Upcoming Events
April 16th: Toxic Trespass Film Screening & Panel Discussion with Ronald Wright, Eric Eberhardt and Dr Sergio Lappano
Join C.A.R.E. Stratford at the Snowstar Institute of Religion for Stratford's first screening of Toxic Trespass at St. John's Church April 16th at 7:30p.m.
The discovery that she and her daughter are carrying DDT, benzene and other toxins in their blood, hair and skin leads Barri Cohen on an investigative journey through Canada’s toxic hot spots of Sarnia and Windsor, Ontario. The result is a documentary film that inspires community action.
Toxic Trespass was recently awarded the 2008 Canadian Screenwriting Award for documentary by the Writers’ Guild of Canada, and has appeared at festivals across the country and internationally, including the International Environmental Film Festival in Paris last year. Distributed by Toronto based Women’s Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) and the National Film Board of Canada, Toxic Trespass is being used as an educational tool in communities across the country. Ellen Reynolds is the Director of Communications at Canadian Women’s Health Network.
Admission is $10.
April 18th: L.I.N.C. Parent Fair - C.A.R.E. Stratford & Green Renewal Initiative Perth Displays on Waste & Packaging SwanFood
Join C.A.R.E. Stratford and G.R.I.P. at the LINC Parent Fair with an interactive display on waste. Information will be available on composting, recycling, and hazardous waste while children will be able to participate in mini-activities and games. In addition, emphasis will be placed on products created out of recycled materials. If you have young children, stop by and help package SwanFood, a great way to help out.
The LINC Parent Fair is on Saturday, April 18th from 10:00am-3:00pm at the Rotary Recreational Complex. Please let Elizabeth Walkom know if you are able to help: gripproject@hotmail.com or (519) 276-0365.
April 22nd: Earth Day - Celebrate Local
Celebrate Local - Local Talent, Local Food, Local Heroes
This year for Earth Day, C.A.R.E. Stratford is hosting the launch of the Footprints CD. There will be exhibits showcasing local environmental and social justice initiatives and dinner celebrating local fare. A range of activities will be there so everyone can help make a difference this Earth Day. County Food Co. will be providing a light dinner. Bring your own dishes and cutlery. The event will be held at Stratford Central Secondary School in the cafeteria and gymnasium from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Dinner will be served between 5 and 6:30 with the formal program beginning at 7 p.m.
For those wishing to set up a display, all exhibitor applications being considered for space at the Social Justice Fair must be able to display how the purpose and program of their organization directly addresses issues of injustice, inequity, and marginalization within the community or beyond. All exhibitors are urged to create exhibit displays, publicity resources, and giveaways that are environmentally responsible.
For more information or to help with the event, please contact Elizabeth Walkom at gripproject@hotmail.com or Kerry McManus at carestratford@cyg.net
April 24th: Earth Day Every Day Concert with Pam Gerrand
Stratford-based singer/songwriter/environmental advocate Pam Gerrand is coming ‘home’ to perform a one-night only 'Earth Day Every Day' concert, celebrating Earth Day and Community. The concert, featuring Gerrand and The Earth Day Every Day Band will be held Friday,†April 24th at the Stratford City Hall Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for students, $25 for adults, and will be available at the door, and in advance at Anything Grows, P’Lovers, and The Gentle Rain.†
Gerrand has spent the fall and winter touring southern Ontario with Dennis Gaumond and The Bhadra Collective, a 7-piece world beat/exotic groove band performing upbeat, fusion chant music from around the world. Since January, the Bhadra Collective has had a monthly gig at The Trane Studio in Toronto, and this group of diverse musicians/singers has been attracting a large following.
The Earth Day Every Day†Band features Bhadra members Dennis Gaumond (guitar/harmonica/native flute), Domenic DiNino (drums), Jennifer Gillmore (bass/cello/vocals), Kathleen Gillis (percussion/vocals), and Pam Gerrand (vocals/piano/shruti). Proceeds†from the concert will benefit C.A.R.E. Stratford.
Partnering with C.A.R.E. Stratford was a natural choice says Gerrand, "I have watched C.A.R.E. grow over the years, expanding in vision but always maintaining the integrity of their environmental mission for this area and beyond. For this concert, I was looking to partner with an†organization†that has a clear, committed environmental focus with a practical approach and long-term vision.†C.A.R.E Stratford fits†all of these†criteria, and under the strong and caring leadership of Kerry McManus, makes a wonderful partner for this concert†celebrating Earth Day."
The concert will feature student performances from the recently released CD, ‘Footprints;Songs and Poems for a Sustainable Planet’, created in partnership between C.A.R.E. Stratford, The Foundation for Education and Hermione Presents. Local photographers Irene Miller and Erin Shipley will be featured in a display of their compelling nature and environmental images.
Gerrand has performed†and led workshops across Canada, and at festivals in the UK, Sweden and Costa Rica. Recently, she has shared her†original songs at keynote talks given by Deepak Chopra, Margaret Trudeau, and Stephen Lewis. For several years now, she has been working with C.A.R.E. Stratford locally, and with international organizations devoted to peace, social justice and environmental sustainability, including the Earth Charter, and The Alliance for a New Humanity. Her song 'Love Is All' is featured on the Videos page on the Alliance's website: www.anhglobal.org†
She is about to release her latest video of the song 'Enough Already', composed for C.A.R.E Stratford’s Earth Day Symposium last year. Look for it on youtube under the title 'Enough Already 2009'/Pam Gerrand.
Join C.A.R.E. Stratford at the Snowstar Institute of Religion for Stratford's first screening of Toxic Trespass at St. John's Church April 16th at 7:30p.m.
The discovery that she and her daughter are carrying DDT, benzene and other toxins in their blood, hair and skin leads Barri Cohen on an investigative journey through Canada’s toxic hot spots of Sarnia and Windsor, Ontario. The result is a documentary film that inspires community action.
Toxic Trespass was recently awarded the 2008 Canadian Screenwriting Award for documentary by the Writers’ Guild of Canada, and has appeared at festivals across the country and internationally, including the International Environmental Film Festival in Paris last year. Distributed by Toronto based Women’s Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) and the National Film Board of Canada, Toxic Trespass is being used as an educational tool in communities across the country. Ellen Reynolds is the Director of Communications at Canadian Women’s Health Network.
Admission is $10.
April 18th: L.I.N.C. Parent Fair - C.A.R.E. Stratford & Green Renewal Initiative Perth Displays on Waste & Packaging SwanFood
Join C.A.R.E. Stratford and G.R.I.P. at the LINC Parent Fair with an interactive display on waste. Information will be available on composting, recycling, and hazardous waste while children will be able to participate in mini-activities and games. In addition, emphasis will be placed on products created out of recycled materials. If you have young children, stop by and help package SwanFood, a great way to help out.
The LINC Parent Fair is on Saturday, April 18th from 10:00am-3:00pm at the Rotary Recreational Complex. Please let Elizabeth Walkom know if you are able to help: gripproject@hotmail.com or (519) 276-0365.
April 22nd: Earth Day - Celebrate Local
Celebrate Local - Local Talent, Local Food, Local Heroes
This year for Earth Day, C.A.R.E. Stratford is hosting the launch of the Footprints CD. There will be exhibits showcasing local environmental and social justice initiatives and dinner celebrating local fare. A range of activities will be there so everyone can help make a difference this Earth Day. County Food Co. will be providing a light dinner. Bring your own dishes and cutlery. The event will be held at Stratford Central Secondary School in the cafeteria and gymnasium from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Dinner will be served between 5 and 6:30 with the formal program beginning at 7 p.m.
For those wishing to set up a display, all exhibitor applications being considered for space at the Social Justice Fair must be able to display how the purpose and program of their organization directly addresses issues of injustice, inequity, and marginalization within the community or beyond. All exhibitors are urged to create exhibit displays, publicity resources, and giveaways that are environmentally responsible.
For more information or to help with the event, please contact Elizabeth Walkom at gripproject@hotmail.com or Kerry McManus at carestratford@cyg.net
April 24th: Earth Day Every Day Concert with Pam Gerrand
Stratford-based singer/songwriter/environmental advocate Pam Gerrand is coming ‘home’ to perform a one-night only 'Earth Day Every Day' concert, celebrating Earth Day and Community. The concert, featuring Gerrand and The Earth Day Every Day Band will be held Friday,†April 24th at the Stratford City Hall Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for students, $25 for adults, and will be available at the door, and in advance at Anything Grows, P’Lovers, and The Gentle Rain.†
Gerrand has spent the fall and winter touring southern Ontario with Dennis Gaumond and The Bhadra Collective, a 7-piece world beat/exotic groove band performing upbeat, fusion chant music from around the world. Since January, the Bhadra Collective has had a monthly gig at The Trane Studio in Toronto, and this group of diverse musicians/singers has been attracting a large following.
The Earth Day Every Day†Band features Bhadra members Dennis Gaumond (guitar/harmonica/native flute), Domenic DiNino (drums), Jennifer Gillmore (bass/cello/vocals), Kathleen Gillis (percussion/vocals), and Pam Gerrand (vocals/piano/shruti). Proceeds†from the concert will benefit C.A.R.E. Stratford.
Partnering with C.A.R.E. Stratford was a natural choice says Gerrand, "I have watched C.A.R.E. grow over the years, expanding in vision but always maintaining the integrity of their environmental mission for this area and beyond. For this concert, I was looking to partner with an†organization†that has a clear, committed environmental focus with a practical approach and long-term vision.†C.A.R.E Stratford fits†all of these†criteria, and under the strong and caring leadership of Kerry McManus, makes a wonderful partner for this concert†celebrating Earth Day."
The concert will feature student performances from the recently released CD, ‘Footprints;Songs and Poems for a Sustainable Planet’, created in partnership between C.A.R.E. Stratford, The Foundation for Education and Hermione Presents. Local photographers Irene Miller and Erin Shipley will be featured in a display of their compelling nature and environmental images.
Gerrand has performed†and led workshops across Canada, and at festivals in the UK, Sweden and Costa Rica. Recently, she has shared her†original songs at keynote talks given by Deepak Chopra, Margaret Trudeau, and Stephen Lewis. For several years now, she has been working with C.A.R.E. Stratford locally, and with international organizations devoted to peace, social justice and environmental sustainability, including the Earth Charter, and The Alliance for a New Humanity. Her song 'Love Is All' is featured on the Videos page on the Alliance's website: www.anhglobal.org†
She is about to release her latest video of the song 'Enough Already', composed for C.A.R.E Stratford’s Earth Day Symposium last year. Look for it on youtube under the title 'Enough Already 2009'/Pam Gerrand.
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