Published January 15, 2011
by iris_author
The Health and Environment Committee of the Aamjiwnnaang First Nation,
in partnership with several researchers, will host an innovative and
inspired "Community Forum on Pollution and Action" in Sarnia on
February 10 and 11, 2011. The Forum will consist of speakers,
workshops and break-out sessions focused on community mobilization and
knowledge-sharing for Aamjiwnaang community members, including youth,
neighboring First Nations, and allies in relation to environmental
justice organizing around pollution, environmental health and legal
remedies.
The event will include a keynote address by George Poitras of Mikisew
Cree First Nation on Mobilizing Indigenous Youth for Environmental
Justice.
When is it?? The Forum will begin on Thursday, February 10th at 5:30
pm and will end on Friday, February 11th at 4:45 pm.
Please consult the website for updates, location and agenda :
http://www.aamjiwnaangenvironment.ca/
Who is invited?? Community-members from Aamjiwnaang First Nation,
Walpole Island, Stony and Kettle Point, indigenous leaders and youth
activists, advocates for environmental justice, municipal and regional
environmental health authorities, and interested policy-makers from
all levels of government.
The Friday morning workshop sessions are geared primarily towards the
Aamjiwnaang community and the nearby First Nations. Limited
participation of interested ‘outsiders’ will be facilitated as space
allows. Please indicate your interest on the registration form.
How much does it cost? There will be no cost to members of the
Aamjiwnaang community and the nearby First Nations. For participants
from outside these communities, we will be selling tickets to the
Thursday night dinner and keynote at the door. There will be no set
price; a donation of $20 is suggested.
Who is organizing it? ?A collaborative research team, supported by the
Aamjiwnaang Health and Environment Committee, Professor Dayna Nadine
Scott at York University, and several other researchers. For more
information, please contact the project coordinator Sarah Wiebe at:
aamjiwnaangforum@gmail.com or 613.301.3055
This event has been made possible by generous grants from the Law
Foundation of Ontario’s Access to Justice Fund, the Canadian
Institutes of Health Research and the Dreamcatcher Foundation.
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