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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=297 height=172 style='width:3.0937in;height:1.7916in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DAAB67.7C4AD0B0" 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'>Decarbonization Running ‘Faster and Deeper’ than Expected, Transition Expert Says<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With the cost of electric vehicle batteries and solar panels falling 90% in recent years, we can now plan to decarbonize economies faster and cheaper than we dared think was possible in 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/decarbonization-running-faster-and-deeper-than-expected-transition-expert-says/">https://www.theenergymix.com/decarbonization-running-faster-and-deeper-than-expected-transition-expert-says/</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 New Nuclear Push <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>29 min. video interview with Kevin Kamps of Beyond Nuclear. T<span class=yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color><span style='color:#131313'>he nuclear industry is involved in a “propaganda campaign” attempting to validate itself by citing climate change. Kamps refutes the claim of the nuclear industry that nuclear power is carbon-free. He tells of how the nuclear and fossil fuel industries “have done their best to sabotage renewable energy because they don’t want the competition.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psPv71EODOE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psPv71EODOE</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'>Choosing nuclear over renewables and efficiency will make climate crisis worse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>“Nuclear power has no business case or operational need. It offers no benefits for grid reliability or resilience justifying special treatment. In fact, its inflexibility and ungraceful failures complicate modern grid operations, and it hogs grid and market space that cheaper renewables are barred from contesting.” - Amory Lovins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://reneweconomy.com.au/picking-losers-choosing-nuclear-over-renewables-and-efficiency-will-make-climate-crisis-worse/">https://reneweconomy.com.au/picking-losers-choosing-nuclear-over-renewables-and-efficiency-will-make-climate-crisis-worse/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Canada’s plutonium mishap in India was 50 years ago this week – is history repeating itself now?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Any country with a nuclear reactor can extract plutonium from the fiercely radioactive used fuel and secretly make a nuclear bomb – as did India in 1974, and North Korea, Pakistan and Israel – all non-nuclear weapons states. Plutonium, when extracted from the fuel – referred to as reprocessing – can be used as a nuclear fuel or to produce a nuclear bomb. Canada had banned this. Now New Brunswick wants in the plutonium reprocessing game to export around the world. Canada’s support for reprocessing is sending the wrong signal to the world and threatening the already fragile global non-proliferation regime.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://nbmediacoop.org/2024/05/16/canadas-plutonium-mishap-in-india-was-50-years-ago-this-week-is-history-repeating-itself-now/">https://nbmediacoop.org/2024/05/16/canadas-plutonium-mishap-in-india-was-50-years-ago-this-week-is-history-repeating-itself-now/</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'>Ontario’s nuclear option is the wrong path to meet green energy targets <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The province should focus on cost-efficient wind, solar and hydro expansion, as well as increased interprovincial transmission.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2024/ontario-nuclear-option/">https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2024/ontario-nuclear-option/</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'>He floated banning fossil fuel ads in Canada. Then came the threats.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>MP Charlie Angus says his proposed Fossil Fuel Advertising Act is designed to take on "the lies" of oil and gas, in much the same way parliament zeroed in on Big Tobacco decades ago<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.corporateknights.com/category-climate/fossil-fuel-ad-ban-canada-charlie-angus/">https://www.corporateknights.com/category-climate/fossil-fuel-ad-ban-canada-charlie-angus/</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'>Become a Climate Change Influencer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Talk About Carbon and Soil - free online climate course<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.udemy.com/course/become-a-climate-change-influencer/">https://www.udemy.com/course/become-a-climate-change-influencer/</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'>$2.2 billion contract to build a new polluting gas peaker plant in Napanee,</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'> Ontario when clean alternatives are a fraction of the cost<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Send your message to the Auditor General here.</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/leadership-needed-for-a-gas-free-ontario-cloned/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/leadership-needed-for-a-gas-free-ontario-cloned/</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'>Ford Gov't Steps Up for Its Friends - Again<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This new law will ensure that all ON gas consumers will pay for expanding the Enbridge Gas distribution system. Heat pumps are a smarter, cleaner, and lower cost way to heat and cool homes than gas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cleanairalliance.org/ford-govt-friends/">https://www.cleanairalliance.org/ford-govt-friends/</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 LCBO puts $2.5 Billion of revenue into Ontario’s public services every year<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The money from their alcohol sales goes toward health care, education, housing, public infrastructure and more. Privatizing the LCBO is Ford's next move. Don't let him give more money to his rich buddies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://sofundme.ca/">https://sofundme.ca/</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'>Pope Francis joins more than 250 peacebuilding organizations and supporters in calling on G7 Heads of State to center civil society peacebuilding at the G7 Summit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.allmep.org/news/pope-francis-joins-more-than-250-peacebuilding-organizations-and-supporters-in-calling-on-g7-heads-of-state-to-center-civil-society-peacebuilding-at-the-g7-summit/">https://www.allmep.org/news/pope-francis-joins-more-than-250-peacebuilding-organizations-and-supporters-in-calling-on-g7-heads-of-state-to-center-civil-society-peacebuilding-at-the-g7-summit/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>The Dutch turned the Netherlands into a bicycle utopia. Here’s how we can do the same in other countries<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/lifestyle/interviews/the-dutch-turned-the-netherlands-into-a-bicycle-utopia-heres-how-we-can-do-the-same-in-other-countries">https://www.globalcyclingnetwork.com/lifestyle/interviews/the-dutch-turned-the-netherlands-into-a-bicycle-utopia-heres-how-we-can-do-the-same-in-other-countries</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 style='color:#002060'>______________________</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'><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'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>Nuclear Waste: Where's the Fairness in the NWMO's "Willing Host" Decision?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 21, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has announced (repeatedly) that it will select its preferred site for a deep geological repository in which it will place all of Canada's high-level nuclear fuel waste (that's 60,000 tonnes and counting). The NWMO claims it will only proceed with an "informed and willing host". The final decision to approve the site, the design, and the operation will be made by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. With speakers Ole Hendrickson and David Donnelly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RQ5UYvoQS4q4oqEoNIaNCg#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RQ5UYvoQS4q4oqEoNIaNCg#/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:#4EA72E'>Empowering Tomorrow: Activating Youth for Climate Action<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. May 21, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join the Yale Center for Environmental Communication for a webinar on how young people are grappling with climate change and efforts to engage them on the topic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/6517150234810/WN_3nx5yEznQECTp_tUYrHq_g#/registration">https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/6517150234810/WN_3nx5yEznQECTp_tUYrHq_g#/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'>City Hall Trivia Night<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Presenter: Comedian Kalin T. Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tuesday, May 21, 7pm ET <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In-person - Location: Sin & Redemption (136 McCaul St)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Get the details and register:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.progresstoronto.ca/spring-training-series-may-21-2024">https://www.progresstoronto.ca/spring-training-series-may-21-2024</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'>Civil disobedience: a moral obligation - With Matthew Behrens<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 33<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The climate crisis is already causing profound damage as the average global temperature has reached about 1.2C above the pre-industrial average over the last four years. A recent Guardian survey of hundreds of the world’s leading climate experts, 77% of respondents believe that number will reach at least 2.5C, with almost half thinking it will be more than 3C. How can we contribute to that fight? Not everyone is prepared to be arrested, like Hamilton 350's Elders 4 Climate Sanity. But for those who want to ratchet it up a notch, this Action Update is for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://9v0pg.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/SMJz09SDriOHUnfsAosStnpUisZ3/kfweRL1904Et">https://9v0pg.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/SMJz09SDriOHUnfsAosStnpUisZ3/kfweRL1904Et</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'>Solidarity With Grassy Narrows<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 22, 7:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The devastating mercury crisis in Grassy Narrows First Nation has persisted for decades, ever since 9 tonnes of mercury was dumped upstream in the 1960s. To this day, most Grassy Narrows members get no compensation for the serious impacts of the ongoing mercury crisis on their health, culture, and livelihoods. To make matters worse, Ontario is still allowing mining exploration on Grassy Narrows lands against Grassy Narrows’ will. Join other Grassy Narrows supporters to learn how they can take action to support Grassy's demands for justice.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b5u-t3IDSpqyOm_Z-bcUXA#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b5u-t3IDSpqyOm_Z-bcUXA#/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:#A02B93'>Wheeling Through Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. May 22, 6:30 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>PEDAAL bike shop, 168 Brunswick Avenue (at Harbord), Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us for the launch of Albert Koehl's book "Wheeling Through Toronto" by doing just that: wheeling through Toronto! Follow Albert Koehl, an environmental lawyer described as "synonymous with cycling in Toronto," as he takes us on a talking tour full of moments in Toronto Bicycle history. Learn about Toronto's Antelope bikes, the proposed city cycling circuit of 1896, and why cyclists were tempted to ride along the "devil strip." Come early to PEDAAL for a free safety check, and when the ride is over, stay for a beer (compliments of Left Field Brewery), a Q&A, and a book signing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pedaal-presents-wheeling-through-toronto-tickets-904711003967">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pedaal-presents-wheeling-through-toronto-tickets-904711003967</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'>What Lies Beneath: Pathways Alliance, Greenwashing, Networks, and Narratives<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 23, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Re.Climate Researchers as they share findings from their newly published paper, “Greenwashing, Net Zero, and the Oil Sands in Canada: The Case of Pathways Alliance.” Their research develops a framework for identifying net zero greenwashing, reviews the evolution of oil sands narratives and campaigns since 2021, and proposes solutions that can ensure free and fair public debates about the energy transition in Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Vzxf4lvQzKJ3byY09lSew#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Vzxf4lvQzKJ3byY09lSew#/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'>Let's Talk Housing with BC housing minister Ravi Kahlon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. May 23, 7 - 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>BC has been busy. From establishing an agency to build housing for middle class renters on public land, to clamping down on short term rentals in investment properties, to proactively and comprehensively changing zoning rules to speed up the construction of missing middle housing and apartments in towns and cities, the BC government is showing leadership on addressing one of the defining issues of our time; the high cost of housing. What can Ontario learn from the BC NDP government? Join NDP MPP Jessica Bell and the BC Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon for a virtual discussion on what his NDP government is doing and what we can learn from them to address Ontario’s housing affordability crisis and housing supply shortage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.jessicabellmpp.ca/housingtalk">https://www.jessicabellmpp.ca/housingtalk</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'>Frack-Free BC Climate Action Provincial Assembly<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thursday May 23, 6 - 8 pm PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>If all of BC’s six planned LNG plants go ahead, they will require a massive increase in fracking to provide the fossil gas. In 2021, the BC Energy Regulator said there were 8,200 active fracked wells in northeast BC. Each creates climate, health, environmental, water-use, noise pollution, light pollution, and earthquake hazards. If all the LNG projects go ahead, BC will need 70,000 more fracked wells. This is climate lunacy. Join Dogwood, the Wilderness Committee, and Stand.earth, for this assembly on how we can end fracking in BC, and with it, the associated LNG projects and their pipelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrc-ioqDktHdECsJTnArPyhdTyPMxmmx8s#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrc-ioqDktHdECsJTnArPyhdTyPMxmmx8s#/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:#A02B93'>Carbon Pricing, Federalism and the State of Canadian Climate Policy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Fri. May 24, 12:30 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join researchers from across Canada for a discussion on the future of Canadian climate policy, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArcOirrDsoHNdnbNgluxRW0KaEYnCDARIU#/registration">https://yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArcOirrDsoHNdnbNgluxRW0KaEYnCDARIU#/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'>On To Ottawa Peace Caravan - Toronto Dinner <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. May 25, 6 - 8:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>60 Lowther Ave., Toronto (2 blocks north of St. George Station_<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With optional art-making from 5 – 6 pm <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With peacemakers:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Lyn Adamson, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Cathy Walker, Strong Hearted Woman Of Mohawk & European descent Founder of Giwaabamin Street Clinic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Ellen Woodsworth, Women’s Int’l League for Peace & Freedom<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Lorelei Williams, Skatin and Sts'ailes First Nations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Setsuko Thurlow, Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Judy Rebick, on women’s peace organizing history<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Rachel Small, World Beyond War organizer, Gaza arms embargo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Music by Arnd Jurgensen of the Pickle Juice Trio. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>All Welcome. Refreshments provided, Donations welcome. Organized by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace. <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:#7030A0'>Sing On! With Common Thread Community Chorus<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. May 25, 3 and 7 pm performances<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor Street West, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Common Thread is a sixty-five voice choir that sings for social justice and to build community. Come to their 25th Anniversary Concert.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://commonthreadchorus.ca/">https://commonthreadchorus.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><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'>Doors Open Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Sun. May 25-26<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Over 150 remarkable spaces to discover. Talks. City Hall Hub. Neighbourhood tours. Free.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/doors-open-toronto/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>Manufacturing the Threat<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sun. May 26, 4 p.m. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hot Docs, 506 Bloor St W, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Shining a light into the murky world of police infiltration, incitement, and agent provocateurs, Manufacturing The Threat shows how Canada’s policing and national security agencies, granted additional powers after 9/11, routinely break laws with little to no accountability or oversight. Screening followed by panel including director, producer and writer Amy Miller.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tickets: <a href="https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/manufacturing-the-threat">https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/manufacturing-the-threat</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Exclusive discount code: $10: MTT10<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Trailer: <a href="https://youtu.be/hZthwbWgjk4?si=pjaF5oA3vIa5gpxm">https://youtu.be/hZthwbWgjk4?si=pjaF5oA3vIa5gpxm</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'>Environmental Costs of War and Genocide: Ukraine, Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sunday May 26, noon ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Genocidal wars conducted by Russia, Assad, and Israel/US have devastated not just people and cultures, but also the land. This forum will:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Draw links between environmental and climate justice work and support for all people directly affected by war, genocide, and occupation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Alert us to propaganda that seeks to undermine international climate solidarity by pitting conflicts against each other.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Highlight the work of Ukrainian, Syrian, Palestinian, and Lebanese climate justice organizers and environmentalists and will include discussion on how to move these shared struggles forward together. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://bit.ly/WarAndClimateForum">http://bit.ly/WarAndClimateForum</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:#DA29E4'>Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. May 27, 3 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Transportation expert Jarrett Walker believes that public transit can be simple, if we focus on the underlying geometry that all transit systems share. Jarrett’s gift is being able to break down the basic principles of transit so that you may have the tools necessary to clarify and advocate for your own values.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://transportfutures.ca/mc/">https://transportfutures.ca/mc/</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'>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:#00B0F0'>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><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>