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.
Press Conference regarding the proposed road through Grass River Provincial Park
Aug 19, 2009
-James Speaking at Press Conference
The Province of Manitoba is proposing to build a Logging Road through the middle of Grass River Provincial Park, just two months after enacting the Forest Amendment Act which bans Commercial Forestry Activity in all Provincial Parks!
In response to this outrageous proposal, a joint News Conference was held on August 19 between the Western Canada Wilderness Committee, the Green Party of Manitoba, the Liberal Party of Manitoba, and Manitoba Wildlands.
The Scars of Mercury
Oct 27, 2009
As part of Indigenous Sovereignty Week, Oct. 24 - 31, 2009, the feature
length documentary film "THE SCARS OF MERCURY" (Sou International Ltd.,
2009, 91 minutes) will screen in Winnipeg:
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, University of Winnipeg
Cost: Free, but there will be a donation box for supporting
related
activist activities
For more information, see this Pamphlet.
Annual General Meeting and Policy Convention
Nov 28, 2009
Location: St. Boniface Library
Address: 131 boulevard Provencher
Time: 10:00 a.m.– 4:45 p.m.
Cost: $5 (lunch included)
Please join us for our Annual General Meeting and Policy Convention.
Any member of the GPM, constituency association, caucus or other unit of the party,
can submit a policy resolution to the Policy and Platform Committee. The Policy Development
process was established in 2004 and is included in this issue of GreenPrint.
The deadline for advance submissions is October 28, giving the committee time for review.
The
more background research and documentation you can provide, the better, to provide
a solid factual basis. All previously-passed policies and the 2007 Platform are
available on the GPM website. You can also receive a compiled Policy Platform Working
Document which groups policies by area and may help to identify policy areas which
require further research and development.
Please
send your suggestions, and resolutions to or to the GPM
postal address if you do not have email access.
The PESTICIDE FREE POLITICNIC in Happyland Park
Jul 04, 2009
1 pm - 4 pm.
Bring the whole family.
Playground!
Face Painting!
Delicious Food!
(Bring a favorite dish to share or simply come and enjoy!)
A PROPOSED PESTICIDE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - Glenda Whiteman, a long time activist who suffers from Chemical Sensitivities Syndrome (CSS), will be speaking about implementing a pesticide notification system and how it would improve the quality of life for people with CSS, and indeed all Manitobans.
Wine and Cheese Reception with Elizabeth May
Apr 18, 2009
Join Elizabeth May and the Winnipeg South Centre Green Party Association for a little mingling! Help raise funds for the next election campaign, and nibble on some locally grown organic appetizers.
Where: Dandelion Eatery, 230 Osborne St at Confusion Corner next to Organza http://organzamarket.com/deli/
Tickets cost $30 per person.
Contact 204-793-6214 or wpg.southcentre.greenparty@gmail.com
All Council meetings are held at the Green Party office at 120 Sherbrook Street and are open to all members of the party.
