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But the defeat of his allies around the world could benefit the environmental fight.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.corporateknights.com/category-climate/is-there-a-silver-lining-for-climate-under-donald-trump/">https://www.corporateknights.com/category-climate/is-there-a-silver-lining-for-climate-under-donald-trump/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>How the Ukraine War is Going to End - with Historian Anne Applebaum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tKdpLFvxJxg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tKdpLFvxJxg</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><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'>Wildfires<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wildfires have already torched 3.7 million hectares across Canada - the second-largest on record, behind the crazy numbers burned in 2023. And, so far, 2025 is on a disturbingly similar track in terms of carbon emissions.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mparrington.bsky.social/post/3lre5ira5c22v">https://bsky.app/profile/mparrington.bsky.social/post/3lre5ira5c22v</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'>G7 Summit Positions Carney to Lead on the Wrong Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada is stepping into a leadership role at the G7 summit in Kananaskis June 15-17. But don't expect leadership on climate change. At least, not yet.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/g7-summit-positions-carney-to-lead">https://energymixweekender.substack.com/p/g7-summit-positions-carney-to-lead</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'>Canada closer to joining Golden Dome in secret talks</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>CBC learns deal includes space weapons</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.peacequest.ca/p/canada-closer-to-joining-golden-dome">https://www.peacequest.ca/p/canada-closer-to-joining-golden-dome</a></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'>No Golden Dome for Canada - Say no to Star Wars 3.0!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Donald Trump wants Canadians to pay $83 billion for his anti-missile weapons system, which will accelerate the arms race, lead to the militarization of space, and enrich tech oligarchs like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. Send your letter to Carney here.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://canadians.org/action/golden-dome/">https://canadians.org/action/golden-dome/</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'>If Carney wants to build, he should go big on a Youth Climate Corps<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/11/opinion/carney-should-go-big-youth-climate-corps">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/11/opinion/carney-should-go-big-youth-climate-corps</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'>MPs slam Carney’s fast-tracking plan - ‘Harper’s dreams coming true’<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/10/news/ndp-greens-slam-carneys-fast-tracking-plan">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/10/news/ndp-greens-slam-carneys-fast-tracking-plan</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'>Bill C-5 is a gift to the fossil fuel industry - Tell your MP to take action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This Act would undermine critical environmental protections, democratic processes, and Indigenous rights.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://win.newmode.net/350org/c5">https://win.newmode.net/350org/c5</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'>Tell your MP and Senators to oppose the undemocratic Building Canada Act - Bill 5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bill C-5 would give the federal cabinet sweeping powers to designate “national interest” projects, give them upfront approval, and weaken or bypass critical reviews under environmental or even health and safety laws — all without democratic oversight or public input.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell-your-mp-oppose-the-building-canada-act/">https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell-your-mp-oppose-the-building-canada-act/</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'>PM Carney: Canadians want a non-nuclear, clean, affordable, and safe renewable future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Send your own letter alongside 131 civil society groups in support of renewables and in opposition to federal spending on new nuclear. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://stop-smrs.weebly.com/renewablesnotnuclear.html">https://stop-smrs.weebly.com/renewablesnotnuclear.html</a></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'>Carney, Eby and Ford should cool their deregulatory rush - First Nations step up<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/update/carney-eby-and-ford-should-cool-their-deregulatory-rush/">https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/update/carney-eby-and-ford-should-cool-their-deregulatory-rush/</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><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'>Let’s call Bill 5 what it is—a power grab<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ontario’s Bill 5 asks us how many rights are we willing to surrender to attract investment</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lets-call-bill-5-what-it-is-a-power-grab/">https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/lets-call-bill-5-what-it-is-a-power-grab/</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'>Environmental groups and Indigenous communities vow to overturn Ontario’s controversial Bill 5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cottagelife.com/general/environmental-groups-and-indigenous-communities-vow-to-overturn-ontarios-controversial-bill-5/">https://cottagelife.com/general/environmental-groups-and-indigenous-communities-vow-to-overturn-ontarios-controversial-bill-5/</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'>Send a Message! Tell Ontario to Repeal Bill 5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://naturesdefence.ca/2025/06/10/send-a-message-tell-ontario-to-repeal-bill-5/">https://naturesdefence.ca/2025/06/10/send-a-message-tell-ontario-to-repeal-bill-5/</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'>New Sarnia-area gas-fired power plant opposed by Clean Air Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We don't need to build another high cost, dirty gas plant. We have lower cost, cleaner alternatives - like solar and battery projects - that won't jeopardize our energy security (70% of our gas comes from the US).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/news/local-news/new-sarnia-area-gas-fired-power-plant-opposed-by-clean-air-alliance">https://www.woodstocksentinelreview.com/news/local-news/new-sarnia-area-gas-fired-power-plant-opposed-by-clean-air-alliance</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'>Concerned that the Ontario NDP is going nuclear? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please send me an email for more info on how you can engage in pushing the NDP to be pro-renewable instead.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:Angelabischoff15@gmail.com">Angelabischoff15@gmail.com</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><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>TORONTO<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%'>Protestors march through downtown Toronto to call out corporate landlords<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/protestors-toronto-affordable-housing-demovictions-1.7561645">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/protestors-toronto-affordable-housing-demovictions-1.7561645</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;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Our Fragile Planet - Toronto Public Library’s environmental program series<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Free, engaging environmental programs designed to inspire action to protect our planet. Programs are offered across the city at various branches and cover a wide range of protection, conservation and sustainability<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp">https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp</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:#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'>The Future of Canadian Energy and Climate Policy: A Post-Election Dialogue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. June 16, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The arrival of the second Trump Administration has brought major disruptions to long-standing relationships around trade, security, energy and the environment and climate change. Canada’s newly elected federal government proposes to respond to by making Canada a conventional and clean energy “superpower.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for an informative discussion of the implications of these developments for Canada’s energy and climate future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/xVDDWMiwRlKNzx6DPfL9lw#/registration">https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/xVDDWMiwRlKNzx6DPfL9lw#/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:#A02B93'>The Power of Us : Preparing for Climate Change Together<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. June 16, 6 - 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Discover local solutions to climate chaos. Join our workshop on adaptation, resilience & real stories of hope. Be part of the change.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-us-preparing-for-climate-change-together-tickets-1383109972159">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-us-preparing-for-climate-change-together-tickets-1383109972159</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><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'>The Walrus Talks at Home: DEI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. June 17, 7-8 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Is DEI dying? Exploring Canada’s response to the backlash to diversity, equity, and inclusion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has become a highly contentious issue, facing significant challenges and rollbacks in both private and public sectors. With US president Donald Trump issuing executive orders to dismantle DEI programs, and corporations responding by scaling back or rebranding their initiatives, DEI has become a flashpoint in broader cultural debates. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How have these pressures affected DEI in Canada? At The Walrus Talks at Home: DEI, speakers will discuss the rapidly evolving landscape and where we go from here. What does it take to protect inclusion in a time of pushback and political attack? How do we respond to criticism without retreating from progress? And how can DEI evolve to meet the moment?<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-dei-tickets-1353585794549">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-at-home-dei-tickets-1353585794549</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'>Good Investing Fair<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. June 17, 3 - 5 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>MaRs Discovery District, College and University Ave, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Come out and meet some amazing organizations that are showing the world that you can do good and earn good money with impact investments like:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- RE Royalties - SolarShare - Center for Social Innovation - Kensington Market Community Land Trust - 10 Carden - Fair Finance Fund - Indwell - Union Cooperative - Redwood Park Communities - Tapestry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/goodinvesting/1714764">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/goodinvesting/1714764</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'>SolarShare Annual General Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. June 17, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>SolarShare is a non-profit renewable energy co-operative with more than 2000 members who have purchased over $85 million in Solar Bonds and in turn have received more than $17 million in interest payments. When you choose to invest in SolarShare, 100% of your funds will directly finance our 51 solar projects that are already built and producing stable revenues. SolarShare's projects convert the sun's energy into electricity, which is then sold to the province at a fixed price for twenty years, allowing us to pay your annual interest. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sk5J9wFHSSyosTNWV4A8Rw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sk5J9wFHSSyosTNWV4A8Rw#/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'>Bill 5 – Trump, Ford and the Climate Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. June 17, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As northern Ontario and Western Canada burn the urgency of climate action has never been clearer. Donald Trump’s tariff war goes hand in hand with his climate denial. In Ontario Ford is using Trump as cover for anti-environmental initiatives like Bill 5. Using Bill 5 to set up lawless projects and most immediately to drive development in the Ring of Fire puts us all at risk. Learn more with NDP MPP Peter Tabuns, Phil Pothen, Counsel and Ontario Environment Program Manager with Environmental Defence, and Dr. Kate Dupuis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4fOmAfISRVOvSLHwQ4SraA">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4fOmAfISRVOvSLHwQ4SraA</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'>Renewables are Doable T.O.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 18, 7- 8 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Are you curious about how renewables could power our city? If so, join Toronto East Residents for Renewable Energy (TERRE) for an information session about renewable energy. Angela Bischoff from the Ontario Clean Air Alliance will be speaking about solar and wind renewable electricity generation options that can replace the Portlands Gas Plant on our lakefront. There will also be an opportunity to meet TERRE members active in our neighbourhood and to find out how you can take action locally for healthy air and a clean energy future. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbSl3G2ajtKd36dE_RGn4TA6uZ97vmCBs9eqSi10bdq3HVKA/viewform?usp=header">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbSl3G2ajtKd36dE_RGn4TA6uZ97vmCBs9eqSi10bdq3HVKA/viewform?usp=header</a> xxx double check link<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:black'>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Climate Change in Canada and Taking Action <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 18, 10 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dr. Martin Bush will provide an overview of present and future climate change impacts in Canada followed by a review of measures and policies that will reduce the effects to a manageable level. The different policy options for mitigation and adaptation will also be explained and assessed. If Canada is to meet its obligations under the 2015 Paris Agreement, there is no time lose. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IvZ6Nch8QtqJK7ewWGs3YQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IvZ6Nch8QtqJK7ewWGs3YQ#/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:#C00000'>Indigenous Perspectives Roundtable Series - Indigenous Ways of Knowing as Climate Policy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 18, 1 - 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We’ll discuss three consequential case studies that explore why Indigenous governance approaches and world views are essential to more effective climate adaptation and mitigation policies. Topics include: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1 - Why Anishnabe governance is essential to restoring healthy moose populations and a healthy climate—with authors Shannon Chief and Jaimie Vincent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2 - How The Friends of The Attawapiskat River are standing up to protect lands, water, culture and all of our relations from the proposed Ring of Fire—with authors Michel Koostachin, Rick Cheechoo, and Kerrie Blaise <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>3 - How Indigenous economic ecosystems are essential for climate adaptation and fisheries management—with authors Tasha Brooks and Leighton Gall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GDG6yB7tR3yNQK84zDHgLA#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GDG6yB7tR3yNQK84zDHgLA#/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'>Discover Climate Fresk for future facilitators in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 18, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>720 Bathurst St, Toronto (near Bloor)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Discover a successful workshop from Europe used to engage students ages 10 and up and teachers to understand and act on climate change. This session is geared towards all those who'd like to become a facilitator in schools and universities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-climate-fresk-for-future-facilitators-in-toronto-tickets-1406261248249">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-climate-fresk-for-future-facilitators-in-toronto-tickets-1406261248249</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'>Climate policy, pipelines, and the push for Land Back<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 18, 7:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Our panelists will examine the tension between the federal government’s push for pipeline development and its commitments to Indigenous Peoples. While the Throne Speech pledged to advance reconciliation, and respect free, prior and informed consent, the push for more pipelines seems to contradict those promises. Can Canada expand pipelines while honoring Indigenous rights? And how do these plans interfere with Canada’s climate commitments? Our panel will feature Eriel Deranger, executive director of Indigenous Climate Action; Clayton Thomas-Müller, author and activist; and Karl Nerenberg, rabble’s parliamentary reporter.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2nm5Sh-XR1ee_ab_I9dXRQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2nm5Sh-XR1ee_ab_I9dXRQ#/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><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'>Indigenous Perspectives Roundtable Series - Indigenous Power as the Pathway to Clean Electricity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. June 19, 1 - 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We’ll discuss three consequential case studies that explore why Indigenous governance approaches and world views are essential to more effective climate adaptation and mitigation policies. Topics include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1 - Why Indigenous-inclusive electricity transmission projects are essential to unlocking Canada’s renewable energy potential—with authors Frank Busch, Joel Krupa, and Kevin Hanna<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2 - How First Nations are uniquely positioned to achieve energy sovereignty while solving energy security for all New Brunswickers —with authors Kevin Woods, Tracy Primeau, and Clair Harris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GetKqQ3qTqObhQ06cM3Xaw#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GetKqQ3qTqObhQ06cM3Xaw#/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:#E97132'>Standup for Climate - Toronto Climate Comedy </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. June 20, 7 - 10 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Are you a climate conscious Earthling who is stressed about what is happening? We have got the best show comedy for you where your laughs will make the world a better place.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-climate-comedy-20-standup-for-climate-tickets-1371899019899">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-climate-comedy-20-standup-for-climate-tickets-1371899019899</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'>Celebrate Bike Month and Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition's 5th Anniversary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. June 21<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>West-end Start: 8:45 am meet at High Park North gates and depart to Access Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>10 am arrival or meet at Access Alliance, 3079 Danforth Ave, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The official ride will go from Access Alliance to the Evergreen Brickworks mostly following the Taylor Creek trail, approx. 9km. We will aim to arrive at Brick Works at noon and see our friends from Regenesis Cycle Brick Works. The event will officially end upon arrival, riders can choose to either stay with the group leaders and ride back west or hang around the Evergreen Brick Works area and find their own way home. T.O. Community Bikeways Coalition is partnering with Access Alliance, Scarborough Cycle, and Regenesis Cycle to bring you this fun social ride.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.communitybikewaysto.ca/events/klfvxl1v98me51qgoi5jv82v14pal0">https://www.communitybikewaysto.ca/events/klfvxl1v98me51qgoi5jv82v14pal0</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>The Feel Good Market<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. June 21, 10:30 a.m. — 5:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>95 King Street East, Toronto <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Celebrate the first day of summer with a curated pop-up that’s all about good vibes, local finds including thrift and vintage, and mindful moments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://eventbrite.ca/e/the-feel-good-market-tickets-1383186089829">https://eventbrite.ca/e/the-feel-good-market-tickets-1383186089829</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'>Walking Together for Peace<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. June 22, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friends House, 60 Lowther Avenue, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Jill Carr-Harris, long-time social change activist in India, and Lyn Adamson will report on the 200 km walk from Pugwash to Halifax in September 2024. Gandhian walkers from India and Canadians in collaboration with Indigenous Water Walkers – "Grassroots Grandmothers" – arrived on the International Day of Peace. We'll show a short film and photos, plus explore the method, widely used in India as an example of nonviolent social change. We will also explore building a nonviolent economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For more info: <a href="mailto:lyn.adamson9@gmail.com">lyn.adamson9@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>Road to Renewables Bus Tour<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. June 22, 10 am - 1:30pm <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bus pick up near Union Station<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>On Sunday June 22nd, join Environmental Defence for a bus tour of renewable energy in Toronto. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sites include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>One of Toronto District School Board’s schools with roof top solar panels<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The iconic Exhibition Place wind turbine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>University of Toronto’s impressive geothermal exchange field<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>$10 includes lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/172573/event/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/172573/event/1</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><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'>Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>June 23 - 28, 1 - 6 p.m. ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This free, 25-panel global public forum gathers 125+ grassroots and frontline women and gender-diverse leaders, with simultaneous interpretation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Live streamed globally.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JnYKM7zjSgCx7e8iWpGy6A#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JnYKM7zjSgCx7e8iWpGy6A#/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:#0F9ED5'>For more Toronto events</span></b><span lang=EN-US>, check out: <a href="http://www.Showuptoronto.ca">http://www.Showuptoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0F9ED5'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter</span></b><span lang=EN-US>.<o:p></o:p></span></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:#0F9ED5'>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:#0F9ED5'>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></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>