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<div>You've misinterpreted my email. I'm not doubting the substance of your press release at all, and I know most of the answers to my questions. I was just putting myself into the place of an uninformed reader, the kind who needs to be informed about this
critical issue and would hopefully feel motivated to attend (and, just in case they couldn't come, would appreciate a link to a web site or other contact possibility). If I didn't know anything about it, these are the thoughts that would come to mind. I'm
concerned that the only people who would bit at your press release would be those already on top of the issue, who had been following it, and who were generally familiar with that spot of the world. Go out on the street and ask someone "Do you know what Ecojustice
is? Aamijiwnaang First Nation? " "Chemical Valley"? I bet you would mostly get "no" answers. I was trying to be helpful, not doubt your message in any way. I presumed you were circulating your draft for helpful comments and that's why I said these things.</div>
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<div>The doorbell just rang. It was a friend who moved here 5 years ago, and is active in social justice issues. I gave her my questionnaire. She hadn't heard of the phrase "Chemical Valley", had never heard of the A first nation or where it is, thinks she
has heard of Ecojustice (she was familiar with the Sierra Club but had never seen anything explaining that it now had a new name), and knew only that Sarnia was more or less an industrial city. She is an internationally recognized distance educator and
has a received the lifetime achievement award of the Canadian Distance Ed Association, a committed member of the Waterloo University Women's Club and a member of its very active Social Justice Committee, which writes letters to newspapers and politicians on
a wide variety of issues, including environmental ones. Just the sort of recruit that this issue needs, but who would have been left rather short of vital information by your existing draft.</div>
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<div>- Greg</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kevin Thomason; John Jackson; Gregory C. Michalenko<br>
<b>Cc:</b> GREN Executive<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [GREN-Exec] FW: Approval needed for draft ad<br>
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The <font size="2">Aamjiwnaang First Nation is located in Sarnia. Air pollution from the Sunco refineries is creating a host of issues for the area residents. This community has the lowest birth ratio male to female in the world. There is a 40% miscarriage
rate among women, a sharp drop in the birth of boys and the feminization of males in human and animal populations etc.
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Air Born pollution is to blame and they have the data to prove it.</font> This location is one of Canada's worst pollution hotspots producing 1/5th of Ontario's climate change gases. The levels of emissions far exceeds that which was allowed.
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Here is a website featuring a PDF illustrating the related health impacts:<br>
</font><a href="http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/42725" target="_blank">http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/42725</a><br>
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Ecojustice (formerly known as Sierra Legal Defense) is a National organization who provides pro bono legal services for ground breaking environmental cases. They are taking this matter to the Supreme Court arguing that the pollution generated violates the Charter
of Human Rights and Freedoms. For details on this case visit here:<br>
<a href="http://www.ecojustice.ca/media-centre/press-clips/human-rights-and-pollution-in-sarnias-chemical-valley" target="_blank">http://www.ecojustice.ca/media-centre/press-clips/human-rights-and-pollution-in-sarnias-chemical-valley</a><br>
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I have spoken with staff at Ecojustice, the residents of the reserve and the medical reps who have been involved with this issue and I've been networking with various groups already interested in attending. This will be a big event but we have get this media
release GREN approved asap so I can have staff at Ecojustice give the final approval it before release.
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We've got a free space at the First United Church on King Street. They're footing the costs for the insurance etc. which is why they are listed as co-sponsor.
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This is a landmark case and I will be spreading the news far and wide. What you read isn't the main selling point. It is simply the foot in the door. The sell comes when I hand deliver these flyers to various agencies in town and actually speak to the reps
of various community group. That's how you get folks to come. <br>
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Hope this info helps.<br>
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Lulu<br>
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--- On <b>Sun, 3/6/11, Gregory C. Michalenko <i><gcmichalenko@uwaterloo.ca></i></b> wrote:<br>
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From: Gregory C. Michalenko <gcmichalenko@uwaterloo.ca><br>
Subject: RE: [GREN-Exec] FW: Approval needed for draft ad<br>
To: "Kevin Thomason" <kevinthomason@mac.com>, "John Jackson" <jjackson@web.ca><br>
Cc: "GREN Executive" <executive@gren.ca>, "Louisette Lanteigne" <butterflybluelu@rogers.com><br>
Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 5:36 PM<br>
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I think I'm somehow getting left out of the loop. This is the first email I've got about something that seems to have already become a lengthy exchange. Was this supposed to include all of us in the GREN exec?
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<div> Here are the questions I found myself wondering about on reading the proposed press release:</div>
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<div>1. Who are the A. First Nation? How big a community are they?</div>
<div>2.. Where are they located? </div>
<div>3. What exactly is Sarnia's Chemical Valley: what is it, what companies, what do they produce? How is this connected to the A. First Nation? How many babies were involved in this period? Have there been similar effects in nearby European residents?</div>
<div>4. It says "MOE's approval of pollution". Does it really approve of it, or is it seriously negligent in regulating and preventing it? I think the distinction might be important.</div>
<div>5. What is Ecojustice?</div>
<div>6. How can I learn more about this issue in the meantime, or if I can't make it to the meeting?</div>
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<div>I'm concerned that the statement as it stands won't be informative enough for many people. What prospective audience is it going out to? I think the additional information could be squeezed into just a few more sentences.</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 06, 2011 4:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Jackson<br>
<b>Cc:</b> GREN Executive; Louisette Lanteigne<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [GREN-Exec] FW: Approval needed for draft ad<br>
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<div>John,
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<div>Great suggestion!</div>
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<div>I agree that we should include it.</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Kevin.</div>
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<div>On 2011-03-06, at 1:52 PM, John Jackson wrote:</div>
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<div><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">I think we need to add the following paragraph, which was in the notice I sent to our membership, to show the topic and the case’s relevance for other communities, including ours:<br>
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“</span></font><font size="2"><font face="Consolas, Courier New, Courier"><span style="font-size:10pt">This lawsuit is important beyond the people in Sarnia. It 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.”<br>
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On 11-03-04 5:51 PM, "Susan Koswan" <<a rel="nofollow">dandelion@gto.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hi GREN Exec,<br>
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</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Lulu needs the ok from GREN Exec before she can send this out. The first will be the listing in coming events for paper, the second she is going to run by Justin at Ecojustice and will
be for posters, press release etc. <br>
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</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Pollution vs. Human Rights: Free public forum. A Supreme Court challenge by Aamjiwnaang First Nations & Ecojustice calls for new emission standards to protect human health. Wed. April 6,
2011 at 7pm, First United Church, 16 William St. West. Waterloo. For info call 519-885-7619 or
<a rel="nofollow">lulu@gren.ca</a><font color="#1f497d"> </font> <br>
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</span></font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br>
</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b><u>For Immediate Release:<br>
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</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Contact: Louisette Lanteigne<br>
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</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">519-885-7619 or
<a rel="nofollow">lulu@gren.ca</a> <br>
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</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Free Public Forum<br>
Pollution Vs. Human Rights<br>
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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 no compensation, only for
the province to change current emissions standards. <br>
</span></font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br>
</span></font><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The plight of the Aamjiwnaang people first came to light after finding that only a third of the babies born between 1999 and 2005 were male. The ratio is normally closer to 50:50. Learn
the details of the alarming impacts of pollution on community and environment in this landmark case, and how you can help.<br>
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Date: Wed. April 6 2011, starting at 7pm<br>
Location: First United Church, 16 William Street West, Waterloo Ontario<br>
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</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Free, but donations welcomed.<br>
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Speakers include: <br>
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<li><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ron Plain & Ada Lockridge, Aamjiwnaang residents
</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Justin Duncan EcoJustice lawyer
</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dayna Nadine Scott, Co-director of the National Network on Environments and Women's Health
</span></font></li><li><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">John Jackson, Spokesperson of the Grand River Environmental Network (GREN)
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This event is sponsored by the Grand River Environmental Network and First United Church Outreach Committee of Waterloo.
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The Grand River Environmental Network <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gren.ca" target="_blank">
www.gren.ca</a> <<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gren.ca/" target="_blank">http://www.gren.ca</a>> is the proactive voice for the environment in the Grand River watershed. <br>
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For more information about GREN, please contact John Jackson <a rel="nofollow">john@gren.ca</a>
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