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--></style></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><img width=301 height=174 style='width:3.1354in;height:1.8125in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DA7927.85D75C60" alt="A close-up of a logo
Description automatically generated"></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'>Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment - and it’s not stopping<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In the heart of Paris, amidst the historic boulevards and bustling streets, a revolution is taking place—one fueled not by engines, but by pedals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://momentummag.com/paris-cycling-numbers-double/">https://momentummag.com/paris-cycling-numbers-double/</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'>Should 'gender apartheid' be an international crime?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/should-gender-apartheid-be-an-international-crime">https://www.context.news/socioeconomic-inclusion/should-gender-apartheid-be-an-international-crime</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 Danish City Reimagining Reuse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Material exchange centers are preventing everything from dishes to electronic devices from going to waste.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://reasonstobecheerful.world/aarhus-denmark-reimagining-reuse-circular-economy">https://reasonstobecheerful.world/aarhus-denmark-reimagining-reuse-circular-economy</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'>Nuclear Power is Not an Answer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Recording of webinar with Angela Bischoff followed by Tom Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d51JXosNWv0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d51JXosNWv0</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, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>A 2019 study found at least 18,000 radioactive objects scattered across the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, many of them dumped there by the Soviet Union. The head of Norway’s Nuclear Safety Authority says it is only a matter of time before these objects begin to release their toxic legacy into the water; others have called the situation a “Chornobyl in slow motion on the sea floor”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/12/radioactive-waste-baby-bottles-and-spam-the-deep-ocean-has-become-a-dumping-ground">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/12/radioactive-waste-baby-bottles-and-spam-the-deep-ocean-has-become-a-dumping-ground</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'>Northwestern Ontario First Nations Chiefs Unite Against Nuclear Waste Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.netnewsledger.com/2024/03/14/northwestern-ontario-first-nations-chiefs-unite-against-nuclear-waste-proposal/">https://www.netnewsledger.com/2024/03/14/northwestern-ontario-first-nations-chiefs-unite-against-nuclear-waste-proposal/</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'>Demolishing the Case for Alberta Restrictions on Renewables<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/reason-based-wrecking-ball-demolishes-the-case-for-alberta-renewables-moratorium/">https://www.theenergymix.com/reason-based-wrecking-ball-demolishes-the-case-for-alberta-renewables-moratorium/</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'>Climate, Alberta, and the Heavy Hand of Populism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://albertabeyondfossilfuels.ca/united-conservative-party-blocks-climate-action-and-albert-economy/">https://albertabeyondfossilfuels.ca/united-conservative-party-blocks-climate-action-and-albert-economy/</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'>Tooker: 20 years on<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>View the recording, the word mosaic produced by participants, and try your hand at the Tooker Trivia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://greenspiration.org/tooker-20-years-on/">https://greenspiration.org/tooker-20-years-on/</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'>Send a letter to Toronto City Council about Noise Pollution from Motor Vehicles<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://act.newmode.net/action/no-more-noise-toronto/march-noise-actions">https://act.newmode.net/action/no-more-noise-toronto/march-noise-actions</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:#A02B93'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Building the Movement for a Youth Climate Corps: a multi-party town hall with members of Parliament from across Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. March 18, 7 p.m. ET online<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online and in communities across the country<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>On March 18, young activists and elected politicians from across party lines will come together to discuss a transformative climate and labour solution: a national Youth Climate Corps. Find an event in your community or host one.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/march18event">https://www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/march18event</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>The Walrus Talks Nature</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. March 19, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online and in person at Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Leaders from Canada’s climate, business, and nonprofit sectors will come together to discuss the value of access to nature, including the trails that act as a gateway to Canada’s diverse landscapes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-nature-tickets-790285704817">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-nature-tickets-790285704817</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>The Climate Virus: Lessons from COVID-19 Towards Urgent Climate Action in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Mar. 19, 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Give It Up For Earth! is a Lenten campaign put together by Citizens for Public Justice and For the Love of Creation through which we acknowledge our current climate crisis and seek urgent solutions. Together, we will unpack insights from leading environmental organizations and collaborate in a facilitated brainstorming exercise that will prompt you to imagine what an urgent pandemic-level climate action plan could look like in Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cpj.ca/events/the-climate-virus/">https://cpj.ca/events/the-climate-virus/</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'>Parks, Streets, and Everything In-Between: Making a Civic Impact<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Mar. 19, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Guest: Gia Biagi, former commissioner of Parks, then Transportation. City of Chicago.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://bit.ly/3NFOE2Z">https://bit.ly/3NFOE2Z</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'>Covering Ukraine and the 2024 US Presidential Elections as a Black Correspondent<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. March 19, 2 - 4 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Room 108N, North House, 1 Devonshire Place, University of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Terrell Jermaine Starr will talk about what it is like to cover Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine as an independent reporter, how being Black correspondent informs his work and what Ukraine means for the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/covering-ukraine-and-2024-us-presidential-elections-black-correspondent">https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/event/covering-ukraine-and-2024-us-presidential-elections-black-correspondent</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'>Navalny Special Tribute Screening<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Mar. 19, 6:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Bloor Hot Docs, Bloor and Bathurst, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In commemoration of Alexei Navalny's life, join us for a screening of the powerful, Oscar-winning documentary Navalny. The sudden and tragic passing of Navalny on February 16 serves as a stark reminder of the challenges faced by those opposing Putin's regime. Despite this profound loss, Navalny's legacy persists, mobilizing critics and solidifying the opposition movement around this new martyr for the cause. This screening comes at an urgent time, just two days after another Russian presidential election. Many Russians mourn the diminishing hope for a democratic Russia with Navalny's passing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/navalny">https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/navalny</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:#A02B93'>Logging Algonquin: Online Screening and Panel Discussion<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Mar. 20, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for the premiere online screening of the short documentary "Logging Algonquin" by Conor Devries - a 30 minute documentary that looks at the historical and on-going logging happening in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada - followed by panel discussion and Q&A featuring Indigenous Algonquin scholars, knowledge-keepers and educators. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/logging-algonquin-online-screening-and-panel-discussion-tickets-857302493837">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/logging-algonquin-online-screening-and-panel-discussion-tickets-857302493837</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'>Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 20, 12:30 - 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Atlases are being redrawn as islands are disappearing. What does an island see when the sea rises? Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean weaves together essays, maps, art, and poetry to show us—and make us see—island nations in a warming world. Join author Christina Gerhardt for a presentation and discussion of her newest book 'Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/spring-2024/240305-peeck-ho.html">https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/spring-2024/240305-peeck-ho.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:#4EA72E'>Home Energy Loan Program - Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. March 20, noon Et<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us to learn more about the Home Energy Loan Program and incentives for low-carbon home retrofits, available for a limited time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://toronto.webex.com/webappng/sites/toronto/meeting/register/354471d77e5045939174dd89826982e5">https://toronto.webex.com/webappng/sites/toronto/meeting/register/354471d77e5045939174dd89826982e5</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:#E740CA'>Skating on Thin Ice: Professional Hockey, Rape Culture, and Violence Against Women<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wednesday, March 20, 3 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In this event hosted by the CSA's Violence and Society Research Cluster, Dr. Walter S. DeKeseredy will present on his book, "Skating on Thin Ice: Professional Hockey, Rape Culture, & Violence Against Women" co-authored with Dr. Stu Cowan and Dr. Martin D. Schwartz. The book exposes the culture of toxic masculinity in professional hockey and suggests how sport and society can change the narrative on sexual assault and violence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mkKpk2vFQcqDfnxdawVuVQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mkKpk2vFQcqDfnxdawVuVQ#/registration</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>Robotic Warfare: The Dangerous New Artificial Intelligence Race<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Mar. 20, 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Pentagon-funded research and development on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in warfare is moving ahead quickly. Companies like Palentir, Anduril, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Starlink are developing new applications that are changing how wars of the future will be waged. Already, the war in Ukraine and Israel’s assault on Gaza are testing grounds for new automated weaponry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.everyaction.com/WfPdyY1w_km33hA_Blm-KQ2">https://secure.everyaction.com/WfPdyY1w_km33hA_Blm-KQ2</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'>Life in the Triangle of Death: Barrick Gold, Human and Environmental Disasters, and the Irrationality of Mining in the Dominican Republic<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Mar. 20, 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us in an exchange with local community members, civil society representatives and experts as they address the impacts of Barrick Gold’s Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic, and share their concerns about the proposed massive expansion. Extractivism has had a significant negative social and environmental footprint in the region causing irreversible environmental damage to the environment as well dispossession of local communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TeYilXDwTw-60y8nN7YzpQ#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TeYilXDwTw-60y8nN7YzpQ#/registration</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>2024 Farmland Forum: The Future of Ontario Farmland<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, March 21. 9 am – 5 pm. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us in Elora, ON and online<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The 2024 Farmland Forum, The Future of Ontario Farmland, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Ontario Farmland Trust with a return to the foundational dialogues and round-table discussions that sparked the creation of OFT. This year’s forum is a pivotal gathering for exploring innovative solutions to the pressing challenges of farmland preservation in Ontario. As we confront the realities of farmland loss, the forum will delve into necessary policy reforms and strategic approaches to protect our agricultural lands. The Farmland Forum is a full day event. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/forum/">https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/forum/</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Unexpected Climate Connections - conference by The Walrus<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Mar. 21, 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online AND at 25 York St, Toronto <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The purpose of this one-day conference is to examine some of the unexpected or underappreciated linkages between advancing climate policy and achieving other important policy objectives. Climate policy may not connect to everything else, but it certainly connects with many things, and those connections make policy design and implementation even more complicated than normal. Join us, in Toronto or online, for a riveting day of discussion and debate about advancing good policy for the economy and the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/unexpected-climate-connections-tickets-804033906057">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/unexpected-climate-connections-tickets-804033906057</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:#4EA72E'>Laws and Lobbying for Environmental Justice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday, March 21, 4 - 6 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Cat's Eye lounge, 150 Charles St W, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>How can citizens and organizations make change on environmental issues? How can we prevent environmental injustice before it occurs, or respond when it does happen? What tactics are effective? This panel event, hosted by Stop Ecocide Toronto, will discuss different legal or lobbying-based tactics that groups and individuals employ to advance environmental justice in so-called Canada. Our panelists will be incredible activists, academics, and experts who advocate, research, and work to address environmental issues in so-called Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgLJsm5beUXDjjZJizNXD5xswHERkXwmmIvK-u2F7Ct-4-jQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgLJsm5beUXDjjZJizNXD5xswHERkXwmmIvK-u2F7Ct-4-jQ/viewform</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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#00B0F0'>Changing Course: A River's Journey of Reconnection <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Mar. 21, 7 p.m. PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for the premiere of Changing Course: A River's Journey of Reconnection (2024) to celebrate World Water Day, followed by a panel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://uvic.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PHOW1PNLTmW0-_gHUNNhNw#/registration">https://uvic.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PHOW1PNLTmW0-_gHUNNhNw#/registration</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>Grazing the Issue: Diet, Agriculture, and Climate Resilience<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Mar. 21, 7 p.m. PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Cory as he takes us on an enlightening journey through the interconnected worlds of climate change and biodiversity loss. We will explore how our dinner plates can become powerful tools in the fight against these global challenges. He'll make a compelling case for a broad shift toward plant-based diets, showing how this simple change can have a profound impact on our planet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqdOCopjsqEtWLkEkq04PKxdPLB1f7ANBY#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqdOCopjsqEtWLkEkq04PKxdPLB1f7ANBY#/registration</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Human Rights Watch Film Festival<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mar. 21 - 28<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Online viewings AND in person at Hot Docs, Bloor and Bathurst, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Films on immigration, ISIS captivity, LGBTQ+ youth, and Indigenous Brazilian forest guardians. Free films + talks. Available online across Canada and in-person in Toronto. Co-hosted by Human Rights Watch and Hot Docs. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ff.hrw.org/toronto">https://ff.hrw.org/toronto</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:#E740CA'>T.O. the Good Swap: Second Anniversary Clothes n' Crafts Editiona<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Mar. 23, noon - 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Centre for Social Innovation, 720 Bathurst, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>T.O. the Good Swap is a monthly clothing exchange for all genders, all bodies, and all ages. Love clothes and the planet? Then you'll love this event. This month TO the Good Swap is celebrating its second anniversary and we're expanding the event beyond clothing for a one-time-only clothing AND craft supplies swap!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to-the-good-swap-second-anniversary-clothes-n-crafts-edition-registration-854779597787">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to-the-good-swap-second-anniversary-clothes-n-crafts-edition-registration-854779597787</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:#4EA72E'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter.</span><span lang=EN-US><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:#4EA72E'>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">mailto: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>Share this newsletter on social media using this link: <a href="http://greenspiration.org/news-events/">http://greenspiration.org/news-events/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>