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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><span lang=EN-US>“It's time for the passion for change to rush over the planet like a tidal wave.” – Tooker Gomberg, Aug. 12, 1955 – Mar.3, 2004</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'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>INTERNATIONAL<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'>Heather Cox Richardson on the 3 yr anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Trump’s assertion that Ukraine “should have never started” the war with Russia, and J.D. Vance’s statement that the real danger in Europe is liberal democracy, are “straight from Putin’s talking points.”</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-24-2025">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-24-2025</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Elon Musk’s Embrace of Far-Right Energizes Transatlantic Climate Denial <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The tech billionaire is invigorating groups in the U.S. and Europe aiming to sabotage climate action</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2025/02/20/elon-musks-embrace-of-far-right-energizes-transatlantic-climate-denial/">https://www.desmog.com/2025/02/20/elon-musks-embrace-of-far-right-energizes-transatlantic-climate-denial/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Ukraine’s Fight for Self-Determination: Three Years of Resistance Against Russian Imperialism <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>90 min webinar recording hosted by Haymarket Books</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLT_LqN4Ghg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLT_LqN4Ghg</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Russian anti-war singer, Vadim Stroykin, falls to his death after visit from Russian security <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/friends-of-russian-anti-war-singer-vadim-stroykin-cast-doubt-on-official-version-of-his-death">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/friends-of-russian-anti-war-singer-vadim-stroykin-cast-doubt-on-official-version-of-his-death</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Trump’s Plan to Take Over Gaza is a Nightmare<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>48 min. video of the geopolitics of this war</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPiZLXI1sWs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPiZLXI1sWs</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Nuclear reactors killing Americans at accelerating rate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A new analysis of public health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals alarming evidence that cancer deaths are rising in communities surrounding America’s oldest nuclear power plants.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.hometownsource.com/monticello_times/nuclear-reactors-killing-americans-at-accelerating-rate/article_7cb060d2-eef6-11ef-836b-8349ae8997a8.html">https://www.hometownsource.com/monticello_times/nuclear-reactors-killing-americans-at-accelerating-rate/article_7cb060d2-eef6-11ef-836b-8349ae8997a8.html</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Radiation Info the Nuclear Boosters leave out - 1 hr. video recording<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsFRw6qp8fQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsFRw6qp8fQ</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>At least 25 UK undercover ‘spy cops’ had sex with deceived members of public<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For 40 years starting in 1968, undercover ‘spy cops’ had sex with at least 50 deceived women, even fathering 4 children before mysteriously disappearing, leaving their lovers traumatized. In total, about 139 undercover officers spied on more than 1,000 political groups. Tens of thousands of mainly leftwing and progressive campaigners were put under surveillance. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/02/revealed-at-least-25-uk-spy-cops-sexual-relations-deceived-women">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/02/revealed-at-least-25-uk-spy-cops-sexual-relations-deceived-women</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>CANADA<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'>Ten Trump-proof nation-building projects for a strong, independent Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada needs bold ideas for a strong, independent, and decarbonized economy. Here are some starting points.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ten-trump-proof-nation-building-projects-for-a-strong-independent-canada/">https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/ten-trump-proof-nation-building-projects-for-a-strong-independent-canada/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Why Canada Shouldn’t Waste Billions on the Energy East Pipeline Revival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A smarter investment? Put that money towards a massive build-out of the nation’s electrical grid to reach projected energy demand instead.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2025/02/21/trump-energy-east-pipeline-revival-why-canada-shouldnt-waste-billions/">https://www.desmog.com/2025/02/21/trump-energy-east-pipeline-revival-why-canada-shouldnt-waste-billions/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Trump Tries to Resurrect the Zombie Pipeline (Keystone XL) No One Wants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Even the president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers stated that Canada’s policy focus should shift to “diversify our markets for Canadian products and tariff-proof our country.”</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/trump-tries-to-resurrect-the-zombie?r=1r6he5">https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/trump-tries-to-resurrect-the-zombie</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Trump’s push for Keystone XL revival could drive wedge in Liberal ranks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/28/analysis/trump-keystone-pipeline-wedge-liberal-ranks">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/28/analysis/trump-keystone-pipeline-wedge-liberal-ranks</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Atomic Reaction: New Doc Explores Canada’s Role in The Manhattan Project<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Atomic Reaction is a quietly gripping documentary about Canada’s role in the Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb. As the film makes clear, ongoing radioactive contamination from radium and uranium mining/refining makes it an unfinished chapter — nothing about this story can be safely relegated to the past.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://gem.cbc.ca/atomic-reaction">https://gem.cbc.ca/atomic-reaction</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Indigenous Canada <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>A 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course </span><span lang=EN-US>(MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies, U of A that explores the different histories and contemporary perspectives of Indigenous peoples living in Canada. Free.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/en/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html">https://www.ualberta.ca/en/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Beyond the Shock Doctrine: A Conversation on Tariffs, Climate and Solidarity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1 hr. video recording of webinar with Naomi Klein, Syed Hussan and Melina Laboucan-Massimo.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO3KZl7M3Ik">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO3KZl7M3Ik</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>ONTARIO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>An Open Letter to Bonnie Crombie, Marit Stiles and Mike Schreiner from Not-One-Seat<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Congratulations on handing Doug Ford a third majority. You chose to put your political gains over the good of Ontario. You could have cooperated with each other as a united front against Doug Ford, and prevented him from running roughshod over Ontario for four more years. We call on you to start co-operating now.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.notoneseat.ca/">https://www.notoneseat.ca/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Ontario election: Voter turnout was 45.4%. That means the current “majority” government is supported by 20% of eligible voters.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.fairvote.ca/28/02/2025/pcs-form-a-majority-government-with-43-of-the-vote-ontario-voters-cheated-again-by-first-past-the-post/">https://www.fairvote.ca/28/02/2025/pcs-form-a-majority-government-with-43-of-the-vote-ontario-voters-cheated-again-by-first-past-the-post/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Greenbelt and other key environmental topics scrubbed from Grade 9 curriculum a troubling trend<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ford government aligns with corporate interests in the shaping of environmental education</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/greenbelt-scrubbed-from-grade-9-curriculum-a-troubling-trend/article_a858b88c-b9a4-5604-abec-2bf0e6c379fd.html">https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/greenbelt-scrubbed-from-grade-9-curriculum-a-troubling-trend/article_a858b88c-b9a4-5604-abec-2bf0e6c379fd.html</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>We can’t afford Doug Ford’s nuclear fantasy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Doug Ford’s proposal to bury Highway 401, with an estimated price tag of at least $100 B, isn't the largest grandiose plan of his. His nuclear expansion plans will cost us $375 B!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/we-cant-afford-doug-ford-s-nuclear-fantasy/article_818e4f2d-0f80-50bf-a4c4-7abaf277ebb1.html">https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/we-cant-afford-doug-ford-s-nuclear-fantasy/article_818e4f2d-0f80-50bf-a4c4-7abaf277ebb1.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:none'>Keep our power in Canada – expand the east-west grid with renewables, not the north-south grid with more gas and nuclear</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0070C0;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/east-west/" title="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/east-west/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/east-west/</a></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><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'>Poverty by design<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ontario’s housing allowance for welfare recipients is just $390 a month, less than a quarter of average rent. Desmond Cole writes about the province’s decades-long war on the poor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/ontarios-rent-allowance-isnt-a-safety-net-its-a-poverty-trap/?vgo_ee=7xUW1RBkS%2B6fv5BNkmTmQTdyCveDRIGYhf06B3v44JAW0Yj46bv6NYEJ4g%3D%3D%3A7WotQhnZIRIB%2Bw6qZgELBwuFBkyTDx8H">https://breachmedia.ca/ontarios-rent-allowance-isnt-a-safety-net-its-a-poverty-trap/</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:#0070C0'>Anti-Idling Bylaw <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In 2015, Toronto established a bylaw making it illegal to idle your vehicle longer than 60 seconds. Between 2015 and 2019, 32 tickets were issued, and none since. But hey, 25 signs are erected each year! F stands for fail. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-253204.pdf">https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-253204.pdf</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>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></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'>EVENTS<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'>Net Zero Buildings Community Consultations - Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. March 3, 7 - 8 p.m.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Buildings represent over half of Toronto's climate pollution. Join Toronto Environmental Alliance for our webinar on March 3rd to learn about net zero building retrofits in the City and how you can add your voice on the City's net zero program for buildings and help make Toronto a climate safe City for All.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontoenvironment.org/net-zero-buildings-2025-03-03">https://www.torontoenvironment.org/net-zero-buildings-2025-03-03</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>Key outcomes of the resumed COP16 biodiversity talks - hosted by Carbon Brief<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Mar. 3, 10 a.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Carbon Brief’s specialist team of food, land and nature journalists will be hosting a free webinar on Monday to discuss the key outcomes of the resumed session of the COP16 UN biodiversity talks, which will conclude this week in Rome.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4017407576808/WN_jMG0KhLjT6i4cYHFo1NIog#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4017407576808/WN_jMG0KhLjT6i4cYHFo1NIog#/registration</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>Defending Our Democracy: A Critical Conversation with Duff Conacher<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues., March 4, 8 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Citizens' Climate Lobby Canada invites you to a special discussion with Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, on how we can best defend our democracy against foreign interference—before the next election.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/register/v1o8qf7FQm2dEEfqJqbXkA#/registration">https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/register/v1o8qf7FQm2dEEfqJqbXkA#/registration</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>Talking with Children, about Cities</span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Guest Lior Steinberg, co-founder Humankind, Rotterdam, NL</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Mar. 4, 11 a.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Children make up a significant portion of urban populations, sometimes 1 out of 4 citizens. Yet cities are often designed without their needs in mind. The result? Cities are unsuitable for some of the most precious residents. This webinar explores how to change that by directly engaging children in conversations about their urban dreams and wishes. In 2022, Lior published The Car That Wanted to be a Bike, a children's book about the joy of cycling and the future of cities.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xJKpBghqSkG-a7lt0hUCZA#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xJKpBghqSkG-a7lt0hUCZA#/registration</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>Strength & Solidarity in Sudan <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. March 4, noon ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As the second anniversary of the devastating war in Sudan approaches, its impacts are staggering. Since April 2023, 11 million people in Sudan have been internally displaced. Over 3 million people have fled the country. Levels of sexual and gender-based violence have reached an unprecedented level. Despite this, Sudanese organizations continue their activism and resistance. As do Sudanese women in their daily lives.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/strength-solidarity-in-sudan-force-et-solidarite-au-soudan-tickets-1253327599589?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/strength-solidarity-in-sudan-force-et-solidarite-au-soudan-tickets-1253327599589</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>Clean electricity and energy justice: Wins, challenges and where to go from here<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Mar. 5, 3:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Where is Canada in its journey toward affordable, reliable, clean electricity for all? And how can we push for the change we need to ensure our electricity system benefits the many, not the few? Hosted by David Suzuki Foundation.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7217394767958/WN__RmNlTA0Rm-m-43SIc7qRw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7217394767958/WN__RmNlTA0Rm-m-43SIc7qRw#/registration</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>Local Food to Survive and Thrive<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 5, noon ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Anja Lyngbaek, localization activist and food system expert, will talk about local food economies from an international perspective. She will present actionable strategies and share inspiring examples from around the world. Growing food locally is an opportunity to nurture our land, communities, and health. It is an act of love, but also of defiance, as we reclaim our food systems from corporate power.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/femininefutures/1525487">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/femininefutures/1525487</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>Weaponizing Trauma for War - A Community Gathering with Dr. Gabor Maté and Naomi Klein<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 5, 6 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Journalist Naomi Klein and trauma expert Dr. Gabor Maté continue exploring the intersections of collective trauma, political power, and memory. Leveraging Naomi’s analysis of how Jewish trauma has been weaponized and Gabor’s deep understanding of trauma’s psychological impact, we examine how media narratives and political rhetoric has misused fear and trauma to gain public support for Israel’s military and political crimes. Suggested donation $25.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://scienceandnonduality.com/event/minds-under-siege-part-2/">https://scienceandnonduality.com/event/minds-under-siege-part-2/</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>Trump’s Second Act: Power, Resistance, and the Limits of Governance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Mar. 6, 1:15 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Richard Heinberg, one of the most respected voices in sustainability, energy, and societal resilience. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4878324630320992863">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4878324630320992863</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>Making Local Food Choices Easier with the Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology: When Farmers and Behavioural Science Work Together<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Mar. 6, 1 - 2 p.m.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Come learn about the Canadian Centre for Food and Ecology (CCFE) and their Flavour Harvest project, a collaboration between various partners to create a program to shift shopping habits, understand the behavioural science behind what drives people to make most food decisions and how we can harness this combined with specific target audience motivations to change the food people buy for the better.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/making-local-food-choices-easier-with-the-canadian-centre-for-food-and-ecology-when-farmers-and-behavioural-science-work-together#register">https://www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/making-local-food-choices-easier-with-the-canadian-centre-for-food-and-ecology-when-farmers-and-behavioural-science-work-together#register</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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 ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Mar. 7, 10 a.m. ET all day</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This IWD (International Womens Day) commemoration brings together a diverse range of speakers and performers drawn from the worlds of activism, entertainment, arts, sport and human rights: women across these disciplines share similar paths of resilience and success that have paved the way for all women and girls and inspired new generations. Livestreamed from the UN.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/uX2DL-aawrE">https://www.youtube.com/live/uX2DL-aawrE</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>International Women's Day - Fighting for Our Lives, Building Resistance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. March 8, 11 a.m. rally, 1 p.m. marth</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Toronto: OISE Auditorium, University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://iwdtoronto.ca/2025/02/04/join-us-march-8-for-iwd-toronto/">https://iwdtoronto.ca/2025/02/04/join-us-march-8-for-iwd-toronto/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________</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'>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> </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'>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></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</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> </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> </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>