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Description automatically generated"><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'>2021 Right Livelihood Laureates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Right Livelihood Award recognizes the actions of brave visionaries. It has been called the "alternative Nobel prize". One of the 4 Laureates this year is Canada's amazing Freya Huson of Wet'suwet'en Nation, a hereditary chief, longtime advocate for Indigenous sovereignty, and leader in the fight to stop Coastal GasLink and a coordinator of the Unist'ot'en camp. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Another of the 4 is Vladimir Slivyak, a russian anti-nuclear activist. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://rightlivelihood.org/2021-announcement/">https://rightlivelihood.org/2021-announcement/</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'>Wet'suwet'en Strong<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Under ‘Anuc niwh’it’en (Wet’suwet’en law) all five clans of the Wet’suwet’en have unanimously opposed all pipeline proposals and have not provided free, prior, and informed consent to Coastal Gaslink/ TransCanada to do work on Wet’suwet’en lands.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.yintahaccess.com/">https://www.yintahaccess.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'>Canada’s Irreconciliables<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>15 years ago, a group of Indigenous land defenders envisioned how direct action, backed by non-Indigenous support, could transform Canada. Now it’s close to happening.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/canadas-irreconciliables/">https://breachmedia.ca/canadas-irreconciliables/</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'>‘Blah, blah, blah’: Greta Thunberg lambasts leaders over climate crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>From The Guardian: Carbon emissions are on track to rise by 16% by 2030, rather than fall by half, which is the cut needed to keep global heating under 1.5C. “Build back better. Blah, blah, blah. Green economy. Blah blah blah. Net zero by 2050. Blah, blah, blah,” she said in a speech to the Youth4Climate summit in Milan. “This is all we hear from our so-called leaders. Words that sound great but so far have not led to action. Our hopes and ambitions drown in their empty promises.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/28/blah-greta-thunberg-leaders-climate-crisis-co2-emissions">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/28/blah-greta-thunberg-leaders-climate-crisis-co2-emissions</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'>All Good Things Start Local: Reclaiming Canadian Democracy <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We're building grassroots teams of volunteers across Canada to push for local electoral reform. But we need your help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fundrazr.com/UnlockDemocracy">https://fundrazr.com/UnlockDemocracy</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'>All Party Consent for Ring of Fire Mining Shows Tragic Decline in Ontario Political Cultures<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For our political leaders to support creating roads in the James Bay Lowlands that would threaten to wreck our province’s refrigerator, when much of the world faces wildfires and drought, is criminal stupidity. The lands of the Hudson Bay Lowlands - which contain as much water as the entire Great Lakes - are so critical today because they are one of the last large areas of the planet that have not been altered by human industrialized machinations since the end of the Pleistocene.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.sierraclub.ca/en/ontario-chapter/2021-09-28/all-party-consent-ring-fire-mining-shows-tragic-decline-ontario-political">https://www.sierraclub.ca/en/ontario-chapter/2021-09-28/all-party-consent-ring-fire-mining-shows-tragic-decline-ontario-political</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'>To Save the World<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>More than 300 (and growing week by week) video interviews by Peace Academic and Scholar Metta Spencer with brilliant minds.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/tosavetheworld">https://www.youtube.com/c/tosavetheworld</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'>Nuclear Weapons: A Public Health Issue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Oct. 4, noon - 1 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Jointly provided by the Massachusetts Medical Society, its Committee on Environmental & Occupational Health, and its Committee on Global Health, and Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.massmed.org/nuclear-weapons-flyer/">https://www.massmed.org/nuclear-weapons-flyer/</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'>Royal Bank of Canada Day of Action: Launch & Training Event <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Oct. 4, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Organizing call with speakers and trainings in preparation for the global day of action on October 29<sup>th</sup> when people around the world are planning a day of action against the biggest funders of climate chaos. In Canada, that means Canada’s biggest fossil bank, RBC, needs to feel the pressure from coast to coast to coast. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpde2rrjkrHND3ltGImqHyB9fRrCe9CLzW">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpde2rrjkrHND3ltGImqHyB9fRrCe9CLzW</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'>Introduction to Drawdown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Oct. 4, 10 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>An introduction to the basic concepts of Drawdown, a solution-based approach to climate action. Peer reviewed international research shows that it is possible to actually “draw down" our greenhouse gases. These solutions to our climate crisis exist right now - we just need to implement them on an individual, community, national, and global level. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-drawdown-climate-solutions-tickets-172938091487">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-drawdown-climate-solutions-tickets-172938091487</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'>Rally to demand End to For-Profit Long-Term Care in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Oct. 4, noon in cities across Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Click here for a full list of protests: <a href="https://cupe.on.ca/event/ltcrallies/">https://cupe.on.ca/event/ltcrallies/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In Toronto, rally at Queens Park <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As the Ontario Legislature opens on October 4, let’s set the message for the next session. No more broken promises. No more substandard care. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hosted by CUPE Ontario.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ontariohealth">https://www.facebook.com/ontariohealth</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'>National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Oct. 4, 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us in honouring our sisters with guest speaker, Candace Brunette-Debassige. Candace Brunette-Debassige is a Mushkego Cree iskwew scholar originally from Peetabeck Treaty 9 Territory. Her research centers on advancing the liberatory needs of Indigenous Peoples in Euro-Western colonial educational spaces. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcudemgqDkqHNAoHMHapKa1ZmvY5ju9pBzS">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcudemgqDkqHNAoHMHapKa1ZmvY5ju9pBzS</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'>Check out the final report of the inquiry, Reclaiming our Power & Place: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/">https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/</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'>Nowhere to Hide: 10 Steps for Common Survival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Oct. 4, 9:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please join us for St. Thomas More College’s Annual Peace Studies Lecture with the Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., in a wide-ranging discussion about some the greatest dangers faced by humankind and how we can work together to fashion a future free from existential threats, fear and suffering. The former parliamentarian and diplomat and prodigious activist and author will offer 10 topics of conversation, each of which presents an imminent danger to the world including the crises of climate change, the coronavirus and nuclear weapons, as well as the present chaos in global policy-making. Roche will also speak about the human rights of migrants and his hopes for the U.N. Security Council in dealing with global problems. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://stmcollege.ca/store/event/nowhere-to-hide-10-steps-for-common-survival/">https://stmcollege.ca/store/event/nowhere-to-hide-10-steps-for-common-survival/</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'>Launch of the West Coast Climate Action Network <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Oct. 5, 7 pm PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us as we work to promote and support the work of climate action groups all across BC, and to urge more rapid and urgent climate action, while also working to centre Indigenous and other under-represented voices. The climate justice movement is rapidly growing, and the need for collaboration and solidarity has never been greater. #WeCanDoMoreTogether #WeCanJustTransition<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/launch-of-the-west-coast-climate-action-network-tickets-178236328657">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/launch-of-the-west-coast-climate-action-network-tickets-178236328657</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'>Climate Finance 101: Pensions, Investments, Banks, and Indigenous Rights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Oct. 5, 7 - 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn where and how your pension, investment, and banking money is being spent, too often in violation of the principles of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent. Hosted by Climate Pledge Collective<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-finance-101-pensions-investments-banks-and-indigenous-rights-tickets-172171348137">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-finance-101-pensions-investments-banks-and-indigenous-rights-tickets-172171348137</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'>Does the government have the right to deceive the public? Roundtable discussion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Oct 5, 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What does the murder of activist Mariano Abarca in Chiapas, México say about Canadian government accountability? With support from Mexican and Canadian organizations, the family of environmental defender Mariano Abarca, who was murdered in 2009, is seeking an investigation into the Canadian Embassy in Mexico. They believe that the Embassy’s unconditional lobbying in support of a Canadian mining company put Mariano’s life in greater danger in the lead up to his murder. This roundtable will discuss Canadian practice when it comes to embassies abroad and conflicts over Canadian mining operations, asking whether Mariano’s case is the pattern or an exception. Organized by Mining Watch Canada <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_onB8gOJ6Sr-Oyw83mODXZQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_onB8gOJ6Sr-Oyw83mODXZQ</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 Return: Life After ISIS - presented by Human Rights Watch <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Oct. 5 - 12<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Return: Life After ISIS is a unique portrait of a group of Western women who pledged their lives to ISIS, but now want to return home to restart their lives. While facing hostile journalists and governments who have left them de-facto stateless, the women confront their truths and try to heal from their trauma in a locked camp in northeast Syria, with the help of Kurdish women’s rights activists. The film will be available for free viewing on the Hot Docs digital platform from October 5-12. Join the live Q and A on Oct. 5.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=160923~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&epguid=8533b035-0c76-4133-bf01-9b9878c87b37&">https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=160923~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&epguid=8533b035-0c76-4133-bf01-9b9878c87b37&</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'>Training: Secrets of a Successful Organizer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesdays 8 - 10 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Oct. 5 - Beating apathy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Oct. 12 - Assembling Your Dream Team<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Oct. 19 - Turning an Issue into a Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://labornotes.org/october-secrets-series">https://labornotes.org/october-secrets-series</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 Power and Climate Change: Can Small Modular Reactors Deliver?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join this discussion on nuclear energy and small modular reactors (SMRs), with a focus on their status in Canada, and the climate vulnerability of nuclear plants. The presentations will draw upon the 2021 World Nuclear Industry Status Report.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/nuclear-power-and-climate-change-can-small-modular-reactors-deliver-tickets-178961287027">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/nuclear-power-and-climate-change-can-small-modular-reactors-deliver-tickets-178961287027</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'>Struggle for Climate Justice: Post Election Tasks & Perspectives<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 6, 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>During the federal election in Canada, it was startling how major political parties were able to continue to ignore the climate crisis that is all around us. Party platforms and the debates barely gave lip-service to the climate disaster and the immediate action required to restore the delicate balance with mother earth. Meanwhile, movements across Canada continue to confront resource extraction projects, demand divestment from oil and gas corporations, and organize in defense of the rights of Indigenous peoples. And the divide between the status-quo environmental policies of the government of Canada and the people of Canada is growing. Join Climate Convergence and climate justice organizers across Canada as we discuss building the climate justice movement and how we move forward together to create the better, just, and sustainable world. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1oFxXLnmRN2T1QJLAoTVqQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1oFxXLnmRN2T1QJLAoTVqQ</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>More info: climateconvergence.ca <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>War Abolisher Awards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 6, 8 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please join us for the presentation and acceptance of the first annual War Abolisher Awards. The event is open to the public and will include presentations of three awards, a musical performance by Ron Korb, and three breakout rooms in which participants can meet and talk with the award recipients. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/first-annual-war-abolisher-awards">https://actionnetwork.org/events/first-annual-war-abolisher-awards</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'>Pipelines Around the World<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The topic theme is the role of petroleum in ongoing tensions and rivalries between the United States, Russia and China. The US, world’s hegemon for thirty years, aims to contain the rise of Russia and China. Petroleum politics are part of the story, e.g. Nord Stream 2 and Xinjiang. Facing a hostile America, China and Russia have formed a strategic partnership, with both countries investing heavily in pipelines. Since 9/11, Western countries have launched military interventions and imposed sanctions on one petroleum country after another, even China and Russia. None has been successful. Why does Canada support these actions? With John Foster, retired petroleum engineer and author of “Oil & World Politics”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7ABWfNKbSlGInfFtfCFm9w">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7ABWfNKbSlGInfFtfCFm9w</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thecic.org/event/cic-edmonton-cic-nipissing-pipeline-politics-around-the-world/">https://thecic.org/event/cic-edmonton-cic-nipissing-pipeline-politics-around-the-world/</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:#C934BD'>Feminist Resistance: Militarism and Climate Change <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 6, 10 a.m. ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The recent IPCC report has made the world strikingly aware that the current rate of climate change is a ‘code red for humanity’. Yet, the role of the military as the world’s single greatest emitter in use of fossil fuels is sorely overlooked in traditional environment discussions. How can we raise awareness about this connection and address the role of militarism as a root cause of climate change? What are the connections between climate action, feminism, and peace? As we begin the road to COP26, join WILPF members from Germany, Sweden, Norway, Canada and Zimbabwe as they discuss the situation in their region and share how they are mobilising feminist values to campaign for an end to militarism and towards climate justice, from the grassroots to the international level. Organized by the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/3luyESp">https://bit.ly/3luyESp</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'>New nuclear and what's at stake for wildlife<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Oct. 7, 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>New nuclear power plants will cause irreparable loss to biodiversity and harm and destroy wild places and the creatures who live there. Wildlife protection helped defeat the proposed new nuclear power plant in Wales. Can the same tactic work to stop other new reactor projects that threaten similar damage? And are renewables any less harmful?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://gmdcnd.com/wildlife/">https://gmdcnd.com/wildlife/</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'>Choice is Under Attack! Women Resist from Texas to Toronto to New Brunswick<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Oct. 7, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With speakers Lisa Luinenberg, Socialist Action – USA, Rubina Chowdury, Rape Crisis Center worker in Toronto, Robbie Mahood, family doctor and Morgentaler Clinic pioneer, and Joyce Arthur, executive director of Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, speaking from Vancouver.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://youtu.be/9r5mII8CA-A">https://youtu.be/9r5mII8CA-A</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'>Afghanistan: 20 years of war, occupation and resistance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Oct. 7, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>October 7 will mark the 20-year anniversary of the start of the US-led bombing campaign of Afghanistan, which led to two decades of war and occupation. In recent weeks, the US and its allies were driven out of Afghanistan in an unprecedented defeat for US imperialism. Join Spring socialists for a panel discussion, as we assess the impact of the war, including Canada's 13-year mission, and nearly two decades of anti-war organizing in Canada and internationally.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Email info@springmag.ca for Zoom registration link.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) and Indigenous Rights <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Oct. 8, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Former Grand Chief Sheila North will speak on missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada and how Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders can advance the political will to address racism and the issues around violence against Indigenous people. Organized by the Canadian International Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thecic.org/event/cic-young-professionals-network-in-conversation-with-sheila-north/">https://thecic.org/event/cic-young-professionals-network-in-conversation-with-sheila-north/</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 Good War - Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency with Seth Klein<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Oct. 8, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Climate Emergency Unit director of strategy Seth Klein presents his new inspirational book with lessons from the past for how Canada mobilized for a common cause in a time of crisis. To register email Mark at <a href="mailto:mmerlino@prpl.ca">mmerlino@prpl.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:#70AD47'>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:#70AD47'>Democracy Now Daily Show - 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>