Green Neighbours 21 was launched in February 2007 at a community meeting attended by 60 enthusiastic people who shared their concerns about the environment and ideas for action. Since then we have held monthly meetings, which often include a speaker, and organized a number of special events. We have an email list of over 200 who are notified of Green Neighbours 21 events and other green events in the city. All work is done by volunteers, with task groups formed for specific projects.
How to get involved:
- attend monthly meetings and special events
- serve on task groups to organize events/projects
- sign up for our newsletter
Accomplishments:
- co-sponsored Strawberries & Asparagus in Cedarvale Park, a celebration of community, the environment, and local food (June 2007)
- had information tables at Environment Day and Strawberries & Asparagus
- directed volunteers to help with the recycling program at Salsa on St. Clair, and with the local Farmers’ Market
- held an all-candidates meeting for the provincial election focusing on climate change and energy issues (September 2007)
- held a climate change evening “Convenient Solutions for An Inconvenient Truth” at Oakwood Collegiate (a live presentation of the slides from Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth followed by a panel discussion of solutions) (November 2007)
- hosted a Conservation & Solar Fair where people met directly with organizations and companies that could help them go green (March 2008)
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