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Eaton, Heather

Women for a Just and Healthy Planet

134 Stephenson Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M4C 1G4 Canada

Work Phone: 416-699-1477
Fax: 416-699-1477
Email heaton@epas.UNTORONTO.CA

Vocation Activist; Academic; Church

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Education, public awareness, communication

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Community development, planning

Biographical information
Areas of Interest and Concern: Feminist Theologian; working in ecology, ethics, eco-feminism, women and religion/spirituality - I have done extensive educational work on these concerns.
Education: Ph.D. in Ecology, Feminism, Theology,
Employment/Experience: Teach at Toronto School of Theology II, University of Toronto.
Memberships: Women for a Just & Healthy Planet. International co-ordinating committee for Religion & the Earth. UNCED participant. Languages: other skills: English

Your publications related to SD
Eaton, H. (1994) "Sustainable Development or Sustainable Community? Feminist Perspectives from North and South." Workshop at the Women and Sustainable Development: Canadian Perspectives Conference, U.B.C., Vancouver, May, 1994. Eaton, H. " Ecological Feminist Movement." Workshop at the Women and Sustainable Development: Canadian Perspectives Conference, U.B.C., Vancouver, May, 1994.

Sustainable development viewpoints
Inspirations
Inspiration: The beauty and the magnificent of life on earth with the rich diversity and abundance, those who resist the destruction of the earth and its life communities (Vandana Shiva, Thomas Beny)

Concerns and encouragement
List of issues to be addressed to promote change towards sustainability: 1) rising ecological concerns - globally, 2) deterioration of social fabric results in women being increasingly vulnerable to violence/death.

Changes needed
Changes needed to promote sustainability: 1) most severe crisis is the ecological crisis. Few believe we are entering an era of great ecological change, 2) affluence & waste of the developed countries, 3) global economic system-I am no longer certain what aids people to change except severe personal pain.

Egri, Carolyn

Simon Fraser University Faculty of Business Administration

Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6 Canada

Home Phone: 604-266-4866
Work Phone: 604-291-3456
Fax: 604-291-4920(office) 604-266-4876(home)
Email carolyn.egri@sfu.ca

Vocation Academic

Eichler, Margrit

Position Professor of Sociology

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Department of Sociology in Education

252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Phone: 923-6641 x 2276
Fax: 926-4751
Vocation Academic

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Research (science, social science)

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Education, public awareness, communication

Biographical information
Interest Areas: Activist in marginal sense; With regard to SD Interest Areas -- I do work law, but not sustainable development law; lots of research; lots of strengthening groups, primarily women.
Education: Undergraduate work at the University of Goettingen, Germany and the Free University of Berlin, German; M.A. Duke University (USA); PhD, Duke University (USA). Employmemt/Experience: Professor in the Deparment of Sociology at OISE since 1980; teaching , University of Waterloo, 1971 to 1980. Honours and awards: Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension, March 1985; YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, 1990; Doctor of Laws, Brock University, 1991; Nancy Rowell Jackman Chair in Women's Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University, 1992-93; Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1994. Currently a member of one of three planning and design teams preparing detailed concept plans for the potential development of a sustainable community on provincially held lands east of Metropolitan Toronto.

Memberships: Currently, Advisory Board member of the Ontario Law Reform Commission, OISE representative to the general Author of more than 150 publications -- children's books, newspaper articles, journal articles, assembly of the Social Science Federation of Canada. Has served on many boards and associations, including bibliographies, reports,chapters in books, book reviews, etc. Some recent publications: Addiction Research Foundation, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association; Social Science Federation of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Eichler, M. "Family Policy in Canada: From Where to Where?" in Jean E. Veevers (ed), Continuity and Change Council. in Marriage and Family. Toronto: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1991.
Languages; other skills: English, German, understand French

Your publications related to SD
Eichler, M. "Not Always Easy Alliance: The Relationship between Women's Studies and the Women's Movement in Canada," in Constance Bachouse and David H. Flaherty (eds). Eichler, M. "The Contemporary Women's Movement in Canada and the United States". McGill-Queen's University Press, 1992. Eichler, M. "Human Rights and the New Reporductive Technologies - Individual or Collective Choices?" IN: Kathleen E. Mahoney and Paul Mahoney (eds), Human Rights in the Twenty-First Century: A global Challenge. Dordrecht: Martinus Niyhoff, 1993. Eichler, M. "Misconceptions", The Social Construction of Choice and the New Reproductive and Genetic Technologies. Vol 1. Hull:Voyageur, 1993. Gwynne Basen, Margrit Eichler, Abby Lippman (eds),

Sustainable development viewpoints
Inspirations
No one thing inspired me -- it kind of crept up by living here and experiencing the deterioration of the environment and becoming frightened about drinking the water, breathing the air, vanishing species. A professor should profess regarding concerns, and I could not suppress them any longer. I began by offering a course in eco-sociology, then ecofeminism and then looked at the ovelap among feminism, ecology and sociology. Since my area of expertise is family policy, I try to place fmaily policy in an environmental perspective. Now, I want to look at environmental perspectives on new reproductive technologies. My involvement in the Seaton project is fun and exciting; we need urban examples of sustainability, which must take into social justice issues into account.

Concerns and encouragement
Globalization is occurring at the same time as movement in the opposite direction. Increasing control by profit-oriented corporations -- we have to halt or reverse this process and no one seems to know how to do it. Continuing weapons manufacture and selling. Need to create new ways of constructing index of environmental damage and tax companies on this basis. This way, good companies will get rewarded for not changing and others will be taxed out of business. Problems are so tied up with economics; we hve to start delayaering the issues so that become manageable. Overall, the outlook is glum. What is encouraging? The Seaton project is encouraging -- it's pleasurable to be associated with people interested in finding solutions. I don't understand why we don't have a political party that addresses these issues. I find it liberating to say I'm scared shitless! And laughter is heartening. How do we create an information network to convey information to decision-makers and get information out to people -- this is hard when information is so controlled. Since they'll never be without problems like headaches, allergies, respiratory problems, widepsread incapacity to handle food, water and air, I'm concerned that the next generation will be largely sick, will have less energy and be less able to cope with whatever we have left. Why doesn't the country panic over over this news? I need to feel that there is a meaningful way to address this -- some days you can and some days you can't.

Changes needed
Anti-cartel legislation is needed -- if there is control of more than a certain percentage of the market, company would have to pay 100% tax; this would reverse some of the trends. Changes are needed in the information industry. There should be a green tax on everybody, and people can earn their way out of it. The computer may be helpful if we can use it well; it can be democratizing in opening channels of communication. There is no hope unless sustainability has equity criterion built in locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. We can't ask people to better than we've been. We just have to change the world, that's it!

Elliott, Susan

Position Assistant Professor

McMaster University Department of Geography

Hamilton, Ontario, L85 4K1 Canada

Work Phone: 905-525-9140 x 23139
Fax: 905-546-0463
Email Elliotts@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.cc

Vocation Academic

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Education, public awareness, communication

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Research (science, social science)

Biographical information
Interest Areas: Environment and health; women, environment and health (gender); aboriginal health
Education: PhD (Geography)
Employment: Present: Assistant Professor, Geography, McMaster, University -1994: Assistant Professor , Geography, UVIC.
Memberships: Canadian Association of Geographers American Association of Geographers Canadian Public Health Association.
Language; other skills: English

Your publications related to SD
Elliot, S. (1994) "Women, Environment and Health." Workshop at the Women and Sustainable Development: Canadian Perspectives Conference, U.B.C., Vancouver, May, 1994.

Elmore, Mable

Philippine Women Centre

1011 E. 59th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5X 1Y8 Canada

Home Phone: 604-322-9952
Work Phone: 604-322 1053
Fax: 604-463 2145 or 604-322-9852
Vocation Activist

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Community development, planning

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Business, industry, and labour issues

Biographical information
Experience/
Employment: Initiated the first Philippine women's center in Canada which serves as a resource centre on the Philippines.
Languages; other skills: English

Your publications related to SD
Mable, E. (1994) " Feminization of Labor Migration: As a Result of the SAP Imposed by IMF-WB." Workshop at the Women and Sustainable Development: Canadian Perspectives Conference, U.B.C., Vancouver, May, 1994. Mable, E. (1994) "Lesbian Perspectives on Feminist Decision-Making." Workshop at the Women and Sustainable Development: Canadian Perspectives Conference. U.B.C., Vancouver, B.C., May, 1994. NEWSLETTER: Centre Update

Sustainable development viewpoints
Inspirations
Areas of Interest and Concern: impact on women of global economic restructuring; role of women of colour in white dominated Canadian society; identity crisis of 2nd generation Filipino Canadians; development issues in the context of people's liberation; international solidarity networking; community organizing-popular education workshops; women's community economic development.

Engler, Maggie

1260 Highgate Road
Ottawa , Ontario, K2C 2Y4 Canada

Home Phone: 613-487-7263
Work Phone: 613-789-8300
Fax: 613-596-5311
Vocation Activist

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Community development, planning

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Strengthening groups (youth, women, First Nations)

Biographical information
Interest Areas: Women and violence- work with victims through community programs; women and environment.
Education: B.Sc. and numerous graduate courses in environment and development issues.
Employment/Experience: 10 years experience with women in crises counselling advocacy, lobbying for victims of violence.
Languages; other skills: English

Your publications related to SD
Engler, M. (1994) "Violence and Women's Mental Health: barriers to effective intervention services for women in crises- community challenges and initiatives." Workshop at the Women and Sustainable Development: Canadian Perspectives Conference, U.B.C., Vancouver, May, 1994.

Ennis, Marian L.

228 West Balmoral Road,
North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7N 2T8

Work Phone: 604-985-4304
Fax: 604-984-8737
Email 70730.533@compuserve.com

Ennis, Frances

323 Southside Rd.
St. John's, Newfoundland, A1E 1A1 Canada

Home Phone: 709-753 3605
Work Phone: 709-753 8815
Fax: 709-753 8856
Vocation Activis; Academic

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Education, public awareness, communication

SD Interest Areas Sustainable development - Community development, planning

Biographical information

Education: B.A. in community development
Employment/Experience: Adult education, distance delivery (instructor training in adult basic education/ women's health issues) Participatory action research- Women's Health Education Project 20 years experience working primarily with women and with community voluntary organizations. Co-founded the first community band literacy program in Newfoundland.
Languages; other skills: English

Eriksen, Eve

Position President

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom B.C. Branch

P.O. Box 34034, Station 'D'
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6J 4M1 Canada

Work Phone: 604-298-3571
Fax: 604-298-3571
Vocation Activist

Eros, Barbara

1940 McIntyre Street,
YMCA of Regina

Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 2R3 Canada

Home Phone: 306-525-2141
Work Phone: 306-584-7758
Fax: 306-522-7688
Vocation Activist

Email beros@web.apc.org

Biographical information

Education: B.A. Geography & Anthropology

Memberships: Member, Canadian. Delegation to UNCED Prepcom I Member, International Affairs Caucus of Canadian Environmental Network Member Steering Committee of Sask. Eco.-Network
Languages; other skills: English

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