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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><span lang=EN-US>The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>~ John Kenneth Galbraith<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'>COP 27: the climate carnage we've faced this year – 4 min. must-watch video<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2022/nov/03/cop27-the-climate-carnage-weve-faced-this-year-video">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2022/nov/03/cop27-the-climate-carnage-weve-faced-this-year-video</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'>What is COP 27?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>United Nations climate negotiations (COP 27) are taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from November 7-18, 2022. With the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warning that the world is on course to blow through the 1.5°C limit on global warming, COP 27 is one of the last chances for the global community to avert catastrophe. Get all your COP 27 news here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/cop-27-coverage/">https://www.theenergymix.com/cop-27-coverage/</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'>Loss, damage and hope at the UN climate talks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As the UN climate negotiations get underway in Egypt, communities on the frontlines of global warming are heading to COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh to speak out. As talks of 'loss and damage' focus on developing countries, we hear what Canada's responsibilities are internationally and at home. And we hear what people in Canada hope for at this year's conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429-what-on-earth/clip/15946885-loss-damage-hope-un-climate-talks?featured=true">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429-what-on-earth/clip/15946885-loss-damage-hope-un-climate-talks?featured=true</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 Pitches European Gas Exports, But Europe Won’t Be Buying<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canadians are being sold on a future of natural gas exports to Europe just as European countries speed up their exit from all fossil fuels, says a leading energy transition researcher. New gas-fired power plants meant to burn fuel in Europe will (literally) be 10 times more expensive to operate than new solar capacity, and are only moving forward because of fossil subsidies from G20 countries that have already hit $693 billion this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/11/02/exclusive-canada-pitches-european-gas-exports-but-europe-wont-be-buying/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/11/02/exclusive-canada-pitches-european-gas-exports-but-europe-wont-be-buying/</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 Great Transformation - The #Disruption of #Energy with Tony Seba<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>100% Solar + wind + water + batteries is do-able and changes everything. 20 min. video.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsnkPLkf1ao">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsnkPLkf1ao</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 Green Deal for post-war Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thebulletin.org/2022/11/a-green-deal-for-post-war-ukraine/#post-heading">https://thebulletin.org/2022/11/a-green-deal-for-post-war-ukraine/#post-heading</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'>Uranium - the Deadliest Shape-Shifter <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Dr. Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saskatchewan is the 2nd largest exporter of Uranium in the world, and 85% of the deadly radioactive waste is left for the First Nations communities to manage. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>3 min. video. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jhgOWpVzJk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jhgOWpVzJk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>50 min. video<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://youtu.be/g4Psqw7lTGs">https://youtu.be/g4Psqw7lTGs</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'>Ontario’s risky play on nuke power<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ontario taxpayers are already subsidizing electricity rates at a cost of nearly $7 billion per year. Fortunately, a net-zero grid that phases out both fossil fuel and nuclear generation by mid-century emerges as a viable and economic option, relying on significant growth in low-impact renewables, particularly wind and solar, energy storage and interconnections with other QC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2022/11/04/ontarios-risky-play-on-nuke-power.html">https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2022/11/04/ontarios-risky-play-on-nuke-power.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'>Doug Ford’s attack on workers is a Canadian tradition taken to new extremes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ontario’s education workers will need to creatively defy premier Ford’s attempt to smash their rights<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/doug-fords-attack-on-workers-is-a-canadian-tradition-taken-to-new-extremes/">https://breachmedia.ca/doug-fords-attack-on-workers-is-a-canadian-tradition-taken-to-new-extremes/</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 the Ford Conservatives: Don't Be a Bully<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Education workers are the backbone of Ontario’s public education system and we’re fighting for a good deal to ensure high-quality education and services for kids. Whether you’re an education worker or an ally, come out to a protest line to send the Ford Conservatives a message and to secure a real deal. Find your nearest protest line here and send a message to Doug at the same link.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cupe.on.ca/dontbeabully/">https://cupe.on.ca/dontbeabully/</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'>Ontario’s Housing Bill is Actually a Trojan Horse for Environmentally Catastrophic Rural Sprawl<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2022/10/31/ontarios-housing-bill-is-actually-a-trojan-horse-for-environmentally-catastrophic-rural-sprawl/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2022/10/31/ontarios-housing-bill-is-actually-a-trojan-horse-for-environmentally-catastrophic-rural-sprawl/</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'>COP27 Climate Hub<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>November 7–17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Daily live broadcasts from COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt and from hubs in Stockholm, Nairobi, and Washington DC. We expect millions of viewers as we bring on stage government ministers, CEOs of front-running companies, princesses, youth activists, entrepreneurs, scientists, artists, and a lot of high-level change-makers. Watch online - free.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop27">https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop27</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'>Nonviolence and the Quest for Democracy: How to Resist Authoritarianism Everywhere <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 7, 5 - 6 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>A Conversation with Dr. Maria Stephan.<b> </b></span><span lang=EN-US>How do we resist authoritarian tendencies in countries throughout the world in a nonviolent manner? What tactics are most effective? Is nonviolent action inherently democratic? Maria Stephan is an award-winning author and organizer whose work in academic, public-service, and non-profit sectors has focused on the role of nonviolent action and peacebuilding in advancing human rights, democracy, and sustainable peace in the US and globally.<b><span style='color:#70AD47'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqc-mpqjwvE9b76q4HfpMu5cNJKl8AyKGS">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqc-mpqjwvE9b76q4HfpMu5cNJKl8AyKGS</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'>Methane Emission Mitigation by Municipalities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 8, 7 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>“The greenhouse gas footprint of shale gas is worse than that of coal, when methane emissions are considered and compared to carbon dioxide over an integrated 20-year time period…” Don’t miss our very special guest and methane expert, Professor Robert Howarth as he explains the contribution of methane to climate change and dispels claims about blue hydrogen as a solution in the climate battle. Professor Howarth and webinar host Bruce F Nagy will review ideas for municipalities to contribute to the effort to reduce methane by managing food waste and landfill processes, supporting oil and gas well capping and better agriculture practices. Methane emission mitigation is one of our most crucial climate strategies for the 2030s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CLI11jIETbqNPMllt5st_Q">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CLI11jIETbqNPMllt5st_Q</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'>Democracy at Stake: How media battles the disinformation phenomenon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 8, 6 -7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join the School of Journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University for a special talk with Philippine ABS-CBN news correspondent and McLuhan Award for Investigative Journalism, Christian Esguerra. Esguerra will discuss the nature of the disinformation phenomenon in the Philippines, how it affects the country’s democratic processes, and how media and stakeholders counter threats to the propagation of lies and truth-telling. In a time when truth and historical facts are being compromised, how can the media help in minimizing the threats and propagation of disinformation?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-at-stake-how-media-battles-the-disinformation-phenomenon-tickets-443037205207">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/democracy-at-stake-how-media-battles-the-disinformation-phenomenon-tickets-443037205207</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'>Is Your Healthcare Pension Aligned with Climate Safety? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 8, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Your pension savings can contribute to or help reduce climate change and its harmful impacts on health equity. Is the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) investing your retirement savings in a way that worsens the climate crisis and its inequitable impacts? Understanding how your pension dollars are invested is part of understanding how you can take action to support ecological health equity. Join climate and finance experts from Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health to learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ca01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DW_CDjj_TaqHlAWIWUSx1g">https://ca01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DW_CDjj_TaqHlAWIWUSx1g</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'>Why you should be concerned about Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 8, 6:30 - 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bill 23 a) removes key protections to our environment (wetlands, farmland, sensitive areas opened up and conservation authorities lose even more power), b) reduces affordable housing protection and money collected from municipalities to pay for affordable housing projects, and much more. Bring questions, concerns, and expertise about how Bill 23 will have major Ontario-wide repercussions (environment, housing, municipalities).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/why-you-should-be-concerned-about-bill-23-more-homes-built-faster-3rd-tickets-457038663947">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/why-you-should-be-concerned-about-bill-23-more-homes-built-faster-3rd-tickets-457038663947</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'>Send a message to your MPP and Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing here.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/116359/action/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/116359/action/1</a> and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.newmode.net/action/ontario-headwaters-institute/ontario-must-withdraw-bill-23-and-shift-sustainable-planning">https://act.newmode.net/action/ontario-headwaters-institute/ontario-must-withdraw-bill-23-and-shift-sustainable-planning</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'>Puerto Rico: Colonialism, Climate Catastrophe & the Struggle for Independence<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 8, 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Webinar will also feature updates from the struggle for climate justice struggle in BC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vE1jEv77SyK3xrfbNq0k2Q">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vE1jEv77SyK3xrfbNq0k2Q</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'>Emergency Town Hall on Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 9, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A lot has been happening since the Premier rammed a draconian bill, Bill 28, through the legislature that has resulted in closure of schools. Join MPP Peter Tabuns, Interim Leader of the Ontario NDP for this Emergency Town Hall to share your experiences and get the latest news & updates on how to pressure the government to solve this dispute and get schools back to normal. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JNWJWxY2Q8uhAMfYpTGFbw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JNWJWxY2Q8uhAMfYpTGFbw</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'>War in a Changing Climate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 9, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wars are raging and the climate is collapsing. Is there something that can be done to address both problems at once? Join this webinar with Dr. Elizabeth G. Boulton, Tristan Sykes (Just Collapse), and David Swanson, with Liz Remmerswaal Hughes moderating, to hear some new ideas and ask questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/war-in-a-changing-climate/">https://worldbeyondwar.org/war-in-a-changing-climate/</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'>Phase Out Fossil Fuel and Fast Track Clean Energy - Six Country Playbooks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 9, 11 a.m. ET <a href="https://stand-earth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Fe6krEnSWKtoxi2lPe5wg">https://stand-earth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Fe6krEnSWKtoxi2lPe5wg</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 9, 8 p.m. ET <a href="https://stand-earth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3_Sa59KBRIWsi0JLNFonwQ">https://stand-earth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3_Sa59KBRIWsi0JLNFonwQ</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 9, 1 p.m. ET (U.S. playbook) <a href="https://stand-earth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RStoMbDtQVCc_boKPClU2g">https://stand-earth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RStoMbDtQVCc_boKPClU2g</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Those advocating for a fossil fuel phase out and fair energy transition must scale up efforts to tell a new story about the imperative and benefits of a fossil fuel free world and how we get there. On behalf of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, Climate Access developed a series of messaging playbooks on how to talk about climate change, fossil fuel threats and the need for a fair energy transition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>Town hall to stop the health care crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 9, 6 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Our health care system is under huge strain. Ontario Health data shows the average wait for hospital admission in the emergency room has grown to nearly 21 hours. Recent data also showed that 1,417 Ontarians died waiting for surgery over the last year. Hospitals across the province are barely hanging on, and more nurses are leaving the profession every day. Join NDP MPP Jessica Bell, NDP Health Critic, France Gelinas, and Registered Nurse Veronica Leung for a town hall on the health crisis. Learn about the government’s plan to expand for-profit surgery delivery, remove ALC patients from hospitals without their consent, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtfu-rrDkqGdIy2MluetFRFFw4G6edf1RJ">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtfu-rrDkqGdIy2MluetFRFFw4G6edf1RJ</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'>Green Party of Canada Leadership Race - English National Debate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 9, 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>6 excellent candidates square off in English.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iJA_PhMPT6KPve2tUqeNxw">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iJA_PhMPT6KPve2tUqeNxw</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'>Book Launch: Displacement City - Fighting for Health and Homes in a Pandemic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 9, 12 noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Square, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for the book launch of Displacement City. Editors Greg Cook and Cathy Crowe will be in attendance. #HousingForAll #DisplacementCity. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/utpress">https://www.facebook.com/utpress</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'>The Petroleum Papers: Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 10, 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How long has Big Oil denied their role in climate change? Join climate investigative journalist and award winning author Geoff Dembicki live from Brooklyn for a conversation on his latest work, which draws from confidential oil industry documents to uncover how companies like Exxon, Koch Industries, and Shell built a global right-wing echo chamber to protect oil sands profits. And learn more about the high-stakes stories of people fighting back: a Seattle lawyer who brought down Big Tobacco and is now going after Big Oil, a Filipina activist whose family drowned in a climate disaster, and a former Exxon engineer pushed out for asking hard questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-event-ubc-reads-sustainability-with-geoff-dembicki-tickets-441965650157">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-event-ubc-reads-sustainability-with-geoff-dembicki-tickets-441965650157</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'>Virtual Screening of Herança Maldita<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 10, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join MiningWatch Canada and Earthworks for a film screening and director's Q & A for the film, Herança Maldita. This documentary traces the repercussions of the Brumadinho tailings dam failure and examines the impacts that mining in Brazil has had on land, water, and communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l-hd-n7ZRtWoHK8YD86vGQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l-hd-n7ZRtWoHK8YD86vGQ</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'>Partners in Project Green Fall Forum - Resiliency and Regeneration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 10, 8:45 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for an interdisciplinary forum discussing resiliency and regeneration, and what that means for the next stage in business sustainability. There will be two Keynote Speakers, three Break-out Sessions, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/partners-in-project-green-fall-forum-resiliency-and-regeneration-tickets-388244699347">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/partners-in-project-green-fall-forum-resiliency-and-regeneration-tickets-388244699347</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'>Green Party of Canada Leadership Race - French Language Debate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Nov. 11, 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>6 excellent candidates square off in French.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CbMDpXJCR_2g9MouHdqSYw">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CbMDpXJCR_2g9MouHdqSYw</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'>At COP27, The World Calls Out For Climate Justice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Nov. 12, 1 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meet at Spadina / Bloor parkette and march from there, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This year, at COP27 (global climate gathering of gov'ts), meetings are taking place in Egypt amid new reports warning that time is running out. Climate activists from Egypt and other countries in Africa and the Arab World (https://www.cop27coalition.org) have called for a "COP27 Global Day of Climate Justice." Demands include calls to release 60,000 political prisoners in Egyptian jails. In solidarity here in Toronto, we’ll march to different key locations, stopping at each for a short speech, some interaction, and an action call-out. Come add your voice! Demands adapted for a Canadian context from the COP27Coalition include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*Canada Step up and do its Fair Share<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*Uphold Global Solidarity and Human Rights<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*Respect Indigenous Sovereignty<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*Phase out Fossil Fuels with a Just Transition <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*No False Solutions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>#COP27 #ClimateActionNow #Nov12 #LossandDamageCop27 #Cop27Coalition #FreeAlaa #FreeThemAll #ClimateJusticeNow #KilltheDrill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/498072569002941">https://www.facebook.com/events/498072569002941</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://climatevoice.ca/">http://climatevoice.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:#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 - 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: mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Share this newsletter on social media using this link: <a href="http://greenspiration.org/news-events/">http://greenspiration.org/news-events/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>