Residents of York South-Weston, and members of business, labour, academic, environmental, and arts and design communities are invited to join in a work shop focused on attracting green jobs and industries to vacant employment lands in Mount Dennis.
Itinerary:
Friday January 27th from 7pm to 9pm
Presentation: Sarah Winterton and Keith Brooks, Blue Green Canada.
The Emerging Green Economy — From Global to Local
Perspectives Panel:
John Cartwright, Toronto & York Region Labour Council: Good Green Jobs
Sonja Persram, Sustainable Alternatives: Building for Sustainability
Chris Lowry, Ecotone: Green Enterprise Development
Cutty Duncan, Mount Dennis ANC: Engaging Communities Inclusively
Saturday January 28th from 9:30am to 1:30pm
Communities Taking Action Panel:
David Stonehouse, Evergreen Brickworks Centre for Green Cities
Dennis Braun, TRCA - Partners in Project Green
Community Organizing for Responsible Development (CORD)
Visioning Roundtables:
Transforming the Kodak Employees Building into a hub for Green Jobs
Leveraging Transit Investment to build the Green Economy
Connecting the Employment Lands to Green Manufacturing
Designing On- -Site Educational Resources for Green Economic Development
Where: Mount Dennis United Church
71 Guestville Avenue (corner of Dennis Avenue)
PLEASE REGISTER by email to: mdwn.info@bell.net
Blue Green Canada is an alliance between the United Steelworkers (USW) and Environmental Defence to advocate for working people and the environment in key areas of global trade, the use of toxic chemicals in commercial activity, the creation of green manufacturing jobs, and in the development of strategies to address climate change. We welcome your thoughts - info@bluegreencanada.ca
With the generous support of 