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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=310 height=179 style='width:3.2291in;height:1.8645in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D760B4.25399730" 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'>'Keystone XL Is Dead!': After 10-Year Battle, Climate Movement Victory Is Complete<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/09/keystone-xl-dead-after-10-year-battle-climate-movement-victory-complete">https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/09/keystone-xl-dead-after-10-year-battle-climate-movement-victory-complete</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://theenergymix.com/2021/06/10/never-ever-give-up-mckibben-says-as-tc-energy-cancels-keystone-xl/">https://theenergymix.com/2021/06/10/never-ever-give-up-mckibben-says-as-tc-energy-cancels-keystone-xl/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Fossil Fuel Exit Strategy <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>New report finds the world has more than enough renewable energy potential to replace fossil fuels and meet 1.5ºC target.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fossilfueltreaty.org/exit-strategy">https://fossilfueltreaty.org/exit-strategy</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’s spending $286-billion on warships. We should talk about it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Don’t waste the money on 15 new warships. Fund a Green New Deal.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/canadas-spending-286-billion-on-warships/">https://breachmedia.ca/canadas-spending-286-billion-on-warships/</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'>BWXT's Uranium Secrets<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Zach Ruiter and Adam Wynne are concerned about the extent of radioactive contamination around two plants that process uranium - one in Toronto, the other in Peterborough. They discuss the effects of alpha radiation on human cells when ingested or inhaled, and the difficulty of measuring alpha emissions.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfskc3kXQ-I">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfskc3kXQ-I</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Transcript: <a href="https://tosavetheworld.ca/t222-bwxts-uranium-secrets/">https://tosavetheworld.ca/t222-bwxts-uranium-secrets/</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'>Small Modular Nuclear Reactors: not small, not green, not clean, not affordable<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch the webinar with Canadian leaders here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-L4QvN3QIA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-L4QvN3QIA</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Read the transcript of Dr. Gordon Edwards' presentation here: <a href="http://www.ccnr.org/GE_Webinar_transcript_2020_rev.pdf">http://www.ccnr.org/GE_Webinar_transcript_2020_rev.pdf</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'>Should Animals Be Off the Menu?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Animals must be off the menu because tonight they are screaming in terror in the slaughterhouses, in crates, and in cages. Vile ignoble gulags of despair.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-wollen.html">https://www.all-creatures.org/articles/ar-wollen.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'>Stop the Insanity! Say no to gas-fired power!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>3 min. video with Rick Roberts, Canadian actor, produced by Artists for Real Climate Action (ARCA)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvdZ0R8i9CY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvdZ0R8i9CY</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Tell the IESO (and your MPP)</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'> <b>that you strongly support phasing out gas plants by 2030</b> </span><span lang=EN-US>and do not support any increase in use of these plants in the interim.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/ieso/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/ieso/</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'>Extend the Bloor (and Dundas) bike lanes from Runnymede to The East Mall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.change.org/p/mayor-john-tory-extend-the-bloor-and-dundas-bike-lanes-from-runnymede-to-the-east-mall">https://www.change.org/p/mayor-john-tory-extend-the-bloor-and-dundas-bike-lanes-from-runnymede-to-the-east-mall</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:#00B050'>Campaign for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. June 14, 7 - 9 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join the movement for a fossil fuel free future. Learn about the global campaign for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty https://fossilfueltreaty.org/ and about the campaign for Toronto to endorse the Treaty. Organized by ClimateFast and other member groups in the Toronto Climate action community. All-star panel of climate speakers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAofuurqD8sH9CRVTXMRNv4pg85jdVbFaKl">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAofuurqD8sH9CRVTXMRNv4pg85jdVbFaKl</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'>Regime of Obstruction: Exposing and confronting the power of the fossil fuel industry<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Free Virtual Conference, June 2021</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Regime of Obstruction looks at fossil fuel industry power and how we can challenge it. Taking place over the month of June, this free event series is open to the public. It features talks, panels, workshops and documentary film screenings by academic and community-based researchers, Indigenous leaders, filmmakers and activists.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> - The Price of Oil, Documentary screening and talk. Monday, June 14, 1 p.m. Pacific time</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> - State of play: Fossil fuels and energy politics in Canada. Tuesday, June 15, 11 a.m. Pacific Time</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> - The New Corporation: The unfortunately necessary sequel. Documentary screening and filmmaker talk. Thursday, June 17, 4 p.m. Pacific Time</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.corporatemapping.ca/conference/">https://www.corporatemapping.ca/conference/</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'>Virtual Rally to Protest Doug Ford Running Roughshod Over the Constitution<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. June 14, 10 a.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Doug Ford wants to silence his critics by any means necessary. After a judge ruled key parts of his government’s anti-democratic Bill 254 to be unconstitutional, Ford is recalling the legislature to use the notwithstanding clause to override the constitution. On Monday, Ford’s Conservatives will make their attempt to ram through this legislation. Join us at 10 a.m. to virtually pack the gallery and send a message loud and clear: we will not let Doug Ford destroy our democracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.powerofmany.ca/defenddemocracy">https://www.powerofmany.ca/defenddemocracy</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'>Pan-Canadian NATO Counter-Summer: Building a National Resistance to the Alliance <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday, June 14, 7 - 8:30 p.m. EST <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This webinar is timed to oppose NATO’s annual summit in Brussels. We will hear brief presentations about why Canada should withdraw from this US-dominated, nuclear-armed alliance and why NATO should be abolished for genuine peace and security in the world. It is because of Canada’s membership in NATO that Canada is planning to spend 2% of GDP on the military, planning to buy new fighter jets and build new warships, why Canada is not joining the new treaty to ban nuclear weapons and why the Canadian Armed Forces are participating in a massive war exercise now in Europe (Steadfast Defender 2021). We will share ideas and plan next steps to delegitimize NATO and build support for Canada to withdraw.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqcOGoqj4pGdDaZjtXvH-VZD5kbzrYRfyT">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqcOGoqj4pGdDaZjtXvH-VZD5kbzrYRfyT</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'>TEA-rivia: An online trivia fundraiser in support of the Toronto Environmental Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. June 15, 7 - 9 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) will host its inaugural virtual trivia fundraiser! All proceeds will support TEA's work building a green, healthy and equitable city. This lively two-hour online event will include multiple rounds of Toronto-themed trivia and will bring together people who are passionate about environmental action and creating a greener city for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.torontoenvironment.org/trivia">https://www.torontoenvironment.org/trivia</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:#BE2DC2'>Aligning Canada's Policy on Korea Peace with its Feminist Vision <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Jun 15, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canadian launch of the Korea Peace Now’s “Path to Peace” Report with Christine Ahn, Ambassador Jacqueline O’Neill, & others. Organized by the Women Peace & Security Network-Canada</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdu2uqDwuHte9ZRIO0fUmCxstBNHRbrP2">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdu2uqDwuHte9ZRIO0fUmCxstBNHRbrP2</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'>Public Banks: Decarbonisation, Definancialisation and Democratisation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. June 15, 3 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Although seldom discussed in the North American context, there are more than 900 public banks in the world, holding close to $50 trillion in assets. Some are deeply problematic institutions with little transparency, while others have demonstrated their potential to play a catalytic and even democratic role in social, economic and environmental transformation. Marois will discuss the central theoretical arguments of his book as well as the potential for public banks to play a more significant role in North America amidst a resurgence of interest in (re)making public financial institutions.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MlP5RxBlR-yq_iAAe5rN4g">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MlP5RxBlR-yq_iAAe5rN4g</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'>The Peoples’ Summit – Protecting Areas in Ontario <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>June 15 - 17<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Peoples’ Summit, a virtual event, will showcase stories of action to protect Ontario's special places. Find out how you can help increase nature protection in the province through an equitable, inclusive and collaborative process. Register to hear amazing speakers on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Indigenous led initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Private & public opportunities in every region of Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Urban sites<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> National Marine Conservation Areas<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Ecological linkages and wildlife corridors </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://peoplessummit.ca/">https://peoplessummit.ca/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-peoples-summit-protecting-areas-in-ontario-tickets-157498441077">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-peoples-summit-protecting-areas-in-ontario-tickets-157498441077</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'>Climate Change in the Canadian Media | Webinar + Report <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 16, noon - 1 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What’s the current state of climate coverage in the national media and what are the implications for communicators? Join communications experts Cara Pike and Chris Hatch to hear the results of a spring 2021 media analysis. We’ll unpack the hot topics and emerging narratives, followed by a discussion about messaging and strategy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://bit.ly/Canadian-media-analysis">http://bit.ly/Canadian-media-analysis</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'>Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMNR) - Dirty, Dangerous and Expensive Distractions from Climate Action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 16. 8 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Do you want a Small Modular Nuclear Reactor close to the Winnipeg River in Pinawa, Manitoba, 120 km northeast of Winnipeg? Join the Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition for an online information session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.mbenergyjustice.org/no_nuclear">https://www.mbenergyjustice.org/no_nuclear</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'>Voices for Peace - Radical Hope, Radical Resistance Event<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 16. 7 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The history of the relationship of Church and State with Indigenous peoples has been described by Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission as one of "cultural genocide." How is it that we formally acknowledge this violence, and then proceed to create the conflicts that produced the protests at Standing Rock and in Wet'suwet'en territory? How might we, as peacemakers, foster healing and reconciliation? We begin by listening, and then we take the difficult step of reimagining what we thought we knew.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/voices-for-peace-2021-radical-hope-radical-resistance-event-2-tickets-151897542639">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/voices-for-peace-2021-radical-hope-radical-resistance-event-2-tickets-151897542639</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'>Food Security with Sarah Wakefield<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 16, 3 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Drawing on her twenty years of research on food security, food systems, and alternative food movements in Canada, in this webinar Dr. Wakefield describes how food activism in Canada has evolved over time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvf-yhrTMsGNY54NZvav1Lo-D_v4qd8nAf">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvf-yhrTMsGNY54NZvav1Lo-D_v4qd8nAf</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'>Natural Climate Solutions for Canada: New Science Led by Nature United Shows Nature’s Potential to Tackle Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 16, noon EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Natural Climate Solutions for Canada is a peer-reviewed study involving 38 leading experts from academia, governments and non-governmental organizations in Canada and the U.S. The study examines four land types (agricultural lands, forests, wetlands, grasslands) and 24 pathways that, undertaken in the next decade, have the potential to cut Canada’s emissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WGC4PVqUQgufUsGjO8bhAQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WGC4PVqUQgufUsGjO8bhAQ</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'>Painting the town red<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 16, 2:30 EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In Preston and Salford (UK) we saw the difference socialist councils can make when we empower and transform our communities. If Labour wants to buck the trend of national decline, we need to learn from these examples. Join us and socialist local government leaders to learn how to build community wealth in your town or city.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://momentum.nationbuilder.com/community_wealth">https://momentum.nationbuilder.com/community_wealth</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'>Water Conversations - Growing the Greenbelt<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. June 16, 6:30 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This session will focus on coordinating efforts to maintain momentum around the Ontario government's consultation to grow the size and further enhance the quality of the Greenbelt. Participants will learn about what other organizations are doing, get an update on what is happening provincially, and discuss potential joint priorities and actions, and how they can work together. Hosted by the Canadian Environmental Law Association, Environmental Defence and the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdOGvqD8sGdMMuTGXLrvW6iTIf1RP4VnI">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdOGvqD8sGdMMuTGXLrvW6iTIf1RP4VnI</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'>Water for Life, Not Wall Street<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. June 17, 10 a.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mike Balkwill (Wellington Water Watchers campaign Director) will moderate a webinar on the implications of Triton Water Holdings Canada acquisition of Nestle Waters Canada. Mike will be joined by Shane Philips, Rod Whitlow (Six Nations) and Sam Demby, who has done research into the private equity firms behind the Triton corporation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/water_webinar_water_for_life_not_wall_street">https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/water_webinar_water_for_life_not_wall_street</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'>International Solidarity Now: A Gathering for a More Just Canadian Foreign Policy <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Jun 17, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The live event will feature short presentations from brilliant organizations highlighting how they are helping to build a more just Canadian foreign policy. We will also hear from John Clarke, El Jones & Avi Lewis on the importance of internationalism & activism. Organized by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/tJIrdeihrjsuHdQ1FI86DO1QPXdyclE6IDBP/success?user_id=V35u6lkiSYudQod-scxT0g&timezone_id=America%2FMontreal">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/tJIrdeihrjsuHdQ1FI86DO1QPXdyclE6IDBP/success?user_id=V35u6lkiSYudQod-scxT0g&timezone_id=America%2FMontreal</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 style='color:#ED7D31'>Islamophobia: The Long History of a Violent Present<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. June 17, 6 p.m. EST</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please join us for this important lecture on the long genealogy of today’s Islamophobia in the West, by prominent scholar Dr Asma Barlas (Professor Emerita of Politics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ithaca College, USA). Program will also include a screening of the first (of 5) video in the ‘Islamophobia Is’ series (https://islamophobia-is.com/) – and accompanying resources on systemic Islamophobia in Canada – and Q&A with Prof Barlas.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/525384905547811">https://www.facebook.com/events/525384905547811</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NoorCulturalCentre/live">https://www.facebook.com/NoorCulturalCentre/live</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:#00B050'>The Atom: A Love Affair<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>Canadian Film Premiere and Panel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>-- Watch the Film</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'> </span><span lang=EN-US>-- June 23 to 28<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nearly everyone has an opinion about nuclear power but far fewer know its history and the complex social and political forces that have shaped it. The Atom: A Love Affair tells the inside story of how we got here over seven eventful decades. Capturing both the tantalizing promise and the repeated disappointments, the film reveals how the post-war, romantic fantasy of an atom-powered future developed into the stormy, on-off relationship still playing out today. This is the turbulent story of the West's love-hate relationship with nuclear power over the past 70 years. 90 minutes. $10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch the trailer and the film:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/atom-film-canada">https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/atom-film-canada</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:#00B050'>-- Panel Discussion with UK film producer/director and Canadians working for a nuclear-free future<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. June 28, 7 p.m. EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Canada has supported the nuclear industry since the 1940’s. From coast to coast to coast we now have a stockpile of toxic radioactive tailings from uranium mines to nuclear sites all along the nuclear fuel chain. Seventy years later we’re still searching for a long-term solution to store the deadly waste which will need to be isolated from the environment for a million years. And now industry is begging for more taxpayer hand-outs to build out more nuclear reactors – SMRs (small modular nuclear reactors). Learn why this should concern you and what the alternatives are. The webinar will be hosted and moderated by Angela Bischoff of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance and will feature:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Film Producer/Director Vicki Lesley @tennerfilms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Dr. Susan O’Donnell, University of New Brunswick addressing the push for SMRs in Canada (small modular nuclear reactors)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Brennain Lloyd, Northwatch addressing the problem of nuclear waste in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Dr. Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility addressing the connection between SMRs and weapons proliferation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-atom-a-love-affair-post-film-panel-discussion-tickets-157669665213">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-atom-a-love-affair-post-film-panel-discussion-tickets-157669665213</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>http://theenergymix.com/ <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'>Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://www.democracynow.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><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">angela@cleanairalliance.org</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>