ENSU Newsletter
Hey Everyone!!
Here is a lengthy, but truly informative newsletter with a bunch of opportunities and events coming up VERY soon in Toronto and on campus! Please look among this list to see what interests you and scroll down for more information!!!
PLUS. DONT FORGET about the…
FREE MOVIE NIGHT WITH FREE REFRESHMENTS!!! ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 17TH, 2010 showing: H2Oil
STARTING AT 8:15PM
IN THE UC STUDENT UNION AT 79 ST.GEORGE ST.
(across from Sid Smith, just north of Reznikoff Cafe)
For a map, click here
Everyone is welcome!!
Check out the trailer here, http://h2oildoc.com/home/
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I. VOTE FOR A CAUSE: THE TORONTO GREEN COMMUNITY
II. BECOME AN ECOMENTOR
III. GO TO THE LUNCH & LEARN SEMINAR BY SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE – Civil Engineering: “Promise to Future Generations”
IV. CONTRIBUTE TO BIKE CHAIN
V. WATCH A MOVIE AT BREAST FEST – “Living Downstream” about the environmental link to breast cancer
VI. CHECK OUT THE SWAP SHOP AT THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE
VII. CREATE A VIDEO FOR TORONTO’S GREENBELT AND WIN!!
VIII. BE A PART OF POLITICS IN TORONTO
I. HELP A GOOD CAUSE BY VOTING FOR THE TORONTO GREEN COMMUNITY
They have a program called Lost River Walks, which are guided walks (rain or shine!) to better understand the nature and heritage of our city. In an effort to preserve the knowledge of some of their ageing volunteers, they are trying to digitize the knowledge and history of the city through a GIS mapping service, in addition to revamping their website as an free information resource. In order to do so, they need to raise $15,000.
They have found this opportunity through the Aviva Insurance Company, which is offering small Toronto social groups an opportunity to receive funds needed (known as the Aviva Community Fund). However, in order to be considered, Toronto needs to vote for us.
All they are asking is to vote for them! Each voter can actually vote 10 times – everyday for 10 days, starting on November 15th 2010 till November 25th 2010. All that you have to do is register with your email address and vote. As long as you click the checkbox to receive no notifications, you will never receive an email from Aviva, nor will your information be held. The email addresses are simply required to ensure no cheating or digital voting manipulation, as has happened in the past.
The link to vote is : http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf5874 and the website of our Lost River Walks program is : http://www.lostrivers.ca/
Please support a local initiative by the Toronto Green Community!!
II. ANOTHER GOOD CAUSE – BECOME AN ECOMENTOR IN TORONTO!!
Earth Day Canada’s youth-led education program, EcoMentors, is providing youth aged 15 to 24 the training, support and motivations they need to facilitate environmental workshops in schools and community settings. Help them fulfill volunteer requirements and become youth leaders.
Registration is now open for three FREE EcoMentors training sessions for youth!
CHECK IT OUT AT
III. Engineering Promise to Future Generations – Seminar from the Sustainability Office
On Thursday, November 18, join the Sustainability Office for a Lunch & Learn seminar on the Department of Civil Engineering’s “Promise to Future Generations”. Beginning with engineers, and now expanded to include students, staff, and faculty of all disciplines, this initiative aims to protect the rights of future generations to a productive earth by encouraging thoughtful decision-making. The seminar will take place on November 18 at 12pm at the Sustainability Office, Room 208, South Borden Building.
For more information, contact Kelsey Rose at kelsey.rose@utoronto.ca, or check out http://www.civil.engineering.utoronto.ca/studentlife/promise.htm.
IV. CONTRIBUTE TO BIKE CHAIN!!
An AGM is an important event for a not-for-profit corporation, and
this AGM is your chance to have a say in what Bikechain does and how
it’s been doing it.
Bikechain’s AGM will be held on Thursday, November 18th from
5:30-6:30pm at the UTERN office (thanks UTERN!) in the South Borden
Building, 487 Spadina Ave.
Do you want to help guide Bikechain as an organisation? Come out and
vote for next year’s Board of Directors, or better yet, run to be on
the Board of Directors. You could be part of the governance structure
that is my boss!
Email bikechain@utoronto.ca or check out their website at : http://bikechain.utoronto.ca.
V. WATCH A MOVIE AT THE BREAST FEST called “Living Downstream”
The Breast Fest Film Festival is the world’s only film festival dedicated to Breast Cancer awareness and education, and features an international line up of films and a speakers series. The third annual festival take place Nov 19 to 21 at the Royal Ontario Museum. For more information please visit www.breastfestfilmfest.com.
On Sunday November 21st, 10:00 am, the festival will screen Living Downstream, a documentary about the environmental links to cancer based on the acclaimed book by Dr. Sandra Steingraber. The screening will be followed by speaker Janet Gray, Professor at Vassar College who will give a talk titled: The Enviromental Link To Breast Cancer: An Evidence Based Discussion. Attached is an information flyer about the film and discussion.