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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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1 hour recording with Mark Jacobson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQGG_oyaLIA&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQGG_oyaLIA&feature=youtu.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/WWSBook/WWSBook.html">https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/WWSBook/WWSBook.html</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'>Paying for the Pandemic and a Just Transition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This report starts by looking at the costs of COVID-19 and estimates of what finance we would need to implement some of this multicolored new deal, before outlining ten progressive proposals that could cover these expenditures. What makes these proposals progressive is that they are designed to make those with the broadest shoulders pay. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://longreads.tni.org/paying-for-just-transition">https://longreads.tni.org/paying-for-just-transition</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'>A destructive legacy: Trump bids for final hack at environmental protections<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Administration finishing off regulatory moves to lock in drilling, loosen wildlife protections and roll back pollution standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/21/trump-environmental-protections-rollback-climate-crisis">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/21/trump-environmental-protections-rollback-climate-crisis</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:#7030A0'>Environmental groups, three opposition parties, First Nations oppose federal government’s plan to fund new nuclear reactors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Groups from across Canada called on the federal government today to halt its plans to fund experimental new small nuclear reactors (SMRs) and to take real action against climate change by investing more in renewable energy and energy efficiency.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://crednb.ca/2020/11/18/environmental-groups-three-opposition-parties-first-nations-oppose-todays-launch-of-federal-governments-plan-to-fund-new-nuclear-reactors/">https://crednb.ca/2020/11/18/environmental-groups-three-opposition-parties-first-nations-oppose-todays-launch-of-federal-governments-plan-to-fund-new-nuclear-reactors/</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:#7030A0'>Canada’s newest nuclear industry dream is a potential nightmare <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>SMRs (small modular nuclear reactors) are hardly the clean technology needed for the next generation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/november-2020/canadas-newest-nuclear-industry-dream-is-a-potential-nightmare/">https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/november-2020/canadas-newest-nuclear-industry-dream-is-a-potential-nightmare/</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:#7030A0'>Climate Hawks Hail Milestone, Flag Major Gaps in Trudeau Government’s Climate Accountability Bill<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theenergymix.com/2020/11/20/climate-hawks-hail-milestone-flag-major-gaps-in-trudeau-governments-climate-accountability-bill/">https://theenergymix.com/2020/11/20/climate-hawks-hail-milestone-flag-major-gaps-in-trudeau-governments-climate-accountability-bill/</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:#7030A0'>What is Bill C-12: Canada’s Emissions Accountability Act?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A brief explainer on the landmark legislation intended to enforce Canada’s climate targets with Catherine Abreu, ED of the Climate Action Network Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/climate.action.network.canada/videos/693912261548530">https://www.facebook.com/climate.action.network.canada/videos/693912261548530</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:#7030A0'>The “Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act</span></b><span lang=EN-US>” is meant to finally put Canada on track to meet the climate crisis. But there is a massive gap between their words and actions. Tell our leaders in Ottawa to bring this bill in line with the pillars of a made-in-Canada Green New Deal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.350.org/letter/c-12-response/">https://act.350.org/letter/c-12-response/</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:#7030A0'>'New climate denialism' is stopping Canada from approaching crisis with WWII-level effort<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Politicians acknowledge climate crisis but don't govern in ways to fight it, says Seth Klein, author of the new book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-nov-17-2020-1.5804744/new-climate-denialism-is-stopping-canada-from-approaching-crisis-with-wwii-level-effort-seth-klein-1.5805336">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-nov-17-2020-1.5804744/new-climate-denialism-is-stopping-canada-from-approaching-crisis-with-wwii-level-effort-seth-klein-1.5805336</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'>Ontario: We Need Our Conservation Authorities <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch the webinar: <a href="https://cela.ca/we-need-our-conservation-authorities-webinar/">https://cela.ca/we-need-our-conservation-authorities-webinar/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Call your MPP through Environmental Defence's action page: <a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/newmode/conservation-authorities-need-help/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/newmode/conservation-authorities-need-help/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Write your MPP through Ontario Nature's action page: <a href="https://ontarionature.good.do/conservationauthorities/send/">https://ontarionature.good.do/conservationauthorities/send/</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'>Ford government risks missing climate change targets, Ontario auditor general says<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/auditor-general-environment-report-1.5806158">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/auditor-general-environment-report-1.5806158</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'>Phase-out Ontario's gas-fired power plants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Doing so would allow ON to meet its climate targets. Ontario can keep its lights on without increasing its greenhouse gas pollution by contracting for low-cost water power from Quebec and by investing in energy efficiency and cost-effective made-in-Ontario renewable energy. Send a letter to Ford here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/hampipe/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/hampipe/</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:#ED7D31'>Tell Toronto City Council to Vote to Ban Leaf Blowers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Next year, City Council will vote on a motion to ban 2-stroke leaf-blowers and similar garden equipment: pollutants emitted: 1 leaf-blower = 500 cars! Learn more and sign the petition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.change.org/p/toronto-city-council-tell-toronto-city-council-to-vote-to-ban-leaf-blowers">https://www.change.org/p/toronto-city-council-tell-toronto-city-council-to-vote-to-ban-leaf-blowers</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'>Call for donations for sleeping bags via the Encampment Support Network(ESN)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>There are 1,000+ people sleeping rough in Toronto <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CGYTxeYAJN3/">https://www.instagram.com/p/CGYTxeYAJN3/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Email ESN at report.on.toronto@gmail.com to donate. Follow ESN on instagram and twitter. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/esn.to.4real/">https://www.instagram.com/esn.to.4real/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://linktr.ee/ESN_TO">https://linktr.ee/ESN_TO</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ocap.ca/national-housing-day-2020-a-crisis-like-we-have-never-seen-housing-is-a-public-health-emergency/">https://ocap.ca/national-housing-day-2020-a-crisis-like-we-have-never-seen-housing-is-a-public-health-emergency/</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'>Bruce Cockburn - My Beat<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>On to the bike path - Where it's something like freedom - And the wind in my earring whispers - Trust what you must - It's my beat - In my new town<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3ndY2_O13zetCIC-8KCtt8Uv0fopo2mDjv4OkBELLZRBEJ1TeJA1FWxG4&feature=youtu.be&v=b79hmUvwrsk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3ndY2_O13zetCIC-8KCtt8Uv0fopo2mDjv4OkBELLZRBEJ1TeJA1FWxG4&feature=youtu.be&v=b79hmUvwrsk</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'>MAKE SMTHNG</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'> </span><span lang=EN-US>is an international series of fun, hands-on events that celebrate creativity and use a positive message to challenge consumerism and its impact on the climate. The flagship event, MAKE SMTHNG Week, coincides with Black Friday and the start of the Christmas shopping season and hacks a mega-moment for consumerism.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.makesmthng.org/">https://www.makesmthng.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:#00B050'>#UnexpectedSolutions - Creating Resilient Cities Together<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online events daily until Nov. 27. Sessions on smart Cities, urban futures, creating inclusive spaces, curbing carbon, innovative housing and much more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://eventmobi.com/future-2020/">https://eventmobi.com/future-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:red'>Creation Care: A Letter of the Faithful<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 23, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Explore theologies of creation care and learn about our process to develop a “Letter of the Faithful for the love of creation” that will reflect theologically grounded dialogue about climate justice and global warming from across the country. Join us in prayer for creation. Hosted by For the Love of Creation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://bit.ly/flcforum2020">http://bit.ly/flcforum2020</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'>Circular Economy 101<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday, November 23, 2 - 3 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn about the circular economy vs. the linear economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://socialinnovation.org/event_auto/circular-economy-101/">https://socialinnovation.org/event_auto/circular-economy-101/</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'>National Housing Day Press Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 23, 11 - 11:30 a.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/705060946815095/">https://www.facebook.com/events/705060946815095/</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'>Race, Racism, and COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 24, 3:30 - 5 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become apparent that there are stark racial inequities in the odds of testing positive for COVID-19, and of suffering the worst outcomes associated with the disease. This panel will explore this evidence and examine its implications for using policy and other strategies to dismantle structural racism.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/race-racism-and-covid-19-tickets-125987539121">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/race-racism-and-covid-19-tickets-125987539121</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'>Free Meng Wanzhou<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, November 24, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In anticipation of the second anniversary of her arrest, join our online panel discussion to Free Meng Wanzhou, unjustly incarcerated by the Trudeau government at the request of the Trump Administration. You'll learn more from Canadian experts about her legal case, deteriorating relations with China, and the rise of Sinophobia in Canada - plus what you can do about it. Hosted by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, the Canadian Peace Congress, Just Peace Advocates, the Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War, and World BEYOND War.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/free-meng-wanzhou">https://actionnetwork.org/events/free-meng-wanzhou</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'>From Land Acknowledgements to Land Back: Supporting Indigenous Communities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 24, 6:30 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Across Canada and specifically in Ontario, Indigenous people are under renewed attacks on their land and treaty rights. Learn from a panel of Indigenous activists and leaders about the steps you and your local can take to support Indigenous communities and move toward reconciliation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NgUUVBhiRmGHn3iAdvIPPQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NgUUVBhiRmGHn3iAdvIPPQ</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'>Climate Warriors <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Film screening & virtual debate on climate activism<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 24, noon - 1:15 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The documentary CLIMATE WARRIORS showcases climate activists, scientists & entrepreneurs in Europe and the US that fight the climate crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-of-climate-warriors-virtual-debate-on-climate-activism-registration-128790270165">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-of-climate-warriors-virtual-debate-on-climate-activism-registration-128790270165</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'>What does a just transition look like in a time of pandemic?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 24, 3 - 5 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The pandemic has exposed the impact that everyday inequality has on vulnerable communities, and their limited capacities to respond to major shocks in terrifying detail. Our panelists will discuss how a just transition to a low carbon future can address these inequalities to make decarbonization a sustainable process that enhances justice, equity, and anti-racism.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/what-does-a-just-transition-look-like-in-a-time-of-pandemic-tickets-128770330525">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/what-does-a-just-transition-look-like-in-a-time-of-pandemic-tickets-128770330525</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'>Unlocking the Myths: Reusables and Covid<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, November 24, 6:30 - 8 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for a mindful conversation and an opportunity to hear our knowledgeable panelists debunking the safety concerns about reusable systems during Covid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/zero-waste-cafe-reusables-edition-tickets-128816645053">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/zero-waste-cafe-reusables-edition-tickets-128816645053</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'>Financing the Green Renovation Wave<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 25, 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. An examination of how deep retrofits for residential and commercial builders are financed in Germany and other parts of the EU, and what Canada can learn to get the green renovation wave fully off the ground here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_onr_62ijTsSVTW01u0HwzQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_onr_62ijTsSVTW01u0HwzQ</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'>Why should you care and what can you do about climate change?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 25, 7 - 8 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The climate is changing fast. Canada is warming at about twice the global rate, with the greatest warming occurring in the North. Climate change means not only warming, but an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events such as droughts and hurricanes. A changing climate also means less predictable weather patterns that impact agriculture. With haste, our conversation must turn to what we can do to limit our greenhouse gas emissions. Those actions range from each one of use taking responsibility for reducing our “carbon footprint” to collective societal action to shift our reliance from fossil fuels to renewable energy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/events-and-programs/u-t-where-you-are-why-should-you-care-and-what-can-you-do-about-climate-change">https://alumni.utoronto.ca/events-and-programs/u-t-where-you-are-why-should-you-care-and-what-can-you-do-about-climate-change</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'>Climate and COVID-19: Global Carbon Lock-in or Green Recoveries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 25, 12:10 - 2 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Cassie Flynn, Strategic Advisor on Climate Change & Head of the Climate Promise, United Nations Development Programme.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-and-covid-19-global-carbon-lock-in-or-green-recoveries-tickets-127886508991">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-and-covid-19-global-carbon-lock-in-or-green-recoveries-tickets-127886508991</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'>Nuclear Free Future Award 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 25, 10 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Since 1998, the Nuclear-Free Future Award has honoured people worldwide who have committed themselves to a future free of nuclear power and nuclear weapons. An international jury of activists and scientists selected the winners of the Nuclear Free Future Award 2020 in the three categories resistance, education and solution – each prize is endowed with 5000 US dollars:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.icanw.de/action/nuclear-free-future-award-2020/">https://www.icanw.de/action/nuclear-free-future-award-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:#BD2DA7'>Recognizing Invisible Violence: The Criminalization of Women<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 25, 4:30 - 6 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The panel will explore the alarming trend of criminalization of women, in particular survivors of gender-based violence within the legal justice system. We will explore its causes and the particularly harmful consequences for racialized women as seen within the Clinic’s own Criminalization of Women Project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/recognizing-invisible-violence-the-criminalization-of-women-tickets-127805143625">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/recognizing-invisible-violence-the-criminalization-of-women-tickets-127805143625</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'>Local Democracy in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 25, 7 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A multi-partisan discussion, featuring three Members of Provincial Parliament (Green, Liberal, NDP). Hosted by Unlock Democracy Canada <a href="http://www.unlockdemocracy.ca">www.unlockdemocracy.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsf--vqzoiEtBNalOzkNnrBGLGwHbSBy0d">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsf--vqzoiEtBNalOzkNnrBGLGwHbSBy0d</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'>The Nuclear North: Histories of Canada in the Atomic Age - book launch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, Nov. 26, 5 - 6 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Nuclear North investigates Canada’s role in a nuclear world and asks critical questions in these ongoing debates. Should Canada belong to international alliances that depend on the threat of using nuclear weapons for their own security? Should Canadian-produced nuclear technologies be sold on the export market to potential proliferators? Does the country’s championing of arms control and disarmament on the global stage matter? What about the domestic costs of nuclear technologies and atomic research, including their impact on local communities and the environment?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87950850864?pwd=cW5sd09HK3ZVYUhtb2NvRkpzRStyZz09#success">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87950850864?pwd=cW5sd09HK3ZVYUhtb2NvRkpzRStyZz09#success</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'>How can modern science intercept environmental contributors to chronic diseases? Gaps and solutions for chemical regulation.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nov. 26, 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meg Sears PhD, of Prevent Cancer Now will highlight some key health impacts of endocrine disrupting chemicals on vulnerable groups including children and the developing fetus, and analyze of points of failure of the current assessment approaches. Prevention of toxicant exposures and the escalating trends of chronic diseases rests in closing these gaps and modernizing Canada’s environmental laws, to recognize and protect vulnerable groups from hazardous chemicals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvcO2vrj0pE9HRj7UvHqqDOQLJE0X_Qlj-">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvcO2vrj0pE9HRj7UvHqqDOQLJE0X_Qlj-</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'>Life of a Tree<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 26, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Trees are all around us, but we can overlook the amazing things they do for us every day. Learn about the life cycle of trees and what features can help you decipher a tree’s identity. We will also introduce you to keystone and interesting species that you can find in your neighbourhood<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://trca.ca/event/life-of-a-tree-3/?instance_id=5753">https://trca.ca/event/life-of-a-tree-3/?instance_id=5753</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'>The Bicycle Film Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Oct/Nov/Dec. Nov 27th the focus will be Ontario centric. Dec. 12 - 20 will focus on Calgary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <a href="https://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/cities/">https://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/cities/</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'>SDG 16 + 13: Climate Change and Security - Impacts of Climate Change and Human Society<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Nov. 27, noon - 1:30 pm PST. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How do we tackle climate change? It is a loaded question that often has no simple answer(s). The anthropogenic climate crisis is the defining issue of the 21st century. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sde2rrjwpGtNS1IcL4uonsnyFyy-rCdn4">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sde2rrjwpGtNS1IcL4uonsnyFyy-rCdn4</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'>Gather: Movie Night <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friday, November 27, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join FoodShare's Community Growing team for a free online screening of Gather, a documentary that weaves together personal narrative and archival footage to tell an important story about food justice and Indigenous food sovereignty. “Gather is an intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim their spiritual, political and cultural identities through food, while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/foodshare-presents-gather-tickets-127885764765">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/foodshare-presents-gather-tickets-127885764765</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 the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit 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:#7030A0'>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></div></body></html>