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Each week she interviews brilliant minds and posts them here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ToSaveTheWorld/videos">https://www.youtube.com/c/ToSaveTheWorld/videos</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'>Study Shows Governments’ Oil and Gas Revenue Crashing as Decarbonization Takes Hold <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canadian governments stand to lose more than half of their revenue from oil and gas activities through 2040, and nearly nine-tenths of the taxes and royalties the industry says they will collect, as the global economy decarbonizes and shifts away from fossil fuel production, the UK-based Carbon Tracker Initiative concludes in an analysis released this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theenergymix.com/2021/02/12/exclusive-study-shows-governments-oil-and-gas-revenue-crashing-as-decarbonization-takes-hold/">https://theenergymix.com/2021/02/12/exclusive-study-shows-governments-oil-and-gas-revenue-crashing-as-decarbonization-takes-hold/</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'>Fossil Fuel Pollution Caused 8.7 Million Premature Deaths in 2018, New Study Finds<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fossil fuel pollution killed 8.7 million people prematurely in 2018—more than 18% of the total global death toll that year. The total death count exceeded the combined impact of tobacco smoking and malaria.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theenergymix.com/2021/02/10/fossil-fuel-pollution-caused-8-7-million-premature-deaths-in-2018-new-study-finds/">https://theenergymix.com/2021/02/10/fossil-fuel-pollution-caused-8-7-million-premature-deaths-in-2018-new-study-finds/</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'>Meat-eating creates risk of future pandemic that ‘would make Covid seem a dress rehearsal’, scientists warn<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Keeping meat animals in conditions where they are stressed creates conditions for new viruses to form. Factory farming allows pathogens to emerge and spread, and is supported by routine use of antibiotics, leading to the drugs becoming less effective. "We should not blame ‘exotic’ eating practices, but look at our own."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/meat-coronavirus-pandemic-science-animals-b1794996.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/meat-coronavirus-pandemic-science-animals-b1794996.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'>‘This land feeds our souls’: the battle to save the Rockies from big coal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Growing opposition to the lifting of mining protections in Alberta has forced the Canadian province to backtrack<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/09/canada-alberta-rockies-battle-big-coal-aoe">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/09/canada-alberta-rockies-battle-big-coal-aoe</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'>March training series for Kitchen Table Climate Conversations - 4-part series starting March 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Some of the most important subjects are the most difficult to talk about. With Kitchen Table Climate Conversations (KTCC’s), we support you in reaching out and gathering people round your virtual table for an open but structured conversation about climate justice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://climateconversations.ca/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/part-1-bringing-people-together-registration-133651580475">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/part-1-bringing-people-together-registration-133651580475</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'>End the Coyote Killing Contest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>These contests are obviously barbaric and ecologically harmful, but did you know that wildlife killing contests are also illegal in Ontario? Email the Ministry's Enforcement and Wildlife Managers Now<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://earthroots.good.do/killingcontest/email/">https://earthroots.good.do/killingcontest/email/</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'>Toronto: Speak up for climate action and a green and just recovery in the 2021 City Budget <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>On Thursday, Toronto City Council will vote on the 2021 City Budget. Contact your City Councillor and the Mayor today and urge them to follow through on their commitments in Toronto’s climate emergency declaration, and properly fund climate action in the 2021 City Budget. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontoenvironment.org/budget_act">https://www.torontoenvironment.org/budget_act</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 2021 Cycle Toronto Advocacy Forum</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This Toronto bicycle advocacy forum was held Feb. 3 – 5 and featured 6 panel discussions and presentations. View the slides and recordings here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cycleto.ca/2021-advocacy-forum-resources">https://www.cycleto.ca/2021-advocacy-forum-resources</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'>Help Toronto Save its Green Spaces from Destruction by Metrolinx<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Small’s Creek & Williamson ravines are about to have 268 trees removed including ten magnificent old growth red oaks and basswood, permanently altering their ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/sign-now-help-a-toronto-neighbourhood-save-its-green-spaces-from-destruction-by-metrolinx">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/sign-now-help-a-toronto-neighbourhood-save-its-green-spaces-from-destruction-by-metrolinx</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'>Change is the New Normal: An Intro to Regenerative Business Design<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 15, 9 - 10 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This new normal brings very real and concrete business opportunities, if we can learn to recognize and embrace them. Yes, *now* is the moment to design a purpose-driven business that thrives in a fickle economic environment. Have you dreamt of turning your new (or old) hobby into a successful business? With permaculture leader Starhawk.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7016131618907/WN_R-HZw_BzTsmlXfxvSUJOtQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7016131618907/WN_R-HZw_BzTsmlXfxvSUJOtQ</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'>From the Grassroots to the Courts: How criminalizing ecocide could benefit frontline defenders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday February 16, 4pm PT | 7pm ET | Midnight GMT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This panel will feature stories from the frontlines, centered on how criminalizing ecocide could benefit Indigenous communities, land defenders and water protectors.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNPsrZYJ5KHxBaIpkLdxoaocUYTqOhdwP-2wT56q9EiWp5ww/viewform?gxids=7628">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNPsrZYJ5KHxBaIpkLdxoaocUYTqOhdwP-2wT56q9EiWp5ww/viewform?gxids=7628</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'>Climate Tic TALK Circle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday February 16, 6:30 - 8:30 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Accessible and safe circle for climate workers to explore emotional reactions to climate change and COVID<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.kadycowan.com/climatetictalk.html">https://www.kadycowan.com/climatetictalk.html</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'>We Are All Treaty People<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>KAIROS Blanket Exercise Teaching and Sharing Circles<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 16, 7 - 9 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In this session, We Are All Treaty People, Mary-Anne Kechego will talk about the Two-Row Wampum Belt and Dish with One Spoon to illustrate what treaties mean to Indigenous Nations because “it is important to educate our allies about what treaties represent and their responsibilities to uphold those treaties”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm/event/info?id=198&reset=1">https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm/event/info?id=198&reset=1</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'>Rent Relief Rally<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 16, 11:45 - 2 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Queen's Park, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As announced on Feb 8th by the Premier, the halt on eviction enforcement will last as long as any region is under a stay-at-home order. This means that the enforcement of evictions will start as soon as the stay-at-home order is lifted. Doug Ford is lifting the lockdown - evictions could start up soon. Meanwhile 400,000 families are behind on rent and at risk! This must STOP! Tell Premier Doug Ford to immediately strengthen the eviction freeze and bring in a rent relief program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://acorncanada.org/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D2660%26reset%3D1">https://acorncanada.org/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D2660%26reset%3D1</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:#D239C1'>Women Resisting Extractivism <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Film screening and discussion of: As Long as the Waters Flow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb 16, 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Many state governments have deemed the extractive sector an essential service during COVID, endangering the health and safety of workers as well as that of communities living near megaprojects. Corporations have been heavily lobbying governments to deregulate the sector or enact legislation to criminalize grassroots mobilizations against extractivism. Meanwhile, land and water defenders continue to be harassed, targeted, and attacked for their efforts to protect Mother Earth. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm/event/info">https://secure.kairoscanada.org/civicrm/event/info</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'>Nuke Waste in South Bruce in Southwestern Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Fed. 17, 7 p.m. EST <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A closer look at the NWMO (Nuclear Waste Management Organization) in southwestern Ontario, where they have optioned 1500 acres of farmland near the community of Teeswater in South Bruce.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e5AB2-0xS76pxKGyJYyWAg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e5AB2-0xS76pxKGyJYyWAg</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'>Fixing Canada’s Car Conundrum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 17, noon EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>According to the International Energy Agency, Canadians drive the most polluting cars in the world. And over the past 20 years, carbon pollution from transportation has gone up. Meanwhile, the auto sector is down. Once a global top-five auto manufacturer, Canada now doesn’t even crack the top 10. But there are recent signs of change, with a few major automakers announcing plans to bring EV production here. Will this be enough for Canada to fix its car conundrum and carve out a space in the growing global EV market? If not, what more will it take?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cleanenergycanada.org/webinar-fixing-canadas-car-conundrum/">https://cleanenergycanada.org/webinar-fixing-canadas-car-conundrum/</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'>Time4Action - Green Jobs, Just Transition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 17, 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>It’s time to move to cleaner, greener technologies. But what happens to the fossil-fuel workers? And their communities? Our guests will discuss the creation of green jobs and the need for a just transition with training and re-training for all those who need it. With Jim Stanford, Canadian economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work here in Canada and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, senior researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ErsuMGbbSxqyeJQDhvmVJA">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ErsuMGbbSxqyeJQDhvmVJA</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'>Radioactive Waste and the Ottawa River - Town Hall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 18, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Next week, Ottawa City Council will debate a motion opposing radioactive waste dumps at Chalk River next to the Ottawa River, our primary source of drinking water. Who is in charge of these plans? How much radioactive waste will go into the dump? What are the implications for communities all along the Ottawa River? Why have so many municipalities passed motions opposing these plans? What can you do?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/radioactive-waste-and-the-ottawa-river-online-townhall-tickets-141571934467">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/radioactive-waste-and-the-ottawa-river-online-townhall-tickets-141571934467</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/249762026814343">https://www.facebook.com/events/249762026814343</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'>Where Quebec leads: Sophie Brochu <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb 18, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Toss in a global pandemic, and Sophie Brochu, CEO of Hydro-Québec, is betting on a new player: hydrogen power. But climate advocates worry that fossil fuel-derived hydrogen figures too heavily into Canada’s hydrogen plan. Can the move to hydrogen be achieved without further dependence on oil and gas? Join Sophie Brochu as she forecasts the future of clean energy in Québec and Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KfAocFuNQ8OZsMJ6GdnQsg">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KfAocFuNQ8OZsMJ6GdnQsg</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>Black Voices in Climate Action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 18, 7 - 8:15 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Panel discussion of the varying impacts and effects of the climate crisis, climate change policy and energy costs on Black communities across Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.masseycollege.ca/events/massey-is-missing-cop26-black-voices-in-climate-action/">https://www.masseycollege.ca/events/massey-is-missing-cop26-black-voices-in-climate-action/</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'>The Trouble with Canadian Aid: Reflecting on Canada's International Development Week<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 18, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We need to look behind the headlines to the history and pattern of Canada's official development assistance and ask how effective Canada's aid has been, historically and today. In this event, five speakers from diverse perspectives reflect on Canadian aid in the wake of International Development Week 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RFhy5NVyQDqsx7CmyEKlyA">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RFhy5NVyQDqsx7CmyEKlyA</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'>A Celebration of Black Women's Voices in the Journey to Gender Equality<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Feb. 19, 4:30 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Paulette Senior (President and CEO, Canadian Women’s Foundation) in a dynamic discussion with four fabulous authors: Zalika Reid-Benta (Frying Plantain), Eternity Martis (They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up), Jael Richardson, (Gutter Child), and Francesca Ekwuyasi (Butter Honey Pig Bread). These writers give voice to under-heard stories in Canada. Mark this Black History Month with them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1508064266054078/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1508064266054078/</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'>Eco-socialist Dialogs – Growing the Movement Inside and Outside Electoral Politics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday, February 21, 7 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Dimitri Lascaris, Radhika Desai and Gary Porter, chaired by Yvonne Hanson, for the Vancouver Unity Assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://youtu.be/WwhLnBMqqnE">https://youtu.be/WwhLnBMqqnE</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'>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>http://theenergymix.com/ <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'>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>https://www.democracynow.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><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: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">angela@cleanairalliance.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>