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--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><img width=408 height=96 style='width:4.25in;height:1.0in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D46417.F7CCB340"></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The Ford Tracker<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>An up to date tracker of what Doug Ford has done. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fordtracker.com/">https://fordtracker.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Save The White Pines Wind Project - Petition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-the-white-pines-wind-project-termination-act?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blast2018-10-10">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-the-white-pines-wind-project-termination-act?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blast2018-10-10</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>The City we Desire. The City we Deserve. The City we Fight for.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We invite all residents of Toronto/Tkaronto to build a city of social justice & solidarity. A city where we are connected. A city that is taking responsibility for climate action. A decolonized city. In signing this platform, we commit to working together to build this vision, and to dream together for more. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.citywefightfor.org/">https://www.citywefightfor.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>New U.N. Climate Report Says Put a High Price on Carbon <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In its landmark report on the fast-approaching dangers of climate change, a United Nations scientific panel said on Sunday that putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions would be central for getting global warming under control. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/climate/carbon-tax-united-nations-report-nordhaus.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/climate/carbon-tax-united-nations-report-nordhaus.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. It’s Actually Worse Than That.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2018/10/un-says-climate-genocide-coming-but-its-worse-than-that.html">http://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2018/10/un-says-climate-genocide-coming-but-its-worse-than-that.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Sign this petition to call on all federal party leaders to hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Canada’s plan to limit climate change to 1.5°C.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://gofossilfree.org/canada/?akid=53821.1793187.JtYDz1&rd=1&t=7">https://gofossilfree.org/canada/?akid=53821.1793187.JtYDz1&rd=1&t=7</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Dear party leaders, hold an emergency debate on Canada's plan for 1.5°C<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://act.350.org/sign/15-zero-fossil-fuels?akid=s731262..gnKGAJ">http://act.350.org/sign/15-zero-fossil-fuels?akid=s731262..gnKGAJ</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Sign the petition to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The federal government must cease the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and invest in clean, renewable energy sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://nathancullen.ndp.ca/let-s-save-our-coast-again">http://nathancullen.ndp.ca/let-s-save-our-coast-again</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Panic in the (Oilpatch) Suites<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The price at which U.S. refiners are willing to purchase Alberta bitumen has plunged since early September. Currently, those refiners are paying almost US$75 per barrel for oil from Texas, the Gulf Coast, or North Dakota, or for imported high-quality crude. But they will now pay less than US$30 for a barrel of Alberta bitumen. At that price, no new tar sands/oil sands projects can be financed. Even existing ones will throttle back production. This does not bode well for the Trans Mountain pipeline Canadians just bought.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theenergymix.com/2018/10/09/exclusive-panic-in-the-oilpatch-suites/">https://theenergymix.com/2018/10/09/exclusive-panic-in-the-oilpatch-suites/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>The Green Budget Coalition just released its Recommendations for Budget 2019 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>It includes five feature recommendations addressing toxics and pesticides, fossil fuel subsidies, sustainable agriculture, freshwater management, and healthy oceans. (EN/FR) The Green Budget Coalition, active since 1999, comprises 21 of Canada’s leading environmental and conservation organizations, representing over one million Canadians, through its members, volunteers and supporters. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://greenbudget.ca/budget2019/">https://greenbudget.ca/budget2019/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The federal government just announced the beginning of consultations on a handgun and assault weapons ban<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please take a moment to fill out the survey and tell the government you support a handgun and assault weapons ban.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cnslttns/hndgn/index-en.aspx">https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cnslttns/hndgn/index-en.aspx</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Canadians shouldn’t be punished for past cannabis possession. - NDP petition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ndp.ca/cannabis-en">https://www.ndp.ca/cannabis-en</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Legalization is only the start: Canada must do right by its 'cannabis criminals’</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Alan Young is professor emeritus at Osgoode Hall Law School and co-founder and former director of Osgoode’s Innocence Project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-cannabis-fight-is-far-from-over/">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-cannabis-fight-is-far-from-over/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>No Hate in Toronto: Protest Steve Bannon and David Frum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Renowned xenophobe, Trump ally and violent provocateur Steve Bannon has been given a massive platform at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall by Munk Debates on Nov 2, 2018. Please sign this petition that calls for an immediate cancellation of this event: <a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/p/NoBannonTO">https://you.leadnow.ca/p/NoBannonTO</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Check back here for updates: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1401207076681549/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1401207076681549/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>The Anthropocene – special exhibit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>On till Jan 6th, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario, Dundas and McCaul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A major new contemporary art exhibition that tells the story of human impact on the Earth through film, photography, and new experiential technologies. From the collective of photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.edwardburtynsky.com/events/2018/9/28/anthropocene">https://www.edwardburtynsky.com/events/2018/9/28/anthropocene</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>October 15 Day of Action! Message to Doug Ford - Hands off Workers Rights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Oct. 15, 12:30 pm <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ministry of Labour, 400 University Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) 15 Gervais Drive, Suite 202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The $15 minimum wage and decent work legislation, such as paid sick days, equal pay rules and laws to make it easier to join a union, are all up for grabs. The minimum wage increase is currently scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2019. Now more than ever, we need to continue to campaign to keep it from the hands of the big business lobby. On October 15, we will be taking action in PC ridings. Sign up here:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.oflevents.ca/october_15_day_of_action">https://www.oflevents.ca/october_15_day_of_action</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/166450490934904/">https://www.facebook.com/events/166450490934904/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Mayoral Forum on Affordable Housing & Homelessness<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Oct. 15, 6:30 - 8:30 pm (Doors open at 6 pm)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>OISE Auditorium, U of T, 252 Bloor Sreet West<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Find out where mayoral candidates stand on addressing Toronto's affordable housing and homelessness crisis, who has taken the Toronto Affordable Housing Pledge, and which candidates are committing to making your right to housing a reality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/720301961668854/">https://www.facebook.com/events/720301961668854/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>303 Candles - March and Vigil Demanding Action on Opioid Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday, October 15, 6 pm <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Regent Park CHC, 465 Dundas Street East<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Three hundred and three people died from opioid overdose in Toronto in 2017, which is a 63% increase compared to 2016 and a 121% increase compared to 2015. As our community struggles to respond to this crisis and cope with the tragic and preventable loss of loved ones the provincial government has stalled response efforts by initiating an unnecessary review of Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) services. Overdose Prevention sites are evidence-based services. They offer a stigma-free and caring environment where people can access healthcare, referrals, supplies and safety. Overdose Prevention Sites save lives. Please join us as we come together in grief and rage and demand action from the ON gov't.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Ward 4 – Parkdale - All Candidates Meetings <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Oct. 16, 7 p.m. – Roncesvalles United Church, 240 Roncesvalles </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>and</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 17, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., 20 West Lodge Ave.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us as we ask candidates for Councillor of Ward 4 what their vision for Parkdale is, and how they plan to work for our community in City Hall.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/377932056076096/">https://www.facebook.com/events/377932056076096/</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Rally for Climate Action Now! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 17, noon - 1 p.m.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Queens' Park – south park<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This week the government is hosting a very brief, very limited consultation on Bill 4: the Cap and Trade Cancellation Act. Many voices are not being heard! Most particularly the voice of young people who will face the results of our inaction on climate through extreme weather, food crises, and worse. We are handing the costs of inaction on to the youngest citizens and that is unfair. We will hold signs up showing the age our participants will be in 2040 when the worst impacts really start to hit, according to the recent IPCC report. Join us for the rally at noon and/or listen to the presentation in committee 9 – 10:15 a.m. and/or listen to question period in the Legislature – 10:30 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For more info: <a href="mailto:lyn@climatefast.ca">lyn@climatefast.ca</a> or 416-731-6605</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.climatefast.ca/vocal">www.climatefast.ca/vocal</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/928583810671455/">https://www.facebook.com/events/928583810671455/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Ward 13 Candidates Forum on Community Resilience and Emergency Planning</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct 17, 7 pm <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Church of St. Peter and St. Simon, 525 Bloor St E.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hear Council Candidates for Ward 13 address issues of community resilience and emergency planning. With recent events such as the 650 fire, we need to talk about onsite capacity, food security, emergency preparedness to extreme weather, and resilience especially for high rise communities. This will also be a chance for candidates and the community to engage in conversations around solutions to climate chaos. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/2pRzLPC">https://bit.ly/2pRzLPC</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Etobicoke Transit Townhall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Oct. 17, 7 - 9 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2379 Lake Shore Blvd. W, Martin Luther Lutheran Church <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Let's talk transit. Hear from community leaders and transit riders about the issues, and how you can get involved. Elected officials and municipal candidates are invited to attend the townhall. Public transit connects our communities and is the top issue in the municipal election on October 22nd.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/etobicoke-townhall-on-transit-tickets-49926394189">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/etobicoke-townhall-on-transit-tickets-49926394189</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Gathering Forces: Fighting Austerity Beyond Elections<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Oct. 18, 6 - 8 p.m.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>CRC, 40 Oak Street</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With the elections rigged in favour of the wealthy, the real power to successfully stop cut backs rests with social movements. With dramatic cuts to social assistance, min wage, healthcare, transit, and more expected, it’s time to gather our forces. Hosted by OCAP (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty).</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/688615608180951/">https://www.facebook.com/events/688615608180951/</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>UNDRIP: Implications for Reconciliation and the Protection of Canada’s Environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Oct. 19, 1 - 2:15 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Adopted by the General Assembly in 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is regarded as the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous peoples. In Canada, the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission speaks to UNDRIP as the framework for reconciliation and calls on the federal government of Canada to develop a national action plan and strategies to achieve UNDRIP. This webinar is intended to increase our understanding of UNDRIP in the Canadian context, as well as its implications for collective efforts to advance reconciliation and protect Canada’s environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4023298156758150913">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4023298156758150913</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>King in the Wilderness<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>OISE, 252 Bloor St. W., Rm 5-150 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A look at the final years in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. $4 donation. Part of the Rebel Film Series presented by Toronto Socialist Action.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTinWZvFpJ4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTinWZvFpJ4</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Ethical Psychology & Psychiatry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Empowering Individuals & Communities: An Ethical and Holistic Approach to Wellbeing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>October 19 – 21<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Novotel Centre, 45 The Esplanade<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry is a non-profit volunteer organization of mental health professionals, physicians, educators, ex-patients and survivors of the mental health system, and their families. We strive to educate the public about the nature of “mental illness”, the de-humanizing and coercive aspects of many forms of mental health treatment, and the alternative humane ways of helping people who struggle with very difficult life issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://psychintegrity.org/2018-toronto/">http://psychintegrity.org/2018-toronto/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Sharkwater Extinction<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Opening in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Oct. 19 - 23<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas (AMC Yonge & Dundas)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sharkwater: Extinction (2018) is a thrilling and inspiring action-packed journey that follows filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it — a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction of sharks. From West Africa, Spain, Panama, Costa Rica, France, and even in our own backyard, Stewart’s third film dives into the often-violent underworld of the pirate fishing trade to expose a multi-billion-dollar industry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.sharkwater.com/">https://www.sharkwater.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tribute.ca/sharkwater/showtimes/">https://www.tribute.ca/sharkwater/showtimes/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Environmental Rights: Talk and Action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Oct. 20, 2 - 4 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Centre for Social Innovation, Regent Park, 585 Dundas St. E. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This event is part of the Blue Dot National Day of Action (David Suzuki Foundation), during which communities across Canada are raising awareness about the need to legally recognize the right to a healthy environment. Join us for a discussion on environmental rights followed by a march to Yonge-Dundas Square. Speakers include: Lee Maracle, renowned Stö:lo poet, author, and activist; Angela Bischoff, Outreach Director at the Ontario Clean Air Alliance; Isaac Crosby, Urban Agriculture Educator at Evergreen Brick Works <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/464470020740910/">https://www.facebook.com/events/464470020740910/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/blue-dot-toronto-2018-environmental-rights-talk-and-action-tickets-51264191577">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/blue-dot-toronto-2018-environmental-rights-talk-and-action-tickets-51264191577</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Planet in Focus - 19th Annual Environmental Film Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Oct. 25 - 28<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://planetinfocus.org/film-fest/2018-program/#/">http://planetinfocus.org/film-fest/2018-program/#/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Point of No Return <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday Oct. 27, 1 pm <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Innis Town Hall, 2. Sussex Ave, U of T<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In 2015, two Swiss pilots took on the groundbreaking feat of flying the world's first solar powered plane around the world. Point of No Return follows their amazing flight in The Solar Impulse aircraft. A delicate machine, vulnerable to the slightest of changes in weather, the “Solar Impulse” takes them on a risky and unpredictable flight. This film beautifully demonstrates what renewable energy has to offer for the future of air travel but also makes us wonder how much more we can achieve on land. It is a flight of the imagination made real. Co-presented by: Ontario Clean Air Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://planetinfocus.org/film-fest/2018-program/#/en/film/2808/Point%20of%20No%20Return">http://planetinfocus.org/film-fest/2018-program/#/en/film/2808/Point%20of%20No%20Return</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>**I've got 2 FREE Tickets to Point of No Return</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'> </span><span lang=EN-US>- available to the first person that writes and asks for them! - <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">angela@cleanairalliance.org</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://theenergymix.com/">http://theenergymix.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Centre for Social Innovation Events<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://socialinnovation.ca/community/events/listing">http://socialinnovation.ca/community/events/listing</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Hot Docs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bloor Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotdocscinema.ca/">https://hotdocscinema.ca/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/">https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Subscribes, unsubscribes and submissions: angela@cleanairalliance.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>