Provincial Eco-Justice Forum on Climate Change

Hello Everyone,

Please join us on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 for our next Provincial
Networking meeting. Both Bishop Mark MacDonald and Dr. Mishka Lysak
will be joining us in our discussions and will offer important
perspectives having to do with Canada's environmental challenges. The
theme will be: how to develop better ways of encouraging Anglican
engagement with the climate crisis debate in Ontario and Canada. We
value the opportunity to hear their wisdom on ways to proceed in our
work.

See (http://fsw.ucalgary.ca/profiles/mishka-lysack)

See (http://www.anglican.ca/im/bishop-biography/)

We will meet at the ‘Chef of India’ restaurant, 1415 Yonge Street, at
the St Clair subway station at 6:30 pm in the private dining room.  I
am told that it serves good Indian fare at reasonable prices.

When you reply to this email could you make sure you send it to both
John Hill and myself so he can reserve for the appropriate numbers.

If you wish to attend please email John Montgomery and John Hill at:

montgomery. mje@gmail.com

john.w.b.hill@sympatico.ca

Thank you,

John Montgomery

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