International Women's Day !

One Fire Movement would like to celebrate International Women's Day Tuesday March 8 2011. We would like to send out Love and Blessings to all the beautiful Mothers, Sisters, Wives, and Daughters of the World.

Today we celebrate the importance of Women in our lives.

For more info :
http://www.internationalwomensday.com

ONE FIRE MOVEMENT CELEBRATES EARTH HOUR

On March 26th 2011 at 8:30pm the One Fire Movement will be celebrating EARTH HOUR with a very special Photoshoot planned.

Here are the details on the history of Earth Hour :

Earth Hour History

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change.

Only a year later on March 29, 2008 and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, CN Tower in Toronto, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome's Colosseum, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour. Canada shone above the rest with almost half the adult population participating. About 10 million people in more than 150 cities from coast-to-coast switched off their lights. People in cities across Canada held candlelight dinners, enjoyed time with friends and family or went on walks.

Earth Hour 2011 will take place on Saturday, March 26 at 8:30PM (local time). It will continue to be a call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. A call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the global journey to a sustainable future.


To read more : WWF WEBSITE


Stay tuned for the Photos of this GREAT day !!

WE ARE ONE

One Fire Movement’s 2nd Annual Holiday Charity Drive 2010

One Fire Movement’s 2nd Annual Holiday Charity Drive 2010

The One Fire Movement team set out once again this year to bring some Love and Holiday Spirit to those that need it the most. The team brought Toy’s , Clothes and other great gifts to Covenant House for street youths, The Red Door Shelter for battered women and children, and Chum City Christmas Wish for children in need.

Another successful Holiday Charity Drive and thanks to all who helped out with donations and support !

WE ARE ONE !

2010 GTA FAITH SUMMIT

One Fire Movement is proud to support Toronto Poets and the 2010 GTA FAITH SUMMIT :

http://www.gtafaithsummit.com

Toronto Poets presents Sunday Night Love through to Saturday Night Love#88, 7 Nights of Talent, Talk and Teaching, asking people of all faiths and none, "What is the solution to all of the world's problems and how can we arrive at world peace?"

One Fire Movement - Fall / Winter 2010

Summer is over ! One Fire Movement is getting ready for an amazing Fall / Winter campaign.

One Fire will be hosting a very special event in the late Fall with some amazing musical talent and
some great charity features. Also The One Fire Movement is proud to announce the new clothing line that will be launching this Fall with proceeds going to various charities.

ALSO .... We will be on the streets again with the cameras shooting some great Guerilla style footage for awareness.

Stay tuned and thanks for the amazing support !

One Fire Movement Presents : The Bio Series- Hero's #4 Bob Hunter

One Fire Movement Presents : The Bio Series- Hero's #4 Bob Hunter

We are pleased to present the next in our series of Bio's with the amazing story of a true Eco pioneer Bob Hunter.

Many have argued that Bob Hunter was the spiritual
father of Greenpeace. Greenpeace International itself
states, "Perhaps more than anyone else, Bob Hunter
invented Greenpeace." He was the first President of the
Greenpeace Foundation and amongst other things, he
spearheaded a successful campaign to ban commercial
whaling. He was a veteran advocacy columnist,
scriptwriter, author, and lecturer. Bob began his
communications career at the Winnipeg Tribune and
later wrote a regular column for the Vancouver Sun,
which was instrumental in promoting environmental
awareness throughout British Columbia at the time.
After his time with Greenpeace he continued to focus
the public on giving their local and global attention
towards environmental issues as the Ecology
Specialist for City TV; a television news station in
Toronto.



Robert (Bob) Lorne Hunter (October 13, 1941–May 2, 2005) was a Canadian environmentalist
journalist, author and politician. A member of the Don't Make a Wave Committee in 1969 with Dorothy and Irving Stowe, Marie and Jim Bohlen, and Ben and Dorothy Metcalfe. He was a co-founder of Greenpeace in 1972 with Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore (environmentalist), Ben Metcalfe, Jim Bohlen, Irving Stowe and several other members. Hunter, the first President of Greenpeace, was a long-time campaigner for environmental causes. He lead the first on-sea anti-whaling campaigns in the world, against Russian and Australian whalers, which helped lead to the ban on commercial whaling. He campaigned against nuclear testing, the Canadian seal hunt and later, climate change with his book 'Thermageddon: Countdown to 2030.' He was named by Time as one of the "Eco-Heroes" of the 20th century and is charged with coining the terms "mindbombs" and "eco-warrior


Born in St. Boniface
Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Manitoba, Hunter's career in journalism began in the 1960s at the Winnipeg Tribune and the Vancouver Sun, where he focused on the counterculture as well as environmental issues. Beginning in 1988, he worked as a commentator and reporter for Toronto's CityTV and, since its launch, its all-news sister channel CP24 -CablePulse 24. He created many documentaries about Canada's north that are still often aired on CP24 in off-peak hours. He was also the longtime "Enviro" columnist in Toronto Toronto's Eye Weekly.

Environmental activism

Robert Hunter was on the first expedition of the Don't Make a Wave Committee
in 1971, titled Greenpeace I. This was a halibut seiner by the name of Phyllis Cormack, chartered to travel to Amchitka to attempt to halt the underground nuclear bomb test codenamed Cannikin by the United States military beneath the island of Amchitka, Alaska.

In 1975 Robert Hunter led the Greenpeace expedition against the Soviet Whaling fleet, along with lifelong friend and activist, Paul Watson and Patrick Moore. The expedition chartered the Phyllis Cormack again, and pioneered using inflatable zodiacs as a shield between the harpoon and the whale.

He participated on many Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd campaigns, and was on the advisory board for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for several years. A Sea Shepherd vessel was named for him after his death.

Politics

Hunter surprised many when he entered politics as a candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Partyin a 2001 provincial by-electionin Beaches—East York. Hunter's environmentalism had led many to assume that his politics were more in line with the New Democratic Party or the Greens ....Green Party of Ontario, and he had frequently criticized Liberal politicians in his columns.

In the end, Hunter lost by almost 4,000 votes to Michael Prue of the NDP. However, despite these results, Hunter in 2002 called for the Liberals and the Green Party of Ontario to form an electoral alliance.

Author

Hunter wrote numerous books on environmental subjects. In 1991, he won the Governor General's Award for literature for his book Occupied Canada: A Young White Man Discovers His Unsuspected Past. He also wrote on matters relating to aboriginal rights in Canada and remained in contact with Greenpeace and other environmental groups until his death.


The One Fire Movement salutes the great work and life of BOB HUNTER

For more on Bob Hunter : http://www.bobhunter.org

HAPPY EARTH DAY !!!

The One Fire Movement would like to wish everyone on this beautiful planet a HAPPY EARTH DAY !! Today is the 40th Anniversary of EARTH DAY !