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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'>Diplomacy Not Militarization, the Courage to Call for Negotiations - write your MP here<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/diplomacy-not-militarization">https://actionnetwork.org/letters/diplomacy-not-militarization</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'>10-point plan to cut oil use - IEA calls for Emergency measures to quickly cut global oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The International Energy Agency lays out a 10-point plan which includes reducing speed limits by 10 km, cheaper public transit, alternative private car access to roadways, car-free Sundays, more car-sharing, more bicycles, more EVs. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.iea.org/reports/a-10-point-plan-to-cut-oil-use">https://www.iea.org/reports/a-10-point-plan-to-cut-oil-use</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'>Fast-track the beneficial ownership registry, to stop tax-dodgers, oligarchs and other criminals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A new report, Snow-washing Inc., shows how Canada is being marketed in Russia and elsewhere as a great place to incorporate shell companies for tax avoidance schemes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/action/fast-track-beneficial-ownership-registry-stop-tax-dodgers-oligarchs-and-other-criminals">https://www.taxfairness.ca/en/action/fast-track-beneficial-ownership-registry-stop-tax-dodgers-oligarchs-and-other-criminals</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'>Ottawa pours more money into next-gen nuclear tech; critics to push back against ‘dangerous distraction’<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Yet another taxpayer handout for phantom SMR technology. This is not green transition, it is green washing. We need climate action now, not empty distractions. Instead of flushing $27 million away on dubious small nuclear reactors, the feds could fix First Nation water systems. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/03/17/news/ottawa-pours-more-money-next-gen-nuclear-tech-prompting-critics-push-back-against">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/03/17/news/ottawa-pours-more-money-next-gen-nuclear-tech-prompting-critics-push-back-against</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 High Cost of Bad Energy Choices - with Jack Gibbons, Ontario Clean Air Alliance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Ford gov't in ON is ramping up gas 600% and rebuilding old and building new nuclear reactors while killing green energy and conservation programs. Gibbons lays out a plan for getting Ontario to a zero-carbon electricity grid by 2030.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://youtu.be/WEZGlwqE0vM?t=453">https://youtu.be/WEZGlwqE0vM?t=453</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'>Radioactive waste is forever. Tell the Feds to treat it that way<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://canadians.org/nuclear-waste">https://canadians.org/nuclear-waste</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'>For the 2021 Ontario Election, we're looking for organizers in ten of the most contested ridings<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We are focusing on approx. ten tight races where raising the profile of the environment through widely attended debates could make a real difference as the seat may be won or lost by a few thousand or hundred votes. Can you help?</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.100debates.ca/ondebates">https://www.100debates.ca/ondebates</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'>New downtown collision reporting centre open for pedestrians and cyclists in Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-downtown-collision-reporting-centre-1.6384089">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-downtown-collision-reporting-centre-1.6384089</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>There's also a new online reporting system so pedestrians and cyclists can report collisions from home. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://pedcyclist.accsupport.com/home">https://pedcyclist.accsupport.com/home</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'>Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels the Threat of Extinction<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. March 21, 7 - 8 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>It’s no secret that we live in a time of multiple bone-chilling crises. We face credible threats to human existence itself. Nuclear war and militarism; climate catastrophe on our doorstep; surging and waning Pandemics — all taking place in the context of deep polarization and tribal populism. This program will not only explore the interlocking nature of these threats and how they feed upon each other. It will show that they have a common root in our system of corporate capitalism.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://masspeaceaction.org/event/dying-for-capitalism-how-big-money-fuels-the-threat-of-extinction/">http://masspeaceaction.org/event/dying-for-capitalism-how-big-money-fuels-the-threat-of-extinction/</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:#F358F8'>Reproductive Justice in the Age of the Radical Right<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. March 21, 7:30 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join a diverse panel of experts and activists for a panel discussion that will explore current threats to women’s right to choose, the barriers that still exist in Canada and abroad, and how we can mount a defence against them. Hosted by Cinema Politica, Toronto Danforth. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudeqhqTItH9DPsEe43hujCSILENoSKRA8">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudeqhqTItH9DPsEe43hujCSILENoSKRA8</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'>U.S. Media Censorship of Voices for Peace<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. March 21, 8 - 9 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for a discussion between Abby Martin, Lee Camp, Chris Hedges, and Jodie Evans on the impacts and implications of this censorship.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.codepink.org/m212022">https://www.codepink.org/m212022</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'>Subway-building costs <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. March 21, 7 p.m. ET </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join TTCriders as we read "Station to Station: Why Subway-building Costs Have Soared in the Toronto Region," by Stephen Wickens, transit researcher and journalist with a four-decade career at four Toronto-based daily newspapers.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ttcriders.ca/marchbookclub1">https://www.ttcriders.ca/marchbookclub1</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'>Ending White Supremacy: "I can't shut up"<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Monday, March 21, 7 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Urban Alliance on Race Relations, the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, and Labour Community Services have teamed up to host an event to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ending-white-supremacy-i-cant-shut-up-tickets-288640340027">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ending-white-supremacy-i-cant-shut-up-tickets-288640340027</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:#F358F8'>Building Climate Literacy with Children’s Literature and Media <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4 Mondays starting Mon. March 21, 10 a.m. - noon PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In this four-week program, teacher educators Marek Oziewicz and Nick Kleese will guide you to discover the power of children’s stories and media for ushering in an ecological civilization. You’ll engage with a variety of stories, learn about types of environmental literature, watch several films, and participate in discussions about how stories model climate literacy practices and lifestyles. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.earthliteracies.org/Building-Climate-Literacy-with-Marek-Oziewicz-and-Nick-Kleese">https://www.earthliteracies.org/Building-Climate-Literacy-with-Marek-Oziewicz-and-Nick-Kleese</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'>Defund, Demilitarize and Abolish Police, Prisons, and All Forms of Carcerality<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. March 21 - Wed. March 23</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join in on two days of teach-ins by scholars, activists, artists and students followed by a Day of Action in Toronto</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.scholarstrikecanada.ca/">https://www.scholarstrikecanada.ca/</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Take Action on World Water Day<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. March 22</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Save Our Water Rally - 11:30 am ET at Queen's Park (ON legislature), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>World Water Day Phone Zap - 11:30 a.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Turning the Tide Webinar - 2 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/events">https://www.reformgravelmining.ca/events</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</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'>Berta Didn’t Die, She Multiplied! Film and Panel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, March 22, 7 - 9 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Berta Didn’t Die, She Multiplied!, is a celebration of the life and legacy of Honduran Indigenous, feminist, and environmental activist Berta Cáceres. The film tells the story of the Honduran military coup, the assassination of Berta, and the victory in the Indigenous struggle to protect the Gualcarque River. The insidious agents of the local oligarchy, the World Bank, and North American corporations continue to kill but that will not stop the social movements. From Flint to Standing Rock to Honduras, the water is sacred and the power is in the people. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://worldbeyondwar.org/water/">https://worldbeyondwar.org/water/</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'>Canada's Pollution? Where? What? How to Find Out?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 23, 3:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As we work to protect our environments, it is essential that we know what pollutants are already affecting our communities and what pollutants are likely to arrive along with new industrial projects. This information is available from the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) through data it collects on emissions from most major pollution sources in Canada. In this webinar we will look at what information is there and how to use it. Our presenters are all experienced environmental advocates who have used the NPRI to organize and mobilize: John Jackson, Anna Tilman, Dave Stevens. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_geXx4EQTT1C_vfjfC6jjMQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_geXx4EQTT1C_vfjfC6jjMQ</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'>Indigenous Science and Climate Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 23, noon - 2 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This talk will discuss the undeniable fact that although Indigenous communities are among the most affected by climate devastation, Indigenous science is nowhere to be found in mainstream environmental policy or discourse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.environment.utoronto.ca/events/env1001-seminar-indigenous-science-climate-change-jessica-hernandez">https://www.environment.utoronto.ca/events/env1001-seminar-indigenous-science-climate-change-jessica-hernandez</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'>Tenants' Rights Meeting - Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 23, 7 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The pandemic has amplified some pre-existing issues and brought new ones as well. Experts from Don Valley Community Legal Clinic, ACORN, the FMTA will provide updates, resources and respond to your questions. Moderated by NDP MPP Peter Tabuns.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2yNR7pl9TxmCTlefRqjKMQ">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2yNR7pl9TxmCTlefRqjKMQ</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>_______________________</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:#F358F8'>Car-free cities, development, and localization<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 23, 11 am - noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Shail Shrestha, founding member of the global Carfree Cities Alliance and Cycle City Network Nepal, in conversation with Local Futures' Carly Gayle and Alex Jensen, to learn how you can strengthen your community's local economy through bicycle- and people-centered transportation planning and advocacy. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://events.humanitix.com/car-free-cities-development-and-localization-with-shail-shrestha">https://events.humanitix.com/car-free-cities-development-and-localization-with-shail-shrestha</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'>Environmental Defenders & Ecocides<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 23, 7 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What does it mean to be on the front lines of environmental defence? Many brave environmental defenders strive to prevent ecological destruction near them and abroad. They are people who put their freedom, safety, careers, or resources on the line to protect our natural world. Stop Ecocide is hosting a webinar to share stories about environmental defenders in Canada, to understand environmental issues across Canada and tactics of resistance. We ask how laws against ecocide can play a role in protecting both the environment and those who defend it. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.stopecocide.earth/events/environmental-defenders-and-ecocides-">https://www.stopecocide.earth/events/environmental-defenders-and-ecocides-</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Two crises, one root: conflict, climate emergency, and LNG<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 23, 1 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>More fossil fuels will not get us out of this war, and increasing liquified natural gas (LNG) export or any new fossil fuel infrastructure will only worsen our ongoing climate crisis. Now is the time to invest rapidly in a just transition away from fossil fuels, both to address the climate crisis and to loosen the grip of oil and gas producing nations on global security. Hosted by Council of Canadians, Environmental Action Germany and New Brunswick Anti Shale Gas Alliance.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RTla8xucTH2VBQT5Ixn3Ug">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RTla8xucTH2VBQT5Ixn3Ug</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'>Social Justice Redistribution - A Panel & Fundraiser for Groundswell<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 23, 7 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Part conversation about redistributive justice and part fundraiser for Groundswell Community Justice Trust Fund, this is an engaging invitation and call to action to support grassroots movements financially and otherwise.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/social-justice-redistribution-a-panel-fundraiser-for-groundswell-tickets-291734795627">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/social-justice-redistribution-a-panel-fundraiser-for-groundswell-tickets-291734795627</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Radioactive Waste Policy Review - Debrief and Strategy Session<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 24, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Nuclear Waste Watch for an update, debrief and analysis of Natural Resource Canada's radioactive waste and decommissioning draft policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlcO6qpj0tHdWCT_qIKSz0h24VuGOvU4z4">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlcO6qpj0tHdWCT_qIKSz0h24VuGOvU4z4</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For background: <a href="https://nuclearwastewatch.weebly.com/">https://nuclearwastewatch.weebly.com/</a> and <a href="http://www.knownuclearwaste.ca/">http://www.knownuclearwaste.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:#00B0F0'>Emergency Measures Act Debate <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>w/ Canadian Green Party members and lawyers Dimitri Lascaris (no) and Nathalie Gondek (yes)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 24, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Emergency Measures Act, used in Feb. to expel the trucker convoys, gives the government sweeping powers to deal with emergencies. Did this emergency meet the threshold? Is this an argument about the right to protest or is it about the rights of the citizens of Ottawa to expect peace, order and good government. Whose rights take primacy anyway? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqc-GuqD4uH9d6MAmXp-PjfVsXAJf5-AXS">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqc-GuqD4uH9d6MAmXp-PjfVsXAJf5-AXS</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:#F358F8'>Storylines for 2022: Where Does Climate Journalism Hit the Wall?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 24, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Climate journalism plays an essential role in getting the climate emergency under control. But it often hits a wall—when a news outlet can’t follow a story to its conclusion, or when focused knowledge in areas like climate finance, municipal climate action, or a decarbonized power grid doesn’t reach the audiences that can put it to use. Join our expert panel of journalists and climate practitioners to learn how climate journalism can make a real difference.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/storylines-for-2022-where-does-climate-journalism-hit-the-wall-tickets-289913688647">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/storylines-for-2022-where-does-climate-journalism-hit-the-wall-tickets-289913688647</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'>Behind the Scenes: Legislation for Climate-Aligned Finance<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 24, 1 - 2 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This event is tailored specifically for ENGOs and civil society organizations to learn about actions at the intersection of private finance, climate change, and legislation. We know that we can’t solve the climate crisis unless private finance flows in a new direction (for example, financial institutions financed over $3.8 trillion in fossil fuel projects since the 2015 Paris Agreement). This webinar on March 24th is a unique opportunity to learn what climate finance means, how fixing finance can mitigate climate change, what legislative and policy tools are available, and what we can do to help make this fix happen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/101110/petition/1">https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/101110/petition/1</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Deep Dive Discussion on Impact Investing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 24, 7 pm, PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Ethical investing in your RRSP, RIF, and TFSA can push corporations to get out of fossil fuels and support renewable energy solutions for a healthy future. Your $$ should not be funding carbon emissions. Learn how to choose better funds. </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/3sLDyiOFTFO">https://bit.ly/3sLDyiOFTFO</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:#F358F8'>Building Systemic Change: Frontline Women-Led Solutions for Climate Justice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 24, noon - 1 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>During this event Indigenous, Black, Brown, and frontline women leaders and global advocates will address multiple interlocking crises, and present a diverse array of visions, projects, policy frameworks and strategies based in a climate justice framework, including forest and biodiversity protection, Indigenous rights, food sovereignty, protection of women land defenders, and community-led solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yyXNyFDwTxO_HTxKCGOokw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yyXNyFDwTxO_HTxKCGOokw</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'>Launch of the Ottawa Fossil Fuel Non- Proliferation Treaty Campaign<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 24, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What do Toronto, Vancouver, Bonn, Barcelona and Los Angeles have in common? They’ve all endorsed the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, joining over 40 cities globally. Now it’s time for Ottawa to step up. While Ottawa has declared a Climate Emergency, we’re demanding further action to phase out fossil fuels and fast-tracking progress towards safer and more cost-effective solutions and a just transition for all.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtcuutpj8jEtPwc458idspgR73ycjCfiXF">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtcuutpj8jEtPwc458idspgR73ycjCfiXF</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#ED7D31'>Prairie Symposium for the Common Good: Ecology and the Common Good<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. March 24 and Fri. March 25<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Prairie Symposium for the Common Good is a new initiative of St. Paul’s College, University of Manitoba; Campion College, University of Regina; and St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan. The symposium attracts scholars and practitioners devoted to examining the Common Good through the prism of an annual theme: Ecology.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://umanitoba.ca/st-pauls-college/pscg">https://umanitoba.ca/st-pauls-college/pscg</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'>Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friday, March 25<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The catastrophic climate scenario that we are living in is the result of centuries of exploitation and oppression through colonialism, extractivism and capitalism, an essentially flawed socio-economic model which urgently needs to be replaced. A system where rich nations are responsible for 92% of global emissions, and the richest 1% of the world population are responsible for double the pollution produced by the poorest 50%. Guided by historical struggles and lived experiences, led by the most affected people and areas (MAPA), we are demanding climate reparations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://fridaysforfuture.org/march25/">https://fridaysforfuture.org/march25/</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>In Toronto:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Friday, March 25, 2 pm onwards ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Meeting at David Pecault Square (King and John, behind Metro Hall)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A rally blocking an intersection (to be disclosed), followed by a small march<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>Rethinking Labour Politics in Difficult Times<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. March 25, 3 p.m. ET</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and against the backdrop of forty years of neoliberal globalization, the need to re-establish the labour movement’s political capacity has taken on a greater sense of urgency. Stephanie Ross and Larry Savage reflect on the strategic political possibilities and challenges facing the Canadian labour movement at this important moment of heightened economic inequality, political polarization, racism and exclusion, and threats to human health and wellbeing.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rethinking-labour-politics-in-difficult-times-tickets-287884649737">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rethinking-labour-politics-in-difficult-times-tickets-287884649737</a> </span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>_______________________</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B050'>Online Rally for Grassy Narrows and Mercury Justice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. March 26, 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Grassy Narrows leaders and grassroots people will join Anishinaabe movie star Adam Beach to call for mercury justice and compensation for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://freegrassy.net/onlinerally2022/">https://freegrassy.net/onlinerally2022/</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:#F358F8'>Finding the Mother Tree <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A public talk and discussion with author Dr. Suzanne Simard on the urgent need to rethink our relationship with the natural world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. March 26, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave, Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The evening will consist of a keynote presentation by Dr. Suzanne Simard, followed by an armchair discussion featuring representatives from Nature Canada and Enviro Crew for a national and local perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/finding-the-mother-tree-a-public-talk-and-discussion-tickets-274789852847<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>Stop Arming Saudi Arabia, End the War in Yemen - Canada-Wide Day of Action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Saturday March 26<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Find an action near you: <a href="https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/canadastoparmingsaudi/">https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/canadastoparmingsaudi/</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'>#CanadaStopArmingSaudi - Day of Action - End the War in Yemen - Toronto Rally<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday March 27, 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Matt Cohen Park (Bloor & Spadina). Across the street from the office of MP Chrystia Freeland, the Deputy Prime Minister.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The war in Yemen must stop! After months of escalating organizing across the country — from arms blockades and banner drops, to car caravans and dozens of protests, to media exposés and damning reports — we know the Trudeau government is feeling the pressure.</span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/376974884024206">https://www.facebook.com/events/376974884024206</a></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Send an email to your MP and sign the petition:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/canadastoparmingsaudi/#onlineaction">https://peaceandjusticenetwork.ca/canadastoparmingsaudi/#onlineaction</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'>#DefundClimateChaos Week of Arts Action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>April 2nd - April 10th: the Largest Coordinated Street Art Action Ever <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We are printing 30,000 giant street art posters ― each is 5 1/2 feet tall by 3 1/2 feet wide. There are six different designs, each created by movement artists. We want to get them into the hands of thousands of activists who will get them up in their communities. 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