[All] April 6 GREN event: Pollution Vs. Human Rights

[Louisette Lanteigne]

For Immediate Release:


Contact:
Louisette Lanteigne

519-885-7619
or lulu at gren.ca  

Free
Public Forum
Pollution Vs. Human Rights

Aamjiwnaang First
Nations and Ecojustice allege the Ontario Ministry of the
Environment's ongoing approval of pollution in Sarnia’s Chemical
Valley is a violation of Canadian Human Rights. A lawsuit has been
launched which asks for the province to assess the cumulative impacts
of ongoing pollution on local residents prior to approving new air
pollution sources. The Applicants are not seeking compensation for
past environmental harm, but instead asking the Court to ensure that
pollution is more carefully controlled in the future.  

The
plight of the Aamjiwnaang people first came to light after finding
that only a third of babies born in Aamjiwnaang between 1999 and 2005
were male. The ratio is normally closer to 50:50.  The suspected
cause of the skewed sex ratio is exposure to industrial pollution
from the many oil refineries and chemical plants that surround
Aamjiwnaang First Nation.

This lawsuit can set a precedent for
all communities in terms of forcing the government to take into
account the cumulative impacts of contaminant discharges when issuing
permits to specific polluters. Learn the details of the alarming
impacts of pollution on community and environment in this landmark
case and find out how you can help. 

Date:
Wed. April 6 2011, starting at 7pm
Location: First United Church,
16 William Street West, Waterloo Ontario

Speakers include: 

Ron Plain &
	Ada Lockridge, Aamjiwnaang residents 
	
	Justin Duncan, Ecojustice staff
	lawyer 
	
	Dayna Nadine Scott, Co-director of
	the National Network on Environments and Women's Health 
	
	John Jackson, Spokesperson of
	the Grand River Environmental Network (GREN) 
	


Admission
is Free, but donations payable to Ecojustice are welcomed.

This
event is sponsored by the Grand River Environmental Network and First
United Church Outreach Committee of Waterloo. 

The Grand River
Environmental Network www.gren.ca
<http://www.gren.ca>
 is the proactive voice for the environment in the Grand River
watershed.  
 
For more information about GREN,
please contact John Jackson john at gren.ca 
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