Environmental Medicine: What is it?
Ø     Parent Alert: Environmental risks in Child Development
Ø     Food Empowers: What you buy can affect your health and the
sustainability of our local food supply
Ø     What's in the Air we Breathe?
Ø     Canada's Arctic: a Holistic Approach to Health and Healing Polar
perspectives on women’s health & the environment

Keynote speaker this year include Dr. Devra Davis, author The Secret
History of the War on Cancer, Friday, January 18th 6:30 pm.

The event also offers two Live Stages and 100+ Exhibitor Booths in the
Expo Hall all included with admission.

Tickets are $15 per day (free for full-time students and seniors). Buy
online and save $2.

<http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/forum>http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/forum 

If you need more information please don’t hesitate to call: 416-323-6000

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The End of The World of Plastic 2008 Challenge

SPECIAL OFFER from Anarres Natural Health:

Every month that you bring me a list of at least 10 ways you've eliminated
plastics from YOUR life, I'll give you a reusable, handy, beautiful,
ethically made, recyclable Chico bag to use or give as a gift.

List 10 items you'll no longer buy, and what you'll buy instead. For example:

    Bad                                     Better                        
 Best
1. tampon/plastic applicator   -tampon/no applicator   -Diva Cup or Keeper
2. soup in can or plastic         -soup in mason jar        -make own,
mason jar
3. brand name cleaning product  -Nature Clean concentrate   -Nature Clean
in bulk, refilled
4. onions in a plastic net                    -loose organic onions, in
reused bag

Be well!
Tracey TieF
Certified Natural Health Practitioner
<traceytf at gmail.com>

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