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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@01D47F92.3DC15460"><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'>We need a strong, independent Environmental Commissioner of Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For over 25 years, Ontario citizens have greatly benefited from relying on the ECO (Environmental Commissioners Office) as an independent, non-partisan officer of the Legislature to hold all governments accountable for their decisions and efforts in protecting Ontarian’s vast and unparalleled environment. Who does Ford and his conservatives think they are to just dissolve it? Please sign the petition. <a href="http://www.greenprosperity.ca/eco/">http://www.greenprosperity.ca/eco/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For background see: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Ford ‘Silences Accountability’ by Cutting Provincial Environmental Commissioner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theenergymix.com/2018/11/16/ford-silences-accountability-by-cutting-provincial-environmental-commissioner/">https://theenergymix.com/2018/11/16/ford-silences-accountability-by-cutting-provincial-environmental-commissioner/</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'>Tell Doug Ford: no unlimited rent increases<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ontario law prohibits unlimited rent increases - but Doug Ford is ripping those protections away for new apartments. If his new law passes, rent could start to go up by hundreds - even thousands - of dollars, overnight. Add your name to demand that Doug Ford preserve our protection against unlimited overnight rent increases.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.leadnow.ca/no-unlimited-rent-increases/">https://www.leadnow.ca/no-unlimited-rent-increases/</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'>Oppose Ford’s $275 million handout for the rich and service cuts for everyone else<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Doug Ford is cutting services you rely on. He's making housing more expensive, scraping protections for at-risk youth and gutting environmental oversight. At the same time, he's lowering taxes for the richest Ontarians. And he's not done yet. More cuts will be coming soon. Send Doug Ford and the Minister of Finance an email telling them you oppose these dangerous cuts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://north99.org/sign-the-petition-oppose-fords-massive-cuts-to-public-services/">https://north99.org/sign-the-petition-oppose-fords-massive-cuts-to-public-services/</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'>Extinction Rebellion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dozens arrested after climate protest blocks five London bridges. Thousands of protesters occupied bridges across the Thames over extinction crisis in huge act of peaceful civil disobedience. “Occupying the streets to bring about change as our ancestors have done before us. Only this kind of large-scale economic disruption can rapidly bring the government to the table to discuss our demands. We are prepared to risk it all for our futures.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/17/thousands-gather-to-block-london-bridges-in-climate-rebellion">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/17/thousands-gather-to-block-london-bridges-in-climate-rebellion</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'>How Extreme Weather Is Shrinking the Planet<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With wildfires, heat waves, and rising sea levels, large tracts of the earth are at risk of becoming uninhabitable. But the fossil-fuel industry continues its assault on the facts. By Bill McKibben<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/26/how-extreme-weather-is-shrinking-the-planet">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/26/how-extreme-weather-is-shrinking-the-planet</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'>Canadians produce three times more greenhouse gas emissions than G20 average<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The analysis says, on average, each Canadian produces 22 tonnes of greenhouse gas per year – which is the highest among all G20 members and nearly three times the G20 average of eight tonnes per person. Canadians are also the highest per-capita users of energy, with emissions from both the transportation sector and buildings four times the G20 average.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-found-to-produce-most-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-person-among/?fbclid=IwAR37SNal3Ic95loPsxgJdEaVZ6FjUqfL5ytErkyKwRq1aOzGzWGTNuE7HPA">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-found-to-produce-most-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-person-among/?fbclid=IwAR37SNal3Ic95loPsxgJdEaVZ6FjUqfL5ytErkyKwRq1aOzGzWGTNuE7HPA</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'>Tell the Immigration Minister: It’s time for Landed Status for Migrant Care Workers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>They care for our mothers and our kids. Care Workers deserve permanent residency status, family unity and full rights.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://migrantrights.ca/en/take-action/landed-status-now/">http://migrantrights.ca/en/take-action/landed-status-now/</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'>Call on Health Canada to investigate into glyphosate now<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Health Canada used fraudulent studies written by Monsanto employees to renew the registration for Monsanto’s carcinogenic pesticide, glyphosate, for 15 years. Health Canada: Re-open the registration of glyphosate now, and investigate into the decision to renew this registration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actions.sumofus.org/a/health-canada-glyphosate-isn-t-safe-just-because-monsanto-says-so/">https://actions.sumofus.org/a/health-canada-glyphosate-isn-t-safe-just-because-monsanto-says-so/</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 Art of Distraction Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>To remind people to pay attention on our streets, “The Art of Distraction” campaign recounts tragic stories and showcases items (either real or recreated) taken from deadly collision sites on the streets of Toronto. The campaign brings attention to road safety and aims to influence safer, less distracted behaviour while on the road. The campaign is featured across multiple platforms and media until mid-December. In addition to traditional campaign elements, including standard transit shelter posters, radio, television and social media, members of the public are encouraged to visit five unique Art of Distraction installations at the following transit shelter locations:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Victoria Park Avenue & Eglinton Square – southeast corner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> King Street West & Spadina Avenue – southwest corner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Blue Jays Way & Front Street West – southwest corner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Queen Street West & Augusta Avenue – southwest corner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> College Street & McCaul Street – southwest corner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The installations at these locations display items found in the aftermath of collisions between distracted drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. These artifacts are accompanied by cards that identify the item and tell stories of tragedy, loss and grief.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/road-safety/vision-zero/educational-campaigns/the-art-of-distraction-campaign/?fbclid=IwAR1QPMv2fw4HNOkT-whV_6eDV3rem6G9xhH4N_NPE4Bhxykopkszss3oVYc">https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/road-safety/vision-zero/educational-campaigns/the-art-of-distraction-campaign/?fbclid=IwAR1QPMv2fw4HNOkT-whV_6eDV3rem6G9xhH4N_NPE4Bhxykopkszss3oVYc</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'>Grow Without a Garden: 101 Plants for Containers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This illustrated book makes food growing easy for urban gardeners, with profiles of 101 crops to grow in containers and small spaces. This is a Toronto-based guide by a local gardener/ educator /artist. Buy your book in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1563114815/grow-without-a-garden-101-plants-for-containers?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=grow%20without%20a%20garden">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1563114815/grow-without-a-garden-101-plants-for-containers?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=grow%20without%20a%20garden</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'>Part-time Jobs Posting - Community Animators <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Toronto Green Community, Climatefast, and Green Neighbours Network are launching a new collaborative project funded by The Atmospheric Fund. “Community Futures – Sustainable Neighbourhoods” is hiring two Community Animator part-time positions (one for each area) to expand engagement in environmental initiatives and encourage changes in attitudes and behaviors. We are looking for a team player who is motivated to green their community. Training will be provided in facilitation and volunteer management skills. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Community Animator: Scarborough<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.goodwork.ca/jobs/scarborough-jobs-in-community-non-profit-organizations-49222">https://www.goodwork.ca/jobs/scarborough-jobs-in-community-non-profit-organizations-49222</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Community Animator: Etobicoke<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.goodwork.ca/jobs/environmental-jobs-in-toronto-community-non-profit-organizations-49221">https://www.goodwork.ca/jobs/environmental-jobs-in-toronto-community-non-profit-organizations-49221</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'>Getting to Work: Organizing against Climate and Labour Precarity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 19, 5 - 8 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Workers Action Center, 720 Spadina <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Precarity is endemic in both our economy and ecology, exacerbated through a politics of austerity and climate inaction. We want to bring the labour and environment lens together for an action-oriented panel and workshop event that will focus on the most pressing labour and climate issues of our time, and through which the exchange of knowledge and skills can be transformed into collective political action. Join us to talk coalition politics and build the skills we need to organize across campus movements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1117114425113335/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1117114425113335/</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'>New Directions in Landscape Photography - part of the Endangered Landscapes Photo Exhibit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Exhibit: Nov. 12 - Dec. 24<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Connections Gallery, 1840 Danforth Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Since 2007, Phil Jessup has been photographing landscapes vanishing due to climate change that we can save if we take the right steps. The exhibit will feature recent images from coastal marshlands and barrier islands endangered by sea level rise that governments and NGOs are striving to conserve.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.jessup.ca/">https://www.jessup.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:red'>Pack the Queen's Park Gallery for #15andFairness<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 20, 3 - 6 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Queens Park<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bill 47 will go for a final vote at the provincial legislature on Tuesday afternoon. This dangerous law will cut the minimum wage and postpone $15 for seven years, eliminate paid sick days, reduce UNPAID sick leave, as well as roll back most of our new labour rights. Fill the chamber.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/255788301718447/">https://www.facebook.com/events/255788301718447/</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'>519 Trans Day of Remembrance [TDoR] - Rejoice, Relive, Remember<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, November 20, 6 - 9 pm (doors at 5)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>519 Church Street Grand Ballroom (second floor) followed by a candlelight vigil in Barbara Hall Park.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>November 20 is an internationally recognized day to celebrate and honour the lives of trans-identified people who have passed away due to transphobia, hate crimes, illness, substance use, suicide, or murder. The 519 will be hosting a ceremony and candlelight vigil followed by a dinner and dance to commemorate the day, honour the lives lost, and celebrate trans communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.the519.org/events/tdor-2018">http://www.the519.org/events/tdor-2018</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'>Equality of Power: Solutions to the Unfair Treatment of Women <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 20, 7 - 8:30 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Toronto Reference Library, Beeton Hall (Bloor and Yonge) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Linda Silver Dranoff, C.M., LSM, has been a writer, thinker and activist for equality issues throughout her legal career. In her most recent book, Fairly Equal: Lawyering the Feminist Revolution, she details her own trailblazing journey from a traditional 1950s childhood to the battlegrounds of the courts of law and the halls of power where she and a generation of women lawyers, supporting a larger feminist movement, championed the rights of Canadian women and families.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT24130&R=EVT24130">https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT24130&R=EVT24130</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'>Impact Fest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 21, 3 - 6 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The world is converging to advance the Global Sustainable Development Goals. Social enterprises are providing choices for you to make a positive impact on our planet. Join us and discover new products and services that put people and planet first. Social entrepreneurs will connect with companies who are interested in your product or service offering, meet new potential collaborators, mentors, co-founders, funders, volunteers, and friends! Take part in workshops, group activities, discussions and networking.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/impactfest-2018-tickets-51219770713?mc_cid=321bc1e5c7&mc_eid=262168777c&mc_cid=ac27f05fb1&mc_eid=fda7eefeb0">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/impactfest-2018-tickets-51219770713?mc_cid=321bc1e5c7&mc_eid=262168777c&mc_cid=ac27f05fb1&mc_eid=fda7eefeb0</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:#0070C0'>Racialized Spaces: The Black Lives Matter Movement and Environmental Justice in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 21, 12:10 p.m., SS 2127, U of T<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Cheryl Teelucksingh, Professor, Department of Sociology, Ryerson University<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 War Against the Middle East Peace</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"MS Gothic";color:red'>
</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. November 21, 7 pm</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>University College, Room 140, 15 King's College Circle, U of T<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Returning from recent trips to the region, Toronto Star political columnist Martin Regg Cohn reconnects to the Middle East bureau he left behind as a foreign correspondent, when the peace process held out hope. Then as now, countries are in conflict. Today, people are at war with themselves, within their own countries. The Hundred Years War has evolved from territorial battles into internecine and sectarian strife. Not just Jews against Muslims or Christians, but all against all — not least pious versus secular. Even if the political path seems elusive, other pathways are opening up. How do Canadians connect the dots in a foreign minefield? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://scienceforpeace.ca/events/the-war-against-the-middle-east-peace/1542826800/">https://scienceforpeace.ca/events/the-war-against-the-middle-east-peace/1542826800/</a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><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><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Metamorphosis - an incredible documentary film by local film maker Velcrow Ripper<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, Nov. 22, 7 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>79 Hiawatha Rd, Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A poem for the planet, Metamorphosis captures the true scale of the global environmental crisis. It shows this crisis is also an opportunity for transformation. Through a tidal flow of stunning images, Metamorphosis carves a path from the present to the future and offers a bold new vision for humanity and the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/112350443053035/">https://www.facebook.com/events/112350443053035/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.metamorphosis.media/">https://www.metamorphosis.media/</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'>Canadian Climate Accountability<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nov. 22, 2 - 3 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In this webinar, we will dig into some of the ambition-raising asks we’ll be making of the Canadian government as we head into COP24. Our panelists will discuss what an accountability mechanism for the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change might look like and how it can ensure ambition can be raised in the future. We will also explore some of the ways accountability mechanisms have been embedded in climate policy around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/875185261733716492<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://tcan.ca/event/can-racs-webinar-workshop-series-climate-accountability-canada">http://tcan.ca/event/can-racs-webinar-workshop-series-climate-accountability-canada</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'>Navigating the Housing Crisis: Training on Access to Housing for Non-Status Families<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, November 22, 12:30 - 4 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>U of T, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, 246 Bloor Street West, 3rd Floor- Student Lounge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please join us for our Fall Training focused on the housing crisis and how it is impacting women and families without immigration status. This will be an intersectional look at the broader context as well as specific tools and strategies to help frontline workers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/2Dxv0TE">https://bit.ly/2Dxv0TE</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'>National Housing Day</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'> - Parkdale Rally</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, November 22, 12:30 pm</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meet at Masaryk Cowan Park; 1 pm - March to N of Queen on Brock, End 5pm.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Parkdale has had enough of the housing crisis. Let's stand in solidarity with our neighbours, those with lived experiences of homelessness, those who are being displaced through reno-victions, and those who are at risk of being displaced - let's keep people in their homes and demand deeply affordable housing be built in Parkdale now!</span><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1877061529075522/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1877061529075522/</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'>Defend Toronto - Students Stand up for Learning<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday Nov. 22, 7 pm</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Church of the Holy Trinity, behind Eaton Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Our meeting will focus on the Ford takeover: what he proposes; what the impact will be; what we can do to stop it. We’ll have speakers, including city councillors, on this issue.</span><span lang=EN-US> </span><span lang=EN-US>The election is over and now is the time for us to get to work. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://educationactiontoronto.com/">https://educationactiontoronto.com/</a> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"MS Gothic"'>
</span><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><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>One of a Kind Show<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thurs Nov 22 - Mon Nov 26<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.oneofakindshow.com/toronto/en/index.html">https://www.oneofakindshow.com/toronto/en/index.html</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'>Canadian Labour International Film Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nov. 23-24<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Imagine Cinemas Carlton, 20 Carlton Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/270720933545563/">https://www.facebook.com/events/270720933545563/</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'>The Truth: Lost at Sea - Film <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday, Nov 24, 7 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friends House, 60 Lowther (at Bedford/Bloor subway)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Truth: Lost at Sea is a film documentary that covers Israel's attack on the 2010 Freedom Flotilla to Gaza and reveals what really happened and how the story was spun in mainstream and online media. Israel stopped, boarded and killed 10 unarmed activists and wounded and imprisoned hundreds more. The director and filmmaker, Rifat Audeh, has unique insight into this event since he was aboard the Mavi Marmara and witnessed it first-hand when it was attacked. Screening is followed by conversation and Q&A with Rifat Audeh.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://beitzatoun.org/event/film-the-truth-lost-at-sea/?mc_cid=e937516e73&mc_eid=98329828f0">http://beitzatoun.org/event/film-the-truth-lost-at-sea/?mc_cid=e937516e73&mc_eid=98329828f0</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'>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:red'>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:#7030A0'>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:#70AD47'>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: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">angela@cleanairalliance.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>