<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;
panose-1:2 11 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Times New Roman \(Body CS\)";
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoPlainText, li.MsoPlainText, div.MsoPlainText
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text Char";
margin:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.PlainTextChar
{mso-style-name:"Plain Text Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"Plain Text";
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ligatures:none;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><img width=304 height=175 style='width:3.1666in;height:1.8229in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DA9F89.4FEDA040" alt="A close-up of a logo
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'>Five Things the “Nuclear Bros” Don’t Want You to Know About Small Modular Reactors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>By Union of Concerned Scientists<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://blog.ucsusa.org/edwin-lyman/five-things-the-nuclear-bros-dont-want-you-to-know-about-small-modular-reactors/">https://blog.ucsusa.org/edwin-lyman/five-things-the-nuclear-bros-dont-want-you-to-know-about-small-modular-reactors/</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'>Indigenous Leaders Raise Concerns About Nuclear Waste <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>At a news conference on Parliament Hill, Indigenous leaders from Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick share concerns about nuclear waste on their homelands. 42 min. video.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/indigenous-leaders-raise-concerns-about-nuclear-waste--april-30-2024?id=72a893a9-9d85-416d-a168-d705a2b0bf1c">https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/indigenous-leaders-raise-concerns-about-nuclear-waste--april-30-2024</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'>Land Defence Alliance stands united against the burial of nuclear waste NW of Thunderbay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nwonewswatch.com/local-news/land-defence-alliance-stands-united-against-the-burial-of-nuclear-waste-8676906">https://www.nwonewswatch.com/local-news/land-defence-alliance-stands-united-against-the-burial-of-nuclear-waste-8676906</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Canada’s Nuclear Future: Renaissance or Relic? - video recording of forum in Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyPZZb-_PZ0&t=2624s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyPZZb-_PZ0&t=2624s</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'>Toxic sewage discharged at Chalk River nuclear lab<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Environment Canada issues direction to correct breach, confirms effluent was toxic to fish<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/toxic-sewage-chalk-river-nuclear-1.7191733">https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/toxic-sewage-chalk-river-nuclear-1.7191733</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'>An Ontario farm town will vote in October on whether it wants to house Canada's largest nuclear waste dump<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>NWMO to pick Teeswater in South Bruce or Ignace for the deep geological repository<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/nuclear-waste-ontario-south-bruce-teeswater-nwmo-1.7190653">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/nuclear-waste-ontario-south-bruce-teeswater-nwmo-1.7190653</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 Future of Ontario's Energy Systems<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The government of Ontario has committed the province to a $100 billion nuclear construction and reconstruction program. Is this the only path to decarbonization for Ontario? What has current research and modelling told us about the province's options? With Dr. Mark Winfield.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R_0AeHZQXE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R_0AeHZQXE</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'>Solar is now being installed faster than any technology in history<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In 2031, there will be more solar generation capacity than everything else combined.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-is-now-being-installed-faster-than-any-technology-in-history/">https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-is-now-being-installed-faster-than-any-technology-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'>Bill McKibben on the Climate Crisis: How We Got Here and What We Can Do Now </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>(9min)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-d296gUjgM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-d296gUjgM</a> xxx<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'>Become a Climate Change Influencer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Free online course, 10-15 hours, Directed by Dr. Metta Spencer, Project Save the World<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/become-a-climate-change-influencer/">https://www.udemy.com/course/become-a-climate-change-influencer/</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'>Pledge to adopt a plastic-free lifestyle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://davidsuzuki.org/action/plastic-free-pledge/">https://davidsuzuki.org/action/plastic-free-pledge/</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'>Stop Highway 413<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Send a message to your MP and Minister Guilbeault now, asking them to intervene and use their powers to stop Highway 413<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.leadnow.ca/Highway413-ett-02-05-2024/">https://act.leadnow.ca/Highway413-ett-02-05-2024/</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'>Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict, has accused Russia of using rape as a “military strategy”, citing cases of soldiers “equipped with Viagra”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/26/reparations-survivors-wartime-sexual-violence-by-russian-soldiers-ukraine-war-olena-zelenska">https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/26/reparations-survivors-wartime-sexual-violence-by-russian-soldiers-ukraine-war-olena-zelenska</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:#A02B93'>Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Tell Toronto City Hall to Ban Single-Use Plastics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The federal government’s new ban on many single-use items like plastic bags, foam and black plastic foodware containers is under threat, with oil and plastic industries aggressively fighting it in court. Toronto City Hall can stand up to these corporate bullies by passing a municipal ban on these items, just as many Canadian cities have already done.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontoenvironment.org/ban_plastic_action2024">https://www.torontoenvironment.org/ban_plastic_action2024</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:#A02B93'>3Rs Ambassador Program (Toronto)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This program engages volunteers in apartments, condos and co-ops to help promote the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle). Ambassadors can tailor programs to suit their building and other residents. Training is online.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/apartments-condos-co-ops/3rs-ambassador-program/">https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/apartments-condos-co-ops/3rs-ambassador-program/</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:#A02B93'>Repair Café Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Repair Café Toronto is a grassroots, volunteer group that organizes events where neighbours help neighbours learn how to repair. Bring your small appliances, computers, electronics, clothes, jewellery, books, and more, and we will show you how to fix them for free. Find a Repair Café near you - events happening around the city all year round.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://repaircafetoronto.ca/">https://repaircafetoronto.ca/</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:#A02B93'>46 Community Environment Days are on now through September<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/community-environment-days/">https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/recycling-organics-garbage/community-environment-days/</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:#4EA72E'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>Confronting the Wildfires in an Era of Climate Emergency<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. May 6, 7 p.m. PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online AND in Person at UBC Robson Square (800 Robson Street, Vancouver)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join the BC Climate Emergency Campaign and the UBC Centre for Climate Justice for a public panel discussion on wildfires and the climate crisis. The panel will explore how to balance investments in emergency response and climate preparedness with spending on climate action that drives down emissions, so that we can reduce extreme weather events, ensure our communities and workers are safe, and ensure a liveable world for future generations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccWPsfZBI69wrL2lR-WJY6DjTa0S6RBxOZGDe7jO6-KAeQ_w/viewform <o:p></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:#E97132'>Telling the Climate Story Locally<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 7, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The climate crisis is a global story — affecting every community in the world and everyone on Earth. So how can you make it resonate with your audience at home? Polling data show that audiences crave more climate reporting, particularly as it relates to their community. This Talking Shop webinar will help you learn to find the climate connection in every newsroom, discover new ways to humanize and localize climate, and report on solutions in your community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7317145034181/WN_wRKCOTMCSYejoXATP3U1pw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7317145034181/WN_wRKCOTMCSYejoXATP3U1pw#/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'>Nuclear Dangers in Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 8, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation will be holding a virtual event to discuss the third year of the Ukraine War and the nuclear dangers associated with this conflict. The event will feature Professor Grigory Yavlinsky, a Russian economist and politician who ran for the Presidency of Russia three times. Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher of The Nation. And Richard Falk, Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University. Cynthia Lazaroff, an expert on US-Russian relations, will moderate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMufuCtrjopE92beSMinS8Z-678eRaz-KqK#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMufuCtrjopE92beSMinS8Z-678eRaz-KqK#/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:red'>Urban Noise: Physical & Mental Health Impacts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 8, noon - 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Are you disturbed by noise in your home, at work or in public spaces? Most of us are, almost daily, and for some that exposure is significant. You may not always notice the noise, but your body is always listening, being put “on notice”. Physical health impacts are well known through decades of research, but how do we personally experience and respond to noise? We have two professors on deck for this presentation to help you understand the physical and mental impacts of noise on your health and how you can help us learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/urban-noise-physical-mental-health-impacts-tickets-878310589617">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/urban-noise-physical-mental-health-impacts-tickets-878310589617</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:#DA29E4'>Cycle Toronto's AGM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 8, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tranzac Club, Bloor and Brunswick, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Be part of Toronto's bike advocacy movement. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cycleto.ca/">https://www.cycleto.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:#4EA72E'>Community Building in the Inner Suburbs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Presenters: Community Organizers Fizza Khalid and Krissan Veerasingam from Scarborough Environmental Association (SEA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wednesday, May 8 - 6pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Get the details and register:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.progresstoronto.ca/spring-training-series-may-8-2024">www.progresstoronto.ca/spring-training-series-may-8-2024</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'>The Political Economy of the Housing Crisis <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 9, 7 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Flo Schade in BC, and “The Tenant Class” with Author Ricardo Tranjan <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81129921361?pwd=SFZjZE52RjBUVGhCbjdHVkVzNXlPdz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81129921361?pwd=SFZjZE52RjBUVGhCbjdHVkVzNXlPdz09</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:#E97132'>Good Life Summit <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 9, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Welcome to the Good Life Summit, hosted by Discover Year. This one-day interactive event will give you the opportunity to connect with and learn from diverse professionals from across industries and kick-start your journey to living a more meaningful and fulfilling life. While this event is designed with students, young adults, and early-career professionals in mind, it is open to anyone (at any age and career stage) who is interested in creating a more meaningful life. Free.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://discoveryear.ca/good-life-summit/">https://discoveryear.ca/good-life-summit/</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:#A02B93'>On Mother's Day, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace Mothers' Day Dinner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. May 11, 6 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Delicious Vegan Dinner. Keynote speaker: Kim Phuc "the girl in the picture" (from Vietnam). Kim is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and the founder of The KIM Foundation International and will receive the Ursula Franklin Award for Lifetime Achievement; four other awards will be given.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.vowpeace.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=6">https://secure.vowpeace.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=6</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:#DA29E4'>What Mothers and Other Caregivers Want<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. May 11, 9 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Global Women’s Strike invites you to a webinar to announce the findings from its international survey: What Mothers and Other Caregivers Want<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KbSrLF3oTrqC3rJ7jZHlWQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KbSrLF3oTrqC3rJ7jZHlWQ#/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:red'>How to Knock on Doors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Presenters: Organizers Donovan Hayden and Monica de Vera<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday, May 11 - 12pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In-person - Location: Yonge St & Eglinton Ave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Get the details and register:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.progresstoronto.ca/spring-training-series-may-11-2024">www.progresstoronto.ca/spring-training-series-may-11-2024</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'>Gaza Pilgrimage for Peace<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>May 11- 12<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>West Toronto through to Scarborough.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join with Christians & people of faith on a Prayer Pilgrimage across Toronto. Join at any time as we walk, roll & sing across Bloor, Danforth Ave & Kingston Road from Etobicoke to the Rouge Hill GO Station over 2 days. The walk is intended to represent the length of Gaza, 41 km. Organized by KAIROS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.kairoscanada.org/gaza-ceasefire-pilgrimage">https://www.kairoscanada.org/gaza-ceasefire-pilgrimage</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:#4EA72E'>TTCriders Volunteer Training and Social<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday, May 12, 1 - 4 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>CSI Spadina - 192 Spadina Ave. 3rd fl, Toronto <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meet other TTCriders members and volunteers as we build our movement together. We will talk about meeting with elected officials, giving deputations, and our current campaign to get federal funding for the TTC. Plus good food and great conversations. Food and drinks will be provided. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ttcriders.ca/volunteertrainingsocial">https://www.ttcriders.ca/volunteertrainingsocial</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:#E97132'>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:#E97132'>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><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>