T.O. Greenspiration Events: Remembering Tooker and all those who have gone before us
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Feb 23 20:58:04 EST 2014
T.O. Greenspiration Events
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Indigenous Education Week
February 24 - 28
First Nations House, 563 Spadina Ave, 3rd floor
Events daily, all free, all open to the public
http://imgur.com/n3ztlC5
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Tired of Being SARDINED on the TTC? Enter the TTC Sardine Awards
Take a picture. TTCriders will post online #TTCsardines photos taken by YOU and other transit users showing crowding on every part of the system, including buses, streetcars, the subway, and the Scarborough RT. The BEST PHOTO from the campaign will be part of a brand new TTC SARDINE AWARD that TTCriders will present to a key decision-maker who has dropped the ball on providing riders with more service and more affordable fares.
http://bit.ly/1chbGWi
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Help stand up for Canada’s forests by tying a green ribbon around a tree.
Help us #StandForForests by tying a green ribbon around the tree in your yard, local park or predominant place in your neighbourhood.
Resolute Forest Products launched a 7 million dollar lawsuit against Greenpeace Canada and two of our campaigners who revealed the company’s destructive logging practices, trashing caribou habitat and disregarding First Nations’ rights. Together, with these ribbons, we’ll show Resolute that when it comes to the health of Canada’s forests, none of us will be silenced… in fact... we’ll get active.
Be sure to send a photo of you and your tree ribbon to standforforestsribbon.ca at greenpeace.org so we can share it on a map showing others standing in solidarity across Canada. Visit standforforests.ca for more important ribbon info and to sign our online pledge.
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Fresh City Farms
Crazy for kale? Ecstatic about eggplant? Tickled over tomatoes? Share your love for local.
Weekly delivery, organic, local, fresh.
Mention my name if you sign up.
http://www.freshcityfarms.com/get-a-box/overview-local-organic-food-delivery-toronto/
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Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
Meet Pussy Riot, the feminist punk collective that’s openly challenging the Russian Orthodox Church and President Vladimir Putin.
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W (at Bathurst)
Daily thru Thur. Feb. 27
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Call for Submissions to Mad Pride Toronto 2014
Mad Pride is an arts, culture, and heritage festival created by psychiatric survivors, consumers, mad people, and folks the world has labelled “mentally ill”.
Saturday, July 5 to Monday, July 14 - www.madprideto.com
Do you want to host or participate in a consumer/survivor-driven event, performance (poetry, spoken word, theatre, dance, music, comedy, book reading, other), film screening, talk, presentation, workshop, or panel discussion at Mad Pride Toronto 2014? Do you know someone/groups we should contact to support and encourage their involvement? Email outreach at madprideto.com for a copy of our submission form or leave a message at 647-931-7563 to set up a time to ask questions/discuss your ideas or fill out the submission form over the phone. Please include your name and a way to contact you or someone else on your behalf. Submission deadline is April 15.
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Filming the Police - A Basic Guide
The Network for the Elimination of Police Violence (NEPV) presents its newest community tool. Filming the police can discourage police brutality and harassment, letting the cops know that their actions are being recorded, and that they will be held accountable for acts of harassment and abuse.
http://nepv.org/index.php/news/7-filiming-the-police-booklet.
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Adverse emotional and interpersonal effects reported by 1829 New Zealanders while taking antidepressants
Sexual Difficulties (62%) and Feeling Emotionally Numb (60%). Feeling Not Like Myself – 52%, Reduction In Positive Feelings – 42%, Caring Less About Others – 39%, Suicidality – 39% and Withdrawal Effects – 55%.
http://www.psy-journal.com/article/S0165-1781(14)00083-3/abstract
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News from Stop Line 9 Toronto
http://www.stopline9-toronto.ca/
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Bogotá car-free day becomes car-free week
http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/bogota-changes-car-free-day-car-free-week.html
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Forum on Haiti and its People's Struggle for Justice and Emancipation
Monday, Feb. 24, 7 pm
William Doo Auditorium, 40 Willcocks Street, New College, U of T (4 blocks South of the Spadina subway station)
$5 or Pay What You Can
Canada was a party to the 2004 coup in Haiti against the democratically elected government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Please join us for a discussion about the ongoing and devastating consequences of the coup for the Haitian people, and efforts to build on meaningful solidarity with Haiti.
"On Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2003, Jean Chrétien’s Liberal government organized the “Ottawa Initiative on Haiti” to discuss that country’s future. No Haitian officials were invited to this assembly where high-level US, Canadian and French officials decided that Haiti’s elected president “must go”, the dreaded army should be recreated and that the country would be put under a Kosovo-like UN trusteeship." - Yves Engler, writer, journalist and international solidarity activist
https://www.facebook.com/events/533660293399367/ or for more info: torontohaitiaction at gmail.com
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Yes to $14/hr, No to Hudak: the fight to raise the minimum wage and rebuild unions
Mon. Feb 24, 7 - 9 pm
OISE (252 Bloor St West) room 2286
Ontario Tory leader Tim Hudak's "million jobs plan" is based on driving down wages by attacking unions and introducing "right to work" legislation. The Ontario Liberals went after teachers last year, and this year have only proposed a minimum increase in the minimum wage under pressure from mobilizations. Meanwhile the Ontario NDP is silent on the threat of "right to work" and the demand for a $14/hr minimum wage. What can we learn from the US, where fast food and retail workers have fought for a $15/hr minimum wage and unionization, and where Seattle city councilor Kshama Sawant won a historic election by giving voice to this campaign? How can we build the movement in Ontario for a $14/hr minimum wage, alongside rebuilding unions to confront "right-to-work"? Join a public forum to discuss the fight to raise the minimum wage and rebuild unions.
http://www.socialist.ca/
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Introduction to the practices of embodied leadership
- finding center, accessing energy in the body, training our attention, moving from center, facing and blending with opposing energies
Mon. Feb. 24, 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. (St. George subway)
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/embodied-leadership-series-tickets-10573145563?aff=mcivte
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An Evening with Jon Young: Building Hope Through Mentoring & Deep Nature Connection
Tues. Feb. 25, 7 p.m.
OISE Auditorium, University of Toronto, 252 Bloor St. W
$15
Jon Young is a cultural pioneer, visionary, author and world-class naturalist but most importantly he is a master of connecting people with nature to inspire global and personal transformation. Jon will share stories from the streets of L.A. to the deep Kalahari in Africa and weave a tapestry of hope and possible futures.
http://www.pineproject.org/program/an-evening-with-jon-young/
https://www.facebook.com/events/489308451180659/
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People of a Feather
Tues. Feb. 25, 6:45 p.m.
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W (at Bathurst)
People of a Feather is a breathtaking journey into the remote world of the Belcher Islands Inuit people. Uniting this community’s past and present is their cultural connection with the eider duck, a species now suffering massive die-offs. Filmed over seven winters, Arctic ecologist and cinematographer Joel Heath’s debut feature employs stunning time-lapse photography and underwater footage to create an authentic and insightful portrayal of a community challenged by a changing environment.
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Trouble in the Peace
Tues. Feb. 25, 9:15 p.m.
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor W (at Bathurst)
Trouble In The Peace is the story of a growing grassroots revolution against the multinational energy extraction industry. The film offers an unflinching look into the dark world of Big Oil and Gas, as told through the eyes of artist-cowboy Karl Mattson and his four-year-old daughter. When lethal gas leaks cause livestock to die and locals to fall ill, a series of bombs are set off on the pipelines in reaction. A $1-million reward is announced for the capture of the pipeline bomber, which viciously tears the community apart. But after the dust settles, the surprising and inspiring result is a community reunited by a common goal
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Speak out against the jets at the Scarborough public consultation
Tuesday, February 25, , 6:30 p.m
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute. 145 Guildwood Pkwy.
Three City Councillors (Paul Ainslie, Ron Moeser and Gary Crawford) will co-host a public consultation together with City staff. It’s time to show these councillors that Scarborough opposes the waterfront jet plans.
http://www.nojetsto.ca/city-hall/
https://www.facebook.com/events/356806147792801/
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Powerful: Energy for Everyone
Tuesday, February 25, 7 pm
AGO Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas W - entrance on McCaul
New technologies mean that energy security is within our grasp, but harsh resistance is still being met. Debunking some of the spin of the big energy lobby, David embarks on a global journey to discover what a sustainable future might actually look like." Directed by David Chernushenko, 95 minutes
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=814fba47badda3a52f6c4d34a&id=188bf061dc&e=169e4cfc36
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Big Bucks Big Pharma
Wed. Feb. 26, 6 p.m. vegetarian potluck, 7 p.m. screening
Regis College 100 Wellesley St. W. Free
Regis College Social Justice Film Series presents this documentary that scrutinizes the marketing of illness for profit. A discussion with a former pharmaceutical executive will follow the film.
info: greg.kennedy at mail.utoronto.ca.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Un_lcSpK8
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Il Giardino
Screening and talk by the filmmaker, Karen Shenfeld
Wed Feb 26, 7.30 pm
Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave
A film of the gardens of Little Italy. You will be charmed by these expert gardeners who know all about small plot intensive gardening, organic gardening, local food, and the joys of living. You will be equally charmed by the wonderful filmmaker who recognized the special beauty of these gardens and their tenders, and has filmed them. Inspired! Inspiring!
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Nutritional Support for Kids with ADHD and Learning Disabilities
Wed. Feb. 26, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor St West, Room 5280 (St. George subway)
Advance $10 | Members $5 | Door $15 (or pay what you can)
Research increasingly demonstrates a link between ADHD, LDs, diet, nutrition, and neurodevelopment. Scott Clock, ND will discuss: Basics of neurodevelopment and nutrition; the relationship between nutritional deficiencies, food allergies/sensitivities, ADHD and LDs; strategies for making changes to your child’s diet that may seem impossible; and often overlooked testing that will help you determine your child’s specific nutritional needs.
http://bit.ly/1dzY1Wk
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Organic Balcony Gardening 101
Feb. 26 or Mar. 12, 5:15 p.m.
Want to be in control of what’s in and on the food that you eat but not sure how a condo dweller can make it happen? Turn your balcony into an edible garden oasis in the sky. You will go from absolute beginner to savvy container gardener by the end of this workshop! Register now.
http://www.freshcityfarms.com/news-events-urban-farming-toronto-local-food-movement/organic-balcony-gardening-101/
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My Prairie Home
Wed. Feb. 26, 8 p.m.
CineCycle, 129 Spadina, down the lane
Screening of the film about transgender country/electro-pop artist Rae Spoon followed by a Q&A with Spoon and filmmakers. Free. facebook.com/events/209967609200728.
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Economics of the Global Commons
With Frank de Jong, President of Earthsharing Canada.
Thursday Feb 27, 7-9pm, Room 179, University College, 15 Kings College Circle, University of Toronto.
All welcome. No charge.
Co-Sponsored by University College Health Studies Programme, Canadian Pugwash Group, Science for Peace, and Voice of Women for Peace.
http://www.scienceforpeace.ca/vital-discussions-of-human-security-fall-2013-spring-2014
If you miss it, the video podcast will be available on the SfP YouTube channel within 1-2 weeks after the talk.http://www.youtube.com/user/Science4Peace
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Paradoxes of Perimenopause: Surviving and Thriving
A free public lecture with Dr. Jerilynn Prior
Thursday February 27, 7 pm
Women’s College Hospital, 76 Grenville St., Rm 6214, 6th floor
Dr. Prior is the founder and head of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research at the University of British Columbia where she is also a professor of Endocrinology in the Dept. of Medicine. She is author of “Estrogen’s Storm Season—Stories of Perimenopause”. Co-sponsored by The Canadian Women’s Health Network and Women’s College Hospital.
http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/46270
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Health Evidence in Municipal Decision-Making
Health Impact Assessment of a Proposed Expansion to Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport
Thur. Feb. 27, 4:10 p.m.
Room UC 179, University College, 15 King’s College Circle
With Stephanie Gower, Healthy Public Policy, Toronto Public Health
www.environment.utoronto.ca
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Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
Thursday, February 27, 7 pm
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street
Join Sam Gindin in a discussion with Jane McAlevey about her book Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell). In her book, McAlevey describes her experiences in the labour movement organizing bold, large scale campaigns in right to work Nevada and elsewhere in the U.S., drawing lessons about the potential for rebuilding the labour movement into a movement that can win. McAlevey’s experiences organizing in the student, environmental justice and union movement reflect her central belief that meaningful change can only come with ”whole-worker organizing” that puts ordinary people at the center of their own struggle, in their workplaces and in their communities.
https://www.facebook.com/events/255929324574924/
www.workersassembly.ca
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Animal Rights Academy - with Zipporah Weisberg on Animal Ethics
Thur. Feb. 27, 7 - 9 p.m.
Room 570, 100 St. George, U of T
The first half is a talk and the second half discussion. All are welcome (including 4 legged friends, provided they are relatively quiet and friendly).
via PaulYork AnimalRights
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Divestment Meme Party
Thur. Feb 27, 8 p.m. - Late
Hart House Debates Room, U of T
Live Music, Food/Drinks, Art
Tickets: $5 in advance
The campus environmental group Toronto350.org is hosting the official launch party for "Divest U of T!" - the campaign calling for the University of Toronto to sell its stock in the fossil fuel industry in the name of United Nations climate safety protocols. Fossil-fuel companies currently hold FIVE TIMES the amount of fuel reserves that world governments and scientists have agreed can be safely burned if we are to keep the planet below 2 degrees of warming and stave off catastrophic climate destabilization.
http://communications@toronto350.org
https://www.facebook.com/dmp350
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From Negro History Week to African Liberation Month
Thursday, February 27 -- 7pm
GCDO Hall, 290 Danforth Avenue (Chester subway)
"Black History Month must be updated for the 21st century. February should be the month that we redouble our struggle against imperialism and white supremacy, and for reparations for slavery, the slave trade and colonialism." Norman (Otis) Richmond, aka Jalali, grew up in Los Angeles. He left after refusing to fight in Vietnam because he felt that, like the Vietnamese, Africans in the USA were colonial subjects. Richmond moved to Toronto, where he cofounded the Afro American Progressive Association, one of the first Black Power organizations in Canada. In 1992, Richmond received the Toronto Arts Award. He dedicated his award to Mumia AbuJamal, Assata Shakur, Geronimo Pratt, the African National Congress, and Fidel Castro and the people of Cuba.
https://www.facebook.com/events/244464812400443/
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Rally at immigration enforcement HQ in Toronto
Fri. Feb 28, Buses leave Bloor & St George at 12:30pm, Kipling Station Parking at 1pm
February 28th marks the two-month anniversary of Lucia Vega Jimenez’s attempted suicide while in immigration enforcement custody awaiting deportation. She died 8 days later. February also marks the five-month anniversary of the historic migrant strike in Lindsay ON against endless detentions, maximum security incarceration and a broken detention review system.
Get on the bus! Confirm your seat: http://bit.ly/1kFzQys. I
Sign the petition to support an end to indefinite immigration detention:https://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/harper-end-indefinite-immigration-detention
Sign the petition to support an independent civilian inquiry into Lucia Vega Jimenez’s death: http://chn.ge/1kavtbV
http://bit.ly/1jCMqOQ
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Edward Snowden: What He Should Mean To You
Thur. Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m.
Deer Park Library, 40 St Clair E.
A talk by investigative reporter Andrew Mitrovica is part of Freedom To Read Week. Free.
freedomtoread.ca/events
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Remembering Toronto's Indigenous And Colonial Pasts
Lecture by professor Victoria Freeman.
Thur. Feb. 27, 7 pm. Free.
Spadina Road Library, 10 Spadina Rd
torontopubliclibrary.ca.
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Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Feb 27 to Mar 6
$5-$12. TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King W.
Screenings of films about human rights issues including LGBT rights, racism and violence against women.
ff.hrw.org/toronto
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Keep it up! Alternatives to Deep Burial of Nuclear Waste - Webinar
Fri. Feb. 28, noon, Free
http://www.anymeeting.com/Northwatch
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Hands-On Urbanism: How To Make A Difference
Fri. Feb. 28, 6 p.m.
Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond W
Lecture on alignments between architecture, landscape, planning, art, activism and civic engagement by cultural theorist Elke Krasny. Free.
cityecology.net.
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Surveillance After Snowden: National Security And The Limits Of Freedom Of Expression
Fri. Feb. 28, 7 p.m.
Reference Library, 789 Yonge
Pwyc ($10 sugg).
Panel discussion with political science prof Ron Deibert, journalist Colin Freeze and others. Part of Freedom To Read Week.
freedomtoread.ca/events.
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The Electronic Surveillance State: Canada's Role, The Global Implications And The Question Of Reform
Fri. Feb. 28 and Sat. Mar. 1
Canadian International Council conference, with a keynote address Fri. 6 pm, Trinity College, 6 Hoskin, and panels Sat. 10:30 am-4:30 pm
Reference Library, 789 Yonge
$75, stu $50
cictorontoconference.eventbrite.ca.
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The Green Majority
Toronto's Environmental Radio Show
Weekly, Fridays, 11 - noon EST
CIUT 89.5FM
Listen live or catch the podcasts
http://greenmajority.ca/
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Toronto International Bicycle Show
Feb 28 noon-9 pm; Mar 1, 10 am-7 pm; Mar 2, 10 am-6 pm.
Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place
Consumer show with seminars by Toronto Bicycling Network, Bike Polo tournament, Test Ride Zone, kids' area, demos and more. $9-$13.
bicycleshowtoronto.com.
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A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer
2014 V-Day Campaign
Fri - Sun, February 28, March 1, March 2 , 7:30 p.m.
The Box Toronto, 89 Niagara Street
Tickets $15
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer is a group of writings to stop violence against women and girls. It is a groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie Doyle. This production will be used to raise money and awareness for a local organization: Street Haven at the Crossroads who work to stop violence against women and girls.
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-memory-a-monologue-a-rant-and-a-prayer-tickets-10621456061
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I'm Fasting for the Climate
People from all walks of life are fasting to stand in solidarity with vulnerable people who are the most affected by dangerous climate impacts. By choosing not to eat on the first day of every month, a growing movement of fasters including many faith communities, youth groups and environmentalist is calling for world leaders to act to confront the climate crisis.
Watch the 1 min. video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp7su1gkmVU
If you are fasting in Canada, please send a message to us at climatefast at climatefast.ca
Please ALSO sign up here to join the international list of people around the world who are fasting. http://bit.ly/Js5mjN
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Divestment or What? Economic Tools for Creation Advocacy in a Time of Crisis
Saturday, March 1, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave
$15
Current rates of fossil fuel exploitation promise disastrous results and yet many of our private and institutional investment strategies are built around this collision course. The purpose of the Green Awakening Network/Greening Sacred Spaces 6th Annual Forum is to explore the dilemma presented by our investments in a fossil-fuel based economy and our need to address the worsening climate disruption. Are there better alternatives to the current path? The stage will be set with a presentation of “Do the Math,” a film by 350.org, and a summary of that organization’s University of Toronto divestment campaign. Keynote Speakers include Fletcher Harper (GreenFaith US), Jane Ambachtsheer (Mercer, Toronto/Global), Mike Brigham (SolarShare, Ontario), and Christine Boyle (Spirited Social Change, Vancouver). Advocacy and alternative local investment options will be represented at the Eco-Fair within the event. Tours of Beach United Church’s newly renovated space, featuring numerous green initiatives, will also be available.
http://divestmentorwhat.eventbrite.com
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Hands-On Urbanism: How To Make A Difference
Sat. Mar. 1, 9:30 a.m. onward
U of T Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, 230 College
Symposium with lectures by activists, architects, artists and landscape planners. Free
cityecology.net.
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Greening Sacred Spaces - 6th Annual Forum
Sat. March 1, 2014, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave.
Registration Cost: $15 (includes light refreshments)
Faith & the Common Good: Greening Sacred Spaces and the Toronto United Church Council’s Green Awakening Network invite you to join us for our 2014 Annual Forum. The theme of the 2014 forum is "Divestment or What? Economic Tools for Creation Advocacy in a Time of Crisis." Its purpose is to create a space where we can openly explore the dilemma presented by our personal and institutional enmeshment in a fossil-fuel based economy. The "‘Do the Math" campaign has highlighted for many of us the disastrous environmental consequences of continued reliance on fossil fuels – and yet many of our private and institutional investment strategies are built around that reliance. What is the way forward?
• Is there a moral imperative for faith communities to divest from fossil fuels and invest in a clean energy future?
• Are there alternative green investment strategies open to Canadian institutions that rely on return on capital to fund good work?
• What are some of the practical, economic and fiduciary restraints facing charities, faith communities, and individuals that need to be understood?
http://bit.ly/MmIJ0U
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Winter Tree Identification Tour
Saturday, March 1, 1 - 3 p.m.
Trinity Community Recreation Centre (in Trinity Bellwoods Park), 155 Crawford St.
$5 suggested donation
Ever wanted to learn how to identify trees in winter? Now’s your chance! Join LEAF as they explore the diversity of trees in Trinity Bellwoods Park. Discover the way twigs, buds and bark (not to mention needles and cones!) can help you identify a tree. Learn some quick tricks that will help you spot some common urban trees. Learn about the work of Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park and how you can join their Adopt-A-Tree program to care for one of these special trees. The tour will start with a short presentation indoors and then head outside for a wintry walk through the park. Be sure to dress warmly!
http://bit.ly/LfFuYy
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High debt. Low wages. No future? Is there an alternative to capitalism?
Saturday March 1, 12 - 6 pm
York University Student Centre Room 307
Students in Ontario pay the highest tuition fees in Canada, face mountains of debt, and hold down low-wage jobs - just to stay in school. Even after graduation, there are hardly any jobs, and even fewer that pay well or are unionized. Is this the future for students under capitalism? Is there an alternative? Join us for a one-day conference at York that looks at how capitalism benefits from high student debt and low-wage jobs, and how students can be part of the struggle for free tuition, a living wage, good jobs and a better future.
http://www.socialist.ca/
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Organizing Against Multiple Oppression in Our Time
Saturday March 1, 7 pm - 9 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St. (Bloor and Bathurst)
How does class exploitation intersect with racism and hetero-patriarchy to sustain and reproduce capitalist rule? Are forms of oppression predicated upon race or gender necessary to capitalist social relations? How does our analysis influence our organizing? What type of organizing projects do we need to develop in 2014 that can take into account these insights? Presenters: Winnie Ng, Ajamu Nangwaya, Steven Tufts
workersassembly.ca
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The Silencing of Science
Sat. March 1, 1 - 3 pm
Jane/Dundas Library – 620 Jane St (south west corner of Jane and Dundas)
We will screen "Silence of the Labs", the episode of "Fifth Estate" which recently aired. In the pst 5 years, the federal government has dismissed more than 2,000 scientists, and hundreds of programs and world-renowned research facilities have lost their funding. Programs that monitored things such as smoke stack emissions, food inspections, oil spills, water quality and climate change have been drastically cut or shut down. Following the screening, as part of Freedom to Read Week at the library, Katie Gibbs, a representative from the group, Evidence for Democracy, will be joining us to talk about how scientific information in Canada is being censored by the federal government. Science UNCENSORED!
http://www.green13toronto.org/event/silencing-science-screening-and-talk-silence-labs-science-uncensored#sthash.RnmzS7oy.dpuf
evidencefordemocracy.ca
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Remembering Tooker and all those who have gone before us
Living our memories, nourished by gratitude and affection
Sun. March 2, 7 p.m.
Friends House, 60 Lowther (St. George Subway), Toronto
Free
March 3rd is the 10th anniversary of the passing of our beloved Tooker Gomberg. Many of us have lost loved ones. Most of us grieve loss. This annual event honors our grief, invites us to share, and nourishes our hearts. All welcome. Bring something for the alter that represents your loss.
For more info: angela at cleanairalliance.org
FB event page: http://on.fb.me/1ftUTN6
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Study Group - Ecology and Socialism - Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis
Socialism and the environmental crisis - with xxx
Sunday, March 2, 4-6pm
8th floor of OISE (252 Bloor St. W. at St. George subway).
Ideas Left Out is organizing a 3-part study group on the capitalist ecological crisis. Over 3 sessions, we will read Chris Williams' book, Ecology and Socialism. Study group members will read the book in sections, meeting to discuss in small and larger groups over 3 Sundays. Reading for this week: Chapters 6, 7 and 8 – available here http://bit.ly/1cypric
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Status Quo? The Unfinished Business of Feminism in Canada
Film screening presented by Cinema Politica
Sunday, March 2, 7:30 p.m.
Centre of Gravity, 1300 Gerrard St. East
Feminism has shaped the society we live in. But just how far has it brought us, and how relevant is it today? This feature documentary zeroes in on key concerns such as violence against women, access to abortion, and universal childcare, asking how much progress we have truly made on these issues. Rich with archival material and startling contemporary stories, Status Quo? uncovers answers that are provocative and at times shocking.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1405306749727920/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular
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Egyptian revolutionary film screening
Sunday March 2, 5:30 - 830pm
United Steelworkers Hall (25 Cecil Street)
Join the Toronto branch of the International Socialists for a film made on the ground in Egypt documenting the revolt against Mubarak and the ongoing revolution. Dinner and refreshments available, suggested donation $10-20 or pay what you can
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