ONEIG update

Posted on Jan. 21, 2022, 1:08 p.m.

Hello ONEIG members! 

We hope you enjoyed our Skillshare event on the 19th- the video will be posted to our youtube channel soon. We wanted to let you know about a really exciting event that’s quickly approaching (see below!) and couldn’t help but send along a few other things we have been watching to you to check out.

Coming up January 28th!
Virtual Session On Climate Change And Health On Jan. 28th with nurses Rob Samulack, RNAO CEO Doris Grinspun, and ONEIG Chair Josalyn Radcliffe: https://chapters-igs.rnao.ca/chapter/53/email/2516  

Consider also:
CASCADES follow-up event on January 31, 2022: Canada’s COP26 Commitment: What’s next? 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/canadas-cop26-health-programme-commitment-whats-next-tickets-225462734107?keep_tld=1

 

News, Reports, & Learning Opportunities

New Report from the American Alliance of Nurses for a Healthy Environment: 
Water & Health: Nursing Opportunities for Action: https://envirn.org/water-and-health/

News on Ontario’s GHG:
https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2021/12/19/ontario-on-track-to-see-major-increases-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html 

Short Course: Intro to Ecosystem approaches to Health: https://copeh-canada.org/en/key-areas/training-and-capacity-building/course.html

 

Campaigns for Action

Nurses Drawdown:
A Campaign to encourage nurses to take action in these five domains: Energy, Food, Gender equity, Mobility, and Nature-based solutions. https://www.nursesdrawdown.org/ 

Take Action Now: 
We talked about highways 413 and the Bradford Bypass at our quarterly meeting, and we have recieved this email through the David Suzuki Foundation. Be sure to send your email before January 26, 2022: 

 

On Wed Jan 26, Brampton will consider a motion that criticizes Hwy 413. This is great news – but the motion will only pass if Brampton’s mayor hears from folks like yourself. Would you mind sending a one-sentence email to Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown?

The email can simply say: “Please oppose Hwy 413. The Greenbelt is no place for a mega-highway.”

The Mayor’s email is: MayorBrown@brampton.ca 

Thanks so much for reading and stay tuned for more ONEIG news! 


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