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Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk<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'>Awash in AI propaganda<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The hype about massive data centers delivered by nuclear companies eager to power them, is probably just that, writes M.V. Ramana<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2025/04/21/awash-in-ai-propaganda/">https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2025/04/21/awash-in-ai-propaganda/</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'>Putin's Endgame <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>26 min. documentary. Three years into Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the conflict matters, not only for Ukraine but for the whole of Europe and the wider world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/IUO1U73YyKU">https://www.youtube.com/live/IUO1U73YyKU</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'>How 'freedom' has been distorted: American historian Timothy Snyder<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>CBC Ideas program with historian Timothy Snyder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/on-freedom-timothy-snyder-1.7509105">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/on-freedom-timothy-snyder-1.7509105</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><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'>Nuclear Energy Means Climate Action Delay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>While renewables development continues to accelerate globally, Canadian utilities, detoured by nuclear and CCS ambitions, double down on fossil gas and drift further and further behind in the global energy revolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/nuclear-energy-means-climate-action-delay-odonnell-and-winfield/">https://www.theenergymix.com/nuclear-energy-means-climate-action-delay-odonnell-and-winfield/</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'>65% of Canadians Want Renewables INSTEAD of Oil & Gas Development as of March 2025 - 30 min. podcast<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/65-of-canadians-want-renewables-instead-of-oil/id1726272348?i=1000702843158">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/65-of-canadians-want-renewables-instead-of-oil/id1726272348</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'>How Transforming Canada’s Electricity Grid Could Drive Decarbonization, Save Billions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>It must be a grid based on millions of distributed, renewable generators rather than dozens of central power plants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/how-transforming-canadas-electricity-grid-could-drive-decarbonization-save-billions/">https://www.theenergymix.com/how-transforming-canadas-electricity-grid-could-drive-decarbonization-save-billions/</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>ELECTION<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'>Leadnow has endorsed these 18 candidates across the country<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>... who aren’t afraid to commit to delivering affordable housing for all, taking action to build the clean energy economy we need, and fighting to ensure corporations are paying their fair share.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://leadnow.ca/introducing-2025-raise-the-bar-champions/">https://leadnow.ca/introducing-2025-raise-the-bar-champions/</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'>Helps expose Pierre’s lies on social media<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://dontgetplayed.ca/get-involved/#guide">https://dontgetplayed.ca/get-involved/#guide</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'>Why Ask 5+ people you know to vote? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The climate movement's huge opportunity in the final days of the election is that asking "5 or more" friends and family to vote is proven to increase turnout by an average of 5.09 voters per asker.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DmIEk2GEWM3Qt4_avcTB_qH1pqjgc3iDOUi02nmnfa0/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DmIEk2GEWM3Qt4_avcTB_qH1pqjgc3iDOUi02nmnfa0/edit</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'>2025 Federal Election - Parties' environment pledges<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Where do parties stand on environmental issues? David Suzuki Foundation asked. Here’s what they told them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://davidsuzuki.org/take-action/act-locally/parties-environment-pledges/">https://davidsuzuki.org/take-action/act-locally/parties-environment-pledges/</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'>Help Stop the CBC Shutdown<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://forwardcanada.ca/protectcbc">https://forwardcanada.ca/protectcbc</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'>Tell party leaders you’re voting for a safe, affordable, sustainable future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://davidsuzuki.org/action/make-election-2025-count-for-people-and-the-planet/">https://davidsuzuki.org/action/make-election-2025-count-for-people-and-the-planet/</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>ONTARIO<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'>Doug Ford takes major first step to end Ontario’s electricity separatism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Now he must move quickly to increase grid capacity with Manitoba and Quebec.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/trade-separatism/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/trade-separatism/</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:#4EA72E'>Donald Trump's trade war against Canada versus Ontario's purchase of 4 American SMR reactors<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>33 min. podcast with Dr. Gordon Edwards. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ccnr.org/GE_NH_April_2025.mp3">https://www.ccnr.org/GE_NH_April_2025.mp3</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>TORONTO<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'>Judge grills province on whether Toronto bike lane removals are 'arbitrary'<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Lawyers for the cyclists noted that all the available expertise shows that bike lanes keep all road users safer and don't meaningfully increase traffic congestion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/justice/judge-grills-province-on-whether-toronto-bike-lane-removals-are-arbitrary-10531533">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/justice/judge-grills-province-on-whether-toronto-bike-lane-removals-are-arbitrary-10531533</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 the Best Bike Lanes Always Get Blamed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A standoff over cycling infrastructure and traffic congestion in Toronto shows why building protected bike lanes on essential corridors draws controversy along with riders.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/toronto-s-bike-lane-battle-pits-riders-against-drivers-on-busy-roads">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/toronto-s-bike-lane-battle-pits-riders-against-drivers-on-busy-roads</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'>Tell Toronto City Council: Protect Our Canadian Freedom to Protest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>City Council is considering a by-law that could limit our Charter-protected freedom to protest. Protests, strikes, and pickets are signs of a healthy democratic society. Tell your City Councillor and Mayor Olivia Chow to protect our freedoms as laid out by the Charter:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-protect-our-freedom-to-picket-and-protest">https://www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-protect-our-freedom-to-picket-and-protest</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'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>EVENTS<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'>Land Back: Indigenous Resistance from Coast to Coast<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Apr. 21, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join this amazing panel discussion led by elders and movement leaders from across the country. These activists, thinkers, land- and water-defenders have been at the front line of the struggle for Indigenous Sovereignty for decades. They are teachers, mentors, and leaders. Their wisdom is crucial anti-racist education for every single person in so-called Canada. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zblKm5nwRDaIeAZ2ibs0eA#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zblKm5nwRDaIeAZ2ibs0eA#/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'>Elbows Up T.O. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. April 21, 7 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Metropolitan United Church, Queen and Church St, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>John Ralston Saul will be speaking on the slide into lawlessness and authoritarianism in the US.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Doug Saunders will be speaking on immigration and the Safe Third Country Agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Elizabeth Renzetti will be speaking on women in Trump’s America.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for an evening of solidarity, discussing actions we can take to help protect Canada. Non-partisan, all welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://elbowsuptoronto.ca/">https://elbowsuptoronto.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'>Seniors for Climate Celebrates Earthday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Apr. 21 - 27<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Across the country <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>OUR POWER — Clean power, senior power, people power. We have all the power we need to protect this amazing Earth. Let’s use it. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>OUR PLANET — There’s no Planet B. We want to be the last generation hooked on oil, gas and coal so that the next generations can thrive in a cleaner world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://seniorsforclimate.org/en/earth-day-2025/">https://seniorsforclimate.org/en/earth-day-2025/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Interactive map of events across the country:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1lDDmB3JV3PHdU1V0dI4gXTrdl1422mE&ll=46.583151334118405,-90.90185780000002&z=4">https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1lDDmB3JV3PHdU1V0dI4gXTrdl1422mE&ll=46.583151334118405,-90.90185780000002&z=4</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'>Happy Earth Day #56<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Apr. 22<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The first Earth Day more than five decades ago sparked the first flowering of environmental protection in America.<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'>The Art of Climate Performance in Germany and the US<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Apr. 22, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As more and more people are beginning to feel the effects of climate change, the arts - and that includes theater and performance arts - have a particular role to play to help us learn to survive and imagine new futures in a climate changed world. Join our webinar to learn more about climate theater and performances in Germany and the US, and the role of (performance) arts in articulating what it means when humans undermine the very foundation of life on planet earth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/spring-2025/250422_artofclimateperformance.html">https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/spring-2025/250422_artofclimateperformance.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:#0070C0'>Water Drop(In)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Apr. 22, 10 a.m. - noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Next month marks the 25th anniversary of the drinking water tragedy in Walkerton - in May 2000, seven people died, and over two thousand became severely ill after the municipal water supply became contaminated with E. coli. This session will focus on the anniversary of the Walkerton drinking water crisis, as well as the recent Auditor General's report on gaps in the protection of non-municipal drinking water systems. Co-hosted by Canadian Environmental Law Assoc. and Environmental Defence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cela.ca/water-dropin/">https://cela.ca/water-dropin/</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'>Soil Stories – A Circle of Conversation Around the Fire<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Apr. 22, 5 - 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>87 Milky Way Garden (near Queen and Dufferin), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for a night of storytelling & a potluck. Whether you're an environmentalist, a gardener, a curious soul, or simply someone who feels a deep, ancestral pull to the land, your presence and voice are welcomed. Hosted by Greenest City.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:sandrale@westng.org">sandrale@westng.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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>Bain Co-op All Candidates Federal Debate <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. April 23, 7 - 9 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>100 Bain Ave, Toronto and Online<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Open to all residents of Toronto Danforth riding. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/680547424439542">https://www.facebook.com/events/680547424439542</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'>Climate Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. April 24, 7 - 8:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In extraordinary times we can create a sanctuary with community. FREE peer-to-peer emotional support for people working in service to CLIMATE SAFETY. No prep, no advice, come as you are. Register for link.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.kadycowan.com/climatesanctuary.html">https://www.kadycowan.com/climatesanctuary.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:#E97132'>Advancing Climate Action through Participatory Democracy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. April 24, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Climate Reality Canada with Climate Caucus will share findings and discuss case studies on participatory budgeting, citizens’ assemblies and other innovative initiatives with our guests:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"'>👏</span><span lang=EN-US> Megan Mattes, author of the report, PhD candidate, Simon Fraser University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"'>👏</span><span lang=EN-US> Robin Prest, SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"'>👏</span><span lang=EN-US> Shawn Katz, Centre d'écologie urbaine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Sign up now: </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"'>👉</span><span lang=EN-US> <a href="https://bit.ly/ClimateDemocracy2025">https://bit.ly/ClimateDemocracy2025</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'>Plutonium Skies: The Hidden Health Fallout From Nuclear Power<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Apr. 24, 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This presentation by Jill Murphy Long will draw on her personal experience living near Three Mile Island during the 1979 meltdown, and her resulting brain tumor in 2012 and thyroid cancer in 2023. Long will share her extensive research about the hidden health fallout from nuclear power. The atomic industry is sustained by a massive public relations machine which uses semantic tricks, including misusing words, to confuse radiation victims as to the cause of their illnesses. For eight decades, they have repeatedly discounted and denied accurate medical diagnoses for both civilians and military personnel. In cases of low level radiation, like that surrounding nuclear power plants, the latent period for disease can be long, so industry and government intentionally obfuscate the fact that many illnesses originate with radiation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/le67EG8XRLGmDKpcPPq7mg#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/le67EG8XRLGmDKpcPPq7mg#/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:#4EA72E'>Hot Docs Festival 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Apr. 24 - May 4<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Showcasing and supporting the work of Canadian and international documentary filmmakers and to promote excellence in documentary production.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotdocs.ca/festivals/hot-docs-festival">https://hotdocs.ca/festivals/hot-docs-festival</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'>Tariffs - with The Walrus<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Apr. 25, noon - 1 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Experts will discuss what the upending of Canada’s largest trade relationship might mean. With nearly four more years before the next U.S. election, Canada may be in the teeth of a very long trade war. Join us to discuss what “elbows up” means for Canadian consumers and businesses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-at-home-tariffs-tickets-1301168292389">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-at-home-tariffs-tickets-1301168292389</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'>Earth Day in the Park – Hosted by Seniors for Climate Toronto <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Speakers – Music – Street Theatre – Kids Table<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Apr. 26, 1 - 4 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Allan Gardens – Jarvis at Carlton (North-West section), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A family friendly and entertaining outdoor event which will link defending our right to choose our own future – a future that eliminates carbon emissions - a better future that provides the necessities of life, (clean air, clean water, good health, affordable housing and a job that pays a living wage) and a future with justice for Indigenous People. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Contact: mailto:SeniorsForClimateToronto@protonmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1194642812336980">https://www.facebook.com/events/1194642812336980</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'>The Conscious Coffee Party<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Apr. 26, 11 a.m. - 3 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>Building community around sustainable living one cup at a time... Meet new people, learn a little about low-waste, plant-based living, do some dancing, and enjoy vegan eats from local vendors. Free coffee, tea & plant-based bites. Music & dancing. Connection-making opportunities, $20. Bring-your-own-cup encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://lu.ma/gn8lfozb">https://lu.ma/gn8lfozb</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'>Dana's Neurodiversity Celebration: Autism Social<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Apr. 26, 1 - 4 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We're inviting autistic people and their allies to cap off autism acceptance/affirmation month with a community social in the heart of downtown Toronto. Join us in the party room at 1 Market St. to connect with like-minded community members over snacks, drinks, raffle prizes, autistic vendors, and low-pressure activities. Autistic and run your own business or project? Neurodivergent and lead an autistic-friendly business? Bring a poster or business cards for our community board! Admission is FREE or by donation. All donations will be used to support Blue Sky Learning's free and low-cost neuro-affirming events, like autistic-led peer support groups and community socials!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/danas-neurodiversity-celebration-autism-social-2nd-edition-tickets-1242451508909">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/danas-neurodiversity-celebration-autism-social-2nd-edition-tickets-1242451508909</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'>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:red'>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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>CBC World Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-10-cbc-news-world-report">https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-10-cbc-news-world-report</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>