Greenspiration News & Events: Bike Lane Battle

Mon Oct 19 17:49:16 UTC 2026

Hello friends.

I will be away next week in Edmonton for my mother's funeral. If you'd like
the date/location or livestream link, just ask.

See you in 2 weeks.

-a

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*INTERNATIONAL*

*The Nuclear-NASA Era *

Ahead, however, would be accidents involving the expanded use of space
nuclear power—notably in launches and fallbacks to Earth. The U.S. and also
Russia have both had accidents in their use of nuclear power in space.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/10/13/the-nuclear-nasa-era/

*The housing crisis is now global. It shows just how undemocratic our
nations have become*

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/19/housing-crisis-global-democracy-nations-financial-sector

*Tooker in 1992 speaking of the Velorution (bicycle revolution) in Cuba*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8Mu58JbsBI&list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le&index=1

*CANADA*

*An agenda of ‘Yes’*

Climate round-up starts off with some good news - announcement of the Wind
West off-shore wind project off the cost of Nova Scotia

https://mailchi.mp/nationalobserver/8rbz5n3ykw?e=02591b0337

*A closer look at six controversial powers inside Mark Carney’s Building
Canada Strong Act*

“I have never seen a bill drafted to be as deceitful as this one,” Green
Party Leader Elizabeth May said of Bill C-39.

https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/a-closer-look-at-six-controversial-powers-inside-carney-s-building-canada-strong-act/article_f4febc73-3e96-4716-a287-44a30bd0d555.html

*First Nations Leaders Reject Bill C-39 and the Rush to Force it Through:
Rights Cannot Be Fast-Tracked*

https://chiefs-of-ontario.org/first-nations-leaders-reject-bill-c-39-and-the-rush-to-force-it-through-rights-cannot-be-fast-tracked/

*Nuclear power—economical—with the truth*

Mark Carney’s Bill C-39 gives a big gift to Canada’s nuclear industry.

https://rabble.ca/columnists/nuclear-power-economical-with-the-truth/

*Say NO to designating the nuclear waste burial scheme (DGR) in NW ON a
Project of National Interest*

https://win.newmode.net/wethenuclearfreenorth/designatingnwmosdgrunderthebuildcanadaactasaprojectofnationalrecklessness

*The costly burden of nuclear power*

Nuclear power stations are far more expensive than other available energy
options, and have a history of running up massive cost-overruns.

https://thestarphoenix.com/news/saskatchewan-news/opinion-the-costly-burden-of-nuclear-power/

*Scapegoating and Separatists*

Why Immigration Is on the Ballot in Alberta's Referendum

https://www.parklandinstitute.ca/referendum_2026

*ONTARIO*

*‘Very ironic’: Ontario signs contract to buy electricity from U.S. during
winter months*

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/17/ontario-signs-contract-to-buy-electricity-from-u-s/

*Send a letter to Ford to choose cleaner Ontario power*

www.cleanairalliance.org/oswego/

*TORONTO*

*Toronto’s battle over bike lanes is one front in a global right-wing
backlash*

Doug Ford’s war on bike lanes isn’t about traffic—it’s part of a global
right-wing backlash to vilify urban residents and defend fossil fuel
interests. 15 min. video news story by Desmond Cole.

https://breachmedia.ca/doug-ford-bike-lanes-removal/

*The protests to protect bike lanes continue*

Follow updates here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2246288900/

https://x.com/TheBikingLawyer

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:gbdo3mfifnfafnu6zis5jwgo

*How to report a bike crash*

https://thebikinglawyer.ca/bicycle-accident-lawyer/report-a-crash/

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*EVENTS*

*Planet In Focus International Environmental Film Festival*

Oct. 20-25

Paradise Theatre, 1006 Bloor St. W, Toronto

Free for 25 years and under.

https://planetinfocus.org/

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*The Loop • A Trail that Moves Toronto*

Tues. Oct. 20, 11 a.m. ET

The Loop is an over 80km network of trails and public spaces that will
connect Toronto's globally-unique ravines, neighbourhoods, and people. With
over three-quarters of the trail route already in place, and further
improvements ahead, The Loop will create a welcoming and seamless
connection through and around Canada's largest urban centre, brought to
life by community hubs, great amenities, public art and ecological
stewardship. The Loop is led by Evergreen, the City of Toronto, the Toronto
& Region Conservation Authority, and Toronto Foundation -- along with a
growing coalition of public, private, and community partners.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lScHNG0yRKmV9BKdMnzJxw#/registration

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*All-Star Election 2026 Throwdown *

Tues. Oct. 20, noon ET

Join an online discussion with TEA, TTCriders and Cycle Toronto to dig into
where candidates stand on big issues, how environmental issues are shaping
key local races, and what's at stake this election. Our three organizations
each surveyed Mayoral and Council candidates on important environmental
decisions they'll be faced with in the next term.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kRpFdpZYR4GhAe4FoUK37w

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*Econoclast*

Tues. Oct. 20, 6 p.m. ET

Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), 192 Spadina, Toronto

Econoclast is a documentary film about Herman Daly, often called the father
of ecological economics, who recognized that the economy is a subsystem of
the Earth’s biosphere, that eternal economic growth is not possible on a
finite planet, and that the costs of growth ultimately exceed its benefits.

https://luma.com/891qgjzh

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*Global Donut Days 2026*

Oct. 20 - 24

Global Donut Days 2026 is a five-day, community-led festival taking place
online and in person around the world, centred on Doughnut Economics. The
festival is a time when the DEAL community worldwide shares ideas,
exchanges experiences, and explores what putting Doughnut Economics into
practice looks like in different places and contexts. This year they're
talking about cities, land and food, who gets to make decisions, ancestral
economies and indigenous voices, art and imagination – to name just a few.

https://doughnuteconomics.org/gdd2026

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*The Rise and Fall of Canadian Peacekeeping and What to Do About It*

Tues. Oct. 20, 6 p.m.

Virtual and in person at OISE, Rm 2296, U of Toronto

Walter is Professor of Defense Studies at RMC and the Canadian Forces
College. He is past president of Canadian Pugwash. He has conducted UN
sponsored research in conflict zones throughout the world. Of his several
books, one relates to UN peace operations. Hosted by Science for Peace.

*Register for online*:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cEGi_DAWSnCgpPc_FJJAEw#/registration

*Register for in person*:
https://www.scienceforpeace.org/events-1/the-rise-and-fall-of-canadian-peacekeeping-and-what-to-do-about-it

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*Healthcare Townhall*

Tues. Oct. 20, 7 - 8 pm. ET

Just last month, 413 health worker positions at Hamilton Health Sciences
were laid off, including 143 nurses and 84 health-care aides. We need to
stand up for our public health system. Join us online for a dynamic
discussion about Ontario’s health system, the threat of privatization, and
how we can restore our public health system to shorten critical wait-times
and eliminate hallway healthcare.

https://www.robinlennox.ca/healthcare_townhall_oct_20

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*Build the Grid*

Wed. Oct 21, noon ET

As governments in Atlantic Canada contemplate the creation of a more
reliable, resilient, and affordable electricity grid with the help of
offshore wind power, this event will look across the ocean at innovative
electricity policies in Great Britain. How has the creation of a regional
grid in the UK helped strengthen the electricity system, while facilitating
the creation of new industries like offshore wind? Paul Wakeley of NESO
will join us to explain what provinces across Eastern Canada can learn from
their experience creating an efficient, effectively planned grid.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WN4Oh1_DTfKwLQD_-rLSaw#/registration

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*What Can Go Wrong? *

With Dr. Gordon Edwards, Ph.D (Physics, Math), Canadian Coalition for
Nuclear Responsibility

Wed. Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m.

Port Hope Lions Centre, 29 Thomas Street, Port Hope

Hosted by Port Hope Health Concerns Cttee.

https://www.porthopehealthconcerns.com/

https://protectnorthumberland.ca/

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*What role can each of us play in building a future without fur farming?*

Wed. Oct. 21, 6–8:30 PM

Centre for Social Innovation Spadina, 192 Spadina Ave, Toronto (in the
downstairs Lounge) - food and drinks available (all plant-based)

Join us for a conversation to examine the current state of fur farming in
Canada and around the world, the animal cruelty, public health, and
environmental risks associated with the industry, and the growing momentum
toward change.

- What fur farming looks like today in Canada and globally, and why it
matters

- How fur farming intersects with human, animal, and environmental health

- The One Health approach and what it means for policy and advocacy

- Emerging policy developments and the growing global movement away from
fur farming

- Opportunities to build momentum for change here in Canada

https://ethics-in-action-event-aj-agn.raiselysite.com/

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*Rendezvous with Madness*

Oct. 22 - Nov. 1

CAMH theatre, Queen and Ossington

12 feature films, 5 special events, 18 short films, from 16 countries,
including 20 from Canada. This is the first and largest arts and mental
health festival in North America. Join us as Rendezvous Artists illuminate
multiple perspectives through Film, Performance, and culture, exploring
what this conversation means in the context of Madness, Neurodivergence and
culture.

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

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*Korean Atomic Bomb Survivors Seeking Truth, Apology & Legal Redress at the
2026 International People’s Tribunal*

Fri. Oct. 23, 3 p.m. ET

Speakers will highlight the long-overlooked experiences of Korean atomic
bomb victims—first-generation survivors forced into labor during Japanese
colonial rule, as well as second- and third-generation descendants who
continue to endure inherited health issues. They will introduce the
upcoming Nov. 2026 International People’s Tribunal in Seoul, outlining its
mandate to establish the illegality of the 1945 atomic bombings under
international law, demand formal apologies and redress, and unite global
civil society in the campaign for a nuclear-free world.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-89VicsVSvqU7evCN040YA#/registration

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*Election Day all across Ontario: Monday, October 26* (10 a.m. – 8 p.m.)

VOTE, Volunteer and Donate

*In Toronto, join The Grind & The Breach election watch party*

Mon. Oct. 26, 7 - 11 p.m.

Trinity Common, 303 Augusta

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-grind-the-breach-election-watch-party-tickets-2001880868567

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*National Day of Action - Defend Treaty Rights, Aboriginal Title and
Self-Determination *

Mon.. Oct. 26, 2 p.m.

111 Sussex Dr., Ottawa

*Indigenous rights defenders mobilize for National Day of Action at First
Nations-First Ministers Meeting in Ottawa on October 26*

https://pbicanada.org/2026/10/17/indigenous-rights-defenders-mobilize-for-national-day-of-action-at-first-nations-first-ministers-meeting-in-ottawa-october-26/

*Stand United - Stop Bill C-39*

Tues. Oct. 27, 2 p.m.

Parliament Hill, Ottawa

Uphold First Nations Jurisdiction, defend worker's rights, protect the land

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*Can We Innovate Without Costing the Earth?*

Tues. Oct. 27, 11 a.m. - noon ET

Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave, Toronto

And online.

How can we keep creating and growing while taking environmental costs
seriously? Hosted by Beyond Tomorrow Impact with youth presenters from
Italy, the Phillipines, and Toronto.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLLgerXKNEtc086pOlkR-aqUDP0Cq5Vmis5tZKA30yl-3Tig/viewform

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*Canadian Energy + Heat Pumps*

Wed. Oct. 28, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. ET

Gas appliances tie you to American energy—most of Ontario's gas is fracked
in the Eastern USA. Electric appliances like heat pumps use made-in-Ontario
energy. Come learn why electrifying your home makes sense now and in the
future.

https://www.thenetwork.to/event-details/canadian-energy-heat-pumps

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*Getting to “yes in my backyard” on clean energy projects*

Thur. Oct. 29, noon ET

Drawing on a survey of more than 4,000 Canadians and focus groups in Nova
Scotia and Ontario, this webinar explores how Canadians respond to wind and
electricity projects, particularly as those projects move from proposals to
reality. You'll learn which stories build support and which ones can
backfire; which community benefits matter most to each, from lower power
bills to shared ownership, and why both the most supportive and most
skeptical Canadians want a real say in project decisions.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_il5olcVuRMO7HuWqeKrVAg#/registration

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*Fight for Democracy *

Sat. Oct. 31, 1 p.m. ET

Queens Park

Fight Ford Province-wide Protest

https://protestdougford.com/

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*Small Changes, Big Impact - A Food & Futures Fest by VegTO*

Sun. Nov 1, noon - 6 p.m. ET

Wychwood Barns, Toronto

Plant-based food, ethical fashion, sustainable solutions, and other
wonders. Join us for an inclusive, community-centred celebration. This
event is a bit of everything: market, festival, and science fair
highlighting the positive impact of a sustainable, plant-based lifestyle on
health, the environment and food security. Come enjoy vendors, speakers and
interactive activities.

https://www.veg.ca/veg-to-fest

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*Fighting to Win: A 4 week Course for Community and Union Activists*

Thursdays Nov. 12, 19, 26 and Dec. 3, 6 - 8 p.m. p.m. ET

Downtown Toronto - Venue to be shared with registrants

Unions and social movements today are operating under incredibly dire
circumstances. There is great economic uncertainty and we confront the
worsening impact of climate change as well as a global situation marked by
the growing threat of conflict and war. This course will grapple with these
questions by looking at the forms of exploitation and oppression that exist
in society and the means by which the power structure acts to limit and
contain our struggles.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/panitchschool/2329052

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*More Toronto events *

https://showuptoronto.ca/

*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/

*Tooker Tapes Archive Project - Youtube Playlist*

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3IwhNn-WrINTQz2fBNayDoBWLW0y59le

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