Went down to the 32nd annual Earth Walk in Victoria today (April 20). I buttonholed a few local notables along the way. It was different from all the other walks, in that local organizers had abandoned the concept. Last year, corporate involvement soured the usual suspect toilers who'd put the show together with shoe-strings; this year they didn't show up. It was left for the sophomore Creatively United for the Planet, a trades fair and paid showcase for green-minded companies, artisans, and musicians to pick up the slack. Rather than culminate at the BC Legislature buildings for political posturing and speechifying, the marchers were ushered into the grounds of St. Ann's Academy, where vendors and paid stage shows awaited.
This week: Silver Donald Cameron is a Canadian educator, activist, playwright, journalist, long-time columnist for the Halifax Sunday Herald, and the author of scores of radio and television scripts. Among his 17 book titles are: 'A Million Futures,' 'Sailing Away from Winter,' 'Sniffing the Coast,' as well as 'The Living Beach,' and 'The Education of Everett Richardson,' both recognized as being among Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books. Silver Donald Cameron's latest venture is The Green Interview, an innovative web journalism site focusing on the environment, and he's currently on a Nova Scotia-wide lecture tour promoting energy efficiency and consumer best practices.
Silver Donald Cameron in the first half.
And; almost everyone can talk a good green game, but what happens when it comes to following up the palaver?
OUR Ecovillage is where the bicycle rubber meets the bike trail. A 25 acre sustainable living demonstration site and education centre, located in Shawnigan Lake, just up the road from Victoria, OUR Ecovillage has been living the green dream, while training countless others in the ways of living they can employ to lessen their load on the environment. From food security and alternative building models, to teaching people how to live and work cooperatively, the project emphasizes it is; "by community, for community, through community." It all sounds ideal; but, there's a problem in paradise.
Brandy Gallagher is co-founder and developer of OUR Ecovillage, and is a member of TOPIA, The Sustainable Learning Community Institute. Brandy Gallagher and saving a village to save US in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us from up in the beautiful Cowichan Valley environs at the bottom of the hour to bring us up to speed with some of the stories from our city's streets and beyond occurring over the past week. But first, Silver Donald Cameron and the Green Interview; conversations with people, and encounters with ideas that are re-inventing the World.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, http://www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
This week: Sandra Finley is a long-time activist, writer, and researcher. She is the former leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan, who has now tossed her hat into the federal arena as the federal Green Party candidate for her Saskatoon-Humbolt riding.
Sandra Finley in the first half.
Derrick O'Keefe is a Vancouver-based writer, teacher, and social activist. He is a co-chair of both the Vancouver chapter of the StopWar.ca coalition, and with the Canadian Peace Alliance. Derrick is also the co-author, with Malalai Joya, of the Afghani MP's political memoir, 'A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice.' He's currently accompanying Malalai Joya on the western swing of her American speaking tour.
Derrick O'Keefe and finding Canada's voice for peace in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour to bring us news from the city's streets and beyond.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, http://www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
This week: Yves Engler is a freelance journalist and author whose book titles include: the Mavis Gallant Award nominated, 'The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy,' 'Canada in Haiti: Waging War on the Poor Majority,' co-authored with Anthony Fenton, and his latest, 'Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid,' in which he poses the question: "How did Canada become the most pro-Israel country in the world?" Yves will be in Victoria, speak to the thesis of his book this Thursday March 25th here at the University of Victoria. Yves Engler in the first half.
Dru Oja Jay is a Montreal-based activist, researcher, journalist, member of the editorial collective, The Dominion, and author of the report, 'Offsetting Resistance: The Effects of Foundation Funding from the Great Bear Rainforest to the Athabasca River.' Dru Oja Jay and resisting the "Offsetting" of the environmental movement in the second half.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
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