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--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><img width=281 height=162 style='width:2.927in;height:1.6875in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D74AAB.E838AB50" alt="Text
Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Canada pegs its energy future on nuclear power, but not everyone's buying it <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>“It’s important to remember that these technologies basically don’t exist yet. They’re at a very early stage in development. They are speculative technologies. It will take at least a decade to get them off the drawing board and then it will take much longer than that to find out if they work.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/05/12/news/canada-energy-future-nuclear-not-everyones-buying-it">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/05/12/news/canada-energy-future-nuclear-not-everyones-buying-it</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'>Roundtable on Canada's Nuclear Policy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Brilliant overview of Canada's foray into SMRs (small modular nuclear reactors) with Dr. Susan O’Donnell, University of N.B. and Dr. Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility. 45 min. recording.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/6954922243/videos/934857067289154">https://www.facebook.com/6954922243/videos/934857067289154</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'>Tell Ottawa: No Funding for SMRs <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Small Modular Nuclear Reactors are a dirty, dangerous distraction from climate action. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cleanairalliance.org/smr/smraction.html">https://cleanairalliance.org/smr/smraction.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'>Say no to a new nuclear reactor in the GTA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Stand up for public safety and say “no” to OPG’s request for a new nuclear reactor in the GTA.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/gtareactor/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/gtareactor/</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'>How Doug Ford ignored science to dismantle Ontario’s climate plans <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>So far, our so-called “Made-in-Ontario” Plan has cost twice as much as the federal carbon tax and has made next to no progress in cutting emissions. In fact, carbon emissions are going up across Ontario.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/story/47940/how-doug-ford-ignored-science-to-dismantle-ontarios-climate-plans/">https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/story/47940/how-doug-ford-ignored-science-to-dismantle-ontarios-climate-plans/</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'>Enbridge’s claims about a Line 5 shutdown need to be challenged<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/05/10/enbridges-claims-about-a-line-5-shutdown-need-to-be-challenged.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/05/10/enbridges-claims-about-a-line-5-shutdown-need-to-be-challenged.html</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Tell Health Canada: Demand mandatory GMO safety assessments<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Health Canada is proposing to allow some GMOs (genetically modified organisms) into our food system without any government safety assessments – these would be unregulated GMOs that the government may not even know exist. Send a message here.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cban.ca/take-action/no-exemptions/">https://cban.ca/take-action/no-exemptions/</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'>War and the Environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>June 7 - July 18<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online course hosted by World Beyond War. Grounded in research on peace and ecological security, this course focusses on the relationship between two existential threats: war and environmental catastrophe. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/war-and-the-environment-june-7-july-18-2021-online-course-registration">https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/war-and-the-environment-june-7-july-18-2021-online-course-registration</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'>How Canada can Reach its Climate Targets & Goals, & Be an Effective Climate Leader<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Best Practices in the UK: What Can Canada Learn from the UK? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday May 17, 11 am EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Professor Corinne Le Quéré FRS CBE is Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science at the University of East Anglia, and former Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. She Chairs France's High Council on Climate and is the Lead for Climate Science as a member of the UK Committee on Climate Change.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ucalgary.zoom.us/j/97425232786">https://ucalgary.zoom.us/j/97425232786</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meeting ID: 974 2523 2786<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Passcode: 676238<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'>Seeking Justice Together<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>May 17 - 20<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join justice-minded Christians from across the country as we explore how we are called to seek justice together through intersectional, interpersonal, and interconnected approaches. Speakers and facilitators will address issues of racism, Indigenous/settler reconciliation, 2SLGBTQQIA+ rights, disability rights, poverty in Canada, climate justice, and refugee rights. Hosted by Citizens for Public Justice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cpj.ca/seeking-justice-together/">https://cpj.ca/seeking-justice-together/</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'>A Global Climate Accountability Act: What Would It Look Like? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#70AD47'>With Green MP Elizabeth May<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 18, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada's draft Climate Accountability Act is just one of many popping up around the globe. But what does the world need to enforce its global climate agreements?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkd-mtrDwqGdKbhsVIiK_istC67t0AqCx7">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkd-mtrDwqGdKbhsVIiK_istC67t0AqCx7</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For more on Canada's Climate Accountability Act, see this recording with E. May <a href="https://youtu.be/sSAbwi2GTKU">https://youtu.be/sSAbwi2GTKU</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>And add your voice here: <a href="https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6341173/Bill-C12">https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6341173/Bill-C12</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'>UK High-Level Climate Action Champion virtual visit to Canada <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 18, 1:15 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Climate Action Network will speak with guest Nigel Topping - the UK Government High-Level Climate Action Champion for COP26 - about increasing climate ambition in times of recovery. During this conversation, Nigel Topping will present the UK Presidency's vision for COP26, in particular for non-state actors. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MQYOS7ocQ--1psLP20VuYg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MQYOS7ocQ--1psLP20VuYg</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'>Land Governance: Towards a More Just Future — understanding the 'land back' movement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 18, 3 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A conversation about Indigenous rights and responsibilities to help better understand the root causes of conflicts over land use and resource extraction in Canada. This webinar will examine Indigenous sovereignty, jurisdiction and the concept of “land back” in Canada. We highly recommend watching the first two videos in our “Land Back” series before the webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Past: <a href="https://youtu.be/3sVg0Cvqh3k">https://youtu.be/3sVg0Cvqh3k</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Present: <a href="https://youtu.be/UsyyYeVHGJ0">https://youtu.be/UsyyYeVHGJ0</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p9c6oSbSTe6PNPdsGhW0Ew">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p9c6oSbSTe6PNPdsGhW0Ew</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'>Do Nuclear and SMRs Have a Place in a Climate Crisis?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Angela Bischoff, Ontario Clean Air Alliance and Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 19, 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Trudeau government and four provinces support the costly production of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). SMRs aren’t even functional yet. In fact, our tax dollars will help develop them. This is money that could go toward renewables that are cheaper, safer, more reliable, and available now! High-profile accidents, radioactive mine tailings and waste, and potential bomb production obviously don’t concern certain politicians, and business interests. Find out why we have to stop nukes, large and small. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f_GaplIjT6C4ZFsenthHZg">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f_GaplIjT6C4ZFsenthHZg</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'>Solved: A Conversation with David Miller<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wednesday, May 19, 7:30 - 9 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Former Toronto mayor, past CEO of the World Wildlife Foundation and current Director of the C40 Cities Leadership Group, David Miller will discuss his book Solved and the role of cities and local communities in solving climate change. Co-sponsored by St Aidan's and Beach United Church.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178295533?pwd=UzFKTFdOd1dWVXh5eEhVTkpzeHdxZz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178295533?pwd=UzFKTFdOd1dWVXh5eEhVTkpzeHdxZz09</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'>How future-friendly are Canadian provinces?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 19, 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>To unpack the findings of a new net-zero provincial report card and discuss the path forward for building a coalition of net-zero committed provinces, join Corporate Knights and a diverse panel of voices from the front lines of policy and climate research to highlight what provinces and territories can learn from each other, and map out the big opportunities to unify Canada on climate action.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v7Jrut7eRFmEvVZ-bIR9-w">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v7Jrut7eRFmEvVZ-bIR9-w</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'>Bees for Peace <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 19, 3 - 5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bees for Peace promotes pollinator protection through faith communities and humanitarian organizations. Bees for Peace seeks to establish blooming feeding sites for pollinators at houses of worship. These feeding sites form a “peace network,” as bees, imagined as peace ambassadors, visit the various feeding sites, thereby uniting disparate communities through this cross-pollination. This talk begins with an analysis of Bees for Peace in its pilot phase in Cologne, then opens up into a community discussion about how the project might find roots in Toronto and contribute to the important work of pollinator protection in the city.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItdeqtqzsvHdGdXgJ3AARrPCIyHmsSfabp">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItdeqtqzsvHdGdXgJ3AARrPCIyHmsSfabp</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'>SolarTO: Going Solar in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed, May 19, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Are you interested in using solar panels to generate your own clean electricity? The City's SolarTO team offers free preliminary assessments to Toronto home and building owners to determine solar feasibility. Learn more about this technology and how it could work for you by signing up for this free webinar, hosted by Live Green and SolarTO.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/solarto-going-solar-in-toronto-tickets-152406264239">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/solarto-going-solar-in-toronto-tickets-152406264239</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'>Urban Harvest Food Preservation Series<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 19, 26 and June 2, 1 - 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In this 3-week Food Preservation Series you will learn about the basic principles and food safety rules in canning, explore different methods to preserve food and become familiar with using basic tools and equipment needed for home canning. For more information and to pre-register, email <a href="mailto:mildreda@blackcreekfarm.ca">mildreda@blackcreekfarm.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'>Civic Life: Food Insecurity in the City<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 19, 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What does food insecurity look like in the City of Toronto? Join our panel of experts from Black Creek Farm and community organizers as we discuss the current measures of insecurity including the use of food boxes, community gardens and local efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.crowdcast.io/e/civic-life-food/register">https://www.crowdcast.io/e/civic-life-food/register</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'>Ontario’s Electricity Future: Nuclear, gas or renewables?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 20, 7 – 8 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Angela Bischoff of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance. Ontario is moving forward with rebuilding 10 aging nuclear reactors, building new SMRs, and ramping up gas 500%, all while cancelling renewables and conservation programs. Can we meet our electricity needs with 100% renewable power? Learn how. Hosted by the Spadina-Fort York Greens.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zoom.us/j/97373035943?pwd=RTFkR2JmU0kySnJPM1dVYXk2V3M1Zz09&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0U6kgJ2hrIR-ByVEeA0Vow">https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zoom.us/j/97373035943?pwd=RTFkR2JmU0kySnJPM1dVYXk2V3M1Zz09&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0U6kgJ2hrIR-ByVEeA0Vow</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'>A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With author Seth Klein in Conversation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 20, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What if we treated the climate crisis like a war? How would our response to the threat change? Would we succeed in defeating the opponent? With Canada’s National Observer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-OYIwczgR4iI80OGKh9dbw">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-OYIwczgR4iI80OGKh9dbw</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________ <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>Global echoes for a Green New Deal—Where do we start from?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>– book presentation – panel discussion – website launch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 20, 9 a.m. EST <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The various Green New Deal proposals that have emerged around the world are among the few concrete proposals on how the transformation to a climate-friendly and socially just society could take place. They have succeeded in creating a new narrative that moves beyond warnings of catastrophe to nurture hope of opportunities for action: a narrative of what a good future worth living in could look like. But what steps are necessary on the way there?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>More info: <a href="http://www.rosalux.eu/global-echoes-for-a-green-new-deal">www.rosalux.eu/global-echoes-for-a-green-new-deal</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Register now: <a href="https://bit.ly/3bk3k4B">https://bit.ly/3bk3k4B</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'>How to save the world’s forests<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 20, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>ClimateVentures in conversation with Nicole Rycroft, founder of environmental not-for-profit Canopy and winner of the US$3M 2020 Climate Breakthrough Award. Canopy works with the forest industry’s biggest customers and their suppliers to develop business solutions that protect ancient and endangered forests around the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cv-conversations-nicole-rycroft-of-canopy-tickets-146490704641">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cv-conversations-nicole-rycroft-of-canopy-tickets-146490704641</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:#BD389E'>Women Resisting Extractivism Film Club<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 20, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mother Earth and Resource Extraction: Women Defending Land and Water (MERE Hub) is a digital platform on the gendered impacts of resource extraction, created for and in consultation with women land defenders from across the globe who are mobilizing around large-scale resource extraction. “Firewater Thunderbird Rising” is a performance that is an emotional and powerful journey to understand the historical effects that alcohol has had on our people creating a truth that pierces through the darkness of addiction rooted in fear to reveal a path towards healing that is directly connected to the land.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.kairoscanada.org/event/women-resisting-extractivism-film-club-session-4">https://www.kairoscanada.org/event/women-resisting-extractivism-film-club-session-4</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'>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:#7030A0'>Democracy Now Daily Show - 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><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>