Micki, one of our Green Space Coordinators just alerted us to the fact that Majora Carter will be in Toronto this Friday!  I have been wanting to share her with you guys for awhile and intended to do it this month as part of featuring WOMEN WITH GREEN HEART for Women’s History Month and so it fits perfectly!  You may have seen Majora on cable TV recently because her story is one the natural foods snack company, True North, has selected.  She is an activist for greening the South Bronx with tree plantings, parks and training folks in green collar jobs.  Majora is a role model for other women who are also dedicated to improving quality of life and creating community.  Her sincerity and passion for her community is undeniable.  Majora shares the continual struggles of morale, poverty and safety that she faced growing up in the ghetto and that young people in the South Bronx still overcome every day.  Majora was formerly director of Sustainable South Bronx which has multiple green projects–from cycling to cleaning up polluted lots.  Their programs provide tangible goals and hope for the neighbors.

Micki wants to get to Toronto and see Majora–because we tried to get her here back in November and she was already booked.  Majora is the keynote speaker for Greening the Neighbourhood.. and how much it won’t cost us
followed by panel with Joe Pantalone, Ben Powless, Blake Poland, & Eric Miller
Friday March 13, 2009, noon-2pm @ UofT’s Hart House
If you’re interested in carpooling, please get in touch with Micki at greenspaces {at} buffaloreuse(.)org or meet her at Sweetness 7 at 10am–she’s a petite, curly haired cyclist.