Welcome
Quotation
It would be naive to think that the problems plaquing mankind to-day can be solved by means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past.
Mikhail Gorbachev – Seventh and last Secretary General of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union serving from 1985 until 1991
Monthly Luncheon Event
The next CACOR Ottawa Luncheon Event will be on Monday 13 September 2010 at the Army Ottawa Officers’ Mess, 149 Somerset Street West. The guest speaker will be Kate Green, Program Manager, International Programs, Unitarian Service Committee (USC) Canada.
The topic for her presentation is “No More Junes” – Sustainability Comes from Within for the Farmers of Honduras. The presentation will start with a 20 minute film with the title “Saving the Seed” which explores the struggles of rural farmers in Honduras to control their food supplies and livelihoods. This will be followed by an introduction to the work of USC Canada and a discussion period.
The cost of the luncheon for members will be $18 and for non-members it will be $20. The event will start at 11:30 am with lunch at 12 noon and the guest speaker’s presentation at 1:00 pm.
Notice
The two photographs used in the banner above were provided courtesy of Ted Manning.
New Posting
CACOR eJournal: Volume 1, Issue 1
Watershed (Download)
Water and Energy may be the two key issues of sustainability for Canada and planet earth. The inaugural edition of CACOR’s eJournal is focussed on the topic of water. In spite of a perception of relative apparent abundance of water in Canada competing demands for limited water resources by communities, industry and agriculture are putting increasing pressure on Canada’s watersheds and the communities they support.
Recent Posts
Declaration by Canadians for Limits To Growth
This declaration is a call to Canadians to join us in acting to reverse humanity’s enormous demands on our planet. Such an effort calls for understanding, courage, empathy and cooperation and must necessarily be led by governments. If the nations of our planet do not act soon to greatly reduce our numbers and our consumption, nature will act to do it in its usual ways.
CACOR Policies
