Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

"The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was called for by United Nations Secretary- General Kofi Annan in 2000. The objective of the MA was to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and to establish the scientific basis for actions needed to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems and their contributions to human well-being."

This website has the full 219 page report
http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/Products.Synthesis.aspx

There is a summary of the report on this website along with some other information
http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/index.htm

Peace Posters

Here are two websites that have some really creative posters/images.

http://www.anotherposterforpeace.org/

http://www.anti-war.us/gallery/index.php

What happened at Fossil Fools Day in Calgary: Jumpstart Ford Protest

We had a really good protest today in honour of Fossil Fools Day (part of the Jumpstart Ford Campaign).

About 17 people showed up at 5pm outside the Woodridge Ford Lincoln dealership in the south part of town to bring attention to Ford's abysmal environmental record. Since there was only a core group of about 6 people who worked on putting the event together here, we were quite pleased with the turnout. (The weather was pretty nice, too, until just before the end when it started to rapidly cool off.)

We had a nice little success story, too. Earlier in the day, the dealer (who had been told about the protest in advance) switched out the big gas-guzzling trucks that were in the most prominent display and put hybrid vehicles in their place (which they had to bring in from another dealership). So, for at least a little while, there was more emphasis on more fuel-efficient vehicles.

• Fossil Fools Protest Photos on Flickr.

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Fossil Fools Day - Jumpstart Ford Campaign

The Jumpstart Ford Campaign is sponsoring Fossil Fools Day to target Ford for it's terrible environmental record.

Here in Calgary, we'll be protesting on Friday, April 1, 5-6pm, outside the Woodridge Ford Lincoln Ltd. Dealership (7337 Macleod Trail S. - a little north of the Heritage LRT station).

We've issued a Calgary Fossil Fools Day Press Release.
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FFWD: Calgary and area activist guide 2005

This week's issue of FFWD Weekly features a list of activist groups and projects in the Calgary area.

For some reason, they ended up listing us twice (once under Calgary Culturejammers and once under the Adbusters Meetup).

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Alberta Social Forum

We're scheduled to host a session at the Alberta Social Forum.

Culture-jamming
Saturday, February 26, 2005
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location: ST 130 (Science Theatres Building, University of Calgary (map).

While admission is free, people are being encouraged to register in advance.

There's an excellent range of other sessions being offered at the Forum, with space also being provided to add sessions on the fly as people make interesting connections during the Forum.
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Books by bell hooks

bell hooks is an African-American feminist writer, educator and theorist. Some of my favorites among her excellent works include:

Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center (descriptive Amazon entry on hooks' Feminist Theory) which is a great book for exploring feminism and other aspects of movements challenging the various modes of oppression. I would put this on my list of 5 most essential activist books.

At Saturday's meet, I mentioned The will to change: men, masculinity, and love (descriptive Amazon entry on hooks' Will to Change). I strongly recommend it, especially for men (although women will find it interesting too). The book addresses a lot about the divide that patriarchy creates between men and health emotions, including love. It's identifies some excellent reasons why it is in the best interests of men to challenge (and hopefully contribute to the eradication of) patriarchy.
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