Greenspiration News & Events: Welcome back Doug!

[Angela Bischoff - OCAA]



 

CANADA

 

Nuclear Energy and Climate Change 

Dr. Gordon Edwards, , an expert on nuclear technology with Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility, refutes the claims of the nuclear industry as it pushes purportedly “new and improved” nuclear power plants, so-called “advanced” nuclear power plants, and particularly small modular reactors. - 22 min. video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYbX3IwWmco 

 

Spreading the Bomb – Will Ottawa revisit Canada's support for plutonium reprocessing?

http://www.ccnr.org/Media_Release_Reprocessing_2023.pdf

 

Nuclear Neighbours: Living with nuclear polluters in our midst 

This webinar recording includes community members from Peterborough, Port Hope and Chalk River (Ontario communities) sharing first-hand experiences of living next door or downstream from a nuclear facility.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq-36lh7rVs

 

We need safer storage for radioactive waste, not warehouses on Lake Ontario’s shoreline

Send a message to federal leaders here

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/storage/

 

Aggressive Net-Zero Plan Puts PEI at ‘Centre of Energy Transition Universe’

A 2040 deadline to achieve a 100% emissions reduction may make PEI the first province or territory to hit net-zero.

https://www.theenergymix.com/2023/02/14/aggressive-net-zero-plan-puts-pei-at-centre-of-the-energy-transition-universe/

 

Does Canada’s Sustainable Jobs Plan deliver on the promise of a just transition?

The interim Sustainable Jobs Plan is a solid framework for advancing a workforce development agenda, but there are important sticking points.

https://monitormag.ca/articles/does-canadas-sustainable-jobs-plan-deliver-on-the-promise-of-a-just-transition/

 

Spending What it Takes: Transformational climate investments for long-term prosperity in Canada

https://climateactionnetwork.ca/resource/spending-what-it-takes-transformational-climate-investments-for-long-term-prosperity-in-canada/

 

Building support for bold climate policy 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WvYMNkNaWU 

 

‘It’s inequality that kills’: Naomi Klein on the future of climate justice

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/13/its-inequality-that-kills-naomi-klein-on-the-future-of-climate-justice

 

THE WORLD

 

Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/14/rising-seas-threaten-mass-exodus-on-a-biblical-scale-un-chief-warns

 

The Türkiye-Syria Earthquake

12 Canadian charities have joined forces under the banner of the Humanitarian Coalition. Make a donation here.

https://donate.humanitariancoalition.ca/ui/EM232TOGETHER/donations/start 

 

What is the Plant Based Treaty?

https://plantbasedtreaty.org/

 

The Carbon Almanac for kids

Kids can learn (and teach) about climate change from this free book.

https://thecarbonalmanac.org/kids/

 

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

 

3 min. documentary about the catastrophic impact of the Russian war on Ukraine's ecology

https://twitter.com/Lyla_lilas/status/1627455416866156546

 

#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 – ban fossil fuels – bring on the clean energy revolution 

https://twitter.com/RazomWeStand

https://twitter.com/SvitlanaRomanko

 

Why Russia is Invading Ukraine - 30 min. video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If61baWF4GE

 

There can be no real peace in Ukraine without justice

Oleksandra Matviichuk is the head of Center for Civil Liberties in Kyiv, which shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/19/matviichuk-ukraine-peace-justice-accountability/

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

EVENTS

 

Dismantle the C-IRG, end violence against land defenders

Tues. Feb. 21, 4 p.m. ET

This webinar will discuss the role of the RCMP's Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) in the repression of Indigenous land defence struggles in Canada, amplify demands that the C-IRG be dismantled, and support the call for a public inquiry into its actions.

Speakers:

- Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Na'moks

- Keith Cherry, who has submitted a complaint about the C-IRG to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP

- Shivangi Misra, Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) and co-author of 'The Toxic Culture of the RCMP: Misogyny, Racism, and Violence against Women in Canada’s National Police Force'

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xsRjEfi5TEKzoQOCKsJ_-w

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Black History Month Townhall: Victories through Resistance

Tues. Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. ET

Join NDP MPP Peter Tabuns and Canadian labour activists: Felicia Samuel, Nigel Barriffe and Christopher Wilson. 

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tp_yRbbrQDu-PS9yAhqfjg 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Equitable Cities

Tues. Feb. 21, 11 a.m. ET

Charles T. Brown is the founder and CEO of Equitable Cities, a minority- and veteran-owned urban planning, public policy and research firm focused on the intersection of transportation, health and equity.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZrhfUzdmR7uObwIU_Z_hrg 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Fossil Fuels: Stop! No New! Sue!

Wed. Feb. 22, 7 p.m. PT

Get briefed on the three biggest municipal climate action campaigns out there. Presenters will introduce campaigns to get municipalities to Sue Big Oil, sign the Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty, and to get gas out of new builds using low carbon energy system. Resources will be available for your local group to get involved with any (or all) or these three campaigns.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fossil-fuels-stop-no-new-sue-tickets-525864002387 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

The Petroleum Papers

Wed. Feb. 22, 3 p.m. ET

Sue Big Oil and Sunshine Coast Sue Big Oil are proud to present award-winning journalist Geoff Dembicki speaking about his book the Petroleum Papers. Drawing on hundreds of secret oil and gas industry documents, Geoff tells the story of how the Canadian and global fossil fuel industry learned that their products were causing climate change and would devastate communities around the world. What did they know? What did they do with that information? And what can we do to hold them accountable?

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqd-mspjoqHNwsIaYeynTb6YRvhSYGDF7B 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Rally to Stop Ford's Privatization of Health Care

Wed. Feb. 22, 5 p.m. ET

University and College, Toronto

There's a health care crisis in Ontario. By allowing the for-profit delivery of surgeries, Doug Ford is threatening to turn parts of our treasured universal public health care system into a for-profit business. A two-tiered health care system will leave millions of Ontarians behind. Access to health care shouldn't depend on the size of your wallet. Ontarians deserve to access health care when they need it with their OHIP card, not their credit card. It's time to show our support for more investment in public health care, not privatization and cuts. Hosted by MPP Jessica Bell, MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam and other health care stakeholders.

https://opseu.org/event/rally-to-stop-fords-privatization-of-health-care/

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Electrify Your Fleet

Wed. Feb. 22, 1 p.m. ET

EV adoption is on the rise. It is critical for climate action and goes beyond individuals buying their own personal electric vehicles. There is a big opportunity for Indigenous communities and organizations that have fleets of vehicles, to electrify their fleets, which can have cost-saving implications among other benefits. This Electrify Your Fleet webinar is designed to help you understand what it would look like to transition to an electric fleet and to provide valuable information beyond the considerations required for individual EV ownership.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rfuurqjkjHtLM-0nm9YzwA0HENCjwAvFd 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Conference on Communication Ethics

Feb. 22-23

Communication can act as an ethical force in society. This two-day event aims to challenge, clarify and expand our ethical capacities as professional communicators. Join us for the whole conference or tune in to the session(s) of your choice. Free.

https://www.royalroads.ca/events/conference-communication-ethics-0 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Should we be cooking with gas?

Thur. Feb. 23, 10 p.m. ET

The Canadian Association of the Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) is leading the charge to make citizens and governments aware of the environmental and health harms caused by continued reliance on fossil fuels and gas stoves.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsdOypqD8sHtJy_P5sjWpXsC8iaQv3R0Nd

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Why Do Wind Energy Projects Fail?

Thur. Feb. 23, noon ET

Join Dr.Louise Comeau as she unpacks a case study of two proposed wind energy projects in New Brunswick that did not go through to completion due to public opposition. Louise will share insights from her research and offer recommendations for communicators on how to increase the chances of success for renewable energy projects.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vPlkKUyDSsG01W9On2tvcQ 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Colonial Canada and the Caribbean: Past and present

Thur. Feb. 23, 7 p.m. ET

To mark Black History month, the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute is hosting a webinar discussion on Canada's colonial role in the Caribbean, past and present, from Canadian trade relations with the slave plantation economy to gunboat diplomacy and Canadian banking power in the late 1800s.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Aw1N_pRlTOaZxzaa0ZGHAA 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front Lines of the Class War

Thur. Feb. 23, 5:30 - 7 p.m. ET

Join us for discussion of Jon Melrod’s new book, Fighting Times, and the class war on the shop floor in the 1970s.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fighting-times-organizing-on-the-front-lines-of-the-class-war-tickets-52661176897 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

365 Days of War in Ukraine: Prospects Towards Peace in 2023

Fri. Feb. 24, 7 a.m. ET

One year after the beginning of the Ukraine war – the International Peace Bureau in cooperation with the Peace in Ukraine Coalition (USA), Movement de la Paix (France), CND (UK) and Transform! Europe will hold an international webinar to bring together different voices from different countries to discuss a lasting peace in Ukraine and the way towards it.

https://www.ipb.org/events/365-days-of-war-in-ukraine-prospects-towards-peace-in-2023/ 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Beat the Bosses Bootcamp

Fri. Feb. 24 - Sun. Feb. 26

Toronto Metropolitan University

Decent work fighters from across Ontario – and elsewhere – will be coming together to share skills, experiences, and strategies to build a multi-racial, working class movement that's unstoppable. Join us!

https://www.justice4workers.org/beatthebosses  

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Welcome Back Party for Doug Ford and the PC Crime Machine

Sat. Feb. 25, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET

Queen's Park, Toronto (College and University Ave)

Join us the weekend after the Ontario Legislature comes back into session after a 10-week winter's nap. As you know, the PC Party, with Douglas Ford as their leader, has abandoned any progress towards an equitable, sustainable, livable Ontario and we’re not gonna take it anymore. This is a coalition event. Individuals, unions and organizations big and small are all invited to the party! Join us as we stand up for I HEED - Indigenous peoples, Health, Education, the Environment and Democracy.

https://www.welcomebackdoug.com/  

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Russia Out! Solidarity with the Ukrainian Resistance

Sat. Feb. 25, 2 p.m. ET

This February marks one year since Russia’s imperialist invasion of Ukraine. On the anniversary, people around the world are organizing events in solidarity with Ukraine’s heroic struggle for self-determination. Please join our panel of scholars and activists for a discussion of the roots, nature, and politics of the war and the resistance. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/russia-out-solidarity-with-the-ukrainian-resistance-tickets-536364238877 

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

The Climate Crisis and Why Nuclear Power is Not the Solution - with Elizabeth May

Mon. Feb. 27, 5 pm ET

Elizabeth May will address questions central to current public policy debates in Canada: Should nuclear power be part of a climate action plan? How should we respond to the climate crisis? Canada is proposing a wide range of actions to address the climate crisis, including supporting the expansion of nuclear infrastructure in the form of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). In New Brunswick, the SMRs propose to extract plutonium from used nuclear fuel, raising weapons proliferation concerns in addition to the well-known environmental impacts of nuclear power. Does an expansion of nuclear power fit in a responsible climate action plan? What are the alternatives to address the urgency of the climate crisis?

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZYfVxI33RXGqA1ZRI2_8zA

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

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

http://theenergymix.com/ 

 

Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news

https://www.democracynow.org/

 

_______________________

_______________________

 

Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: mailto:angela at cleanairalliance.org 

 

Share this newsletter on social media using this link: http://greenspiration.org/news-events/ 

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://list.web.net/pipermail/greenspiration/attachments/20230221/349ff9ec/attachment-0001.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 54217 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://list.web.net/pipermail/greenspiration/attachments/20230221/349ff9ec/attachment-0001.jpg>