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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=295 height=170 style='width:3.0729in;height:1.7708in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7B391.A7279D20" alt="Text
Description automatically generated"></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Prime Minister Trudeau: No More Delays. No more half-measures. Work with MPs across party lines to protect our communities and the planet. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>From a broad alliance of groups. You too can sign here: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nomoredelays.ca">https://www.nomoredelays.ca</a><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'>This new Parliament holds the nation’s climate fate in its hands<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Critically, let’s see the NDP really bargain hard this time, show themselves to be the climate champions they claimed in this election, and make bold climate emergency action a core condition of their co-operation in the House.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/09/22/opinion/new-parliament-holds-nations-climate-fate-its-hands">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/09/22/opinion/new-parliament-holds-nations-climate-fate-its-hands</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'>Movements can seize the opportunities of a second minority government—here’s how<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada has elected successive Liberal minorities with the NDP holding the balance of power. Lightning has struck twice, and social movements now have a second chance to take advantage and replicate some of the big gains of the past.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/movements-can-seize-the-opportunities-of-a-second-minority-government-heres-how/">https://breachmedia.ca/movements-can-seize-the-opportunities-of-a-second-minority-government-heres-how/</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'>Liberals, NDP and Greens: Cooperate to make progress on climate and inequality<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.leadnow.ca/Cooperate2021/">https://act.leadnow.ca/Cooperate2021/</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'>Tell party leaders to convene a National Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Our skewed first-past-the-post our skewed voting system gave the Liberal Party 39 more seats than the Conservative Party, despite the Conservatives getting almost 300,000 more votes. And with 18% of the popular vote, the NDP only got 7% of the seats. And 8 million Cdns cast votes for no one. Tell leaders it's time for electoral reform.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fairvotecanada.good.do/act/electoralreform/">https://fairvotecanada.good.do/act/electoralreform/</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'>Dedicated Toronto anti-poverty activist Graeme Bacque was 'at the heart of many struggles'<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bacque devoted his life to supporting city’s most vulnerable and often voiceless residents<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.toronto.com/news-story/10482239-dedicated-toronto-anti-poverty-activist-graeme-bacque-was-at-the-heart-of-many-struggles-/">https://www.toronto.com/news-story/10482239-dedicated-toronto-anti-poverty-activist-graeme-bacque-was-at-the-heart-of-many-struggles-/</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'>EVENTS <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'>Global Launch of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2021 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Sept. 28, 10 a.m. - noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The annual World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including information on operation, production and construction. The WNISR assesses the status of new-build programs in existing as well as in potential newcomer nuclear countries. The report also compares the development of nuclear power and renewable energy globally. There will also be several focus chapters on Fukushima, Chernobyl, climate and criminal energy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/ezzsrhaf">https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/ezzsrhaf</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'>Addressing maintenance and repairs as systemic housing issues<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Sept. 28, 5 - 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn about how communities can address systemic issues related to maintenance and repairs in rental housing and claim the right to housing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/addressing-maintenance-and-repairs-as-systemic-housing-issues-in-the-gta-registration-168346983359">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/addressing-maintenance-and-repairs-as-systemic-housing-issues-in-the-gta-registration-168346983359</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'>What Happens When Recovery Benefit Runs Out?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, September 28, 6 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>When the federal government introduced Canada Emergency Relief Benefit (CERB), Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), these programs were lifesaving for so many. However, these benefits are set to end on October 23. The Labour Community Advocate Training program (LCAT) invites you to attend a free workshop about what we can expect as these programs are concluded. Please reserve your spot by contacting LCAT program coordinator Najib Soufian at 416-445-5819 (ext 26) or <a href="mailto:nsoufian@labourcommunityservices.ca">nsoufian@labourcommunityservices.ca</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'>Digital Infrastructure Plan (DIP) for Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. - Wed., Sept. 28 and 29 online presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The use of digital infrastructure is one of many tools to help the City achieve its strategic goals and priorities. As the use of digital infrastructure to provide City services and manage assets evolves, how information is collected, used, managed and protected must also advance. The Digital Infrastructure Plan (DIP) will modernize and formalize the roles, functions and procedures within which digital infrastructure decisions at the City are made.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/long-term-vision-plans-and-strategies/smart-cityto/digital-infrastructure-plan/">https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/long-term-vision-plans-and-strategies/smart-cityto/digital-infrastructure-plan/</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'>Is your HOOPP pension contributing to the climate crisis?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 29. noon – 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health is a charitable project that tracks the fossil fuel investments of Canadian pension funds and mobilizes beneficiaries to engage their fund managers and shift their retirement savings away from fossil fuels and into climate solutions. Join Shift for this webinar on the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) and the climate crisis. Participants will learn about HOOPP’s investments in fossil fuels, how HOOPP is managing the financial risks of climate change, and what it means for the pension savings of Ontario healthcare workers. Please share widely with working and retired Ontario healthcare workers in your life who want their pension invested in a safe climate future. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-healthcare-of-ontario-pension-plan-and-the-climate-crisis-tickets-168635363913">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-healthcare-of-ontario-pension-plan-and-the-climate-crisis-tickets-168635363913</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'>EcoHack-a-City - Towards a Zero Waste Industrial Sector<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 29, noon PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In the Metro Vancouver area, construction, renovation, and demolition waste make up one-third of the region’s total waste. With an objective to move towards a circular economy model in this sector, this public panel discussion will evaluate current practices and processes, and current waste management systems, with a goal of determining how the sector can adapt to achieve zero-waste through the re-use and repurposing of construction, demolition, and deconstruction waste materials.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g5kNWOwCTrGPNdOINZxNPg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g5kNWOwCTrGPNdOINZxNPg</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'>Deep Diversity Book Launch: Fireside Chat<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 29, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How do advocates and allies of the anti-racist movement work towards a more just society? Racial justice leader and elder Loretta Ross (author of upcoming Calling In the Calling Out Culture) will join Shakil Choudhury in exploring the evolution of the anti-racist movement from a culture of shame and blame, towards a more compassionate and inclusive approach, keeping racial justice work at the centre of the conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://animaleadership.com/cafe/">https://animaleadership.com/cafe/</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'>Smart and Sustainable Homes of the Future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 29, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Work-from-home practices driven by the pandemic are dramatically increasing energy demand and consumption in our homes. Moving forward, homes are expected to be the single largest consumer of electricity and one of the biggest contributors to carbon-dioxide emissions. Our homes must not only be more energy efficient, but also have more personalized spaces with uninterrupted power. Smart home systems bring sustainability, privacy, security, flexibility, energy efficiency and comfort to all living spaces. Join us to hear solutions to all of these challenges and get a glimpse of what the net-zero homes of the future look like.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LGmTrriiRP6jy4v6Clt3mg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LGmTrriiRP6jy4v6Clt3mg</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'>Protecting Indigenous rights and the Amazon amidst a growing climate crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 29, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Co-hosted by EarthRights International and Oxfam, this webinar brings together Congressional leaders and Parliamentarians from Canada, the US, and Peru to discuss actions that the international community can and should take to support the protection of Indigenous rights, protect the Amazon, and combat climate change in Peru and other countries in the region.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://oxfam.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yV5mc-ZFSjq1gsN3TQgGfg">https://oxfam.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yV5mc-ZFSjq1gsN3TQgGfg</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'>aluCine Latin Film + Media Arts Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>September 29 to October 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>aluCine 2021 aims to provide an exclusive showcase for Latin-American directors of independent cinema. Designed to promote Latin-American cinema & media art, the festival’s focus will consist of panel discussions, workshops, and artists talks - online and in person.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.alucinefestival.com/">https://www.alucinefestival.com/</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'>Sustainability in Health Care and Other Sectors - Roundtable<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Sept. 29, 6 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hosted by the PEGASUS Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Register: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrc-CrrTwsGdwi_BlnReyuHuA7tnClunUj">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrc-CrrTwsGdwi_BlnReyuHuA7tnClunUj</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn more about the speakers here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWSKzTJ2zKpZV2rD6oO0OfusP3qWEJYQG4jrlmeV4M8/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FWSKzTJ2zKpZV2rD6oO0OfusP3qWEJYQG4jrlmeV4M8/edit</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'>Eliminating the Existential Threat of Nuclear Weapons<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Sept. 30, 11 am - noon ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As experts warn that we are closer to nuclear war than we have ever been, international experts discuss the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and other steps that we can take to eliminate the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://masspeaceaction.org/event/eliminating-the-existential-threat-of-nuclear-weapons/">http://masspeaceaction.org/event/eliminating-the-existential-threat-of-nuclear-weapons/</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'>National Day for Truth and Reconciliation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday September 30<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'>21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality </span></b><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Things-Know-About-Indian-Reconciliation/dp/0995266522">https://www.amazon.ca/Things-Know-About-Indian-Reconciliation/dp/0995266522</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'>Orange Shirt Day. Here’s How You Can Participate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday September 30<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://socialinnovation.org/news/2021/09/26/september-30-is-orange-shirt-day-heres-how-you-can-participate/">https://socialinnovation.org/news/2021/09/26/september-30-is-orange-shirt-day-heres-how-you-can-participate/</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'>Orange Shirt Day, Honouring Indigenous Survivors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Sept. 30, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Yonge Dundas Square, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We are gathering on Orange Shirt Day, as Indian Residential School, Day School, 60's Scoop and Millennium Scoop survivors to heal, raise awareness and rise together as an Indigenous Community. Mourning the ongoing discoveries of ancestors and healing as Nations of the significant impacts of Canada's genocides perpetuated to this day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/405553407630115">https://www.facebook.com/events/405553407630115</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'>The Big Social - share food, change lives<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>October<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Big Social is a fundraiser where Canadians share food to change lives. This October, cook, create, and connect to help fight poverty and food insecurity. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>COOK - Make something delicious and drop it off to friends or family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>DONATE - Your donation helps communities across Canada access good food with dignity and funds programs that promote food skills, connection and advocacy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cfcc.bigsocial.ca/">https://cfcc.bigsocial.ca/</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'>Municipal Fossil Fuel Divestment Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friday October 1, 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With the latest IPCC climate report and the devastating impacts across Canada, there is need to better understand fossil fuel divestment and impact investing. Speakers include Peter Urbanc (Municipal Finance Authority of BC), Anthony Tia and Tim Leung (City of Vancouver) and George Benson (Vancouver Economic Commission). How can municipalities engage with their banks and other financial systems to decarbonize, and to standardizing ESG disclosure? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-caucus-municipal-fossil-fuel-divestment-tickets-167125808793">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-caucus-municipal-fossil-fuel-divestment-tickets-167125808793</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'>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:red'>Democracy Now Daily Show - 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: <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><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>