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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">I will be away next week in Edmonton for
my mother's funeral. If you'd like the date/location or livestream link, just
ask.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(160,43,147)">The Nuclear-NASA Era <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Ahead, however, would be accidents
involving the expanded use of space nuclear power—notably in launches and
fallbacks to Earth. The U.S. and also Russia have both had accidents in their
use of nuclear power in space.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/10/13/the-nuclear-nasa-era/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/10/13/the-nuclear-nasa-era/</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(160,43,147)">The housing crisis is now global. It shows just how undemocratic our
nations have become<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/19/housing-crisis-global-democracy-nations-financial-sector" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/19/housing-crisis-global-democracy-nations-financial-sector</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(160,43,147)">Tooker in 1992 speaking of the Velorution (bicycle revolution) in Cuba<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Mu58JbsBI&list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le&index=1" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Mu58JbsBI&list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le&index=1</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">An agenda of ‘Yes’<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Climate round-up starts off with some
good news - announcement of the Wind West off-shore wind project off the cost
of Nova Scotia<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/8rbz5n3ykw?e=02591b0337" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/8rbz5n3ykw?e=02591b0337</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">A closer look at
six controversial powers inside Mark Carney’s Building Canada Strong Act<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">“I have never seen a bill drafted to be
as deceitful as this one,” Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said of Bill C-39.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/a-closer-look-at-six-controversial-powers-inside-carney-s-building-canada-strong-act/article_f4febc73-3e96-4716-a287-44a30bd0d555.html" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/a-closer-look-at-six-controversial-powers-inside-carney-s-building-canada-strong-act/article_f4febc73-3e96-4716-a287-44a30bd0d555.html</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">First Nations
Leaders Reject Bill C-39 and the Rush to Force it Through: Rights Cannot Be
Fast-Tracked<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://chiefs-of-ontario.org/first-nations-leaders-reject-bill-c-39-and-the-rush-to-force-it-through-rights-cannot-be-fast-tracked/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://chiefs-of-ontario.org/first-nations-leaders-reject-bill-c-39-and-the-rush-to-force-it-through-rights-cannot-be-fast-tracked/</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">Nuclear
power—economical—with the truth<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Mark Carney’s Bill C-39 gives a big gift
to Canada’s nuclear industry.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://rabble.ca/columnists/nuclear-power-economical-with-the-truth/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://rabble.ca/columnists/nuclear-power-economical-with-the-truth/</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">Say NO to
designating the nuclear waste burial scheme (DGR) in NW ON a Project of
National Interest<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://win.newmode.net/wethenuclearfreenorth/designatingnwmosdgrunderthebuildcanadaactasaprojectofnationalrecklessness" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://win.newmode.net/wethenuclearfreenorth/designatingnwmosdgrunderthebuildcanadaactasaprojectofnationalrecklessness</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">The costly burden
of nuclear power<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Nuclear power stations are far more
expensive than other available energy options, and have a history of running up
massive cost-overruns.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan-news/opinion-the-costly-burden-of-nuclear-power/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan-news/opinion-the-costly-burden-of-nuclear-power/</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">Scapegoating and
Separatists<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Why Immigration Is on the Ballot in Alberta's
Referendum<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/referendum_2026" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/referendum_2026</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">‘Very ironic’:
Ontario signs contract to buy electricity from U.S. during winter months<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/17/ontario-signs-contract-to-buy-electricity-from-u-s/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/17/ontario-signs-contract-to-buy-electricity-from-u-s/</a></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Send a letter
to Ford to choose cleaner Ontario power</span></b></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.cleanairalliance.org/oswego/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">www.cleanairalliance.org/oswego/</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)">Toronto’s battle over bike lanes is one front in a global right-wing
backlash<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t
about traffic—it’s part of a global right-wing backlash to vilify urban
residents and defend fossil fuel interests. 15 min. video news story by Desmond
Cole.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/doug-ford-bike-lanes-removal/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://breachmedia.ca/doug-ford-bike-lanes-removal/</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)">The protests to protect bike lanes continue<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Follow updates here: <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://x.com/TheBikingLawyer" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://x.com/TheBikingLawyer</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)">How to report a bike crash<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://thebikinglawyer.ca/bicycle-accident-lawyer/report-a-crash/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://thebikinglawyer.ca/bicycle-accident-lawyer/report-a-crash/</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Oct. 20-25<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Paradise Theatre, 1006 Bloor St. W,
Toronto<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Free for 25 years and under.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://planetinfocus.org/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://planetinfocus.org/</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(112,48,160)">The Loop • A
Trail that Moves Toronto<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Tues. Oct. 20, 11 a.m. ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">The Loop is an over 80km network of trails and public
spaces that will connect Toronto's globally-unique ravines, neighbourhoods,
and people. With over three-quarters of the trail route already in place, and
further improvements ahead, The Loop will create a welcoming and seamless
connection through and around Canada's largest urban centre, brought to life by
community hubs, great amenities, public art and ecological stewardship. The
Loop is led by Evergreen, the City of Toronto, the Toronto & Region
Conservation Authority, and Toronto Foundation -- along with a growing
coalition of public, private, and community partners. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lScHNG0yRKmV9BKdMnzJxw#/registration" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lScHNG0yRKmV9BKdMnzJxw#/registration</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">All-Star Election
2026 Throwdown <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Tues. Oct. 20, noon ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Join an online discussion with TEA,
TTCriders and Cycle Toronto to dig into where candidates stand on big issues,
how environmental issues are shaping key local races, and what's at stake this
election. Our three organizations each surveyed Mayoral and Council candidates
on important environmental decisions they'll be faced with in the next term.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kRpFdpZYR4GhAe4FoUK37w" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kRpFdpZYR4GhAe4FoUK37w</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)">Econoclast<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Tues. Oct. 20, 6 p.m. ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), 192
Spadina, Toronto<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Econoclast is a documentary film about
Herman Daly, often called the father of ecological economics, who recognized
that the economy is a subsystem of the Earth’s biosphere, that eternal economic
growth is not possible on a finite planet, and that the costs of growth
ultimately exceed its benefits.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://luma.com/891qgjzh" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://luma.com/891qgjzh</a><span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Global Donut
Days 2026<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Oct. 20 - 24<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Global Donut Days 2026 is a five-day,
community-led festival taking place online and in person around the world,
centred on Doughnut Economics. The festival is a time when the DEAL community
worldwide shares ideas, exchanges experiences, and explores what putting
Doughnut Economics into practice looks like in different places and contexts.
This year they're talking about cities, land and food, who gets to make
decisions, ancestral economies and indigenous voices, art and imagination – to
name just a few.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://doughnuteconomics.org/gdd2026" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://doughnuteconomics.org/gdd2026</a>
<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(192,0,0)"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">The Rise and
Fall of Canadian Peacekeeping and What to Do About It<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Tues. Oct. 20, 6 p.m.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Virtual and in person at OISE, Rm 2296,
U of Toronto<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Walter is Professor of Defense Studies
at RMC and the Canadian Forces College. He is past president of Canadian
Pugwash. He has conducted UN sponsored research in conflict zones throughout
the world. Of his several books, one relates to UN peace operations. Hosted by
Science for Peace.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Register for online</b>: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cEGi_DAWSnCgpPc_FJJAEw#/registration" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cEGi_DAWSnCgpPc_FJJAEw#/registration</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Register for in person</b>: <a href="https://www.scienceforpeace.org/events-1/the-rise-and-fall-of-canadian-peacekeeping-and-what-to-do-about-it" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.scienceforpeace.org/events-1/the-rise-and-fall-of-canadian-peacekeeping-and-what-to-do-about-it</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(233,113,50)">Healthcare Townhall<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Tues. Oct. 20, 7 - 8 pm. ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Just last month, 413 health worker
positions at Hamilton Health Sciences were laid off, including 143 nurses and
84 health-care aides. We need to stand up for our public health system. Join us
online for a dynamic discussion about Ontario’s health system, the threat of
privatization, and how we can restore our public health system to shorten
critical wait-times and eliminate hallway healthcare.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.robinlennox.ca/healthcare_townhall_oct_20" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.robinlennox.ca/healthcare_townhall_oct_20</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(112,48,160)">Build the Grid<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Wed. Oct 21, noon ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">As governments in Atlantic Canada
contemplate the creation of a more reliable, resilient, and affordable
electricity grid with the help of offshore wind power, this event will look
across the ocean at innovative electricity policies in Great Britain. How
has the creation of a regional grid in the UK helped strengthen the
electricity system, while facilitating the creation of new industries like
offshore wind? Paul Wakeley of NESO will join us to explain what provinces
across Eastern Canada can learn from their experience creating an efficient,
effectively planned grid.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WN4Oh1_DTfKwLQD_-rLSaw#/registration" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WN4Oh1_DTfKwLQD_-rLSaw#/registration</a>
<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">What Can Go Wrong? <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">With Dr. Gordon Edwards, Ph.D (Physics,
Math), Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Wed. Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Port Hope Lions Centre, 29 Thomas
Street, Port Hope<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Hosted by Port Hope Health Concerns
Cttee.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.porthopehealthconcerns.com/">https://www.porthopehealthconcerns.com/</a> <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://protectnorthumberland.ca/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://protectnorthumberland.ca/</a> <span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)">What role can each of us play in building a future without fur
farming?<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Wed. Oct. 21, 6–8:30 PM<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Centre for Social Innovation Spadina,
192 Spadina Ave, Toronto (in the downstairs Lounge) - food and drinks available
(all plant-based)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Join us for a conversation to examine the current state of fur farming in Canada and
around the world, the animal cruelty, public health, and environmental risks
associated with the industry, and the growing momentum toward change. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">- What fur farming looks like today in
Canada and globally, and why it matters<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">- How fur farming intersects with human,
animal, and environmental health<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">- The One Health approach and what it
means for policy and advocacy<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">- Emerging policy developments and the
growing global movement away from fur farming<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">- Opportunities to build momentum for
change here in Canada<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ethics-in-action-event-aj-agn.raiselysite.com/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://ethics-in-action-event-aj-agn.raiselysite.com/</a>
<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(233,113,50)"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(233,113,50)">Rendezvous with Madness<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Oct. 22 - Nov. 1<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">CAMH theatre, Queen and Ossington<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">12 feature films, 5 special events, 18
short films, from 16 countries, including 20 from Canada. This is the first and
largest arts and mental health festival in North America. Join us as Rendezvous
Artists illuminate multiple perspectives through Film, Performance, and
culture, exploring what this conversation means in the context of Madness,
Neurodivergence and culture.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://workmanarts.com/rendezvous-with-madness/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://workmanarts.com/rendezvous-with-madness/</a>
<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(192,0,0)"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Korean Atomic
Bomb Survivors Seeking Truth, Apology & Legal Redress at the 2026
International People’s Tribunal<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Fri. Oct. 23, 3 p.m. ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Speakers will highlight the
long-overlooked experiences of Korean atomic bomb victims—first-generation
survivors forced into labor during Japanese colonial rule, as well as second-
and third-generation descendants who continue to endure inherited health issues. They will introduce the upcoming Nov. 2026
International People’s Tribunal in Seoul, outlining its mandate to establish
the illegality of the 1945 atomic bombings under international law, demand
formal apologies and redress, and unite global civil society in the campaign
for a nuclear-free world.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-89VicsVSvqU7evCN040YA#/registration" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-89VicsVSvqU7evCN040YA#/registration</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">______________________<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)"><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)">Election Day all across Ontario: Monday, October 26</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)"> </span><span lang="EN-US">(10 a.m. – 8 p.m.)</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">VOTE, Volunteer and Donate</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)"><br></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)">In Toronto, join The Grind & The Breach election watch party</span><span lang="EN-US"><span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Mon. Oct. 26, 7 - 11 p.m.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Trinity Common, 303 Augusta<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-grind-the-breach-election-watch-party-tickets-2001880868567" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-grind-the-breach-election-watch-party-tickets-2001880868567</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">National Day of
Action - Defend Treaty Rights, Aboriginal Title and Self-Determination <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Mon.. Oct. 26, 2 p.m. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">111 Sussex Dr., Ottawa<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">Indigenous
rights defenders mobilize for National Day of Action at First Nations-First
Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on October 26<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://pbicanada.org/2026/10/17/indigenous-rights-defenders-mobilize-for-national-day-of-action-at-first-nations-first-ministers-meeting-in-ottawa-october-26/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://pbicanada.org/2026/10/17/indigenous-rights-defenders-mobilize-for-national-day-of-action-at-first-nations-first-ministers-meeting-in-ottawa-october-26/</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">Stand United -
Stop Bill C-39<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Tues. Oct. 27, 2 p.m.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Parliament Hill, Ottawa<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Uphold First Nations Jurisdiction,
defend worker's rights, protect the land<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Can We Innovate
Without Costing the Earth?<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Tues. Oct. 27, 11 a.m. - noon ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">And online.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">How can we keep creating and growing
while taking environmental costs seriously? Hosted by Beyond Tomorrow Impact
with youth presenters from Italy, the Phillipines, and Toronto. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLLgerXKNEtc086pOlkR-aqUDP0Cq5Vmis5tZKA30yl-3Tig/viewform" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLLgerXKNEtc086pOlkR-aqUDP0Cq5Vmis5tZKA30yl-3Tig/viewform</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:red">Canadian Energy +
Heat Pumps<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Wed. Oct. 28, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Gas appliances tie you to American
energy—most of Ontario's gas is fracked in the Eastern USA. Electric appliances
like heat pumps use made-in-Ontario energy. Come learn why electrifying your
home makes sense now and in the future.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.thenetwork.to/event-details/canadian-energy-heat-pumps" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.thenetwork.to/event-details/canadian-energy-heat-pumps</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(78,167,46)">Getting to “yes in my backyard” on clean energy projects<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Thur. Oct. 29, noon ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Drawing on a survey of more than 4,000
Canadians and focus groups in Nova Scotia and Ontario, this webinar explores
how Canadians respond to wind and electricity projects, particularly as those
projects move from proposals to reality. You'll learn which stories build
support and which ones can backfire; which community benefits matter most to
each, from lower power bills to shared ownership, and why both the most
supportive and most skeptical Canadians want a real say in project decisions.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_il5olcVuRMO7HuWqeKrVAg#/registration" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_il5olcVuRMO7HuWqeKrVAg#/registration</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(160,43,147)">Fight for Democracy <span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Sat. Oct. 31, 1 p.m. ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Queens Park<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Fight Ford Province-wide Protest<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://protestdougford.com/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://protestdougford.com/</a><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(233,113,50)">Small Changes, Big Impact - A Food & Futures Fest by VegTO<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Sun. Nov 1, noon - 6 p.m. ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Wychwood Barns, Toronto<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Plant-based food, ethical fashion, sustainable
solutions, and other wonders. Join us for an inclusive, community-centred
celebration. This event is a bit of everything: market, festival, and science
fair highlighting the positive impact of a sustainable, plant-based lifestyle
on health, the environment and food security. Come enjoy vendors, speakers and
interactive activities.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.veg.ca/veg-to-fest" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.veg.ca/veg-to-fest</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(0,112,192)">Fighting to
Win: A 4 week Course for Community and Union Activists<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Thursdays Nov. 12, 19, 26 and Dec. 3, 6
- 8 p.m. p.m. ET<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Downtown Toronto - Venue to be shared
with registrants<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US">Unions and social movements today are
operating under incredibly dire circumstances. There is great economic
uncertainty and we confront the worsening impact of climate change as well as a
global situation marked by the growing threat of conflict and war. This course
will grapple with these questions by looking at the forms of exploitation and
oppression that exist in society and the means by which the power structure
acts to limit and contain our struggles. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panitchschool/2329052" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panitchschool/2329052</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(160,43,147)">Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.democracynow.org/</a>
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<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(160,43,147)">Tooker Tapes Archive Project - Youtube Playlist<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoPlainText" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,serif"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le" style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration:underline">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le</a>
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