Education is a major aspect of the Global Marijuana March where dozens of speakers and activists groups are showcased on the EYE Weekly Speakers Stage. On Saturday, May 1st at Queen’s Park north, GMM puts the spotlight on local, national and international speakers and groups working to protect various freedoms. Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms recognizes that all citizens of Canada have the 'Right to Assemble,' and the 'Freedoms to Express and Choose' respectfully. The GMM welcomes the world to experience freedom Canadian style! The event takes place directly behind the provincial legislature where laws are made and challenged making it a very significant venue to carry forward the message of the GMM.

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Darren Austin Hall
Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Five Element Style www.innertraditionshealing.com
Darren received his Diploma of Acupuncture from the Institute of Traditional Medicine. Darren's vision is unique in that he is applying the ancient notions of TCM not simply to address issues of physical health but also to work in the realms of psyche and spirit.

Patrick Moughenda Mickala
10th Generation Bwiti Shaman
Iboga House                                
www.ibogahouse.com
Over the past 25 years Moughenda has helped several thousands of people who suffer from everything from drug addiction, mental illness to physical pain. He has also guided many people into the spirit world in order to resolve spiritual issues. Currently, Moughenda is the only English speaking Bwiti Shaman in the western world and continues to help people every day at his healing center in Costa Rica as well as working with governments and treatment centers around the world.

Julia Malone
Director
Iboga House
www.ibogahouse.com
Julia Ann Malone is an architectural designer from Canada who received a life changing treatment from the Iboga House in 2009 which freed her in 24 hours from a 15 year old habit of depression and addiction, accompanied by a low immune system and back pain. Two months after her treatment she returned to the Iboga House in Costa Rica to survey the land and begin the design for the village. Within no time she found herself helping with the development of the Iboga House including everything from graphic design to marketing and business planning. Within 3 months from her arrival she was appointed director of the Iboga House and first ceremonial assistant to Moughenda.

Kristyn Wong-Tam
City Councillor Candidate, Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale        
www.kristynwongtam.ca
Kristyn Wong-Tam is a champion for sustainable community living and plays a vital role in ensuring the vibrancy of our city and its economic and social development. She is the President of XEXE Gallery, a founding member of the Church-Wellesley Village Business Improvement Area and sits on the Mayor’s Economic Competitiveness Advisory Committee.  Her community involvement extends to the University of Toronto Art Centre, the Toronto Workforce Innovation Group and the Toronto Women's City Alliance.  Kristyn is a Buddhist and community activist who champions healthy and holistic living practices in all sectors of Toronto life.

Marco Renda
Treating Yourself – The Alternative Medicine Journal
www.treatingyourself.com
Marco is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Treating Yourself -The Alternative Medicine Journal as well as the founder of www.treatingyourself.com, the largest medical marijuana forum on the internet receiving over 4 million hits per month. Marco pleaded guilty in June 2007 to mischief, for providing free medical marijuana to suffering patients who could not get access to or afford their medication. Done within the guidelines of Health Canada through the Treating Yourself Helping Hands Compassion Club, the goal was not profit but to help people who were suffering. Marco received 2 years probation.

Jennifer Foster D.Ac
T.C.M.                        
www.riyue.ca
www.kihc.ca
Jennifer Foster is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the founder of Riyue Eastern Medicine.  Jennifer has written and spoken on numerous healthcare issues within the province and brings her diverse experience in health law and policy to her passion for traditional medicine in the treatment room.

Luiza Ormonde
Ayurvedic Medicine                
www.torontoholisticdirectory.com
Luiza Ormonde has an alternative health practice incorporating Ayurvedic medicine, including abhyanga massage, vedic astrology, yoga, botanical medicine, chakra psychology and energy work. She is a professor at the Institute of Traditional Medicine specializing in Ayurvedic Medicine.

Mark Mackay
The Manna King        

Marc-Boris St. Maurice
Liberal Party/Marijuana Party
http://www.clubcompassion.org/
Marc-Boris St. Maurice has been organizing pot demonstrations in Montreal since 1992. He founded the blocpot in 1997, a provincial political party dedicated to marijuana legalization and the marijuana party of Canada in 2000, Canada’s Federal party dedicated to the marijuana legalization. He was the editor in chief of the now defunct Heads Magazine and co founded the Montreal Compassion Centre in 1999, where he has been directing since 2002. Upon joining the Liberal party in 2005, he has served as president of the local liberal party riding association in Montreal since 2007.

Caleb Chepesiuk
Canadian Student for Sensible Drug Policy        
www.cssdp.org
Caleb joined the CSSDP Board of Directors in 2008. He left his board position to join as a staff member in mid-2009. During his time with the CSSDP he has been involved with putting together CSSDP’s annual national conferences, organizing lobby efforts, increasing the organization’s outreach efforts and presence nationally and internationally. CSSDP is a national grassroots youth and student organization, working to end the criminalization of drug users in Canada and working towards the promotion of honest youth drug education. Caleb completed a M.A. in Legal Studies at Carleton University in 2009. He has also worked with human rights and environmental policy organizations.

Alison Myrden
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition    
www.leap.cc
In March of 2000, Alison Myrden received one of the first Ministerial Exemptions under Section 56 of the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to be able to smoke, possess and grow Marijuana in Canada, legally for medicine. However, as her government paperwork did not (and could not) include directions to a pharmacy stocking Cannabis, Alison went to the media expressing her confusion and disappointment at being able to legally utilize her medicine but at the same time being left without a legal and safe supply. Alison has since maintained international exposure in the medical Cannabis movement through consistent media appearances in Canadian and other media from 1999 forward.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm POETRY SLAM HEATS
Host: Lady Loxx
Lady Loxx has hosted the Toronto Freedom Festival Poetry Slam since 2009. She exploded onto Toronto’s Spoken Word scene in March 2004, is an established promoter and the founder of the African Canadian Children’s Literary Festival and Living Legend Entertainment.

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm NUFUNK SONGWRITERS CIRCLE
KO
www.kokapches.com/
A wise man once wrote that it was the fate of modern man to live with death from adolescence until it arrives. The only life giving assurance to this human state is to accept the terms of death, to live with it as immediate danger, to set out on the uncharted journey into rebellion, to encourage the psychopath in oneself. One is a rebel or one conforms. At one time in his life, Ko had chosen to live with immediate danger, and this state is vividly reflected in his music.

Gryffyn
www.myspace.com/gryffynmusic
Influenced by a variety of music, elements of rock, blues, jazz, classical and funk can be found throughout the Gryffyn playlist. Nneka's emotion filled vocals are displayed in songs about life, love and loss, freedom, adversity between good and evil and everything in between. Edward James' instrumental plays on the darker side of the sunny side of the street. 'Gryffyn', the self-titled debut album is a unique acoustic project, capturing the essence of urban life in troubled times and touching on subjects to which everyone can relate.

The Jessica Stuart Few
www.myspace.com/jessicastuartfew
Fit to groove through the bounds of all parameters, Jessica Stuart embodies the essence of pop and jazz, creating a dynamic sound, merging outstanding creativity with traditional roots. With a national tour behind her and a lifetime of musical inspiration, Jessica’s unique cultural experiences and coast-to-coast response marks her influence as a Canadian artist with a sound of her own.

Dylan Murray
www.dylanmurray.net/
Dylan Murray’s sound is something that is hard to come by in the music industry these days. His music reflects the relaxed, positive spirit of his persona. Born and raised in Toronto, this singer/songwriter taught himself to play guitar, and soon after began writing his own songs. Dylan is dedicated to creating positive movements and refuses to be passive in his fight to help make the world a better place. His experiences have stayed with him in his heart, and can be heard in his music.

Coral Haze
Singer/Songwriter Coral Haze hails from Manitoulin Island but considers herself a native of Nelson, B.C.  In her travels and meanderings, she has collected the sounds and sights of her surroundings, infusing them into song lyrics and unique vocal stylings.  Though inspired by nature and her relationships with those she encounters, Coral takes musical cues from the likes of Johnnie Cash, Patty Griffin & Joni Mitchell, dancing as she blurrs the lines between Folk, Jazz & Rock.

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm CONSPIRACY CULTURE HOUR
Conspiracy Culture MC:
Patrick Whyte
www.conspiracyculture.com
Co-owner of Conspiracy Culture…the ONLY conspiracy shop in Canada, will discuss the many aspects of the current conspiracy culture and what role his shop has in creating and spreading awareness within the Toronto community.

Conspiracy Culture Speakers:
Richard Syrett
www.richardsyrett.com
Richard Syrett has an indefatigable and passionate pursuit of mysteries and an insatiable curiosity of the world around him. His unique and finely tuned story telling abilities have made his radio program an addictive appointment tune for over a decade.

Nelson Thall aka ‘Lenny Bloom’
www.thatchannel.com/shocktalk
Lenny Bloom aka Nelson Thall was one of the first Canadians to join the investigation of the JFK Assassination. Nelson has also worked with many other assassination researchers including Mae Brussell, Dr. Peter Beter, and famous 'Judge-Buster' Sherman Skolnick.

Brian-T Collins
www.omega432.com
Brian-T: Collins has twenty-nine years experience in the Arts and Entertainment field and will be speaking about various aspects of individual freedom.

Dan Dicks
www.pressfortruth.ca
Bryan Law is an independent documentary filmmaker who has worked on several short and feature length films and directed/produced a few other socially focused documentaries.

Bryan Law
www.pressfortruth.ca
Dan Dicks is an investigative journalist and a documentary film producer. He is the founder of an independent news organization, Press For Truth which focuses on exposing alternative news stories that are otherwise left untouched by the mainstream media.

5:30 pm - 5:45 pm TORONTO RAVERS INFO PROJECT
Lisa Campbell Salazar
Lisa Campbell Salazar has been a HIV peer educator and community based researcher since her teenage years, starting off as a volunteer with the Toronto Raver Info Project (TRIP!) and continuing on as a peer outreach worker. TRIP! Is a community-based, youth-led harm reduction project that has been serving the dance music community for 15 years. After ten years working TRIP! she has recently been promoted to the Project Coordinator position. In her years involved with TRIP! she has collaborated on a number of community-based research studies from community surveys on drug and sex practices to official CIHR studies on peer education evaluation.

5:45 pm – 6:30 pm POETRY SLAM FINALS
Host: Lady Loxx

6:30 pm- CLOSING SPEECHES
Marc Emery
Marc Emery, known around the world as the "Prince of Pot," is a Canadian cannabis advocate, as well as a former cannabis seed seller. He is the publisher of Cannabis Culture magazine, a founding member of the Freedom Party of Ontario, the Marijuana Party of Canada and the BC Marijuana Party, founder of the Iboga Therapy House and founder of Pot-TV.  Emery started Marc Emery Direct Marijuana Seeds in 1995, which he ran until it was closed by a raid by Vancouver police acting on the request of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on July 29, 2005. This has led to him being currently scheduled to be extradited to the United States for a sentence of five years. Emery was taken into custody on September 28, 2009 and held at the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, BC, to await extradition to the USA. On November 18, 2009, Emery was released on bail, pending the Canadian Minister of Justice signing the extradition order

Ron Marzel
Ron Marzel is a lawyer for C.A.L.M. who fights to preserve individual rights and freedoms in accordance with Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.