[All] Join Nature Canada: It's time to speak out for nature and democracy

[Daphne NICHOLLS]

Hi GREN members,I'm  forwarding this message from Nature Canada.  Please consider it and pass it on.Thanks,Daphne 





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Two core Canadian values –  nature and democracy –  are under attack.

Right now, Parliament is pushing through a bill to weaken almost every one of the country’s most important environmental laws and silence Canadians who want to defend them. The federal government's budget act (C-38) makes it easier to rush headlong into potentially damaging industrial projects, like the Northern Gateway pipeline. And it makes it harder for Canadians to have any say, risking the things Canadians depend on for their health and safety –  water, food, air and ecosystems.

It’s time to speak out. Silence is not an option. 

Nature Canada has joined Canada’s other leading environmental groups to launch a major national campaign to stand up for nature and democracy –  and we hope many more individuals and organizations who cherish these values will join us.

Known as Black Out Speak Out (or Silence, on parle in French), the campaign invites organizations, businesses and citizens from all sectors of society and all regions of the country to darken their website homepages on Monday, June 4, and replace them with a message of support for better environmental laws and our right to defend them.  

In just its first week, thousands of people have joined the campaign at BlackOutSpeakOut.ca and on facebook and twitter. You can join in too. Here’s how:



If you have a blog, help us spread the word about our cause by posting stories.
Share the Black Out Speak Out campaign on Facebook by changing your cover image to the BlackOutSpeakOut cover image.
Speak out on Twitter using #blackoutspeakout and #silenceonparle or post comments on our Facebook pages: Français or English.
Sign up for updates at blackoutspeakout.ca or silenceonparle.ca. We’ll provide you with information on how to darken your web site, if you have one, and other ways to get involved on our day of action June 4.


All of our voices are at risk. Silence is not an option. On June 4, 2012, join us.

Sincerely,



Ian Davidson
Executive Director, Nature Canada



    
    
       
    
  


  
    
      Nature Canada protects and conserves wildlife and habitats in Canada by engaging people and advocating on behalf of nature. With strategies based on sound science and a passion for nature, Nature Canada effects change on issues of national significance, including bird conservation, wilderness protection, endangered species and 

          connecting people to nature.
        75 Albert Street, Suite 300

          Ottawa, ON., K1P 5E7

          Phone: 613-562-3447

          Toll-free: 1-800-267-4088

          

           

          Nature Canada

        
    
  


  
    
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