[All] Update on West Side Lands and Guelph Event

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Hi folks
 
The West SIde Lands issue is picking up some momentum.  I've been speaking with staff from Ecojustice who has been reviewing our case. We've been in dialogue all day. They've been discussing various legal options and the Council of Canadians is interested in learning more about the West Side Lands issue too. I'm meeting with the executives from the Council of Canadians this weekend in Guelph and will be meeting with staff from both Ecojustice and Environmental Defence on Monday. 
 
I'll be participating as a panelist in a Guelph event regarding Strategic Litigation against public participation aka  "SLAPPs" on Monday Apriil 12th at the Norfolk United Church in Guelph, Details are below if anyone is interested in attending. 
 
Have a good one folks!
 
Lulu :0)
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Free Public Panel Discussion:

SLAPPed: How SLAPP suits prevent environmental protection and preserve
business as usual

Monday April 12, 7-9pm
Norfolk United Church, 75 Norfolk st., corner of Norfolk & Cork
Free, Wheelchair accessible

Featured Speakers:
Rebecca McNeil, Project Coordinator with Environmental Defence
Defendants of SLAPP suits from Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo, who work
to protect the Hanlon Creek and Waterloo Moraine
Hosted by Jan Hall of Royal City Rag, CFRU 93.fm

SLAPP is an acronym for Strategic Litigation Against Public
Participation. They are heavy-handed threats of financial and legal
action, usually used by developers to prevent opposition to their
projects. They have been used throughout North America primarily
against environmental activists and First Nations land defenders.

This free public event will explain what SLAPP suits are and how they
are used as a tool by developers to preserve business as usual. Also
featured will be several community activists who show the human face
behind SLAPP suits.

Environmental Defence, along with Ecojustice and the Canadian
Environmental Law Association, is working on a campaign to end SLAPP
suits with a province-wide ban against their use. Anti-SLAPP measures
have been adopted by the provinces of British Columbia, Quebec and
more than half the United States.

For more information: www.royalcityrag.ca, www.environmentaldefence.ca
Questions: healingtheearth at resist.ca
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