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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'>What is COP28?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>From November 30 – December 12, 2023, the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) is being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. COP28 is the latest Conference of the Parties (COP), the group of nations that forged the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992. The Conference of the Parties (COP) meets annually to discuss ways to address the global climate crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>3 things you need to know about the UN's Climate Conference - 2 min. video<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> 1. Global Stocktake</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> 2. Loss and Damage</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> 3. Fossil Fuels</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://twitter.com/UNDP/status/1730089271091191977">https://twitter.com/UNDP/status/1730089271091191977</a></span><o:p></o:p></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'>Global 100 Renewable Energy Declaration – released at COP28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A world fully supplied by renewable sources of energy, like wind, solar, and other sustainable renewable energy sources is not only environmentally and socially desirable: it is already technically and economically feasible. The potential for clean renewables is vast, far exceeding the current and projected global energy demand. Technologies are readily available, they are more affordable – without subsidies – safer, and suitable for decentralised systems that empower local communities. Technologies such as nuclear energy and CCS are not needed, and neither is the large expansion of solid biomass use. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://climatenetwork.org/resource/global-100-renewable-energy-declaration/">https://climatenetwork.org/resource/global-100-renewable-energy-declaration/</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'>COP28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>When COP28 President Al Jaber, who’s also CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), claimed there was no science linking a fossil fuel phase-out with the 1.5 degree target, a flurry of climate scientists pushed back with the IPCC reports.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/no-science-linking-fossil-phaseout-to-1-5c-target-al-jaber-claims-in-ill-tempered-video/">https://www.theenergymix.com/no-science-linking-fossil-phaseout-to-1-5c-target-al-jaber-claims-in-ill-tempered-video/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Fossil fuels are weapons of mass destruction<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The planet faces an existential threat if we do not transition from the current extractive model of growth to a low-carbon economy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/03/the-guardian-view-on-a-non-proliferation-treaty-fossil-fuels-are-weapons-of-mass-destruction">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/03/the-guardian-view-on-a-non-proliferation-treaty-fossil-fuels-are-weapons-of-mass-destruction</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Doing deals in Dubai<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/j333cdrt3g?e=02591b0337">https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/j333cdrt3g</a> </span><o:p></o:p></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'>Undercover filming highlights Saudi plan to artificially raise oil demand<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Officials from Saudi Arabia have admitted the country’s state-backed plan to target Africa and Asia with petrol, oil and diesel products. 8 min. video.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/undercover-filming-highlights-saudi-plan-to-artificially-raise-oil-demand">https://www.channel4.com/news/undercover-filming-highlights-saudi-plan-to-artificially-raise-oil-demand</a></span><o:p></o:p></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'>Plot to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 — backed by Canada — Decried as 'Dangerous Distraction' at COP28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nuclear energy is nothing more than a dangerous distraction. The attempt of a 'nuclear renaissance' led by nuclear industries' lobbyists since the 2000s has never been successful—it is simply too costly, too risky, too undemocratic, and too time-consuming. We already have cheaper, safer, democratic, and faster solutions to the climate crisis, and they are renewable energy and energy efficiency.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/triple-nuclear-power-cop28">https://www.commondreams.org/news/triple-nuclear-power-cop28</a></span><o:p></o:p></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'>Debunking the whole Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Scam – 2 min. video<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://twitter.com/Unplugnukes/status/1731307929687523430">https://twitter.com/Unplugnukes/status/1731307929687523430</a></span><o:p></o:p></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'>Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Polluting livestock companies and lobby groups will target pavilions in a coordinated campaign at the UN climate summit, documents show.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2023/11/29/big-meat-unveils-battle-plans-for-cop28/">https://www.desmog.com/2023/11/29/big-meat-unveils-battle-plans-for-cop28/</a></span><o:p></o:p></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'>COP28 day-by-day - livestream</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://app.wedonthavetime.org/">https://app.wedonthavetime.org/</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'>Polluters must pay - send a message to the feds<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>All eyes are on our leaders at the upcoming COP 28 climate summit. Call on the Canadian government to do the right thing – tax the richest and biggest polluters, and use that money to support the communities most impacted by the climate emergency.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.oxfam.ca/page/136320/action/1">https://act.oxfam.ca/page/136320/action/1</a></span><o:p></o:p></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'>Naomi Klein to Heather Reisman: Charges must be dropped against Indigo 11<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The extraordinary raids, arrests and property seizures of Palestine solidarity activists represent an extreme attack on political speech not seen in a generation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/naomi-klein-calls-on-heather-reisman-drop-charges-indigo-11/?vgo_ee=rhXXnEesHLsJvwoy964VZ8%2B01fkU4DsJFPKdNG52XhJ2GxXDs9Ve4ivrmQ%3D%3D%3AYAMA8LrRCfCJaTMQh6suT6tWavus5o3S">https://breachmedia.ca/naomi-klein-calls-on-heather-reisman-drop-charges-indigo-11/</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'>Ask your MP to call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.leadnow.ca/ceasefire/">https://act.leadnow.ca/ceasefire/</a></span><o:p></o:p></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 Trolley<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>45 min. documentary about the genius of trolley's around the world - including Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.stephenlow.com/project/the-trolley/">https://www.stephenlow.com/project/the-trolley/</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'>Don’t let Ontario turn back the climate clock - Give the gift of cleaner and a renewable Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Ford Gov't is ramming through new gas and nuclear plants when what we need are renewables. Help the Ontario Clean Air Alliance fight these polluting and backwards proposals with a charitable donation. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/climate-clock/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/climate-clock/</a></span><o:p></o:p></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'>No public money for private health care</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones: Stop using public money to fund private, for-profit healthcare clinics and instead invest in our public healthcare system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.leadnow.ca/ON-privatization/">https://act.leadnow.ca/ON-privatization/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Toronto Cycling Network 2025-2027 Public Input<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The City of T.O. wants to hear from you to help us make recommendations on which bikeways to build, upgrade and study in 2025 to 2027. Fill out a short survey (opens in new window) or use an interactive map (opens in new window) to share your thoughts on future bikeways.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/cycling-in-toronto/cycling-pedestrian-projects/cycling-network-plan/cycling-network-public-input/">https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/cycling-in-toronto/cycling-pedestrian-projects/cycling-network-plan/cycling-network-public-input/</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><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'>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'>Indigenous Climate Action: decolonizing solutions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Dec. 4, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for a keynote and storytelling circle exploring the intersections of Indigenous rights and knowledge, climate justice, and decolonization. From international climate negotiations to frontline communities, Indigenous leaders are motivating people to activate climate solutions in a new way. Through stories and perspectives shared by these incredible leaders, the audience will find hope in the power of relationships and Indigenous-led climate movements. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.royalroads.ca/events/indigenous-climate-action-decolonizing-solutions">https://www.royalroads.ca/events/indigenous-climate-action-decolonizing-solutions</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'>Laudate Deum: Eco-Spirituality in Action <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Dec. 5, 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Citizens for Public Justice in collaboration with For the Love of Creation and the Galilee Catholic Retreat Centre for a powerful webinar dedicated to Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, “Laudate Deum.” Discover how this inspiring document serves as a call to action in the realms of environmental justice and creation care.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cpj.ca/events/laudate-deum-webinar/">https://cpj.ca/events/laudate-deum-webinar/</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'>Nonviolent Social Action: Sharing Experiences in War, Conflict and with Climate Change <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Dec. 5, 5 - 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dr. Jill Carr-Harris has honed her knowledge of the strategy and tactics of nonviolent action by participating in successful campaigns in India on behalf of marginalized communities. She has now turned her attention to Canada and the issue of how to build effective peace and climate movements through well-orchestrated nonviolent campaigns, including an upcoming Caravan of Peace in Nova Scotia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://tinyurl.com/4f6jnb7z">https://tinyurl.com/4f6jnb7z</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><o:p></o:p></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'>TEA's 2023 Greener City Celebration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Dec. 5, 7 p.m. to late<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas W, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>TEA's (Toronto Environmental Alliance) Greener City Celebration is an annual end-of-year event that brings together our community of supporters and collaborators for an evening of good fun, conversation, and entertainment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontoenvironment.org/celebration_2023">https://www.torontoenvironment.org/celebration_2023</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'>Global launch: World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Dec. 6, 9 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Global Launch of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2023 (WNISR2023) is co-hosted by the German Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://justclimate.fes.de/registration-launch-wnisr2023">https://justclimate.fes.de/registration-launch-wnisr2023</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'>Global Human Security: Cooperation, Common Security and the Climate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Dec. 6, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How do climate justice and global economics relate to national security? Can a cooperative approach to human and planetary security be achieved internationally? What are the dangers with military security if this is not achieved? This webinar will interrogate some of the assumptions and deadly impacts of national ‘security’ and consider what needs to change in international relations in order to meet challenges such as climate breakdown through cooperation and mutuality, rather than competition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__30QDhEWTDKtY3fEOn_Clg#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__30QDhEWTDKtY3fEOn_Clg#/registration</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>How youth are disrupting media right now<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Dec. 6, 7 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How is social media rewriting the rules of community activism? In what ways is digital storytelling revolutionizing human rights journalism and reporting? Explore how new-age innovators are challenging the status quo, breaking through the barriers of underrepresentation in mainstream media. Join a compelling conversation that dives into the future of media and emerges with fresh perspectives from the young creators leading this revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-at-home-media-right-now-tickets-749528579157">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-at-home-media-right-now-tickets-749528579157</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:#D432DB'>The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Dec. 6</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>It has been over 30 years since the murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6, 1989). This act of violent misogyny shook our country and led Parliament to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On December 6, we remember, we mourn their loss, we reaffirm our commitment to fight the hatred that led to this tragedy and the misogyny that still exists today.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorations-celebrations/16-days/national-day-remembrance.html">https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorations-celebrations/16-days/national-day-remembrance.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#D432DB'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#D432DB'>Women Won't Forget - Vigil<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Dec. 6, 6 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>At Philosopher's Walk, (Between the Royal Ontario Museum and the Royal Conservatory of Music, south side of Bloor, West of Avenue Road), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bring a rose and candle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://womenwontforget.org/">https://womenwontforget.org/</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:#D432DB'>Violence in Society – Vigil, Guest speakers and Awards Presentation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Dec. 6, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>200 King St. East, SJ128, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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><o:p></o:p></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'>Artivism, disruption and climate action </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Dec. 7, 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Using art as a means for social change, artivists (artist activists) can change the world. Join us for a fascinating conversation about the role of art as activism and climate disruption.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.royalroads.ca/events/artivism-disruption-and-climate-action">https://www.royalroads.ca/events/artivism-disruption-and-climate-action</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>24 Hours of Reality: On the Ground at COP 28 with the Climate Reality Project<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Dec. 7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>24 Hours of Reality media event brings audiences worldwide to the heart of the global response and the UN’s COP 28 climate summit in Dubai. Join us for a day of stories, interviews, and more streamed from Dubai. It's a chance to hear from negotiators inside talks to phase out fossil fuels and stop global warming – as well as youth voices, Indigenous leaders, and advocates fighting for our future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.climaterealityproject.org/24hours">https://www.climaterealityproject.org/24hours</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 style='color:#00B0F0'>Transport Futures – Mobility Pricing Conversations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Dec. 7, 14, 19, 1 - 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To mark Transport Futures’ 15th anniversary, international mobility pricing experts will discuss how road tolls, parking fees, transit fares and related policies help to manage traffic demand, reduce environmental impacts and generate revenue for infrastructure. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="https://transportfutures.ca/mpc">https://transportfutures.ca/mpc</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>Some insights into COP 28: What is happening on the ground?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Dec. 8, 9 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for an hour of informal conversation with activists on the ground at COP28. Live from Dubai, they will tell us about their efforts to move military issues up the climate agenda, and to foreground demilitarisation as a strategy for climate justice. Others will join to tell why they do not join the COP this time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrdO-hpz8vG9zA-avEqbTqEO4FbQGb5wVp#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrdO-hpz8vG9zA-avEqbTqEO4FbQGb5wVp#/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>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></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'>Candles for COP28 - Vigils for Climate Justice <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dec. 8 - 10 across Canada including Penticton, Morden, Toronto, Coberg, Ottawa, Montreal, Wolfville</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fortheloveofcreation.ca/cop28-unite-act-deliver/#Candles">https://fortheloveofcreation.ca/cop28-unite-act-deliver/#Candles</a></span><o:p></o:p></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'>In Toronto:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Dec. 8, 4:30 p.m. Gathering, Lighting Candles, 5 p.m. Vigil Program begins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Matt Cohen Park (SE corner of Bloor St and Spadina), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) is taking place right now in the United Arab Emirates. Join us for an outdoor candlelight vigil. This will be a time to reflect and share our love for our planet, our concern for ourselves, humanity and all our non-human relations at risk from climate change. And a time to share hopes for truly transformative action to happen through global leaders and through each other. This COP must put an end to fossil fuels! Electric tea-light candles will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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 Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. Dec. 10, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the world's most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day">https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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><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:#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><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><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>