<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#FF0063"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 24px;"><b>Toronto </b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009529"><b>Greenspiration</b></font><b> </b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#006394"><b>Events</b></font><b><br></b></span></font></font><br></span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">As I'll be away next week, this newsletter has 2 weeks of events. Have fun! </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; ">-a</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#880094"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><b>Fermentation Workshop - Kimchi<br></b></span></font></font><br>Tues. April 10, 6 - 9 p.m.<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">FoodShare's educational kitchen, steps south of Bloor on Brock Avenue<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">$50<br><br>James Partanen and Heather Kilner, both expert canners with many years of experience, will be leading you through a tested recipe and an in-depth discussion about fermentation, food security, and preserving. This will be a great way to learn new skills or brush up old ones. We will be making Kimchi using Napa cabbage from one of our local farmers.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://westendfood.coop/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=149">http://westendfood.coop/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=149</a><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#006993">Report on the Federal NDP Convention and a discussion of Plans for the Ontario NDP Convention<br></font></span></font></b>An NDP Socialist Caucus Public Forum <br><br>Tuesday, April 10, 7 p.m.<br>OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, room 2-213 (St. George Subway Station)<br><br>with speakers: Barry Weisleder, Chair, NDP Socialist Caucus; Turn Left editorial board member; Candidate for President, ONDP and<br>John Orrett, President, Thornhill NDP; SC steering committee member; Candidate for Treasurer of Ontario NDP.<br>Everyone is welcome. For more information visit: <a href="http://www.ndpsocialists.ca">www.ndpsocialists.ca</a> e-mail: barryaw@rogers.com phone: 416 – 535 – 8779</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009500">The Crash Course: The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, Energy and Environment</font></span></font></b><br>Chris Martenson’s course presented by Transition Toronto (TTo) and the Institute for a Resource-Based Economy (IRBE) <br> <br>Tues. April 10, 6 - 9 p.m. – Solutions for the World<br></span></font><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">OISE, 252 Bloor St. W., Room 2-212 (near St. George subway)<br></span></font></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">$10 or pwyc<br></span></font><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></div></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>This is a 4-part series, where we will screen a Chris Martenson DVD on each topic, followed by a facilitated discussion. We will also have a Potluck Dinner, so please bring your favourite dish to eat or share!<br>Registrations and inquiries to: <a href="mailto:transitiontoronto@gmail.com">transitiontoronto@gmail.com</a> or Tel. 647-965-5604<br>Co-hosted by: <a href="http://www.transitiontoronto.ca">www.transitiontoronto.ca</a> and <a href="http://www.irbe.org">www.irbe.org</a><br><br>---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#CA5E04"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Wild Women Road Trip: Toronto Talk and Slideshow<br></span></font></font></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Wed. April 11, 7 p.m.<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Toronto Women's Bookstore, 73 Harbord<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Ally Lyske will talk about what makes women only adventures so special, what WWE has on offer this summer and the scoop on our hottest new trips this year. Get all your questions answered, meet other curious women as well as women who have already adventured with us.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/409757545717422/">https://www.facebook.com/events/409757545717422/</a><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#CF00B5">Voice Of Women delegates Report Back from United Nations 56th session of the Commission on the Status Women</font></span></font></b><br><br>Wednesday, April 11, Doors open at 6:30pm to 9:00pm<br>Friend’s House, 60 Lowther Street (St. George subway)<br>Suggested donation $10-$20 or pay as you can</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Join us for Pot Luck dinner AND an exciting evening of information and entertainment<br>Potluck dinner (pasta entree included, please bring a salad, appetizer, dessert or beverage to share)<br><a href="http://vowpeace.org/cms/Events/View/12-04-11/Report_back_from_the_UN_Session_of_the_56th_Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women.aspx">http://vowpeace.org/cms/Events/View/12-04-11/Report_back_from_the_UN_Session_of_the_56th_Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women.aspx</a><br>http://www.facebook.com/events/338023659574921/<br>for more information: 416-603-7915<br> <br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#004FBE">Toronto Food Planning Council Monthly Meeting</font></span></font></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Wednesday April 11th, 2 - 5 p.m.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Toronto City Hall, Committee Room 3 (Queen and Bay)<br></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Spring has sprung and this month's TFPC meeting is all about growing food in the city. To link us to the global urban agriculture movement, will have presentations from Chris Wong and Eliane Howarth from Cultivate Toronto (formerly Young Urban Farmers CSA) on their recent urban agriculture tours to Nairobi and South Africa. Closer to home, we will hear about several new urban agriculture initiatives, and we will have updates on the GrowTO action planning session and the Urban Agriculture Summit planned for August 2012. This month's Local Food Hero is Fresh City Farm. Their team will be at the meeting to tell us about their work and plans for the season. Also on the agenda: important updates on the Greater Golden Horseshoe Farm and Food Action Plan and the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food's visit to Toronto in May. All welcome.<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.toronto.ca/health/tfpc/">http://www.toronto.ca/health/tfpc/</a></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009600">What's BOGUS about the Conservative Immigration System?</font></span></font></b><br>How the proposed new Refugee Exclusion Act - Bill C-31 - affects our Communities & How to Stop It.<br>A Community Forum and Call to Action by No One Is Illegal Toronto & the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario<br><br>Thursday, April 12, 6 pm<br>Friends Meeting House, 60 Lowther Avenue (just 1 block north from St. George Station - Bedford Exit).<br><br>On February 16th, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney tabled Bill C-31 - an immigration omnibus bill now widely condemned as the Refugee Exclusion Act. An amalgamation of some of the most cruel elements of previous bills, C-31 is a drastic and draconian attack on immigrants that introduces measures that jail refugees, establishes an unjust two-tier asylum system, and ends Permanent Residence in Canada as we know it. We cannot let this happen.<br><a href="http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/node/678">http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/node/678</a> Facebook: <a href="http://on.fb.me/GOgEs4">http://on.fb.me/GOgEs4</a> <br><br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#C96413">Touched By Water </font></span></font></b>(60 minutes) and <font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#C96413"><b>One Water</b></font></span></font><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>Thur. April 12, 7 PM<br>Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 2nd floor, 765 Queen St. E. at Saulter St. (2 blocks east of Broadview Ave.)<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>Director Javid Gibson will be present to discuss his short film, “Visual Journey into the Indian Ocean.”<br>Featured NGO: Waterlution.<br><br>- Touched By Water is a documentary that dives into the lush world of bathing. From the holiest rituals to fashionable leisure, the film looks at various bathing cultures, and explores our essential bond with water. Filmed in 13 countries, Touched by Water conveys our complex relationship with water, its sensual pleasure and spiritual renewal.<br>- One Water (Non-verbal short, 22 minutes): Aimed at reaching people everywhere, across national and cultural borders, this innovative visual gem features stunning high definition visuals from five countries combined with natural sounds and an original score performed by the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. This award-winning version has been seen widely around the world at venues ranging from the United Nations headquarters in New York to open fields and small schoolhouses in villages of the developing world.<br>- Visual Journey Into The Indian Ocean (4.5 minutes): A visual meditation to the ebb and flow of the Indian Ocean by Javid Gibson.<br><a href="http://ecologos.ca/waterdocs-program-details2012/#march-22">http://ecologos.ca/waterdocs-program-details2012/#march-22</a><br><br></span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#87129B">Get on the Mic: Public Speaking 101<br></font></span></font></b><br>Thursday April 12, 6pm - 8.30pm.<br>Register: <a href="http://www.toolsforchange.net/2012/01/04/get-on-the-mic-public-speaking-101/">http://www.toolsforchange.net/2012/01/04/get-on-the-mic-public-speaking-101/</a><br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Public speaking can be intimidating and difficult, especially when you’re talking about radical social change and inspiring people to action. Come learn some tips that will help you build your confidence and get you on that mic or megaphone!<br>Trainer: Sarah Vance is a long-time organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty.<br><br></span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#00789A">Russia and the West After the Cold War<br></font></span></font></b>with Sergei Plekhanov, Associate Professor of Political Science, York University<br> <br>Thur. April 12, 4 - 6 p.m.<br>Rm. 179, University College, U of T (15 Kings College Circle)<br>Free. All welcome<br>Co-Sponsored by University College Health Studies Programme, Canadian Pugwash Group, Science for Peace, and Voice of Women for Peace<br><br></span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A9171E">Allergy Season: Relief without Side Effects</font></span></font></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Lecture by a homeopathic practitioner</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Thur. April 12, 7 p.m.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Big Carrot, rm 212, 348 Danforth, upstairs<br>Free<br>For more info: 416-466-2129 <br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Planet in Focus & ReelWorld Film Festival present:</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#C7531E"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">The Forest<br></span></font></font></b><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Thursday, April 12, 9pm </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Canada Square Cinemas<br><br>When a couple from a big city arrive in an Indian jungle to sort out a troubled marriage, they run into the wife's ex-lover. As husband and lover lock horns for the woman, they become blind to signs of a lurking presence. A starving leopard has been shot by poachers and can’t hunt his normal prey. This perfect killer has become so accustomed to hunting man that he's begun to think like us. As darkness falls, a night of terror begins.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://planetinfocus.org/co-presentation/planet-in-focus-reelworld-film-festival-the-forest/">http://planetinfocus.org/co-presentation/planet-in-focus-reelworld-film-festival-the-forest/</a> </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009D00">Green Living Show</font></span></font></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Green technologies display, an eco fashion marketplace, yoga pavilion, electric vehicles, speakers and more. <br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Fri. Apr. 13 - Sun. April 15</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place</span></font></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Admission: $15, stu/srs $11 - bring some eco-waste (ie. old computers, phones, monitors, etc.) and get in FREE</span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">This is North America’s largest green consumer show dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a sustainable lifestyle. Shop, taste and discover thousands of the most amazing eco products and services all under one roof.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://greenlivingshow.ca">greenlivingshow.ca</a> </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#33229C">Spoil<br></font></span></font></b> <br>Friday, April 13th, 7 p.m.<br></span></font><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. (St. George subway) <br></span></font></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Donation/PWYC <br><br>Enbridge Inc. is planning to build a pipeline for heavy crude oil from the Alberta tar sands across B.C. to the coast of the pristine Great Bear Rainforest. The proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline project would put one of our planet's most ecologically-sensitive and intact marine ecosystems at risk for a catastrophic oil spill through increased mega tanker traffic. The International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) teamed up with Pacific Wild, the Gitga'at First Nation of B.C., LightHawk, TidesCanada, Save our Seas Foundation, Sierra Club BC, and the Dogwood Initiative to carry out a Rapid Assessment Visual Expedition (RAVE) in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia. The 14-day expedition to the Great Bear Rainforest called upon 7 world-renowned photographers and 3 videographers to thoroughly document the region's landscapes, wildlife and culture. The RAVE provided media support to the First Nations and environmental groups seeking to stop the proposed Enbridge Gateway pipeline project (and thus expansion of the tar sands). See <a href="http://pacificwild.org/">http://pacificwild.org/</a><br><br></span></font><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Sponsored by Toronto Climate Campaign and the Peace and Social Action Committee of Toronto Friends Meeting (Quakers) <a href="http://www.torontoclimatecampaign.org">www.torontoclimatecampaign.org</a></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="display: inline !important; "></div></span></font></div></div></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</span></font></div></div></div><div style="display: inline !important; "><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Art can make a difference. Join us at our:</span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009C5F"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">7th Annual Art Auction -</span></font></font></b></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009C5F"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> help local artists and designers raise money to help Toronto's homeless</span></font></font></b></font><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009C5F"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></font></font></b></font></span></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>Friday, April 13, 7 - 10 pm <br>St. John's Parish Hall on Cowan Ave. (just below Queen St) in Parkdale</span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>Despite the unlucky date, we will again venture to raise a lot of money for PARC and Edmond Place. </span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.designhopetoronto.ca/">http://www.designhopetoronto.ca/</a></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A7460B"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Introduction to Organic Gardening and Permaculture Workshop</span></font></font></b></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A7460B"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></font></b></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Sat Apr 14th (10am-5 pm) </span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">This full-day course is hosted by Garden Jane and includes topics such as organic gardening and permaculture techniques, composting, diversity gardening, and more. </span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">$70-$100 sliding scale, including resources. Pre-registration required. </span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://gardenjane.com/workshopsandevents/permacultureworkshop.html">http://gardenjane.com/workshopsandevents/permacultureworkshop.html</a></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A8009C"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Community vs. Corporate Media: Lessons from Venezuela and Beyond</span></font></font></b><br><br>Sat. April 14th, 10am - 4pm <br>Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue, U of T<br>Free. Food and simultaneous translation provided <br><br>April 13th marks the people's victory over the US-backed coup d'état against President Hugo Chavez that took place in 2002. Venezuelan corporate media played a significant role in organizing and supporting this coup. This is a forum on the role of media in democracy and politics, learning from the community and alternative media experiences in Venezuela to build People's Power and challenging the corrupt corporate media.<br>Organized by the AVANZADA BOLIVARIANA Venezuela solidarity campaign and the Consul General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.</span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br></span></font><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------</span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#00669B">Rally and Community BBQ to Save the School House Shelter</font></span></font></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Saturday April 14, 12 noon</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Outside the Schoolhouse, 349 George Stree</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The School House was first opened in the 1970s, it is a 55 (paid) bed facility for men in the downtown east end of Toronto. It was one of the first shelters in Canada to operate from a harm reduction perspective, and remains one of the very few harm reduction focused shelters in this city. The City is planning to close down this shelter, meaning that all of these beds will be lost on top of the hundreds of shelter beds we have already lost in the downtown east. This comes at a time when most shelters are at capacity and when we face deepening housing crisis. There are 79 000 households on the waiting list for social housing in Toronto, a list that is estimated to be at least a decade long. The City of Toronto has just voted to sell off close to 60 social housing units with plans to sell-off more. Most poor people are priced out of the private market with the average bachelor apartment ranging around $777 a month while the base amount for welfare is only $599. </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; ">Schoolhouse is a vital service in our neighborhood that needs to be defended! Join OCAP, the Downtown East Committee and allies on Saturday, April 14th for free food and music, and to rally for the services we need and plan to defend.</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">For more information contact OCAP: 416-925-6939 or <a href="mailto:ocap@tao.ca">ocap@tao.ca</a> , Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, Downtown East Committee to Stop the Cuts. </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; ">Sign the on-line petition to Save the School House: <a href="http://www.petitiononlinecanada.com/petition/save-the-school-house-harm-reduction-shelter/834">http://www.petitiononlinecanada.com/petition/save-the-school-house-harm-reduction-shelter/834</a> Facebook: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; "> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/271734116247344/">http://www.facebook.com/events/271734116247344/</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14px; "><br></span></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br></span></font><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------</span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009D0F"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">The 4th Revolution: Energy Autonomy </span></font></font></b></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009D0F"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><br></span></font></font></b></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Tues. April 17, 7 pm </span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave. (From the Runnymede subway, you can walk S to Deforest Rd, then west 2 blocks to Lavinia.)<br> </span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Need a dose of hope? This fantastic German documentary envisions a world powered by 100% renewable energy, and profiles existing pioneer projects in 10 countries. Jose Etcheverry to speak following the screening.</span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Sponsor: Green 13 <a href="http://www.green13toronto.org">www.green13toronto.org</a> <br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="display: inline !important; "><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br> <br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A55300"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Dance Collaboration "How Can it be Fair?"<br></span></font></font></b> <br>Tuesday April 17th, 5.30 pm-7 pm.<br>Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity Road (near Parliament and King)<br><br>A unique and beautiful exploration of the issue of Fairness experienced kinaesthetically, emotionally and intellectually. "How Can it be Fair?" combines dance and discussion to question the lack of fairness and accountability in our post economic crises world. Relevant to everyone.<br>Free admission, but please register for tickets as seats limited: <a href="mailto:fairnessdance@gmail.com">fairnessdance@gmail.com</a><br> <br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A7009C"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Julia Butterfly Hill Brings You...<br>Leading Lives of Purpose, Passion & Power - Turning Inspiration Into Action</span></font></font></b><br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Tues. April 17, 7-9pm<br>OISE, 252 Bloor Street W. Auditorium (St. George subway)<br>Tickets: $10. Please purchase tickets ahead of time either online (<a href="http://www.theinnergarden.ca">www.theinnergarden.ca</a>) or in person (<a href="http://www.snowlioncanada.com/">http://www.snowlioncanada.com/</a>)<br><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Also featuring the insightful, poetic & musical inspiration of: Chris Assaad, Brian Macmillan, Theodore Tsaousidis, and Evalyn Parry<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span></font></div></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">With all the problems facing the world today, do you struggle with feelings of overwhelm, grief, cynicism, burn-out & anger? Are you ready to stop asking: “Can I as just one person make a difference?” and begin to ask: “What kind of difference do I want to make in my own life?” Already inspired but just don’t know how or where to direct your passion? You are Not Alone. Discover solutions & strategies for action as we shares stories, insights, artistry & from experience taking action on behalf of the Earth and all the life it sustains. During this special event, Award-winnning activist, writer, poet Julia Butterfly Hill, headlines a powerful gathering focused on inspiring action and exploring sacred solutions for activating the consciousness of oneness, creativity and social change; through igniting a community of wellness, empowerment and global impact. Join us in creating a unified network.<br><a href="http://www.theinnergarden.ca/#!purpose-passion-power">http://www.theinnergarden.ca/#!purpose-passion-power</a> <a href="http://www.theinnergarden.ca/#!turning-inspiration-into-action/">http://www.theinnergarden.ca/#!turning-inspiration-into-action/</a></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#00609B"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Paved with Good Intentions: Canada's development NGOs<br></span></font></font></b> <br>A public forum featuring: Nikolas Barry-Shaw and Dru Oja Jay - authors of Paved with Good Intentions: Canada's development <br>NGOs from idealism to imperialism (Fernwood, 2012)<br><br>Wed. April 18, 7 p.m.<br>OISE, Room 5250, 252 Bloor Street West (St. George subway station)<br>Free</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>“NGOs are as Canadian as hockey,” declared a 1988 Parliamentary report. Few institutions epitomize the foundational Canadian myth of international benevolence like the non-governmental organization devoted to development abroad. Join Nikolas Barry-Shaw and Dru Oja Jay to discuss these organizations and their development projects. Just how “non-governmental” are organizations that get most of their funding from government agencies? What impact do these funding ties have on NGOs’ ability to support popular demands for democratic reforms and wealth redistribution? What happens when NGOs support a repressive regime? What happens when NGOs bite the hand that feeds them?<br>Books available for $20 (retail price: $24.95)<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/383896258311584/">https://www.facebook.com/events/383896258311584/</a> http://www.facebook.com/events/158495777606865/<br>Sponsored by OPIRG-Toronto, OPIRG-York, BASICS, International League of People's Struggle</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009D18"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Women in Transition: Mindfulness as a Path to Positive Living<br></span></font></font></b> <br>Wed. April 18, 6 pm - 9 pm<br>CSI Annex, Meeting Room #4, 720 Bathurst St. (south of Bloor)<br>$75</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>All too often we are distracted by thoughts about the past or the future, reacting to imagined situations as though they were really happening. These preoccupations draw us away from being aware of what is going on right now. The irony is that with all our worrying and planning we are missing the very moment in which we live life, this moment, right now! It is never too late to come to the present moment with greater kindness and learn to let go of one’s stress… </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.tikkato.ca/programs">http://www.tikkato.ca/programs</a><br><br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">---------------------------------------</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">---------------------------------------</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A64D00"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">CSI Regent Park Information Session<br></span></font></font></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>Wed. April 18, 5:30pm - 7:00pm<br>Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400<br>Free<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The Centre for Social Innovation provides space, services and programs to individuals and small organizations with a social mission. CSI is coming to Regent Park in September 2012, when it will open a 10,000 square foot space in the new building for arts and culture at 585 Dundas Street East. Join us for an upcoming information session and learn about:<br></span></font><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">• CSI and the exciting new developments<br></span></font><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">• Space options and pricing<br></span></font><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">• Member benefits<br></span></font><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">• How the CSI community can help the growth of your social enterprise<br> <a href="http://socialinnovation.ca/space/csiregentpark">http://socialinnovation.ca/space/csiregentpark</a><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#024F9C">The Polar Explorer</font></span></font></b> (52 minutes) and<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#024F9C">The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning</font></span></font></b> (52 minutes)</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Thur. April 19, 7 p.m.<br>Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 2nd floor, 765 Queen St. E. at Saulter St. (2 blocks east of Broadview Ave.)<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Director Mark Terry will be present to discuss his films.<br><br>The Polar Explorer: From the makers of the award-winning The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning, comes an all new documentary exploring the effects of climate change in our polar regions. Sought by explorers for centuries as a possible trade route, Canada’s Northwest Passage was first navigated by Norwegian Roald Amundsen in 1903-1906, a true polar explorer; he was the first man to reach the South Pole as well. Until 2009, the Arctic pack ice prevented regular marine passage throughout most of the year, but climate change has reduced this ice, making the waterways more navigable. The Polar Explorer is a one-hour documentary that explores the Passage on a three-week scientific expedition taking place on the aptly named icebreaker, the Amundsen.<br><br>The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning (52 minutes): This documentary goes to the source of the climate change crisis: Antarctica. Here we explore first-hand the environmental challenges facing that frozen continent and, by extension, the world. This film profiles the brave scientists working at Vernadsky Station and with the British Antarctic Survey as they concentrate their efforts, living in often harsh and life-threatening conditions in their heroic attempt to save the world. The documentary provides support interviews from polar experts and research scientists around the world as well as rare footage of wildlife including penguins in their hatching season. </span></font><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The film reports on the new phenomenon of suicide among penguins, the imminent rise of the world’s sea level due to ice melting, startling new data on the ozone hole and how new vegetation is now growing in the world’s largest desert.</span></font></div></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div><div><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://ecologos.ca/waterdocs-program-details2012/#march-22">http://ecologos.ca/waterdocs-program-details2012/#march-22</a></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br><br></span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#94009C"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">The Case Against Fluoride</span></font></font></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">with Dr. Paul Connett, PhD in Chemistry<br> <br>Thur. April 19, 7 p.m.<br>Metro Hall, 55 John Street, room 310<br>RSVP: Karen Buck, <a href="mailto:karenbuck@rogers.com">karenbuck@rogers.com</a> 416-690-7593 or Gerry Cooper, <a href="mailto:gwgcooper@gmail.com">gwgcooper@gmail.com</a> 416-444-6444<br> <br>Aim: to Update Fluoridation Issues to 2012 and Discuss Next Steps<br>Dr. Connett will be presenting on local and world-wide fluoride issues confronting communities. Much has happened since the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) issued its September, 2008 statement opposing fluoridation. Gains have been made and momentum is growing in Canada and the USA. Join us to explore how we can do this together. <br>Brought to you by the Toronto Coalition Against Fluoridation and CAPE.<br> <br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A64D00">La Colmenita – Cuban Children's Ensemble<br></font></span></font></b><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Thur. April 19, 6:30 p.m.<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The Royal, 608 College St. <br>Tickets are $25 each. They’re available at the theatre box office, Soundscapes (572 College Street) and at <a href="http://www.torontohispano.com">www.torontohispano.com</a>.<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Founded on the idea that every child should get to experience the feeling of being centre stage and receiving a round of applause, La Colmenita, or ‘The Little Beehive’, is a cultural and artistic project made up of performers between the ages of five and 14.<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009D13"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Celebrating 22 years of Earth Day in Canada</span></font></font></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Environmental Networking event presented by Earth Day Canada and Green Drinks Toronto</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>Thursday, April 19<br>5:30 – 7 p.m. – pre-party at Steam Whistle Brewery<br>7 - 9:30 p.m. – CN Tower</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/3196901017/eanreclxb?">http://www.eventbrite.ca/event/3196901017/eanreclxb?</a>utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=attnews&utm_term=attlink&ebtv=C<br> </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#AA0037"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">How to boil a frog; Make Friends, Make Fun, Make Trouble<br></span></font></font></b><br></span></font></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Friday April 20th, 7 pm<br></span></font><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Friends' House, 60 Lowther (St. George subway)</span></font></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">By donation $3 suggested</span></font></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br><br>How to Boil a Frog is a feature-length eco-comedy that mixes rapid-fire humor and hard-hitting facts to show the consequences of "overshoot" -- too many people using up too little planet -- and what it means for our future. With an upfront 'Everyman' approach, smart writing, world-class experts, and iconoclastic humor, How to Boil a Frog gives us the scoop on the imminent end of the world as we know it and five surprising ways you can save civilization -- while laughing along the way.<br></span></font><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="display: inline !important; "></div></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://Howtoboilafrog.com">Howtoboilafrog.com</a><br></span></font><div style="display: inline !important; "><div style="display: inline !important; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br> <br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#50009C"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Transport Action Ontario (formerly Transport 2000 Ontario) - AGM and Public Forum.<br></span></font></font></b> <br>Saturday, April 21<br>Metro Hall. 55 John St. (at King) Toronto. Room 303.<br>AGM: 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. All welcome.<br>Afternoon program: 1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. All welcome. VIA RAIL: THE NEXT DECADE. Greg Gormick, well known transportation journalist will share a panel with a senior representative of VIA RAIL tba.<br>PANEL ON LIGHT RAIL. Speakers tba. Cities included are Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa and Toronto.<br><br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#00819A">Seedy Saturday in York Region<br></font></span></font></b><br>Sat. April 21, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.<br>Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St, Aurora<br><br>Hosted by York Region Food Network <br><a href="http://www.healthyfestivals.org/events/seedy.aspx">http://www.healthyfestivals.org/events/seedy.aspx</a> <br><br></span></font><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009D0F"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Ontario Day of Action<br></span></font></font></b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#009D0F">Tell Premier McGuinty to build Ontario, not tear it apart.<br></font></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>Sat. April 21, 3 – 5 p.m.<br>Queens Park (College and Ave. Rd)<br><a href="http://on.fb.me/A21NoCuts">http://on.fb.me/A21NoCuts</a><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>Premier McGuinty put banker Don Drummond in charge of recommending nearly 400 cuts to jobs and public services in Ontario. At a time when Ontarians are in desperate need of economic recovery, these cuts will jeopardize every aspect of society: from health care to full-day kindergarten to pensions. No public service is safe. However, in McGuinty’s reckless plan to balance Ontario’s books by putting more people out of work and destroying the social safety net, he refuses to roll-back corporate tax cuts that are starving the province of billions of dollars that could be better used to create new jobs and help tens of thousands of struggling Ontario families to get back on their feet. Ontarians from all sectors of society must come together to tell Premier McGuinty that he cannot cut his way to economic prosperity. Ontarians need a job creation strategy and it is time that banks and corporations began paying their fair share.<br> <br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#008A9A"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Waterlife</span></font></font></b> (109 min)<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Sun. April 22nd - Earth Day, 1-4:30 pm <br>Beit Zatoun House, 612 Markham St. (just south of Bloor, next to Honest Ed’s)<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Director Kevin McMahon will discuss the film.<br>NGO: Waterlution.<br><br>Waterlife and an interactive NFB site (109 minutes): Kevin McMahon follows the epic cascade of the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. From the icy cliffs of Lake Superior to the ornate fountains of Chicago to the sewers of Windsor, this feature-length documentary tells the story of the last huge supply (20 per cent) of fresh water on Earth. The source of drinking water, fish and emotional sustenance for 35 million people, the Great Lakes are under assault by toxins, sewage, invasive species, dropping water levels and profound apathy. Some scientists believe the lakes are on the verge of ecological collapse. Filled with fascinating characters and stunning imagery, Waterlife is an epic cinematic poem about the beauty of water and the dangers of taking it for granted.<br><a href="http://ecologos.ca/waterdocs-program-details2012/#march-22">http://ecologos.ca/waterdocs-program-details2012/#march-22</a> <br><br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A5550F"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Beginners Fruit Tree Care </span></font></font></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">with Ken Slingerland<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br>Sun. April 22, 10 a.m. to p.m OR 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.<br>Ben Nobleman Park, across from Eglinton West subway station<br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">$45 regular $35 early bird (you must register two weeks prior to event) $25 students/seniors (ID required)<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Learn the basics of fruit tree care such as how to prune your tree to promote health and maximize harvest. Instruction includes young tree care and covers thinning the fruit, mulching, and improving soil.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">To register visit <a href="http://www.communityorchard.ca">www.communityorchard.ca</a> or email <a href="mailto:growingforgreen@gmail.com">growingforgreen@gmail.com</a>.<br><br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#AA009C"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Chernobyl, Fukushima, Darlington and Beyond<br></span></font></font></b><br>Tues. April 24, 10:30 a.m.<br>St. Andrew's United Church, 117 Bloor Street East (Yonge-Bloor subway stop), 3rd floor<br>Free, all welcome<br><br>Angela Bischoff from the Ontario Clean Air Alliance will speak about the connection between nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons<br>proliferation, as well as the Ontario government's plans to spend upwards of $80 billion on new nuclear power projects.<br> <br>Organized by Veterans Against Nuclear Arms, co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Day Coalition<br>For further information, please contact Anton Wagner at <a href="mailto:awagner@yorku.ca">awagner@yorku.ca</a></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font><div><div><div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<br>Eulogies and Condolences for Tooker<br>and Stories of ecology and activism<br><a href="http://www.greenspiration.org">http://www.greenspiration.org</a><br><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<br>Join my email list by emailing Angela at:<br>greenspiration@web.ca<br>Write "subscribe" in the subject line<br>and tell me what city/country you live in<br><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<br><br><br></span></font></div><br></div></body></html>