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--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'></span><span lang=EN-US><img width=348 height=199 style='width:3.625in;height:2.0729in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D6A0FD.F304B3B0" alt="Text
Description automatically generated"></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>CANADA and the WORLD <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Sing For The Climate - 3 min. video with DelfieArt<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7TSlArK6Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7TSlArK6Y</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Carbon emissions of richest 1% more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The richest one percent of the world’s population are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the 3.1 billion people who made up the poorest half of humanity during a critical 25-year period of unprecedented emissions growth, according to Oxfam’s new report, ‘Confronting Carbon Inequality.’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/carbon-emissions-richest-1-percent-more-double-emissions-poorest-half-humanity">https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/carbon-emissions-richest-1-percent-more-double-emissions-poorest-half-humanity</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Stop investing the Canada Pension Plan in fossil fuels<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) needs to stop investing public money in destructive fossil fuels. They are using billions of dollars of our hard-earned retirement savings to invest in risky oil, gas and coal companies that are fueling the climate crisis. Send a letter to the CPP today using this easy action tool. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-investing-the-canada-pension-plan-in-fossil-fuels">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-investing-the-canada-pension-plan-in-fossil-fuels</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.shiftaction.ca/take-action">https://www.shiftaction.ca/take-action</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cppinvestments.com/public-meetings">https://www.cppinvestments.com/public-meetings</a> - Register for upcoming CPP public meetings<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Canadian Climate Accountability Act - we need one! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada has missed every single emissions reduction target it has ever set. The adoption of a Climate Accountability Act could change that. The CAA proposal developed by Ecojustice and other organizations would get us on a pathway to a low-carbon future by legislating targets, establishing an independent advisory body, and mandating five-year carbon budgets, impact reports, and climate plans. We need to advocate for a CAA and we need to advocate for increased climate ambition – a target of 60% below by 2030. Call on the federal government to table a climate accountability law in Parliament by the end of 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Read about the Climate Accountability Act: <a href="https://www.ecojustice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-New-Canadian-Climate-Accountability-Act-Detailed-Report-1.pdf">https://www.ecojustice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-New-Canadian-Climate-Accountability-Act-Detailed-Report-1.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sign a letter here: <a href="https://www.support.ecojustice.ca/page/63016/action/1">https://www.support.ecojustice.ca/page/63016/action/1</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Make the ultra-rich pay their share of the #JustRecovery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>While poorer communities get hit the hardest by COVID-19 and climate change, the ultra-rich are getting richer. "a mere one percent tax on wealth over $20 million would net approximately $70 billion over 10 years, even with a realistic level of tax avoidance factored into the calculations." It's time for a #WealthTax: Add your name here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.greenpeace.org/page/68253/petition/1">https://act.greenpeace.org/page/68253/petition/1</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Axworthy: Trudeau’s rejection of UN Nuclear Ban must be corrected<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposes the treaty citing Canada’s NATO membership, which relies on nuclear weapons as part of its military strategy. But Former Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy says that position is inconsistent with Canada’s long history of opposing nuclear weapons, and “must be corrected.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.peacequest.ca/axworthy-trudeaus-rejection-of-un-nuclear-ban-must-be-corrected/">https://www.peacequest.ca/axworthy-trudeaus-rejection-of-un-nuclear-ban-must-be-corrected/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Some federal Greens and New Democrats are pushing for a temporary alliance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>I support a Green-NDP alliance. The cons did it and that's how they won. Enough vote splitting. At least until we have PR.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5755459">https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5755459</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The Lincoln Project<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Republicans that want Trump gone have produced more than 200 one-minute brilliant anti-Trump commercials.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLincolnProject/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLincolnProject/videos</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>ONTARIO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Ontario should phase out – not ramp up – its gas fired power plants <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Doug Ford wants to ramp up Ontario's gas-fired power plants by more than 300% during the next 5 years blowing us past our climate targets. But there's a better way to keep our lights on – we can invest in conservation, water power from Quebec and made-in-Ontario wind and solar energy. More than 44 citizen groups including the Ontario Clean Air Alliance are calling for a phase out of Ontario's gas-fired power plants by 2030. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Add your name to the petition and send a letter to Doug Ford here: <a href="http://OntarioClimateAction.ca">http://OntarioClimateAction.ca</a> and here <a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ontario-it-s-time-to-phase-out-gas">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ontario-it-s-time-to-phase-out-gas</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch the 50 second video here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w_vNXsuzD4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w_vNXsuzD4</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>TORONTO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>NOW Readers' Choice Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Vote now:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Best Activist: yours truly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Best Activist Campaign: Phase out Ontario's Gas Power Plants<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Best Activist Group: Ontario Clean Air Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Best Environmental Group: Ontario Clean Air Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://nowtoronto.com/rc#/gallery?group=358978">https://nowtoronto.com/rc#/gallery?group=358978</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Looking for healthy housing</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'> </span><span lang=EN-US>in Ontario for my 2 friends that have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Dianne Knight <<a href="mailto:knight.dianne@gmail.com">knight.dianne@gmail.com</a>> and Maria Goretti <gocotovio@yahoo.ca><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Looking to create a community home</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'> </span><span lang=EN-US>in central-west Toronto with 2-3 others. Interested in joining me? Contact Petra Hanzlik <pei.czech@gmail.com><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Common Ground: Shared goals for climate justice & poverty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, October 13, noon EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The demands of climate activists and anti-poverty activists are sometimes framed as having competing interests. In this webinar, however, our panelists will explore the common goals of climate justice and socio-economic justice, and how our demands complement, rather than contradict, one another. We will explore how the same groups of people are disproportionately affected by climate change and poverty, and how the way forward must be built on the principles of equity, anti-oppression, and sustainability. Citizens For Public Justice is hosting this webinar as part of their anti-poverty campaign. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D01aJTNCQ1G5-dQ9XlKvEA">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D01aJTNCQ1G5-dQ9XlKvEA</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>Nature in your Neighbourhood: Spooky Edition (intended for families with children)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Oct. 13, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. EDT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How well do you know your local wildlife? Learn about the unique traits and adaptations of animals living in and around urban spaces. During this “spooky edition” we’ll highlight some of the local “creatures of the night” and how they’ve adapted to the dark.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://trca.ca/event/nature-in-your-neighbourhood-spooky-edition/">https://trca.ca/event/nature-in-your-neighbourhood-spooky-edition/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Their Democracy and Ours: Angela Davis in Conversation with Astra Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, October 13, 7:30 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Building on the insights of Astra Taylor’s award-winning film, “What is Democracy?”, renowned activist and writer Angela Davis and journalist, film-maker and activist Astra Taylor discuss what we can and should do now in this time of unprecedented crisis, but also of opportunity. One of the main questions—how can a diverse coalition of activists young and old work together to map a path forward?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/angela-davis-their-democracy-and-ours-tickets-123213138815">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/angela-davis-their-democracy-and-ours-tickets-123213138815</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Toronto’s October Online Homeless Memorial<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. October 13, 12 - 12:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Streaming online from the Church of the Holy Trinity Facebook Page<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://facebook.com/holytrinityTO/">http://facebook.com/holytrinityTO/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Toronto Centre All-Candidates Debate on Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 14, 2 – 3 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join me for an all-candidates conversation to learn where they stand on climate solutions. carbon pricing, just-recovery and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Register here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-centre-all-candidates-debate-on-climate-change-tickets-124593333013">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-centre-all-candidates-debate-on-climate-change-tickets-124593333013</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Facebook event to share: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3726469264039908">https://www.facebook.com/events/3726469264039908</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Financing Green Stimulus: Opening the Purse Strings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 14, 11 a.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Building Back Better Together – Canada and Europe, in partnership with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada. A look at the role of central banks (as the largest asset holders), plus an insider’s view on the role of infrastructure banks and how finance ministries have been able to draft, package and put through green stimulus deals that leverage private sector investment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n72FOlkhSpyujICGYzTmXg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n72FOlkhSpyujICGYzTmXg</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Saving Seeds: From Gathering to Sharing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 14, 6:30 - 8 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Plants create seeds to ensure their next generation thrives, and we can help them along. Learn about how to save seeds from native species and what they need to survive from storage to propagation. Share and trade seeds with neighbours and friends to re-wild your whole community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://trca.ca/event/saving-seeds/">https://trca.ca/event/saving-seeds/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>Utopia from the Ashes: A Teach-In on Building the Future We Deserve<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 14, 5 - 6:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A virtual teach-in on creating a better future from the uprisings today against racism, global crises and pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/utopia-from-the-ashes-a-teach-in-on-building-the-future-we-deserve-tickets-123414888253">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/utopia-from-the-ashes-a-teach-in-on-building-the-future-we-deserve-tickets-123414888253</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Smog Town<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 14, noon EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Documentary film about the smog problem in Langfang, China. But Smog Town doubles as a shrewd metaphor for the wider folly of placing the burden of environmental protection on the micro-scale actions of private individuals; so long as large industrial emitters are given free reign, the battle to curb pollution is destined to be a losing one. Part of Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*** I have Free tickets available to Greenspiration readers. Send me an email if you'd like to attend and I'll set you up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.goelevent.com/PlanetInFocus/e/SmogTown">https://www.goelevent.com/PlanetInFocus/e/SmogTown</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Oct. 14 - 18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Incredible line up of films. $30 festival pass. Watch from home. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://planetinfocus.org/2020-festival/">https://planetinfocus.org/2020-festival/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Conversations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join National Observer Editor-in-Chief Linda Solomon Wood on Zoom for real-time conversations with cultural leaders and fascinating personalities on the big stories happening in our world. Held every Thursday, 7 p.m. EST or watch all the recordings here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/special-reports/conversations">https://www.nationalobserver.com/special-reports/conversations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Challenging Canada’s $19 Billion Warplane Purchase<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m. EDT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join a webinar about the social, ecological, and economic impact of Canada’s plan to purchase new fighter jets. Are 88 new cutting-edge fighter jets required to protect Canadians? Or are they designed to enhance the air force’s ability to join belligerent US and NATO wars? How has Canada employed fighter jets in the past? What are the climate impacts of these jets? What else could the $19 billion be used for? Hosted by World Beyond War and Canadian Foreign Policy Institute.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/challengingfighterjets">https://actionnetwork.org/events/challengingfighterjets</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>18th LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture: A Response<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, October 15, 1 - 2 p.m. EST <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hear from emerging leaders from Canada and around the world on paths to moral and civic renewal following the COVID-19 crisis, what the pandemic has revealed about the divide between insiders and outsiders, as well as what it will take to emerge from this crisis as more just, inclusive societies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.inclusion.ca/18th-la-fontaine-baldwin-lecture-response/">https://www.inclusion.ca/18th-la-fontaine-baldwin-lecture-response/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>City Budget 101 with Toronto Councillor Mike Layton<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, October 15, 5 - 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us to learn more about the budget process, how to understand and analyse the budget, and how you can have your say.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.progresstoronto.ca/fall-training-series-oct-15-2020">https://www.progresstoronto.ca/fall-training-series-oct-15-2020</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>A Green New Decade Countdown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Oct. 15, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us as we explore what a healthy, abundant, zero-emissions future could look like and why this is the moment to act. Panel presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-a-green-new-decade-countdown-a-tedxgreenneighboursnetwork-event-registration-124033340059">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-a-green-new-decade-countdown-a-tedxgreenneighboursnetwork-event-registration-124033340059</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>For Free Post-Secondary Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Kayla Weiler, Ontario rep for the Canadian Federation of Students, plus Samantha Richards in Hamilton, and Nick Fast in Toronto. Hosted by Socialist Action - Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://youtu.be/XOFKO5YHWKY">https://youtu.be/XOFKO5YHWKY</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>EcoFair Toronto <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>October 15 - November 8 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The 2020 EcoFair will be online this year, featuring webinars, films, workshops and an exhibitor showcase that will all happen online over 4 weeks, as well as EcoTours that will be coming to neighbourhoods near you. Every week attend an informative webinar, watch an entertaining film, and participate in a workshop on a different theme each week. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>· Carbon Countdown Oct 15-18 featuring the film 2040<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>· Waste Not Oct 22-25 featuring the film Microplastic Madness<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>· Active & Healthy Oct 29-Nov 1 featuring the film Bicycle<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>· EcoEconomy Nov 5-8 featuring the film Kiss the Ground<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ecofairtoronto.org/">https://www.ecofairtoronto.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>2040 - documentary film<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Oct 15 - Nov 8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Concerned about his young daughter's future, filmmaker Damon Gameau travels the world in search of new approaches and solutions to climate change. Gameau's film imagines what our world could look like in 2040 if we took existing solutions and scaled them up now. #2040film #WhatsYour2040 #JoinTheRegeneration<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-rTQ443akE <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch the entire film for free Oct 15 – Nov 8 as part of the EcoFair: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/film-screening-2040-registration-117702183399">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/film-screening-2040-registration-117702183399</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Rendezvous With Madness Festival <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>October 15 – 25<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Rendezvous with Madness Festival is the first and largest arts and mental health festival in the world. Using art as the entry point to illuminate and investigate the realities and mythologies surrounding mental illness and addiction, Rendezvous With Madness’ 2020 programming spotlights the human capacity for endurance in the face of great challenges. As community members are feeling the emotional effects of months of isolation, income precarity, and anxiety over what the future holds, the Rendezvous With Madness Festival offers a unique opportunity to come together in reflection and discussion.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://workmanarts.com/rendezvous-with-madness/">https://workmanarts.com/rendezvous-with-madness/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>York Centre All-Candidates Debate on Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Oct. 16, 2 – 3 p.m. EST <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join me for an all-candidates conversation to learn where they stand on climate solutions. carbon pricing, just-recovery and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Register here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/york-centre-all-candidates-debate-on-climate-change-tickets-124730934583">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/york-centre-all-candidates-debate-on-climate-change-tickets-124730934583</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Facebook event to share: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/837770900364258">https://www.facebook.com/events/837770900364258</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Chew on This! E-rally <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Oct. 17, 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join people across the country in calling for justice for people in poverty in Canada! Our guest panel will speak to barriers and recommendation to eradicating poverty and other intersecting forms of systemic oppression in Canada, followed by some Q&A from government representatives and other members of the audience. We will end the e-rally with a moment of collective social media action and information on next steps. Live interpretation will be available in English, French, and ASL.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nQrsD2T_T7OPSs1FlQWMKQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nQrsD2T_T7OPSs1FlQWMKQ</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>2040: What could our future be? Film and youth panel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Oct. 17, 4 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join youth in a discussion of the film - 2040. What will our 2040 look like if we start scaling up solutions to the climate crisis now? Our panel discussion of the film 2040 will include youth climate activists, Aminah Attar and Ruby Swartz from Fridays for Future Toronto, and Kasha Sequoia Slavner from the Global Sunrise Project and moderated by climate and food activist, Rachel Parent from Kids Right to Know. The first half of their program will feature a roundtable discussion in which the panelists will discuss the film and how it relates to their own work on climate justice. In the second half they will take questions from the audience. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/film-discussion-2040-what-could-our-future-be-registration-124021982087">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/film-discussion-2040-what-could-our-future-be-registration-124021982087</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'>Decolonizing the Heart Workshops<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Day 1: Oct 17th and 24th<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Day 1: Nov 7th and 14th<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Day 2: Nov 28th and Dec 5th<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>All dates 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In this time of profound change as we face up to racism and colonization, it’s important to have the critical tools needed to be part of the solution. Our aim is to provide participants with, among other things: the skills they need to de-escalate conflict; call people in rather than out; how to have difficult conversations; how to turn discomfort into learning moments for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/decolonizing-the-heart-workshops-19977084519">https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/decolonizing-the-heart-workshops-19977084519</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Cut Your Carbon: Learn how you can become part of the solution<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday October 18, 2 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>45% of Canada’s emissions come from household choices. If we’re going to meet our international reduction targets we all need to work together for change. We will take a look at the connections between systems change and individual choices and see that what we do as individuals really makes a difference. If you’ve wanted to take action but don’t know where to start this is the session for you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>At the end of this workshop participants will learn how to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1) Know how to measure their carbon footprint and understand how our daily choices impact climate change<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2) Start to think about their own personal process for making change in their lives<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>3) Make a Climate Pledge and have ideas for how to reduce their personal footprint<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4) Understand the links between systems change and individual choices<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>5) Feel energized and inspired!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/workshop-cut-your-carbon-learn-how-you-can-become-part-of-the-solution-registration-123996136783">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/workshop-cut-your-carbon-learn-how-you-can-become-part-of-the-solution-registration-123996136783</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, read and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://theenergymix.com/">http://theenergymix.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>And for the best global climate perspective: DESMOG - Clearing the PR Pollution that clouds climate science<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmogblog.com/">https://www.desmogblog.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Democracy Now Daily Show - my source for global peace, justice and enviro news<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/">https://www.democracynow.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: angela@cleanairalliance.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>