<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><b><font color="#b92d5d">T.O. </font><font color="#4f7a28">Greenspiration </font><font color="#3a88fe">Events</font><font color="#4f7a28"> </font></b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Pass this onto a friend. - a</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font color="#ff4013" size="4">Make Climate Change an Issue in the Municipal Election<br></font></b><font size="2"><a href="http://tcan.ca/take-action-make-climate-change-issue-municipal-election-0">http://tcan.ca/take-action-make-climate-change-issue-municipal-election-0</a></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#874efe"><b>TTCriders unveils mayoral report card and lots of other transit news</b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://ttcriders.mailerlite.com/h8e8a1/57242827/n3z3/3929914169">http://ttcriders.mailerlite.com/h8e8a1/57242827/n3z3/3929914169</a></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#3a88fe">Volunteer 3 hours to get Olivia elected!<br></font></b><font size="2"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tR8jbf2opDTTY3_lOIIrtFQjv7c3TiMbgyY1HFv2tSY/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tR8jbf2opDTTY3_lOIIrtFQjv7c3TiMbgyY1HFv2tSY/viewform</a></font><br><br><b><font color="#3a88fe" size="4">And let’s work to get a cycling champion to City Hall - Albert Koehl </font></b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">3 hours can make a difference. Thanks.</font> <font size="2"><a href="http://www.votealbertkoehl.com">http://www.votealbertkoehl.com</a> </font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">Love his video on turning King street into a Transit priority street <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmNKWAizlAs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmNKWAizlAs</a> </font><br><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font color="#4f7a28" size="4">People's Climate March, Flood Wall Street, September 2014 UN Climate Summit, New York City<br></font></b><font size="2">Compilation by EcoSanity</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www.ecosanity.org/blogsanity/compilation-peoples-climate-march-flood-wall-street-sept-2014-un-climate-summit-nyc">http://www.ecosanity.org/blogsanity/compilation-peoples-climate-march-flood-wall-street-sept-2014-un-climate-summit-nyc</a></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#ff4013">The Sixth 'Great' Mass Extinction, Wildlife Population Decimation, Biodiversity Liquidation and the Global Climate Emergency<br></font></b><font size="2">Series of articles and videos compiled by EcoSanity</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www.ecosanity.org/blogsanity/compilation-sixth-great-mass-extinction">http://www.ecosanity.org/blogsanity/compilation-sixth-great-mass-extinction</a></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#5e30eb">Petition the Chief Planner, City of Toronto, Ontario to Recommend to Toronto City Council That They Keep Costco Out Of Thorncliffe Park</font></b><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Jennifer_Keesmaat_Chief_Planner_City_of_Toronto_Ontario_Recommend_To_Toronto_City_Council_They_Keep_Costco_Out_Of_Thornc/?tMvaJab">http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Jennifer_Keesmaat_Chief_Planner_City_of_Toronto_Ontario_Recommend_To_Toronto_City_Council_They_Keep_Costco_Out_Of_Thornc/?tMvaJab</a></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br>---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#00a3d7">Planet in Focus – 15th Annual Environmental Film Festival<br></font></b><font size="2">Thur. - Sun. November 6 - 9</font><br><font size="2">Various downtown theatres including AGO, City Hall, Rainbow, Nat Taylor and more</font><br><font size="2">Planet in Focus is dedicated to showcasing and promoting outstanding and compelling environmental films and videos in all genres by Canadian and international filmmakers.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www.planetinfocus.org">www.planetinfocus.org</a></font><br></font><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#4f7a28"><a href="http://Cpso.co">Cpso.co</a> Protest</font></b><br><font size="2">(Coalition for Physician and Surgeon Oversight) </font><br><font size="2">Meet on Mon. Oct. 20, 8:30 am at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario headquarters, 80 College St. W</font><br><font size="2">March to Queen's Park - Legislative Assembly grounds (University Ave. north of College) for a 10 a.m. rally</font><br><font size="2">Many of us lost children to irresponsible psychiatric prescribing. Some lost family members to preventable medical errors. The doctors responsible were protected by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. They were not disciplined and the public was not informed of offenders nor repeat offenders. The healthcare system must enable proper investigation and the laying of charges. In Ontario it does not. Coalition members will carry signs with photos of family members, mostly children, killed by negligent Ontario physicians.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://cpso.co/">http://cpso.co/</a></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/845187598839926/">https://www.facebook.com/events/845187598839926/</a><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font color="#5e30eb" size="4">Lecture With Sydney White, Investigative Journalist, Studies in Propaganda<br></font></b><font size="2">Monday, October 20, 6 - 8 p.m.</font><br><font size="2">Room #144, 15 King's College Circle, University College Building, Toronto M5S 3H7</font><br><font size="2">Citizen Lab Rat: EMFs, polluted air, water and food, vaccines, "People of the GMO Corn", Fukushima, HAARP, Chem Trails. Corporate Science is wrong: Corporate Ethics is an oxymoron. Free, all welcome.</font><br><font size="2">For more info, call 416-787-0592</font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#d95000"><b>Liveable Cities: NYC-Toronto Growing Green </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Mon. Oct. 20, 4-5 pm. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">University College, 15 King's College Circle, U of T</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Lecture with Bram Gunther of the New York City Parks Department on his initiatives to build a greener city. Free. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://yourleaf.org/liveable-cities/oct20">yourleaf.org/liveable-cities/oct20</a>.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" color="#4f7a28" size="4"><b>Conservation And Development In The Rouge River Watershed </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Tues. Oct. 21, 7 - 8 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Bloor/Gladstone Library 1101 Bloor W.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Talk by Dr L Anders Sandberg. Free. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">416-393-7674.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#3a88fe"><b>From Sea To Sky: Science Tales From A Research Icebreaker </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Tues. Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Kennedy/Eglinton Library, 2380 Eglinton Ave E.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">U of T's Emma Mungall and Greg Wentworth discuss climate change and its effects on the Arctic. Free. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">416-396-8924.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#874efe"><b>Real City Matters: Keeping Toronto Honest </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Tues. Oct. 21, 7 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Revival, 783 College</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Panel discussion on how to make the city better with grassroots activists and members of community organizations. Everyone welcome. Free. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://torontoist.com/realcitymatters">torontoist.com/realcitymatters</a>.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#ff4013">Big Business and the Re-shaping of North America<br></font></b><font size="2">Wed, Oct. 22, 4 - 6 pm</font><br><font size="2">Room SS-2117, Sidney Smith Building, 100 St George St, University of Toronto</font><br><font size="2">Free and open to the public. With Dr Richard Roman Associate Professor Emeritus, Sociology, University of Toronto</font><br><font size="2">Author of Continental Crucible</font><br><font size="2">This week's questions: 1. Who are the CCCE, BRT, and CMHN and how are they changing your world? 2. How are "Free Trade" treaties domestic policy? 3. Was NAFTA imposed on Canada and Mexico by the US?</font><br><font size="2">Hosted by Science for Peace</font><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#77bb41"><b>Olivia Chow Flash Rally </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Wed. October 22, 6:30 - 8 pm</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">City Hall (Queen and Bay). If it rains, relocate into the Lobby of City Hall.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">We need to Make Visible the very strong support, and numbers of Voters for Olivia Chow For Mayor. The polls of misinformation are panicking people into thinking they must vote for Tory to evade Ford, fearing insufficient numbers for Chow. Hope is stronger then Fear. Help get out the vote.<br><a href="http://www.oliviachow.ca/letsvote">http://www.oliviachow.ca/letsvote</a></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#3a88fe">Baristas, Clerks & Geeks: Own Your Own Job<br></font></b><font size="2">How Employees Can Be Co-op Owners and Help Create a Better World</font><br><font size="2">Wed. October 22</font><br><font size="2">CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst, 1st floor, The Garage</font><br><font size="2">$10</font><br><font size="2"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/could-shared-ownership-be-the-right-fit-for-you-tickets-13066489221">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/could-shared-ownership-be-the-right-fit-for-you-tickets-13066489221</a></font><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#b92d5d">Politics of the Right of Way</font></b><br><font size="2">Wednesday Oct 22, 6:30 </font><br><font size="2">U of T, Sandford Fleming Building, room 1105, 10 King's College Road (not King's College Circle) - Just west of College & University</font><br><font size="2">Special panel discussion on the future of cycling in Toronto. Cosponsored by Cycle Toronto, the School of the Environment, and the Toronto Cycling Think & Do Tank</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://cycleto.ca/event/2014/10/09/politics-right-way">http://cycleto.ca/event/2014/10/09/politics-right-way</a></font><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>--------------------------------------- </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#4f7a28">Turnout Toronto</font></b><br><font size="2">Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 5:30 - 8:30pm</font><br><font size="2">CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2R5</font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">It's job fair meets civic engagement circus. Want to get involved in our city but didn't know what the options were beyond volunteering for a political campaign? It is a "live menu" of the options and pack a room with people who want to make this city great.</font><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1704754406415873/?ref=22">https://www.facebook.com/events/1704754406415873/?ref=22</a></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#0061ff">Swansea Horticultural Society on Invasive Plants<br></font></b><font size="2">Wednesday, October 22, 7:30 pm in the Rousseau Room. </font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Swansea Town Hall - 95 Lavina Ave.<br>Guest Speaker Stephen Smith from the Urban Forest Association speak about invasive plants.<br><a href="http://swanseatownhall.ca/sth/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2014.10.22-Invasive-Plants.jpg">http://swanseatownhall.ca/sth/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2014.10.22-Invasive-Plants.jpg</a> <br></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br>---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#e63b7a"><b>Daniel Hooley on an introduction to animal rights philosophy </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">covering Singer and Regan, as well as the book Zoopolis<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Thur. Oct. 23, 7 - 9 p.m.<br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">OISE, 252 Bloor St. W. room 2281<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://animalrightsacademy.org/lecture-schedule/">http://animalrightsacademy.org/lecture-schedule/</a><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#9929bd">Launch of the Discover the Don Speaker Series<br></font></b><font size="2">Thur. Oct. 23, 7 pm </font><br><font size="2">The Auditorium of the North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street </font><br><font size="2">Learn about the value of, the threats to, and the action to restore Toronto’s tree canopy. Free</font><br><font size="2">Registration required: <a href="http://www.discoverthedon.ca/speakerseries">http://www.discoverthedon.ca/speakerseries</a> </font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#4f7a28">Dirty Hands in Politics – Stained with Blood in Kobane<br></font></b><font size="2">Thursday, October 23, 7 – 9 p.m.</font><br><font size="2">Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (at Bloor)</font><br><font size="2">With the appearance of ISIS/ISIL on the scene since spring 2014, the bloodshed, the events and forces at play in the “Middle East” seem more puzzling than ever and the hope for a peaceful resolution ever more remote. We examine the reasons that led to the extraordinary rise of ISIS/ISIL in both Iraq and Syria. This event is intended as a community conversation after opening remarks and contextualizing by our speaker, Kawa Jabary. Kawa Jabary was born in the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq. Kawa organizes symposia and workshops within the Iraqi diaspora to promote peace in Iraq. $5</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://beitzatoun.org/event/dirty-hands-in-politics-stained-with-blood-in-kobane/?mc_cid=23aa4d9c90&mc_eid=98329828f0">http://beitzatoun.org/event/dirty-hands-in-politics-stained-with-blood-in-kobane/?mc_cid=23aa4d9c90&mc_eid=98329828f0</a></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>--------------------------------------- </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" color="#00a3d7" size="4"><b>Adapting To A Changing Climate </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Thur. Oct. 23, 6 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">U of T Earth Sciences Bldg, 5 Bancroft, Rm 149 (basement)</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Talk on how cities and their residents will deal with extreme weather events with David MacLeod, Blair Feltmate and Dan Sandink. Free. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://environment.utoronto.ca">environment.utoronto.ca</a>.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>--------------------------------------- <br><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#9929bd"><b>Is Fascism On The Rise In Europe? </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Thur. Oct. 23, 7 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">U of T, Sir Sanford Fleming, 10 King's College, rm 1001</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Discussion with guest speaker Erik Demeester, editor of Belgian Marxist magazine Vonk and member of the Committees Against Austerity in Europe. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">416-461-0304, <a href="mailto:fightback@marxist.ca">fightback@marxist.ca</a>.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>--------------------------------------- </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#d95000"><b>Stress-Related Conditions And Adrenal Depletion: A 21st Century Epidemic </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Thur. Oct. 23, 7 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Big Carrot 348 Danforth</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Talk by naturopath David Wang on stress, symptoms and how it is often misdiagnosed. Free. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">416-466-2129.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>--------------------------------------- </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#4f7a28">Webinar - Breaking the Inevitability Frame in the Energy Debate<br></font></b><font size="2">Fri. Oct. 24, 1 – 2 p.m. EST. Free. </font><br><font size="2"><a href="https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/493553727">https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/493553727</a></font><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>--------------------------------------- </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#00a3d7">It Is Only Sound That Remains<br></font></b><font size="2">Friday, October 24, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm</font><br><font size="2">Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (at Bloor)</font><br><font size="2">It is the story of Montreal-based artist Shahrzad Arshadi coming into contact with an exceptional woman and photographer Ziba Kazemi after her tragic death at the hands of Iranian authorities in the summer of 2003. An experimental and innovative project using the words, archival recordings and voice of Ziba Kazemi, herself, this show creates a living document to honour and celebrate Kazemi’s life. $15</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://beitzatoun.org/event/it-is-only-sound-that-remains/?mc_cid=23aa4d9c90&mc_eid=98329828f0">http://beitzatoun.org/event/it-is-only-sound-that-remains/?mc_cid=23aa4d9c90&mc_eid=98329828f0</a></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><br><b><font size="4" color="#7b219f">Appetite Control: A New Hope for Binge Eating<br></font></b><font size="2">Friday, October 24, 7 - 9 p.m.</font><br><font size="2">J.J.R MacLeod Auditorium- Medical Science Building, 1 King's College Circle, U of T</font><br><font size="2">This lecture is for those struggling with an eating disorder, parents/caregivers, health professionals and therapists; anyone who is interested in learning more about current medical and nutritional research, and the new model of hope offered by an integrative approach to recovery.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://bit.ly/10b8GIK">http://bit.ly/10b8GIK</a></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#ad3e00">God Loves Uganda</font></b><br><font size="2">83 min, 2013</font><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Friday, October 24, 7 p.m.<br>OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room 5-280 at the St. George Subway Station. <br>Everyone welcome. $4 donation requested. <br>This is a powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America's Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting ‘sexual immorality’ and gays, and shows missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to adhere to biblical law.<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3_hKv4pEM4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3_hKv4pEM4</a></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#4f7a28"><b>From ISIS To Libya: Has The Arab Revolution Failed? </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Fri. Oct. 24, 7 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Ryerson Student Centre, Margaret Laurence Rm, 55 Gould.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Discussion and guest speaker Erik Demeester, editor of Belgian Marxist magazine Vonk. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#3a88fe"><b>Canada Out Of Iraq! Stop Bombing Syria! </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Sat. Oct. 25, 2:30 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">U.S. Consulate, 360 University (Osgoode subway)</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Toronto Coalition to Stop the War peace rally. Why we say NO to Canada’s war in Iraq:</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/660250657406850/">https://www.facebook.com/events/660250657406850/</a> </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#be38f3">Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy<br></font></b><font size="2">Sat. Oct 25, 9:30-5:00, Sun. Oct 26 10-5:30</font><br><font size="2">160 Bartley Dr., North York </font><br><font size="2">A weekend workshop in the Work that Reconnects, designed to help us in this time of planetary emergency and the resulting overwhelm and despair that many of us feel. You will come away with a sense of the bigger picture and a context for action.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www.thelivingcentre.com/cms/the-work-that-reconnects-how-to-face-the-mess-we-re-in-not-go-crazy">http://www.thelivingcentre.com/cms/the-work-that-reconnects-how-to-face-the-mess-we-re-in-not-go-crazy</a></font><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#d95000">Art for Action: Stencils and Screen Printing<br></font></b><font size="2">Saturday, October 25, 1 - 4 p.m.</font><br><font size="2">Art is an integral tool in advocating for environmental, economic and social justice. Visual images help us communicate complex ideas, reach new and different audiences, reinforce our key messages and inspire people to join social change movements. This workshop will give you hands-on experience designing and cutting stencils and using screens suitable for printing posters, placards, t-shirts and more. Bring your creative ideas to practice with, and be inspired by examples of what has worked well. </font><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-for-action-stencils-and-screen-printing-tickets-13080876253">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-for-action-stencils-and-screen-printing-tickets-13080876253</a><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#4f7a28">NO TO GMO - Perspectives on Food Security in Africa and the Caribbean<br></font></b><font size="2">Sat. Oct 25, 11 am - 5 pm</font><br><font size="2">William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks Street (at Spadina, one block south of Harbord)</font><br><font size="2">13th Annual Conf on Racism and National Conciousness with main speaker, *Mutabaruka, world renowned dub poet*. There will also be a discussion panel with Filiberto Penados and Mark Chatarpal. All welcome Lunch is provided.</font><br><font size="2">Please RSVP <a href="mailto:arnold.itwaru@utoronto.ca">arnold.itwaru@utoronto.ca</a></font><br></font></div><div><div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br>---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div></div></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#3a88fe"><b>Home Energy Seminar </b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Sat. Oct. 25, 2 - 5 p.m.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">First Portuguese Canadian Cultural Centre, 60 Caledonia</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Learn low- and no-cost ways to save money on your energy bills and about programs available to help you upgrade. Free. 416-203-3106.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#9929bd">Doing Jewish Off the Grid: Politics, Identity & Spirituality<br></font></b><font size="2">Opening event: Saturday Oct 25th with theatre and Havallah (College St. United Church)</font><br><font size="2">Conference: Sunday Oct 26th 9:30am-6:30pm (Steelworkers Hall)</font><br><font size="2">Doing Jewish Off the Grid is a movement-building event organized by Independent Jewish Voices and the United Jewish People's Order that brings together Jews whose politics, identities and spiritualities challenge the beliefs and practices of mainstream Jewish organizations. All welcome. Accessible venues. All-gender washroom. Childcare available if you register by Oct 20th. </font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">For any questions or concerns contact <a href="mailto:JewishOffTheGrid@gmail.com">JewishOffTheGrid@gmail.com</a></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://ijvcanada.org/2014/doing-jewish-off-the-grid-politics-identity-spirituality/">http://ijvcanada.org/2014/doing-jewish-off-the-grid-politics-identity-spirituality/</a></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><div><div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div></div></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#ff4013"><b>Pedestrian Sundays In Kensington Market <br></b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Sun. Oct. 26, noon - 7 p.m.<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Kensington Market, Augusta and College<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Celebrate summer with music, street theatre and more on streets closed to traffic. Free. <br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://pskensington.ca">pskensington.ca</a>.<br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------<br></font></div></div></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#669c35">Action! Activist Shorts </font></b><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Sunday, October 26, noon <br>TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King Street West, Cinema 3 <br>Tickets $7 <br>imageNATIVE Film Festival, Cinema Politica & Idle No More Toronto present a program of activist shorts<br><br>---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#5e30eb"><b>Vote!</b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Mon. Oct. 27</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Find out where/when to vote, what you need to vote, and who’s running in your Ward for Council and School Board.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://app.toronto.ca/vote/myVote.do">http://app.toronto.ca/vote/myVote.do</a> </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#3a88fe">Project Neutral Survey 2014</font></b><br><font size="2">Project Neutral gives participants the opportunity to benchmark, compare and reduce carbon consumption starting with a user-friendly online survey. Everyone is encouraged to take the survey, in order to raise awareness about carbon consumption and to take action towards achieving carbon neutrality. New features include real-time data analysis and year-to-year comparisons. Community groups and schools are invited to register for the survey contests to win a $500 prize. Enter your school or group at <a href="mailto:hello@projectneutral.org">hello@projectneutral.org</a>.</font><br><font size="2">To get started go to <a href="https://www.projectneutral.org/survey">https://www.projectneutral.org/survey</a></font><br><font size="2"> </font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">---------------------------------------<br>---------------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font color="#ff6a00" size="4">Hot Docs</font></b><br><font size="2">Bloor Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://bloorcinema.com/">http://bloorcinema.com/</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#669c35">NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing<br></font></b><font size="2"><a href="http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/listings/">http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/listings/</a></font><br><font size="2"> </font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font></font></div></div></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><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></font><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br><br><br><br>------</font></div></body></html>