GREN exec<br><br>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. <br><br>My sincere apologies.<br>
<br>Carole<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Susan Koswan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dandelion@gto.net">dandelion@gto.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><span>Hi GREN exec,</span></p>
<p><span>I’ve been thinking
more about a big green GREN event and started googling for models. </span></p>
<p><span>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. </span></p>
<p><span>Found this as a starting
point. <a href="http://www.greenfestivals.org/" target="_blank">http://www.greenfestivals.org/</a></span>
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<p><span>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. </span></p>
<p><span>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? </span></p>
<p><span>Just a few thoughts. </span></p>
<p><span>Minutes attached from last
night for your comments.</span></p>
<p><span>Susan K</span></p>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Carole Clinch BA BPHE<br>Spokesperson & Research Coordinator <br><br>People for Safe Drinking Water<br><a href="http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2009/10/26/people_for_safe_drinking_water.htm">http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2009/10/26/people_for_safe_drinking_water.htm</a><br>
<br>Clinch CA. Fluoride Interactions with Iodine and Iodide: Implications for Breast Health. Fluoride April-June 2009:42(2):75-87. <br><a href="http://www.fluorideresearch.org/422/files/FJ2009_v42_n2_p00i-iii.pdf">http://www.fluorideresearch.org/422/files/FJ2009_v42_n2_p00i-iii.pdf</a><br>
<br>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.<br><a href="http://www.fluorideresearch.org/424/files/FJ2009_v42_n4_p260-276.pdf">http://www.fluorideresearch.org/424/files/FJ2009_v42_n4_p260-276.pdf</a><br>