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Description automatically generated"><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'>Young activists win right to sue Ontario’s Ford government over climate policy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In a landmark decision, an Ontario court has ruled a lawsuit seven young climate activists filed against the Ford government over climate policy can proceed to trial. “I look forward to seeing the premier in court.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/11/13/news/young-activists-win-right-sue-ontarios-ford-government-over-climate-policy">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/11/13/news/young-activists-win-right-sue-ontarios-ford-government-over-climate-policy</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'>Trudeau’s fake feminist foreign policy targets progressives<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://yvesengler.com/2020/11/13/trudeaus-fake-feminist-foreign-policy-targets-progressives/">https://yvesengler.com/2020/11/13/trudeaus-fake-feminist-foreign-policy-targets-progressives/</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'>Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs):A dangerous distraction from real climate action in Canada <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Backgrounder: <a href="https://gaia-tree.ca/SMR/story_content/external_files/SMR%20Backgrounder.pdf">https://gaia-tree.ca/SMR/story_content/external_files/SMR%20Backgrounder.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Slideshow: <a href="https://gaia-tree.ca/SMR/SMR.html">https://gaia-tree.ca/SMR/SMR.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:red'>Farcical Coverage of Julian Assange’s Farcical Hearing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fair.org/home/farcical-coverage-of-julian-assanges-farcical-hearing/">https://fair.org/home/farcical-coverage-of-julian-assanges-farcical-hearing/</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 sale of gasoline vehicles banned by 2035 in Quebec<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thecanadian.news/2020/11/14/quebec-the-sale-of-gasoline-vehicles-banned-from-2035/">https://thecanadian.news/2020/11/14/quebec-the-sale-of-gasoline-vehicles-banned-from-2035/</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'>No plans for green recovery in Doug Ford’s 2020 budget<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/11/05/news/no-plans-green-recovery-doug-ford-2020-ontario-budget">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/11/05/news/no-plans-green-recovery-doug-ford-2020-ontario-budget</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'>Expect bigger floods and more toxic soil if Ontario’s Conservation Authorities are gutted<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2020/11/13/expect-bigger-floods-and-more-toxic-soil-if-ontarios-conservation-authorities-are-gutted/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2020/11/13/expect-bigger-floods-and-more-toxic-soil-if-ontarios-conservation-authorities-are-gutted/</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'>Speed up better transit Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.ttcriders.ca/speedupttc/">http://www.ttcriders.ca/speedupttc/</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'>Housing Crisis: Toronto Needs a Vacant Homes Tax<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Toronto City Councillors will be voting soon on whether or not to take one of the many actions needed to address our housing crisis: implementing a Vacant Homes Tax. Use our tool to send a message to your local Councillor and the Mayor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.progresstoronto.ca/vacant-homes-tax">https://www.progresstoronto.ca/vacant-homes-tax</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'>My friend Dianne is fundraising for her rent for healthy housing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/environmentally-safe-housing-please-for-dianne">https://www.gofundme.com/f/environmentally-safe-housing-please-for-dianne</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'>The Chemical Valley Project<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>by Broadleaf Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A pay-what-you-can ticketed virtual theatre event - Streaming till Nov. 27<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Located in Sarnia, Ontario, the Aamjiwnaang First Nations reserve and its 900 residents are smothered by one of Canada’s largest petrochemical corridors: Chemical Valley. Through an innovative blend of projection design, object puppetry, and solo performance, learn about siblings Vanessa Gray and Beze Gray who have dedicated their lives to fighting the pollution that threatens their community’s health, safety, and future in this documentary theatre work. The Chemical Valley Project seeks to spark conversations on Canadian environmental policy, treaty rights and Indigenous relations, as well as the current nature of Canadian identity and values.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://firstontariopac.ca/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=ChemicalValley&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=">https://firstontariopac.ca/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=ChemicalValley&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=</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'>Grieving, Healing and Connecting with Creation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 16, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Participate in a service of lament with singing and silence, explore therapy tools and hear from specialists on processing collective and individual grief. Learn ways to connect with Creation for healing and spiritual growth. Hosted by For the Love of Creation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://bit.ly/flcforum2020">http://bit.ly/flcforum2020</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'>Which Policy Instruments Can Achieve A Stable Climate? An En-ROADS Climate Interactive Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday, November 16, noon, 2 and 4 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>En-ROADS is a transparent, freely-available policy simulation model that gives everyone the chance to design their own scenarios to limit global heating. Join certified Canadian Climate Ambassadors to try out your favourite policies and get immediate feedback on the likely results. The simulation offers an intuitive interface, has been carefully grounded in the best available science, and has been calibrated against a wide range of existing integrated assessment, climate and energy models. Learn about the model here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.masseycollege.ca/event/missing-cop26-en-roads-climate-workshop/">https://www.masseycollege.ca/event/missing-cop26-en-roads-climate-workshop/</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'>Agroecology, Regenerative Agriculture and 10,000-year-old Indigenous Food Knowledge<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday, November 16, 11 am PST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How can funders and farming/food-focused organizations speak and act with inclusivity and respect for knowledge and land-based practices that have existed many generations before the commonly used terms to define healthy farming methodologies were used. The goal of this conversation is to deepen a shared understanding toward strengthening a more coherent movement and narrative grounded in love of the land. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A9hQiZTSSlq5hyLiqeEbKQ">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A9hQiZTSSlq5hyLiqeEbKQ</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'>Stop the attack on Ontario’s wetlands - webinar and Q&A<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Ontario gov't is fast-tracking a plan to pave over wetlands and squash ALL of Ontario’s Conservation Authorities. Learn more here.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DHj8gPW3RT2h-Ovm-4pEMg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DHj8gPW3RT2h-Ovm-4pEMg</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cela.ca/action-alert-we-need-our-conservation-authorities/">https://cela.ca/action-alert-we-need-our-conservation-authorities/</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'>Turning Down the Heat: Can We Mine Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. November 17, 2 - 4 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please join us for a virtual round table looking at where are we at, one year after the conference: a report-back and conversation with MiningWatch staff and special guests from around the world. Hear:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- updates from extractive regions (Canada, Chile, southern Africa);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- reflections on how pressure is being/can be built to (a) reduce energy consumption and demand for minerals and metals, and (b) impose stricter conditions on extraction (FPIC/right to say 'no', no-go zones, safeguards etc.); and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- perspectives on how efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and build a Green Recovery/Green New Deal are working towards global equity – or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8-4apxDyQO-ozfnN6olttg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8-4apxDyQO-ozfnN6olttg</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'>Sound the Alarm - Wake up to the Climate Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Politicians are not meeting the crises we’re facing at the scale we need. It’s up to us to shake them out of their complacency. That’s why on November 17th, we’re sending a clear message that business-as-usual isn’t working. In this moment of a climate emergency, global pandemic, and economic recession, we need big, bold ideas. Together, we’ll make sure we’re heard on the same day as the Trans Mountain (TMX) crown corporation’s Annual General Meeting. While oil executives discuss how they’re spending our money to build the climate-wrecking TMX pipeline, we’ll take to the streets across the country to let them know their time is up. We need action now to defund Trans Mountain and invest in a Green New Deal that works for people and the planet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://350.org/canada/tmxalarm/">https://350.org/canada/tmxalarm/</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'>In Toronto,</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'> </span><span lang=EN-US>join Toronto350 as we start the day of the Trans Mountain Crown Corporation's AGM with speech and song, music and art.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. November 17, 7 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1240 Bay Street <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Call for de-funding TMX & investing in a Green New Deal! <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'>How to be a Facilitator <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, November 17, 6 - 8 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Facilitation is fundamental to collective action and a key skill for organizing. Good facilitation meets people where they are and draws insight from their experiences to generate ideas and make choices together - allowing people to work through differences and find a path to action built on shared values. Speakers will share practices for running participatory meetings and workshops that help you meet your objectives. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.progresstoronto.ca/fall-training-series-nov-17-2020">https://www.progresstoronto.ca/fall-training-series-nov-17-2020</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:#BD2DA7'>Women in Politics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 17, noon - 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>View the conversation featuring The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, The Honorable Bardish Chagger (MP, Waterloo and Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth) and Annamie Paul (Leader, Green Party of Canada), as they discuss how they have and continue to overcome challenges, advocate for women and others underrepresented in government, and pave the way for young, politically minded women to follow their lead.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.canadianclub.org/Events/EventDetails.aspx?id=3553">https://www.canadianclub.org/Events/EventDetails.aspx?id=3553</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 Role Of The Canadian Financial Sector in Expanding Carbon Intensive Projects<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, November 17, noon - 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We are witnessing major shifts in lending and investment policies across the globe by banks, pension funds and other major sources of capital to low or zero carbon emission products and infrastructure. Are Canadian financial institutions moving quickly enough to this new reality? Are Canadian savings products aligned to Canadian commitments to a green economy? Are banks’ lending portfolios aligned to the commitments being made by the Canadian government internationally at COP21 and domestically in the most recent Throne Speech?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.masseycollege.ca/event/missing-cop26-the-role-of-the-canadian-financial-sector/">https://www.masseycollege.ca/event/missing-cop26-the-role-of-the-canadian-financial-sector/</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'>Sacred People, Sacred Earth<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, November 17, 8:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Around the world, Founding Partners of the GreenFaith International Network, a new, global, grassroots, multi-faith climate justice alliance, are launching the planning process for a massive, COVID-friendly, multi-faith day of climate action. Motivated by spoken word, music, prayer and dynamic speakers, we’ll share bold demands that grassroots faith communities around the world have developed, and provide opportunities for people of diverse faiths and spiritualities everywhere to get involved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/greenfaith-international-launch-day-of-action-north-america-and-australia#">https://actionnetwork.org/events/greenfaith-international-launch-day-of-action-north-america-and-australia#</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'>Choosing Green: A digital summit in the lead up to COP26<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 17, all day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How sustainable is the Nordic region? Are we still climate frontrunners or are we lagging behind? What is a Nordic approach to a green future, and what are our blind spots? Join us for a digital one-day event hosted by the Nordic Council and broadcast by We Don´t Have Time. Keynotes and panel discussions will feature members of the Nordic Council, the European parliament, high-profile scientists, organizational leaders and company CEOs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/choosing-green">https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/choosing-green</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'>A Better Business, A Better World<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 18, 1 - 2 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In 2015, Canada along with 192 other members of the United Nations committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that aim to address our greatest global social, economic and environmental challenges. The SDGs range from achieving gender equality and eradicating poverty to taking action on climate change and promoting sustainable economic growth. Learn how you can build a better business and a better world by aligning with the SDGs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-better-business-a-better-world-tickets-124300880279">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-better-business-a-better-world-tickets-124300880279</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'>Pension Fund Capitalism and the Covid-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Socialist Perspective<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 18, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The devastating social and economic impacts of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in Canada have been felt widely. But the key statistic of the death rate has been heavily concentrated: over 80% of the deaths from Covid-19 have taken place in Long-Term Care of various types. How did Long-Term Care – a vital component of the health care system – become so privatized, within a system that is so widely and proudly viewed as public? This talk will examine the class politics of pension fund investment into for-profit Long-Term Care as a disturbing example of the commodification of social reproduction.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p3UsRAtcT_-JUR2HVFt0PA">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p3UsRAtcT_-JUR2HVFt0PA</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'>Why hasn’t Canada signed the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. November 19, 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada has not joined 122 countries represented at the July 2017 UN Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading Towards their Total Elimination. It has also declined to sign the resulting UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which recently garnered its 50th state signatory meaning it will enter into force in 90 days. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.foreignpolicy.ca/nuclearban">https://www.foreignpolicy.ca/nuclearban</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'>Will Arts and Culture Build Public Momentum for Ambitious Climate Policies at COP26?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, November 19, noon - 1:30 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The first 60 minutes of this session will be a conversation (with performances) about the role of artists and cultural institutions in the climate crisis. What can they do that lawyers, scientists, and politicians have failed to do? Can their radical creativity and radical collaboration inspire and empower the public and create support for collective action? The last 30 minutes will be a Call to Action, with a mini “Dragon’s Den”-style pitch session of opportunities for all participants to commit to getting involved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.masseycollege.ca/event/missing-cop26-arts-and-culture/">https://www.masseycollege.ca/event/missing-cop26-arts-and-culture/</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'>North of Long Tail: Behind the Lens<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, November 19, noon - 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us as we take a look at the human side of Lake Erie documented in the North of Long Tail photography project. We will take you on an online tour of the exhibit guided by the photographer himself, and allow you to hear directly from some of the people featured in the project. And, this will be followed by a Q&A.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/70874/petition/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/70874/petition/1</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Broken Hearts, Empty Shoes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 19, 11:30 - 12:30 p.m. ET livestreamed</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canadians for Long-Term Care Standards will hold a day to honour those we have lost and support the federal government in creating national standards with the provinces and territories. We will have a small group (no more than 25 people in person) attending at Parliament Hill in Ottawa for a demonstration in support of national standards for long-term care, and to honour those we have lost in long-term care across Canada. We will be laying out thousands of empty shoes across the lawn of Parliament Hill to honour those we have lost due to COVID-19 in Canadian long-term care homes.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/384540406000778">https://www.facebook.com/events/384540406000778</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'>Education for Activists Conference - Revolution or Ruin<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>An online gathering to address the multiple crises of world capitalism<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday, November 21<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4 p.m. ET - The Change We Need<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>7 p.m. ET - How to Get It<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>www.socialistaction.ca or write to: socialistactioncanada@gmail.com or call: 647-986-1917 or 647-728-9143 for more information.<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'>The Condor and the Eagle - Standing with Frontline Communities <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. Nov. 22, 4 p.m. PT, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Indigenous peoples disproportionately bear the toxic burden of our extractive economy, and yet they also protect 80% of the world’s biodiversity. So what can we learn from their leadership, and how can we stand behind them? Join us for a screening of and panel discussion around the film ‘The Condor & The Eagle’ – an award-winning documentary following four Indigenous leaders who embark on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Canadian Boreal forests to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://event.webinarjam.com/register/146/xyg1yuxl">https://event.webinarjam.com/register/146/xyg1yuxl</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'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit 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:#00B0F0'>Democracy Now Daily Show - my source for global peace, justice and enviro news<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/">https://www.democracynow.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: angela@cleanairalliance.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>