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Following our conversation on Monday, Owen has passed on some links to a few sites that will be of interest to you:

General:
KAIROS - Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives – Links of Interest (by topic) www.kairoscanada.org

Council of Canadians – multi-issue social justice advocacy group – focuses on Canadian Issues. www.canadians.org

WISEREARTH - BIG list of links for creating a better world to live in www.wiserearth.org

The Working Centre (Kitchener) an example of a community driven social justice/anti-poverty initiative - www.theworkingcentre.org

Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion – Equality and anti-racism - www.hcci.ca/index

Earth Focus - www.linktv.org/earthfocus


FOOD!
Food Share (Toronto) "from field to table" approach to food systems - www.foodshare.ca

Eat Local Project of Environment Hamilton - www.environmenthamilton.org/eatlocal

Lifecycles – Victoria BC community NGO dedicated to food, health and sustainability -www.lifecyclesproject.ca

Food Not Bombs – taking action on food (in)security. http://www.opirg.ca/core.php?content=fnb Hosted in Hamilton by the McMaster chapter

Ontario Public Interest Research Group –
www.opirg.ca/core

Greenventure– local environmental NGO with good projects, activities and info on building a more sustainable life in Hamilton - www.greenventure.ca

Calculate your ecological footprint - www.footprintnetwork.org

Looking a little more broadly/theoretical
The social determinants of Health - http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/overview_implications/01_overview.html

Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction - www.hamiltonpoverty.ca


Thanks for a great evening Owen! I'm excited to see where this conversation goes next ...


PS. No Quarry on Monday ... Happy Family Day!