Enviro-Act c/o QPIRG-McGill
,
3647 University Street,
Montreal, QC, H3A 2B3
phone (514) 398-7432
fax (514) 398-8976
enviro_act@yahoo.com
Enviro-Act is a Montreal-based student group deeply concerned about
environmental issues. Our major form of community outreach is in
conferences focusing on specific topics such as last year's effort on
water and trade which included such speakers as Ricardo Petrella, head of
the Association for a World Water Contract and Maude Barlow, head of the
Council of Canadians. This year's conference, entitled "Creating Your
Climate for Change" is an attempt to inform Montrealers and motivate them
to act on climate change.
The bulk of the conference takes place on Saturday the 6th of April at
the University of Quebec at Montreal downtown campus and consists of
expert speakers, discussion panels, hands-on workshops and inspirational
local stories (see
outline
). We would also like to re-launch "
The Bet
". This is an initiative of the
Climate Change Caravan
- a group of cyclists who travelled across Canada last summer
inciting citizen action despite government inaction on climate change.
Our efforts in this endeavour are very much grassroots and thus our budget
is limited. We are requesting funding from various organisations;
we would appreciate any contribution you or your organisation might make
towards the project. In order to render this event accessible to
a wide audience, we are seeking to keep admission costs to an absolute
minimum. Please see the general
outline
of the planned conference.