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WORLD AIDS DAY 2009 EVENTS:
BENEFIT: Voices Of Hope (Casey House) World AIDS Day concert with Dr Draw, Julie Michaels and others. 7 pm. Free (donations appreciated). Metropolitan United Church, Queen and Church. caseyhouse.com.
LECTURE: Climate Change And Food Security Panel discussion on how climate change will undermine global food production. 7 pm. Free. OISE, rm 3311, 252 Bloor W. climatechangeiscomingtotown.net.
2009 World AIDS Day Event: HIV, Housing and Health. Join the a series of presentations on HIV, Housing and Health on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 2 - 3:30 pm in the …
Movies, On the Road, Toronto Events »
Living in Cobourg, a small rural community east of Toronto, over the past year I have found out that the occurrence of development events is much less frequent then when I was living in the city. Looking into what is going on in Northumberland County and the Kawartha’s, I came across ReFrame the Peterborough International Film Festival. The festival which is in its fifth year, runs from January 23rd to the 25th in Peterborough, Ontario just an hour and a half drive east of Toronto. The Festival, formerly known as …
Art and Development, HIV/AIDS, On the Road »
First impressions:
So excited to be a part of this conference. Like two years ago, its just AMAZING to have so many people working for change in one spot. Getting to know the four activists in our little group at the hostel, and so excited to learn about each of their projects (body mapping, harm reduction, youth and community health, and the internet…more later?). We made it as far as the Global Village and checked out the various booths. The craft-based approach to awareness and income generation caught my eye the …
Environment, Latin America, On the Road »
Heading off to Costa Rica for an Environmental Science Field Camp this week, I decided to write a few posts from in the field. I left Toronto for the hot summer weather and ¨la pura vida¨ in Costa Rica on Saturday. Being here in La Fortuna, sitting at the bottom of the 2nd most active volcano in the world, Arenal, I´m amazed at the development of the landscape in the area. The field instructor keeps telling us that when they started coming here in 1992, there were barely any hotels …
