Guelph Citizen Action

Title: Moving towards a Local Economy
Location: Paisley Memorial Church – 40 Margaret St. ( off Howitt St., between Neeve St. and Wyndham St S.)
Description: Presented by Beyond Occupy, Transition Guelph and the Council of Canadians – Guelph Chapter.

Gary Jones from OUR Community Dollar has spent the last eight years traveling across North America studying Community currency programs and brings that knowledge to you. Join us as Gary takes us into the world of local currency and its potentially world changing impact.

Beyond Occupy is dedicated to championing the issues of income inequality and social accountability in solidarity with the Occupy movement by presenting educational social events with community partners.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-01-27

Title: Resilience 2012: A Community Festival
Location: Various locations around Guelph
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Description: Last year’s Resilience 2011 Festival was a huge success, and we want this year to be even better! Like last year, we’re planning some great keynote addresses, some terrific lead-up workshops and symposia, and other events and, like last year, the culminating event will be an Earth Hour candle-light pot-luck dinner on the evening of March 31.

Please check www.transitionguelph.org for details as they become available.
Start Date: 2012-03-24
Start Time: 12:00
End Date: 2012-03-31
End Time: 22:00

Title: Transition Guelph – Resilience Assessment Workshop
Location: 10 Carden St. (across from City Hall)
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Description: Our next Introduction to Resilience Assessment Workshop is being held on February 16, 2012 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM at 10 Carden Street. Our first RAW was a great success and there was a sizable waiting list! If you are interested in this event, please let us know as soon as possible at engage@transitionguelph.org. Please note that a laptop is needed for this workshop. If you don’t have access to one, please let us know in your RSVP; we’ll do our best to make sure everyone has one to use.

During this workshop we will assist you in assessing your current level of resilience to economic, environmental, and energy shocks at the individual and/or household level. This activity will be facilitated by Ken Myers, Transition Guelph member and developer of the resilience assessment tool we will use in the workshop. In addition, Rodrigo Goller, Transition Guelph member, will provide attendee guidance and support during the workshop. For more information, please click here to go to Transition Guelph’s website (www.transitionguelph.org). Please note that this is a free event but pre-registration is required. Donations to cover costs gratefully accepted.
Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2012-02-16
End Time: 20:30

Title: “Living a Mutually Enhancing Relationship with Earth” Guest Speaker : Miriam MacGillis
Location: Loyola House – Ignatius Jesuit Centre – 5420 Hwy 6 North Guelph – follow the blue lines to Loyola House
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Description: Miriam MacGillis is a Dominican Sister of Caldwell, New Jersey. She lives and works at Genesis Farm (an organic farm and Earth Literacy Centre) in Blairstown , NJ, which she co-founded in 1980 with the sponsorship of her Dominican congregation. In 2005 she received the Thomas Berry Award and in 2007 was named among the planet’s top 15 green religious leaders by Grist Magazine. She lectures extensively and has conducted workshops in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific.

This event is sponsored by : The Ignatius Jesuit Centre, Sacred Wisdom Centre, The Guelph Seminar
Cost : $10 at the door
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2012-01-26
End Time: 21:00

Title: Guelph & District Labour Council – Rally in London against Caterpillar
Location: London – Bus leaving Guelph at 8:15 a.m.
Description: Guelph and District Labour Council is mobilizing to support Canadian jobs and to push back the greedy multi-national corporation “Caterpillar” . Bus leaving Guelph at 8:15 on Saturday January 21st. To reserve seat , please email jfd@members.cupe.ca or terry03@hotmail.com
Start Time: 08:15
Date: 2012-01-21
End Time: 18:00

Title: Building Common Ground: A Series of Public Conversations on the Environment and Economic Crises
Location: 10 Carden St., Guelph
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Description: Ian Angus – Author and Editor of Climate and Capitalism will discuss the premise
“Too Many People? Population, Immigration and the Environmental Crisis”

Co-sponsored by Transition Guelph, Guelph Campus Co-op and Guelph and District Labour Council.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-02-08

Title: Where will Our Food Come From in Future?
Location: Italian Canadian Club on Ferguson St, Guelph
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Description: A presentation organized by MP Frank Valeriote, member of the Agri-Food Committee in Parliament.
Presentations shall be made by:
Pat Vanderkooy – Public Affairs Manager, Dietitians of Canada
Discussion: What is in our food and what food labels tell us
Bette Jean Crews – Past President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Discussion: Buy Local and Differing Standards
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois – Dean (Acting) & Professor, College of Management and Economics, University of Guelph
Discussion: Small abattoir, good standards and safe quality
Dr. Evan Fraser – Department of Geography, College of Applied Human and Social Sciences, University of Guelph
Discussion: Empires of Feast & Famine/Planning Enough Good Food in 2050
Dr. Ralph Martin – Loblaw Chair in Sustainable Food Production, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph
Discussion: National Food Strategy–what goes in to one and why we need one.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-01-18
End Time: 21:30

Title: Funeral Co-ops – It Never Hurts to Plan Ahead!
Location: 10 Carden St., Guelph -2nd Floor
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Description: A presentation by Luc Charest from the Quebec Federation of Funeral Co-operatives and Mark Goldblatt from the Canadian Co-operative Association on the feasibility of establishing a funeral co-operative in Guelph
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-02-15

Title: Moving to Sustainable Local food
Location: Paisley Memorial United Church at 40 Margaret St, Guelph
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Description: Please join us to hear Prof. Ralph Martin who leads the Sustainable Agriculture Department at the University of Guelph. His presentation will add to our knowledge and our active pursuit for change. His background in organic farming is well established since he developed and led the program for the last 20 years at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Transition Guelph, Beyond Occupy and Council of Canadians are all supporting this event.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-01-13
End Time: 21:00

Title: The Occupy Movement; where does it go from here? With Judy Rebick
Location: War Memorial Hall – University of Guelph
Description: Activist Judy Rebick will discuss what’s next for the Occupy Movement.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-01-19
End Time: 21:00

Title: Launch of International Year of Co-operatives
Location: Guelph City Hall
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Description: Flag raising to launch the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives – short ceremony and speeches with hot chocolate supplied by Planet Bean
Start Time: 11:30 am
Date: 2012-01-12
End Time: 12:00 (noon)

Title: CETA-pus Protest Rally
Location: Guelph Farmers Market
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Description: Join us as we raise awareness about the threat to Guelph from the Canada EU trade agreement. Hand out information to the public.
Start Time: 11:00 am
Date: 2011-12-17
End Time: 12:00 (noon)

Title: City Hall attendance – re: CETA
Location: City Hall Council Chambers
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Description: Attend City Council along with other groups and individuals as we ask for exemption of Guelph from the CETA agreement that is planned to be finalized soon. The details are not fully disclosed and preference profit over local considerations we may choose to have in future.

Guelph Chapter- Council of Canadians
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-12-19
End Time: 20:30

Title: Changing the Climate with Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
Location: St. James The Apostle Church, 86 Glasgow St. N at Paisley. Guelph. Buses 3, 23, 24
Description: 1) Building partnership with a northern community. 2) Climate change impacts on Labrador Inuit community well-being. Speakers: Rev. Marty Molengraaf, Duff’s Presbyterian Church & Ashlee Cunsolo Willox, U of G. At St. James the Apostle Anglican Church, Glasgow St. at Paisley. Free – all welcome. Sponsored by KAIROS Guelph and St. James Church.
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2011-11-23
End Time: 21:00

Title: Queen’s Park Rally for Public Health Care
Location: Toronto. Queen’s Park
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Description: rally to Improve Access to public long term home care services
and Stop hospital cuts. And to protect and improve equality and public health care.
Bus or car pooling from Guelph 10;15am leave Harvard Square Gordon St. ..
contact Emelina at eramos@guelph.ca
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2011-09-13
End Time: 13:30