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PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2004 12:53 am Post subject: Trying to get something done with the "Lost Doc" Reply with quote
Hi,
I thought maybe I should suggest that people ask Ralph Klein
what he's going to do about the "Lost Doc" and why. If
Tooker failed to get any answer, maybe if all the people
who have admired his work keep asking his questions, it will
make enough people to get Mr. Klein to consider doing something?
To contact Mr. Klein:
Legislature Office
#307, 10800 - 97 Avenue
Edmonton, AB
T5K 2B7
Phone: (780) 427-2251
Fax: (780) 427-1349
E-mail address: premier@gov.ab.ca
Here's what I sent:
Dear Premier Klein,
I was reading the last article Tooker Gomberg wrote
about his tireless attempt to get you to do something
about climate change by asking you to implement
recommendations of a document produced by your
government over a decade ago on how Alberta could
save money by investing in greenhouse gas reductions.
I was impressed (as always) by his dedication and shocked
that he couldn't get the attention of Alberta's government.
I though I should try to honour his memory by doing a bit
to support the work he did for our planet. I will probably
not get the answers he tried to get for weeks by any mean
imaginable (and even unimaginable) but I must at least try.
I would very much appreciate to know what was done of this
report and why. I would also like to know what could be
done of it now, what will be done of it and why.
His last article
http://www.greenspiration.org/Article/UnfinishedBusiness.html
The executive summary of the document:
http://people.uleth.ca/~hall/sp_Paper_nbsp_on_nbsp_the_nbsp_Potential_nbsp_For_nbsp_Reducing_nbsp_Carbon_nbsp_Dioxide_nbsp_Emissions_nbsp_in_nbsp_Alberta_nbsp_-_nbsp_Executive_nbsp_Summary.pdf
Sincerely,
René Coignaud
403, Alexandre-Taché, appt. 3
Gatineau (secteur Hull), Québec
J9A 1M6
r.coignaud@vif.ca
(819) 777-7028
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:04 pm Post subject: Brian Johnston's comments on the Tooker Memorial screening Reply with quote
Some of us got this in our e-mail, now i wonder was this following the Edmonton(thurd A-22) or the Toronto(Mon A-26) screening?
*** Velo Juanito
Subject: Brian Johnston's concluding comments on the Tooker Memorial screening
From: "Brian Johnston"
Date: Tue, April 27, 2004 10:15 am
Brian's concluding comments regarding the * "Lost Document"
The Lost Document, formally know as "A Discussion Paper on the Potential for
Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Alberta 1988-2005" was published by the
Energy Efficiency Branch of the Alberta Department of Energy in January of
1991. Some of the results of the paper are as follows:
1. A carbon dioxide reduction of 7.8% accruing from implementation of the
energy reduction measures. This is beyond Kyoto and was developed before
Kyoto!
2. The capital cost of the measures is $6.7 billion....An energy mega
project.(or an mega negawatt project!)
3. The first years savings resulting from the investment is $2.2 billion
4. Average payback on investment of 3.1 years. Just think after 3.1 years
the investment would be paid for and a steady net revenue stream of $2.2
billion per year after that. This was 13 years ago! Is this a $22 billion
dollar boondoogle?
Assumptions:
1.That any individual energy efficiency measure not exceed a 10 year
payback.
2. That the measures meeting the payback criteria be instantly applied with
full market penetration.
The Lost Document can be found at www.rbcc.ca. Read it for yourself!
Our society has chained itself the the automobile, which is now chaining
itself to the tar sands, as we run out of conventional oil. As the ghost of
Jacob Marley said ...."tis a ponderous chain!).
Tooker was unable to confront Premier Klein about the "Lost Document" in
life. He was scheduled to appear in court resulting from charges from
locking
himself in Kleins vault on March 1, 2 and 3rd trying to raise the awareness
of the "Lost Document".
On the evening of the 3rd he went missing.
Perhaps the ghost of Tooker Gomberg will catch up with our Premier.
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PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject: VaANCOUVER: See you at the movies! A video memorial JUNE 03 Reply with quote
See you at the movies! ***A video memorial for activist Tooker Gomberg***
Come to an evening & screening of Tooker's(own) videos: ~~~~~ A memorial for activist Tooker Gomberg ~~~~~
~~~A call to renewed action! Meet Tooker! See Tooker!~~~
Come to an evening & screening of Tooker's(own) videos:
~~~~~ A memorial for activist Tooker Gomberg ~~~~~
When: Thursday, June 3nd, 2004
6pm to midnight
(people are welcome to arrive 1/2 hour early to share about Tooker's life)
where: Video In Studios, 1965 Main Street( between 3rd & 4th Avenue East )
in South-East False Creek- Mt Pleasant area
(buses: 03, 08, 19; "Main-Science World" Skytrain, also 99B-line & bus
09 on Broadway)
...& of course tha BICYCLE-LA BiCYCLETTe-XEDAP- FIETS-le VELO...
For description go here:
http://vancouver.indymedia.org/news/2004/05/135205.php
& link to program here:
http://www.greenspiration.org/Memorial/VideoMemorial.html#top
By donation: suggested 5-10$ (No one turned away for lack of funds)
Refreshments & vegan food available by Pumpkin Patch Kitchen Works &
Ginger Draught(all natural, non-alcoolic)
You can also bring your own potluck style...
So we can estimate participation at the event, people are welcome to let
us know, if they plan to attend...
If possible please e-mail : cycloeil@yahoo.ca
or leave a message at 604 682 3269 ext: 9521
Great thanks! to ~Video In~ for providing the space for this event...
...big thanks to Hadas for technical support & helping organise this
memorial...
...also kudos & big thanks to Sheryl & Barb from Rainbow Bridge
Communications & Kelly from Boiling Frog Videos for all of their fabulous
work & assistance...
...Ackowledgements & appreciation to all the people, friends & family
making this serie of memorials, forums & healing happen & for manifesting
Tooker's vision & inspirAction... in each & everyone's own way...
Big pedal powered thank you to Carless Carmen, Amy & the Momentum Zine...
& Kudos for promoting self-propelled culture...
Kudos & warm thoughts to Angela in these sensitive times...
http://www.greenspiration.org
http://videoinstudios.com
http://www.web.net/~rainbow/
http://boilingfrog.ca/
http://www.momentummagazine.com
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 19, 2004 7:53 am Post subject: Tooker's Life in Video, Mon Apr 26, 7pm, Toronto, free Reply with quote
Tooker's Life in Video
------------------------------
Monday April 26, 7:00 pm
OISE Auditorium, 253 Bloor St. W. (St. George Subway)
Free Admission
donations accepted to the Tooker Gomberg Memorial Activist Fund
View some of Tookers greatest adventures in Video:
- the 2000 Mayoral race,
- UN Climate Talks/Passport burning,
- Arrest and deportation looking for nukes in The Netherlands,
- keeping up the pressure on Mike Harris,
- Cycling with Angela for Greenspiration in Asia,
- Burning Earth Day,
and more...
3 hr program with 15 min intermission, bring your own refreshments.
PLEASE download and POST some posters in your travels this week.
www.web.net/~rainbow/grafix/tooker_poster.tif
or follow the link on the bottom right hand side of www.rbcc.ca
Can anyone get a PSA on the campus radios?
see you at the show!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 5:45 am Post subject: Reply with quote
In Toronto on Earth Day 26 April 04 after the Tooker memorial video night: A call to renewed action Event, some people & friends gathered had a toast to Tooker & about 10 second later some lightning erupted as the beginning of a lighting storm & shortly after a lighting bolt also rose from the CN Tower .
In 2000 Tooker, Angela, Kelly, & i, had climbed that tower all the way up the stairs to the top...
& i remember Tooker & i, both inspired by the landscape & the panoramic view, sharing ideas about a vision of a sustainable Toronto with recycling & composting, solar, wind &methane from compost power generation... & whole string of practical ideas economicaly & environmentally beneficial; all of them requiring only the political will...
Some of these seeds of projects have started to grow, be manifested & be implemented by dedicated citizens keeping these types of visions alive...
Da zillion leaflet man @ ;-}) ~
Rolling Eyes *** Surprised
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:48 am Post subject: Tooker on activism, finding balance, avoiding burnout Reply with quote
Tooker on activism, finding balance, avoiding burnout
Hello friends of Tooker,
Below is a piece written by Tooker on Earth Day, 2002. At the time
he was suffering from severe depression; the piece was a private
exercise for his therapist.
Tooker spent his entire adult life doing inspiring and often
successful work for a greener, healthier world. In 2001, in his own
words, he "hit a wall". For the first time in his life, he battled
burnout.
I am circulating this article because I think it contains some
important messages for all of us who are working for a better world.
For those interested in further discussing these ideas, there has
been an Activist Support Forum / Discussion set up at
www.planetfriendly.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=21
- Angela Bischoff
greenspi@web.ca
www.greenspiration.org
(This message has been posted here and in the [url=http://www.planetfriendly.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=21]
Activist Support Forum[/url] . To discuss this posting or its themes,
click the oval "Post Reply" button, near top left. The Tooker
Gomberg forum requires that you register, while the [url=http://www.planetfriendly.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=21]
Activist Support Forum[/url] does not. - ed)
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April 22, 2002, Earth Day
Letter to an Activist
by Tooker Gomberg
An exercise for his therapist
Dear Activist:
It's another strange day for me. Things have been strange for eight
months or more. I used to be an activist. Now I don't know what I am.
Did you ever read the Kafka story about the guy who wakes up and he
has turned into a cockroach?
My mind is in a fog - I can't think very clearly. Making a sandwich
takes a long time - I have to concentrate on every step along the
way, and I am moving very slowly and deliberately. I feel like I am
stunned, and spaced out most of the time. Today is Earth Day, but I
feel I am on another planet.
I have been spending lots of time in bed, mostly sleeping, dozing,
and dreaming.
It feels like my mind has melted down, though I am told that it comes
back once the depression lifts. Whenever that is. For some people it
seems to be months, for others years, and others never get out of it.
But I am writing to you about activism, not the frightening impacts
of depression.
Amory Lovins, the great energy efficiency guru, once called me a
Hyper-Activist. I guess that's what I was. I lived, breathed, and
focussed on activism. It kept me thinking, inspired, interested, and
alive.
But it also allowed me to ignore other things in life that now,
suddenly, I realize I never developed. This makes me sad and
despondent.
I used to enjoy cooking, but stopped. I always liked kids, but never
really thought about having kids of our own. Changing the world was
more important, and having a kid would interfere with our life's work
of changing the world.
I didn't develop my mind in a broad way, learning about music and art
and theatre and poetry, for example. It was focussed on changing the
world. I never really thought about a career - I was living my life,
not worrying about the trappings and credentials of the boring,
status quo world.
Maybe I was living in a bubble of naiveté, doing my own thing,
unconcerned that my perspectives and actions were so different from
"normal". I never wanted to be normal anyways. Normal got us into the
mess we're in.
So now I find myself, with my sliver of being smashed to smithereens
after being assaulted by police in Quebec City, a security guard in
City Hall, and various other security guards during the mayoralty
race. And numerous arrests.
Or maybe it was the tear gas, and last summer's smog. Maybe I pushed
my brain too hard, and overstressed it with the run for Mayor of
Toronto, or the passport burning, or 20 years of pushing against the
juggernaut. And maybe Sept. 11 firmed up my worries into a real fear
that working for change was really dangerous.
Or it could be a physiological response to too much coffee, stress,
and smog. Maybe I've burned out my adrenal glands. Maybe my brain is
poisoned from so much thinking about tragic ecological issues,
pondering bad air, and getting frustrated at the slow rate of
improvement and the rapid destruction of the living world. Could my
brain have been damaged when I was close to dying with heat stroke in
Vietnam in 1998?
I should have developed a deeper kinship with my family and with
people. Don't get me wrong - I had lots of friends and acquaintances
in the activist world. But they were not deep friends of the heart. I
neglected my heart, and how I was feeling about things, about people,
about situations. Now that I'm in crisis I don't really have the
language to connect with people. The silence is easier than trying to
explain what I'm going through, or to relate to other people's issues
or problems.
So what advice can I offer? Stay rounded. Do the activism, but don't
overdo it. If you burn out, or tumble into depression, you'll become
no good to anyone, especially yourself. When you're in this state,
nothing seems worthwhile, and there's nothing to look forward to.
It's honourable to work to change the world, but do it in balance
with other things. Explore and embrace the things you love to do, and
you'll be energetic and enthusiastic about the activism. Don't drop
hobbies or enjoyments. Be sure to hike and dance and sing. Keeping
your spirit alive and healthy is fundamental if you are to keep going.
I never really understood what burnout was. I knew that it affected
active people, but somehow I thought I was immune to it. After all, I
took breaks every now and then and went travelling. And all my work
was done in partnership with Ange, the great love of my life.
But in the end, when burnout finally caught up to me, it was mega,
and must have been the accumulation of decades of stress and
avoidance. And now I find myself in a dark and confusing labyrinth
trying to feel my way back to sanity and calm.
So beware. Take this warning seriously. If you start slipping into
the hole of depression and you notice yourself losing enthusiasm and
becoming deeply disenchanted, take a break and talk with a friend
about it. Don't ignore it. The world needs all the concerned people
it can get. If you can stay in the struggle for the long haul you can
make a real positive contribution, and live to witness the next
victory!
-30-
[to discuss this posting or the issues it raises,
click the oval "Post Reply" button, at top or bottom left]
Related links & resources:
Tooker & Angela's website, eulogies, events, more...
www.greenspiration.org
Activist Support Forum / Discussion
www.planetfriendly.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=21
Burnout, Stress, Depression - links & resources
www.planetfriendly.net/health.html#stress
www.dmoz.org/Society/Work/Job_Burnout/
www.dmoz.org/Health/Mental_Health/Disorders/Mood/Depression/
Do Not Burn Yourself Out, by Edward Abbey
www.abbeyweb.net/quotes.htx?query=paragraph&op=search
Creating Stronger Community - Discussion & Links
www.planetfriendly.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=18
Ten Commandments For Changing The World
www.greenspiration.org/Article/TenCommandments.html
How To Be An Activist
www.sierraclub.ca/national/activist.html
Preparing for a Campaign
www.stopcancer.org/action/organize.html
Activism Resources & Strategies
www.dmoz.org/Society/Activism/
Citizen's Handbook
www.vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/
Thanks to Peter Blanchard for the links...
-angela
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 1:46 pm Post subject: Tooker on Burnout Reply with quote
A very kind soul forwarded Tooker's piece on activism burnout to me. I'm very grateful, because I think we can all relate to some extent to what Tooker is talking about. It's very discouraging sometimes when you work so hard for so little visible result. I've forwarded this piece to every activist I know, and hope everyone else does likewise.
Peace.
Joanne
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 4:18 pm Post subject: Tooker & Mirella // from cynicism to hope Reply with quote
[Based on an e-mail Barb sent to me - posted with permission. - peter]
Peter,
I would be honoured if you use my quote to help initiate discussion about the topic of creating a stronger activist community. I'd like it noted, though, that I was in a highly upset state when I wrote that. (I don't normally rant at strangers in emails.) I am actually feeling much more peaceful today.
The environmentalist community in Edmonton lost another long-term compadre and dear friend this weekend. Mirella Zappone was so distressed about the news of Tooker's death that she decided to drive into Edmonton, from Joussard, near Lesser Slave Lake, to be with us and mourn. She hit a slippery patch and was rear-ended by a semi-trailer. At the time I wrote to you she was unconscious in ICU. She passed away today.
Mirella was one person who was always about the people. She never let anyone slip away. When she was in the hospital, a phone-tree was started to spread the news to all her friends. To make a long story short, I wound up phoning people, seeing people, hugging old friends, many of whom I'd drifted away from over the years. In addition, they closed the Driftpile school where Mirella had been teaching since September, so that all the other teachers, Native and White, could come to see her. Her family decided today to allow the doctors to remove the life support, as the damage to the brain was so extensive. I do believe the presence of all of us was a small consolation, when they saw how many people she had touched in her short time here.
Tonight, there were northern lights over Edmonton. I wondered if all the love and pain and grief going around today - for Tooker and Mirella and all of us - was streaming over the city, reflecting off the night sky. I know that I'm going to carry Tooker and Mirella around in my heart forever, and they are still alive as long as we continue to come together and continue to work for a better world.
So there ya go. From utter cynicism to hope in a couple of days (I've kind of lost track). I'm not fooled though. There is much work to be done, and many pitfalls ahead.
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