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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><img width=302 height=174 style='width:3.1458in;height:1.8125in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D97BBF.AF29C320" alt="Text
Description automatically generated"></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'>Current climate policies ‘a death sentence’ for the world, warns Guterres <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>“Today’s policies would make our world 2.8 degrees hotter by the end of the century. And this is a death sentence.” He said the possibility remains, of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C: “But only if the world takes a quantum leap in climate action... I urge you to accelerate your move away from fossil fuels and towards a fair and just decarbonization of every sector. Renewables can deliver – on access, affordability, and energy security.”</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135862">https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135862</a></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'>Meanwhile back in Ontario, the Ford Gov't continues to ramp up gas power 700%<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Send the feds a message here telling them to forbid ON from building new gas plants</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/open-letters-to-prime-minister-trudeau-and-jagmeet-singh/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/open-letters-to-prime-minister-trudeau-and-jagmeet-singh/</a></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'>Dr. Gordon Edwards – “We must stop chasing nuclear pipe dreams” - video recording<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.netnewsledger.com/2023/04/25/dr-gordon-edwards-we-must-stop-chasing-nuclear-pipe-dreams/">https://www.netnewsledger.com/2023/04/25/dr-gordon-edwards-we-must-stop-chasing-nuclear-pipe-dreams/</a></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'>Press conference of Not the Nuclear Lobby<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Green Party leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Québécois MP Mario Simard, Liberal MP Jenica Atwin, and NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice joined with Susan O'Donnell from CRED-NB and Ginette Charbonneau from Ralliement contre la pollution radioactive to express serious concerns about an expansion of nuclear energy and the development of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2K2Ol8cILA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2K2Ol8cILA</a></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'>MPs and activists push back as Ottawa pitches expansion of nuclear energy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Anti-nuclear activists and a cross-partisan group of MPs urged the federal government Tuesday to drop its support for nuclear energy projects, calling the energy source a "dirty, dangerous distraction" from climate action.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/anti-nuclear-activists-ottawa-1.6821807">https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/anti-nuclear-activists-ottawa-1.6821807</a></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'>Say NO to a new nuclear reactor in the GTA (just east of Toronto)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/smrcost/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/smrcost/</a></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'>Chernobyl anniversary offers a bleak look at what may await other Ukrainian nuclear plants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A little over a year ago, Russian troops abandoned Chernobyl after briefly occupying it during the grim opening days of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The takeover of the site where the world’s worst nuclear disaster happened thirty-seven years ago this week offered a preview of the reckless disregard for nuclear safety that has characterized so much of this war.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2023-04-chernobyl-anniversary#bio-5">https://bellona.org/news/nuclear-issues/2023-04-chernobyl-anniversary#bio-5</a></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'>Five myths about the Chernobyl disaster - by Kate Brown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2019/07/23/five-myths-about-the-chernobyl-disaster/">https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2019/07/23/five-myths-about-the-chernobyl-disaster/</a></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'>How shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-shading-crops-with-solar-panels-can-improve-farming-lower-food-costs-and-reduce-emissions-202094">https://theconversation.com/how-shading-crops-with-solar-panels-can-improve-farming-lower-food-costs-and-reduce-emissions-202094</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>Mayworks Festival of Working People & the Arts</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mayworks presents the realities of contemporary labour in an exciting program of 24 free and public events during the month of May across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and online -- art exhibitions, installations, film screenings, panel discussions, workshops and other encounters. Informed by personal histories of social activism and research, the artists in this year’s festival recognize workers as agents of social transformation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://mayworks.ca/2023festival">https://mayworks.ca/2023festival</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'>Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>April 27 to May 7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In cinemas throughout downtown Toronto and streaming online across Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Celebrate 30 years of outstanding stories and the filmmakers and audiences who have shared them with us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival?view=all">https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival?view=all</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'>Will EV Charging Break the Grid? - Canada Talks Electric Cars <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 2, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The expected growth of EVs and the associated demand from charging has the potential to break our electricity grid - or revolutionize it. There are a number of strategies to manage the impacts of EV charging demand, but the one with the most potential is Vehicle-to-Grid technology, which reimagines Electric Vehicles as mobile generating stations that can generate revenue while parked. During this webinar we are joined by Matthew Sachs, COO of Peak Power, to discuss Peak Power’s experience with Vehicle-to-Grid technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5116791043053/WN_Oo0KhGrjQoWnJMa3LHx24Q#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5116791043053/WN_Oo0KhGrjQoWnJMa3LHx24Q#/registration</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'>Making the case: Streets for People<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 2, 11 a.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Clarence Eckerson has been documenting advocacy transportation for over ten years and has produced more than 1,000 videos for Streetfilms. He is frequently referred to as “the hardest working man in transportation show biz” for his dedication to making difficult, wonky concepts more accessible and entertaining to the public. He shoots 99% of his footage by bike, foot, train, or bus.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/3KuXKPl">https://bit.ly/3KuXKPl</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'>Inflation, Central Banks and the Climate Crisis <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>With Guy Dauncey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 2, 5 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What does inflation and central banks have to do with the climate crisis? A lot - because central banks have the power to create money, and climate activists need to understand why, if they are to campaign for change. Guy Dauncey is cofounder of the West Coast Climate Action Network. For the past seven years he has been researching and writing his yet-to-be-published book on The Economics of Kindness - How to End the Economics of Selfishness and Build an Economy that Works for All.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdO-rrTkvHdWjpn1nhzUcz1AYlHYjxxy4#/registration">https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdO-rrTkvHdWjpn1nhzUcz1AYlHYjxxy4#/registration</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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>_______________________</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'>Hydrogen and Canada’s Energy Future <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 2, 1 pm ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This briefing will cover: the science of hydrogen production, an overview of Canada’s current hydrogen landscape, how hydrogen can most effectively and efficiently be used in Canada’s energy transition and the opportunities and challenges of hydrogen exports.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Ghp35npSySEvQGhBlyg0w">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Ghp35npSySEvQGhBlyg0w</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'>Join Us to #ProtestBarrick<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, May 2, 9 am ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Berczy Park, 35 Wellington Street East, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us as we bring the voices of community leaders resisting Barrick Gold's mines directly to the company's executive and shareholders at their AGM. Gather by 9am sharp and we will hold a short march together. There will be free coffee and breakfast! Community leaders from around the world have been calling on Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold to listen to them, to act transparently, and to remedy the harms caused to their lives and ecosystems by the company. Join us at Barrick's AGM to show your support for these communities.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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>_______________________</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'>Beyond Gas Advocacy Training - Part 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 3, 7 - 8:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hone your advocacy skills, practice specific asks, and role play – in preparation for meetings with political representatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beyond-gas-advocacy-training-part-2-tickets-621705366487">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beyond-gas-advocacy-training-part-2-tickets-621705366487</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>The Future of Food<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 3, 3:30 p.m. ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Food accessibility and affordability is a major concern, impacting millions of people in Canada and globally. Join in this action-centred roundtable on how food-related leaders are reshaping the future of food, making it more accessible and affordable for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://rethinksustainability.ca/future-ready/future-of-food-roundtable/">https://rethinksustainability.ca/future-ready/future-of-food-roundtable/</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>_______________________</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 Big Picture: Beyond Hope and Fear <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>With Michael Dowd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 3, 1:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>No one needs convincing that we are living in an age of chaos and breakdowns. Even those without an ecological understanding of history feel the stress. How do we cope? How can we escape the seesaw of hope and fear? And, crucially, how can we be of support to others who are confused, angry, depressed, or filled with fear, blame, or guilt? Michael Dowd is bestselling eco-theologian.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89354783674?pwd=UjdQSis0ZTFwMWFUTk1TRGhDYjgvZz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89354783674?pwd=UjdQSis0ZTFwMWFUTk1TRGhDYjgvZz09</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>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>New Gas Plants Are Coming to Ontario! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How We Can Stop Them, and Build a Clean Energy Future</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 4, 6 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for a conversation about the province's outrageous gas plan, clean alternatives for producing energy, how the coal phase-out was won, and how to stop gas plant expansions in your area.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/126103/petition/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/126103/petition/1</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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>_______________________</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 Climate Emergency Unit: Strategies for Effective Climate Action <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>With Seth Klein<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday May 4, 6:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>“What we’ve been doing isn’t working,” writes Seth Klein. We are facing a climate emergency, but few of us, including most politicians, journalists, even environmental organizations are acting that way. It’s time we learned the lessons of WW II, and COVID-19, and mobilized to bring about “radical systemic change.”. All the machinery of government, the news media, educational institutions, and the public must be focussed on the crucial “national task” confronting us. Register for webinar here:</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldOyhrDMvGtdmg59jf6hqFXn3DrXS8qAh#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldOyhrDMvGtdmg59jf6hqFXn3DrXS8qAh#/registration</a></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'>More from The Climate Emergency Unit:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4 Hopeful Lessons from WW2 to confront Climate Change (6 min.)</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUJw5cLyfEk&t=20s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUJw5cLyfEk&t=20s</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada Needs a Youth Climate Corps (2 min.)</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVctqrJuzTM&t=3s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVctqrJuzTM&t=3s</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The 6 Markers of the Climate Emergency</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.climateemergencyunit.ca/emergencymarkersframework">https://www.climateemergencyunit.ca/emergencymarkersframework</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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>_______________________</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'>Urban Ecologies: Imagining the Environmentally Just City<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Sat. May 5 - 6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>School of the Environment, U of T<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Despite the IPCC’s repeated warnings of verging systemic collapse as we pass crucial tipping points, and although policy makers and technology experts have detailed the necessary steps to protect the biosphere, we still lack the critical mass to mobilize for a planetary transformation. The event will explore anthropogenic impacts on the earth, using a broad range of approaches from the environmental humanities, decolonial studies, Indigenous studies, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2023-beatrice-and-arthur-minden-symposium-on-the-environment-tickets-520542766427">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2023-beatrice-and-arthur-minden-symposium-on-the-environment-tickets-520542766427</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Jane's Walk<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. - Sun. May 5 - 7 </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Jane’s Walk is an annual festival of free, community-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs - online, in person and around the world. Jane’s Walks encourage people to share stories about their neighbourhoods, discover unseen aspects of their communities, and use walking as a way to connect with their neighbours.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://janeswalk.org/">https://janeswalk.org/</a></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'>Jane's Walk Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/">https://www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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>_______________________</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'>Webinar: Don’t Nuke the Pacific!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In response to the Japanese government and TEPCO’s unilateral decision to dump radioactively wastewater into the Pacific as early as this summer, we should deepen our understanding on this issue and engage in actions to stop the discharge of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific. With Dr. Makhijani and Dr. Amano<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kEgamr3lQM-GO_Z0qoD9pw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kEgamr3lQM-GO_Z0qoD9pw</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: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org</a> <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>