This is an opportunity that may interest somebody. Remember to go out and vote for the ENSU elections and UTERN levy next week! Ivan __________________________________________________________________________ Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 22:13:56 -0500 From: Erez Sussman <funkunited@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: funkunited@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Environmental speakers wanted To whom it may concern, My name is Erez Sussman, and I am currently in my final year at William Lyon Mackenzie High School in Toronto. In conjunction with my school?s environmental club, I am preparing a lecture series to run from now until the end of the school year. The goal is to educate staff and students about issues relating to the environment from diverse perspectives, such as the environment in art, to ecological concerns raised by business practices. Based on the presentation, we will be able to tailor the audience attending by reaching out to different school departments, such as geography, science, or computers. Additionally, many teachers are interested in using these seminars as a part of their curriculum, so we may prepare class assignments based on the various speakers. This letter is going out to many different people and groups, whom I have discovered in one way or another, either by family, friends, internet searches, environmental club contacts, or teachers, so I apologize for its general tone. The reason you are receiving this letter is because I would like you, or a representative of your organization if that is the case, to be a speaker for one day in our series. If you choose to participate, you will be required simply to deliver a presentation, preferably interactive, to a small audience of students and teachers about a topic of your choice, in your area of expertise. Each presentation is expected to take up to one hour, although more time can be made available if necessary. If you are interested and do not understand in the least what it is I am asking, please contact me. Here are some quick example topics that may help you get a feel of what we are looking for: the effect of the Kyoto Protocol on the economy, the Oak Ridges Moraine, human benefits of a healthy environment (psychological/physiological), Canada?s natural legacy and heritage, biological impacts of industrial waste, international environmental movements, activism, Native issues and land rights, biospheres. I would appreciate a response as soon as possible, so please send me an email at funkunited@xxxxxxxxxxx or call me at 416-638-0207. The sooner the better! Erez Sussman