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[Carole Clinch]

GREN exec

I have been at the bedside of my daughter for two days nursing her back to
health. I got back home this late this afternoon and realized that I missed
the GREN executive meeting.

My sincere apologies.

Carole

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Susan Koswan <dandelion at gto.net> wrote:

>  Hi GREN exec,
>
> I’ve been thinking more about a big green GREN event and started googling
> for models.
>
> What I’d like to see is an emphasis  on good news, making it easier for
> people to go green and a healthy combination of activism and green
> consumerism in terms of making it easier and helping people become aware
> that they have choices.
>
> Found this as a starting point. http://www.greenfestivals.org/
>
> We need to engage the community, local business, mainstream people. These
> shows draw a huge number of people and we have to get out of our comfort
> zone and start thinking like non-environmental activists to engage the
> community.
>
> Also, I was thinking about how GREN isn’t even really engaging all the
> usual suspects. I’m thinking we need to do a “Godfather” thing and have a
> meeting with all the “heads of the families” of groups that are not
> currently involved to start talking about this. For eg. we need to
> specifically target CREW, Warmer, the new transit group, WPIRG and more that
> I can’t think of right now. I know there are other environmental groups
> focussed on specific issues that aren’t under our umbrella. And if we can’t
> get Waterloo Region interest groups under one umbrella, how can we possibly
> succeed in engaging groups outside our immediate vicinity?
>
> Just a few thoughts.
>
> Minutes attached from last night for your comments.
>
> Susan K
>
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Carole Clinch BA BPHE
Spokesperson & Research Coordinator

People for Safe Drinking Water
http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2009/10/26/people_for_safe_drinking_water.htm

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Breast Health. Fluoride April-June 2009:42(2):75-87.
http://www.fluorideresearch.org/422/files/FJ2009_v42_n2_p00i-iii.pdf

Long H, Jin Y, Lin M, Sun Y, Zhang L, Clinch C. Fluoride Toxicity in the
Male Reproductive System. Fluoride Oct-Dec 2009;42(4):275-291.
http://www.fluorideresearch.org/424/files/FJ2009_v42_n4_p260-276.pdf
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