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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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Earth just experienced it's hottest 12 months in recorded history<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/climate/impacts/january-2024-hottest-on-record-tops-warmest-12-month-period-in-history">https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/climate/impacts/january-2024-hottest-on-record-tops-warmest-12-month-period-in-history</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 political brawl over our heating planet - The Fifth Estate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thirty years into UN climate talks, the world is hotter than ever. Provinces and the federal government are battling each other and activists, frustrated by political inertia, are escalating their protest tactics, taking direct aim at the fossil fuel industry. All the while, the planet is heating up — with tragic results.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_mhBweaVxU&t=2595s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_mhBweaVxU&t=2595s</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'>Why Steven Guilbeault’s roadway remarks sparked a car-crazy culture war<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/02/20/analysis/why-steven-guilbeault-roadway-remarks-car-crazy-culture-war">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/02/20/analysis/why-steven-guilbeault-roadway-remarks-car-crazy-culture-war</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'>Alberta’s Brutal Water Reckoning<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Scientists who studied the region’s arid past warned this drought was coming. Thirst for growth won out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/02/19/Alberta-Brutal-Water-Reckoning/">https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/02/19/Alberta-Brutal-Water-Reckoning/</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'>Protect freshwater from toxic fracking<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>While the Peace River region is facing extreme drought, the B.C. government is still allowing the fracking industry to pollute billions of litres of freshwater in the province – putting communities in harm’s way.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.stand.earth/page/57260/petition/1">https://act.stand.earth/page/57260/petition/1</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'>Rooftop Solar Could Meet 100% of Electricity Needs in Canadian Homes—Technically<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/rooftop-solar-could-meet-100-of-electricity-needs-in-canadian-homes-technically/">https://www.theenergymix.com/rooftop-solar-could-meet-100-of-electricity-needs-in-canadian-homes-technically/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Wind and solar are delivering an energy transition at record speed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-are-delivering-an-energy-transition-at-record-speed/">https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-are-delivering-an-energy-transition-at-record-speed/</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'>Speak up for Canada’s renewable energy future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Write to Cdn. decision- makers to say YES to renewables and NO to fossil fuels!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://davidsuzuki.org/action/speak-up-for-canadas-renewable-energy-future/">https://davidsuzuki.org/action/speak-up-for-canadas-renewable-energy-future/</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'>It's time to triple wind and solar in Ontario by 2035 - send your letter here</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/triple/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/triple/</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'>End Gas Subsidies for Home Heating in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Petition</span><span lang=EN-US>: Support the OEB - Tell Doug Ford we want affordable clean heating in Ontario, not gas subsidies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/support-the-oeb-don-t-let-doug-ford-and-enbridge-sabotage-our-future">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/support-the-oeb-don-t-let-doug-ford-and-enbridge-sabotage-our-future</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Send a letter </span><span lang=EN-US>to provincial politicians here<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/oeb/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/oeb/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Small Modular Nuclear Reactors. The Verdict - 14 min. video<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr1ecjYFYTo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr1ecjYFYTo</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'>Say NO to 4 new nuclear reactors in the GTA <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><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'>Robbing the public to build the private: The Ford government’s hospital privatization scheme</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/release-report-robbing-the-public-to-build-the-private-the-ford-governments-hospital-privatization-scheme/">https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/release-report-robbing-the-public-to-build-the-private-the-ford-governments-hospital-privatization-scheme/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Two years of war on Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Right Livelihood Laureates, including from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, recount how life has changed since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://rightlivelihood.org/visual-stories/two-years-of-war-on-ukraine/">https://rightlivelihood.org/visual-stories/two-years-of-war-on-ukraine/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Poland's foreign minister addresses Russian BS statement at the UN Security Council </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>– 4 min. video</span><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://twitter.com/carlbildt/status/1761465233011273942">https://twitter.com/carlbildt/status/1761465233011273942</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Mobilize 2030: Community-Led Action for Ending Poverty - Virtual Summit <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 26, noon - 4 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join a national conversation on ending poverty and fulfilling Canada's obligations to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-summit-mobilize-2030-community-led-action-for-ending-poverty-tickets-820146519317">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-summit-mobilize-2030-community-led-action-for-ending-poverty-tickets-820146519317</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'>Solidarities + Connections with Palestine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 28, 4 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A panel discussion hosted by the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vi2fXpqUQPqXeJumPj2oMQ#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vi2fXpqUQPqXeJumPj2oMQ#/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><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:#00B0F0'>Ukraine and its European Partners after two Years of War<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 27, noon - 1:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Daniela Prugger and Igor Mitchnik who last spoke to us two years ago to hear about the situation on the ground in Ukraine and how things have developed since February 2022. Hosted by the Center for German and European Studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/spring-2024/240227-ukraine.html">https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/spring-2024/240227-ukraine.html</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'>Climate Cafe <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 27, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us in a warm and welcoming space, with facilitators, where people concerned about climate crisis and related issues share feelings and thought.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ccto-climate-cafe-february-27th-tickets-840667357697">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ccto-climate-cafe-february-27th-tickets-840667357697</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'>From Fringe to Foreground: How Far-Right Politics is Influencing Canada’s Climate Conversation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 28, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us to explore the influence of far-right politics on Canada's climate conversation and what this means for communicators. This discussion and Q&A session will follow the evidence to disentangle the far-right’s financial ties to the oil and gas industry, the messaging strategies employed by Canada’s anti-climate influencers, and the media and networks that move anti-climate politics from the fringe to the mainstream and what this all means for Canadian politics and journey to net-zero. Hosted by Re.Climate out of Carlton U.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qePlsxgBQDq55gmt5Uqp-A#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qePlsxgBQDq55gmt5Uqp-A#/registration</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://mailchi.mp/b83838e6c1b6/youre-invited-global-burning-national-media-coverage-of-climate-change-and-wildfires-in-canada-webinar-13674849">https://mailchi.mp/b83838e6c1b6/youre-invited-global-burning-national-media-coverage-of-climate-change-and-wildfires-in-canada-webinar-13674849</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'>Advocacy in Action: bridging research and policy-making<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 28, 1 - 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How can social scientists and humanities scholars play a bigger role in creating policy change? Evidence for Democracy (E4D) and the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) are convening a panel of experts to discuss what science advocacy looks like in today’s policy landscape.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fhss.swoogo.com/advocacyinaction">https://fhss.swoogo.com/advocacyinaction</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:#ED7D31'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Scrap the Chalk River Nuke Waste Dump Rally<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 28 - Fri. Mar. 1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Dr, downtown Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We will be gathering in solidarity outside the Canadian Nuclear Association conference to make it loud and clear to the Canadian nuclear industry and energy ministers present that we do not consent to the Chalk River NSDF project and we do not want nuclear waste in our watershed! Whether you come for one day or for every day, your presence makes a difference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/888978292967500">https://www.facebook.com/events/888978292967500</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:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C748DD'>Is Nuclear Power the Answer?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 29, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>with speakers <span style='color:#C748DD'>Angela Bischoff of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance</span>, and Tom Baker, Socialist Action.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89522628187?pwd=9PXokN6cNb130eOAUa3zMcuf3Vbr4G">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89522628187?pwd=9PXokN6cNb130eOAUa3zMcuf3Vbr4G</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'>Radioactive Waste Policy in Canada – where did it go? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 29, 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Co-hosted by Nuclear Waste Watch and Northwatch, this session will review and recap major developments in nuclear waste policy and governance over the last year, including the outcomes of the federal government’s radioactive waste policy review, the nuclear industry’s development of an “integrated strategy for radioactive waste” at the invitation of the federal Minister of Natural Resources, and the federal policy silence around the reprocessing of nuclear fuel waste.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K57w1_EtSTCUULtStGLhBg#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K57w1_EtSTCUULtStGLhBg#/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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Thermal Energy Networks in Buildings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thermal energy networks, often called district energy, are one of the most efficient means of delivering climate-friendly heating and cooling. These networks use safe and stable renewable energy that can be derived from sources as diverse as geothermal, wastewater systems, bodies of water, and energy-intensive buildings. David MacMillan, Program Manager with the City of Toronto’s Environment & Climate Division, will: Review the basics of thermal energy networks; Examine local examples; Discuss the influence of governance & funding on the future of thermal energy networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/thermal-energy-networks-in-buildings-tickets-827212694437">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/thermal-energy-networks-in-buildings-tickets-827212694437</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'>Six Degrees: A Conversation with Tonya Surman and Keita Demming<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 29, 6 - 9 p.m., ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Centre for Social Innovation, 192 Spadina, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tonya, CSI’s CEO, and Keita Demming of The Covenant Group will discuss the latter’s new book, Strategy to Action, in which Keita presents an innovative tool to help professionals consolidate their short-term tactics with their long-term vision.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://socialinnovation.org/event_auto/six-degrees-a-conversation-with-tonya-surman-and-keita-demming/">https://socialinnovation.org/event_auto/six-degrees-a-conversation-with-tonya-surman-and-keita-demming/</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 Missing Piece: How to Stop Funding Climate Chaos<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 29, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Climate finance is the missing piece of Canada’s climate plan. This webinar 'lunch & learn' will outline the significance of climate-aligned financial regulations, shedding light on its integral role in Canada’s climate strategy and offer insights on how we can advocate for much-needed government action on climate finance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/144223/petition/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/144223/petition/1</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'>Fight Big Oil - Action Call <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 29, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Big Oil and their political allies have been pulling out all the stops to sabotage climate action in Canada. The federal Conservatives are blocking the long-overdue Sustainable Jobs Act in Parliament. And now they’re mobilizing their supporters to flood the consultation process on Canada’s climate targets. It's crucial that we fight back. Join members of the 350 Canada team for a short, high-energy Zoom call where we'll take action together to boost our collective impact. During this action call we'll break down the climate and political context and take action together to combat Big Oil's latest efforts to weaken Canada's emissions targets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.350.org/signup/action-fight-big-oil/">https://act.350.org/signup/action-fight-big-oil/</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'>Warheads to Windmills<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb 29, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This webinar address two major issues: climate and nuclear weapons. Dr. Ivana Hughes and Dr. Timmon Wallis will speak on why both issues must be addressed with equal urgency, and then discuss how together we can build mass movement that can put an end to these threats. Sponsored by Veterans For Peace's Nuclear Abolition Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAof-6tqDkpHdZwxJ7-s5BnWvpnlHdLYeIe#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAof-6tqDkpHdZwxJ7-s5BnWvpnlHdLYeIe#/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:#7030A0'>Project Hope <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursdays 6 - 7:30 pm recurring<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>OCADU, Room 420 MCC (Annex Building) - location most easily found on our Instagram profile in the highlight: “How to get here”, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Project Hope is a blend of mindfulness and art making for activists from all walks of life. These sessions are for individuals who want to connect with today’s issues in community in a gentle and mindful way. Sessions are free!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Link: @project.hope.to (Instagram) or email at <a href="mailto:ourprojecthope.to@gmail.com">ourprojecthope.to@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Taking the Battle out of Decision Making<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. March 2, 1 - 4:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This workshop is for climate activists interested in learning how to facilitate or support inclusive decision-making processes in their organizations. Learn skills and tools, grounded in the principles and practices of nonviolence, that build collaboration and creativity into how your group makes decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-the-battle-out-of-decision-making-tickets-807365500947">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-the-battle-out-of-decision-making-tickets-807365500947</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:#C748DD'>International Womens' Day Rally and March <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. March 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Rally begins at 11 am in the OISE Auditorium (252 Bloor St W - St. George Subway) and the march will start at 1 pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The theme is "No One is Free Until We are All Free".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://iwdtoronto.ca/2024/02/14/2024-rally-and-march-details/">https://iwdtoronto.ca/2024/02/14/2024-rally-and-march-details/</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'>Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Mar. 2, 6:30 p.m. (followed by panel) and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. Mar. 3, 1:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Set prior to the Me Too movement, Analogue Revolution traces the rise, fall and resurgence of feminist media and activism in Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=363080~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&epguid=b4c007e4-6bbd-47d8-87e8-9508327a7a5d&mc_cid=a0a316c216&mc_eid=fae1de97ef">https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=363080~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&epguid=b4c007e4-6bbd-47d8-87e8-9508327a7a5d&mc_cid=a0a316c216&mc_eid=fae1de97ef</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'>Tooker: 20 years on<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. March 3, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>March 3rd marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Tooker Gomberg – one of Canada’s most daring and courageous political figures, as well as friend, co-conspirator and guiding light to so many of us. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We invite you to join in reflection and celebration of this exemplary writer, activist, politician, videographer, public speaker and advocate for a better world. You’re invited to share your reflections at the event. Who was Tooker to you? Share a favorite story of him. What do you think he’d be doing today?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Besides story-telling, we’ll do some Tooker Trivia, and show some video. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sign up to share your story at the event: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Register to receive a zoom link here</span></b><span lang=EN-US>: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrceusrTspHtGAe0gVocHapLieGiuC6kLK">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrceusrTspHtGAe0gVocHapLieGiuC6kLK</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn more about Tooker here: <a href="https://greenspiration.org/tooker/">https://greenspiration.org/tooker/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>“As the climate changes, so must our consciousness. And our words into actions.” - t<o:p></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'>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:#00B0F0'>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>