International Day of Action Against the Tar Sands will see Anti-Tar Sands Events Held Across the Globe

Edmonton, AB - On the weekend of June 17^th people in cities around the world will be holding events to state their opposition to a toxic and deadly tar sands industry. The International Day of Action Against the Tar Sands will see anti-tar sands events, panels and movie screenings being held in over 11 Canadian cities, 25 cities in the United States, as well as events in Europe and countries as far away as Australia and New Zealand.

Who:       Groups in Canada, the United States, Europe, and New Zealand.

What:      International Day of Action Against the Tar Sands

When:      Weekend of June 17^th (Events being held on the 17^th or the 18^th)

Where:     Canada, USA, Europe and New Zealand

Whether it’s forest destruction of areas that ultimately could equal the size of Scotland, toxic lakes that can be seen from space, the trampling of Indigenous rights or the poisoning of Canadian and US communities living near Tar Sands operations, turning Tar

Sands into transportation fuel hurts our environment and communities every step of the way.

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 A full event listing can be found at http://stoptarsands.yolasite.com/2011-events-list.php

For more information, please contact:

Canadian Coordinator: Mike Hudema, at 780-504-5601

International Coodinator: Derek Leahy (English/German): (GER) 00 49 15 153 721 471
(AUT) 00 43 67 66 92 75 32

Sheila Muxlow
Director
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