Network News – Connexions Digest #54
(February 1992)

James Bay hydro coalition
A coalition to oppose the James Bay II hydro development has been formed by the following groups: Grand Council of the Cree of Quebec, 24 Bayswater Avenue, Ottawa K1Y 2E4; Northeast Alliance to Protect James Bay, 139 Antrim Street, Cambridge, MA 021439 USA; James Bay and Northern District Task Force, c/o CAPE, Box 1718 Place d’Armes, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3L5. Support for this cause may be directed to any one of these.
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Anti–nuclear campaign
The Campaign for a Nuclear Phaseout is supporting a private member’s bill, Bill C–204, proposed by Bill Blaikie, an NDP MP from Winnipeg, which would prevent the licensing of any new nuclear reactors in Canada and would prevent the export of uranium or nuclear reactors from Canada to other countries. Supporters of the bill are being urged to contact their member of Parliament to ask them to support it. Contact Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout, 145 Spruce Street, #207, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6P1.
(CX4360)

Campaign to Save CBC
A number of organizations have formed a national campaign to save the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which has been hit be a series of massive budget cuts by the federal Progressive Conservative government. The coalition’s members include the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, The Canadian Conference of the Arts, the Council of Canadians, the Federation des francophones hors Quebec, the Canadian Federation of Students, and a number of labour unions, including ACTRA and the Newspaper Guild.
(CX4361)

Men against violence
Men Walking Against Male Violence is the name of a proposed project which is intended “to speak out against violence against women and children”. The idea behind the project is that a small group of men, prepared and educated beforehand, will, over a minimum period of three years, engage in six long–distance walks in Ontario. The men would “walk from community to community speaking in various media and educational forums about the responsibility men have in ending male violence in our individual lives and in society at large.” Contact Men Walking Against Male Violence, Box 235, 253 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R5, (416) 774–8091.
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See also: Men Walking

Women in the Front Line
Amnesty International is starting a new initiative called Women’s Action Network which is specifically targeting human rights violations against women. Contact Amnesty International, Canadian Section (English–Speaking), Suite 900, 130 Slater Street, Ottawa K1P 6E2, (613) 563–1891.
(CX4363)

GE boycott
The Voice of Women is calling on Canadians to boycott products manufactured by General Electric Co. According to Voice of Women, GE is a major manufacturers and promoter of nuclear weaponry.
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Phone service
The Communications and Electrical Workers of Canada (CWC) are spearheading a campaign to save affordable telephone service. The CWC are concerned that the Canadian Radio/Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will adopt regulatory changes being sought by companies wanting a share of the long distance market. Currently, under CRTC regulations, a portion of the revenue from long distance is used to keep basic monthly phone bills at a reasonable level. This regulatory price was extracted from the phone companies in exchange for allowing them exclusivity in the market. Now Rogers Communications and the CPR have formed Unitel, a company which wants to be allowed to compete for the long–distance market without having to pay a share of the costs of maintaining basic phone service. The effect would be that 88 per cent of residences will pay more for their phone bills, while large businesses doing a great deal of long distance calling will reap large savings. Contact CWC (613) 236–6083.
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Appeals for Support

Kurdish refugees
Toronto’s Kurdish community is appealing for aid to Kurdish refugees on the Turkish–Iraqi border. Contact the Kurdish Relief Fund at (416) 929–3072.
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Akweks Funds
The Akweks Fund has been set up to help cover the huge legal costs which are resulting the Oka crisis of 1990 and other actions by Mohawks to defend their rights. For information about the status of the legal defense, send $5 and a large, stamped, self–addressed envelope to Akweks Defense Information, P.O. Box 633, Mohawk Territory, Kanehsatake (Oka), Quebec J0N 1E0, Canada. To make a contribution, send it to The Akweks Funds, c/o The Canadian Rights and Liberties Federation, 232 Chapel Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7Z2.
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Comings and Goings

Opposing Racism and Prejudice
The Canadian Centre on Racism and Prejudice is an educational and research/action centre on racism in our society. Its investigations will pursue one basic goal: to inform and educate the public so it will counter this phenomenon.
Members of the Centre believe that “to counter the development of organizations based on racism and prejudices, we have to investigate, analyze and educate ourselves about them. These are not isolated, harebrained or deprived groups; these organizations have their own political program, supported by adequate finances. It is not a question of panicking, overestimating their power, or keeping quiet about them, but we must understand the social consequences of these groups.” For more information, contact CCRP, PO Box 505, Stn. Desjardins, Montreal Quebec H5B 1B6, (514) 727–2936
(CX4368)

Urgent Action Centre
Three Canadian groups have set up an Urgent Action Centre to respond to human rights violations in Central America. The goal is to promote quick responses through fax, letter, and telex, to human rights abuses.
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Rural social ecology
A new apprenticeship program in rural Saskatchewan is designed to teach people the skills they need to work for the creation of a socially and ecologically sustainable society. The Rural Apprenticeship Program in Social Ecology (RAPSE) emphasizes a bioregional response to global problems in a residential work–study program. Cost of the 12–month program is $400 – $800 for tuition, plus approximately four hours of work per week in exchange for room and board. Contact Betty Ternier Daniels, Rural Apprenticeship Program in Social Ecology, Box 116, Cochin, Saskatchewan S0M 0L0, (306) 386–2532.
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Social Development Information On–Line
The Canadian Council on Social Development is promoting SocioNet Interaction, “Canada’s on–Line Social Development Network and Database”. SocioNet Interaction offers on–line databases (or reference files), directs users to off–line databases and provides a forum for conferences on social issues such as employment, social services, income security, education, health, housing, justice, and citizenship. SocioNet Interaction is sponsored and facilitated by the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD), with the NIRV Centre, a Toronto–based non–profit organization that also provides Web, a national network for social change activists involved in environmental, peace and social justice issues, acting as host and distributor.
SocioNet Interaction emphasizes new social policies, legislation, programs or projects, bibliographies, social statistics and current issues. It does not provide a comprehensive inventory of any of these listings, but conveys information that is as up–to–date as the electronic medium will allow. SI is linked to other networks, including the Employability Resources Network, the Social Services Information Exchange, the Community Health Network, the Social Planning Network, the Social Work Network, and the Associations Network.
Each conference provides directories, bibliographies, statistics, trends and debates. Users can start their own topic or respond to someone else’s.
Membership (account setup and manuals) is free if you join before January 1, 1992, after which a one–time charge will apply. Subscriptions may be paid at 6– or 12–month intervals at the rate of $70 for 6 months; $120 for 12 months.
For more information contact: Harry MacKay, Canadian Council on Social Development, 55 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4G1; phone (613) 728–1865; fax (613) 728–9387; Envoy100: HE.MACKAY; Web: web.ccsd.
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Moment Project
The Moment Project is has released a booklet outlining activities planned for the fall of 1991 through May 1992. Included are workshops on “500 Years of Resistance: Redefining Canada in 1992”; “Photography for Social Change: Recovering Images of Resistance”; “Depicting Difference: Questions of Voice and Image”; and “Training for Trainers: Multiplying the Moment”. Contact The Moment Project, 947 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario M4M 1J9, (416) 469–1123.
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Media and social change
Media Access for Social Change is a new group working to create “progressive, thoughtful and meaningful media.” Workshops, conferences, and other activities are planned. Contact H.A.N.D.S., (416) 535–8673.
(CX4373)

Recovery not “Discovery”
The Toronah Support Group is a part of the “500 Years of Resistance and Survival Campaign” which was formed to respond to the planned celebrations of Columbus’ “discovery” of America in 1492. The Toronah Support Group is planning educational work, cultural activities, exchanges of information, culture, and art. “Rather than celebrate the arrival of Columbus, we aim to support First Nations’ rights to self–determination and seek reparations for slavery and indentureship.” For more information contact Toronah Support Group, P.O. Box 591, Station A, Toronto, Ontario M5W 1E4, (416) 531–6459.
(CX4374)

Grants for film projects
The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto and the Ontario Film Development Corporation have announced the continuation of the Multicultural Dramatic Film Fund, a pilot project which is looking for script development and production proposals from new and emerging filmmakers. The film must have some dramatic element. Documentary and video projects are not eligible. Priority is given to those projects from First Nation, visible minority and Latin American individuals. For more information contact Lloyd Wong at The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto, 345 Adelaide Street West, #505, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1R5, (416) 596–6749.
(CX4375)

Environment Advisory Network of Waterloo
Graduate students at the University of Waterloo are forming a non–profit organization, Environment Advisory Network of Waterloo, dedicated to applying their knowledge and experience in environmental concerns by assisting non–profit community groups in Southern Ontario. EANoW is a interdisciplinary organization which includes expertise in chemistry, biology, earth sciences, environmental sciences, engineering, health studies, and economics. EANoW is now circulating a survey to help them define what kinds of services would be needed. Contact Environmental Advisory Network of Waterloo, Building ES–2, Room 177, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, (519) 888–4808.
(CX4376)

Centre for Feminist Research
York University in Toronto has established a bilingual Centre for Feminist Research. The Centre will serve the research needs of faculty and students, oversee activities already initiated by York’s women faculty, including sponsoring conferences, computer networks and providing policy advice.
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Organic food marketing co–op
Origins, the federally–incorporated organic–foods marketing co–op, was launched October 1990. Origins is looking to organize organic farmers under a common marketing label. For more information contact Origins Co–operative Inc., R.R. #2, Mitchell, Ontario N0K 1N0, (519) 393–5238. Origins is seeking additional investors.
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Birthtales
Birthtales is a project, planned for March and April of 1992, in which artists and communities reach out the medical profession, to tell and show them how experiences in the birthing room have affected women. Experiences, good and bad are being sought, and outreach activities, discussions, women’s circles, and workshops are planned. Contact Bonnie Burgess, (416) 534–3798, or A Space, 183 Bathurst Street, Toronto M5T 2R7.
(CX4379)

Pro–Canada becomes Action Canada
The Pro–Canada Network changed its name to the Action Canada Network at its April meeting in Ottawa. Contact Action Canada Network, 251 Laurier Avenue West, #904, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5J6.
(CX4380)

Common Ground
The South Saskatchewan Committee for World Development has become the Common Ground Learner Centre. The address is 2174 Hamilton Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 2E9.
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Earthroots Coalition
The Temagami Wilderness Society has become the Earthroots Coalition. While still continuing to work on Temagami, the organization has now broadened its scope to stop the devastation of northern wilderness areas now taking place in the name of hydroelectric development in Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba. Contact Earthroots Coalition, 19 Mercer Street, Suite 307, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1H2, (416) 599–0152.
(CX4382)

Protection for Journalists
The Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists is setting up an early warning system to help protect journalists who may be in danger in Latin America, with Guatemala being the first country the committee is concentrating on. The committee’s work is part of an international effort to protect journalists. Since 1987, more than 100 journalists have been murdered in their own countries. The initiative involves a “pro–active” network to anticipate violence toward journalists who appear to be in danger and to get word out to the rest of the world. The thinking, based on experience, is that publicity in other countries acts as a deterrent to those who would kill journalists, often government agents or death squads linked to the armed forces. Through the network, word will be gotten out by phone, fax, or modem to an international network of journalists’ organizations.
(CX4383)

Waste Caucus
An Ontario–wide caucus on waste management has been formed to allow environmental groups to work together on waste issues. The Ontario Waste Caucus will operate under the mandate of the Ontario Environment Network to help groups share information, experiences, and strategies, develop policy statements, and elect representatives to take part in provincial consultations. Contact Ontario Environment Network, 2 Quebec Street, Suite 201C, Guelph, Ontario N1H 2T3, (519) 837–2565.
(CX4384)

Mother Earth’s Centre
Bathurst United Church in Toronto has initiated an outreach project called Mother Earth’s Centre. The Centre’s vision involves “the development of independent local communities which specifically reflect the perspectives and needs of children and mothers, and of other life around us.” They plan to offer workshops, organize meetings, lobby local governments, and publish a bi–monthly newsletter, News from Mother Earth’s Centre. Contact Mother Earth’s Centre, c/o Bathurst United Church, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1X7, (416) 532–0807.
(CX4385)

Master composters
The Re–cycling Council of Ontario is organizing a Master Composter Training Program. People who receive the training are then asked to do 40 hours of volunteer work in the community teaching others about composting. Contact Home Composting Education Project, 489 College Street, Suite 504, Toronto, Ontario M6G 1A5, (416) 960–1025.
(CX4386)

Spanner
The Student Progressive Action Network is looking for submissions to its publication The Spanner. Contact Student Progressive Action Network, c/o Ontario Federation of Students, 647 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario.
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Gun Control
Canadians for Gun Control are lobbying for changes in Canada’s gun laws, including tightening of the screening process for gun ownership, raising the age of gun ownership, and making all semi–automatic weapons restricted weapons. They are urging people to write letters to Kim Campbell, the Minister of Justice. Contact Canadians for Gun Control, P.O. Box 395, Postal Station D, Toronto, Ontario M6P 3J9, (416) 604–0209.
(CX4388)

Raffi
Children’s singer Raffi has announced that he will no longer devote himself to making music for young children. Instead, he will be producing music promoting root–cause radical solutions in response to “the Earth’s great cry for help.” Contact Troubadour Records, 1075 Cambie Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5L7, (604) 682–8698.
(CX4389)

Goodwin’s
The Goodwin’s Foundation, which promotes alternative journalism in Canada and presents the annual Goodwin’s Awards, has merged with the Douglas–Coldwell Foundation, at 600 – 280 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario.
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Queer Press
Queer Press, a new non–for–profit press for lesbians and gay men, is looking for members. Members receive a 20 per cent discount on publications. Contact Q Press, P.O. Box 485, Station P, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2T1.
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Contrast closes
Toronto’s Contrast newspaper, which served the black community for 22 years, has closed. According to editor Lorna Simms, the recession hit the paper’s advertisers hard and that in turn made it impossible for the struggling paper to continue.
(CX4392)

Lambert leaves CPA
Sheena Lambert is leaving her position as co–ordinator of the Canadian Peace Alliance at the end of December.
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Green Ham Radio
PLA/NET: The Green Ham Radio Network, is an initiative to bring the resources of amateur radio worldwide to the service of the Earth. “It is a coalition of environmentalists and ham radio operators using the power of the airwaves as a force for change. We mean to encourage environmentally conscious behavior, aid in times of crisis, and work in partnership with ecologists everywhere.” Contact Robert N. Wilderman, 19 Glen Road, Lansdale, Florida 19446–1405 U.S.A. (K3SRO).
(CX4394)

Book on activism
Author Pat Farren is seeking contact with long–haul social change workers for information on political experiences and personal equilibrium. Contact Pat Farren, 2161 Mass. Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 U.S.A.
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Agency settles in Canada
The recently formed International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (ICLEI) has decided to set up its headquarters in Toronto. Formed under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Union of Local Authorities, and the Centre for Innovative Diplomacy, ICLEI will be the first environmental agency to bring together city governments on a worldwide basis. ICLEI will act as an international network and forum for cooperation on environmental issues for cities around the world, and will provide a municipal voice in the United Nations. The ICLEI, which will have some two dozen permanent staff, will host international conferences and regular meetings of its 30–member international council.
(CX4396)

Grace MacInnis
Grace MacInnis, British Columbia’s first woman M.P. and a former member of the B.C. Legislature, has died at the age of 85. Grace MacInnis was a charter member of the Co–operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), of which her father, J.S. Woodsworth, was the first leader, and was active in the New Democratic Party, which succeeded the CCF. She was the provincial member for Vancouver–Burrard from 1941 – 1945. From 1965 to 1972, she was MP for Vancouver–Kingsway, the riding her husband Angus represented from 1935 to 1957. During the Second World War, she fought the government on its treatment of Canadians of Japanese origin who were interned and had their property confiscated, and spoke on the Commons on contraception and abortion rights.
(CX4397)

Margaret Benston
Margaret Benston, a professor of computer science and women’s studies who was known for her work promoting women’s liberation, died earlier this year of cancer. Margaret Benston authored the influential article, “The Political Economy of Women’s Liberation”, published in 1969, and helped found the Women’s Study program at Simon Fraser University. She was a founding member of the Vancouver Women’s Caucus and the Mayworks festival.
(CX4398)

Anne Mason–Apps
Anne Mason–Apps, a housing activist, researcher, and writer, died earlier this year. In the 1970’s, Anne Mason–Apps founded Downtown Action, a Toronto non–profit research organization which sought to preserve downtown housing, especially for low–income people.
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Michael Lynch
Michael Lynch, a gays rights and AIDS activist, died this summer at the age of 46. Michael Lynch, a university teacher and poet, was one of the founders of the AIDS Committee of Toronto in 1984, of AIDS Action Now, and of Gay Fathers. Donations are being accepted for the Michael Lynch Fund of the Toronto Centre for Lesbian and Gay Studies, 2 Bloor Street West, Suite 100–129, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2.
(CX4400)

Meetings, Conferences, Events

Winter Cities
The fifth international winter cities biennial will be held in Montreal January 17 – 21, 1992. The theme is “Living in Harmony with Winter.” Contact Lucie Octeau, 770 Sherbrook Street West, #1100, Montreal Quebec H3A 1G1, (514) 872–0571.
(CX4402)

Zebra mussels
The second annual Zebra Mussel Conference will be held in Toronto on February 19 –21. Contact Karl Smith, Zebra Mussell Coordinating Office, Ministry of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 5000, Maple, Ontario L6A 1S9.
(CX4403)

Nuclear Testing
On April 10 –12,a large gathering will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. (100 km south of the Nevada Test Site) to demand an end to nuclear testing. This will be followed by a five day mass walk to the Nevada Test Site and then a direct action in conjunction with Earth Day 1992. Contact Physicians for Social Responsibility (U.S.A.), Humboldt/Del North Chapter, The Hundredth Monkey Project, P.O. Box 402, Arcata, California 95521 U.S.A.; (707) 826–2641.
(CX4404)

Bioregional Congress
The fifth North American Bioregional Congress (now called the Turtle Island Bioregional Congress) will be held May 17 – 24, at Camp Stewart, near Kemptville, Texas. Conference organizers are now looking for sponsors who will donate $50 to $100 or more toward the costs of the Congress. Sponsors will have their names listed in the proceedings of the Congress. The Bioregionalist movement bases itself on the principles of ecology, decentralism, consensus, culture, spirit, and living–in–place. Contact TIBC–V, P.O. Box 140826, Dallas, Texas 75214 U.S.A.
(CX4405)

Auto Free Cities
The second international conference on auto free cities, to be held in Toronto May 22 – 24, will bring together researchers, business people, activists, transportation engineers, and others to seek and share local and global plans for car reduction. Topics will range from the economics of car use to land use planning to transportation systems planning. Registration is $75 before February 1, $100 after. Contact: Auto Free Toronto, 427 Bloor Street West, #205, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1X7, 960–0026.
(CX4406)

Water Management conference
The Canadian Water Resources Association will be holding its 45th Annual conference June 3 – 5, in Kingston. The theme is “Resolving Conflicts and Uncertainty in Water Management.” Contact Dr. Dan Shrubsole, Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, (519) 679–2111 x5016.
(CX4407)

UNCED ’92W
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1 – 12. The conference will focus on the relationship between economic development and the environmental health of the planet. Contact Julie Hauser, UNCED ’92, Environment Canada, 10 Wellington Street, 4th floor, Hull K1A 0H3, (819) 953–1420.
(CX4408)

Renewable Energy conference
An international congress to examine the most up–to–date developments and advances in renewable energy will be held September 13 – 18, in Reading, United Kingdom. Contact Prof. A.A. M. Sayigh, University of Reading, P.O. Box 225, Whiteknights, Reading RC6 2AY, United Kingdom.
(CX4409)

Publications and Resources

Women’s Movement records
The Canadian Women’s Movement Archives (CWMA) is compiling a bilingual guide to the records of the women’s movement in Canada. The 2–volume guide will list records held by archival institutions and individuals. CWMA is seeking information about materials which should be included in the guides. Contact Margaret Fulford, CWMA, PO Box 128, Stn. P, Toronto Ontario M5S 2S7.
(CX4410)

Abortion procedures
Planned Parenthood Regina is looking for a Canadian pamphlet/booklet on abortion procedures. Contact 202 – 1808 Smith Street, Regina Saskatchewan S4P 2N4.
(CX4411)

City Magazine seeks articles
City Magazine believes in a distinctive and sustainable Canadian urban culture and that healthy life in cities is possible. It wishes to publish articles, stories and histories about the city and its people, with an emphasis on liberating people, human relations, art, architecture, planning, politics and land and environment. It wishes to provide a critical forum on the city, to build a better understanding of its maladies and the possibilities for change; explain and promote an urban ecological society through the evolution of the green city, bio–regional and social ecology movements; and report on innovations, initiatives, struggles and successes in creating new ways and forms of urban life.
Contact City Magazine, Box 29, University Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2. Subscriptions are $15/20/year for Individuals/Institutions.
(CX4412)

Cycling newsletter
Cyclometer is a newsletter on the cycling scene in and around Toronto. For a free subscription, send your name and address to: The Toronto City Cycling Committee, 8th Floor, East Tower City Hall, Toronto Ontario M5H 2N2
(CX4413)

Green Teacher goes Canadian
A Canadian edition of the bi–monthly UK–based magazine Green Teacher is now being published. Subscriptions are $30.00/year, $50.00/2 years, from Green Teacher, 95 Robert Street, Toronto Ontario M5S 2K5.
(CX4414)

Alternatives
Alternatives is a new international journal of socialist debate and analysis being published by the Centre for Developing Area Studies, McGill University, 3715 rue Peel, Montreal Quebec H3A 1X1. Subscriptions are $20 /year. The journal is to have English and Russian editions.
(CX4415)

Latin American Connexions
Latin America Connexions is a bi–monthly publication offering information and commentary about the struggle for peace and justice in Latin America. Within this overall orientation Latin America Connexions aims to:
– provide current, accurate news and analysis of events in Latin America, as well as information about resources, local events, campaigns, organizations, etc.
– act as a forum for Canada’s Latin American community bringing its concerns, activities and contributions to the attention of the wider community..
– forge links with other activist groups or publications locally, nationally, and around the world.
They welcome articles, art, photos, poems, information and letters. Latin American Connexions, 2524 Cypress Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 3N2; (604) 737–0188; $10/6 issues.
(CX4416)

For a Better World
If you’re interested in World Federalism, and live in the Winnipeg television viewing area, watch the television program “For a Better World” produced and hosted by World Federalist Cec Muldrew. The program airs every Tuesday at 6 p.m. on Channel 11 (both sides of the river).
(CX4417)

ACTivist now monthly
The ACTivist, a Toronto–based newspaper of peace and human rights issues, is now a monthly publication. $10 gets you 12 issues. The ACTivist, c/o ACT for Disarmament, 736 Bathurst Street, Toronto Ontario M5S 2R4.
(CX4418)

Save the Rouge Valley
SRVS stands for Save the Rouge Valley System. This activist group publishes the quarterly newsletter News of the Rouge. All those interested in this natural preserve in the Toronto area, threatened on all sides by urban development, will want to stay informed. Contact News of the Rouge, 262 Soudan Avenue, (basement apt.) Toronto M4S 1W4, (416) 485–4621, Fax 927–8761. For information on the parent organization contact SRVS, Box 3031, Station B, Richmond Hill Ontario L4E 1A8, (416) 287–1776.
(CX4419)

Free trade tapes
Citizens Concerned About Free Trade has audio and video tapes available of the September 1990 Vancouver meeting at which David Orchard presented a far–reaching analysis of free trade. The tapes also contain a presentation by CCAFT organizer Marjaleena Repo to the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform. A review copy hasn’t made its way to us, but we are told these are effective resources. Audio tapes are $10; video tapes are $25. Add $2.50 shipping. From Citizens Concerned About Free Trade, Box 8052, Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7K 4R7, (306) 244–5757.
(CX4420)

Natural Life
Natural Life magazine, which ceased publishing during the early 1980’s, is being revived by the publishers, Rolf and Wendy Priesnitz. The conserver–oriented magazine will put special emphasis on sharing information among readers. The first new issue is scheduled for January 1992. Subscriptions will be $21 individuals, $30 institutions. Contact Natural Life Magazine, 195 Markville Road, Unionville, Ontario L3T 4V8, (416) 470–7930.
(CX4421)

Peace and Security Database
The Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security has a database on international peace and security which is available to the public. Contact 360 Albert Street, Suite 900, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7, (613) 991–0768.
(CX4422)

Pagans resources
The fourth annual Directory to Canadian Pagan Resources has been published. It lists 235 groups, bookstores, and individuals across Canada. The Directory sells for $4, $3 for orders of five or more. Pagans for Peace, P.O. Box 86314, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7L 4J5.
(CX4423)

Captain Planet
Captain Planet and the Planeteers is an animated action adventure series now available on videotape. Video cassettes contain two episodes totally 45 minutes of viewing time. Contact Malofilm Video, 8 Pailton Crescent, Toronto, Ontario M4S 2H8, (416) 480–0453.
(CX4424)

Child Victims
The Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics has released a study, “Children as Victims of Violent Crime”. The study shows that during the 1980’s, 542 children were murdered in Canada — 8 per cent of all homicides. 70 per cent of the child victims were under five years of age. Most child murders were committed by relatives: 33 per cent were killed by their mothers, 33 per cent by their fathers; 11 per cent by strangers.
(CX4425)

Alternative America
The 1991 edition of the Alternative America directory is available. It has over 12,000 listings of alternative, progressive, and experimental organizations, in a 250–page book. There are geographical, name, and subject indices. The cost is $29.95 from Resources, 40 Welles Avenue, Boston MA 02124 U.S.A.
(CX4426)

Pollen
Pollen: A Journal of Bioregional Education is a new publication which is intended to be “a public forum on ideas and resources which examine and promote bioregional education.” Subscriptions are $12 for two years (4 issues). Pollen, Sunrock Farm, 103 Gibson Lane, Wilder KY 41076 U.S.A.
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