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

[Robert Milligan]

Let's make sure this important event gets publicized well.
Robert M


On 14-Mar-11, at 11:17 PM, Louisette Lanteigne wrote:

> 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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