Network News – Connexions Digest #52
(August 1990)

Redress for injustices to Chinese
The Chinese Canadian National Council is calling on the Canadian government to acknowledge the injustice and racial discrimination inherent in the Head Tax (from 1885 to 1923) and the Chinese Exclusion Act (from 1923 to 1943). Compensation includes recognizing the suffering that resulted from the legislated discrimination, and returning a sum at least as large as that taken by the tax, to be given to individuals and the community (with special emphasis on senior citizens, public education, and race relations). For more information contact the Chinese Canadian National Council, 500 King Street West, Suite 423, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1L9 (416) 947–9541.
(CX4007)

General Electric boycott
INFACT, the organization which led the world–wide campaign against Nestles for its promotion of infant formula, is now calling for a boycott of the General Electric Corporation. INFACT is targetting GE because of its role in promoting and building nuclear weapons and other armaments. INFACT has produced a report on GE’s leading role in the armaments industry, which is available for $9.45 from INFACT, P.O. Box 3223, South Pasadena CA 91030 U.S.A.
(CX4008)

Brazil 1992
Plans for the Brazil 1992 conference on sustainable development are well underway. CIDA and other organizations are hoping to use this opportunity to dramatically increase and improve consultation between non–governmental environment and development groups. This could be an opportunity for environment groups to share their experiences with groups who may be working on similar problems in a very different circumstances. They want to hear from any and all groups who might be interested. For more information, contact Vanessa Alexander at the Ontario Environment Network office, 456 Spadina Avenue, 2nd floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2G8 (416) 925–1322.
(CX4009)

Healing Images
Healing Images is proposed as a month–long art exhibition/symposium to be held from November 9 to December 19 in Toronto. Sponsored by “A Bunch of Feminists”, the goal is to engage artists and the broader community in the creation and discussion of images and concepts about violence against women. The organizers’ main objective is to bring together artists and social/community workers/activists. Participation by women, men and children is encouraged in the workshops and panel discussions to be held together with the performances, readings, screenings and exhibitions. Contact: Penny Stewart, 18 Bermott Place, Toronto, Ontario M5A 3B6, (416) 962–3814
(CX4010)

SAVE tour
On September 30, 1990, 10 young people will set off on a seven–month tour across Canada to talk to other young people about taking action to save the environment. Called Student Action for a Viable Environment (SAVE), the tour will visit all the provinces and territories, leading discussions in both French and English in over 800 high schools. For more information contact SAVE Tour, c/o School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, (514) 848–7447 or (613) 737–0251.
(CX4011)

Solidarity fund
The Association canadienne–francasie de l’Ontario has established a Solidarity Fund whose aim is to help francophones fighting for the survival of the French language and culture in their municipalities, and to foster the bond between Canadian francophones and the majority of anglophones who believe in a bilingual Canada. To make a contribution or for information contact Association canadienne–francaise de l’Ontario, 255, chemin Montreal, Vanier, Ontario K1L 6C4, (613) 749–1910.
(CX4012)

Fate of the forests
The Forest Ecosystem Rescue Network (FERN) believes that large organizations and governments are “useless, at best, in solving environmental problems”. They have initiated a grassroots approach called Fate of Our Forests conferences, “which combine global impact with local practicality.” Groups or individuals anywhere are being encouraged to call meetings or conferences, scheduled for the September 14–16 weekend in 1990, in their home region. Local groups plan actions which are practical within their means. In 1986, about a dozen groups held meetings, in 1988, about three dozen did. They are aiming for 100 in 1990. For more information contact Forest Ecosystem Rescue Network, P.O. Box 16683, Wichita Kansas 67216 U.S.A.
(CX4013)

No nukes
The Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout is hoping to obtain federal legislation forbidding new reactors or reactor exports and new uranium export contracts. If the government is not prepared to bring in legislation, they plan to work for a private member’s bill. For more information concerning this campaign, and other activities of the group, contact the national headquarters at 225 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2M6.
(CX4014)

Don’t buy these grapes
The United Farm Workers are appealing to the public to boycott California grapes. Poisons like Orthene and Aldicarb are still used even though they have been outlawed. Workers are regularly sent into the fields too soon after pesticide spraying — despite legislation about safe re–entry periods. Workers are not told what kind of poisons they are handling, they are not issued protective clothing; violations occur daily. For more information, or for a free copy of the video “Wrath of Grapes,” contact the United Farm Workers, 600 the East Mall, Suite 401, Toronto, Ontario, M9B 4B1, (416) 626–6332.
(CX4015)

Canadian airbase protested
Residents of Lahr, West Germany are protesting against the planned expansion of the Canadian air base near the town. Plans are underway to enlarge the airbase and to set up a large ammunition dump. Thousands of residents have signed a petition against the expansion, citing dangers to their drinking water, the interference which military bases cause to normal democratic freedoms, and the fact that such expansions are unnecessary at a time when East–West tensions are being reduced. They are asking that Canadians put pressure of their government to stop the expansion. Contact Siegfried Ziebold–Drechsel, Altdorfstrasse 40, D7880 Emmendingen 14, West Germany.
(CX4016)

Computers for Nicaragua
Resystom is a non–profit foundation of computer and communications professionals who work in the area of community development. Their latest project, Computers for Nicaragua, is designed to provide popular organizations in Nicaragua with essential computer technology. Their hope is to enable the unions, cooperatives, women’s groups and other mass organizations to participate fully in Nicaragua’s struggle for national reconciliation and economic reconstruction. For more information, contact Charles Doubt at 401 Richmond Street West Toronto, Ontario, (416) 974–9189.
(CX4017)

Panama invasion protest
The Inter–Church Committee on Human Rights in Latin America (ICCHRLA) is asking Canadians to write to External Affairs Minister Joe Clark to urge him to protest the U.S. invasion and continued occupation of Panama. ICCHRLA objects to Canada’s support for the invasion. “This was the 20th invasion of Panama’s territory by the U.S. since 1856; nonetheless the Canadian government claims ‘the situation in Panama prior to the U.S. intervention was unique’”, says ICCHRLA.
(CX4018)

Appeals for Support

Mohawk defense fund
Contributions are being sought for a defense fund to support the Mohawk people of Kanesatake. The funds are to be used to send food and other supplies to the besieged community. Contributions can be sent to the Defense Fund for Mohawk Sovereignty, c/o Bread and Roses Credit Union, 348 Danforth Avenue, Suite 211, Toronto, Ontario M4K 1N8. For more information contact (416) 461–7882.
(CX4019)

Honduran political murder
Honduran activists are appealing to the international community to help protect Consuela Valladares, witness to the assassination of the leader of the national workers’ union. Never before has there been a witness willing to come forward in a Honduran political murder. Supporters may urge, by telephone or fax, that “Honduran government and security forces officials ensure the protection of Consuela Valladares, so that she can testify at the trial of the assassin. Urge also that rigorous investigation and pursuit of the killer be implemented, and that the results of the investigation be published.” Telephone calls may be made to: Armed Forces Public Relations Chief Col. Jose Oscar Flores, (504) 224–421 or 22–51–15; or telephone Gilbert Goldstein, Private Secretary to Rafael Callejas, President of Honduras, (504) 379–649. Faxes may be sent to Gilbert Callejas, Casa Presidencial, (504) 220–802.
(CX4020)

Comings and Goings

Alternatives to violence
Formed by the Quakers, the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) helps people develop ways of dealing with conflicts creatively and without violence. AVP workshops are offered only to voluntary participants in prisons and communities. For more information contact Colin McMechan, 60 Lowther Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 1C7, (416) 922–6128.
(CX4021)

Not–Garbage coalition
It’s Not Garbage, a coalition of environmental, labour, citizens’ and private–sector organizations, recently formed in Toronto. The coalition’s express purpose is to convince Metro Council to implement an agenda for immediate waste diversion and reduction. It’s Not Garbage has produced an aggressive five–point agenda that they believe will lead to a quick and dramatic reduction in the amount of waste going to landfill. For more information, or to lend support, contact It’s Not Garbage, 517 College Street, Suite 401, Toronto M6G 4A2, (416) 960–2284.
(CX4022)

Barton awards
The Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security sponsors the Barton Awards, whose objective is to promote scholarship and expertise in the field of international peace and security by supporting Canadians who wish to pursue their studies at institutions abroad or in Canada. There are two levels of award: a senior fellowship valued at up to $30,000 and an advanced scholarship valued at up to $14,000. For further information and applications write to The Barton Awards, Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security, 360 Albert Street, Suite 900, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7, (613) 990–1593.
(CX4023)

Helsinki Citizens Assembly
An invitation to create a citizens’ forum composed of citizens of the 35 countries which signed the Helsinki Final Act is being circulated. The document, called the 1990 Prague Appeal, states that forthcoming changes to the European security system are too important to be left to governments, and calls on citizens to take a role in working on the challenges ‘from below’. A Canadian Working Group for the Helsinki Citizens Assembly was launched in February in Waterloo Ontario and is now attempting to form a national network of Canadians supporting a Helsinki Citizens Assembly and to prepare for Canadian participation in the first Assembly. Endorsements for the project are being sought, and a conference is being planned for late summer, to be followed by Canadian participation in the first Citizens Assembly to take place in Prague, October 19 – 21, 1990. For more information contact Canadian Working Group, c/o 207 – 145 Spruce Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6P1.
(CX4024)

Grass movement roots
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), a 20–year old movement, has resurrected its Toronto branch. Contact Terry Parker, Jr. at (416) 533–7756.
(CX4025)

GATT–fly name change
GATT–Fly’s new name is the Ecumenical Coalition for Economic Justice (ECEJ). It also has a new mandate, “to emphasize coalition–building and social transformation, while continuing to undertake a program of research and action with churches and popular groups in the struggle for economic justice.”
(CX4026)

Name change
The Job Development Association of Ontario has changed its name to the Ontario Network of Employment and Skills Training Projects (ONESTP).
(CX4027)

Co–operative community
Visitors or interns are welcome at Dandelion, a small communal group living on a 50–acre farm in south–eastern Ontario, near Kingston. The group, self–sufficient to a large degree, shares skills and work through a labour credit system, and makes decisions in common. The philosophical basis of the community is cooperation, equality and non–violence. For information, or to apply or visit, contact Dandelion Community, RR1, Enterprise Ont. K0K 1Z0.
(CX4028)

Internship program
Labre House, a Christian house of Hospitality serving the poor and marginalized, is offering an internship program for young adults in the Montreal inner–city area. They are looking for someone willing to commit six months to a year of their time. Labre House is small and personal, with a grass–roots self–help approach in a family atmosphere. Contact Labre House, Rushbrooke Internship, 308 Young Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 2G2, (514) 937–5973.
(CX4029)

Akwesasne Notes editor charged
Doug George, the editor of the newspaper Akwesasne Notes, has been charged with murder after gun battles on the Akwesasne reserve left two men dead on May 1. The deaths followed violent confrontations between pro– and anti–gambling residents on the reserve.
(CX4030)

New program for settlement workers
George Brown College in Toronto has created a part–time certificate program for Settlement Workers, a profession for which training is scarce. Settling immigrants requires specialized skills in cross–cultural counselling, advocacy, cultural interpretation, outreach and group facilitation. Contact Admissions Office, Casa Loma Campus, 160 Kendal Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, (416) 944–4315.
(CX4031)

Meetings, Conferences, Events

Council of all beings
A “council of all beings” — “an opportunity to reconnect with the earth, our natural rhythm and energy for healing ourselves/the earth” — will be held at Pigeon Hill Bruideen Peacemaking Centre, St. Armand, Quebec, August 3 – 5, 1990. Contact Pigeon Hill at 1965 St. Armand Road, Pigeon Hill/St. Armand, Quebec J0J 1T0, (514) 248–2524. Also at Pigeon Hill, on August 10–12, a session of Psychosynthesis for Social Change.
(CX4032)

Fish and Loaves Gathering
A Fish and Loaves Gathering will be held on August 4–5 at Green Lake, Saskatchewan. Organized by North South Peace Land Action Network, the program will include speakers and workshops on the uranium industry in Saskatchewan. There will also be a sweat lodge, theatre and music. Contact Elizabeth Cline, 817 14 Street East, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0P9, (306) 244–9760.
(CX4033)

Gay Games and Cultural Festival
The third annual Gay Games and Cultural Festival will be taking place this August 4–11 in Vancouver, B.C.. Contact: Celebration ’90, 1170 Bute Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 1Z6, (604) 684–3303.
(CX4034)

Freedom for Nitassinan Walk
The walk starts in Halifax August 6, Windsor September 23, and converges on Ottawa November 11. Contact (Ontario) ANVA (416) 533–9507, (East) Nancy Hunter (902) 420–9835.
(CX4035)

Vigil for disarmament
ACT for Disarmament will be holding a Hiroshima Day Vigil on Monday August 6 in Toronto. Contact ACT (416) 960–2228.
(CX4036)

PEPCON
PEPCON, an annual conference for people involved or interested in ‘polyfidelity’ (marriages involving more than two partners) will be held August 17–19 in Eugene, Oregon. Workshop topics include polyfidelity basics, making family agreements, bi–sexuality, and networking. Contact PEP, P.O. Box 6306, Captain Cook, Hawaii 96704–6306 U.S.A.
(CX4037)

Our global commitment
The Canadian Red Cross is sponsoring a youth conference on international development August 19–24 near Parry Sound, Ontario. Participants should be 16 to 19, have an interest in international development, a desire to build their leadership skills and to use those skills in their schools and communities. Contact your local Red Cross branch or The Canadian Red Cross, International Services, 5700 Cancross Court, Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3E9, (416) 890–1000.
(CX4038)

Bioregional congress
The fourth North American Bioregional Congress will be held August 19–26 on the Gulf of Maine. Contact North American Bioregional Congress, 61 Maine Street, Brunswick, Maine 04011, U.S.A.
(CX4039)

Solid waste management
Municipal Solid Waste — Managing in the 90s is being held August 20–24 in Vancouver. GRCDA’s 28th annual exposition will feature state–of–the–art landfill, markets for recyclables and managing ash from combustors in the sessions, and there will be tours of the Coquitlam Resource Recovery Plant and the Vancouver Transfer Station and Recycling Depot. Awards will be presented for different size waste handling facilities. Contact Lisa Wagner Haley, GRCDA, P.O. Box 7219, Silver Springs, MD 20910 USA, (301) 585–2898.
(CX4040)

Radical political economics
The Union for Radical Political Economics is having a conference August 23–26 in Woodstock, New York. Contactg (714) 787–3578.
(CX4041)

Organic agriculture conference
The Hungarian Biokultura Association will host an international conference on the “Socio–Economics of Organic Agriculture” to be held August 27–30 in Budapest. The conference will address the need for organic agriculture in Eastern Europe as a sustainable alternative to centrally planned economies. Contact Biokultura Association IFOAM Conference Secretariat, Budapest, Arany Janos u. 25., 1051, Hungary.
(CX4042)

Safer parks
The City of Toronto Safe City Committee is holding a forum on planning safer parks for women on September 13–14. Contact Irene Karjicek, Parks and Recreation Department, Main Floor, City Hall, Toronto M5H 2N2, (416) 392–7291.
(CX4043)

Left Green meeting
‘Left Greens’ from a number of countries are meeting in Berlin in September. Contact: Kathryn Cholette, 599 W. 19th Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1W8.
(CX4044)

Permaculture workshop
A ten–day “permaculture” workshop with Dan Hemenway, founder of Elfin Permaculture, is being held in Stratford Ontario, September 21–30. The workshop will be held on a 1/2 acre city lot with an existing house. The participants will produce practical integrated designs which may include retrofitting, conserving and managing water supply, gardening, enhancing wildlife habitat, as well as considering other issues relating to the development of sustainable lifestyles. Cost is $400; no charge for Native people. Contact Joy Allen, 186 Railway Avenue, Stratford, Ontario N5A 2J1.
(CX4045)

Occupational health congress
The 23rd International Congress on Occupational Health will take place in Montreal September 22–28. Contact OCOH Secretariat, 58, rue de Bresoles, Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 1V5, (514) 499–9835.
(CX4046)

Renewable energy conference
The World Renewable Energy Conference will be held this year in Reading, UK., September 23–28. Contact Prof. A.A.M. Sayigh, Department of Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 225, Reading, Berks. RG62AY, UK. (0734) 875123 ext. 7312.
(CX4047)

Lesbian conference
The Third Almost Annual Lesbian Conference is tentatively set for September 28–30 at Bloomfield School in Halifax. Plans include information displays, stalls of work done in the lesbian community — art pottery, jewellery, crafts, etc (much of which will be for sale) — and workshops. Some of the titles being discussed are Lesbians in the Media; Body Image; Lesbian Erotic Writing; and Sexual Abuse. Contact Lesbian Conference, P.O. Box 1209, North, Halifax, N.S. B3K 5H4.
(CX4048)

Psycho–corporal therapy
The second International Congress of Psycho–Corporal Therapy is being organized by the Institut de Croissance Holistique. The agenda for this year’s conference is finding a common ground between the diverse techniques which make up this body oriented psychotherapy. The congress will take place October 3–7 in Sainte–Adele, Quebec. Contact l’Institut de Croissance Holistique, 1222 east, Blvd. St–Joseph, Montreal, Quebec, H2J 1L6, (514) 525–8211.
(CX4049)

Freinet Pedagogy
A conference to establish working groups for collaborative ‘Freinet–style’ co–operative learning projects will be held October 11–13 at Brock University. Contact John Sivell, DALS, Brock University, St. Catharines L2S 3A1.
(CX4050)

Canadian Environment Network
The annual conference of the Canadian Environmental Network will be in Montreal October 11–15, with a public symposium on environmentalism in the 90’s, a trade fair, issue workshops and caucus meetings. Registration is $25. Contact Brad Wylynko, C.P. 1480, Succ. Place d’Armes, Montreal Quebec H2Y 3K8, (514) 982–9444.
(CX4051)

VOW meeting (and party)
Voice of Women (VOW) is holding its annual general meeting in Ottawa October 13–14. On the agenda are VOW’s role in the 1990’s, its activities at the UN, with NAC, with Project Ploughshares, and the progress of the Nuclear Weapons Legal Action. Plans are also in the works to celebrate VOW’s 30th year with a party. Contact VOW, 736 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ont. M5R 2R4.
(CX4053)

Recycling council
The Recycling Council of Ontario will be holding its annual conference October 14–17 in Windsor. The conference theme is the challenge of reaching 25% waste diversion by 1992. Contact Renee Lagasse, Conference Co–ordinator, #504 – 489 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1A5, (416) 960–1025.
(CX4054)

Independent power producers
The second annual Ontario Independent Power Conference will be held this year from October 16–17 in Toronto. The conference features an update on the Environmental Assessment Board Hearings concerning Ontario Hydro’s Demand/Supply Plan. Information sessions (on such topics as natural gas fuel contracts, pricing issues, and environmental considerations) and guest speakers round out the agenda. Contact Nancy Phillips, Conference Coordinator, Passmore Associates International, Ottawa, Ontario, (613) 234–3602.
(CX4055)

Sustainable development conference
An international conference with the theme “Sustainable Development Strategies: The New World Agenda”, is being held October 18–20 in Winnipeg. Contact World Environment, Energy and Economic Conference, 409 – 1181 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0T3, (204) 945–7973.
(CX4056)

Anti–racist education
A conference on anti–racist and critical approaches to education, entitled Reflections and Praxis on Empowerment, will be held October 19 in Toronto. Contact Department of Sociology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, (416) 928–6641 x2283.
(CX4057)

Helsinki Citizens Assembly
The first Helsinki Citizens Assembly, a citizen initiative to transform the European security system from below, will be held in Prague October 19–21. Contact Canadian Working Group, c/o 207 – 145 Spruce Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6P1. For more information see item CX4024 above.
(CX4058)

Minority publishers
The Minority Publishers Exchange, a forum for independent Asian, African, Hispanic and Native book publishers, is meeting October 19 – 21 in Madison, Wisconsin. Contact Minority Publishers Exchange, Box 9869, Madison WI 53715 U.S.A., (608) 244–5633.
(CX4059)

Protecting the environment
The Science Teachers’ Association of Manitoba is organizing the second Canadian Congress on Science Education, to be held October 17–20 in Winnipeg. This conference will address the role that curriculum, teachers and schools can play in helping students understand the environmental realities which are the cornerstone of sustainable development. Contact Mr. Evhan Uzwyshyn, Manitoba Education and Training, Room 409–1181 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, R3G 0T3, (204) 945–7973.
(CX4060)

Peace and environment rally
The Toronto Disarmament Network and Greenpeace are co–sponsoring a rally for peace and the environment on October 20 in Toronto. The rally, whose theme is “No Time to Waste”, is supposed to focus on stopping the discharge of toxics into the Great Lakes, cutting military spending, cutting carbon dioxide emissions, and stopping the building of nuclear reactors. Contact: TDN, 555 Bloor Street West, Toronto Ontario M5G 1K1, (416) 535–8673.
(CX4061)

Family Service
The eighth annual Family Service Canada Conference will take place this October 31 – November 3 in Quebec City at the Chateau Frontenac. This year’s theme is “Meeting the Challenge: Multiculturalism and the Family–Serving Network.” Contact 1990 Conference, Family Service Canada, 55 Parkdale Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4G1, (613) 728–2463.
(CX4062)

Challenge, Choice, Change
The 1990 National Conference on Mental Health will be held October 31 to November 2 in Victoria, B.C. The conference, sponsored by the B.C. Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association, will look at the political and economic environment within which decisions about mental health issues are made, at the challenges of providing effective community supports for people with mental illness, and at possible strategies. Conference registration is $250 before August 31, $275 after. Contact Conference Co–ordinator, CMHA, 207 – 96 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5T 4N9, (604) 873–1633.
(CX4063)

Our future
The International Environment and Ecology Exhibition Crossroads, held this year from November 1–6, will have as themes waste management, air, water, noise, clean technology, materials, products, technologies and services which contribute to the fight against pollution and noxious spills, engineering, natural resources utilization and energy efficiency techniques. Contact C.I.E.E., CAREFAX Inc., C.P. 1440, St. Julie, PQ J0L 2C0 (514) 922–2545.
(CX4064)

CRIAW conference
The 14th Annual Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) conference will take place November 16–18 in Charlottetown, PEI. The focus will be on bridging the gap between “dis–Abled” and “Abled” women. A major objective of the conference is to provide a public forum for women’s ideas. Organizers are working to attract participants from all aspects of society. Contact Beth Percival, CRIAW Conference Program Committee, PO Box 2271, Charlottetown PEI C1A 8B9, (902) 566–0690.
(CX4065)

Recycling week
November 19–25 will be Recycling Week in Ontario, with the theme “The Future is Rs.” The “Rs” refer to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Contact Recycling Council of Ontario, 489 College Street, Suite 504, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1A5, (416) 960–1025.
(CX4066)

Watershed management
A symposium, “New Perspectives for Watershed Management: Balancing Long–Term Sustainability with Cumulative Environmental Change” is being held in Seattle November 27–29. The underlying theme is linking environmental integrity to watershed management and human needs. Organizers would like posters on watershed issues and materials for exhibitor booths. Contact Betty Johanna, College of Forest Resources, Univ of Washington AR–10, Seattle WA 98195 USA (206)543–0867.
(CX4067)

Global Week of Ecology Action
Green and ecology action groups are calling for an international week of resistance to corporate and government polluters between Earth Day, April 22, and the fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, April 26, 1991. Contact New England Green Alliance, P.O. Box 703, White River Jct., VT 05001 U.S.A., (802) 295–1544.
(CX4068)

Metro World ’91
Toronto is hosting a conference in June 1991 which will bring together public interest groups, professionals, governments officials and industrialists, to discuss an urban environmental strategy which will in turn be presented to the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Brazil in 1992. Non–governmental organizations are being invited to participate. Metro World will also fund ten demonstration projects from around the world that have an urban environmental success story to tell in any of the theme areas of the conference (housing, feeding, moving, communicating, working, managing, financing, clean–up.) For more information contact The Economic Development Division, Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, Office of the Chairman, 390 Bay Street, 4th floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3Y7. The Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy is interested in promoting the involvement of non–governmental organizations in the conference. Contact: Barbara Heidenreich, Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy, 400 – 517 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M6G 4A2, (416) 923–3529.
(CX4069)

Publications and Resources

Goodwin’s awards
The fourth annual Goodwin’s awards for alternative journalism have been released for 1990. Winner of the Goodwin award for excellence went posthumously to Chuck Grochmal, who wrote a column on coping with AIDS in Xtra, a gay newspaper in Toronto.
First runners–up were Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks (This Magazine); second runner–up was Kathyrn Morse (New Maritimes); third runner up was Joyce Nelson (Canadian Forum and Fuse); fourth was Paul McKay (This Magazine).
Honourable mentions went to Linda Clow and Tom Wayman (Borderlines); Barbara Carass (Kick It Over); Adrian Paavo, John Warnock and Cheryl Stadnichuck (Briarpatch); the Volvo Research Group (New Maritimes); and Larry Kuehn (New Directions).
The MacDonald citation went to Briarpatch and New Maritimes. Alternatives received honourable mention.
(CX4070)

Canadian environmental directory
The Canadian Environmental Network and the Ontario Environment Network are updating their database on organizations and agencies working in the environmental field. This information will go into the CEN’s Canadian Environmental Directory, due to be published this fall. Contact Rob Macintosh, CEN Environmental Directory Project, c/o The Pembina Institute, Box 7558, Drayton Valley, Alberta T0E 0M0, (403) 542–6272.
(CX4071)

Call for submissions
Les Editions Communiqu’Elles, a Montreal–based feminist publishing house, is now seeking submissions for an anthology to be entitled Canadian Women and AIDS: Beyond the Statistics. They are inviting a broad range of format, from scholarly articles and testimonies to poetry and fiction. Topics (within the subject of women and AIDS) are equally open. Submissions may be in French or English, and must be in before September 1, 1990. Information may be obtained from, and submissions made to, Jacquis Manthorne, Editor, Les Editions Communiqu’Elles, 3585 St–Urbain, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 2N6, (514) 844–1761.
(CX4072)

Church, Farm and Town
The Church, Farm, and Town was a newsletter edited by Archdeacon John Peacock from 1943 to 1988. John Peacock stopped published the newsletter in 1988, closing with an invitation to others to take up his work. This invitation has now been taken up by Judith and Charles Hubbard, who have resumed publication. Among the articles they plan for future issues are Home–Schooling, Farmer’s Diary, and Seascape. For a sample issue or a subscription ($5 per year), write to Church, Farm and Town, Box 368, R.R. #4, Amherst, Nova Scotia B4H 3Y2.
(CX4073)

Environment Newsletter
The Canadian Environmental Network is now publishing its own newsletter, The Canadian Network News, which provides information on news relating to the Network and member groups. Contact the Canadian Environmental Network, P.O. Box 1289, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5R3, (613) 563–2078.
(CX4074)

Canadian links with apartheid
The Saskatchewan Linkage Committee has just produced four reports linking Canadian economic activity with the apartheid government in South Africa. The reports cover the diamond industry, bank loans to, and investment in, South Africa, and the South African brain drain to Canada. The reports are five, six, eight and ten pages, respectively, and may be ordered from the Saskatchewan Linkage Committee, c/o 2138 McIntyre Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2R7.
(CX4075)

Dialogue on racism
The Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina has produced “Mary’s Story — A Dialogue on Racism,” a powerful statement on the effects of discrimination. The 36–minute video documents the story of Mary Pitawanakwat, a Ojibway woman dismissed from her civil service job after filing a complaint of sexual and racial harassment. Contact Committee to Combat Workplace Discrimination, Social Administration Research Unit, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2.
(CX4076)

Women’s Education Index
The Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women and the Canadian Women’s Indexing Group have completed an index to volumes 1 through 6 of Women’s Education des femmes. Containing comprehensive author, title, and subject references, the index is a guide to locating articles in past issues of this feminist education quarterly. Cost is $4. Contact CCLOW, 47 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2V6, (416) 699–1909.
(CX4077)

New publisher
The Catalyst Education Society, the publisher of The New Catalyst, has joined forces with New Society Publishers of Philadelphia to form New Society Publishers – Canada. The first titles to be edited and produced in Canada are Turtle Talk: Voices for a Sustainable Future and Home! A Bioregional Reader. Contact New Society Publishers, P.O. Box 99, Lillooet, British Columbia V0K 1V0.
(CX4078)

Chomsky on mass media
Noam Chomsky’s richly documented analysis of mass media is the subject of a new film entitled Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky on Mass Media. For over a year, the camera team travelled with Chomsky, building a portrait of a tireless activist on a non–stop circuit of lectures, workshops, classes and media encounters in Canada, Japan, England, Holland, and the USA. The film offers a clear deconstruction of media and propaganda, encouraging audiences to question the underlying mechanisms of mass media. Because the prospects of funding and air time for a film on the limits of “acceptable” discourse in the mainstream media are poor, support is being sought for the film and its being shown, and supporters are being asked to write letters to media outlets encouraging them to show this film. Contact The Media Project, Attention Mark Achbar/Peter Wintonick, P.O. Box 2008, Portland OR 97208 U.S.A., (514) 286–9824.
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Book on transformation
Sandy Brockway is assembling a book on environmental, political and social transformation. She is seeking articles and other items regarding current progressive publications, organizations and activists for this proposed manual of social solutions and resources to be used by teachers, community workers, and others. Send contributions and enquiries to Sandy Brockway, Box 969, Cambria CA 93428 U.S.A.
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Compiled by Ulli Diemer. Connexions Collective members and volunteers for Issue #52 (August 1990): Ulli Diemer, Elizabeth Wall, Karl Amdur, Elaine Farragher, Rosalie Smith, Rita Grotsky, Jeff Orchard, Elisa Murillo.