What's Happening in Hamilton
The Hamilton 350 Committee has planned several events in Hamilton, Ontario to raise awareness of the 350 Campaign.
The 350.org campaign is planning a Global Day of Action on Climate Change on Saturday, October 24, 2009. The Hamilton 350 Committee has planned the following events to raise awareness locally of this international campaign.
Saturday, October 24
- 12:00 PM - Climate Change Festival in Gore Park (King and Hughson).
- 1:00 PM - Workshops and presentations in multiple locations, starting at Gore Park.
- 3:00 PM - Walk to the Federal Building on Bay Street to deliver a message to our political decision-makers.
Workshops and Presentations
Workshops will be held between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM in multiple locations downtown.
Register in Gore Park (corner of King and Hughson Streets) between noon and 1:00 PM.
You can also read more detailed descriptions of the workshops.
Life, Money and Illusion - Living on Earth as if we want to stay, with author Mike Nickerson
Greening Sacred Spaces - Faith and Climate Change
Transition Town Movement - Building community resilience to peak oil and climate change
The Power of Community - Film: How Cuba survived peak oil
Solar Water Heaters - with Peter Ormond
Raw Food - with Barbara Maccaroni
Make your own 350 t-shirt - bring a plain t-shirt
Climate change and food - Local eating solutions
Heritage buildings tour
Make Your Own Rainbarrel - with Sean Burak
Carsharing