Greenspiration News & Events: Diplomacy not militarization

Sun Mar 13 23:15:48 EDT 2022

Fossil and nuclear energy regimes threaten global security

The Ukraine catastrophe should be enough to halt nuclear expansion in its tracks. Trading one existential threat (fossil fuel dependency) for another (an even wider network of nuclear targets) is a callous, willful betrayal of the public trust by those politicians enabling it. Equally perverse is the opportunistic clamouring of transnational oil interests invested in Canada and their political backers to quickly expand Canada’s oil and gas reach to Western Europe. 

https://crednb.ca/2022/03/10/fossil-and-nuclear-energy-regimes-threaten-global-security/

Nuclear facilities targeted in Russia’s war on Ukraine

https://reneweconomy.com.au/nuclear-facilities-targeted-in-russias-war-on-ukraine/

Radioactive waste is forever. Tell the Feds to treat it that way.

We must not compound the errors of the past by allowing this accumulated waste to be abandoned or disposed of in such a way that it will impact future generations.

https://canadians.org/nuclear-waste

Putin has shown why the world must abolish nuclear weapons

Douglas Roche explains why Canada needs to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons now, more than ever

https://www.peacequest.ca/putin-has-shown-why-the-possession-of-nuclear-weapons-must-be-banned-now/

We’re minutes — or maybe seconds — from nuclear midnight. We urgently need new global governance of nuclear weaponry

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/03/05/were-minutes-or-maybe-seconds-from-nuclear-midnight-we-urgently-need-new-global-governance-of-nuclear-weaponry.html

Diplomacy not Militarization: The Courage to Call for Negotiations - Write Cdn MPPs

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/diplomacy-not-militarization

Women Appeal for a Ceasefire, Ending the Threat of Nuclear War and for Peace

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/women-appeal-for-a-ceasefire-ending-the-threat-of-nuclear-war-and-for-peace 

When women rule the world - 90 second comedy sketch by Baroness Von Sketch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CYLn-XKBg8

A Fossil Fuel Treaty can take the heat out of war and build the grounds for peace

 https://theecologist.org/2022/mar/10/no-more-fuel-fire

Sowing fear over oil and gas supply as Russia invades Ukraine is ‘crass opportunism’

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/03/07/news/sowing-fear-over-oil-and-gas-supply-russia-invades-ukraine-crass-opportunism

How To Defeat Putin and Climate Change 

Renewable energy, batteries, air-source heat pumps, bicycles, EVs, and ride sharing are the answer. 17 min. video with Bill McKibben

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ9XfdbCddk 

‘This is a fossil fuel war’: Ukraine’s top climate scientist speaks out

“As long as our economy is dependent on fossil fuels, we will be at the mercy of petro-dictators who wield their influence on global energy prices like a weapon."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/09/ukraine-climate-scientist-russia-invasion-fossil-fuels

The unethical opportunism of Jason Kenney

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/03/05/opinion/unethical-opportunism-jason-kenney

If you care about freedom, shut up about high gas prices

https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/if-you-care-about-freedom-shut-up 

How Canada fits into the IPCC report’s ‘atlas of human suffering’\

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/03/01/news/how-canada-fits-ipcc-reports-atlas-human-suffering

Chile swears in new President Gabriel Boric in ‘historic shift’ - young, feminist, environmentalist, former student activist, social activist

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/11/chile-swears-in-new-president-gabriel-boric-historic-shift 

Tell our leaders to act on electoral reform

Send a letter to the party leaders now calling for a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform

https://fairvotecanada.good.do/actnow/reform/

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Angela Davis: In Conversation

Mon. March 14, 7 p.m. ET

American political activist, philosopher, academic and author Dr. Angela Y. Davis joins Black Lives Matter Canada co-founder Sandy Hudson for a special in-conversation event. Angela Davis has spent more than 50 years at the forefront of Black Liberation, Feminist, Queer, and prison abolitionist movements. Dr. Angela Y. Davis will discuss her life-long dedication to activism and resistance.

https://www.crowdcast.io/e/tpl_angeladavis/register   

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The Nature Revolution

Tues. March 15, 1 - 2 p.m. ET

Global trends in the fight against species collapse with Graham Saul, Nature Canada.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-nature-revolution-tickets-264200078547  

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What Hope for Climate Action?

Tues. March 15, 5 - 7 p.m. ET

Zinta Zommers will explore progress in climate action, reviewing the recent results of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change Report on Impacts and Adaptation. Zinta will highlight risks of delaying action but also explain innovative work by the UN to anticipate climate shocks in the world's most vulnerable places. Willis and White Memorial Lecture.

https://www.environment.utoronto.ca/events/willis-and-white-memorial-lecture-zinta-zommers-what-hope-climate-action   

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Indigenous Women Land Defenders: Canadian State Violence and Forced Removals

Tues. March 15, 2 p.m. ET

Front line Indigenous land defenders, rights advocates, academics and activists will share perspectives and experiences on state violence against, forced removals of and the genocide of Indigenous women and girls. The panelists will discuss Canada's failure to observe human rights obligations under Indigenous, Canadian and international systems of law.

https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Etf-CoqD4tE9RNcT7YPn0wTEjVj7rYs-YY   

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How will the Ukraine crisis reshape global politics?

Tues. March 15, 8 - 9 p.m. ET

No matter how Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine ends, the repercussions are enormous and will be felt for many years–perhaps decades–to come. What will be the consequences of a more united and militarized NATO? How will the reshuffling of energy markets affect global politics? Has this destroyed the prospects for nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament? Will there be a stronger Russia/China alliance? How will the Global South be affected? We’ll discuss these questions and many more with two of the greatest global analysts on the left: Dr. Gerald Horne and Walden Bello.

http://masspeaceaction.org/event/how-will-the-ukraine-crisis-reshape-global-politics/

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Considering a Heat Pump?

Wed. March 16, noon - 1 pm PT

Learn what a heat pump is, the benefits of heat pumps, how to find a registered contractor, and what rebates, financing offers, and supports are available to help you upgrade your heating system. 

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pyWP9wh1R3CPDgrjSl11Cw 

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Standings of the National Climate League Official Launch 

Thur. March 17, noon ET

The 2021 Standings measure the performance of municipalities across Canada on 30 sustainable indicators and ranks which cities are thriving in each of these areas. Citizens can use these Standings to advocate for local change and a better quality of life by lobbying their municipal councillors to ensure change in their communities. Hosted by The Climate Reality Project Canada.

https://climatereality.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QvOJfVkWRoSSpOsR4MBQJA

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Ride for Bike Lanes on Bloor

Sun. March 20, 1 p.m. leaving from Runnymede subway station, Toronto

The original vision of the Take the Tooker campaign (started in 2005 as a legacy project to Tooker Gomberg) was a bike lane from Mississauga to Scarborough along Bloor street. Little by little, chunks are being put in place. In Mississauga, there has been some opposition by residents to the plan. This bike ride is to build support for the lane in Mississauga. Toronto cyclists will meet Mississauga cyclists at the Toronto/Mississauga border for a rally. Join us!

https://www.facebook.com/events/341218957907199 

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