[Indigsol] WHY GREEN ISN'T ENOUGH- An Anti-Racist Anti-Colonial Environmentalism Conference

[Angela (OPIRG Carleton)]

check out: http://whygreenisntenough.blogspot.com/

Conference Schedule ~ March 14 & 15, 2008 *FRIDAY, MARCH 14*

7:00-9:00 pm
Peterborough Public Library (345 Aylmer Street North)
*Keynote Address: "Stories Less Told: Environmental Justice and Racism in
Canada"*
A panel discussion with:
*Andil Gosine (York University), author of *Environmental Justice and Racism
in Canada: An Introduction*
*Karen Okamoto, *Environmental Justice and Racism in Canada* contributor

9:00 pm-1:00 am
The Red Dog (189 Hunter Street West)*
Beats 4 Justice! Fundraiser for the Ardoch Algonquin First
Nation<http://www.aafna.ca/>
*
A night of spoken word, Afro-soul, down-tempo electronica, and beats ~
featuring:
*DJ Sheena
*The Unity Singers
*Dave Hudson
*Hesper Philip-Chamberlain
*LAL <http://www.myspace.com/lalforest>
$10 waged/$5 unwaged, or pay-as-much-as-you-can.*

*

*SATURDAY, MARCH 15
Peterborough Public Library (345 Aylmer Street North)*

12:00-12:15
Welcoming remarks

12:15-2:15
*"Environmental Racism and the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program"
*A panel discussion with:
*Chris Ramsaroop (Justicia for Migrant
Workers<http://www.justicia4migrantworkers.org/>
)
*Janet McLaughlin (PhD Candidate, Anthropology, University of Toronto)
*Allan, participant in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program

2:15-2:30
Refreshment break

2:30-4:30
*"Impacts of Energy Extraction and Climate Change on Indigenous Peoples"
*A panel discussion with:
*Paula Sherman (Co-Chief, Ardoch Algonquin First Nation<http://www.aafna.ca/>
)
*Leanne Simpson (Past director of Trent University's Indigenous
Environmental Studies Program <http://www.trentu.ca/ies/>)
*Clayton Thomas-Muller (Indigenous Environmental
Network<http://www.ienearth.org/>
)

4:30-4:45
Refreshment break

4:45-6:00
*"Where Do We Go From Here? Organizing for Structural Change"*
A workshop with:
*Clayton Thomas-Muller (Indigenous Environmental
Network<http://www.ienearth.org/>
)
*Chris Ramsaroop (Justicia for Migrant
Workers<http://www.justicia4migrantworkers.org/>
)

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The conference is free and open to all members of the public. No
registration is required. Resource booklets on anti-oppressive environmental
activism will be available to conference participants (suggested donation:
$5). Everyone is welcome to attend!
For more information, email whygreenisntenough at gmail.com, or contact
the Kawartha
World Issues Centre <http://kwic.info/>: 748-1680.

-- 
angela mooney

Co-Coordinator
OPIRG Carleton
326 Unicentre
phone: 613 520 2757
email: vcopirg at gmail.com
fax: 613 520 3989
www.opirg-carleton.org

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