S.E.N.S. Stuff (October)

  1. City of Vernon Election: SENS and Climate Action Now! (CAN!) co-hosted the Environmental All-Candidates Forum September 24 at the Performing Arts Centre.   Watch the livestreamed evening on SENS fb here: https://fb.watch/fLBTl9gRJV/

       Pre-Forum Question: CAN! and SENS created just one pre-forum 3 part environmental question for all readers to peruse and compare for responses. Candidate answers are at www.sensociety.org 

  2. COVID: SENS may suspend events this fall since incidences of COVID are increasing.

  3. SENS Facebook: This site continues to be very well used and appreciated. Check it out for Handmade Holiday ideas …and send in some of your favourite ideas for sharing!

Call To Action

  1. BIKE! Go by Bike Week is October 3rd – 16th: Track your kilometres on your bike to see how many kilograms of greenhouse gases you can save! Register at https://gobybikebc.ca/

  2. Help Ban Glyphosate: Sign this petition put forth by film producer Jennifer Baichwal to ban glyphosate and reduce pesticide use! Her film “Into the Weeds” is our “worth the watch” documentary this month.

  3. Help Flood-Ravaged Pakistan: To donate, please follow this Go Fund Me page link! Funds are being raised for temporary shelters, food, sanitary products, and much more.

Worth the Watch

  1. “Into the Weeds”(2022): Into the Weeds is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Baichwal. The film centres on Dewayne "Lee" Johnson, the California man whose health problems after long-term exposure to glyphosate in the herbicide product Roundup led to the landmark Johnson v. Monsanto Co. court case. CBC documentary is here!

 

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