**please circulate widely to your networks **apologies for cross-posting Environmental Health Justice in the City A Centre for Urban Health Initiatives Research Interest Group Presents... 09 SEMINARS Thursday September 17th, 2009, 4:00pm -5:30pm University College Room UC256, University of Toronto 15 King's College Circle Community Right-to-Know: How can Toronto's new bylaw promote environmental health justice? Community right-to-know is a term used to describe laws and programs that publicly disclose information about potential hazards such as industrial chemicals and environmental pollutants. Programs like these have been shown to help engage people and local businesses in reducing their use and exposure of hazardous chemicals. The City of Toronto has enacted a new bylaw that will require thousands of local industries to track and publicly report their use and release of 25 toxic substances, and the public will be able to search for pollution data in their neighbourhoods. This presentation and discussion will explore how Toronto can ensure that this program empowers communities, especially those already marginalized or burdened with environmental health issues. Speaker Bio: Rich Whate is an Acting Supervisor of Environmental Health Assessment and Policy at Toronto Public Health's Environmental Protection Office. His work includes research, education and policy development on environmental health issues such as pesticides, industrial pollution, carcinogens and air quality. Prior to joining Toronto Public Health, Rich spent a decade as an advocate and campaigner with environmental non-governmental organizations in Canada and the United States. Upcoming 2009 Seminars Thursdays 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (unless otherwise noted) University College Room UC256, University of Toronto 15 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON Research at the Cross-section of Community Psychology and Global Climate Change Presenter: Manuel Reimer (Wilfred Laurier University) October 22, 2009 Catching the Unspoken: the use of theatre for community based research: an experience informing policies for controlling HIV/AIDS in South Africa Presenter: Jennifer Jimenez (ADCiD- Aiding Dramatic Change in Development) November 19, 2009 Harnessing Community Capacity for Reducing Environmental Health Risk: a case study reducing pesticide harm in an indigenous community in Ecuador Presenter: Fabio Cabarcas (University of British Columbia) December 2, 2009 Visit us on www.EHJiC.ca <http://www.ehjic.ca/> or www.utoronto.ca/CUHI/ Alexis Kane Speer Centre Coordinator/ Research Associate Centre for Urban Health Initiatives (CUHI) To manage subscriptions/passwords, or view archives, go to http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html . [log in to unmask] is run in collaboration with Health Nexus: http://www.healthnexus.ca/index_eng.php