TO. Greenspirational Events: cycling, photos, green roofs
angela bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Tue Oct 28 10:37:15 EDT 2008
Toronto Greenspirational Events
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Cycling Focus Groups and Neighbourhood Audits
Area #1: Lawrence-Allen Neighbourhood
We are looking for residents of the Lawrence-Allen neighbourhood, or other
cyclists who regularly bicycle through this neighbourhood to participate
in:
Cycling Focus Groups
Cycling Tours
WHAT: The City of Toronto is conducting a Pedestrian and Cycling Study in
the Lawrence-Allen neighbourhood. This project will look at the walking
and cycling needs of the community and recommend improvements to help
create a better walking and cycling experience for everyone in the
neighbourhood.
WHY: People in the community want a walking and cycling friendly
neighbourhood.
WHEN: Cycling Focus Group (October / November 2008 exact date and location
TBD)
Cycling Tours: Wednesday, October 29th, 4:30 pm
Saturday, November 1st, 10:00 am
Monday, October 3rd, 1:00 pm
Please contact us to sign up for a focus group or audit session.
EMAIL: pedplan at toronto.ca
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Someone Else's Treasure
Photographs of victims of Canadian open-pit mining abroad, by Allan
Cidello Lisner
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Hart House, University of Toronto, Debates Room
A multimedia evening focusing on social and enviromental injustice caused
by Canadian open-pit mining around the world, and local community
resistance.
New photographs showing how mining operations affect local communities in
Tanzania, by freelance photo-journalist Allan Cidello Lisner. Photos from
the Phillipines. as well as international and indigenous resistance to
Barrick Gold and Goldcorp, and in Canada, will also be shown.
For Allen's Phillipine photos see http://praxispictures.blogspot.com/
Free admission. Donations for victims of mining displacement in Tanzania
gratefully accepted.
Hosted by Students Against Climate Change / Toronto Mining Support Group.
For info: paulyork.2008 at gmail.com or 647-342-7995.
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Samhain - The Night of Living to Honour the Dead
Thursday, Oct. 30th, 2008
Church of the Holy Trinity (10 Trinity Square, behind Eaton's Centre, at
the labyrinth)
An evening of ritual music and masquerade including Labyrinth, Spiral
Dance and a community Pot Luck Feast.
· Gathering at the Labyrinth at 6:00 pm
· Viewing the Altars and Purification @ 6:30 p.m.
· Ritual starts @ 7:00 pm
· Come early to view the altars, & for pre-ritual music
Please bring food and drink to share for the potluck community feast after
the ritual & pictures of your Dearly Departed and Newly Born
Benefiting the Toronto Reclaiming Community
Suggested Donation: $10 - $25+, sliding scale, no one turned away for lack
of funds
Elders (60 & over) and Youth (15 & under): $5 and up.
Children are welcome; children's activities planned
WC Accessible.
This is a drug, Alcohol, Scent-free, family-oriented ritual.
Honor the cycle of death and rebirth: email us the names of those born and
deceased in the past year – Or Volunteer: Kim at
<mailto:kimberleyfry at gmail.com>kimberleyfry at gmail.com
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BOOK LAUNCH: HOW THE RICH ARE DESTROYING THE EARTH - HERVE KEMPF
DATE: Thursday, October 30th, 7 p.m.
PLACE: Ryerson University, Heidelberg Centre, Room 201, 125 Bond Street
MAP: http://tinyurl.com/5ophqc
INFO: derrick at rabble.ca<mailto:derrick at rabble.ca>
BOOK: http://tinyurl.com/5zns3x
COST: Admission by donation (PWYC)
Herve Kempf is the environment editor of Le Monde newspaper in France.
Come and hear him speak about his provocative and timely new book on
ecology and social justice. Books will be available for sale and author
signing.
"Filled with righteous anger, this book tells a truth that cannot be
denied." - Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians
"Kempf's warning, from the perch of Le Monde, needs to be heeded.
Ecologists must read it to see the centrality of political economy;
lefties must read it to get a sense of the ongoing ecocide." - Vijay
Prashad, author of The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third
World
Hosted by the CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy
(Ryerson) and sponsored by rabble.ca and Chelsea Green publishing.
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Critical Mass Ride
Fri. Oct. 31st (and the last Friday of every month)
Gather at 6 p.m. at Bloor/Spadina (leaves at 6:30)
Dress up -- Halloween Ride
All Welcome
Free
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The Friendly Spike Theatre Band presents
TRICK OR TREAT
A Halloween Theatre Cabaret
Friday October 31st 2008
7 pm - 9:30 pm
May Robinson Auditorium, 20 Westlodge Avenue
(1 block east of Lansdowne, north of Queen)
Featuring:
Mindstorm a play written by Matthew Christie
And
The Trick or Treat Cabaret by The Friendly Spike Theatre Band
For more info: "Ruth Ruth" <friendlyspike at primus.ca>
Info at 416.516.46740
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The Caribou Mask Project:
Caribou Migration Event
November 2nd, 2008 - 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Withrow Park, Riverdale - Toronto, ON
The Caribou Mask Project is a collaboration involving Earthroots, Gaa
dibaatjimat Ngaashi - Stay in School Project and Pamela Schuller,
mask-maker and community artist. The goals of the project are to raise
awareness of the plight of the Woodland Caribou in northern Ontario and to
explore native culture through caribou mythologies, songs, stories and
ceremony.
You are invited to join caribou mask-makers and wearers to engage in a
migration around the four directions of the medicine wheel, followed by
traditional native drumming, singing and story telling at Withrow Park on
Sunday, November 2nd.
For more information please contact Pamela Schuller:
<mailto:pamela at stonemasque.com>pamela at stonemasque.com / 416-463-6162.
<http://earthroots.org/lists/lt.php?id=fkkFAQMGCw0YCQFQSFdQBQU%3D>http://www.stonemasque.com/
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JUSTICE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND RECONCILIATION:
LEGACIES OF THE HOLOCAUST AND THE PERSECUTION OF ABORIGINAL CANADIANS
Monday, November 3rd, 2-4 p.m.
Ryerson University, Heaslip House, 297 Victoria Street, 7th Floor
MAP: <http://tinyurl.com/57lng5>http://tinyurl.com/57lng5
INFO: 416-979-5000 ext. 6293
Keynote Speaker:
Phil Fontaine, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
Also featuring:
Erna Paris, Author, “Long Shadows: Truth, Lies and History
Leora Shaeffer, Program Director, Facing History and Ourselves Canada
What justice is possible after persecution and genocide? Annual Ryerson
University Holocaust Education Lecture, sponsored by the Ryerson Holocaust
Education Committee.
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CitiesAlive! Toronto Launch Event and Green Roof Workshop
November 4th, 2008 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Toronto Botanical Garden 777 Lawrence Avenue East
<http://www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca/>
• Learn about integrating natural systems and processes with site and
structure from keynote speaker Paul Kephart, a renowned expert in
ecological consulting and vegetated systems design.
• Hear the latest news and research about green infrastructure policy.
• Enjoy presentations on cutting-edge North American green infrastructure
case studies, including the Vancouver Convention Centre, the Ottawa War
Museum, Windsor school projects, Green Walls and more...
• Network with members of the Ontario chapter of Green Roofs for Healthy
Cities and other professionals in the field of Green Infrastructure.
• Be on hand for the official launch announcement of the World Green
Infrastructure Network's inaugural Congress, 'CitiesAlive! 2009', taking
place in Toronto in October 2009.
Registration:
Delegate $199 (limited to 150)
Non-profit Delegate $79 (limited to 50)
10' x 8' Exhibition Booth $500 (limited to 10)
For more information and to register visit:
<http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=e9cbe4d0-20b3-46b4-992e-ed028ca831be>http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=e9cbe4d0-20b3-46b4-992e-ed028ca831be
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West-end Bikeways - Call for Submissions (Deadline November 5, 2008)
Do you live in the downtown west-end in the area bounded by Bloor and the
Gardiner, from Keele to Bathurst? Do your ride a bicycle? If you answered
yes, we want to hear from you!
In partnership with the Toronto Cyclists Union, the City of Toronto is
seeking your ideas on bikeway projects for west-end Toronto. We are
looking for quick fixes that can be built in 2009-2010, so please keep in
mind potential hurdles associated with your suggestions.
The west-end challenge:
Currently, there is a ?black hole? in the bikeway network in the downtown
west-side. Street car tracks on east-west arteries, disjointed local
streets, and railway corridors all pose challenges to accommodating
bikeways.
We want your help to identify potential bikeways to be designed and
implemented in 2009 and 2010. We?re not just talking bike lanes ? we?re
looking for new ideas that respond to the specific challenges in the
west-end.
Submit your west-end bikeway suggestions:
Text or visual submissions are welcome. Draw over a google map, the bike
map, or whatever other material you like and send it in to us. You can
also download a map of the study area, or pick up a hard copy at selected
locations (see below for details). Or write your suggestions down in 300
words or less. Your brevity ensures submissions can be processed in a
timely manner.
Send your submissions by email, fax or mail to:
Email: bikeplan at toronto.ca
Fax: 416-392-0071
Please specify ?West-end Bikeways? in the subject line for emails and faxes.
Mail: Attn: West-end Bikeways
850 Coxwell Ave. 1st Floor
Toronto ON, M4C 5RI
All submissions must be received by Wednesday November 5th, 2008
Visit www.toronto.ca/cycling/public-consultations for more information and
to download:
- Study Area Map
- Call for Submissions
- And to view the list of locations where you can pick up a hard copy of
the study area map and call for submissions.
Thank-you in advance for your participation. All submissions will be
reviewed by City of Toronto Transportation Services and the Toronto
Cyclists Union in cooperation with the west-end community. Selected
bikeway projects will be announced in Winter 2009.
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