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Description automatically generated"><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>Global<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>Degrowth: New Roots for the Economy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The signatories of this letter - more than 1,100 experts and over 70 organizations from more than 60 countries - offer five principles for the recovery of our economy and the basis of creating a just society. 1) Put life at the center of our economic systems. 2) Radically reevaluate how much and what work is necessary for a good life for all. 3) Organize society around the provision of essential goods and services. 4) Democratize society. 5) Base political and economic systems on the principle of solidarity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.degrowth.info/en/open-letter/">https://www.degrowth.info/en/open-letter/</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'>Billions Could Live in Extreme Heat Zones Within Decades<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Human cost of climate crisis will hit harder and sooner than previously believed, research reveals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/climate/heat-temperatures-climate-change.amp.html">https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/climate/heat-temperatures-climate-change.amp.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/05/one-billion-people-will-live-in-insufferable-heat-within-50-years-study">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/05/one-billion-people-will-live-in-insufferable-heat-within-50-years-study</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'>COVID-19 Is a Product of Our Unhealthy Relationship with Animals and the Environment - by Jane Goodall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Not just wildlife trafficking, factory farming too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/jane-goodall-covid19-2645922488.html">https://www.ecowatch.com/jane-goodall-covid19-2645922488.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'>£2 billion package to create new era for cycling and walking in the UK<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2-billion-package-to-create-new-era-for-cycling-and-walking">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2-billion-package-to-create-new-era-for-cycling-and-walking</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>London cycling could increase tenfold after lockdown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/cycling-could-increase-five-fold-in-london-after-lockdown">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/cycling-could-increase-five-fold-in-london-after-lockdown</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'>Project Save the World<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>More than 100 video recordings by Cdn. peace educator Dr. Metta Spencer interviewing great minds about global survival. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://tosavetheworld.ca/videos/">https://tosavetheworld.ca/videos/</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'>11 powerful food and nature documentaries you can stream right now<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://animalsaustralia.org/features/must-see-animal-documentaries.php">https://animalsaustralia.org/features/must-see-animal-documentaries.php</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>Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Let’s build a more resilient Canada. Here's how</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1. Invest stimulus into Canada’s fast-growing clean energy and cleantech sectors and businesses committed to the local production and export of world-leading low- and zero-carbon commodities;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2. Act quickly to support clean energy and cleantech solutions and businesses by expanding existing initiatives and programs; and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>3. Share loud and clear that Canada will continue and expand on its best-in-class climate and environmental policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.resilientrecovery.ca/">https://www.resilientrecovery.ca/</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'>Who benefits? An investigation of foreign ownership in the Alberta tar sands<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Findings reveal that more than 70 per cent of tar sands production is owned by investors and shareholders outside Canada's borders, sending billions out of the country each year. Reclamation of the tar sands, conventional oil and gas wells, and pipelines in Alberta will cost an estimated $260 billion. There is increasing concern that taxpayers, not polluters, will be left holding the bill for the clean up of this massive toxic mess.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.stand.earth/publication/who-benefits-investigation-foreign-ownership-oil-sands">https://www.stand.earth/publication/who-benefits-investigation-foreign-ownership-oil-sands</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Send a letter to PM Trudeau saying you want a just recovery, not a big oil bail out. <a href="https://act.stand.earth/page/19088/action/1">https://act.stand.earth/page/19088/action/1</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'>COVID-19 latest hurdle in Canada's long road to buying new fighter jets for $19 Billion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Spending $19 B of public money on fighter jets makes no sense given all the other priorities we face in Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-19-fighter-jet-bid-deadline-1.5540335">https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-19-fighter-jet-bid-deadline-1.5540335</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:red'>Spending $19 billion on fighter jets won’t fight COVID-19 or climate change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Instead of buying a new weapons system, the federal government should disarm and invest in a Green New Deal</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ricochet.media/en/3108/spending-19-billion-on-fighter-jets-wont-fight-covid-19-or-climate-change">https://ricochet.media/en/3108/spending-19-billion-on-fighter-jets-wont-fight-covid-19-or-climate-change</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'>Future Ecologies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Series of indy podcasts produced out of BC, focusing on nature, climate change and climate inaction.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.futureecologies.net/">https://www.futureecologies.net/</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'>The future of oil in the Canadian economy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Even before the recent collapse in the price of oil, Canada's oil and gas sector was facing a difficult future due to higher than average production costs and climate emissions. We're joined by a panel of experts for a discussion of these global trends, the politics of oil and, and Canada's potential role in the emerging renewable economy. 90 min. recorded webinar. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://vimeo.com/418561948">https://vimeo.com/418561948</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>Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Ontario's Growing Climate Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Ford Gov't just paid $2.8 billion for 3 gas-fired power plants - this will ramp up greenhouse gas pollution from our electricity sector by more than 400%. There are far better ways to keep our lights on, starting with maximizing our energy efficiency efforts, making a deal with Quebec for low-cost water power and developing cost-effective renewable energy projects right here in Ontario. Read more and send a message to Doug Ford here. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.OntarioClimateAction.ca">www.OntarioClimateAction.ca</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>Events<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>Biodiversity Loss and Wildlife: Preventing the Next Pandemic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. May 18, 3 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>It is actually humanity’s destruction of biodiversity that creates the conditions for new viruses and diseases like COVID-19.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-planet-biodiversity-loss-and-wildlife-tickets-103734891854">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/people-planet-biodiversity-loss-and-wildlife-tickets-103734891854</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:#00B050'>Global Green New Deal: From Crisis to Justice for People and the Planet <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Arundhati Roy and Naomi Klein<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 19, 11 a.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.globalgnd.org/into-the-portal-webinar/">https://www.globalgnd.org/into-the-portal-webinar/</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'>Why We Oppose NATO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 19, 3:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Ontario VOW (Voice of Women for Peace) on why we oppose NATO, its 2% GDP target, and military spending. We will learn from Ray Acheson, Director of Reaching Critical Will, the Disarmament Program of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), about excessive military spending. Let's build the Canadian movement to dismantle NATO.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.un.org/disarmament/publications/occasionalpapers/unoda-occasional-papers-no-35-april-2020/">https://www.un.org/disarmament/publications/occasionalpapers/unoda-occasional-papers-no-35-april-2020/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Email <a href="mailto:ontario@vowpeace.org">ontario@vowpeace.org</a> to register for this event.<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'>From Crisis to Opportunity: Covid-19 & the Future of our Rivers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 19, 8 - 9 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As International Rivers adapts to current circumstances, we are doing what we can to support partners on the ground to cope with immediate needs, while also re-imagining a healthier future for our rivers. We see it as critical that we prepare ourselves and our networks so that when doors re-open, we will be in a place to advance new and formidable solutions, from permanent river protections, to community-owned and operated micro hydropower projects that provide energy sovereignty and improved livelihoods while maintaining ecosystem balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://intlrv.rs/crisis2opportunitywebinar">https://intlrv.rs/crisis2opportunitywebinar</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'>Weekly Group Reflection & Discussion: Together in Uncertain Times<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 19, 12:50 - 2 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for 1 hour of stretching, relaxation, and guided discussion led collaboratively by Leaders in Gardening and Wellness who take the time to explore our collective responses in uncertain times. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.goboomerang.com/events/weekly-group-reflection-discussion-together-in-uncertain-times-3">https://www.goboomerang.com/events/weekly-group-reflection-discussion-together-in-uncertain-times-3</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'>Orphan wells, tailing ponds, fracked water: How big is the toxic legacy of oil and gas?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 20, 3 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Recently the federal government announced that they would spend $1.7 billion to clean up orphan wells. Many people started asking questions like: How big is the mess that oil and gas is leaving behind? What is the full cost of cleaning it up? Why aren't the polluters picking up the bill? Join us for a panel discussion with experts to find out more about this growing disaster.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/OilWebinar-Part2">https://bit.ly/OilWebinar-Part2</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'>Microplastics: Tiny But Dangerous<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 20, noon EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>They can be found throughout our parks, beaches and cities. Learn about microplastics and why these extremely small pieces of plastic are wreaking havoc on the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://trca.ca/event/microplastics-tiny-but-dangerous/">https://trca.ca/event/microplastics-tiny-but-dangerous/</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 Buzz on Bees: A Q&A session with YorkU's top bees experts on World Bee Day<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 20, noon EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Invasive insects, pesticides, land-use change and monocropping practices may reduce available nutrients and pose threats to bee colonies. To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, learn from this panel of experts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://events.fes.yorku.ca/event/the-buzz-on-bees-a-qa-session-with-yorkus-top-bees-experts-on-world-bee-day/">https://events.fes.yorku.ca/event/the-buzz-on-bees-a-qa-session-with-yorkus-top-bees-experts-on-world-bee-day/</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:#C00000'>Toronto Ride of Silence<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 20, 6:45 - 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meet at the park corner Spadina and Bloor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Rain or shine. Join 1000s of riders worldwide in remembering those who have been killed while riding a bike.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/483905515854096/">https://www.facebook.com/events/483905515854096/</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'>Ontario Teachers: Protect your Retirement Savings and Ensure a Climate-Safe Future for Young People<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 20, 4 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health and teachers from across Ontario for a free one-hour online workshop and discussion on how the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) is investing your money in fossil fuels and what it means for your retirement savings and the climate crisis. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/online-workshop-the-ontario-teachers-pension-plan-and-climate-change-tickets-104352430930">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/online-workshop-the-ontario-teachers-pension-plan-and-climate-change-tickets-104352430930</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'>Online Wisdom Keeper Series <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wednesday, May 20, 2 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>During this special 90-minute online REDTalk, join Senator Murray Sinclair, author and activist Lee Maracle, moderated by artistic director and creator Sandra Laronde as they delve into the COVID-19 pandemic from an Indigenous perspective and context. While we quarantine at home, nature is starting to restore itself, and a greater balance can be felt. Is this our opportunity to reconnect with the ecology of Indigenous values as a way forward? Could this be the first step towards living in balance with all living beings? Is meaningful transformation on the horizon? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://redtalks-wisdom-keeper-series.eventbrite.com">https://redtalks-wisdom-keeper-series.eventbrite.com</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'>Markets, Finance, Technologies for Global Sustainability <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 21, 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join futurist, Hazel Henderson, and Chris Skroupa in a sixty-minute discussion about transitions to a sustainable society and economy, and how we will produce and distribute goods and services.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7062609993207247118">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7062609993207247118</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'>Keep Your Rent: Tenants’ Rights in the Age of COVID-19 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, May 21, 7 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With speakers from Toronto and Vancouver.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.socialistaction.ca">www.socialistaction.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:#00B050'>Reporting from the heart of the pandemic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 21, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Matt Purdy, deputy managing editor of the New York Times, will speak about reporting from the heart of the pandemic and what it's been like to guide the Times's reporting since Trump's election.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O_t2BGpTT5yXaYpGVSC3IA">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O_t2BGpTT5yXaYpGVSC3IA</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'>Border Violence in a Pandemic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday May 21, 4pm PDT / 7 pm EST <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join No One Is Illegal - Toronto for a discussion on migrant justice across borders, as both the precariousness and essentialness of migrants becomes increasingly apparent, injustices of incarceration are exposed, and as state advancement of the agendas of nationalism and xenophobia during the pandemic are laid bare.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SJhqRtbqQl2QbUZlurGVSw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SJhqRtbqQl2QbUZlurGVSw</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'>Mutual Aid: Building Communities of Care During Crisis and Beyond<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, May 21, 8 – 9:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn from longtime mutual aid organizers on how to protect each other during coronavirus and how to build long-term, liberatory, and resilient communities beyond this pandemic and the death cult of capitalism and settler colonialism.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/3cGT5pI">https://bit.ly/3cGT5pI</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'>Day of Action for PAID emergency leave days<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 21, all day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Too many workers who keep us clean, fed and healthy, still lack the basic protection of paid sick days. Nurses, cleaners, paramedics, garbage workers, grocery store workers, and so many more CANNOT AFFORD TO STAY HOME without pay, even when they have symptoms. Join us in demanding at least 7 paid, permanent sick days for everyone - plus (+) an additional 14 during outbreaks. Join us on May 21 to demand this life saving protection for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.15andfairness.org/doa_21paiddays_may_21_2020">https://www.15andfairness.org/doa_21paiddays_may_21_2020</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:#70AD47'>Fridays for Future holds Weekly Climate Strikes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. May 22, 11 a.m. - noon EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Livestreamed webinars with different speakers lead by youth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1nFFdZbUo6cAr2jV3X0_g">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1nFFdZbUo6cAr2jV3X0_g</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'>Bird of Prey <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Screening and Q&A with the Director </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. May 22, 7:30 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>World-renowned wildlife cinematographer, Neil Rettig, embarks on the most challenging assignment of his career: to find and film the rarest eagle on the planet. An expertly woven tale with stunning cinematography, Bird of Prey journeys deep into the vanishing world of the Great Philippine Eagle and reveals an inspiring group of people that are determined to save the world’s most critically endangered eagle species from extinction.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://torontobirdcelebration.ca/event/bird-of-prey-screening-and-qa-with-the-director-free-virtual-and-private-screening/">http://torontobirdcelebration.ca/event/bird-of-prey-screening-and-qa-with-the-director-free-virtual-and-private-screening/</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 Rise of Fascism in India </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday, May 24, 7 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.socialistaction.ca">www.socialistaction.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'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, read and 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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>And for the best global perspective: DESMOG - Clearing the PR Pollution that clouds climate science<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmogblog.com/topics/covering-climate-now">https://www.desmogblog.com/topics/covering-climate-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:#7030A0'>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:#70AD47'>Toronto Climate Action Network Events <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.tcan.ca/events">https://www.tcan.ca/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:#ED7D31'>NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing for Toronto<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>Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>