TO events: women's day, anti-war, indy media, girls, green economy, bikes
angela bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Wed Mar 5 16:23:11 EST 2008
ENVIRONMENTAL REFUGEES: HUMANKIND AT RISK
DATE: Saturday, March 8th, 2008, 9:30 a.m. to Noon,
Registration/Refreshments at 9 a.m.
PLACE: St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Avenue (near Chester Stn.)
INFO: 416-466-0566
A discussion of the dire consequences of our current environmental
practices with Professor Stephen Scharper, Dept. for the Study of
Religion/Institute for Environmental Studies, U of T. Sponsored by
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Toronto East Committee.
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International Women's Day 2008
Friday, March 8
Rally @ 11 am
March @ 1 pm
Fair @ 2 pm, Ryerson, 55 Gould Street, OISE Autitorium, 252 Bloor St. W.
INFO: 416 969.8463; website: www.iwdtoronto.com
This event takes on a special significance. It is one hundred years ago,
in 1908, that 15,000 immigrant women workers first marched in New York
City demanding the right to vote and organize into unions. On this one
hundredth anniversary, all women and men are invited to come out and
support the issues facing women in the 21st century.
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WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? VIGIL FOR 50,000 MISSING ABORIGINAL CHILDREN
DATE: Sunday, March 9th, 2008, 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen Street East, at Church St.
INFO: www.hiddenfromhistory.org, or 1-888-265-1007
Join us in a rally: "Justice for Canada's First Nations"
Telling the truth about genocide in Canada
50,000 Aboriginal children who attended Indian residential schools across
Canada in the last century did not get out alive. After all, it was "just
another dead Indian." Bring those responsible to justice! 50,000
Aboriginal children need a proper burial! Aboriginal women in Canada
still go missing daily and no one cares! End systemic discrimination and
racism!
The Canadian Government, the British Crown, the Pope, and the Catholic,
Anglican and United Churches were issued a 30 Day Letter of Demand, on
February 8th, 2008, requiring them to identify the burial locations of the
missing children within 30 days. Why haven't they answered? Canadians
need an answer! Survivors deserve an answer! The families of the missing
children demand an answer! End the silence!
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The Dominion (<http://dominonpaper.ca>dominonpaper.ca) provides accurate,
critical news coverage on events, policies and movements in Canada. It is
also a multi-stakeholder coop, owned and operated by its readers and
journalists.
The Dominion is now taking Canadian media to the next level. With a
comprehensive five-year plan, The Dominion aims to build an independent
news cooperative that will challenge the corporate press in Canada – and
publish the stories you need to know about. You are invited to attend a
presentation, where you will be given the opportunity to Own Your Media!
Own Your Media! Building a Grassroots News Cooperative
Monday, March 10
7 PM - Ontario Institute for the Study of Education, Rm. 5250
252 Bloor St. W.
Refreshments provided.
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Are you interested in "Getting To Know The Girls"?
• Do you want to learn how to care for your breasts or chest as part
of your whole body?
• Want to know what to eat to enhance your breast health?
• Want to prevent cancer or recurrence of cancer?
• Have something you would like to get off your chest?
• Have questions on bras or bindings, healthy fats, soy, the role of
detoxification in health?
Join Naturopathic Doctor Mahalia Freed for a holistic workshop on breast &
chest health.
Receive practical tips and information on diet and nutrition, learn how
simple lifestyle choices from food storage to saunas can enhance your
health, get a chance to try out a herbal breast oil.
Thursday March 13th, 2008
7- 9:30 pm
Where:
Good For Her, 175 Harbord Street, 416 588 0900
<http://www.goodforher.com>www.goodforher.com
Please register via Good For Her: in person, by telephone, or online.
For More information about Dandelion Naturopathic Clinic services, please
contact Mahalia Freed, ND, at 416-856-4682 or
<>mahalia at dandelionnaturopathic.ca
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WORLD AGAINST WAR: TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ AND AFGHANSTAN!
DATE: Saturday, March 15th, 2008, 1 p.m.
PLACE: Queen's Park
INFO: www.theworldagainstwar.org, www.nowar.ca, stopthewar at sympatico.ca,
416-795-5863
1:00 p.m. - Opening rally co-hosted by the Housing Not War campaign
1:30 p.m. - Peace march from Queen's Park to Trinity-St. Paul's United Church
2:30 p.m. - Indoor rally at Trinity-St. Paul's, 427 Bloor Street West
Rally features:
Speeches and cultural performances - hip hop, spoken word and drumming
Large-screen video footage of anti-war mobilizations in Toronto since 2003
Testimony of US war resisters in Canada, broadcast live to Washington, DC
Live webcast of Winter Soldier testimony from Washington, DC
Part of the World against War Global Day of Action.
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THE GREEN ECONOMY:
Practical Strategies to Create Community-based
Eco-economies
<http://www.greeneconomics.net/cour2008.htm>http://www.greeneconomics.net/cour2008.htm
A 30-hr. course over 10 weeks, Fridays
March 14 to May 16, 2008, 6:30 to 9:30 pm
$180
presented by the Transformative Learning Centre of OISE-UT
OISE-UT, Room 8-214 (8th floor)
252 Bloor St. W. (above St. George subway stop)
The Green Economy is, since 1992, Toronto's premier
course on green economic alternatives, formerly offered by the
Labour Education Centre. It runs 30 hours over 10 weeks, and
features Toronto's cutting-edge innovators in green development.
It will be held every Friday evening from March 14 to May 16,
from 6:30 to 9:30pm (with the exception of March 20, when it
will take place on Thursday evening instead of Good Friday).
Price for the entire course is $180.
Sessions planned for this year will include:
* Principles of Green Economics
* Local-Sustainable Food Systems
* The Soft Energy Path
* Green Jobs and Social Justice
* The New Electronic Commons & Peer Production
* Green Building & Urban Design
* Socially-Responsible Investment
* Community Indicators & Vital Signs
* Sustainable Transportation
More information:
<http://www.greeneconomics.net/cour2008.htm>http://www.greeneconomics.net/cour2008.htm
To Register, e-mail: bmilani (at) web.ca
co-sponsored by the TLC,
the Coalition for a Green Economy,
& Green Enterprise Toronto (GET)
For other great TLC events, see
<http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca/wordpress/>http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca/wordpress/
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The TakeTheTooker bike lane action on Mar. 3 was perfect. The weather held
out, we all had fun, the cops didn't harass us, and we got some good media
coverage. CBC radio did a few good spots. Below you'll find a piece in the
National Post as well as the Torontoist. John Bonnar wrote a good piece
plus posted excellent photos, as did Martin Reis and Graham Bacque.
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/03/03/a-bloor-bike-lane-briefly.aspx
http://torontoist.com/2008/03/taking_the_tooker.php
http://storywordspics.blogspot.com/2008/03/take-tooker-bike-lane-showcased-on.html
and great photos:
http://www.johnb.smugmug.com/gallery/4448843_B5w2Q#P-1-12
http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinreis/sets/72157604039910237/
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=42138&l=83c79&id=559782603
Please consider writing a letter or calling your Councillor and Mayor
Miller to let them know that you want a bikeway along Bloor and Danforth.
In particular, ask that bike lanes be incorporated into the reconstruction
of Bloor between Avenue Road and Church Street. They're rebuilding this
stretch over the next 2 years, removing a lane of car parking and widening
the sidewalks but NOT adding a bike lane even though there IS space to
accommodate a bike lane!
Call 416 338 0338 today to reach your Councillor. Better yet, write a
letter: http://app.toronto.ca/im/council/councillors.jsp
Thank you!
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