<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="97156AD2-0629-4123-ACAA-E1F24D17F987" height="96" width="409" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D2B708.D86B0780" class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Sorry everyone, am resending because the font was too small in the last try.</font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">-a</font></div><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#e63b7a" class="">Tar sands production using nearly one-third of Canada's natural gas<br class=""></font></b><a href="http://www.bnn.ca/oil-sands-production-using-nearly-one-third-of-canada-s-natural-gas-1.728578" class="">http://www.bnn.ca/oil-sands-production-using-nearly-one-third-of-canada-s-natural-gas-1.728578</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#be38f3" class="">Chomsky on the GOP: Has Any Organization Ever Been So Committed to Destruction of Life on Earth?</font></b></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2017/4/26/chomsky_on_the_gop_has_any?utm_source=Democracy+Now!&utm_campaign=710378191b-Daily_Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa2346a853-710378191b-191859373" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">https://www.democracynow.org/2017/4/26/chomsky_on_the_gop_has_any?utm_source=Democracy+Now%21&utm_campaign=710378191b-Daily_Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa2346a853-710378191b-191859373</a></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font color="#be38f3" class="">Trump’s top win is in cutting environmental protections<br class=""></font></b>The problem is not climate change alone. Pervasive pollution, invasive species, habitat loss and mass extinctions have swelled into critical problems within the United States and globally. Each compounds the other, and all are amplified by climate change.<br class=""><a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Analysis-Trump-s-top-environmental-win-is-in-11092086.php" class="">http://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Analysis-Trump-s-top-environmental-win-is-in-11092086.php</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#74a7fe" class="">Hot Docs</font></b><br class="">April 27 - May 7<br class="">Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, offers an outstanding selection of over 200 films from Canada and around the world.<br class=""><a href="https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/list.aspx?epguid=6b463376-e23f-4545-8bc1-9ce3c6dded28&perpage=13&cp268=Highlight&ep=1" class="">https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/list.aspx?epguid=6b463376-e23f-4545-8bc1-9ce3c6dded28&perpage=13&cp268=Highlight&ep=1</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""><br class=""></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font color="#77bb41" class="">Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts<br class=""></font></b>April 28 – May 7<br class="">Various locations in Toronto.<br class="">This year’s multidisciplinary program captures and expresses the shared experiences of precarious work and collective struggle for decent wages and healthy working conditions.<br class=""><a href="http://www.mayworks.ca/festival-program/" class="">http://www.mayworks.ca/festival-program/</a></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------</font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""><b class=""><font color="#ff6a00" class="">Premier Wynne: Keep your promise to Grassy Narrows!<br class=""></font></b>In February 2017, Premier Wynne made an historic commitment to Chief Simon Fobister. She promised to clean up the mercury that has been poisoning the people of Grassy Narrows for over forty years. Please email Premier Wynne below and urge her to include the full cost of a mercury remediation plan for Grassy Narrows in this year’s budget so that it can be implemented without delay.<br class=""><a href="http://freegrassy.net/premier-wynne-keep-your-promise-to-grassy-narrows/" class="">http://freegrassy.net/premier-wynne-keep-your-promise-to-grassy-narrows/</a><br class=""> <br class=""><font color="#ff6a00" class="">The Town Where Mercury Still Rises<br class=""></font><a href="http://nyti.ms/2oHkFsS" class="">http://nyti.ms/2oHkFsS</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#e63b7a" class="">These 6 Activists Are Risking It All in the Name of Environmental Justice<br class=""></font></b>The 2017 Goldman Environmental Prize winners fight mining, poaching, and deforestation—sometimes at great personal risk<br class=""><a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/2175841/these-6-activists-are-risking-it-all-name-environmental-justice" class="">https://www.outsideonline.com/2175841/these-6-activists-are-risking-it-all-name-environmental-justice</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#874efe" class="">Free bicycles reducing pollution in China<br class=""></font></b><a href="http://bit.ly/2prB8pq" class="">http://bit.ly/2prB8pq</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">Why I've never gotten a mammogram </font></b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">5 min. video with Dr. Peter C. Gotzche (english with spanish subtitles) </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvdEj9d7XDU" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvdEj9d7XDU</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#77bb41" class="">Doctors in Denial: Why Big Pharma and the Canadian Medical Profession Are Too Close for Comfort - by Dr. Joel Lexchin</font></b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Available as of May 1 in both hard copy and as an ebook. For those in Canada it is available from Chapters-Indigo and Amazon. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="http://www.lorimer.ca/adults/Book/2979/Doctors-in-Denial.html" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">http://www.lorimer.ca/adults/Book/2979/Doctors-in-Denial.html</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" color="#ff6a00" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Chernobyl Anniversary: Film screening and discussion</b></font></div><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Sun. April 30, 7 – 9 p.m.<br class="">Friends House, 60 Lowther (St. George subway)<br class="">To commemorate the 31st Anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, join us for a film screening of the 2012 documentary ‘The Atomic States of America’. On April 26, 1986, a nuclear reactor in Pripyat, Ukraine suffered a catastrophic power increase, leading to explosions in its core. This dispersed large quantities of radioactive isotopes into the atmosphere and caused an open-air fire. Thousand got cancer, mutations, Chernobyl heart, and have died. After spending billions, it is still a disaster zone. To honor the victims (and continue informing ourselves & others about nuclear risks), we will screen the film ‘Atomic States of America’ and have a discussion of current energy policy in Ontario. This excellent documentary covers all aspects of the nuclear scene: economic, political, safety, accidents, weapons, waste. Sponsored by Durham Nuclear Awareness (DNA), Ontario Clean Air Alliance, and Peace and Social Action Committee.<br class="">Trailer: <a href="http://www.videoproject.com/The-Atomic-States-of-America.html" class="">http://www.videoproject.com/The-Atomic-States-of-America.html</a><br class="">Petition to close Pickering: <a href="http://www.cleanairalliance.org/close-pickering/" class="">http://www.cleanairalliance.org/close-pickering/</a><br class=""></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Event: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/668455773362217/https://www.facebook.com/events/668455773362217/" class="">https://www.facebook.com/events/668455773362217/https://www.facebook.com/events/668455773362217/</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#be38f3" class="">May Day 2017 <br class=""></font></b>Monday May 1, 5 - 8 p.m.<br class="">Dufferin Grove Park, 875 Dufferin Street<br class="">May Day was born out of militant working class struggle. First declared by the 2nd Internationale to commemorate the Haymarket Affair of May 1886, it is celebrated around the world as International Workers Day—not just in the centres of capital, but also in the peripheries (the so-called "Third World") where the contradictions between the exploiting class and the exploited are most often at their sharpest. As the crisis of capitalism deepens, so increases the pressure, hardship, and violence upon the exploited and oppressed. Once again we find ourselves facing a resurgence of fascism. Let us gather this May 1st to affirm the unity of the international working class.<br class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1300481120028017/" class="">https://www.facebook.com/events/1300481120028017/</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#e63b7a" class="">Training for Climate Action in Toronto<br class=""></font></b>Mon, May 1, 7 - 9 p.m.<br class="">Quaker House, 60 Lowther Avenue (St George subway_<br class="">Learn how to make a deputation, write a letter to the editor and talk to your city councillor about climate change in preparation for the TransformTO 2050 Climate Action Report.<br class=""><a href="http://climatefast.ca/carbonfreeTO" class="">http://climatefast.ca/carbonfreeTO</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">Compassion Circle<br class=""></font></b>Mondays 7 – 9 p.m. drop in<br class="">At the CAMH Sacred Space (2nd floor), 100 Stokes (Queen and Ossington)<br class="">Free weekly non-judgmental meditation and discussion support group. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">For more info: <a href="mailto:sumeetsaini07@gmail.com" class="">sumeetsaini07@gmail.com</a><br class=""><br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#77bb41" class="">Toronto's New Climate Plan: A Community Discussion<br class=""></font></b>Tues. May 2, 6 - 8 pm<br class="">Bahen Centre for Information Technology, 40 St George St - Room 1200, U of T<br class="">The City of Toronto has been working on a new long-term plan for reducing Toronto's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% by 2050. The Toronto Climate Action Network is hosting a talk from the TransformTO team to learn about the path forward for reaching our targets. The evening will consist of a presentation that explains the new plan, followed by an opportunity to ask questions. You'll have the chance to learn more about the City's plans on renewable energy, public transit and much more. ClimateFast will also be hosting a workshop on making effective deputations. The workshop will take place 8 - 8:30 pm in the same space. Please email <a href="mailto:climatefast@climatefast.ca" class="">climatefast@climatefast.ca</a> to sign up, with the subject line: May 2nd training.<br class=""><a href="http://nyti.ms/2oHkFsS" class="">http://nyti.ms/2oHkFsS</a><br class=""> <br class="">Read TEA's (Toronto Environmental Alliance's) critique of the City's TransformTO Action Plan.<br class=""><a href="http://www.torontoenvironment.org/torontos_new_climate_plan" class="">http://www.torontoenvironment.org/torontos_new_climate_plan</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#ff6a00" class="">Double Exposure: Art and Activism <br class=""></font></b>The inaugural Beit Zatoun Salon<br class="">A Different Booklist Cultural Centre, 777 Bathurst St. (south of Bloor)<br class="">Tuesday, May 2, 7 pm<br class="">The co-editors of the recent groundbreaking anthology Double Exposure: Plays of the Jewish and Palestinian Diasporas, will talk about their journey putting together this volume of seven plays that tackle the Palestine-Israel conflict. Written by Jewish and Palestinian playwrights in diaspora it offers perspectives that turn the political into the personal. The evening will include readings from their plays Tales of a City by the Sea by Samah Sabawi and Sperm Count by Stephen Orlov followed by a conversation about the role and power of art in activism and then open to Q&A.<br class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/198135554033963/" class="">https://www.facebook.com/events/198135554033963/</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#e63b7a" class="">The Maribor Uprisings<br class=""></font></b>Tuesday, May 2, 6 pm<br class="">Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue, U of T<br class="">On the once prosperous industrial city of Maribor, Slovenia, anger over political corruption became unruly revolt. In THE MARIBOR UPRISINGS, which is part film, part conversation and part interactive experiment, you are invited to participate in the protests. Drawing on the dramatic frontline footage from a video activist collective embedded within the uprisings, you begin in Maribor as crowds surround and ransack City Hall under a hailstorm of tear gas canisters. As a group, you must choose which cameras you will follow and therefore how the events will unfold. Like those who joined the actual uprisings, you will decide between joining non-violent protests or following rowdy crowds towards City Hall and greater conflict. These events stand as an example for any number of ideological stand-offs today. What sparks outrage? How are participants swept up in - and changed by - confrontations with police? Could something like this happen in your city? What would you do?</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/197739810731063/" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">https://www.facebook.com/events/197739810731063/</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" color="#874efe" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Parliament of the World’s Religions </b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Tues. May 2, 12:30 pm </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Member’s Lounge, Toronto City Hall<br class="">Press conference and reception to announce The Parliament of the World’s Religions is coming to Toronto in early November 2018. The world’s oldest and largest interfaith gathering is being held in Canada for the first time. <br class="">The Parliament of the World’s Religions brings together different religious and spiritual groups to discuss world issues such as climate change, violence and inequality. Important sub-themes for Toronto will likely include Indigenous spiritualty, sacred feminine and emerging youth leadership. Founded in 1893, the Parliament is held every three years across the globe – a major platform for initiating dialogue on achieving a just, peaceful and sustainable world. The Parliament brings together Nobel Prize Winners and top international faith and social justice leaders. <br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">Youth Talks: Housing<br class=""></font></b>Tues. May 2, 6 - 8 pm<br class="">Toronto City Hall - 100 Queen St<br class="">This forum seeks to explore the current realities youth face in regards to housing, what the consequences of inaccessibility and unaffordability are for youth, and whether or not youth have power in today´s changing housing economy. We will have a panel of guest speakers who will present diverse perspectives how youth are affected by issues concerning housing accessibility and affordability in the context of the City´s current housing crisis. Free food and TTC tokens available for attendees who RSVP through Eventbrite: </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/youth-talks-housing-tickets-32330053059?aff=efbevent" class="">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/youth-talks-housing-tickets-32330053059?aff=efbevent</a><br class=""></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font color="#77bb41" class="">Canada’s Mining Activities Abroad<br class=""></font></b>Wed. May 3, 7 - 9 p.m.<br class="">Madison Avenue Pub, 14 Madison (near Bloor and Spadina)<br class="">Canadian mining companies have repeatedly faced allegations of environmental damage and human rights abuses, including child labour, slavery, and mass murder. Are Canadians aware of what’s happening? In 2010, MP John McKay tabled private member’s Bill C-300, also known as the Responsible Mining Act, calling for stricter oversight of Canadian mining companies abroad. The Bill would have withdrawn government funding and diplomatic support for companies found to be abusing human rights or violating international environmental norms in developing countries. The legislation was defeated 140 to 134 in the House of Commons in October 2010. What’s going on? How is it possible for Canadian companies to be implicated in such activities without triggering more scrutiny at home? For this discussion, we’ll be joined by panellists: Sakura Saunders, member of the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network and co-founder of Protest Barrick and Claire Lehan, who worked closely with MP John McKay on crafting Bill C-300. Free.<br class=""><a href="http://whyshouldicare.ca/event/canadas-mining-activities-abroad/" class="">http://whyshouldicare.ca/event/canadas-mining-activities-abroad/</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#ff6a00" class="">A Counter-History of the Modern Canadian Environment - Photo Exhibition </font></b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">May 3 - July 15 </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Gallery, 7 Hart House Circle, U of T<br class="">Opening Reception Wednesday May 3, 7 - 9 pm - U of T Art Centre, 15 King's College Circle<br class="">It’s All Happening So Fast goes beyond traditional historical exhibition and employs a multitude of materials to create intersecting narratives by multiple voices – including protagonists of the modern project, Indigenous Peoples, environmentalists, lawyers and judges, artists and photographers, and architects of alternative energy visions. Each of the exhibition’s narrative sequences includes environmental disasters representing six organizing themes: the failure of the modern project; resource exploitation in Canada’s northern territories; development of energy infrastructures; nuclear contamination; water and air pollution; and industrial fishing and forestry operations.<br class=""><a href="http://artmuseum.utoronto.ca/exhibition/its-all-happening-so-fast/" class="">http://artmuseum.utoronto.ca/exhibition/its-all-happening-so-fast/</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#9929bd" class="">Indigenous Rights and Climate Change <br class=""></font></b>Thur. May 4, 2 - 3:30 pm<br class="">Webinar with Eriel Deranger of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), Danika Billie Littlechild of Indigenous Climate Action and Kim Scott of the Assembly of First Nations.<br class=""><a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5885072598129095938" class="">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5885072598129095938</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""><br class=""></font></div><font face="Times" color="#e63b7a" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">It Takes a Riot</b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Race. Rebellion. Reform. A documentary to mark the 25th anniversary of the Yonge Street Uprising<br class="">Thur. May 4, 6:30 pm<br class="">350 Victoria Street, Room Lib 72, Ryerson<br class=""></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">The Akua Benjamin Legacy Project in partnership with the Social Justice Institute at Brock University, commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Young Street Uprising. Here we debut the long anticipated film “It Takes A Riot” followed by a panel discussion.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="http://www.ryerson.ca/news-events/events/2017/05/film-screening-it-takes-a-riot/" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">http://www.ryerson.ca/news-events/events/2017/05/film-screening-it-takes-a-riot/</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> </font></div><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">Ottawa and Empire<br class=""></font></b>Thursday, May 4, 7 pm<br class="">Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Ave<br class="">In June 2009, the democratically elected president of Honduras was kidnapped and whisked out of the country while the military and business elite consolidated a coup d’etat. To the surprise of many, Canada implicitly supported the coup and assisted the coup leaders in consolidating their control over the country. Since the coup, Canada has increased its presence in Honduras, even while the country has been plunged into a human rights catastrophe, highlighted by the assassination of prominent Indigenous activist Berta Cáceres in 2016. Drawing from the Honduran experience, "Ottawa and Empire:Canada and the Military Coup" in Honduras makes it clear that Canada has emerged as an imperial power in the 21st century. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/181123339056128/" class="">https://www.facebook.com/events/181123339056128/</a><br class=""></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" color="#669c35" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Inorganic Market Electronic Waste Collection</b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Thur. May 4, 6 - 8 pm. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Bloor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Drop-off your used electronics. Help divert e-waste from landfills, and raise awareness around the challenges posed by electronic waste. Free. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/150507935471879/" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">https://www.facebook.com/events/150507935471879/</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" color="#ff6a00" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Algal Blooms in Freshwater: A Growing Global Problem</b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Thur. May 4, 6:30 p.m.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Reference Library, 789 Yonge,</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Dr. Lewis Molot talks about the prevalence of blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, in our lakes and rivers and how agriculture and industry have contributed to their resurgence. Free.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><font face="Times" color="#e63b7a" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Take Action F.A.S.T. for Bangladesh Garment Workers</b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Art and music in celebration of the people who make our clothes </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Thur. and Fri. May 4 & 5, 7 p.m.</font></div><div class=""><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Campaign launch. There will be a Mock Sweatshop where you can sew three headed t-shirts and be paid what your counterpart in Bangladesh is paid in an hour: 40 cents. The Rana Plaza Memorial invites you to sit in silence for a few minutes to remember the 1,128 people who died making our clothes. A pop-up fashion market of indie Canadian designers rounds out the event. Sign a petition to retailers saying you’d be willing to pay 5% more for that cute t-shirt if the F.A.S.T. conditions are met: FAIR living wageADULT labour onlySAFE working conditions No unpaid overTIME. With Lido Pimienta, LAL, DJ sets by Austra, Casey Mecija and others. Free.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/campaign-launch-take-action-fast-for-bangladesh-garment-workers-tickets-33690318650" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/campaign-launch-take-action-fast-for-bangladesh-garment-workers-tickets-33690318650</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="https://www.change.org/p/take-actionfast-for-bangladeshi-garment-workers?utm_source=embedded_petition_view" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">https://www.change.org/p/take-actionfast-for-bangladeshi-garment-workers?utm_source=embedded_petition_view</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font color="#be38f3" class="">An evening with LaDonna Allard of Standing Rock<br class=""></font></b>Friday, May 5, 6 - 9 p.m.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">OPSEU Membership Centre, 31 Wellesley St.<br class="">LaDonna Tamakawastewin Allard, Lakota Historian and Activist founder of Sacred Stone Camp, Standing Rock North Dakota is coming to Toronto. Food will be provided at event. Event sponsored by OPSEU Indigenous Mobilization Team, Idle No More and Law Union of Ontario.<br class="">For more information contact <a href="mailto:tvining@opseu.org" class="">tvining@opseu.org</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">Revolution - A Rob Stewart Film<br class=""></font></b>Fri. May 5, 6:30 p.m.<br class="">Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Join ClimateFast as we show Revolution, an award winning documentary about the evolution of life and the revolution underway to save us. Discussions on TransformTO, a collaborative project to reduce Toronto's greenhouse gas emissions will follow. Free.<br class=""><a href="http://www.climatefast.ca/carbonfreeTO" class="">http://www.climatefast.ca/carbonfreeTO</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font color="#77bb41" class="">Jane's Walk</font></b><br class="">Citizen-led walking tours towards community-based city building<br class="">Thur. - Sat. May 5, 6 and 7<br class="">Jane's Walk is a movement of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs. The walks get people to tell stories about their communities, explore their cities, and connect with neighbours.<br class=""><a href="http://janeswalk.org/" class="">http://janeswalk.org/</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#ff6a00" class="">Law Union Of Ontario Conference: Speaking Truth For Change</font></b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Fri. and Sat, May 5 and 6</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Northrop Frye Hall, 73 Queen's Park Cres.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Talks on precarious work and law reform, legal strategies in the age of Trump and more. May 5-6. Some events at Steelworkers Hall. $10 or pwyc.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="http://www.lawunion.ca/2017/speaking-truth-for-change-law-union-annual-conference-2017/" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">http://www.lawunion.ca/2017/speaking-truth-for-change-law-union-annual-conference-2017/</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font color="#be38f3" class="">Kids’ World of Energy Festival</font><br class=""></b>Saturday, May 6<br class="">Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave<br class="">The family-focused festival will include kids’ activities, games and demonstrations focused on energy. Organized by TREC Education, a diverse range of community organizations and company partners will join in for a day of discovery and community engagement. Free! Activities include: Entertainment, live energy demonstrations, kids’ activities, workshops on energy conservation and home sustainability practices, and farmers' market<br class=""><a href="https://treceducation.ca/events/kids-world-energy-festival/?ct=t(2017_Feb_Newsletter)&mc_cid=28d97408e7&mc_eid=8ea4ab9e24" class="">https://treceducation.ca/events/kids-world-energy-festival/?ct=t(2017_Feb_Newsletter)&mc_cid=28d97408e7&mc_eid=8ea4ab9e24</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#e63b7a" class="">If I ruled T.O </font></b><br class="">Sat May 6,10 - 5 pm<br class="">City Hall 100 Queen Street West<br class="">We are inviting you to If I Ruled T.O., a youth conference that focuses on community building. Be part of the solution! You will have a chance to connect with the city’s biggest decisions makers and voice what matters to youth. Tell them what you would do if you “ruled” Toronto!</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/if-i-ruled-to-2017-tickets-32729270128" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/if-i-ruled-to-2017-tickets-32729270128</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">Allan Gardens Food and Clothing Share for the Street Community <br class=""></font></b>Every Sunday, 12 noon - 3 pm.<br class="">Allan Gardens Park, Carlton and Sherbourne<br class="">Please consider donating your gently used clothes and footwear to our Indigenous-lead, Grassroots initiative so that we can help the downtown east Homeless Street Community, and those recently Housed ease the burden of acquiring good, Seasonal clothing. *Donations accepted on site, Sundays.* We are still in need of warm clothing, as Climate change seems to have shifted our Winter months; however we are also shifting into Spring Clothing. We are ALWAYS in desperate need of MEN'S CLOTHES, particularly 34-36 waist jeans, Med / Large / XL hoodies, t-shirts, jackets; jockey shorts, and socks. Toiletries are also welcome; perhaps the mini toiletries from your hotel stays? We are also looking to partner up with a local restaurant(s) to support us once a month (or as often as possible) with a meal donation. <br class="">Email: <a href="mailto:allangardensshare@gmail.com" class="">allangardensshare@gmail.com</a><br class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AllanGardensShare/" class="">https://www.facebook.com/AllanGardensShare/</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><font color="#669c35" class="">Jane´s Walk the Line 9 - 24</font></b><br class="">Sun May 7, 1 - 2 pm<br class="">Finch Hydro Corridor<br class="">A Jane´s Walk along the Hydro Corridor in Ward 24 tracing the route of the dangerous Line 9 pipeline. Discover the threat and the alternatives.</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Ward 24: <a href="http://janeswalk.org/canada/toronto/janes-walk-line-24/" class="">http://janeswalk.org/canada/toronto/janes-walk-line-24/</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Ward 23: <a href="http://janeswalk.org/canada/toronto/janes-walk-line-23/" class="">http://janeswalk.org/canada/toronto/janes-walk-line-23/</a></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" color="#ff6a00" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Cross Cultural/Cross Denominational Dialogue</b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Sun. May 7, 2 - 4:15 pm.<br class="">Transact, 292 Brunswick</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Interactive discussion to see if dialogue can make a contribution to ideological & military conflicts. $10. </font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#77bb41" class="">The Green Majority</font></b><br class="">Live Eco Radio Show every Friday from 11 am - Noon CIUT 89.5 FM <a href="http://greenmajority.ca" class="">greenmajority.ca</a><br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#be38f3" class="">Three Women</font></b><br class="">Feminist Radio every Monday 4 - 5 p.m.<br class="">CIUT 89.5 FM<br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#e63b7a" class="">Centre for Social Innovation Events<br class=""></font></b><a href="http://socialinnovation.ca/community/events/listing" class="">http://socialinnovation.ca/community/events/listing</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#3a88fe" class="">Shape My City Events</font></b><br class=""><a href="http://shapemycity.ca/events.php" class="">http://shapemycity.ca/events.php</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#77bb41" class="">Hot Docs</font></b><br class="">Bloor Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)<br class=""><a href="http://bloorcinema.com/" class="">http://bloorcinema.com/</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><b class=""><font color="#e63b7a" class="">NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing </font></b></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/" class="">https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/</a><br class=""> <br class="">---------------------------------------<br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""> <br class=""><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< <br class="">Join my email list by emailing Angela at:<br class=""><a href="mailto:greenspiration@web.ca" class="">greenspiration@web.ca</a><br class="">Write "subscribe" in the subject line<br class="">and tell me what city/country you live in.<br class="">Likewise to unsubscribe.<br class="">Or manage your subscription here:<br class=""><a href="http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/greenspirationto-l" class="">http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/greenspirationto-l</a><br class=""></font><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<</font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Times" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""></body></html>