What is CETA?

What does it mean for the Tar Sands?

Why should we resist?

Environmental Justice Toronto is holding a teach-in about the CETA and its implications on the Tar Sands and communities.

Friday, 1 April 2011

3-6 p.m. panel discussion, followed by discussion and snacks

OISE Room 2211 (At Bedford and Bloor, St. George Subway Station)

CETA is the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement--a free trade deal between Canada and the European Union. This trade deal will allow for water, land, and oil to be exploited. Who bears the brunt of this resource exploitation?

What does this mean for environmental justice?

What does this mean for trade justice?

What do we do about it?

Speaker:

Clayton Thomas Mueller: Tar Sands Campaigner, Indigenous Environmental Network

Stuart Trew: Trade Campaigner, Council of Canadians

TBA: UK Tar Sands Group

Want some background info on CETA:

UK Tar Sands Group information on CETA

Council of Canadians CETA

Trade Justice Network Comic on CETA

for more information:

ej.action@gmail.com

ejtoronto.wordpress.com

Sponsors: Environmental Justice Toronto, Indigenous Environmental Network, Council of Canadians, UK Tar Sands Group, OPIRG-Toronto, OPIRG-York.