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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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@01D4BC15.7F4AF160" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D4BC14.BDC57830"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>'Our house is on fire': Greta Thunberg, 16, urges leaders to act on climate</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Brilliant in its simplicity, honesty and urgency.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/25/our-house-is-on-fire-greta-thunberg16-urges-leaders-to-act-on-climate">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/25/our-house-is-on-fire-greta-thunberg16-urges-leaders-to-act-on-climate</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>RIP beautiful Dave Vasey</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Anti-pipeline, anti-fascist, anti-nuclear, anti-authoritarian, pro-people and planet, environmental justice First Nation solidarity activist extraordinaire...</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/301303337238372/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/301303337238372/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>A Green New Deal Is Already Happening</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The transition to electric cars and clean energy is happening faster than anyone expected. All politicians can do is choose to accelerate it.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/gregormacdonald/a-green-new-deal-is-already-happening?utm_term=.bcoy16ZXW2#.bcoy16ZXW2">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/gregormacdonald/a-green-new-deal-is-already-happening?utm_term=.bcoy16ZXW2#.bcoy16ZXW2</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Pledge to Stand with Unist'ot'en</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNtxbSahBWHsa9Wy_sEelq8BAEp1mOsiiOzkvq9dE7ryMnGA/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNtxbSahBWHsa9Wy_sEelq8BAEp1mOsiiOzkvq9dE7ryMnGA/viewform</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Richmond, Adelaide, Simcoe cycle tracks will be permanent</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cycleto.ca/news/richmond-adelaide?fbclid=IwAR1-AvCXwi0bMuq0IJWawBDDNJ1t3b7n3XigMhakj3eDh1VInjY5PVwj0qY">https://www.cycleto.ca/news/richmond-adelaide?fbclid=IwAR1-AvCXwi0bMuq0IJWawBDDNJ1t3b7n3XigMhakj3eDh1VInjY5PVwj0qY</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Drivers are killing more pedestrians in Canada every year</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/drivers-are-killing-more-pedestrians-in-canada-every-year-here-s-why-michael-s-essay-1.4998615?fbclid=IwAR0EE7RNVIGQec_W9cI9w3PGlx-0oB0IMdlG6k-kHM60vaDMEEadXHS_tVg">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/drivers-are-killing-more-pedestrians-in-canada-every-year-here-s-why-michael-s-essay-1.4998615?fbclid=IwAR0EE7RNVIGQec_W9cI9w3PGlx-0oB0IMdlG6k-kHM60vaDMEEadXHS_tVg</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Polluters Need to Pay!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Good news - the Supreme Court just ruled that polluters across the country will not be allowed to abandon the messes they have created, even if they’ve gone bankrupt. This is a historic legal battle for people over profit. You can send a letter here to AB politicians expressing that you expect them to enforce the decision and to stop companies from offloading their environmental responsibilities.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theleap.org/portfolio-items/enforce-polluter-pays/">https://theleap.org/portfolio-items/enforce-polluter-pays/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/supreme-court-redwater-decision-orphan-wells-1.4998995">https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/supreme-court-redwater-decision-orphan-wells-1.4998995</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Antidepressants</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Have you been told you need an antidepressant to fix a chemical imbalance in your brain? For years, we've been told that depression is caused by a lack of serotonin in the brain. But did you know that the “low-serotonin theory of depression” has never been proven? By the Inner Compass Initiative</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theinnercompass.org/learn-unlearn/intervention/antidepressants?fbclid=IwAR3leeUqsJsrzpi8FOyn-5a7CHo0L_K_jSRwz2XmhhRfo8GfeBfXc4zfwHI">https://www.theinnercompass.org/learn-unlearn/intervention/antidepressants?fbclid=IwAR3leeUqsJsrzpi8FOyn-5a7CHo0L_K_jSRwz2XmhhRfo8GfeBfXc4zfwHI</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Tell Ford: Don’t privatize healthcare</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.leadnow.ca/health-care/">https://www.leadnow.ca/health-care/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Send a letter right now to tell your MPP and Doug Ford you oppose private health care.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://north99.org/tell-ford-dont-privatize-our-health-care/">https://north99.org/tell-ford-dont-privatize-our-health-care/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Green Neighbours Network</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'> </span><span lang=EN-US>is a grassroots community network of people and groups working to make Toronto greener, healthier, and more sustainable. Join us - it will be easier together – and more fun!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://greenneighboursnetwork.ca/">https://greenneighboursnetwork.ca/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Strengthen Canada’s Poverty Reduction Bill</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'> </span><span lang=EN-US>- Sign the Open Letter</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://dignityforall.ca/open-letter-strengthen-canadas-poverty-reduction-bill/">https://dignityforall.ca/open-letter-strengthen-canadas-poverty-reduction-bill/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'>Groundswell Community Justice Trust Fund’s</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'> </span><span lang=EN-US>applications for funding are now available – closing date is February 19th – go to <a href="https://groundswellfund.ca/apply/">https://groundswellfund.ca/apply/</a> for applications and information. And for those of you who want to invest in the amazing organizing that Groundswell supports, please go to <a href="https://groundswellfund.ca/donate/">https://groundswellfund.ca/donate/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Ontario’s review of Endangered Species Act must address long-term ecosystem damage</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Are protections for endangered species just another bureaucratic burden that is holding back economic development in Ontario? That’s the below-the-surface premise that seems to lie behind the Ford government’s latest action to “streamline” environmental regulation in this province.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ipolitics.ca/2019/01/31/ontarios-review-of-endangered-species-act-must-address-long-term-ecosystem-damage/">https://ipolitics.ca/2019/01/31/ontarios-review-of-endangered-species-act-must-address-long-term-ecosystem-damage/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Your 2019 guide to Black History Month arts and culture in Toronto</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Films, parties, theatre, music, exhibits and more.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/arts/your-2019-guide-to-black-history-month-arts-and-culture-1.5000909">https://www.cbc.ca/arts/your-2019-guide-to-black-history-month-arts-and-culture-1.5000909</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Province Wide March For Students' Rights </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Feb. 4, noon - 3 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>March from University Ave. and Armoury St. to Queen's Park </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Calling all Toronto students, and students from any post secondary institution around the Toronto area. Join us for to take part in the Province Wide March for Students' Rights. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/296202404419912/">https://www.facebook.com/events/296202404419912/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Don't Steal Our Subway - Canvass</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Doug Ford has threatened to break apart the TTC by taking over the subway system we paid for and maintain. This will open it up to privatization, higher fares, reduced service, and less democratic control by Toronto’s residents. We’re ramping up the campaign by organizing subway stop canvases, door knocking, and lit drops. Join us!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday, February 4, 5 - 6:30 p.m, Kipling Subway Station</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.ttcriders.ca/don_t_steal_our_subway_canvass_kipling_subway_station?utm_campaign=oursubway1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ttcriders">https://act.ttcriders.ca/don_t_steal_our_subway_canvass_kipling_subway_station?utm_campaign=oursubway1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ttcriders</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wednesday, February 6, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Eglinton Subway Station</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.ttcriders.ca/don_t_steal_our_subway_canvass_at_eglinton_subway_station_feb_6?utm_campaign=oursubway1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ttcriders">https://act.ttcriders.ca/don_t_steal_our_subway_canvass_at_eglinton_subway_station_feb_6?utm_campaign=oursubway1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ttcriders</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friday, February 8, 5:30 - 7 p.m, Finch Subway Station </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.ttcriders.ca/don_t_steal_our_subway_canvass_at_finch_subway_station_feb_8?utm_campaign=oursubway1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ttcriders">https://act.ttcriders.ca/don_t_steal_our_subway_canvass_at_finch_subway_station_feb_8?utm_campaign=oursubway1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ttcriders</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday, February 9, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Kennedy Subway Station</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.ttcriders.ca/don_t_steal_our_subway_canvass_at_kennedy_subway_station_feb_9?utm_campaign=oursubway1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ttcriders">https://act.ttcriders.ca/don_t_steal_our_subway_canvass_at_kennedy_subway_station_feb_9?utm_campaign=oursubway1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ttcriders</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>What We Can Do to Prevent a Nuclear War?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Prof. John Polanyi, Nobel Prize Winner</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 6, 5 - 6:30 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire Pl, U of T</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>John Polanyi's awards include the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Royal Medal of the Royal Society of London, and over thirty honorary degrees from six countries. He has written extensively on science policy, the control of armaments, and peacekeeping. He is co-editor of the book, The Dangers of Nuclear War, and was a participant in the recent ‘Canada 21’ study of a 21st-century defence posture for Canada.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://scienceforpeace.ca/events/what-can-we-do-to-prevent-a-nuclear-war/?fbclid=IwAR0IbAV6FpYfQJQGOCDCioXQbOJ-PE7wkyDUqSqgGl03Azy5VxracAyai-A">https://scienceforpeace.ca/events/what-can-we-do-to-prevent-a-nuclear-war/?fbclid=IwAR0IbAV6FpYfQJQGOCDCioXQbOJ-PE7wkyDUqSqgGl03Azy5VxracAyai-A</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'>At the frontline of climate change: Beaver Lake Cree</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 6, 7 - 9 p.m</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, 16 Spadina Road (north of Bloor)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please join us for an evening of story-telling and solidarity. All are welcome!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Tar Sands Trial aims to force Canada and Alberta to honour their treaty obligations to the Beaver Lake Cree and — by extension — all Nations across the country. That means taking on the toxic tar sands and rampant industrial development that takes up 80% of the territory of the Beaver Lake Cree. It means forging a new framework that evaluates new projects according to cumulative impacts on the water, forests, and animals that Indigenous Peoples were promised would be there 'as long as the grass grows and the rivers flow'.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/322851301660480/">https://www.facebook.com/events/322851301660480/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Moving Toward a Disability Justice Revolution</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hancock Lecture 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 6, 7 - 9 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hart House, U of T</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In Canada, people with disabilities are consistently told, explicitly and implicitly, that they do not have the right to exist freely. In this lecture, community organizer and co-founder of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario, Sarah Jama will discuss the ways the “disabled body” and “disabled mind” are treated through consumerist understandings in order to uphold existing oppressive structures in our society. Sarah will discuss the history of the disability justice movement in Canada and the U.S., the historical links between colonialism and ableism, will unpack themes around global capitalism, and discuss how to build a world that truly uplifts the rights of people with disabilities. Lastly, she’ll walk you through her journey as an organizer and the steps she has taken towards building inclusive movements. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://harthouse.ca/events/hancock2019/">http://harthouse.ca/events/hancock2019/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>What is Democracy?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 6, 9:15 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bloor Hot Docs (at Bathurst)</span><o:p></o:p></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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=80629~59fba0ef-6a4a-45af-8cd3-8a8d7c61f184&ep=1&_ga=2.201900049.1025653696.1548042946-1482973601.1540328203">https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=80629~59fba0ef-6a4a-45af-8cd3-8a8d7c61f184&ep=1&_ga=2.201900049.1025653696.1548042946-1482973601.1540328203</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Toronto City Council Budget Deputations </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tell City Hall that you want funding for the city's climate plan - Transform TO - and what you think about the police proposal to increase their budget by $30 million while the city considers increasing TTC fares, responding pitifully to the homelessness and overdose crises, and more. Sign up to give a deputation on Feb 7 or 11. <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/budget-finances/city-budget/how-to-get-involved-in-the-budget/">https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/budget-finances/city-budget/how-to-get-involved-in-the-budget/</a> or email: buc@toronto.ca or phone: 416-392-4666</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Preparation Support</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Feb. 6, 6 - 8 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/399284780630936/">https://www.facebook.com/events/399284780630936/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Deputations heard:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, February 7</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- City Hall – 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and 6 p.m. onwards</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Scarborough Civic Centre – 3 - 5 p.m.; and 6 p.m. onwards</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday, February 11</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- North York Civic Centre – 3 - 5 p.m.; and 6 p.m. onwards</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Etobicoke Civic Centre – 3 - 5 p.m.; and 6 p.m. onwards</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sign up to depute here: <a href="https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/budget-finances/city-budget/how-to-get-involved-in-the-budget/">https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/budget-finances/city-budget/how-to-get-involved-in-the-budget/</a> or email: buc@toronto.ca or phone: 416-392-4666</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Take the Path of Most Resistance - Fundraiser for Marxism 2019</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday, Feb. 10, 2 - 4 pm</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Imperial Pub, 54 Dundas Street East</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The capitalist system must be smashed. However, we need the politics and actions that can make this happen. This is a fundraiser for Marxism 2019, a conference of socialist ideas happening in May. This conference will bring together workers, students, and activists, building the struggles today with the ideas that will make those struggles go forward toward a better world. Join us for words and songs of resistance featuring Mohammad Ali aka the Socialist Vocalist, Brian Champ, Mary Code, Celia Jade Green, Thomas McKechnie. By donation/pwyc. Organized by the International Socialists <a href="http://www.socialist.ca">www.socialist.ca</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Young and Rising: PowerShift</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us from Thursday, February 14 through Monday, February 18, 2019 for PowerShift: Young and Rising, a four day climate justice convergence being held in Ottawa, on the land of the Algonquin Anishinabe.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://powershiftcan.nationbuilder.com/register">https://powershiftcan.nationbuilder.com/register</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://theenergymix.com/">http://theenergymix.com/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Centre for Social Innovation Events</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://socialinnovation.org/community/events/">https://socialinnovation.org/community/events/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Hot Docs</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bloor Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotdocscinema.ca/">https://hotdocscinema.ca/</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing</span></b><o:p></o:p></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> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Subscribes, unsubscribes and submissions: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">angela@cleanairalliance.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>