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Connect Beauty 2012

| April 14, 2012 | 0 Comments
Connect Beauty 2012

Presented by the Women’s Healthy Environments Network and Fashion Takes Action on Thursday, April 26 from 6-10pm at the Centre for Social Innovation Annex in Toronto.

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Connecting wtih the Natural World: The Shaman’s Way – May 29 to 30

| May 16, 2011 | 0 Comments
Connecting wtih the Natural World: The Shaman’s Way – May 29 to 30

Eliot Cowan, the fully initiated shaman, teacher, healer and author of Plant Spirit Medicine will be in Toronto, May 29―30, 2011. His visit gives us a rare opportunity to reconnect with the divine natural world and to dialog with a senior shaman (“Tsaurirrikame”) and holder of the ancient Huichol tradition.

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Pushing Further: Building your career in the good food movement

| April 9, 2011 | 0 Comments
Pushing Further: Building your career in the good food movement

The purpose of this mini-conference is to provide a series of educational and interactive sessions for those interested in getting or starting a job in the food, and related environment or health promotion sectors while making a difference in society.

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Parents put brakes on driving children to school

| April 2, 2011 | 0 Comments
Parents put brakes on driving children to school

Community engagement, kids’ health and parent/child talks all cited as important reasons to walk or bike instead of driving to school.

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“Wannabe Toxic Free” film series

| April 1, 2011 | 0 Comments
“Wannabe Toxic Free” film series

April is Cancer Prevention Month, and the Women’s Healthy Environments Network is presenting a PWYC “Wannabe Toxic Free” film series at Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation (215 Spadina Ave., 4th Floor, 7-9 pm).

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Pushing Further: Building your career in the good food movement

| April 1, 2011 | 0 Comments
Pushing Further: Building your career in the good food movement

Find out what opportunities are hot and tasty at this mini-conference hosted by Food Forward, a registered non-profit organization in Toronto that provides a people’s voice for a better food system.

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WTF (Wannabe Toxic Free) Film Series – April 5, 20, 26, 29, 7-9 pm

| March 22, 2011 | 0 Comments
WTF (Wannabe Toxic Free) Film Series – April 5, 20, 26, 29, 7-9 pm

April is Cancer Prevention Month
WOMEN`S HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS NETWORK
Presents a PWYC Wannabe Toxic Free Film Series

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WTF (Wannabe Toxic Free) April Film Series – Updated Schedule

| March 16, 2011 | 0 Comments
WTF (Wannabe Toxic Free) April Film Series – Updated Schedule

April is Cancer Prevention Month
WOMEN`S HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS NETWORK
Presents a PWYC Wannabe Toxic Free Film Series

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It's David vs. Goliath in organics

| October 12, 2006 | 0 Comments
It's David vs. Goliath in organics

From his small farm in the heart of Ontario’s Mennonite country, Wolfgang Pfenning is doing his best to fend off the wave of organic produce coming into Canada from California and what is being called “the pathology of bigness.”

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