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(starts at 8 min.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0NY1_73mHY&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0NY1_73mHY&feature=youtu.be</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'>Don't Sacrifice Privacy in Response to Covid-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Governments must take extraordinary action to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that shouldn’t mean increased surveillance that threatens our privacy and undermine our rights. The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group has released seven guiding principles for all levels of government to follow when making these important decisions – starting with the need to only bring in tracking tools as a last resort. Watch their great 4 min. video and then sign their petition here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://iclmg.ca/covid-19/">https://iclmg.ca/covid-19/</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'>Noam Chomsky on COVID & Economy</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1-hour interview</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi6ae6kZNqE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi6ae6kZNqE</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'>Podcast on the humble bicycle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>An anti-virus weapon that promotes clean air, mobility, health, cost savings, safety and social distancing.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theangrycleanenergyguy.com/podcast/episode-35/">https://theangrycleanenergyguy.com/podcast/episode-35/</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'>CANADA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>We’re building a movement for a just recovery for all<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Hundreds of Canadian organizations have endorsed these 6 principles for a just recovery that puts people first.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>https://justrecoveryforall.ca/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>Canada’s two-year window to decide on climate justice or militarism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Canadian government has previously committed to increase spending on the military from $18.9 billion in 2016-17 to $32.7 billion in 2026-27, with total spending over a 20-year period of $553 billion on a cash basis. A key pillar of that spending is the planned purchase of 88 fighter jets that would cost $19 billion plus up to $300 million a year to service. I say spend those billions on wind turbines, not weapons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://pbicanada.org/2020/05/21/canadas-two-year-window-to-decide-on-climate-justice-or-militarism/">https://pbicanada.org/2020/05/21/canadas-two-year-window-to-decide-on-climate-justice-or-militarism/</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'>Alberta Energy Regulator suspends environment monitoring for oilpatch over COVID<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Greenpeace Canada said it isn't aware of any other jurisdiction in the world that has gone as far as Alberta to roll back environmental protections during the pandemic, including the United States under President Donald Trump.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ottawamatters.com/national-news/alberta-energy-regulator-suspends-environment-monitoring-for-oilpatch-over-covid-2366954">https://www.ottawamatters.com/national-news/alberta-energy-regulator-suspends-environment-monitoring-for-oilpatch-over-covid-2366954</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'>To rebuild the economy after COVID-19, we'll need more government, not less<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>There's no way that the market economy is going to snap back from this catastrophe. It's going to need a post-war reconstruction program just like we had after World War II, and that implies a much larger role for government going forward... What it comes down to are the political choices that we make as a society — what we're going to mobilize resources for. - Jim Stanford, Economist</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/to-rebuild-the-economy-after-covid-19-we-ll-need-more-government-not-less-jim-stanford-1.5575638">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/to-rebuild-the-economy-after-covid-19-we-ll-need-more-government-not-less-jim-stanford-1.5575638</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'>Revitalizing the Canadian Peace Movement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The peace movement is much more than violence against other countries - it's also about violence against women, the environment, the poor, and those imprisoned. This must be an inter-sectional movement. Spending trillions on war diverts precious resources away from peace, people, and the planet. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2PR_7J0iYw&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2PR_7J0iYw&feature=youtu.be</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'>Get My City Growing During COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canadians are getting their hands dirty — it’s time for city mayors to dig in, too. Ask your mayor to join your community in building a food resilient city.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.greenpeace.org/page/60581/data/1">https://act.greenpeace.org/page/60581/data/1</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'>ONTARIO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Help our climate by phasing-out Ontario's gas plants<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The GHG pollution from Ontario’s gas-fired power plants will increase by more than 300% by 2025 as the province uses gas to replace aging nuclear plants. We have a better plan for Ontario to keep the lights on while shifting to renewable power and phasing out gas - water power from Quebec, aggressive conservation, and made-in-ON renewables. Send a letter to Doug Ford and the leaders of the opposition parties here.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/hampipe/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/hampipe/</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>TORONTO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Build bike lanes on Bloor, Danforth & Yonge now and lower speed limits - petition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.change.org/p/mayor-john-tory-build-bike-lanes-on-bloor-danforth-yonge-now">https://www.change.org/p/mayor-john-tory-build-bike-lanes-on-bloor-danforth-yonge-now</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:#00B0F0'>50 community groups ask Toronto to install 100km of bikeways along transit routes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/05/community-groups-calls-city-install-100-km-bikeways-transit-routes/">https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/05/community-groups-calls-city-install-100-km-bikeways-transit-routes/</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:#00B0F0'>Toronto in Crisis - It’s Time for a New Deal for Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The City of Toronto is in crisis. Just as hundreds of thousands in Toronto struggle to make ends meet, COVID-19 emergency spending to keep people safe, alongside decades of underfunding, has pushed our city to a financial breaking point that will mean the loss of local services. Mayor Tory has announced deep cuts to the TTC, childcare, fire services, libraries, shelters and more - if Toronto doesn't get the support it needs. This petition is asking for a new deal for Toronto with the Federal and Provincial governments so that we can break the cycle of underfunding and growing inequality in our city.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-toronto-in-crisis">https://www.progresstoronto.ca/petition-toronto-in-crisis</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Preparing for the Food and Nutrition Security Impacts of COVID 19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 26, 10 a.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Stakeholder perspectives from the front lines of the food and nutrition security response to COVID-19, in Canada and around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/preparing-for-the-food-and-nutrition-security-impacts-of-covid-19-tickets-104769520456">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/preparing-for-the-food-and-nutrition-security-impacts-of-covid-19-tickets-104769520456</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'>Opening up -- what are the next steps for progressive movements?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 26, 8 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With provinces starting to open back up, and revisiting stricter restrictions and measures, our next webinar will ask what are the next steps for progressive movements. How will what we do now have an impact on the future? What about ideas like the universal basic income, or the Green New Deal? And what will this mean for workers, with special attention on both gendered and racial dynamics? Hosted by Rabble.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JRYnSG8iQg-VOoe3UAXtUg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JRYnSG8iQg-VOoe3UAXtUg</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'>Nuclear Waste Campaign Kick-off in Ottawa Valley<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 26, noon EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Do you have concerns about nuclear waste at Chalk River, in our watershed, and beyond? Join Ottawa Riverkeeper for the launch and unveiling of a brand new campaign which will push our elected officials to make the changes we need to protect our waterways. Find out how you can help make a difference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2315899192380/WN_CRtFne9ySa2irPTV-ZLA0Q">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2315899192380/WN_CRtFne9ySa2irPTV-ZLA0Q</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'>Amnesty International Town Hall: Gender and COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 26, 7 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Not all women, girls, and gender diverse people are experiencing the pandemic in the same way. Women with disabilities, refugee and migrant women, Indigenous and minority women, LBTI women, women experiencing discrimination based on work, and women living in poverty face heightened risks of discrimination, violence, and other rights violations.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Blog: <a href="https://amnesty.ca/blog/womens-rights-and-covid-19">https://amnesty.ca/blog/womens-rights-and-covid-19</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Register for webinar: <a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0i7SB97XThqyoR_RnWxSDA">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0i7SB97XThqyoR_RnWxSDA</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch livestream: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/amnestycanada">https://www.facebook.com/amnestycanada</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'>Community Food Hubs: Feeding Resiliency and Connection<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 26, noon EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This webinar will dive into barriers, opportunities, and unique funding models that can apply to community hubs of all sorts across the country. These centres move beyond food relief in a mandate to share land, infrastructure and resources, and to centre the well-being and connection of communities that food and land can provide.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vfu2vpjwjEtUSvdnP6SLKoHYMy3_sMj8b">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vfu2vpjwjEtUSvdnP6SLKoHYMy3_sMj8b</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:red'>Surveillance Capitalism Meets the Coronavirus Shock Doctrine<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 28, 4 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Naomi Klein and Shoshana Zuboff discuss the dangers of surveillance capitalism in the post-coronavirus world — and how we might be able to use this moment of crisis to inspire change for the better.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theintercept.com/2020/05/20/coronavirus-surveillance-naomi-klein-shoshana-zuboff/">https://theintercept.com/2020/05/20/coronavirus-surveillance-naomi-klein-shoshana-zuboff/</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'>The Global Shift to Healthier Plant-Based Food and Beverages <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 28, 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Frances Moore Lappe speaking about world hunger, expanding the global food system toward low impact food, and responsible government and food security lessons from the pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1428039511281313805">https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1428039511281313805</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>The Truth About Venezuela <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, May 28, 7 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Featuring Carlos J. Ron Martinez, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, with Barry Weisleder, Emily Steers, James Spencer and others.<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:#ED7D31'>Informational webinar on workers' rights during COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 28, 7 - 8:30 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Can you refuse unsafe work during the pandemic? Do you qualify for new CERB eligibility rules that include students, part-time workers or workers on social assistance? Are you worried your boss is treating you unfairly? Co-hosted with the Fight for $15 and the Workers Action Centre, we’ll provide participants up-to-date information on workers rights, as well as how workers can organize and advocate for their rights.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.15andfairness.org/webinar_may28_2020">https://www.15andfairness.org/webinar_may28_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>_______________________<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'>What should a green stimulus package look like? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 28, 7 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hosted by National Observer.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>RSVP to Janel at <a href="mailto:support@nationalobserver.com">support@nationalobserver.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:#70AD47'>Capture the Wind workshop<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 28, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Best suited for kids ages 8-12, but open to everyone. Relay Education’s mission for over 10 years has been to provide learning opportunities to youth about renewable energy, energy conservation, climate change and green careers.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.relayeducation.com/energyathome/">https://www.relayeducation.com/energyathome/</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'>Electrifying the Economy: Reducing Carbon while Creating Jobs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, May 28, 1-2 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The climate change debate is often dominated by doom and gloom headlines. The idea of electrifying our economy offers a positive vision of the future. Widespread electrification of energy, industry and transportation could create huge numbers of new jobs and dramatically reduce climate changing emissions. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/electrifying_the_economy_reducing_carbon_while_creating_jobs">https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/electrifying_the_economy_reducing_carbon_while_creating_jobs</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:red'>#NoWar2020: Divest, Disarm, Demilitarize<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Conversion for a peaceful, green and just future<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>May 28 - 30<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2020/">https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2020/</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'>Nonviolence Strategies – 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror, and War. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 28, noon EST </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>War is not a rational response to conflict in a time of climate chaos. Learning from real life examples of successful nonviolent interventions, participants will brainstorm and share creative alternatives to armed violence. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/nowar2020-virtual-conference-nonviolence-strategies-online-workshop/">https://actionnetwork.org/events/nowar2020-virtual-conference-nonviolence-strategies-online-workshop/</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'>Shutting Down Weapons Expos and Weapons to Windmills: Economic Conversion from a War to Peace Economy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. May 29, 3 - 6 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/nowar2020-virtual-conference-shutting-down-weapons-expos-economic-conversion/">https://actionnetwork.org/events/nowar2020-virtual-conference-shutting-down-weapons-expos-economic-conversion/</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'>Open Mic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. May 30, 3 - 5 p.m. EST </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/nowar2020-virtual-conference-anti-war-activists-virtual-open-mic-session/">https://actionnetwork.org/events/nowar2020-virtual-conference-anti-war-activists-virtual-open-mic-session/</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'>The New Authoritarians and COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. May 29, 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The years since the 2008 crash have seen a rise of authoritarian, right-wing politics across the globe. The many representatives of this ascendent current include Trump in the US, the UK’s radicalized Conservative Party, Modi in India, Bolsonaro in Brazil, and Orban in Hungary. Now, its representatives are faced with a pandemic, the impacts of which on our social, economic, and political systems – as well as on human life itself – are already vast.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-authoritarians-and-covid-19-tickets-105000497314">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-authoritarians-and-covid-19-tickets-105000497314</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'>Fridays for Future holds Weekly Climate Strikes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. May 29, 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'>Fair Vote Canada Annual Conference 2020 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>May 29-30<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Speakers on proportional representation vs. first-past-the-post voting systems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.fairvote.ca/conference-2020/">https://www.fairvote.ca/conference-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>_______________________<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 Condor and the Eagle – Online Film Screening and Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday, May 31, 5 - 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Council of Canadians is proud to partner with Indigenous Climate Action to bring you an online screening of the award-winning documentary The Condor and the Eagle. The film follows four Indigenous leaders embarking on a transcontinental adventure from the Canadian boreal forests to the heart of the Amazon jungle to document the Indigenous struggle to protect the land and water. The film screening will be followed by a lively discussion with updates from the front lines of many Indigenous struggles across North and South America. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://event.webinarjam.com/register/43/mlgylh79">http://event.webinarjam.com/register/43/mlgylh79</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:#00B050'>Project Save the World Invites You to Join Our Monthly: Global Town Hall <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday, May 31, 2 - 4 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>On the last Sunday of every month, Peace Magazine and Project Save the World hold a Global Town Hall meeting by Zoom for activists everywhere in the world. This time we will discuss our plans for society in the aftermath of the pandemic. We record these two-hour conversations and post excerpts on our website: <a href="https://tosavetheworld.ca">https://tosavetheworld.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please join us at: <a href="https://zoom.us/j/9108970203">https://zoom.us/j/9108970203</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Facebook Event Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/173856390556380/">https://www.facebook.com/events/173856390556380/</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:#C00000'>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:#C00000'>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<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><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>