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Description automatically generated"></span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>INTERNATIONAL<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'>Why Cuba is betting on renewables - US sanctions, power cuts, climate crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/18/us-sanctions-power-cuts-climate-crisis-why-cuba-is-betting-on-renewables">https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/18/us-sanctions-power-cuts-climate-crisis-why-cuba-is-betting-on-renewables</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'>Bill McKibbon on the Rise of Solar Power - 50 min. podcast<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c7JMMFW5zQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c7JMMFW5zQ</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:#7030A0'>Incidence of Cancer Shown to Increase with Proximity to Nuclear Power Plants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/atlantic/finger-lakes/blog/2026/02/incidence-cancer-shown-increase-proximity-nuclear-power-plants">https://www.sierraclub.org/atlantic/finger-lakes/blog/2026/02/incidence-cancer-shown-increase-proximity-nuclear-power-plants</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:#7030A0'>The Dark Side of Data Centre Exponential Growth on Electricity Grids, Water Usage, and Climate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhZbaxg7hsM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhZbaxg7hsM</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'>Trump sees big, ugly windmills. Canada sees opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As Trump, Ford, Smith and Moe try to shut down the renewables industry for their fossil fuel and nuclear buddies, Nova Scotia wants to build offshore wind farms, and Ontario should build out wind power in the Great Lakes. Offshore wind power is half the price of new nuclear.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7099937">https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7099937</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'>Should Canada Cancel Billionaires? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Linda McQuaig discusses her book, “Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us: The Urgent Case for a Wealth Tax,” whether billionaires should exist, how current levels of inequality can lead to “revolution,” how Canada’s tax system needs to change, the politics around bringing in a wealth tax, and if it would cause the rich to leave Canada. They also discuss the alternate option of a universal basic income, the problem with philanthropy and foundations in Canada, and the growing conservative support for a wealth tax.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSlQuTFvihw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSlQuTFvihw</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'>Stop the 6 Bell AI data centres from being built across Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-bell-fabric-ai-data-centre-from-being-built">https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-bell-fabric-ai-data-centre-from-being-built</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'><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'>Ontario’s Latest Nuclear Megaproject Confronts Soaring Cost Concerns<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/ontarios-latest-nuclear-megaproject-confronts-soaring-cost-concerns/">https://www.theenergymix.com/ontarios-latest-nuclear-megaproject-confronts-soaring-cost-concerns/</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'>101 on AI Data Centres: What they are, why they are energy intensive and why it matters for Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=qcThx3j5ww0&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=qcThx3j5ww0&feature=youtu.be</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:#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'>Organizing Under Authoritarianism: Immigration Justice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 23, 6 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Do you work in the climate movement and are alarmed about ICE kidnappings and violence and want to learn more about opportunities for solidarity and proactive work for immigrant justice? Join us to learn skills to build the power we need to protect our neighbors, push back on authoritarianism, take proactive steps to challenge the detention industrial complex, and continue to build power on climate. As we bear witness to both the devastating state violence and the incredible organizing in Minneapolis and beyond it is important for us to recognize our power and work in solidarity against the billionaire, violently racist, Trump regime.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Vb5H7jXoRAyTnai_CTxvAQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Vb5H7jXoRAyTnai_CTxvAQ</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'>Ending Canada's Complicity in the Genocide of Palestine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 23, 8 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Avi Lewis, Dr. Yipeng Ge and Jehad Aliweiwi for a critical conversation on Canada’s complicity in Israel’s genocide, the rise of anti-Palestinian racism, and what we can do collectively to end the occupation and fight for liberation and return.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.lewisforleader.ca/pal-solidarity-session">https://act.lewisforleader.ca/pal-solidarity-session</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>______________________</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'>My Dear Theo - Special film screening dedicated to the 4th ann. of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 23, 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bloor Hot Docs (Bloor and Bathurst), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How do you explain to a five-year-old child why mom traded a cozy room for a cold dugout, and a camera for a rifle? The documentary project by director Alisa Kovalenko is not just a chronicle of combat. It is an intimate video diary filled with pain, hope, and boundless love, addressed to her son Theo. This film is a manifesto of the generation fighting today so that their children may live in peace tomorrow. It is a story about how to remain a mother and an artist even when the world around you is falling apart.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/my-dear-theo-special-film-screening-toronto-tickets-1982309025658">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/my-dear-theo-special-film-screening-toronto-tickets-1982309025658</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>______________________</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'>Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 24, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The future of cities is female. As cities around the world face mounting crises - climate change, traffic congestion and growing inequity - the need for bold, people-first solutions has never been greater. Enter the women leading the charge. Melissa and Chris Bruntlett highlight the groundbreaking work of female mayors, planners, advocates, and policymakers in reshaping urban spaces for the better. From Paris to Bogota, Manila to Montreal, these leaders are reclaiming streets, reimagining mobility, and designing safer, more inclusive public spaces, despite fierce opposition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qNdSXca8QFa9cqaUt5OwkQ#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qNdSXca8QFa9cqaUt5OwkQ#/registration</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Climate Budget Series: City of Edmonton<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 24, 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Climate Budget series showcases municipal approaches to climate budgeting, answering key questions related to staff engagement during development, generating buy-in, and overall budget effectiveness. In the session of the Climate Budget series, City of Edmonton will share their journey, highlighting key challenges and lessons learned since implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J9sobhPHRZ6BTiaSkEJdmg#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J9sobhPHRZ6BTiaSkEJdmg#/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'>AI Data Centers & Their Climate and Community Impact<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 24, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The tech industry's insatiable interest in AI is driving a data center boom in the US that shows no sign of slowing down; nearly 3,000 are under construction, adding to the more than 4,000 already in operation. The environmental footprint of these facilities is immense: A single AI-focused data center consumes as much electricity as 100,000 households, the largest ones under development are expected to use 20 times as much. Much of this power comes from fossil fuels with new gas (and nuclear) power generation doubling over the past year, driven by AI’s need for energy, when we need to be lowering emissions. Once touted by tech companies for their potential boon to stimulate local economies with short-lived construction jobs, these proposed facilities have seen nationwide pushback from across the political spectrum for driving up electricity prices, which are now climbing more than twice as fast as inflation, and for their local environmental impacts. This discussion will equip you with the fundamental understanding of the economic and climate impacts stemming from AI’s vast power use, explore how to investigate data centers in their area, and highlight unique story ideas to tackle this growing issue playing out in communities across the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SCHwUFBsQ4mrSw5KDaAS-w#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SCHwUFBsQ4mrSw5KDaAS-w#/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'>The Misinformation Challenge – How to Rebuild Trust in a Post-Truth World<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 24, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>According to Canada’s Foreign Interference Commissioner, misinformation and disinformation pose the single greatest threat to Canadian democracy today, an ongoing problem that has been amplified in recent years by emerging technologies, shifting socio-economic trends, and polarizing political shifts. To better understand the scale of misinformation in Canada, Evidence for Democracy’s launched its latest report, which highlights the evolution of misinformation across Canada, and provides important policy recommendations for addressing misinformation challenges and concerns. Join Evidence for Democracy’s expert panel for a discussion exploring how the rapid spread of misinformation has undermined public trust, and impacted across sectors and communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/webinar-the-misinformation-challenge-how-to-rebuild-trust-in-a-post-truth-world/">https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/webinar-the-misinformation-challenge-how-to-rebuild-trust-in-a-post-truth-world/</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'>Run Where You Are - Say Yes!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 24, 5 - 6:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>An inspiring virtual event to help women and gender-diverse folks in Ontario take the leap into municipal leadership.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/run-where-you-are-say-yes-tickets-1981741901374">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/run-where-you-are-say-yes-tickets-1981741901374</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>______________________</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'>Tues. Feb. 24 - the 4th anniversary of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Ukrainian communities across the world will be commemorating those who have fought, died or been injured, including tens of thousands of civilians, in Russia's genocidal war. <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'>Grief Songs Circle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Feb. 24, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Donald Burwash Room (2005) - Hart House 7 Hart House Circle, U of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Kosa invites you to gather in community to honour the pain and loss that persist, to witness one another’s experiences, and to nurture connection, resilience, and hope.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.kosafolkarts.org/events/event-2026-02-24">https://www.kosafolkarts.org/events/event-2026-02-24</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:#00B0F0'>BBC interview with Zelensky on the occasion of 4 years of Ukrainian defense:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C5PZW9_CV8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C5PZW9_CV8</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Four years on: justice, accountability and peace for Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/four-years-on-justice-accountability-and-peace-for-ukraine">https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/four-years-on-justice-accountability-and-peace-for-ukraine</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>The number of abducted children returned to Ukraine reached 2000.</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'> </span><span lang=EN-US>There are still almost 20,000 children known to be abducted by Russia and separated from their families.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/24hoursukraine.bsky.social/post/3mf3mk6tgy22f">https://bsky.app/profile/24hoursukraine.bsky.social/post/3mf3mk6tgy22f</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>______________________</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%'>Where Do We Go Next? A Climate Conversation with Steven Guilbeault, MP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb 25, 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join SCAN (Seniors for Climate Action) in a discussion with Steven Guilbeault, MP as we explore a way forward for climate concerned citizens in a global and Canadian context where silence on climate issues is pervasive. We will explore how to focus our work in 2026, what policies, strategies and global efforts are being made to continue or just transition away from fossil fuels to sustainable energy. We will learn and we will share ideas and opinions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nCISYf9VT7KzrvzIhKKFkQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nCISYf9VT7KzrvzIhKKFkQ</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'>Integrating Natural Assets into Municipal Asset Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 25, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Incorporating a Natural Asset Inventory into municipal asset management helps municipalities recognize and protect the essential services that natural systems provide, while reducing long term costs and strengthening overall service reliability. In this webinar, Patrick Wong, Senior Natural Heritage Planner at City of Markham will share about the findings and recommendations of Markham’s Natural Assets Inventory and Evaluation Study. The session will highlight key components of the natural asset inventory—including asset valuation, condition, and levels of service—and provide an overview of how these assets contribute to municipal climate resilience and municipal service delivery. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P_0J3bRpSCGBAQAyK9F-KA#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P_0J3bRpSCGBAQAyK9F-KA#/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'>FilmSocial: The Organizer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 25, 7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Eyesore Cinema, 1176 Bloor St W, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to present The Organizer (1963). Set in Turin, Italy at the turn of the 20th century, the story follows the workers of a textile factory, one of whom suffers a serious injury caused by exhaustion at the end of 14-hour shift. When workers stage a walk out after the factory owners refuse to shorten the workday, determination wanes as they begin to fear for their jobs and return to their work benches. It’s not until a labour activist (Marcello Mastroianni) on the run from Genoan police appears and passionately shares from past organizing experience that the workers are emboldened to go on strike, and in the process begin to understand the sacrifices that come with holding their ground. Balancing humour with the realities of the economic climate at the onset of Italy’s industrial revolution, this historical drama directed by Mario Monicelli takes an honest look at early labour struggles. Free/PWYC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panitchschool/2063913">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panitchschool/2063913</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'>Rock Solid: A scientific review of geological disposal of radioactive waste<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 26, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The 2025 update of Rock Solid examines the current state of scientific evidence regarding the geological disposal of spent nuclear fuel and other high-level and long-lived radioactive wastes in a deep geological repository (DGR) around 500m underground. Analysis of the existing scientific evidence shows there are many difficulties with the claim that there is a consensus in favour of deep geological disposal. Presentation followed by conversation with author Dr. Helen Wallace.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fj_t3UCXQ1eLJ6mpjR3ZoQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fj_t3UCXQ1eLJ6mpjR3ZoQ#/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'>Debunking New Nuclear Hopium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 26, 2 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dr. Gordon Edwards discusses Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMNRs), Advanced Nuclear Reactors (ANRs), and Fusion.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pSCyQydeQdKvOlWsi0rZNg#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pSCyQydeQdKvOlWsi0rZNg#/registration</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:#4EA72E'>Climate Conversation with Faith based community<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 26, 12:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We will use a simple new resource that draws on wisdom from the Faithful Climate Conversations and the Jesuit Forum to offer a straight-forward circle process to discuss climate issues. In small groups, through a series of rounds, participants will answer questions that help to break open feelings and thoughts about climate change and what we could do about it. The method could be used to explore a variety of climate issues. For the sake of example, and because we are interested in supporting a conversation about fossil fuel phase out, we will lead these two conversations on the topic of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fortheloveofcreation.ca/event/climate-conversation-equipping-event-daytime-option/">https://fortheloveofcreation.ca/event/climate-conversation-equipping-event-daytime-option/</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'>Rally to Stop Bill C-12, Cut Canadian Ties to ICE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Feb. 26, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hootsuite Toronto HQ, 200 Wellington St W, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canadian companies like Hootsuite, GardaWorld & Roshel are arming and enabling ICE's raids, kidnappings, killings and detention camps in the US. Meanwhile in Canada, PM Carney is pushing ahead Bill C-12 which would let the government cancel immigration status for entire groups overnight and deny rights to refugees. Join us for an emergency lunch time rally - Migrants on both sides of the border need us in the streets.</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>______________________</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:#196B24'>Toronto Climate Film Festival Presents: A Night on Renewable Energy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Feb 28, 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friend's House, 60 Lowther, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Climate Fast and the Toronto Climate Film Festival is excited to present a trio of short films centered on the renewable energy transition. The event is being co-sponsored by Toronto East Residents for Renewable Energy. Films to be screened:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- The Great Transition (2025–2050), Part I - A glimpse into our energy future (2025)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Power Play: Transforming Australia's Biggest Climate Polluter (2022)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Power to the People E8 “Six Nations”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Light refreshments will be provided. Raffle for Here Comes the Sun: a Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization by Bill McKibben.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-climate-film-festival-presents-a-night-on-renewable-energy-tickets-1981396782113">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-climate-film-festival-presents-a-night-on-renewable-energy-tickets-1981396782113</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'>#DisruptPDAC 2026 – Mining is Not the Future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. March 1, 1 p.m ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Simcoe Park (across from 255 Front St W), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The world’s largest mining convention is coming to Toronto again this year, to sell their vision of a future of war, environmental destruction and greed. Join us outside of their convention to show your support for the future we want and need. Land back. Defend land defenders. No more war.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://mininginjustice.org/pdac2026/">https://mininginjustice.org/pdac2026/</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'>More Toronto events <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://showuptoronto.ca/">https://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:#A02B93'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://theenergymix.com/">http://theenergymix.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/">https://www.democracynow.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Tooker Tapes Archive Project - Youtube Playlist<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le</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>