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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><span lang=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'>US ELECTIONS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> “You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything, and everything we can save is worth saving. You may need to grieve or scream or take time off, but you have a role no matter what.” - Rebecca Solnit<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'>How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://x.com/ByDonkeys/status/1855167804808331477">https://x.com/ByDonkeys/status/1855167804808331477</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'>Clean Energy Community Mobilizes as Trump Rises, Supporters Embrace Project 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.theenergymix.com/clean-energy-community-mobilizes-as-trump-rises-supporters-embrace-project-2025/">https://www.theenergymix.com/clean-energy-community-mobilizes-as-trump-rises-supporters-embrace-project-2025/</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'>5 threats to Canada’s progressive movements from Donald Trump<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>1. Trump will push Canada to spend way more on militarism<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>2. Trump will empower fossil fuel interests in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>3. The business lobby will demand Canada copy Trump’s corporate tax cuts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>4. Anti-immigrant hate will force more people to Canada’s doorstep<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>5. Anti-trans politics will get a boost<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Read: <a href="https://breachmedia.ca/trump-effect-canada/">https://breachmedia.ca/trump-effect-canada/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch: <a href="https://breachmedia.ca/threats-to-canadas-progressive-movements-from-donald-trump/">https://breachmedia.ca/threats-to-canadas-progressive-movements-from-donald-trump/</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 Great Dismantling: Trump’s Coming Attack on America’s Economic Backbone<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>By torching the regulatory state, Trump and Musk pave the way for America’s elite to plunder… By Thom Hartmann<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-151297867">https://substack.com/home/post/p-151297867</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'>How Billionaire Avengers Destroyed Democracy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.levernews.com/election-2024-how-billionaire-avengers-destroyed-democracy/">https://www.levernews.com/election-2024-how-billionaire-avengers-destroyed-democracy/</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'>What Is Fascism? </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>- by Andrew Nikiforuk<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/11/05/What-Is-Fascism/">https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/11/05/What-Is-Fascism/</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'>CLIMATE<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'>Inside COP 29<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) kicks off on November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with a focus on a cornerstone of global climate action—finance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.iisd.org/inside-cop-29">https://www.iisd.org/inside-cop-29</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyqAiWoK0Ss">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyqAiWoK0Ss</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'>Talk like a human - Lessons on how to communicate climate change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://potentialenergycoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Talk-Like-a-Human.pdf">https://potentialenergycoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Talk-Like-a-Human.pdf</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'>Climate Emergency Forum videos<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://climateemergencyforum.org/videos.html">https://climateemergencyforum.org/videos.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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#E97132'>CANADA<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>Alberta Conservatives Pass Climate Denial Resolution 12 to Celebrate CO2 Pollution<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-conservatives-pass-climate-denial-resolution-12-to-celebrate-co2-pollution/">https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-conservatives-pass-climate-denial-resolution-12-to-celebrate-co2-pollution/</a><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'>Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Pledges to ‘Triple Down’ on Her Climate Denial<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>“We will build new pipelines, oil and gas facilities, petrochemical plants, hydrogen plants, and more because Alberta is an energy superpower, and we will not apologize for it,” said the premier<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-pledges-to-triple-down-on-her-climate-denial/">https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-pledges-to-triple-down-on-her-climate-denial/</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:#E97132'>Solar, wind offer a path for the BC NDP to hold onto power<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With another election looming, voters need lower bills, better health and hope for the future<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/solar-wind-a-path-for-bc-ndp/">https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/solar-wind-a-path-for-bc-ndp/</a><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'>Pressure on Canada to Export Water Will Be Immense<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sharp global policy experts are already crafting the legal case for doing so.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/11/04/Pressure-Canada-Export-Water-Immense/">https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/11/04/Pressure-Canada-Export-Water-Immense/</a><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'>Far-Right Media Outlet Linked to Secret Russian Influence Campaign Produced 50+ Videos Focused on Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://pressprogress.ca/far-right-media-outlet-linked-to-secret-russian-influence-campaign-produced-50-videos-focused-on-canada/">https://pressprogress.ca/far-right-media-outlet-linked-to-secret-russian-influence-campaign-produced-50-videos-focused-on-canada/</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><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'>NUCLEAR<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'>Time Immemorial | APTN Investigates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The Algonquin Nation has resided in the Ottawa River Basin since time immemorial. But the storing of nuclear waste – which will last for 15 generations – goes beyond their teaching of safeguarding the land.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiyNKXz1wv4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiyNKXz1wv4</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:#A02B93'>Dangerous Hype: Big Tech’s Nuclear Lies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/01/big-techs-nuclear-lies/">https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/01/big-techs-nuclear-lies/</a><o:p></o:p></span></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'>The New Nuclear Push -- New Package, Same Lies <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/10/23/the-new-nuclear-push-new-package-same-lies/">https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/10/23/the-new-nuclear-push-new-package-same-lies/</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'>ONTARIO<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'>Ontario's Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>If passed, this bill would require municipalities to secure provincial approval for any new bike lanes and would allow the ON Gov't to rip up existing bike lanes including those on Bloor St., Yonge St., and University Ave. in the City of Toronto. It would also raise highway speeds, speed up the construction of priority highways like Highway 413, and freeze road test fees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.jamiestuckless.ca/blog/bill212">https://www.jamiestuckless.ca/blog/bill212</a><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'>Submit your own comments on Deadline: Nov. 20.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9266">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9266</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'>The Real Reasons Doug Ford is Building New Highways<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9fXxcg6Ct0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9fXxcg6Ct0</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'>Toronto City Council</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'> </span><span lang=EN-US>meets this week, starting Wednesday, and there are two added agenda items on the threat to main bike lane spines by the Ford government's Bill #212, being rushed through in a shortened session, after an extra-long summer break. <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'>Councillor Saxe's Motion </span></b><span lang=EN-US>MM23.14:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.MM23.14">https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.MM23.14</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'>And Mayor Chow's report:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.CC23.1">https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.CC23.1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'>Please write/email to Council and offer your support:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'> </span><span lang=EN-US><a href="mailto:councilmeeting@toronto.ca">councilmeeting@toronto.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:#4EA72E'>Call or text Premier Doug Ford at 647-612-3673</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'> </span><span lang=EN-US>and tell him that bike lanes save lives.<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'>Sign the petition</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#4EA72E'> <b>asking the Premier to “stay in his lane” </b></span><span lang=EN-US>and leave municipal matters such as bike lanes to municipal government.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.cycleto.ca/ilovebikelanes">https://www.cycleto.ca/ilovebikelanes</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'>EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Poppies For Peace<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Mon. Nov. 11, 2 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Queens Park, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Pax Christi for a song and sharing for Remembrance Day. We'll then walk south to US consulate and the peace garden passing out white poppies as we go. 'To Remember is to End all War'. White poppies, for a culture of peace.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=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'>Experiments in Urban Entrepreneurship: Place-based innovations in neighborhoods across North America and Europe<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Tues. Nov. 12, 11 a.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Urban entrepreneurship here is defined as linking imagination, curiosity and action to the transformation of place for a better future. The ventures highlighted will be diverse, spanning projects rooted in storytelling, urban planning and progressive finance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HcdCsbm2QCe26WyD8cYXnQ#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HcdCsbm2QCe26WyD8cYXnQ#/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'>Toronto's Climate Futures? Planning for 2030<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 13, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join Toronto Climate Action Network for this webinar on Toronto's Climate Action Strategy for 2026 - 30 and how communities can get involved. With Former Toronto Mayor David Miller and others.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/torontos-climate-futures-planning-for-2030-tickets-1061711921939">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/torontos-climate-futures-planning-for-2030-tickets-1061711921939</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'>More about Toronto's climate plan (2026 - 2030)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/environmentally-friendly-city-initiatives/transformto/transformto-net-zero-action-plan/">https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/environmentally-friendly-city-initiatives/transformto/transformto-net-zero-action-plan/</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'>Link to a city survey on TransformTO Net Zero Strategy Action Plan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/?e=423055&d=l&h=6FCD797B5D5BAC5&l=en">https://cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/?e=423055&d=l&h=6FCD797B5D5BAC5&l=en</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'>How we can open the door to cost-saving clean energy solutions for Canadian households<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 13, 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join this webinar on Clean Energy Canada’s latest report, Opening the Door, which finds that making a few clean energy changes to your household can save hundreds of dollars a month for families. And now residents across the country can get a snapshot of their own potential savings via our new online calculator.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://sfu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WGFEMaosSlSJNbfAs2d80A">https://sfu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WGFEMaosSlSJNbfAs2d80A</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'>Hot Globe <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 13, 8 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Rivoli, 334 Queen Street West, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Hot Globe is an interview-parody-rant online show that exposes the real stories and bad actors behind the climate crisis. Featuring superb Canadian comedy talent such as host Miguel Rivas, Hot Globe is as funny as it is thought-provoking – after all, if you're laughing, you're listening.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hot-globe-series-two-premiere-tickets-1037899504357">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hot-globe-series-two-premiere-tickets-1037899504357</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'>Class vs. Environmentalism<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nov. 13, 7 - 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave, U of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The climate crisis disproportionately affects the poor and working class, yet their role in combating it is often overlooked. This panel will examine how socioeconomic class intersects with environmentalism and the potential for the working class to spearhead a just and sustainable transition. With rising inequality, political division, and environmental degradation, our experts will discuss whether class solidarity can drive the fight for climate justice and shape a more equitable future. A panel featuring Geoff Dembicki (author of The Petroleum Papers).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/class-vs-environmentalism-tickets-1020014198927">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/class-vs-environmentalism-tickets-1020014198927</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:#C00000'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#C00000'>Radiation Risks: Addressing the Health and Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Waste Storage in Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 13, 8 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Dr. Edith Gardell, activist and previous Assoc. Dir. Of Radiation and Protection Bureau in Health Canada, and Justin Roy, Kebaowek First Nation. Hosted by IPPNWC (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.ippnwcanada.ca/speakers-series">https://www.ippnwcanada.ca/speakers-series</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'>The Growing Inequality Crisis & the Call for Global Tax Reform<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 13, 2 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Inequality between the world's wealthy and poor people has been growing for five decades. This webinar will explore the roots of inequality and consider global tax reform measures that would result in rich individuals and corporations paying their fair share of taxes, generating revenues to the benefit of people and countries struggling to escape poverty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/abe55a41-0636-4bd0-80f6-65146e6dd08e">https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/abe55a41-0636-4bd0-80f6-65146e6dd08e</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'>B.C. Climate Action Provincial Assembly</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 13, 6 p.m. PT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>What’s the road forward for climate activists in BC?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpfuigrD0jH9L6fvZHRwMU_3-biYFyfKGH#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpfuigrD0jH9L6fvZHRwMU_3-biYFyfKGH#/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:#7030A0'>How private clinics are embedding illegal user fees into our health care<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 13, 7 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>With Ontario Health Coalition executive director Natalie Mehra. We will delve into how private clinics are embedding illegal user fees into our health care by discussing what is covered and what isn’t under OHIP and the Canada Health Act, what fees are illegal, and defining upselling. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldOmqrjgtE9KjliI90-_sMWIYorb_JcsT#/registration">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldOmqrjgtE9KjliI90-_sMWIYorb_JcsT#/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:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#3B7D23;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Right-Wing Extremism on the Rise: This Year’s Election Results</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Wed. Nov. 13, noon - 1:30 pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join three German experts to learn more about what may have led to the recent electoral successes of the right-wing extremist AfD (Alternative for Germany) in the German states of Thüringia, Saxony, Brandenburg, and the European Parliament, as well as similar developments in other European countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/fall-2024/241113_afd-webinar.html">https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/fall-2024/241113_afd-webinar.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><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:red'>Changing Gears <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 14, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton St., Toronto,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join York University and Charlie's FreeWheels for the world premiere of Changing Gears, a short documentary about bicycles and their power to propel social development. The film will be preceded by a panel discussion moderated by York University's chief sustainability officer, Mike Layton.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/charlies-freewheels-youth-education-society/events/changing-gears/">https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/charlies-freewheels-youth-education-society/events/changing-gears/</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:#0070C0'>Water is Love - Film Screening<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 14, 6 - 9 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dalla Lana School of Public Health, 155 College Street 6th Floor, Room HS61, U of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Watch this award-winning film about inspiring communities coming together to regenerate degraded landscapes into thriving, productive and life-enhancing bioregions. Stories that come from Portugal, Kenya and India. Then hear about some of what's happening in our own bioregion—where a fifth of Canada’s population lives—and have a real conversation about how you can become part of this regenerative process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/water-is-love-film-screening-registration-1053833888529">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/water-is-love-film-screening-registration-1053833888529</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'>Renewable Energy Power Generation (Wind & Solar)</span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Thur. Nov. 14, 7 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Our Ontario-based speakers will be sharing info on how locally generated Solar and Wind power can help us better manage our electricity bills, all while producing less pollution and reducing our dependency on fossil fuels.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/renewable-energy-power-generation-wind-solar-tickets-1058408421079">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/renewable-energy-power-generation-wind-solar-tickets-1058408421079</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:#A02B93'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#A02B93'>Climate Consciousness Summit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Nov. 15 - 21<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>As the COP29 climate talks get underway in Azerbaijan this month, DeSmog will partner with the Pocket Project to bring together leading climate justice advocates and trauma specialists to explore the psychological barriers to effective action — and how they can be overcome. Hear directly from voices at the UN Climate Conference COP29 and marginalized voices on the frontlines of the climate crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://climateconsciousness.net/">https://climateconsciousness.net/</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'>International Vegan Film Festival AND Activism Workshop with John Oberg<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Sat. Nov. 16, 6 - 10 p.m. ET<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Innis Town Hall Theatre, 2 Sussex Avenue, U of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Join us at the International Vegan Film Festival: powerful storytelling, advocacy, and community—celebrating compassion and positive change.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-vegan-film-festival-and-activism-workshop-with-john-oberg-tickets-944371579817">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-vegan-film-festival-and-activism-workshop-with-john-oberg-tickets-944371579817</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://theenergymix.com/">http://theenergymix.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#7030A0'>Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news</span><span lang=EN-US><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>