Peace events in Canada

Sunday	Monday	Tueday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday

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						Montreal 1:30 pm Toronto 2:30 pm Toronto 8 pm
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	Toronto 9 am				Toronto 7:30 pm	Toronto 7 pm
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Toronto 12 pm		Vancouver 7 pm
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Montréal, 1 juin, 13h30. Spectacle de marionnettes pour la paix. Le Théâtre Le Paravent en collaboration avec le projet Cultivons la paix présente un spectacle de marionnettes pour toute la famille gravitant autour du thème de la paix et de la tolérance. L’histoire, intitulée «Et toi, qui es-tu?», raconte les aventures de Niko Zito, un gentil poète extraterrestre qui se retrouve sur Terre à la suite de la destruction de sa planète qui fût occasionné par une terrible guerre. «Appartenir à un tout comme un tout et non seulement comme une partie de lui» (Niko). Dans l’intention de participer à l’élaboration d’une culture de paix tout en ayant le désir profond que cette histoire soit amusante pour les enfants et pour celui qui sommeille dans le coeur de chaque adulte. Nous vous invitons, Niko, son amie Rita, Madame Belle. Précieuse et tous les autres personnages, à partager cette histoire dans laquelle les différences sont claires et nettes mais n’empêchent en rien la naissance de l’amitié et de la convivialité. Le Théâtre Paravent est une nouvelle entreprise de création de marionnettes et spectacles. Pour plus de renseignements, Tomás G. Villavicencio Robles, artisan marionnettiste, (514) 521-4383 ou togu@sympatico.ca. Cultivons la paix est un projet de quartier du Centre de formation sociale Marie-Gérin-Lajoie pour lutter contre la violence et favoriser une culture de paix et de non-violence. Sylvie Gougeon, chargée du projet, 514 271-9198 ou sgougeon@bonconseil.qc.ca. Au 1215 boul. Saint-Joseph Est. 5.00$/le billet. Billets en vente au 1215 boul. Saint-Joseph Est. Renseignements : 271-9198 ou 521-4383. Affiche sur le site : www.cultivonslapaix.org.

Toronto, June 1, 2:30 pm. What Should the Future of the Earth Look Like from a Religious Perspective? An inter-faith panel will present religious perspectives in response to the environmental crisis and consider the role of faith and spirituality in the political and ecological struggle for the future. Panelists include: Tuvia Aronson, Jewish Environmental Educator; Atif Khalil, Centre for the Study of Religion, U of T, Muslim perspective; Eisel Mazard, Green Party and University of Toronto Buddhist Community; Tahira Naylor, law student, Baha'i perspective; Mick Panesar, teacher, field biologist and activist, Sikh perspective; plus others TBA. This panel is being presented along with a day of activities on the Earth Summit at U of T. For more info about these activities or to register for them please visit http://www.utoronto.ca/env/ies/. All are welcome. Location: University of Toronto. Earth Sciences Complex, 5 Bancroft Street, Room ES1042. Presented by Faith & the Common Good. For more info, call 416-978-3814 or email info@faith-commongood.net

Toronto, June 1, 8 pm. The Human Rights committee of the Chilean-Canadian Association Salvador Allende, wants to invite all of you to a fundraising event (dinner, show and dancing). We need to buy a ticket for Viviana Diaz, president of the Chilean Association of the Families of the Disappeared, (AFDD) who is coming to Canada next September. We hope we can count with your presence in this event of solidarity with AFDD, which needs our constant support in order to continue with their indefatigable struggle to get truth and justice. Location: Club Barrabases 4190 Dundas St. West (at Prince Edward). Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door, (includes dinner, show and dance). For tickets, you can e-mail: mariateresaw@yahoo.com or call Maria-Teresa at 416-614-6383, before Wednesday May 29^th.

Toronto, June 3, 2002. Transformative Learning Summer Institute begins. The Transformative Learning Centre of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto presents its Third Annual Summer Institute, to be held from June 3-27, 2002. The Summer Institute is open to all members of the community. You are invited to take one course, or many! Our Courses: Understanding & Creating Democratic Media; Feminist Perspectives On Environmental Conflicts; Economic Crisis And Sustainable Community Development; Introduction To Popular Theatre & Social Transformation; Identity-Based Conflict & Conflict Transformation; Environmental Education For Community Organizing; The Business Case For Sustainability: Talking Their Language. The Transformative Learning Centre (TLC) was created in September of 1993. The various faculty members, students and community members that formed the TLC were looking for a way of creating a stronger sense of community and collaboration in broad areas of environmental, feminist, anti-racist, aboriginal, adult and popular education theory and practice. The summer institute is a successful breaching of the divide between academia and community, is open to everyone, inexpensive and at the forefront of critical and creative theory and praxis. Runs through June 27. For full course descriptions and registration information—including educators, dates, times, locations, and fees—please see the attached flyer, visit www.tlcentre.org and click on "Summer Institute Courses," email us at tlcentre@oise.utoronto.ca, call the Transformative Learning Centre at (416) 923-6641 ext. 2595, or fax us at (416) 923-4749.

Toronto, June 7, 7:30 pm. bioJustice / bioDiversity 2002: 6th international grassroots gathering on genetic engineering. Friday night public forum - A Biotech Future? (see below); Saturday workshops; Saturday evening panel discussion: Biowarfare (see below); Sunday bioDiversity GMO-free picnic. Info: www.biodev.org; 1-800-387-7177.

Toronto, June 7, 7:30 pm. A Biotech Future? Exposing the truth. Public Forum. Featured speakers include: Vandana Shiva, Nancy Olivieri, Gregor Wolbring. St. Lawrence Centre, 27 Front St. E. Admission $10.

Toronto, June 8, 7 pm. Biowarfare - is the biotechnology industry fueling a new arms race? Panelists include: Jan Van Aken, researcher and campaigner, The Sunshine Project, Germany; Mark Wheelis, author and professor, Section of Microbiology, University of California - Davis.

Toronto, June 9, 12 pm. bioDiversity GMO-free picnic: A Festival of Alternatives. Lots of free organic food, activities for children, music and theatre, information booths, speakers and more. Features David Suzuki. Grange Park, Toronto (behind the Art Gallery of Ontario). Free admission.

Vancouver, June 11, 7 pm. Truth and Lies of 9-11: Mike Rupert live. In the wake of the September 11th attacks Mike Rupert was among the first to be publicly critical of a number of transparent flaws in the official story presented by the US government. In more than twenty stories since 9-11 he has followed his tested strategy of using only government documents, official statements or verifiable press reports as the basis for his work. For more information about Mike Rupert’s research, visit his web site www.copvcia.com. Advance tickets now on sale for $26.75. Available at the following Vancouver outlets: Highlife Records, 1317 Commercial Dr, 604-251-6964; Granville Book Company, 850 Granville St, 604-687-2213. Ticketmaster, 604-280-4444 (Outside BC 1-800-663-9311) or www.ticketmaster.ca. To charge by phone (Visa & M/C), call TPN at 1-800-294-5250 (will mail tickets at no charge. For alternative arrangements, please call Crystal at 604-331-9124. Tickets also available at the door for $30.00 (if the show isn't sold out!). Location: the Raja Cinema - 1660 E. Broadway. Doors will open shortly after 6pm. tpni@shaw.ca.