Toban Black

During a Car Free Festival in London, Ontario Climate Justice London had a zombie walk with fake oil, for Stop Tar Sands Day. The ‘oily’ zombies walked to raise awareness about the many impacts from tar sands operations — from Alberta, to Ontario, and beyond. This tar sands sludge is being pumped into Sarnia-Lambton’s Chemical [...]

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Audio recordings from a Green Scams workshop, which was linked to local People’s Assembly for Climate Justice organizing – Emissions intensity and GDP Cortney spoke about climate change policies that officials in the most affluent nation-states have been supporting and promoting. Organic agriculture Sean discussed organic agriculture and consumer choices. Cap and trade Mike spoke [...]

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A reportback that I put together for Climate Justice London – For April 20th, activists in London, Ontario, Canada gathered for a bike rally; and many of us joined a “public participation” event at city hall, immediately afterwards.   The critical mass bike rally was held to join the Day of Action Against Extraction, and the [...]

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This is the summary write-up that went with a presentation that I gave in an Environment & Sustainability seminar, a couple of days ago – Proponents of environmental justice focus on how groups who are more vulnerable to environmental and human health impacts also can be less responsible for these ecological problems. Above all, these [...]

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Michael Ignatieff (the head of the Liberal Party) dropped by a public skating rink here in London, Ontario for a photo op.  Some of us were waiting to greet him with a protest. A Food Not Bombs table also was set up well before Ignatieff stopped by. During the protest, some of us stood on [...]

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About the recent COP16 Summit in Cancun, and the need to create solutions through climate justice mobilizing – Shannon Biggs (on a Global Exchange blog) – “Getting the Message from the UNFCCC: ‘Just Go Home.’ . . . and ORGANIZE!” (The Cochabamba agreement isn’t exactly perfect, but it is the best that we’ve got.) Cam [...]

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A community leader speaks about how natives have been confronting chemical and petroleum industries in Chemical Valley In this interview, Ada Lockridge talks about fellow Aamjiwnaang community members’ efforts to confront petro-chemical pollution from industries that surround their native reserve, which is located inside of Sarnia’s Chemical Valley. Those toxic industries surround three sides of [...]

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Here is a great publication that I helped to put together – “Beyond Parts Per Million: Voices from the frontlines of climate justice” You can download the PDF version at that page.  Or you can flip through this online copy. Here’s most of the announcement about the publication – Climate Justice Montreal and members of [...]

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Healing Sarnia and Aamjiwnaang In this interview, Zak Nicholls shares his experiences with struggles and impacts around Sarnia’s Chemical Valley. You can listen to the interview here. Zak speaks about his role in campaigning alongside others in Sarnia and Aamjiwnaang. He talks about local pollution impacts, complacency from government officials and the general public, local [...]

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These community statements are from locals who share their experiences, knowledge, and concerns, for the Global Minga week of action.  Most of the speakers draw from international backgrounds (including family abroad) – Indigenous struggles and Latin American-Canadian solidarity: In support of the Global Minga (audio) – From the Latin American-Canadian Solidarity Association Saying ‘no’ to [...]

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