Greenspiration Events: Toronto Takes the Tooker!

Mon Jun 1 00:07:16 EDT 2020

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GLOBAL

How a green new deal really could go global

World leaders know their countries face one of the most severe recessions in history thanks to the coronavirus restrictions. This week the European Union put its cards on the table, unveiling what it is billing as the biggest "green" stimulus package in history committing tens of billions of euros to make homes more energy efficient, to decarbonise electricity and phase out petrol and diesel vehicles. 

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/climate-change-green-deal-really-235403704.html 

Let’s Pay Attention to What COVID-19 Is Trying to Tell Us About Climate Change

We can spend more on green infrastructure and less on military machinery. We can have the moral courage to allow the price of things we buy to reflect the true cost to the environment, our health, and to the well-being of the people making those things; while at the same time, making sure that all of us have access to our basic needs for food, shelter, medical care and meaningful work... These months with COVID-19 have taught us we are capable of making healthier choices when our lives depend upon it.

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/05/26/lets-pay-attention-what-covid-19-trying-tell-us-about-climate-change 

Justice for George Floyd 

George Floyd was a peace activist and respected community leader. He was far from his home in Houston when he was murdered in broad daylight by Minneapolis police. Petition.

https://www.justiceforbigfloyd.com/

Far-Right Extremists Are Hoping to Turn the George Floyd Protests into a New Civil War

Armed extremists are showing up to protests and urging a “boogaloo” — code for civil war — online.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkyb9b/far-right-extremists-are-hoping-to-turn-the-george-floyd-protests-into-a-new-civil-war 

#ShareMyChecque

Redistribute a portion of your paycheque, savings or government benefits to those who need it most. For those of us who have enough, now is the time to share our cheques.

https://www.sharemycheque.org/ 

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CANADA

Canada Leads G20 in Per Capita Public Financing to Oil and Gas  

Canada has lavished at least C$13.8 billion per year in public financing on oil and gas projects since signing on to the Paris climate agreement, making it the fossil industry’s highest per capita source of public finance in the G20, and their second-largest overall benefactor after China, according to a blistering new report issued by Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth U.S.

https://theenergymix.com/2020/05/26/breaking-canada-leads-g20-in-per-capita-public-financing-to-oil-and-gas/ 

Canada Needs a Wealth Tax on the Super-Rich

The plan is simple – enact a 2% tax on households with assets of $50 million.

https://north99.org/fix-inequality-support-a-wealth-tax-on-millionaires-and-billionaires/ 

Hundreds of organizations endorse the Principles of a Just Recovery

Put people’s health and wellbeing first. No exceptions. Strengthen the social safety net and provide relief directly to people. Prioritize the needs of workers and communities. Build resilience to prevent future crises. Build solidarity and equity across communities, generations, and borders. Uphold Indigenous Rights and work in partnership with Indigenous peoples. 

https://justrecoveryforall.ca/ 

Send a letter to Justin Trudeau, Cabinet members and your MP, asking for a Just Recovery for Communities

https://secure.canadians.org/page/61576/action/1 

Tell the Prime Minister to Stop Rent Debt

The Federal Government must step in urgently to STOP the Rent Debt by providing Urgent Renter Assistance

https://acorncanada.org/take-action/june-rent-break-stop-rent-debt

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ONTARIO

Pandemic leads to moratorium on Ontario’s nuclear re-build programs 

Both Bruce Power and OPG have paused their nuclear rebuild programs. It's time to reconsider whether it makes sense to continue with the previous Government’s high-cost plan to re-build 10 aging nuclear reactors and to continue to subsidize our electricity rates to the tune of $5.6 billion per year. Please email Premier Ford here and tell him you support getting Ontario back to work by launching an energy retrofit program for our homes and businesses that will also lower our electricity bills.

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/pan/

Bruce Power ordered to reveal nuclear prices

The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner has ruled that Bruce Power and the Ontario Government must come clean on the cost of power from rebuilt reactors.

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/bcost/

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TORONTO

Toronto City Council approves 40 km of new bike lanes - including 15 km of TaketheTooker!

Council took a huge step forward by approving a plan to add 40 km of new (temporary) bike lanes (covid-kms). Included are 15 continuous km along Bloor-Danforth, from Runnymede to Dawes. TaketheTooker gains ground!

https://bellsonbloor.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/toronto-city-council-approves-40-km-of-new-bike-lanes/ 

p.s. TaketheTooker was a campaign begun in 2005 in Tooker’s honor. The vision was for an east-west bicycle expressway along the Bloor/Danforth corridor, from Mississauga to Scarborough. Slowly it is emerging. http://takethetooker.ca/_page_id=2.html 

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EVENTS

The Wilds Beyond Climate Justice

May 31 - June 4

An online gathering at the end of hope. Our aim is to open up a space for different kinds of activities, actions, and conversations that lie beyond the dominant Western framework of climate activism and justice. Hosted by The Emergence Network (India) and co-convened with partnering communities around the world.

https://www.wildsbeyondclimatejustice.com/ 

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Judy Versus Capitalism

Film available to screen online until June 6

Since the 1970s, Judy Rebick has been a vocal advocate for a more progressive Canada. A second-wave feminist, writer, journalist and radical activist, Rebick worked closely with Dr. Henry Morgentaler and the pro-choice movement and led the largest women’s organization in Canada through the 1990s. Decades of advocacy and living in the public eye coincided with her personal challenges with mental health, stemming from childhood trauma. She shows that the personal is most definitely political.

https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=125112~741853d5-bf72-40a5-a015-09aded779383&epguid=8096360b-ce32-4b75-868d-893fb4337e9d&fbclid=IwAR0-s8neqiFFCiB9xsWxhtKWPm9KmlPreCzmXE7H1r0qIbgACR1PJXp0gHo&showing=125978&

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Teach-ins for a Just Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic 

Let's build power in our communities to fight for the future we deserve. From May to June 2020, people across Canada will join digital teach-ins to learn about how we can win a Just Recovery. We have to get organized now, while Trudeau’s cabinet is making plans to recover from COVID-19. How we respond to, recover from, and rebuild after this crisis will define the next chapter of human history. Find a teach-in in your part of Canada here or host your own:

https://350.org/jr-teachins/

Toronto's First Teach-in is Mon. June 1, 7 p.m. EST

https://act.350.org/event/teach-ins-just-recovery/25021/

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The Future of Our City Series: Toronto in Crisis

Tues. June 2, 7 p.m. EST

Learn more about the long standing funding crisis Toronto has faced, how it has deepened during COVID-19, and the impact it’s having on communities across our city. Then, find out about solutions to this crisis — how immediate funding relief and a new deal with other levels of government will help Toronto and cities across the country build back better - to urgently rebuild in a way that works for everyone.

https://www.progresstoronto.ca/toronto-in-crisis-discussion 

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Tenants Rights Info Session

Tues. June 2, 6 - 8 p.m. EST

Join the info session to learn about your rights as a tenant during COVID19. We'll cover details around rights/protections related to rent, evictions and maintenance/repairs. There will be time to ask questions and learn about the tenant organizing already happening in the city and how you can get involved. Two easy ways to join - 

1.) By dialing 647 374 4685, and then enter meeting ID 217 763 0191, press # and then press # again. 

2.) Click this link to join on your computer: https://bit.ly/2V35FJi 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1149176828785678/

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Recipe for Action: Building Food Security in Insecure Times

Wed. June 3, 1 p.m. EST

The coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic, energy, and socio-political shocks have left tens of millions of N. American families food insecure, frayed or broken global food supply chains, and made it abundantly clear the need to build more localized, sustainable, and resilient food systems. In this 75 minute webinar panelists will provide a clear, high-level picture of where we find ourselves and what we might expect to unfold in the coming months and years in the global food system.

https://www.postcarbon.org/events/food-systems/ 

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Building Back Better with a Green Recovery: Moving Forward Together

Wed. June 3, 11 a.m. - noon EST

Join us to see an integrated menu of options for a post-COVID recovery package that could help Canada to build back better, along with reactions from panelists and expert commentators.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UjwbQLhhTSqJOo3dnACGOw 

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Indigenous Resistance Against Oil Pipelines During a Pandemic

Wed. June 3, 5 p.m. EST

Join us for a conversation between Nick Estes and Kim Tallbear on indigenous resistance in the context of the global pandemic.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-resistance-against-oil-pipelines-during-a-pandemic-tickets-106807957476 

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The Story of Plastic

Film screening (95 min): Available between Friday, May 29 - June 4

Q&A session (45 min): Thursday, June 4, 12 pm EST

The Story of Plastic takes a sweeping look at the man-made crisis of plastic pollution and the worldwide effect it has on the health of our planet and the people who inhabit it.

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/61195/petition/1

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Using Design Thinking to Employ Smart Systems to Decarbonize Our Future

Thursday June 4, 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. EST

Learn the principals of design thinking, its incredible power to free your creative thinking and hear how companies can use it to transform their carbon footprint and impact on the planet.

https://register.gotowebinar.com/#register/552603955246666252

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Memory-Friendly Garden Club

Thur. June 4, 11 and 18, 1:30 p.m. EST

Missing the garden? Join our Spring Garden Club for three weeks of virtual exploration of garden life. 3-week online series for those living with memory loss and their care partners, friends or volunteers.

https://www.facebook.com/events/173021540810098/

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Big tech, capitalism and COVID-19

Thur. June 4, 7 p.m. EST

A conversation with Tim Bray, a veteran technologist who helped build the internet. He recently left his high profile VP job at tech giant Amazon over their treatment of warehouse workers.

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015908705613/WN_VMvRBQgDSQiR11d_6nKNtA 

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COVID Conversations Symposium - Race-based data, AI, COVID-19 & Black well-being

June 4 - 6 

This symposium explores the relationship of surveillance, data collection, public health and the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the implications for Black communities in Canada and beyond.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/covid-conversations-symposium-part-2-tickets-105586353626 

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Time for Nature, Biodiversity in the City, World Environment Day

Friday, June 5, 7– 8:30 pm EST

Join us for a live webcast about protecting and connecting with nature in the era of Covid-19 and beyond. UN Environment Day webcast. Speakers will present on urban agriculture, waterways, our green spaces and local biodiversity. Family-friendly. First 30 minutes will include songs and stories suitable for ages 8 and up.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/time-for-nature-biodiversity-in-the-city-world-environment-day-tickets-105657644860 

More info at: http://www.climatefast.ca  

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Fridays for Future holds Weekly Climate Strikes

Fri. June 5, 11 a.m. - noon EST

Livestreamed webinars with different speakers lead by youth.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1nFFdZbUo6cAr2jV3X0_g   

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Pandemic and Resistance in Brazil

Friday, June 5, 7:30 pm EST

The genocidal policies of Bolsonaro have led to the current situation in Brazil, now hardest hit by the pandemic. Hear an eyewitness account of the authorities’ response, the economic and political crisis, and of resistance across Brazil. 

For Zoom information contact reports at socialist.ca

Organized by the International Socialists | socialist.ca 

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Socialism 2020   

Live-stream webcast, international education conference with speakers from France, Italy, USA and Canada.

Saturday, June 6

4 p.m. EST.  Capitalism is the Virus – pandemic, climate change, economic ruin and authoritarianism. 

6:30 p.m. EST.  System in Crisis - A Working Class Vision for the Future

Sponsored by Socialist Action – Canada  

www.socialistaction.ca

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For the best Canadian climate and energy news, read and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter

http://theenergymix.com/ 

And for the best global perspective: DESMOG - Clearing the PR Pollution that clouds climate science

https://www.desmogblog.com/topics/covering-climate-now 

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Canadian Climate Challenge Events 

https://climatechallenge.ca/events-campaigns/ 

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NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing

https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/      

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