<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><font size="4" color="#ff6251">T.O. </font><font size="4" color="#669c35">Greenspiration </font><font size="4" color="#00a3d7">Events</font></b><br><font size="2">Blessings of the New Year! May we make great strides on the climate front this year. - angela</font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#be38f3">Vote Together, Move Canada Forward</font></b><br><font size="2">1 min. video by Leadnow about vote splitting</font><br><font size="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd5gzXUhpzI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd5gzXUhpzI</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#77bb41">How Solar Power Could Slay the Fossil Fuel Empire by 2030</font></b><br><font size="2">The age of oil, gas & nuclear will be over in 15 years! </font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-solar-power-could-slay-the-fossil-fuel-">http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-solar-power-could-slay-the-fossil-fuel-</a></font><font size="2">empire-by-2030</font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#00a3d7">Proposed highway to pave parts of Greenbelt proving controversial<br></font></b><font size="2">Suggested highway would run from Vaughan to Milton running through the</font> <font size="2">Greenbelt and prime farmland. “We are creating cities based on a very old</font> <font size="2">model which is you have sprawl and so you provide a highway,” he said. “But</font> <font size="2">the conversation has changed across municipalities. Everyone realizes that</font> <font size="2">sprawl and car dependency decrease people’s quality of life,” he said.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/01/02/proposed_highway_to_pave_parts_of">http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/01/02/proposed_highway_to_pave_parts_of</a></font><font size="2">_greenbelt_proving_controversial.html</font></font><div><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2"><br>---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#be38f3">Stop the rollback of Canada's Environmental Laws<br></font></b><font size="2">Sigh the petition: <a href="http://www.envirolawsmatter.ca/petition">http://www.envirolawsmatter.ca/petition</a> </font><br><font size="2">Watch the 4 short videos here:</font> <font size="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P3Bt6oh8jA&list=UUJrd1FpZm--MRj_cDEVxvg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P3Bt6oh8jA&list=UUJrd1FpZm--MRj_cDEVxvg</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#e32400">Home Energy Loan Program</font></b><br><font size="2">HELP is a new financing tool offered by the City of Toronto to help you</font> <font size="2">improve your home’s energy efficiency and save money.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7e00643063fe7410VgnV">http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7e00643063fe7410VgnV</a></font><font size="2">CM10000071d60f89RCRD</font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#669c35">What does #BlackLivesMatter mean for climate change? Everything. <br></font></b><font size="2">By Naomi Klein</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://rabble.ca/columnists/2014/12/what-does-blacklivesmatter-mean-climate-">http://rabble.ca/columnists/2014/12/what-does-blacklivesmatter-mean-climate-</a></font><font size="2">change-everything</font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br></font><div><font face="Times New Roman"><br><b><font size="4" color="#008cb4">Naomi Klein: This Changes Everything</font></b></font><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">A must read for our generation! But if you’re not able to read it, here’s a 25 min. video of her speaking about it.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhJA7HCPHDA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhJA7HCPHDA</a></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#be38f3">Paris plans to ban cars from its city center </font></b><br><font size="2">The new mayor recently announced an ambitious plan to transform the historic</font> <font size="2">city center into a “semi-pedestrianized” zone where automobile access will</font> <font size="2">be limited to emergency vehicles, residents’ cars, and delivery trucks.</font> <font size="2">She’ll double the number of bike lanes by 2020, implement an</font> <font size="2">electric-powered bikesharing system, and to eliminate diesel cars by 2020 to</font> <font size="2">curb carbon emissions.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://grist.org/list/paris-plans-to-ban-cars-from-its-city-center/">http://grist.org/list/paris-plans-to-ban-cars-from-its-city-center/</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#d95000">Cycle Tracks on Richmond, Adelaide & Simcoe Street Feedback Survey</font></b><br><font size="2"><a href="http://cityoftoronto.fluidsurveys.com/s/r-a-s-cycle-tracks/">http://cityoftoronto.fluidsurveys.com/s/r-a-s-cycle-tracks/</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#669c35">Why Sweden has so few road deaths</font></b><br><font size="2">Road deaths in Sweden dropped 4/5ths in recent decades because they have a</font> <font size="2">"Vision Zero" plan, promising to eliminate road fatalities and injuries</font> <font size="2">altogether. They plan for safer streets.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://econ.st/1BhLq7W">http://econ.st/1BhLq7W</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#00a3d7">22 Minutes: Angry Yoga - 2 min. video</font></b><br><font size="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH0l4FlZT-A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH0l4FlZT-A</a></font><br><b><font size="4" color="#00a3d7">22 Minutes: Angrier Yoga - 2 min. video</font></b><br><font size="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5iSHhpj67Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5iSHhpj67Y</a> </font><br><font size="2">To all yogi-enviros - must watch - hilarious.</font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#be38f3">Furnished ROOM available </font></b><font size="2">February 1st in a unique authentic LOFT building at the corner of Ossington & Dupont -150 sq ft within a 1,500 sq ft unit, fourth floor walkup, high ceilings, safe, secure, friendly space share with 2 others committed to healthful eating, open, honest and transparent communication. $650. Long term. </font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Email (<a href="mailto:pei.czech@gmail.com">pei.czech@gmail.com</a>) Text (416.732.8965) Viewing now!</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"><br><b><font size="4" color="#ff6251">Make Your Own Products Full Day Workshops</font></b><br><font size="2">This intensive hands-on learning series is for you:</font><br><font size="2">* If you want toxic free body care in our home and for your loved ones</font><br><font size="2">* If you are an aspiring or qualified health professional</font><br><font size="2">* If you want to enrich your health care or yoga practice by offering products</font><br><font size="2">* If you are keen to learn how to make body care products that are safe, </font> <font size="2">from fairly traded, environmentally friendly ingredients.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www.anarreshealth.ca/workshop/make-your-own-products-full-day-workshops">http://www.anarreshealth.ca/workshop/make-your-own-products-full-day-workshops</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#4f7a28">NoJetsTO annual general meeting </font></b><br><font size="2">Monday, January 12, 7 p.m. </font><br><font size="2">Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), 720 Bathurst Street (near Bloor)</font><br><font size="2">We are getting ready for the next phase of the fight for our waterfront.</font> <font size="2">Join us and keynote speaker and waterfront expert Ken Greenberg. Together,</font> <font size="2">we can build an even stronger grassroots campaign to save our waterfront.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www.nojetsto.ca/agm/">http://www.nojetsto.ca/agm/</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#00a3d7">Discussion Group: This Changes Everything</font></b><br><font size="2">Monday, January 12, 7 - 9 p.m.</font><br><font size="2">Skills for Change, 791 St. Clair Ave. West (at Greenside)</font><br><font size="2">Please join us for the second meeting of our Discussion Group on Naomi</font> <font size="2">Klein’s new book, This Changes Everything. Our first meeting in December</font> <font size="2">brought a good turnout and a very stimulating discussion on the book’s</font> <font size="2">Introduction and first two chapters. There seemed to be a lot of interest in</font> <font size="2">finding ways we can use the book’s ideas to spark a serious response to the</font> <font size="2">unfolding climate emergency. Our goal for the January meeting is to read up</font> <font size="2">through the end of Part 2, but if you don’t get that far, please come</font> <font size="2">anyway!</font><br><font size="2">Hosted by Green Neighbours 21: <a href="http://www.gn21.ca">www.gn21.ca</a> </font><br><font size="2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/greenneighbours21">https://www.facebook.com/greenneighbours21</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#be38f3">Let’s Put Breast Cancer Out of Work Forum</font></b><br><font size="2">Tuesday, January 13, 7 - 9 p.m. </font><br><font size="2">United Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street (near College and Spadina)</font><br><font size="2">Charlotte Brody, from BlueGreen Alliance, a U.S. coalition of unions and</font> <font size="2">environmental groups, will speak about the group’s campaign, Putting</font> <font size="2">Breast Cancer Out of Work. Canadian researchers, Jim Brophy and Margaret</font> <font size="2">Keith will review their pioneering research on breast cancer risk in</font> <font size="2">occupations and exposures to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/Upcoming-forum-to-examine-lin">https://www.whsc.on.ca/What-s-new/News-Archive/Upcoming-forum-to-examine-lin</a></font><font size="2">ks-between-work-and-b </font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#ff4013">Radiation’s health effects </font></b><br><font size="2">With Cathy Vakil, M.D.</font><br><font size="2">Wed. Jan. 14, 4 – 6 p.m.</font><br><font size="2">University College, U of T, Room 179</font><br><font size="2">Free weekly public lectures on public health in a nuclear age.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=65bd52daac4a78ce50293dec4&id=a0aa6cbe60&">http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=65bd52daac4a78ce50293dec4&id=a0aa6cbe60&</a></font><font size="2">e=7d6e129e1a</font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#4f7a28">City View Alternative School</font></b><br><font size="2">Thursday, January 15, 6:45 pm</font><br><font size="2">38 Shirley Street (near Lansdowne and Dundas)</font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2">City View Alternative School is a public alternative school for grade 7 and 8, in the west end of Toronto. Our school is designed to deliver the provincial curriculum through the lens of social justice issues and activism. If you know of a young person who is going into grade 7 who might be interested, we are having an Open House - join us.</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/cityview">schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/cityview</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#00c7fc">Launching the Socialist Register 2015</font></b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Thursday Jan 15, 7:15 - 9 p.m.<br>Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West (West of Dufferin)<br>With speakers: Sue Ferguson. David McNally, John McCullough and Adolph Reed<br>Moderated by Leo Panitch and Greg Albo. Sponsored by The SR and the Centre for Social Justice</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1395793470719719/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1395793470719719/</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><font face="Times New Roman" size="4" color="#be38f3"><b>Clueless</b></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Thur. Jan 15 at 9 pm, Jan 18 (no frills screening) 4 pm.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Royal Theatre, 608 College<br>Monthly Underground Female Film Society screening of films that celebrate and champion all facets of women in film. Photo booths, costume contests, raffles and more. </font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://www.theroyal.to">http://www.theroyal.to</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="#ff6251">Flawless: A Feminist Film Series</font></b><br><font size="2">Fri. January 16, 7 pm </font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Likely General, 389 Roncesvalles <br></font><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Its about to get cold and grey soon, wanna watch some feminist films once a month this winter? </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="#669c35">The Green Majority</font></b><br><font size="2">Toronto's Environmental Radio Show</font><br><font size="2">Weekly, Fridays, 11 - noon EST</font><br><font size="2">CIUT 89.5FM</font><br></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">This week on Green Majority Radio, an interview with former CBC producer and iPolitics journalist Andrew Mitrovica on the topic of top name journalists at the CBC taking speaking fees without disclosure for the same industries on which they report including big oil companies and business groups. <br>Listen live or catch the podcasts: <a href="http://greenmajority.ca/">http://greenmajority.ca/</a><br>Subscribe to the podcast here: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/green-">https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/green-</a>majority-radio/id941159945<br></font><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Green Majority now has a once-a-month mailing list to get updates on all our various projects, learn more here: <a href="http://www.greenmajority.ca/mailing_list">http://www.greenmajority.ca/mailing_list</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="#00a3d7">Ontario Climate Training and Strategy Day</font></b><br><font size="2">Sat. Jan. 17, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.</font><br><font size="2">Friends House, 60 Lowther (St. George subway)</font><br><font size="2">In 2015, we have a chance to make a difference - here in Ontario we have a minister for the environment and climate change, Glen Murray, who over the next six months will be developing a long-term action strategy for Ontario for net-zero carbon by 2050. We need to get the MPPs at Queen’s Park on board. Come and learn how to talk to your MPP and build this campaign! Sponsored by Citizens Climate Lobby.</font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1434211526869259/?ref=4">https://www.facebook.com/events/1434211526869259/?ref=4</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#be38f3">Graphic Design Fundamentals</font></b><br><font size="2">Saturday January 17, 1 - 5 p.m.</font><br><font size="2">University of Toronto. Exact campus room location given to registrants a</font> <font size="2">week before the event.</font><br><font size="2">Creating compelling graphic materials is essential for the success of an</font> <font size="2">organization's communications strategy. This workshop will empower attendees</font> <font size="2">with fundamental design skills, including creating effecting layouts,</font> <font size="2">choosing and using fonts appropriately, and crafting materials adequately</font> <font size="2">for print and web formats. This workshop will include a lecture with basic</font> <font size="2">design theory and lots of real-world examples, as well as hands-on exercises</font> <font size="2">and group discussions that will help solidify design concepts. $50</font><br><font size="2"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/graphic-design-fundamentals-tickets-14446924139">http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/graphic-design-fundamentals-tickets-14446924139</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#e63b7a">White Privilege: The Other Side of Racism </font></b><br><font size="2">Sun. Jan. 18, 10:30 a.m.</font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2">Unitarian Fellowship of Northwest Toronto, 55 St Phillips<br>Discussion with Desmond Cole. Pwyc, suggested $2-$5.</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="2"><a href="http://www.ufnwt.com">http://www.ufnwt.com</a></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><br><b><font size="4" color="#4f7a28">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="#008cb4">NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing</font></b><br><font size="2"><a href="https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/">https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/</a></font><br><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font><br><font size="2">---------------------------------------</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>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><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<</font></div></div></body></html>