TO. Greenspirational Events: big oil, culture human rights

Sun May 10 21:13:39 EDT 2009

Toronto Greenspirational Events

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SAVING THE PLANET WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIES;
STOPPING BIG OIL FROM BUYING UP THEIR OPPOSITION
Studies in Propaganda, weekly lectures, a Free U of T class

Monday, May 11th, 6-8pm
University of Toronto, Sandford Fleming Building, Room 1105, 10  
King's College Road
(just north off College, one block east of St. George Street)
For more info contact: Sydney White, Investigative Journalist  
416-787-0592

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Pond Life Concert Celebrates Canadian Environmental and Cultural Leaders

Tues. May 12, 2009 at Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio, acclaimed pianist  
Christina Petrowska Quilico, will perform music written for her by  
contemporary Canadian composer Ann Southam in recognition of the work  
of the David Suzuki Foundation.  The concert is in memory of Dr.  
Suzuki's sister and visual artist Aiko Suzuki ((1937-2005), whose  
painting ""Spatial View of Pond" and life work inspired the musical  
score.

Petrowska Quilico, winner of the 2007 Friends of Canadian Music  
Award, describes the evening's experience as "the underwater world of  
Ponds, Creeks and Rivers...mesmerizing, sensual and hypnotic colors  
of water in serene, tranquil and sometimes virtuosic waves of music."

The concert features music from Petrowska Quilico's 22nd CD, Pond  
Life, a two-CD set that includes new pieces written especially for  
her (Ponds, Creeks, Soundstill and Noisy River) which will be  
available at post-concert reception (no-waste, local fare from Frog  
Pond organic wines and Fifth Town Cheeses), hosted by the Canadian  
Music Centre.

Tickets are $20, $10 students and seniors available from the Roy  
Thomson Hall Box Office, 60 Simcoe Street, or online at http:// 
www.roythomson.com/eventInfo.cfm?E=295&YearMonth=2009,5 or by phone  
at (416)872-4255. Tickets will also be sold just prior to the concert  
at the Glenn Gould Studio Box Office.

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International Day Against Bi/Homo/Lesbi/Trans-Phobia

Rainbow Health Network & 519 Anti-Violence Programe Public Forum
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Metro-Central Y.M.C.A. Grosvenor Room
20 Grosvenor Street
Toronto, ON

Join us for a Rainbow Health Network and the 519 Anti-Violence public  
forum to celebrate the 2009 campaign which highlights immigration,  
migration, transnationalism in LGBTQ communities, featuring:

Zack Marshall: Griffin Centre
Notisha Massaquoi : Women’s Health in Women’s Hands
Diego Macias: Among Friends
Josephine Tcheng: Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
Moderator: Nick Mule: Chair Rainbow Health Network

When: Tuesday May 12, 2009, 6.00 – 9.00 p.m.
Where: Metro-Central Y.M.C.A.; Grosvenor Room

Dinner & Networking: 6.00 – 7.00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: 7.00 p.m.

* Free event with dinner provided

Accessible
American Sign Language (ASL): please request by May 7

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The Movement Against Child Drugging presents:

THE CONVENIENT DIAGNOSIS

WEDNESDAY MAY 13, at 9 pm, $8

BLOOR CINEMA, 506 Bloor St. West (at Bathurst)

More than 17 million schoolchildren around the world are given  
stimulants and anti-depressants to treat supposed medical conditions,  
such as ADD, ADHD, and Asperger's Syndrome.  Some of these drugs,  
such as Ritalin and Dexedrine, are essentially the equivalent of  
street drugs, and have horrific effects on the body.

It often starts with the child's teacher filling out a survey, such  
as the Conner’s Test, which is used to diagnose ADD and ADHD.  Based  
on the answers, the parents are often pressured by the school  
administration and psychologist to put their child on medications.   
The reason schools put pressure on parents to put their kids on  
psychotropic drugs is often to benefit the school, not the child, as  
funding for a 'special needs' child is considerably higher than a  
child that is not considered 'special needs'.  As well, school boards  
have 'Itinerant Behaviour Teams', which have a Special Education  
Teacher that visits classrooms and school yards to monitor students  
for abnormal behaviour.

These psychotropic drugs are prescribed by psychiatrists that often  
call themselves ‘specialists’.

ONE THING THESE ‘SPECIALISTS’ DON’T WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF IS  
THAT THESE DRUGS ARE IN FACT A LEADING CAUSE OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS!

Perhaps you've always wondered...what are ADD and ADHD?  Even with  
today's advanced medical technology, the answer is simple; ADD and  
ADHD are simply a big marketing scam!  There are absolutely NO  
laboratory tests available to diagnose ADD or ADHD, nor is there any  
valid scientific proof it even exists!  In fact, as we will show you,  
even these so-called 'specialists' know nothing about it!  What these  
'specialists' don't want the public to know is that these so-called  
'disorders' are often caused by other problems, such as diabetes,  
allergies, or even other conditions that cannot be detected or are  
completely ignored by psychiatrists, let alone the majority of modern  
medical practitioners, however, we don’t doubt that there are a  
limited number of children that are in need of help.

At this event, you’ll hear from victims, watch a collection of  
documentaries, including ‘Prescription: Suicide?’, and learn about  
alternative, natural methods for diagnosing and treating these  
supposed disorders without the use of drugs.

Founded in 2006, The Movement Against Child Drugging is a group of  
victims and parents committed to supporting victims of psychiatric  
druggings, exposing the truth, and educating the public.

Contact: stopchilddrugging at gmail.com

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The Senator and the seals
Ending Canada’s commercial seal slaughter

Thur. May 14, 7:00 p.m.

J.J.R. MacLeod Auditorium, Med. Sciences, 1 Kings College Circle,
University of Toronto

Description: Join us for a discussion with Senator Mac Harb, who
recently made history by tabling a bill to end Canada's commercial
seal hunt. Senator Harb will talk about what motivated him to take
this critical step and how Canadians can help end the annual slaughter
of seal pups. Sheryl Fink (IFAW Senior Researcher), will also speak
about her experience at the 2009 seal hunt, as well as touching on the
economics of Canada’s commercial seal hunt.

Host: IFAW, Not With My Taxes! End Canada's Commercial Seal Hunt

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Israel and Canada: Military and Political Connections

Friday, May 15
7:30 PM
Room 5-250
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West (at St. George subway)

Speakers:
Kole Kilibarda – author, “Canadian and Israeli Defense-Industrial and  
Homeland Security Ties” (2009), a report for The New Transparency:  
Surveillance and Social Sorting research project; and Organizer with  
Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
And
Yves Engler – author, The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy; and  
Canada in Haiti: Waging War on the Poor Majority (with Anthony Fenton

Discussant: Jason Kunin
Moderator: b.h. Yael

Canada’s close links to Israel, and support for its illegal  
occupation of Palestine are well known. But the recent assault on  
Gaza, fully backed by the Harper government, exposed the real meaning  
of this connection. Hear KOLE KILIBARDA explain the military and  
industrial links and YVES ENGLER describe the political context of  
the Israel/Canada connection.

A public forum organized by Not In Our Name (NION): Jewish Voices  
Opposing Zionism; also part of the OPIRG-Toronto People’s History  
Series and endorsed by Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid
For info: info at NION.ca
www.nion.ca; www.opirguoft.org; www.caiaweb.org

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