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--></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=277 height=160 style='width:2.8854in;height:1.6666in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DB3F32.A0323040" 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'>CLIMATE AND ENERGY<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>COP-29: A ‘Band-Aid on a Bullet Wound’: What Will Bring Rich Countries Onboard for Climate Finance?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A “dumpster fire”. The “most horrendous climate negotiations in years”. A “band-aid on a bullet wound”. Where’s the political will to free up trillions of dollars for front-line climate solutions?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/a-band-aid-on-a-bullet-wound-what">https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/a-band-aid-on-a-bullet-wound-what</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'>COP29: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop29-key-outcomes-agreed-at-the-un-climate-talks-in-baku/">https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop29-key-outcomes-agreed-at-the-un-climate-talks-in-baku/</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'>Think the Cop29 climate summit doesn’t matter? Here are five things you should know<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nuclear has been barely visible as an issue at the talks. The global focus is renewable energy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/22/think-the-cop29-climate-summit-doesnt-matter-heres-five-things-you-should-know">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/22/think-the-cop29-climate-summit-doesnt-matter-heres-five-things-you-should-know</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'>Nuclear Power Is Not "Green Energy": It Is a Fount of Atomic Waste <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>By Arnie Gundersen, nuclear reactor operator and senior vice president<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.fairewinds.org/nuclear-energy-education/truthout-nuclear-power-is-not-green-energy-it-is-a-fount-of-atomic-waste-arnie-gundersen">https://www.fairewinds.org/nuclear-energy-education/truthout-nuclear-power-is-not-green-energy-it-is-a-fount-of-atomic-waste-arnie-gundersen</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'>Canadian environmentalist Tzeporah Berman makes the case for a “bold idea” to end the era of coal, oil and gas.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/22/qa-cold-war-foes-made-treaties-to-limit-the-spread-of-nukes-could-a-similar-approach-wind-down-fossil-fuels/">https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/22/qa-cold-war-foes-made-treaties-to-limit-the-spread-of-nukes-could-a-similar-approach-wind-down-fossil-fuels/</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'>Massive Energy Needs of AI & Cryptocurrencies Lead Amazon, Google & Microsoft to Embrace Nuclear</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'> </span><span lang=EN-US>Power<a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/19/cop29_nuclear_power">https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/19/cop29_nuclear_power</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'>The Electric Viking - EV (electric vehicle) news and analysis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@electricviking">https://www.youtube.com/@electricviking</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>CANADA<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'>Greenpeace activists block Pierre Poilievre's driveway<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>"Poilievre has said he's going to scrap the oil and gas Emissions Cap, he's going to scrap the Clean Fuel Standard, he's going to scrap the Clean Electricity Regulations, he's going to get rid of the Assessment Act. Every major policy we have in this country to fight climate change, he's said he's going to get rid of and that's a gift to polluters that is Donald Trump size."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqjHlnEWf0Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqjHlnEWf0Y</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Why Canada Post workers are on strike<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Postal workers are striking against the “gigification” of work—and aiming to expand public services at the post office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://monitormag.ca/articles/why-canada-post-workers-are-on-strike/">https://monitormag.ca/articles/why-canada-post-workers-are-on-strike/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cupw.ca/en/collective-agreements/urban-and-rsmc-negotiations-2023-2024/support-your-postal-workers?link_id=0&can_id=b185343a12ba7e544141b5ae39b912e2&source=email-solidarity-with-cupw-demand-public-postal-banking&email_referrer=email_2539256&email_subject=solidarity-with-cupw-demand-public-postal-banking">https://www.cupw.ca/en/collective-agreements/urban-and-rsmc-negotiations-2023-2024/support-your-postal-workers</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Will New Brunswick choose a “small, modular” nuclear reactor that’s not small at all (among other problems)? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>By Dr. Gordon Edwards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://nbmediacoop.org/2024/11/23/will-new-brunswick-choose-a-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-thats-not-small-at-all-among-other-problems/">https://nbmediacoop.org/2024/11/23/will-new-brunswick-choose-a-small-modular-nuclear-reactor-thats-not-small-at-all-among-other-problems/</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'>US<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>Where Do We Go From Here? A Post-Election Assessment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Webinar recording with Naomi Klein and others. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kza2IXX2k5k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kza2IXX2k5k</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'>On Fascism, the US Election, and Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://substack.com/@thomhartmann">https://substack.com/@thomhartmann</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'>Feelings Don't Care About Your Facts: Hurricanes and Fires in the Age of Conspiracy <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Recording of webinar with Naomi Klein and others<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6WGlR1YmNI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6WGlR1YmNI</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'>ONTARIO<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'>Five ways to make homes affordable in Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.liveableontario.ca/five-ways-home">https://www.liveableontario.ca/five-ways-home</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'>Why a Right-Leaning Government in New Zealand Built Bike Lanes—and Ontario Plans to Tear Them Down</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In New Zealand, the Proportional Representation (PR) voting system ensures that every vote counts and that no party can govern alone. In contrast, Ontario’s first-past-the-post (FPTP) system allows Premier Doug Ford to govern with a majority despite winning only 41% of the popular vote.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.fairvote.ca/16/11/2024/toronto-bike-lanes-first-past-the-post/">https://www.fairvote.ca/16/11/2024/toronto-bike-lanes-first-past-the-post/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></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'>Ford government moves to bar lawsuits over injured, killed cyclists after bike lane removals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>An amendment to the bike lane bill aims to insulate the Crown if cyclists are struck: biking lawyers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/ford-government-moves-to-block-bike-lane-removal-lawsuits-9845266">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/ford-government-moves-to-block-bike-lane-removal-lawsuits-9845266</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'>Velo Canada's submission in support of bike lanes re: Bill 212<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CWSjYtNsKc35f46CZNLy7gsZUQDtZWmm/view">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CWSjYtNsKc35f46CZNLy7gsZUQDtZWmm/view</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'>Think there’s a ‘war on the car’? Here’s the truth behind the rhetoric in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/think-theres-a-war-on-the-car-heres-the-truth-behind-the-rhetoric-in-toronto/article_0e4ea0a4-a8e2-11ef-ba17-5ff4589f4e08.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/think-theres-a-war-on-the-car-heres-the-truth-behind-the-rhetoric-in-toronto/article_0e4ea0a4-a8e2-11ef-ba17-5ff4589f4e08.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:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Ecological Grief, Messy Hope & Healing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 25, 8 - 10 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This workshop invites attendees to hold and confront their climate emotions and learn about frameworks such as climate wellbeing which center solutions based-thinking. Participants are invited to engage with intersectional approaches to healing to hold space for climate emotions, process trauma caused by climate change, and imagine the better worlds we are fighting for.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ecological-grief-messy-hope-healing-interactive-art-and-dialogue-workshop-tickets-1082897528659?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ecological-grief-messy-hope-healing-interactive-art-and-dialogue-workshop-tickets-1082897528659</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:#00B0F0'>After The Flood<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 21 - Dec. 6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Opening Reception: Saturday Nov 23, 6 - 10 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Continues Wednesdays Nov 27, Dec 4, 12-4pm, Thursday Dec 5, 6-8pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Closing reception: Friday Dec 6, 6-9 pm. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Charles St Video Gallery, 76 Geary Avenue (at Dovercourt), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Viewers will interact with and affect images of melting glaciers, steaming mud pools, underwater sea and ocean life, from Patagonia, Australia, New Zealand, the arctic and North America’s coastal regions filmed with a variety of lenses including underwater and microscopic—each offering a uniquely creative and intimate glimpse of the fragility of our planet’s ecosystems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://charlesstreetvideo.com/event.php?id=939">https://charlesstreetvideo.com/event.php?id=939</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'>Fighting-Far Right Populism at Home and Abroad<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 26, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Far-right populism and climate denial are on the rise globally. Anti-science politicians are preying on the economic anxieties of working people but, once elected, they cut climate policies, gut public services, scapegoat marginalized communities, and turn the keys of power over to the corporate elite. Join 350.org for a powerful online gathering where climate leaders from Canada, the US, and the UK will share insights on confronting far-right populism and fighting for a better future. Then we will share our plans to fight back ahead of our own federal election.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.350.org/signup/call-n26/">https://act.350.org/signup/call-n26/</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'>Killed by a Traffic Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Shattering the Delusion that Science Underlies our Transportation System<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 26, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Globally we see a million road deaths per year – and getting worse. Why do we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business? There has been no examination of why we engineer roads that are literally killing us. Fixing the carnage on our roadways requires a change in mindset and a dramatic transformation of transportation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n0_vRyBhQI2gEETDYv-EhQ#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n0_vRyBhQI2gEETDYv-EhQ#/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 style='color:#E97132'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>Climate Change and Solutions in Canada's National Media<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 27, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What solutions do media focus on the most and why? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How do media outlets handle solutions skepticism? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How often do media outlets connect solutions to the issue of fossil fuel emissions? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What are the unproven solutions presented in the media? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What can journalists, reporters and communicators do to broaden the coverage of climate solutions?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bjKMTRoNTLqfBi6sM4E6ZQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bjKMTRoNTLqfBi6sM4E6ZQ#/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:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Greenwashing: How to recognize green fakes and what to do about it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 27, 10 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>"Greenwashing" is making environmental claims without being able to back them up. We will learn how greenwashing has evolved (including the challenge of AI) and why it is a significant problem. Our panelists will also discuss Bill C59 (to amend the Canada Competition Act) and private member’s Bill C-372 (an Act to ban fossil fuel advertising).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsduioqzovEtVUCdo-G6y8KtViX7B_WH0D#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsduioqzovEtVUCdo-G6y8KtViX7B_WH0D#/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:#0070C0'>Climate Community Circle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 28, 10 a.m. - noon, ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Verity Club, 111d Queen Street East, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Participants will have the opportunity to touch into their climate emotions, listen to others, and build connections within our community. Let's come together to support each other and navigate our emotions in the face of climate change. Each gathering will include centering practices, guided exercises, skill training and group sharing. The gatherings welcome especially those working on the climate crisis and need understanding and solidarity to access the energy to keep doing this work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-community-circle-tickets-1047067867177">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-community-circle-tickets-1047067867177</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'>Non-violent communication for people pleasers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 28, 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This webinar is interesting for you if: You tend to retreat instead of speak up, or are not sure how to resolve friction & distance between you and partners, children, colleagues, friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cup-of-empathy.webinargeek.com/nvc-for-people-pleasers-12">https://cup-of-empathy.webinargeek.com/nvc-for-people-pleasers-12</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:red'>Canada and the Bomb - A Public Seminar on Canada’s Nuclear Security <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Nov. 29, 6 - 8 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online AND in person at Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This seminar is an opportunity for dialogue between a panel of experts and the general public around the urgent need for nuclear disarmament and Canada's role in shaping global nuclear policy. It will focus on the consequences of nuclear weapons use, what Canada can do to reduce nuclear risks, and the role of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.icanw.org/toronto_public_seminar">https://www.icanw.org/toronto_public_seminar</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'>Critical Mass Ride - Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Nov. 29, meet at 6, ride at 6:30 p.m. ET (and the last Friday of every month)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Matt Cohen Park, Spadina/Bloor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Let's ride as a group - safety in numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2246288900">https://www.facebook.com/groups/2246288900</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'>Love of earth & love of enemy retreat</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Nov. 30, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Loretto College, 70 St Mary St, U of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>During this retreat, we will delve deep into the life and teaching of St. Francis. Through prayer, reflection, and dialogue, we will explore Francis’ love of nature, love of the enemy, and the spirit of nonviolence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.marywardcentre.ca/events-1/francis-of-assisi-love-of-earth-love-of-enemy-retreat">https://www.marywardcentre.ca/events-1/francis-of-assisi-love-of-earth-love-of-enemy-retreat</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'>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:#A02B93'>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><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>