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Green Print
Check out our Green Print Newsletter for updates on activities and articles of interest.
Newsletter released June 2010.
This issue includes articles on Green agricultural policy, a message from GPM leader James Beddome, a report from the Concordia by-election, a report on the Vintage & Vogue Fashion Show, and information on the upcoming AGM and GPM elections.
Local Events
South Osborne Urban Community Cooperative - Fund Raising Social
Friday, June 18th
8:30 pm - Riverview Community Centre
Tickets are $10.
Featuring local and organic beer, wine, and liquors; Snacks from many of the farmers that we're partnering with!
Help us bring Local Food to our Community!
Contact Evan Bowness at 990-3364 or Jesse Thorne-Finch at 297-6417 to purchase tickets.
Tickets will also be available at the Riverview Community Centre.
We have partnered with the Harvest Moon farmer’s group, from Southwestern Manitoba, to bring local produce to Riverview.
Delivery on a weekly basis to the Riverview Community Centre.
Order on line at www.harvestmoonfood.ca.
Note, this is not a Green Party event.
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL STRUGGLES, 40th ANNUAL EARTH DAY
Sunday, April 18th, 2010
On this 7th anniversary of the 7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth, here are 7 things we found to be true, and worth repeating:
*we can't continue to have an economy where the wealth of the dominant society is based on the destruction of another people's way of life;
*with the full support of government, corporations gain control over the land and resources that rightfully belong to Indigenous Peoples and exploit it for profit;
*some of the tactics corporations and governments use are: forcing the jumping through bureaucratic hoops and running through mazes to bury communities in paperwork; imposing costly, long drawn-out legal fights; and the cynical use of money in poor communities to divide community members, including families;
*the Canadian government has shamefully opposed the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and has actively obstructed the international movement for Indigenous rights.
Since we know these things are unjust and unacceptable; and since we all live in this land and wish to live interconnected with each other and with the land in peace and harmony;
We commit to standing alongside our Aboriginal brothers and sisters in their struggles against these forces of oppression and destruction.
We also recognize, with a positive spirit, that to go forward in a good way...
*in accord with the principle of 7 Generations, we need to think of those yet unborn, coming to the Earth in the next 7 Generations, for every action we take will impact their lives.
*we need to realize that the economy must be run in harmony with ecology, for if it continues to be run at the expense of the environment, in the future neither will provide for life. Earth's household depends on Earth's living systems.
*we acknowledge that as the Earth and her elements support life, what we do to the Earth we also do to our bodies, hearts, minds and spirits. We must therefore treat Earth, Water, Air, and Fire as sacred and interact with the elements with care and respect.
Since we all share in and are a part of the circle life, we support the right of the land to remain free from industrial exploitation and devastation;
We stand together in community as caretakers of the land and of each other.
Points of Interest:
Canadian Index of Wellbeing
A bold step has been taken to recognize and keep track of issues that concern Canadians. A Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) is launched.
Read More: Canadian Index of Wellbeing
Guaranteed Annual Income
The Citizens Income Petition is calling for the Canadian Governments and Political Parties to support a Guaranteed Annual Income, aka "Citizen's Income". The petition supports the belief that a GAI is "a requirement for Canada to meet the UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) objectives in achieving income security, social inclusion, and human dignity for all its citizens".
Read and Sign the Petition
Are you a member of the Green Party of Manitoba?
Please note, being a member of the Green Party of Canada does not automatically include a membership with the Green Party of Manitoba; these are two different organizations. Contact our
for confirmation of membership or to join us now.
WE NEED YOU!
The Green Party of Manitoba urgently requires the research efforts of its members, and of anyone who supports the party's direction on sustainability and "quality of life" issues. GPM members are currently conducting a phone-around to establish working research groups for a number of critical areas.
High on the list of research concerns for our members and other Green supporters are:
- Organic farming, urban gardening, pesticides & soil issues.
- Urban transit & transportation technology.
- Pork production & the environment.
- International politics of the transition to global sustainability.
- Poverty, housing & the welfare system.
- Water quality, incl. Lake Winnipeg & Red River basin issues.
If you or someone you know — not necessarily a GPM member — would like to participate in researching any of these issues, please get in touch with the phone-around co-ordinator, Les Mundwiler, at 943-5668 (afternoons) or
.
The Green Party of Manitoba is calling on the Province of Manitoba to follow the lead of Quebec and Ontario in banning the cosmetic use of pesticides
Please help us by contacting Minister of Conservation, Stan Struthers and let him know that for the health of us all it is imperative that the province take this first step in banning the use of cosmetic pesticides.
Stan Struthers Contact Information
GPM RESEARCH! . . . GREEN ACTIVISTS WILL WANT TO POST TO THE NEW RESEARCH BLOGS!
Green issues - the science and the politics - are coming steadily to the fore. They cover a big range of topics and they require constant tracking if GPM is to respond accurately, with effective policies and program objectives. In the first stages of developing research groups to meet this challenge, the GPM has now created a number of research blogs for members and other Greens: Housing & Green Construction, Social Inclusion & Poverty Reduction, Transportation, Global Relations & Climate Change, Health & Food Safety, Agriculture & Gardening, Waste Management & Recycling, Energy, Water & Forests. Each closed blog can have up to 100 participating "authors" and is expected to have one or more corresponding research groups, for occasional face-to-face discussion of research directions; but GPM members and interested Greens can now make a research contribution in any of these areas by posting directly to the relevant blog. Please contact Les Mundwiler, GPM research co-ordinator, for further information at: (204) 943-5668 or
THE GREEN PARTY OF MANITOBA IS WORKING TO REPRESENT THE NEEDS OF ST. BONIFACE!
NOT JUST DURING ELECTIONS.
PRIORITIES:
-Invest in public transportation, cycling paths, and sidewalks
-Notify residents when and where pesticides will be sprayed, ban the use of cosmetic pesticides ultimately working towards creating a pesticide free world.
-Invest in a province wide composting program and community gardens.
Meet your candidate, Alain Landry
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