TO events: bikes, music, vigil, dance, march, mining, food
angela bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Tue Jul 22 21:40:12 EDT 2008
Toronto Greenspirational events
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What's New in New York? An evening of film and discussion featuring
Transportation Alternatives' Noah Budnick
Thursday, July 24 , 7:30 p.m.
at Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina
Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation, in partnership with the
<http://bikeunion.to/>Toronto Cyclists Union,
<http://cleanairpartnership.org/>The Clean Air Partnership, and the
<http://toronto.usconsulate.gov/content/index.asp>US Consulate General in
Toronto, is happy to present:
What's New in New York? An evening of film and discussion featuring
Transportation Alternatives' Noah Budnick
Noah is responsible for TA’s campaigns to improve and increase walking,
biking and transit in NYC and efforts to win congestion pricing, complete
streets and increase federal transportation funding.
Films by <http://www.streetfilms.org/>STREETFILMS.org
For more information or to download the flyer
<http://www.torontocat.ca/main/sites/all/files/July%2024_Budnick.pdf>click
here
For more information on Transportation Alternatives
<http://www.transalt.org/>click here
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An evening with Phil Ochs featuring Zachary Stevenson
I Ain't Marching Anymore
Thursday, July 24 @ 8pm (doors open at 7pm)
OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor Street West
INFO: 416.535.8779; web: www.zacharystevenson.com;
www.socialistaction.org/ca.htm
Tickets at the door: $20 waged / $10 non-waged
During the intermission: a speaker from the War Resisters' Support Campaign.
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VIGIL IN TORONTO TO MOURN THE LOSS OF ESMIN ELIZABETH GREEN AND CONDEMN
PSYCHIATRY’S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Friday, July 25, 2008
WE THE PEOPLE Call for an End of Medical and Psychiatric Abuse, Torture,
and Neglect in the Wake of Ms. Green's Death While Detained at Kings
County Hospital Center's Psychiatric Emergency Room.
Advocates, human rights activists, and community members are holding a
vigil and demonstration to mourn the death of Ms. Esmin Elizabeth
Green. WE the PEOPLE are calling attention to the reported horrific
inactions and complete neglect that Ms. Green was subjected to while
detained at the Kings County Hospital Center's Psychiatric Emergency Room,
451 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11203.
<http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/waiting.room.death/index.html>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/01/waiting.room.death/index.html
How many more people labeled with "mental illness" will be subjected to
torture and neglect before something is done to protect human rights
within psychiatric systems? David Oaks, Executive Director of MindFreedom
International states, "I encourage us all to reflect on the need for a
deep nonviolent revolution in the field of mental health, far beyond the
"reforms" that have gotten us to where we are today, with televised death
via neglect of a mother of six".
Who: All People.
What: Candle Light Vigil to mourn the loss of Ms. Esmin Elizabeth Green
and condemn violations of human rights.
Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 1pm
Place: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 1001 Queen St.W. (corner
Ossington Ave.)
Co-sponsored by Resistance Against Psychiatry,
We the People www.theopalproject.org/vigil.html, and
The Opal Project www.theopalproject.org, and the
International Campaign to Ban Electroshock icbe.wordpress.com
contact: Lauren J.Tenney,
<mailto:Lauren at theopalproject.org>Lauren at theopalproject.org
Don Weitz, dweitz at rogers.com
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Critical Mass Ride
Friday July 25 (and the last Friday of every month)
Gather at 6 p.m. at the parkette on Bloor and Spadina, leave at 6:30
Ride en masse through downtown streets in safety and joy
Kid friendly
All bicyclists, unicyclists, roller bladers, skaters etc. welcome!
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Join me for a night of eco- and bike-inspired dancing!
MR. SOMETHING SOMETHING http://www.mrsomethingsomething.com
with special guest Evalyn Parry
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. West (just west of Dufferin)
Friday, July 25
9:30 pm. $10.
"Dancefloor activists"
Mr. Something Something electrified by their audience - literally.
With some help from its loyal fans and an electrical engineer the band is
building green "generating stations" that you can hook up your bicycle to.
Then all you have to do is pedal away to make sure the music doesn't stop.
But to acquire all the mechanical parts required for this unique show, Mr.
Something Something will be playing a fundraiser at the
<http://www.lula.ca>Lula Lounge on Friday July 25.
Fellow Hillside perfomer and bike enthusiast
<http://www.evalynparry.com>Evalyn Parry will be warming up the crowd with
her unique blend of witty, passionate and political folk songs. There will
also be custom-built bicycles on display, an array of great door prizes,
and information about grassroots cycling initiatives happening in the
city. Longtime activist and cycling advocate Angela Bischoff will be the
MC for the evening.
Aside from wildly energized and unpredictable live shows, the band is
becoming increasingly well-known for its green politics and environmental
activism.
The fresh sound and powerful message of the band's second album 'The Edge'
led to a nomination for a 2007 JUNO Award for World Music Album of the
Year. Their follow-up 'Deep Sleep' was the most played world music album
of 2007 on Canadian college and community radio. Over the last three years
the band has toured relentlessly in Canada, playing more than 300 shows,
including appearances at folk festivals from coast to coast and most major
jazz festivals.
<http://www.mrsomethingsomething.com>http://www.mrsomethingsomething.com
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Rally and March
Tell Stephen Harper: Bring Omar Khadr back to Canada!
Saturday, July 26 @ 2pm - 4pm
U.S. Consulate, 360 University Ave. (north of Queen W., east side of
University)
To endorse, please e-mail: stopthewar at sympatico.ca
Canadian citizen Omar Khadr is the only Western national left in
Guantanamo Bay, and the first child-soldier to be prosecuted in more than
a hundred years. Khadr was only 15 years-old when he was captured by US
forces in Afghanistan and later transported to the infamous US prison
where he has now spent more than a quarter of his life. Khadr faces trial
by US military tribunal in October 2008.
Recently released video footage reveals the kind of mistreatment that
Khadr has experienced in Guantanamo Bay, where the US has been accused of
practicing torture on detainees. Other reports show that Khadr was
subjected to extreme forms of sleep deprivation, a form of torture,
including a practice called the "frequent flyer program" in which he was
woken every three hours and moved to a different cell for 24 hours a day
over a three-week period.
Worse still, court documents reveal that the Canadian government was aware
of the abuse suffered by Khadr at the hands of US authorities yet
continued to assure the Canadian public that he was being well treated.
The fact that Omar Khadr is still being held in Guantanamo Bay is a
national disgrace, and an international embarrassment for all Canadians.
Despite the growing evidence of Khadr's mistreatment, Prime Minister
Stephen Harper has shamefully refused to bring Khadr back to Canada.
Instead, Harper has said he supports a US military trial for Khadr, and
will not seek his release from Guantanamo Bay.
Join us on July 26 to tell Stephen Harper: "Bring Omar Khadr back to
Canada!" Demonstrate your opposition to our government's decision to
abandon a Canadian citizen in Guantanamo Bay, and show your support for
civil liberties and international law.
*After the opening rally at the U.S. Consulate, the demonstration will
march past CSIS headquarters on Front Street West, and will conclude at
Simcoe Park, on the east side of the CBC Broadcast Centre.
Organized by: Toronto Coalition to Stop the War; Canadian Arab Federation;
Muslim Unity Group.
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Rhythms of Peace
Saturday,July 26 @ 8pm
Cecil Community Centre, 58 Cecil St. (College and Spadina)
INFO about the event or to become a performer, partner and or sponsor:
Bahar Karbakhsh, Coordinator, 416.727.1030; email:
baharkarbakhsh at hotmail.com
Today more than ever, we need to reinforce our efforts to build
collectively and at all levels a Culture of Peace, one of the greatest
challenges being to better dialogue, understand and share between and
among cultures and civilizations.~ UNESCO 2001
The Centre for Social Justice will be hosting Rhythms of Peace on Saturday
July 26th 2008 at the Cecil Community Centre (58 Cecil Street, near
Spadina Ave. and College St.) to mark the United Nation's declaration that
this decade is dedicated to promoting a culture of peace. Professional
and amateur artists will share the ways in which their art form brings
about healing,transforms, enlivens, and promotes a culture of
togetherness.
Several visual artists will simultaneously be painting their rendition of
peace in what will be called "Pieces of Peace". The artwork will be
auctioned at the end of the night and proceeds will go towards further
research and education on the importance of the arts in manifesting peace.
Raffle tickets will also be sold, the proceeds of which will also go
towards the cause. Doors will open from 7:30pm and performances will begin
at 8:00pm and end at midnight in a family-friendly and wheelchair
accessible venue, The Cecil Community Centre. The space is versatile and
allows for participants to be seated, to dance, to interact and to
network.
List of Performers: Al-Lala Dance Group - Lebanese dance - Arabesque Dance
Company - Sufi whirling dancer/belly dance and drums Asifa Sheikh - poetry
Chaitanya (Chai) Kalevar - poetry Douglas Gordon Campbell - painter
Farheen Beg - jazz Harv Sokoloff - Hootenanny Izuba Theatre Troupe -
healing after Rwandan genocide Ladan Adhami - poetry Mayadaós Bellydance -
Egyptian folkloric troop Nathan Roder - classical violinist Rhythm of the
Nile Dance Company Salimah Valiani - spoken word artist And more to be
added...
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Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market
Sunday July 27
The streets are yours from 1 - 7 pm (10 pm on North Augusta)
http://www.pskensington.ca/
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Carbon Taxes: Can a tax help save the planet? Come and join in a one hour
discussion with sociologist Metta Spencer about how carbon taxes work and
why they are good ways to begin reducing greenhouse gases.
Date: Sunday, July 27. 12:00 noon
Location: Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square (behind the Eaton
Centre)
For more info: 416-598-4521
Cost: Free
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Peaceful Rally and Walk
Help Free Huseyin Celil
A Canadian Muslim Unjustly Arrested, Detained, Tortured, and Sentenced to
Life in Prison in China
Sunday, July 27 @1 pm
Chinese Consulate, 240 St George St. (south of Dupont)
As the world focuses its attention on the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic
games, help us pressure the Chinese government to return an innocent man
back to Canada. Whether you can attend the rally or not, please send a
letter to the Chinese embassy in Ottawa and consulate in Toronto.
Who is Huseyin Celil?
Huseyin Celil is a member of western China's Uyghur minority, long the
subject of Chinese repression including arbitrary detention and
imprisonment, incommunicado detention, and serious restrictions on
religious freedom as well as cultural and social rights.
Mr. Celil peacefully stood up for the human rights of his people, and as a
result was targeted for persecution. He was eventually forced to flee
China, and came to Canada with his wife and children as refugees. They are
Canadian citizens who now call Burlington, Ontario their home.
But in March, 2006, Mr. Celil was detained in Uzbekistan while on holiday
visiting his wifeís family, and handed over to Chinese police. He was
extradited to China to face trial, and was held in secrecy without access
to a lawyer, his family, or consular assistance. He was subjected to
threats that he would be "disappeared" or "buried alive" unless he signed
a confession.
His subsequent trial did not meet international legal standards. He was
not allowed to speak on his behalf at his trial, and his lawyer was
prevented from submitting a first-hand account he had prepared in his
defence. Canadian officials were barred from attending the trial.
On April 19th, 2006, Mr. Celil was sentenced to life imprisonment in a
sham trial. Amnesty International is concerned that Mr. Celil was wrongly
convicted of political offences after an unfair trial, and based on a
confession that may have been extracted through torture.
Canadian Committee to Free Huseyin Celil and Toronto Action for Social
Change.
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You are invited to attend:
Two free films and guest lectures on human rights and environmental abuses
by Canadian mining companies operating in Africa and Latin America.
1st Film / lecture: mining in Africa
Is Canada a 'judicial haven' for mining and oil companies? Film and
lecture by William Sacher, co-author of 'Noir Canada: pillage, corruption
et criminalité en Afrique.'
Sunday, July 27th – 7:00 p.m.
Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle
Room location will be posted at front desk, 1st floor
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2nd film / lecture: mining in Peru
Showing of Tambogrande: Mangos, Murder, Mining (2007). This documentary
film chronicles the five-year struggle of a farming community in northern
Peru against the destruction of their village and farmlands by a
multi-national mining corporation, in collusion with the Peruvian
government. This is a rare case of a 'happy ending' - the community
stopped the mine! After the film, there will be talk given by Ulises
Garcia, who participated in the struggle and who appears in the film.
Date & time: Wed. July 30th – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle
Room location will be posted at front desk, 1st floor
For more information on these events contact Paul York at 647-342-7995.
Sponsored by the Toronto Mining Support Group / Students Against Climate
Change
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OUR ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD CHAIN
The price of rice has risen by as much as 70% over the last year - Why?
And what does that mean for Canada and the rest of the world? Rising
populations, trade and climate change have sent food prices soaring across
the globe. These factors have recently prompted the United Nations to
declare a world food "crisis".
Join us for a public dialogue bringing together youth, senior and local
community members with representatives from business, government and NGOs.
Hear from expert guest speakers and have your say.
TUESDAY JULY 29, 2008
Great Hall, University of Toronto
7 Hart House Circle, Toronto
9:00 am - 4:30 pm (Registration begins at 9:00)
Lunch will be provided
This dialogue is free, but registration is required.
Register by e-mailing jameshaga at ewb.ca, and include your full name, phone
number and dietary restrictions or call 416-642-9145 ext. 237 (leave a
message)
Sponsored by: Canada's World, the Evergreen Foundation, Engineers
Without Border and the Canadian Merit Scholarship
Foundation
For more information visit
<http://www.canadasworld.ca>
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