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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=280 height=162 style='width:2.9166in;height:1.6875in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7DF2E.3D002BB0" alt="Text
Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></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'>Advocates Stress Energy Retrofits, Protected Areas, Renewable Grid as Parliament Reconvenes <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2021/11/21/advocates-stress-energy-retrofits-protected-areas-renewable-grid-as-parliament-reconvenes/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2021/11/21/advocates-stress-energy-retrofits-protected-areas-renewable-grid-as-parliament-reconvenes/</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 climate throne speech Prime Minister Trudeau means to give<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Brilliant piece by Seth Klein on what the prime minister might tell us if Canada rallied for the climate emergency.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.climateemergencyunit.ca/blog/ulhtv2rjefzrlhh8j0nt09wpvwtx1m">https://www.climateemergencyunit.ca/blog/ulhtv2rjefzrlhh8j0nt09wpvwtx1m</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><img border=0 width=455 height=228 style='width:4.7395in;height:2.375in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D7DF2E.3D002BB0" alt="A fire hydrant on the sidewalk
Description automatically generated with low confidence"></span><span lang=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'>32 Arrested at Pipeline Blockade as B.C. Diverts 50 RCMP from Emergency Flood Response<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Heavily-armed RCMP agents stormed an Indigenous blockade Friday and arrested 32 people, including Gidimt’en Clan spokesperson Sleydo’ (Molly Wickham) and two journalists, in another escalation of the dispute over construction of the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2021/11/21/32-arrested-at-pipeline-blockade-as-b-c-diverts-50-rcmp-from-emergency-flood-response-emergency-appeals/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2021/11/21/32-arrested-at-pipeline-blockade-as-b-c-diverts-50-rcmp-from-emergency-flood-response-emergency-appeals/</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'>‘Military-style raid’ on protests: “It’s really reconciliation at the end of a gun.” <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/11/19/Arrests-Pipeline/">https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/11/19/Arrests-Pipeline/</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'>All eyes on Wet'suwet'en<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>There are many ways that supporters can step into support of #wetsuwetenstrong who are protecting their land and water from a fracked gas pipeline, Northern Coastal GasLink.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.yintahaccess.com/take-action-1">https://www.yintahaccess.com/take-action-1</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>B.C. Flooding: Scenes of Suffering and Solidarity, As Climate Experts Warn of Bigger Picture<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/2021/11/21/b-c-flooding-scenes-of-suffering-and-solidarity-as-climate-experts-warn-of-bigger-picture/">https://www.theenergymix.com/2021/11/21/b-c-flooding-scenes-of-suffering-and-solidarity-as-climate-experts-warn-of-bigger-picture/</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'>Nature groups urge government to act now to stop and reverse nature loss by 2030<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://naturecanada.ca/news/press-releases/nature-groups-urge-government-to-act-now-to-stop-and-reverse-nature-loss-by-2030/">https://naturecanada.ca/news/press-releases/nature-groups-urge-government-to-act-now-to-stop-and-reverse-nature-loss-by-2030/</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'>Uranium – Premises, Promises & Predicaments <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1-hour video recording with Dr. Gordon Edwards, Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4_34_Uuwdc&list=PLRUK7BHZUVfrHCxuJyBeO0IgjjeqBwseY&index=19">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4_34_Uuwdc&list=PLRUK7BHZUVfrHCxuJyBeO0IgjjeqBwseY&index=19</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'>To: Premier Doug Ford; Education Minister Stephen Lecce - Stop blocking $10/day child care for Ontario’s kids<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-blocking-10-day-child-care-for-ontario-s-kids">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-blocking-10-day-child-care-for-ontario-s-kids</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'>No More Delays - Rally for a Just Transition<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 22, 9 - 10 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Prime Minister Trudeau's office, 80 Wellington St, Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Rally to demand action on the long-promised Just Transition Act. On the same day Parliament resumes, we'll hit the streets to make sure our politicians know that the people want real climate action that puts workers and communities first.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/193510762961326">https://www.facebook.com/events/193510762961326</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'>Day of Action Against Fighter Jets<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday, Nov. 22 - Fri. Nov. 26<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Beginning on Monday, a week of protests across the country will take place in opposition to the government’s plan to purchase 88 new warplanes. Designed to fight in NATO wars, the fighter jets emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases and will cost $19 billion ($77 billion over their lifecycle). These resources could be put to many other more socially useful endeavors. Please join one of the protests against the ecologically damaging and expensive warplanes Canada does not need. Find a rally near you:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.foreignpolicy.ca/fighterjetaction">https://www.foreignpolicy.ca/fighterjetaction</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'>National Housing Day 2021 - Community Action to Call for Social Housing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 22, 11 am ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>214-230 Sherbourne Street, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join the call for social housing across the country. The federal government must respond with real assistance. In the City of Toronto, there are well over 8,700 people who are homeless, with emergency shelters full and over 1,000 people sleeping outside each night. On Nov. 22, we call on every level of gov't to act to solve the ongoing and worsening housing and homelessness crisis. We demand that the vacant property at 214-230 Sherbourne be turned into social housing and that the federal government build enough social housing to end homelessness across the country. Sign the petition for 214-230 Sherbourne at: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.change.org/p/toronto-city-council-expropriate-214-230-sherbourne-housing-now-5cc35ff6-07de-4e2d-8c23-6be4ed8ec348">https://www.change.org/p/toronto-city-council-expropriate-214-230-sherbourne-housing-now-5cc35ff6-07de-4e2d-8c23-6be4ed8ec348</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'>Democracy in Canada: Let’s bring it into the 21st century!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Our democracy no longer works. First-past-the-post elections routinely create false majorities and ignores the democratic will of Ontarians and all Canadians. Municipalities are subject to the whims of provincial governments with disastrous impacts on Toronto and every community where minister's zoning orders (MZOs) ride roughshod over local planning. What does it mean for democracy when our system leaves so many of us without a voice?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkdeCorTorHtMbhtmn1LebAlJJ8WTcgmUz">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkdeCorTorHtMbhtmn1LebAlJJ8WTcgmUz</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'>Mapping the Mining Impacts of the Energy Transition <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 23, 4 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Over the next 30 years, it’s expected that three billion tons of metals and minerals will be required to power the energy transition. But at what cost? Twenty-five communities on the frontlines of the energy transition have teamed up with Environmental Justice Atlas and MiningWatch Canada to map the ‘green’ mining boom’s many impacts across the Americas. Join us at the global launch of a new interactive map to better understand key regional trends and hear from communities leading the way towards a just transition.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0wbNAP-YSbGvXRafYv_t3Q">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0wbNAP-YSbGvXRafYv_t3Q</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 Struggle for the Global Food System & What It Means for Us<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 23, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In the context of the recent UN Food Summit and COP26, it is clear that there is a failure of leadership at the political and corporate levels when it comes to addressing the crises of climate change and food insecurity. Join us for a discussion on the future of our food system and its challenges and struggles, from the global down to our local neighbourhood. Two seasoned advocates for food justice & sovereignty speak on the current struggles and possibilities for the future of our food system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-struggle-for-the-global-food-system-what-it-means-for-us-tickets-208947195687">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-struggle-for-the-global-food-system-what-it-means-for-us-tickets-208947195687</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'>Out of sight, but not out of mind - Contaminants in Water, Sediment and Fish<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 23, 5:30 – 7:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqdO6grjsqG9bY4JRFQ3sA0Sd1zWjigL3y">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqdO6grjsqG9bY4JRFQ3sA0Sd1zWjigL3y</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:#FB358D'>Discussing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Instrumentalist or rights-based approaches? <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 23, 2 - 3:30 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A panel discussion on findings and implications from the first systematic review of instrumentalist claims of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Presented by the Centre for International Policy Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/discussing-the-women-peace-and-security-agenda-tickets-204023448627">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/discussing-the-women-peace-and-security-agenda-tickets-204023448627</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'>Women of Courage: a conversation with Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 23, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>While the world has been distracted by the noise of all those resistant to change, change has been happening anyway. In recognition of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, this webinar provides a great opportunity to participate in an informative and inspirational peer-to-peer conversation with Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford, MD, PhD.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83211107407?pwd=V2ZiYk1nNW93eGVtNk4xTnNkdmUxZz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83211107407?pwd=V2ZiYk1nNW93eGVtNk4xTnNkdmUxZz09</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meeting ID: 832 1110 7407 . Passcode: 128211<o:p></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'>What the throne speech and mandate letters mean for the climate emergency - With Seth Klein<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 24, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This government has the unique responsibility to act on a very short timeline, as they could be the final ministers to govern within our dwindling window to mitigate the crisis. Join us to review how the direction given in the throne speech and mandate letters on Nov 22 impact the climate emergency. We will cover:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- the function and importance of the throne speech and mandate letters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- mandates of ministers that have key roles in rapidly transitioning key sectors of the Canadian economy to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- how industry sectors can work with their minister to more ambitiously meet the climate emergency.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvcemoqzsoGdd9kxduTheaPldZExHrYGvq">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvcemoqzsoGdd9kxduTheaPldZExHrYGvq</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'>In a Time of Climate Crisis Don't We Need New Solutions?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 24, 12 Noon PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Learn about regional and national government climate protection measures, and which lead to real GHG reductions. With Svend Andersen, GHG Accounting. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-a-time-of-climate-crisis-dont-we-need-new-solutions-tickets-196116619087">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/in-a-time-of-climate-crisis-dont-we-need-new-solutions-tickets-196116619087</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'>Ontario Public Service Pensions and the Climate Crisis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 24, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join working and retired employees of the Ontario Public Service to learn how you can help protect your pension and tackle the climate crisis. Hosted by Shift.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ontario-public-service-pensions-and-the-climate-crisis-tickets-208880516247">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ontario-public-service-pensions-and-the-climate-crisis-tickets-208880516247</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'>Wise Words - A Climate Writing Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 24, 1 pm PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A unique writing and communication initiative for seniors, with Kathryn Mockler. Climate writing and art can be a powerful tool for imagining new futures, dealing with climate grief, raising awareness, taking action, resisting, engaging in community. She will share strategies and prompts for writing poems, stories, or plays about the climate crisis. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.bcwriters.ca/event-4499223">https://www.bcwriters.ca/event-4499223</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 Municipal Workers: Is your pension contributing to the climate crisis?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 24. 8 - 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join municipal employees across Ontario and climate and energy experts from Shift Action to learn how you can help protect your pension and tackle the climate crisis. This is a free online workshop for working and retired members of OMERS. Learn about your pension fund’s approach to the financial risks of climate change and fossil fuel investments, and what it means for your retirement savings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/omers-and-the-climate-crisis-tickets-195269003847">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/omers-and-the-climate-crisis-tickets-195269003847</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'>Hope in Resistance - Stories of Climate Justice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 25, 7 p.m. PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Climate justice advocates will analyze the plans and commitments that emerged from the COP26 climate summit and discuss the necessity of hope and joy in fighting the climate crisis. They will share stories of communities defending their land, water and climate within Canada and around the world. And they will leave us with tangible actions we can support to make a just transition to a more equitable and sustainable future for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.sfu.ca/publicsquare/community-summit/2021-summit/hope-in-resistance.html">https://www.sfu.ca/publicsquare/community-summit/2021-summit/hope-in-resistance.html</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:#FB358D'>Solidarity in Sisterhood: Decolonizing the Women's Movement <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 25, 7 p.m. CT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Intersectional Feminist: Building Radical Futures Webinar Series 1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1cJeip03T4e1etEaIXPE7g">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1cJeip03T4e1etEaIXPE7g</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'>Let’s lift as we climb: The Waters are rising<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Nov. 27, 1 - 3 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Part of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace AGM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Confirmed speakers include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Dorene Bernard a Mi’kmaq Grassroots Grandmother, Water Protector, Water Walker, and Survivor of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Kasha Slavner, a GenZ filmmaker, featuring her new trailer for her upcoming documentary looking at the intersection of peace and climate titled "1.5 Degrees of Peace" and she will discuss her trip to Glasgow for COP 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Bianca Mugyenyi, director of the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute (CFPI) and she will discuss Canadian foreign policy and the #NoNewFighterJets campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Tamara Lorincz a former VOW Board Member currently doing her PhD in Global Governance at the Balsillie School for International Affairs and will report back on COP 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdOGgqj0pGNUi-SvSN9d00iirUT1-RYwJ">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdOGgqj0pGNUi-SvSN9d00iirUT1-RYwJ</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://vowpeace.org/">https://vowpeace.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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Toxic Neighbour – film screening and panel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 29, 7 – 8:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Eugene Bourgeois had no concerns about nuclear energy in 1974 when he located his farm next door to the world's largest nuclear facility – Bruce Nuclear Station in Kincardine, Ontario. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Until, that is, his family and his sheep were frequently exposed to toxic gases released from the nuclear station, causing hundreds of their sheep to be blinded, born deformed, or killed. The industry denied wrongdoing, but Eugene dedicated the rest of his life to pushing his nuclear neighbour for greater transparency and accountability, and in the end, he won.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch the 50 min. documentary produced by Canadian filmmaker Colin Scheyen, to be followed by panelists that have dedicated their lives to holding the nuclear industry accountable for the wastes, costs and pollutants that they produce:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Colin Scheyen, filmmaker of Toxic Neighbour<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Theresa McClenaghan, friend of the Bourgeois family and Exec. Dir. of Canadian Environmental Law Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Jack Gibbons, Chair of Ontario Clean Air Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch the film’s trailer here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/609829443">https://vimeo.com/609829443</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This is a fundraiser for Ontario Clean Air Alliance. Suggested donation $10 or more (minimum $1). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/toxic-neighbour-film-screening-and-panel-tickets-212730501657">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/toxic-neighbour-film-screening-and-panel-tickets-212730501657</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: <a href="mailto:angela@cleanairalliance.org">angela@cleanairalliance.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></div></body></html>