Open to the public. Refreshments served. Scheduled presentations include: · Chief Paula Sherman, Ardoch Algonquin First Nation · Donna Dillman, Community Coalition Against Mining Uranium · Dr. Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility · Marion Odell, International Institute of Concern for Public Health · Rosalia Paiva, International Campaign for Indigenous Dignity · Lorraine Rekmans, author of This is my Home (re: Eliot Lake uranium mine) · Rev. Ralph Carl Wushke, Ecumenical Chaplain, University of Toronto · Mining Watch Canada · Greenpeace · … and many more The issues on the table include (but are not limited to): · The social, health and environmental costs of uranium mining · Water issues: tailings dam disasters, water use in mining, tritium · The use of uranium in weapons, both nuclear and conventional · Aboriginal land claims, colonialism, and mining on native land · The Ontario Mining Act and local community opposition to it · Global criticism of Canadian mining companies and current legislation · Nuclear energy waste disposal problems and renewable energy alternatives |