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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@01D4A610.AF182630"></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'>Powershift: Young and Rising <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Together, we rise for climate justice. A convergence of hundreds of young people will take place in Ottawa from Feb 14-18. Register now.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>www.powershift-youngandrising.ca <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'>Cycle Toronto is a member-supported organization that advocates for a healthy, safe, cycling-friendly city for all<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>They are looking for passionate people to become a Ward Advocate and connect with others about transforming Toronto into a more bicycle-friendly city. Find a ward group by your address and get in touch with Kevin Cooper, Campaigns & Engagement Manager, at kevin@cycleto.ca. Please write “Ward Advocacy" in the subject line.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cycleto.ca/?mc_cid=70279d2ba6&mc_eid=fda7eefeb0">https://www.cycleto.ca/?mc_cid=70279d2ba6&mc_eid=fda7eefeb0</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cycleto.ca/ward-advocacy?mc_cid=70279d2ba6&mc_eid=fda7eefeb0">https://www.cycleto.ca/ward-advocacy?mc_cid=70279d2ba6&mc_eid=fda7eefeb0</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:#70AD47'>Groundswell Community Justice Trust Fund: Call for Applications for 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We are excited to invite applications for $500-$4000 for projects and organizations with a vision of transforming society by fighting systemic injustices. For vital work that is not government-funded and not charity. Learn more and apply here.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://groundswellfund.ca/apply/">https://groundswellfund.ca/apply/</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'>Stop Bill 66<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tell the Ontario government to Stop Bill 66, save the Greenbelt and protect our water.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/35250/action/1?ea.tracking.id=BlogDec19">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/35250/action/1?ea.tracking.id=BlogDec19</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2018/12/17/stop-bill-66/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2018/12/17/stop-bill-66/</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:#00B0F0'>What is Democracy?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Jan. 4 - 10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bloor Hot Docs, 506 Bloor W.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>At a time when our democracy seems like it’s coming under attack worldwide, this urgent new doc reflects on a word we too often take for granted. From Ancient Greece all the way to our global economic crisis and the election of Donald Trump, filmmaker and philosopher Astra Taylor takes us on a millennial-spanning, continent-hopping journey to explore the roots, virtues and trappings of the Great Democratic Experiment. Featuring a brilliant cast of thought leaders, citizens and activists, What is Democracy? connects the past and the present, the personal and the political, to ask how the foundations of democracy can help us rethink and rebuild the institution today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=80629~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&utm_source=eBulletin&utm_medium=2018.11.15HDC&utm_campaign=HDCFilms&utm_content=WhatsDemocracy">https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=80629~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&utm_source=eBulletin&utm_medium=2018.11.15HDC&utm_campaign=HDCFilms&utm_content=WhatsDemocracy</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'>Toronto Solidarity with Wet'suwet'en<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday January 8, noon - 3 p.m.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto City Hall (Queen and Bay)</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join our Indigenous youth led rally and round dance! We plan on marching from Nathan Phillips Square to Dundas Square. This is a solidarity action taken in response to the ACTION ALERT – International Call to Action for Gidimt’en Access Checkpoint: https://unistoten.camp/action-alert-international-call-to-action-for-gidimten-access-checkpoint/ <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Donate to Gidimt’en Access Point: https://www.gofundme.com/gitdumt039en-access-point<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Donate to Unist’ot’en Legal Fund: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/unistoten-camp-legal-fund</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Go to https://bit.ly/2QrIymm for more info.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/549865792181571/">https://www.facebook.com/events/549865792181571/</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:#7030A0'>Toronto’s January Homeless Memorial<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Jan. 8, noon - 1 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Outdoors at the Church of the Holy Trinity (behind Eaton's Centre, off Bay)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Followed by a lunch indoors.</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'>To Freeze the Thames - Geo-Science and Climate Struggles<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hosted by The Socialist Project and Centre for Social Justice</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Jan. 9, 6:30 - 9 p.m.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Workers Action Center, 720 Spadina Ave.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Is advanced-industrial capitalism capable of finding solutions for the environmental devastation it causes? Or are the logics of capitalism and environmental sustainability at odds? This session of The Capitalism Workshop explores the economics and politics surrounding natural geo-engineering—re-wilding agricultural land, freed up by compulsory veganism—to replicate the hemispheric cooling of the Little Ice Age, and features our special guest Troy Vettese, whose article "To Freeze the Thames" was recently published in the New Left Review (Debating Green Strategy). Discussants: Umair Muhammad and Gordon Laxer</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/580674892362827/">https://www.facebook.com/events/580674892362827/</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'>TTC Board Welcome Party<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Jan. 10, 12:15 - 1 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The new TTC Board will meet on Jan. 10th for the first time, so we're throwing them a Welcome Party! The TTC is planning to increase fares this year, even though fares are already unaffordable and rising faster than inflation. Join us to tell the newly-elected TTC Board that we need fair funding for the TTC so we get LOWER fares and more frequent, reliable service. We will deliver a giant welcome card with a message that you can sign in advance. After the rally we'll go inside the meeting. Want to sign up to make a deputation to the TTC Board?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ttc-board-welcome-party-tickets-52322772822">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ttc-board-welcome-party-tickets-52322772822</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'>Fridays for Future Climate Strike<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. Jan. 11, 12:30 - 2 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Queens Park (College and University)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Our second FridaysforFuture climate strike for and with children and youth. Come with your signs and your voices and let's keep up the pressure! In solidarity with Greta Thunberg in Sweden and climate activists and youth worldwide, we are calling on our elected representatives to take urgent and just action on climate change before it is too late. We don't have time! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2274221372799742/">https://www.facebook.com/events/2274221372799742/</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'>Rally Round Ontario Place<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday, January 12, 1 – 3:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Metro Hall Rm. 308/309, 55 John St.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Doug Ford has appointed a friend, political ally and one of his campaign fundraisers to run Ontario Place. Jim Ginou is already kowtowing to Ford, saying in a briefing today, that Ontario Place can “be rebuilt in any way that Ford wants it rebuilt”. But Ontario Place is not Doug Ford’s private property. It was bought and paid for by the people of Ontario and any changes should be planned through consultation with the people who own it – Ontarians. Ontario Place is for all Ontarians. Sponsored by: Waterfront for All & Park People<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.waterfrontforall.ca/onplace?fbclid=IwAR069kckmSpcm_Lm-nWoO-tmb6pFDpzRzii8we_XPY2TspDFXiqBGBcRj5w">http://www.waterfrontforall.ca/onplace?fbclid=IwAR069kckmSpcm_Lm-nWoO-tmb6pFDpzRzii8we_XPY2TspDFXiqBGBcRj5w</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'>Awakening the Dreamer Changing the Dream<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Jan. 12, 11:30 - 4 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Inner Center, 23 Diana Drive (Keele/Sheppard)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What kind of world are you passing onto your children? What hope do they have for the future of the planet? What are you doing now to create a better future? Together in this symposium, we will explore the above questions by looking at: Where we are now, how did we get here, the new story, what is possible now and where do we go from here? $25-$40<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/awakening-the-dreamer-changing-the-dream-tickets-52437483926?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/awakening-the-dreamer-changing-the-dream-tickets-52437483926?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text</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'>Stop Bill 66<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ajax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for an organizing workshop on the campaign to stop Bill 66, culminating in a field trip to Minister Rod Phillips' constituency office. The workshop will be a great opportunity to come together with other local groups and discuss our shared strategy, learn proven canvassing techniques, and have your legal questions answered. We hope you'll join us, and please forward this event page to other like-minded groups!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/35964/petition/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/35964/petition/1</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:#00B0F0'>Centre for Social Innovation Events<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://socialinnovation.org/community/events/">https://socialinnovation.org/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><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: <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></div></body></html>