Greenspiration News & Events: Green new decade

Tue Oct 13 01:12:41 EDT 2020

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CANADA and the WORLD 

Sing For The Climate - 3 min. video with DelfieArt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ7TSlArK6Y             

Carbon emissions of richest 1% more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanity

The richest one percent of the world’s population are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the 3.1 billion people who made up the poorest half of humanity during a critical 25-year period of unprecedented emissions growth, according to Oxfam’s new report, ‘Confronting Carbon Inequality.’

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/carbon-emissions-richest-1-percent-more-double-emissions-poorest-half-humanity  

Stop investing the Canada Pension Plan in fossil fuels

The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) needs to stop investing public money in destructive fossil fuels. They are using billions of dollars of our hard-earned retirement savings to invest in risky oil, gas and coal companies that are fueling the climate crisis. Send a letter to the CPP today using this easy action tool. 

https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-investing-the-canada-pension-plan-in-fossil-fuels 

https://www.shiftaction.ca/take-action  

https://www.cppinvestments.com/public-meetings  - Register for upcoming CPP public meetings

Canadian Climate Accountability Act - we need one!  

Canada has missed every single emissions reduction target it has ever set.  The adoption of a Climate Accountability Act could change that.  The CAA proposal developed by Ecojustice and other organizations would get us on a pathway to a low-carbon future by legislating targets, establishing an independent advisory body, and mandating five-year carbon budgets, impact reports, and climate plans. We need to advocate for a CAA and we need to advocate for increased climate ambition – a target of 60% below by 2030. Call on the federal government to table a climate accountability law in Parliament by the end of 2020.

Read about the Climate Accountability Act: https://www.ecojustice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/A-New-Canadian-Climate-Accountability-Act-Detailed-Report-1.pdf  

Sign a letter here: https://www.support.ecojustice.ca/page/63016/action/1  

Make the ultra-rich pay their share of the #JustRecovery

While poorer communities get hit the hardest by COVID-19 and climate change, the ultra-rich are getting richer. "a mere one percent tax on wealth over $20 million would net approximately $70 billion over 10 years, even with a realistic level of tax avoidance factored into the calculations."  It's time for a #WealthTax: Add your name here.

https://act.greenpeace.org/page/68253/petition/1 

Axworthy: Trudeau’s rejection of UN Nuclear Ban must be corrected

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opposes the treaty citing Canada’s NATO membership, which relies on nuclear weapons as part of its military strategy. But Former Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy says that position is inconsistent with Canada’s long history of opposing nuclear weapons, and “must be corrected.”

https://www.peacequest.ca/axworthy-trudeaus-rejection-of-un-nuclear-ban-must-be-corrected/ 

Some federal Greens and New Democrats are pushing for a temporary alliance

I support a Green-NDP alliance. The cons did it and that's how they won. Enough vote splitting. At least until we have PR.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5755459 

The Lincoln Project

Republicans that want Trump gone have produced more than 200 one-minute brilliant anti-Trump commercials.

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheLincolnProject/videos 

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ONTARIO

Ontario should phase out – not ramp up – its gas fired power plants 

Doug Ford wants to ramp up Ontario's gas-fired power plants by more than 300% during the next 5 years blowing us past our climate targets. But there's a better way to keep our lights on – we can invest in conservation, water power from Quebec and made-in-Ontario wind and solar energy. More than 44 citizen groups including the Ontario Clean Air Alliance are calling for a phase out of Ontario's gas-fired power plants by 2030. 

Add your name to the petition and send a letter to Doug Ford here: http://OntarioClimateAction.ca and here https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ontario-it-s-time-to-phase-out-gas

Watch the 50 second video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w_vNXsuzD4  

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TORONTO

NOW Readers' Choice Awards

Vote now:

Best Activist: yours truly

Best Activist Campaign: Phase out Ontario's Gas Power Plants

Best Activist Group: Ontario Clean Air Alliance

Best Environmental Group: Ontario Clean Air Alliance

https://nowtoronto.com/rc#/gallery?group=358978 

Looking for healthy housing in Ontario for my 2 friends that have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: Dianne Knight <knight.dianne at gmail.com> and Maria Goretti <gocotovio at yahoo.ca>

Looking to create a community home in central-west Toronto with 2-3 others. Interested in joining me? Contact Petra Hanzlik <pei.czech at gmail.com>

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EVENTS

Common Ground: Shared goals for climate justice & poverty

Tuesday, October 13, noon EST

The demands of climate activists and anti-poverty activists are sometimes framed as having competing interests. In this webinar, however, our panelists will explore the common goals of climate justice and socio-economic justice, and how our demands complement, rather than contradict, one another. We will explore how the same groups of people are disproportionately affected by climate change and poverty, and how the way forward must be built on the principles of equity, anti-oppression, and sustainability. Citizens For Public Justice is hosting this webinar as part of their anti-poverty campaign. 

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D01aJTNCQ1G5-dQ9XlKvEA 

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Nature in your Neighbourhood: Spooky Edition (intended for families with children)

Tues. Oct. 13, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. EDT

How well do you know your local wildlife? Learn about the unique traits and adaptations of animals living in and around urban spaces. During this “spooky edition” we’ll highlight some of the local “creatures of the night” and how they’ve adapted to the dark.

https://trca.ca/event/nature-in-your-neighbourhood-spooky-edition/ 

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Their Democracy and Ours: Angela Davis in Conversation with Astra Taylor

Tuesday, October 13, 7:30 pm EST

Building on the insights of Astra Taylor’s award-winning film, “What is Democracy?”, renowned activist and writer Angela Davis and journalist, film-maker and activist Astra Taylor discuss what we can and should do now in this time of unprecedented crisis, but also of opportunity. One of the main questions—how can a diverse coalition of activists young and old work together to map a path forward?

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/angela-davis-their-democracy-and-ours-tickets-123213138815 

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Toronto’s October Online Homeless Memorial

Tues. October 13, 12 - 12:30 pm

Streaming online from the Church of the Holy Trinity Facebook Page

http://facebook.com/holytrinityTO/ 

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Toronto Centre All-Candidates Debate on Climate Change

Wed. Oct. 14, 2 – 3 p.m. EST

Join me for an all-candidates conversation to learn where they stand on climate solutions. carbon pricing, just-recovery and more.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-centre-all-candidates-debate-on-climate-change-tickets-124593333013  

Facebook event to share: https://www.facebook.com/events/3726469264039908

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Financing Green Stimulus: Opening the Purse Strings

Wed. Oct. 14, 11 a.m. EST

Building Back Better Together – Canada and Europe, in partnership with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada.  A look at the role of central banks (as the largest asset holders), plus an insider’s view on the role of infrastructure banks and how finance ministries have been able to draft, package and put through green stimulus deals that leverage private sector investment.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n72FOlkhSpyujICGYzTmXg 

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Saving Seeds: From Gathering to Sharing

Wed. Oct. 14, 6:30 - 8 p.m. EST

Plants create seeds to ensure their next generation thrives, and we can help them along. Learn about how to save seeds from native species and what they need to survive from storage to propagation.  Share and trade seeds with neighbours and friends to re-wild your whole community.

https://trca.ca/event/saving-seeds/ 

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Utopia from the Ashes: A Teach-In on Building the Future We Deserve

Wed. Oct. 14, 5 - 6:30 p.m.

A virtual teach-in on creating a better future from the uprisings today against racism, global crises and pandemic.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/utopia-from-the-ashes-a-teach-in-on-building-the-future-we-deserve-tickets-123414888253 

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Smog Town

Wed. Oct. 14, noon EST

Documentary film about the smog problem in Langfang, China. But Smog Town doubles as a shrewd metaphor for the wider folly of placing the burden of environmental protection on the micro-scale actions of private individuals; so long as large industrial emitters are given free reign, the battle to curb pollution is destined to be a losing one. Part of Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival. 

*** I have Free tickets available to Greenspiration readers. Send me an email if you'd like to attend and I'll set you up.

https://www.goelevent.com/PlanetInFocus/e/SmogTown

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Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival

Oct. 14 - 18

Incredible line up of films. $30 festival pass. Watch from home. 

https://planetinfocus.org/2020-festival/    

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Conversations

Join National Observer Editor-in-Chief Linda Solomon Wood on Zoom for real-time conversations with cultural leaders and fascinating personalities on the big stories happening in our world. Held every Thursday, 7 p.m. EST or watch all the recordings here.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/special-reports/conversations

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Challenging Canada’s $19 Billion Warplane Purchase

Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m. EDT

Join a webinar about the social, ecological, and economic impact of Canada’s plan to purchase new fighter jets. Are 88 new cutting-edge fighter jets required to protect Canadians? Or are they designed to enhance the air force’s ability to join belligerent US and NATO wars? How has Canada employed fighter jets in the past? What are the climate impacts of these jets? What else could the $19 billion be used for? Hosted by World Beyond War and Canadian Foreign Policy Institute.

https://actionnetwork.org/events/challengingfighterjets 

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18th LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture: A Response

Thursday, October 15, 1 - 2 p.m. EST 

Hear from emerging leaders from Canada and around the world on paths to moral and civic renewal following the COVID-19 crisis, what the pandemic has revealed about the divide between insiders and outsiders, as well as what it will take to emerge from this crisis as more just, inclusive societies.

https://www.inclusion.ca/18th-la-fontaine-baldwin-lecture-response/ 

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City Budget 101 with Toronto Councillor Mike Layton

Thursday, October 15, 5 - 7 p.m. EST

Join us to learn more about the budget process, how to understand and analyse the budget, and how you can have your say.

https://www.progresstoronto.ca/fall-training-series-oct-15-2020 

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A Green New Decade Countdown

Thur. Oct. 15, 7 p.m. EST

Join us as we explore what a healthy, abundant, zero-emissions future could look like and why this is the moment to act. Panel presentation.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/webinar-a-green-new-decade-countdown-a-tedxgreenneighboursnetwork-event-registration-124033340059 

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For Free Post-Secondary Education

Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m.  

With Kayla Weiler, Ontario rep for the Canadian Federation of Students, plus Samantha Richards in Hamilton, and Nick Fast in Toronto. Hosted by Socialist Action - Canada

https://youtu.be/XOFKO5YHWKY

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EcoFair Toronto 

October 15 - November 8           

The 2020 EcoFair will be online this year, featuring webinars, films, workshops and an exhibitor showcase that will all happen online over 4 weeks, as well as EcoTours that will be coming to neighbourhoods near you. Every week attend an informative webinar, watch an entertaining film, and participate in a workshop on a different theme each week. 

· Carbon Countdown Oct 15-18 featuring the film 2040

· Waste Not Oct 22-25 featuring the film Microplastic Madness

· Active & Healthy Oct 29-Nov 1 featuring the film Bicycle

· EcoEconomy Nov 5-8 featuring the film Kiss the Ground

https://www.ecofairtoronto.org/ 

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2040 - documentary film

Oct 15 - Nov 8

Concerned about his young daughter's future, filmmaker Damon Gameau travels the world in search of new approaches and solutions to climate change. Gameau's film imagines what our world could look like in 2040 if we took existing solutions and scaled them up now.   #2040film #WhatsYour2040 #JoinTheRegeneration

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-rTQ443akE 

Watch the entire film for free Oct 15 – Nov 8 as part of the EcoFair: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/film-screening-2040-registration-117702183399 

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Rendezvous With Madness Festival 

October 15 – 25

The Rendezvous with Madness Festival is the first and largest arts and mental health festival in the world. Using art as the entry point to illuminate and investigate the realities and mythologies surrounding mental illness and addiction, Rendezvous With Madness’ 2020 programming spotlights the human capacity for endurance in the face of great challenges.  As community members are feeling the emotional effects of months of isolation, income precarity, and anxiety over what the future holds, the Rendezvous With Madness Festival offers a unique opportunity to come together in reflection and discussion.

https://workmanarts.com/rendezvous-with-madness/   

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York Centre All-Candidates Debate on Climate Change

Fri. Oct. 16, 2 – 3 p.m. EST 

Join me for an all-candidates conversation to learn where they stand on climate solutions. carbon pricing, just-recovery and more.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/york-centre-all-candidates-debate-on-climate-change-tickets-124730934583   

Facebook event to share: https://www.facebook.com/events/837770900364258 

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Chew on This! E-rally 

Sat. Oct. 17, 1 p.m. EST

Join people across the country in calling for justice for people in poverty in Canada! Our guest panel will speak to barriers and recommendation to eradicating poverty and other intersecting forms of systemic oppression in Canada, followed by some Q&A from government representatives and other members of the audience. We will end the e-rally with a moment of collective social media action and information on next steps. Live interpretation will be available in English, French, and ASL.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nQrsD2T_T7OPSs1FlQWMKQ 

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2040: What could our future be? Film and youth panel

Sat. Oct. 17, 4 p.m. EST

Join youth in a discussion of the film - 2040. What will our 2040 look like if we start scaling up solutions to the climate crisis now?  Our panel discussion of the film 2040 will include youth climate activists, Aminah Attar and Ruby Swartz from Fridays for Future Toronto, and Kasha Sequoia Slavner from the Global Sunrise Project and moderated by climate and food activist, Rachel Parent from Kids Right to Know. The first half of their program will feature a roundtable discussion in which the panelists will discuss the film and how it relates to their own work on climate justice. In the second half they will take questions from the audience. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/film-discussion-2040-what-could-our-future-be-registration-124021982087 

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Decolonizing the Heart Workshops

Day 1: Oct 17th and 24th

Day 1: Nov 7th and 14th

Day 2: Nov 28th and Dec 5th

All dates 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.

In this time of profound change as we face up to racism and colonization, it’s important to have the critical tools needed to be part of the solution. Our aim is to provide participants with, among other things: the skills they need to de-escalate conflict; call people in rather than out; how to have difficult conversations; how to turn discomfort into learning moments for all.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/decolonizing-the-heart-workshops-19977084519 

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Cut Your Carbon: Learn how you can become part of the solution

Sunday October 18, 2 pm EST

45% of Canada’s emissions come from household choices. If we’re going to meet our international reduction targets we all need to work together for change. We will take a look at the connections between systems change and individual choices and see that what we do as individuals really makes a difference. If you’ve wanted to take action but don’t know where to start this is the session for you!

At the end of this workshop participants will learn how to:

1) Know how to measure their carbon footprint and understand how our daily choices impact climate change

2) Start to think about their own personal process for making change in their lives

3) Make a Climate Pledge and have ideas for how to reduce their personal footprint

4) Understand the links between systems change and individual choices

5) Feel energized and inspired!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/workshop-cut-your-carbon-learn-how-you-can-become-part-of-the-solution-registration-123996136783 

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