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This week the European Union put its cards on the table, unveiling what it is billing as the biggest "green" stimulus package in history committing tens of billions of euros to make homes more energy efficient, to decarbonise electricity and phase out petrol and diesel vehicles. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ca.news.yahoo.com/climate-change-green-deal-really-235403704.html">https://ca.news.yahoo.com/climate-change-green-deal-really-235403704.html</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'>Let’s Pay Attention to What COVID-19 Is Trying to Tell Us About Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We can spend more on green infrastructure and less on military machinery. We can have the moral courage to allow the price of things we buy to reflect the true cost to the environment, our health, and to the well-being of the people making those things; while at the same time, making sure that all of us have access to our basic needs for food, shelter, medical care and meaningful work... These months with COVID-19 have taught us we are capable of making healthier choices when our lives depend upon it.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/05/26/lets-pay-attention-what-covid-19-trying-tell-us-about-climate-change">https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/05/26/lets-pay-attention-what-covid-19-trying-tell-us-about-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:#70AD47'>Justice for George Floyd <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>George Floyd was a peace activist and respected community leader. He was far from his home in Houston when he was murdered in broad daylight by Minneapolis police. Petition.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com/">https://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com/</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'>Far-Right Extremists Are Hoping to Turn the George Floyd Protests into a New Civil War<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Armed extremists are showing up to protests and urging a “boogaloo” — code for civil war — online.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkyb9b/far-right-extremists-are-hoping-to-turn-the-george-floyd-protests-into-a-new-civil-war">https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkyb9b/far-right-extremists-are-hoping-to-turn-the-george-floyd-protests-into-a-new-civil-war</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'>#ShareMyChecque<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Redistribute a portion of your paycheque, savings or government benefits to those who need it most. For those of us who have enough, now is the time to share our cheques.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.sharemycheque.org/">https://www.sharemycheque.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><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>CANADA<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'>Canada Leads G20 in Per Capita Public Financing to Oil and Gas <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada has lavished at least C$13.8 billion per year in public financing on oil and gas projects since signing on to the Paris climate agreement, making it the fossil industry’s highest per capita source of public finance in the G20, and their second-largest overall benefactor after China, according to a blistering new report issued by Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth U.S.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theenergymix.com/2020/05/26/breaking-canada-leads-g20-in-per-capita-public-financing-to-oil-and-gas/">https://theenergymix.com/2020/05/26/breaking-canada-leads-g20-in-per-capita-public-financing-to-oil-and-gas/</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'>Canada Needs a Wealth Tax on the Super-Rich<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The plan is simple – enact a 2% tax on households with assets of $50 million.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://north99.org/fix-inequality-support-a-wealth-tax-on-millionaires-and-billionaires/">https://north99.org/fix-inequality-support-a-wealth-tax-on-millionaires-and-billionaires/</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'>Hundreds of organizations endorse the Principles of a Just Recovery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Put people’s health and wellbeing first. No exceptions. Strengthen the social safety net and provide relief directly to people. Prioritize the needs of workers and communities. Build resilience to prevent future crises. Build solidarity and equity across communities, generations, and borders. Uphold Indigenous Rights and work in partnership with Indigenous peoples. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://justrecoveryforall.ca/">https://justrecoveryforall.ca/</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'>Send a letter to Justin Trudeau, Cabinet members and your MP, asking for a Just Recovery for Communities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.canadians.org/page/61576/action/1">https://secure.canadians.org/page/61576/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'>Tell the Prime Minister to Stop Rent Debt<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Federal Government must step in urgently to STOP the Rent Debt by providing Urgent Renter Assistance</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://acorncanada.org/take-action/june-rent-break-stop-rent-debt">https://acorncanada.org/take-action/june-rent-break-stop-rent-debt</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:#00B0F0'>ONTARIO<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'>Pandemic leads to moratorium on Ontario’s nuclear re-build programs <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Both Bruce Power and OPG have paused their nuclear rebuild programs. It's time to reconsider whether it makes sense to continue with the previous Government’s high-cost plan to re-build 10 aging nuclear reactors and to continue to subsidize our electricity rates to the tune of $5.6 billion per year. Please email Premier Ford here and tell him you support getting Ontario back to work by launching an energy retrofit program for our homes and businesses that will also lower our electricity bills.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/pan/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/pan/</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'>Bruce Power ordered to reveal nuclear prices<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled that Bruce Power and the Ontario Government must come clean on the cost of power from rebuilt reactors.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/bcost/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/bcost/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>TORONTO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Toronto City Council approves 40 km of new bike lanes - including 15 km of TaketheTooker!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Council took a huge step forward by approving a plan to add 40 km of new (temporary) bike lanes (covid-kms). Included are 15 continuous km along Bloor-Danforth, from Runnymede to Dawes. TaketheTooker gains ground!</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bellsonbloor.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/toronto-city-council-approves-40-km-of-new-bike-lanes/">https://bellsonbloor.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/toronto-city-council-approves-40-km-of-new-bike-lanes/</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>p.s. <a href="http://takethetooker.ca/_page_id=2.html">TaketheTooker</a> was a campaign begun in 2005 in Tooker’s honor. The vision was for an east-west bicycle expressway along the Bloor/Danforth corridor, from Mississauga to Scarborough. Slowly it is emerging. <a href="http://takethetooker.ca/_page_id=2.html">http://takethetooker.ca/_page_id=2.html</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'>EVENTS<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'>The Wilds Beyond Climate Justice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>May 31 - June 4</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>An online gathering at the end of hope. Our aim is to open up a space for different kinds of activities, actions, and conversations that lie beyond the dominant Western framework of climate activism and justice. Hosted by The Emergence Network (India) and co-convened with partnering communities around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.wildsbeyondclimatejustice.com/">https://www.wildsbeyondclimatejustice.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:red'>Judy Versus Capitalism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Film available to screen online until June 6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Since the 1970s, Judy Rebick has been a vocal advocate for a more progressive Canada. A second-wave feminist, writer, journalist and radical activist, Rebick worked closely with Dr. Henry Morgentaler and the pro-choice movement and led the largest women’s organization in Canada through the 1990s. Decades of advocacy and living in the public eye coincided with her personal challenges with mental health, stemming from childhood trauma. She shows that the personal is most definitely political.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=125112~741853d5-bf72-40a5-a015-09aded779383&epguid=8096360b-ce32-4b75-868d-893fb4337e9d&fbclid=IwAR0-s8neqiFFCiB9xsWxhtKWPm9KmlPreCzmXE7H1r0qIbgACR1PJXp0gHo&showing=125978&">https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=125112~741853d5-bf72-40a5-a015-09aded779383&epguid=8096360b-ce32-4b75-868d-893fb4337e9d&fbclid=IwAR0-s8neqiFFCiB9xsWxhtKWPm9KmlPreCzmXE7H1r0qIbgACR1PJXp0gHo&showing=125978&</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'>Teach-ins for a Just Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Let's build power in our communities to fight for the future we deserve. From May to June 2020, people across Canada will join digital teach-ins to learn about how we can win a Just Recovery. We have to get organized now, while Trudeau’s cabinet is making plans to recover from COVID-19. How we respond to, recover from, and rebuild after this crisis will define the next chapter of human history. Find a teach-in in your part of Canada here or host your own:</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://350.org/jr-teachins/">https://350.org/jr-teachins/</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:#00B050'>Toronto's First Teach-in</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'> </span><span lang=EN-US>is Mon. June 1, 7 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.350.org/event/teach-ins-just-recovery/25021/">https://act.350.org/event/teach-ins-just-recovery/25021/</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'>The Future of Our City Series: Toronto in Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. June 2, 7 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn more about the long standing funding crisis Toronto has faced, how it has deepened during COVID-19, and the impact it’s having on communities across our city. Then, find out about solutions to this crisis — how immediate funding relief and a new deal with other levels of government will help Toronto and cities across the country build back better - to urgently rebuild in a way that works for everyone.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.progresstoronto.ca/toronto-in-crisis-discussion">https://www.progresstoronto.ca/toronto-in-crisis-discussion</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'>Tenants Rights Info Session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. June 2, 6 - 8 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join the info session to learn about your rights as a tenant during COVID19. We'll cover details around rights/protections related to rent, evictions and maintenance/repairs. There will be time to ask questions and learn about the tenant organizing already happening in the city and how you can get involved. Two easy ways to join - <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1.) By dialing 647 374 4685, and then enter meeting ID 217 763 0191, press # and then press # again. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2.) Click this link to join on your computer: <a href="https://bit.ly/2V35FJi">https://bit.ly/2V35FJi</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1149176828785678/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1149176828785678/</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'>Recipe for Action: Building Food Security in Insecure Times<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 3, 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic, energy, and socio-political shocks have left tens of millions of N. American families food insecure, frayed or broken global food supply chains, and made it abundantly clear the need to build more localized, sustainable, and resilient food systems. In this 75 minute webinar panelists will provide a clear, high-level picture of where we find ourselves and what we might expect to unfold in the coming months and years in the global food system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.postcarbon.org/events/food-systems/">https://www.postcarbon.org/events/food-systems/</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'>Building Back Better with a Green Recovery: Moving Forward Together<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 3, 11 a.m. - noon EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us to see an integrated menu of options for a post-COVID recovery package that could help Canada to build back better, along with reactions from panelists and expert commentators.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UjwbQLhhTSqJOo3dnACGOw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UjwbQLhhTSqJOo3dnACGOw</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'>Indigenous Resistance Against Oil Pipelines During a Pandemic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 3, 5 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for a conversation between Nick Estes and Kim Tallbear on indigenous resistance in the context of the global pandemic.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-resistance-against-oil-pipelines-during-a-pandemic-tickets-106807957476">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-resistance-against-oil-pipelines-during-a-pandemic-tickets-106807957476</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 Story of Plastic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Film screening (95 min): Available between Friday, May 29 - June 4<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Q&A session (45 min): Thursday, June 4, 12 pm EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Story of Plastic takes a sweeping look at the man-made crisis of plastic pollution and the worldwide effect it has on the health of our planet and the people who inhabit it.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/61195/petition/1</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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:#5B9BD5'>Using Design Thinking to Employ Smart Systems to Decarbonize Our Future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday June 4, 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn the principals of design thinking, its incredible power to free your creative thinking and hear how companies can use it to transform their carbon footprint and impact on the planet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://register.gotowebinar.com/#register/552603955246666252<o:p></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'>Memory-Friendly Garden Club<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. June 4, 11 and 18, 1:30 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Missing the garden? Join our Spring Garden Club for three weeks of virtual exploration of garden life. 3-week online series for those living with memory loss and their care partners, friends or volunteers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://www.facebook.com/events/173021540810098/<o:p></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'>Big tech, capitalism and COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. June 4, 7 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A conversation with Tim Bray, a veteran technologist who helped build the internet. He recently left his high profile VP job at tech giant Amazon over their treatment of warehouse workers.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015908705613/WN_VMvRBQgDSQiR11d_6nKNtA">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015908705613/WN_VMvRBQgDSQiR11d_6nKNtA</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'>COVID Conversations Symposium - Race-based data, AI, COVID-19 & Black well-being<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>June 4 - 6 </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This symposium explores the relationship of surveillance, data collection, public health and the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the implications for Black communities in Canada and beyond.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/covid-conversations-symposium-part-2-tickets-105586353626">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/covid-conversations-symposium-part-2-tickets-105586353626</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'>Time for Nature, Biodiversity in the City, World Environment Day<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friday, June 5, 7– 8:30 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for a live webcast about protecting and connecting with nature in the era of Covid-19 and beyond. UN Environment Day webcast. Speakers will present on urban agriculture, waterways, our green spaces and local biodiversity. Family-friendly. First 30 minutes will include songs and stories suitable for ages 8 and up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/time-for-nature-biodiversity-in-the-city-world-environment-day-tickets-105657644860">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/time-for-nature-biodiversity-in-the-city-world-environment-day-tickets-105657644860</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>More info at: <a href="http://www.climatefast.ca">http://www.climatefast.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Fridays for Future holds Weekly Climate Strikes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. June 5, 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'>Pandemic and Resistance in Brazil<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friday, June 5, 7:30 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The genocidal policies of Bolsonaro have led to the current situation in Brazil, now hardest hit by the pandemic. Hear an eyewitness account of the authorities’ response, the economic and political crisis, and of resistance across Brazil. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For Zoom information contact reports@socialist.ca<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Organized by the International Socialists | socialist.ca </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>Socialism 2020 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Live-stream webcast, international education conference with speakers from France, Italy, USA and Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday, June 6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4 p.m. EST. Capitalism is the Virus – pandemic, climate change, economic ruin and authoritarianism. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>6:30 p.m. EST. System in Crisis - A Working Class Vision for the Future<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sponsored by Socialist Action – Canada <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.socialistaction.ca">www.socialistaction.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>_______________________</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'>Canadian Climate Challenge Events <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://climatechallenge.ca/events-campaigns/">https://climatechallenge.ca/events-campaigns/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/">https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: angela@cleanairalliance.org<o:p></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></div></body></html>