TO. Greenspiration Events - 2 weeks worth!
Bischoff Angela
greenspi at web.ca
Mon Sep 14 22:34:50 EDT 2009
TO. Greenspiration Events
Hey everybody, mark your calendars for the next 2 weeks. I'll be away
next week, hence the long list of events.
Wow, there's lots going on these days -- get involved!
Peace out...
-angela
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Playing With Democracy
A celebration of elections and indy media
Wed. Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.
at Cinecycle (129 Spadina, south of Richmond east into the alley)
Free - All welcome
Book launch of Tooker Gomberg's writings - Friction to the Machine
Video screening of Tooker's 2000 mayoral campaign - Playing with
Democracy
Launch of the Open Source Tooker Gomberg Memorial Library
For more info: www.greenspiration.org or email greenspi at web.ca
sponsored by Ontario Clean Air Alliance, Centre for Social
Innovation, and Tooker Gomberg Greenspiration Fund
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disOrientation 2009 – Shoot Me! I’m Political
September 14th - 18th
University of Toronto - St. George Campus
disOrientation is a week of events being organized by the University
of Toronto Students’ Union (U.T.S.U) and the Ontario Public Interest
Research Group (OPIRG) Toronto. This week will focus on engaging the
student body in political activism through an introduction to anti-
oppression and social justice work being done on and off campus.
All events are free and open to both students and community members.
All locations are wheelchair accessible.
Workshops we will be hosting during the week:
*Anti-War and Tamil Solidarity
*Palestine Solidarity
*World Poverty
*Local Poverty
*Justice for Migrants
*Queer Radicalism
*Colonialism 101
*Justice for Indigenous Communities
Events we will be hosting during the week:
*Radical Campus Tour
*Free Commuter Meal
*Film Screening of “Walk-out”
*The really, really, Free Market: Block party!
*Free Iftar meal at sundown for those observing Ramadan
*Words of Resistance – Performance Night
*Keynote address with Robert Lovelace
*Film Screening of “Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance” at
Philosopher’s Walk
*Community BBQ
Join DisO on facebook :
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=123742574146
disOrientation 2009:
Brought to you by your Students’ Union(U.T.S.U) and OPIRG - Toronto
Visit: www.opirguoft.org / www.utsu.ca
Contact for more information: opirg.toronto at gmail.com/
vpexternal at utsu.ca
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Solidarity Café
Students and workers: UNITE AND FIGHT!
Tuesday, September 15, 7:30pm
Hart House Café
(on Hart House Circle, UofT - St. George campus)
Panel discussion with:
• DANIEL VANDERVOORT VP Finance, Continuing Education Students @
Ryerson, on the victorious fight to stop SITE 41 dump
• ANITTA SATKUNARAJAH from Canadian HART, on the Tamil struggle
• SANDY HUDSON President of University of Toronto Students Union, on
the fight against flat fees at UofT
• STEVE CRAIG locked-out worker at Cadillac Fairview's TD Centre
Capitalists are trying to force workers and students to pay for their
crisis. What can be learned
from resistance to war, imperialism, environmental degradation, and
attacks on workers?
What is the history of student involvement in this resistance?
What role can students play in confronting the system that produces
inequality?
Organized by the UofT International Socialists
info: international.socialists at utoronto.ca
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PETROPOLIS
AERIAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ALBERTA TAR SANDS
Produced by Greenpeace Canada, this film, shot primarily from a
helicopter offers an unparalleled view of the world’s largest
industrial, capital and energy project - Canada’s Tar Sands. A place
where petroleum’s power is supreme and where the disastrous effect
on our Earth’s land, air, water and climate is inconceivable.
Find out more about the film and watch the trailer at www.petropolis-
film.com.
Even better – buy tickets and watch it at Toronto’s International
Film Festival!
Here’s the details:
10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16th at Jackman Hall - AGO
6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 19th at Varsity 7
tickets 416 968 FILM or 1 877 968 FILM or www.tiff.net/boxoffice
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A Time to Speak of Poverty, Climate Change and the Role of the Churches
Saturday, September 19th
St. Thomas's Anglican Church
383 Huron St., 1 block south of Bloor, Between Spadina and St. George
9:00 Registration and Refreshments, 9:30-12:30 Program
Free admission but please pre-register (416-531-8677 or
g_turner at rogers.com)
As scientists warn of the urgent need to act and politicians dither,
what can churches and faith communities say NOW to move us toward a
just and sustainable future?
Speakers: Alanna Mitchell (author of Sea Sick); Lynn McDonald (Just
Earth)
Program also includes the KAIROS Action on Poverty and Climate Change
and lots of ideas, resources and activities for congregational use.
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10th Anniversary Celebration of the Humber as a Canadian Heritage River
http://www.trca.on.ca/news-media/news/releases/51415
On Saturday, September 19th, First Nations leaders, elected
officials, local advocacy groups and residents will join together in
a grand celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Humber River's
designation as a Canadian Heritage River. The Humber River is the
only Canadian Heritage River of the nine watersheds in the Greater
Toronto Area. It is also the only Canadian Heritage River that is
part of a select group of 41 historically important and specifically
protected watercourses in the country, that has a subway stop along
its path and that flows through Canada's most densely populated area
of more than three million people. Its rich cultural history includes
First Nations people, as well as key historical figures such as
Brûlé, Champlain, LaSalle, Rousseaux, Quetton St-George and more.
This celebration will focus on urban watershed issues, natural
history, and future directions for the Humber in the city, as well as
honouring those people - past, present and future - who work to
protect and enhance the Humber's natural and human heritage as well
as recreational resources.
Saturday, September 19
8:30-10:30 a.m.: Historic Bike tour of Toronto's old French Forts and
Humber River Run to arrive at Étienne Brulé Park, birds of prey
exhibit, reptile display, mock archaeology dig and stewardship
activities
10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Drumming ceremony, First Nations prayer,
opening ceremony, The Humber River Shakespeare Theatre Group to
perform vignettes relevant to the history of the Humber River; plaque
unveiling; performance of a special song created for the anniversary.
12:30- 2:00 p.m.: refreshments and exhibits including Sciensational
Sssnakes, Canadian Raptor Conservancy, tree planting
1:00 p.m. A walking tour of the historical park and an historic
voyageur canoe tour of Humber Valley
Location: Étienne Brûlé Park, Old Mill Road off Bloor Street,
Toronto. (Easily accessible from the Old Mill subway station)
Who: Honourable Donna Cansfield, Minister of Natural Resources; Mayor
David Miller; Doug Stewart, Chair of the Canadian Heritage Rivers
Board; Gerri Lynn O'Connor Chair, Toronto and Region Conservation;
Brian Denney, CAO, Toronto and Region Conservation
Toronto and Region Conservation
With over 50 years of experience, Toronto and Region Conservation
(TRCA) helps people understand, enjoy and look-after the natural
environment. Our vision is for The Living City®, where human
settlement can flourish forever as part of nature's beauty and
diversity.
For more information, call 416-661-6600 or visit us at www.trca.on.ca
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Meet your MP Workshop
JustEarth and Greenpeace are conducting workshops on the
practicalities of meeting with your MP (or MPP) to press for strong
action on climate action.
Sunday, September 20
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - workshop for new participants
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - followup for existing participants
Held at Greenpeace Canada, 33 Cecil Street
To register for one of these meetings send an email to
angela.woodcock at greenpeace.org (registration is advised but not
obligatory.)
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Flashmob for the Climate
I'm organizing a flashmob event in Toronto and want to invite you to
join in our action (demanding a strong climate change agreement).
It’s one of hundreds of rallies taking place on Mon. September 21st
all across the world, organized through 350.org and AVAAZ.
Our flashmob event is organized through a campaign I am involved in -
C−Day Fill the Hill, Canada's largest citizen' gathering on climate
change, taking place Oct 24 on Parliament Hill (www.climateday.ca).
On Sept 21, we will be setting our cell phone alarms to go off at
12:18pm (signifying Dec 18 climate talks), and video taping the event
for world leaders at the UN to see. Join me at noon at Yonge & Dundas
Square on Monday, Sept 21. Here's the URL to RSVP:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/sept21_rsvp/?id=133818&cts=BbM9qs9
Hope to see you there! Please forward this to your friends as well!
The plans for September 21 events are thrilling in their variety: a
gathering in Ethiopia will beat drums to sound the alarm. Monks will
chant prayers. And everywhere, from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Avaaz
members will gather in peaceful, spontaneous "flash mobs" in public
places to sound the alarms on their mobile phones, flood their
governments with phone calls urging climate action, and make a
tremendous noise. The images, sounds, and videos will be stitched
together overnight for presentation to world leaders at the United
Nations the next day!
Best,
Cheryl McNamara
www.carbonslim.blogspot.com

C-Day Fill the Hill (Join thousands. Make Climate Change History)
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Jobless Recovery – Broken E.I.
FORUM
Mon. Sept. 21st
6:30 pm at Ryerson University’s Rogers Communications Centre (Church
and Gould).
Who is going to fix EI (employment insurance)? As election fever
starts to heat up, the Tories are desperate to pretend that they have
dealt with the nagging issue of thousands of laid-off workers who
can’t get EI benefits.
Come here author and activist Judy Rebbick join with voices from the
trenches here and from the powerful unemployed movement in Quebec.
Help turn up the heat on federal politicians about this crucial issue.
http://www.goodjobsforall.ca
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Toronto Car Free Day
Car Free Day aims to raise awareness about the environmental hazards
of car use, and to encourage commuters to use more sustainable forms
of transportation, like walking, cycling, carpooling and transit
The Sierra Club is hosting Toronto's 2009 Car Free Day celebration on
Yonge Street and Yonge-Dundas Square on
Tuesday, September 22 from 10 am to 3:00 pm.
Come on down -- by bike, transit, or your own 2 feet!
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THE EMERGENCY MONOLOGUES
an evening for War Resisters Support Campaign
Tuesday, September 22nd at 8 p.m.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
The Steelworkers Union Hall
25 Cecil Street (College and Spadina)
Admission: $20 Students: $10.00
From the FRINGE FESTIVAL to the WAR RESISTERS SUPPORT CAMPAIGN
Tales of the bizarre, ridiculous and irksome side of being a
paramedic in an unidentified urban city
“ Phillips neatly mixes humour and personal commentary with some
dead-serious topics. He’s a charming storyteller and knows how to
improvise if the occasion arises, though the material would probably
work better over a few shared drinks than in the theatre.” -Jon
Kaplan (NOW Magazine)
“If you've ever heard a siren in the night and wondered where it was
going, The Emergency Monologues is your answer... Fascinating,
gruesome, and laugh-out-loud
funny.” -Chris Earle (Second City)
A fundraising evening for the War Resisters Support Campaign •
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.resisters.ca
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A Bryant Competition
Hello everyone I am running a competition. I want to come up with a
definition of what "Pulling a Bryant," is. Please pass the word to
all of the amazing talented people you all know and ask them what
they think "pulling a bryant," should be. This of course is just a
example of what the term could sound like. It could be "Pulling a
Bryant", "Don't get all Bryant on Me", basically to be used as an
adjective, to be "Bryant like." I want to do this is to counteract
the crap Navigator, is pulling on the real victim of this tragedy,
Darcy Allan Sheppard. For those who do not know, Navigator is the
Public Relations firm that Micheal Bryant has hired to make him look
good and to make his victim look bad. So please spread the word to
friends, twitterers, blogs, message boards and anyone else you can
think of. Lets get some good ideas going around and then we can vote
on the best one. Won't you help me, help the world put a name to the
despicable act that Micheal Bryant preformed on September 1st 2009?
Please send all suggestions to pullabryant at gmail.com Please have
them entered by September 21st. The winner will be announced at the
fund raiser for Darcey Allen Sheppard @ Sneaky Dee's on Saturday
September 26th. Oh yes and there will be a prize =)
Thank you.
Derek Chadbourne
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Earthcycle
The University of Toronto Environment Resource Network (UTERN) and
Bikechain are proud to present EarthCycle, a weeklong festival at the
University of Toronto running from September 21st to September 26th.
The university’s most ambitious Environment Week to date, EarthCycle
will feature 28 events over six days of almost constant activity.
From bike races to eco-tours, documentary film screenings and
lectures by world renowned thinkers, EarthCycle has something for
everyone.
For a full schedule of events and details (location, time etc):
http://theearthcycle.wordpress.com/
Check out the Earthcycle climate change lectures and films:
i) Mon. Sep. 21 - "What Prospect for a Decent Future": climate change
and the university
ii) Wed. Sept. 23 - Ontario's Energy Future - Nuclear or Renewable?
iii) Wed. Sept. 23 - Carbon Capture & Storage: False Hope or Climate
Change Salvation?
iv) Thur. Sept. 24 - Climate Change & Psychological Barriers to Change
v) Thur. Sept. 24 - Eco-films - focus on biodiversity
vi) Fri. Sept. 25 - Book Launch: "Life, Money & Illusion: Living on
Earth as if we want to stay"
Full program and details: http://theearthcycle.wordpress.com/
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Students Against Climate Change - Panel
Tues. Sept 22, 7 p.m.
1st Fl Auditorium, Multi-Faith Centre, U of T (NE corner of the
Spadina Circle, just north of College)
Prof Danny Harvey, Emily Rochon, and Matt Bramley explore the latest
issues in our challenge to address climate change.
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A Night on Water Justice: Film and Discussion
Tues. Sept. 22
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Koffler Auditorium, Rm. 108
569 Spadina Ave., just north of College
First Nations peoples in Canada and Palestinians are facing similar
challenges and systematic discrimination in obtaining their basic
water needs. Join us for an evening of film screening and discussion
on the challenges to obtain equity and justice in access to water, on
how different communities are mobilising to obtain this basic right,
and on how we can develop effective solidarity for these causes.
Susan Koppelman is an active member of LifeSource, a Palestinian-led
collective organizing to build a popular movement for Palestinian
water justice. Â She is based in Ramallah. She will be showing "Gaza
is floating", a short film about how the Israeli siege is leading to
a sanitation disaster in Gaza, causing environmental catastrophe and
human tragedy.
Tyendinaga Mohawk Shawn Brant has been repeatedly imprisoned for his
stand against colonial policies and unjust treatment of First Nations
peoples in Canada. He is currently involved in a long-standing battle
to bring clean water to his community, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory,
which is one of the 85 First Nations communities that do not have
access to this basic right. Shawn lives on the Territory with his
family.
This event is part of Environment Week (www.earthcycle.ca) at the
University of Toronto, organized by Bike Chain, GSU Social Justice
Committee, Greenpeace, Science for Peace, the Really Free Market,
Trinity College, Streets are for People, UTERN, OCAA, UTSU
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Water Justice
Wednesday, September 23, noon – 1:30 pm
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of
Toronto,
252 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Room 12-199
Speakers:
*Joe Cressy is the Campaigns Coordinator for the Polaris Institute.
He will discuss the issue of bottled water and the need for public
water infrastructure, both in Canada and internationally.
*Nancy Goucher is the Program Coordinator for the Forum for
Leadership on Water (FLOW). She will discuss efforts to protect our
critical fresh water resources, emphasizing the necessity of having
all levels of government work together as part of a Canada-wide
strategy to effectively address current and emerging threats to fresh
water security.
*Mark Cazavara is the regional organizer (Ontario/Quebec) for The
Council of Canadians, and he will talk about Dumpsite 41 in Toronto
as it relates to water source protection, scarcity and the human
right to clean water.
Bring your lunch and a mug – coffee, tea and water will be provided.
For more information, contact Lisa White at
secspeaker at oise.utoronto.ca or visit our website at http://
socialeconomy.utoronto.ca. This event will also be webcast live on
the Internet. Please see our website for detailed instructions.
Sponsored by: Social Economy Centre - Lunchbox Speakers' Series
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Haiti and the Canadian Peacekeeping Myth
Date:
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Time:
7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location:
Ryerson Student Campus Centre, Thomas Lounge
Street:
55 Gould Street
City/Town:
Toronto, ON
View Map
Phone:
6479922654
Email:
torontohaitiaction at gmail.c
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FEATURING PRESENTATION BY JOURNALIST, AUTHOR, ACTIVIST YVES ENGLER
COME HEAR ABOUT THE CANADIAN PEACEKEEPING MYTH AND HOW CANADA'S ROLE
IN HAITI HAS BEEN TO DIRECTLY USURP DEMOCRACY, CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL
INSTABILITY AT THE COST OF THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT HAITIAN LIVES!
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Gallery Spin: A Guided Bike Tour Of Art Galleries In Toronto's West End
Led by Mia Nielsen, curator at the Drake Hotel
Thursday, September 24
Meeting point: Trinity Bellwoods Park @ the Queen St. gate, between
6:30 - 7 pm, Tour starts at 7 pm
First 20 people receive a complimentary drink ticket for Quick Fix at
the Drake Hotel
Art up your bike and receive special prizes!
Contact: Riu Pimenta info at mediancontemporary.com
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Art Action and Eco Fashion Show
Af fundraiser benefiting About Face Collective, Toronto urban eco
village art space
Thursday September 24th
7:30pm to 1am
at the Distillery District (Arta Gallery).
Tickets are $10 at the door.
There will be various musical performances, an eco-conscious fashion
show, a silent art auction, veggie eats, tea martinis, and much more.
For more info: aboutface at aboutfacecollective.com 905 417 8918
Sponsored by: Regenesis, a youth-driven environmental and social
justice group based out of York University
http://www.theregenesisproject.com/
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How and Why to Green Your Small Business
Thur. September 24, 6:30 to 9:30 pm with refreshments - bring your
dinner if you like!
The timing can be shifted to accommodate your schedule!
WHERE: Anarres Natural Health Clinic, 12 Ossington Crescent M6J2A6
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?
ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=1061407021959046...
WHO: entrepreneurs with small businesses in Toronto
Why Green Your Business?
Once you let your potential customers and clients know how you have
"Greened" your practices, 80% will select you over your non Green
competitors! 20% of consumers, the LOHAS group, will even pay a
premium for your services!
As a participant, you'll leave with:
~ Handouts of local Green resources and groups, plus info on
marketing to LOHAS consumers
~ A customized statement of Green Values for your specific business
~ A list of actionable steps to take to make your business as Green
as possible and
~ A To Do List of Green possibilities specific to your operations
Register now! http://www.anarreshealth.ca/node/381
There are only 6 spaces being offered!
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In solidarity with the Inco strikers
A Concert to Celebrate the music of Phil Ochs
featuring Zachary Stevenson
sponsored by: Socialist Action
Friday, September 25 8 p.m.
(doors open at 7 p.m.)
OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor Street West
@ St. George Subway Station
tickets at door: $20 waged; $10 non-waged.
For more information: 416 – 535-8779
www.zacharystevenson.com
www.socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com
A representative from the United Steelworkers' Union will speak
during the intermission.
A portion of the concert proceeds will go to the union local whose
3,500 members are on strike against the concessions demanded by
mining giant Vale Inco in Sudbury and Port Colborne, Ontario and at
Voisy's Bay, Labrador.
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Critical Mass Ride
Fri. Sept. 25 (and the last Friday of every month)
6 p.m.
Meet at Spadina and Bloor and ride on in joy and safety with hundreds
of other cyclists
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Book Club - Selling Sickness
The next Council of Canadians Toronto Chapter Book Club is fast
approaching! For the month of September we are focusing on health
care, and as such our book for this month is "Selling Sickness: How
the Worlds Biggest Pharmeceutical Companies are Turning Us All into
Patients" by Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels. There are 42 copies
available at the Toronto Public Library. Everyone is welcome, but
please RSVP if you plan to attend so we can arrange for a large
enough table to comfortably fit everyone. Discussion questions will
be sent out to those who are interested a week prior to the Book Club
night. We hope to see you on the 25th!
Date: Friday, Sept 25
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Location: The Duke of Richmond, 20 Queen Street West (416-340-7887)
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The Council of Canadians
Ph: (416) 979.5554 | 1.800.208.7156
Visit www.canadians.org for the latest news and action alerts.
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TURNING THINGS AROUND
Actions for a Healthy Environment
Sponsored by: International Institute of Concern for Public Health -
Celebrating 25th Anniversary
Sat. September 26, 8.30 am.- 4.00 pm.
Native Canadian Centre, 16 Spadina Rd., Toronto
10 a.m. Keynote Address Rosalie Bertell Ph.D. G.N.S.H., Founder and
Immediate Past President introduced by Founder and Prof. Emerita
Ursula Franklin
Other presentations include:
- What about the nuclear renaissance?
- International Perspectives on the Energy Future
Promises to be a dynamic anti-nuclear teach-in! –a
For more info:
Int'l Institute of Concern for Public Health
416-786-6128
www.iicph.org
info at IICPH.ORG
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Bombs Away
An evening of anti-nuke comedy and music
Sat. Sept.26th, 7:30 p.m
Cecil Community Centre, 58 Cecil Street (south of College, just east
of Spadina), Toronto
Adults $20 or pay what you can, Students $7 or pay what you can
http://www.seriouslytimetostop.com/nonukesnight.htm
Seriously, Time to Stop is committed to spreading the word about
nuclear weapons and finding ways to let governments know what you
think about this issue.
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Get on board the...
HUMAN TRAIN
Sat. Sept. 26
March to send a message to Premier McGuinty:
CLEAN ELECTRIC TRAINS NOW, NOT 450 DIRTY DIESELS!
On Saturday, September 26th, the HUMAN TRAIN will roll through
communities in the west end along the Union Station to Georgetown
tracks to send a message to Premier McGuinty:
NO DIRTY DIESEL TRAINS! GO ELECTRIC NOW!
Right now, the most critical need is to build awareness of the event.
That’s happening as you read. Media is showing interest. And this
past Friday night, volunteers from Weston to Liberty Village lined up
to pick up 6,000 flyers, 500 posters, and about 2,000 drop cards for
distribution in carefully mapped areas along the rail corridor.
Thanks to everyone who came out!
To ensure that as many people as possible hear about the HUMAN TRAIN,
we have included the flyer and FAQ as an attachment to make it easy
to send to your contacts. Along with a poster, the flyer and FAQs are
also available on our website. Print some of each and distribute them
in your neighbourhood, at your school, wherever you live, work, or
play. Put posters on your local hydro poles. Spread the word. THE
HUMAN TRAIN IS COMING!
If you would prefer to pick up a stack of printed flyers or posters
to distribute, please contact: nodiesels at yahoo.com.
Join the walk at your closest “whistle stop” (see attached files
or www.cleantrain.ca for details), or join a core group walking the
whole route of the HUMAN TRAIN. If you would like to walk all the way
from Weston to Queen West, or if you’re able to volunteer, please
email info at cleantrain.ca and we’ll be in touch with you.
Everyone from every neighbourhood is urged to come to SORAUREN PARK
for the main event at 1:00 pm. We will all gather together in the
largest park beside the railway tracks to welcome the HUMAN TRAIN and
to demonstrate the strength of our demand that Metrolinx drop its
diesel agenda and move immediately to the use of electric trains.
In Sorauren Park we will refuel the HUMAN TRAIN with beautiful music
and inspiring words from representatives from every community along
the tracks. Finally the HUMAN TRAIN, swelled with the addition of the
crowd gathered in Sorauren Park, will march through the streets to
Queen West.
JOIN YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS ON THE HUMAN TRAIN!
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Toronto Palestine Film Festival
Non-Stereotypical Cinema from Palestine
September 26-October 2, 2009
www.tpff.ca
Drying up Palestine
The 2nd annual Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) is pleased to
present a wide selection of award-winning short, feature,
documentary, experimental and animation films to Toronto audiences.
TPFF celebrates film as an art form and means of expression by
showcasing the extraordinary narrative of a dispossessed people
living in exile and under occupation.
Together with Planet in Focus International Environmental Film
Festival, TPFF will screen the documentary
Drying up Palestine on Wed., September 30, 2009 - Revue Cinema, 7:00 pm.
Rima Essa / Peter Snowdon | 2007 | 28 min | Documentary | Palestine
(see trailer)
The three million Palestinians living in the West Bank only have
access to 15% of the water in the aquifers beneath their territory.
And of that, they have to buy half from Mekerot, the Israeli national
water company. The remaining 85% goes to keep six million Israelis in
the comfort they are accustomed to. The result is one of the least
known, and most devastating dimensions of the last four decades of
military occupation. The consequences – underdevelopment, health,
hygiene, and daily humiliation – are graphically illustrated in this
documentary. Made for the Ramallah-based NGO House of Water and
Environment, Drying up Palestine is composed of first-person
testimony, where ordinary people describe and demonstrate the
inconvenience and indignity which Israel's water control inflicts
upon them. (source: Al-Ahram Weekly, 10-16 April 2008)
The film will also be screened with About the Sea a film where young
men and women lament the sea they can no longer reach; and By Land or
by Water: Gaza Under Siege that describes Israel’s blockade of the
import of fuel and materials needed to operate water and sanitation
systems following the large-scale destruction of Gaza from Operation
Cast Lead.
A panel discussion on environmental issues in Palestine will follow
the screenings.
Advance tickets can be purchased online or at the Toronto Women’s
Bookstore (73 Harbord St.)
Other films of interest (see our programme for details):
• A Stone Throw’s Away – September 26, 9:00pm, Bloor Cinema
• Territories – September 28, 7:00pm, AGO Jackman Hall theatre
• The Edge of Hope – September 28, 9:00pm, AGO Jackman Hall theatre
• I am Gaza – October 1, 2009, 7:00pm, Revue Cinema
• Citizen Nawi – October 1, 2009, 9:00pm, Revue Cinema
TPFF is also hosting a contemporary art exhibit, a film & food
brunch and several forums.
Follow TPFF on twitter, become a Facebook Fan, sign up for e-
updates and watch our Trailer.
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Stop URANIUM-Mining in Ontario
DEMAND a LEGISLATED BAN for ONTARIO like the one granted to British
Columbia
B.C., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Labrador are protected. Ontario
is a free-for-all!
RALLY
SUNDAY SEPT. 27, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
QUEEN’S PARK, TORONTO
SPEAKERS: Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada; Bruce
Cox, Executive Director Greenpeace Canada;
Robert Lovelace, Retired Chief of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation
Live Music
Organized by Cottagers against Uranium Mining and Exploration, CUME
- http://www.fighturanium.com/cume.html
For more info: Cottagers.vs.mining at sympatico.ca
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Parkdale Food, Earth and Culture Festival
Sunday, Sept. 27, 12 noon – 4 pm
Masaryk Park, 220 Cowan Ave (just south of Queen, west of Dufferin,
across from the library)
Our list of performers now include: Baro Dununba (African drumming
group), the Voyce, Tibetan Youth Group, Wu Denking (Chinese
musician), Don Kerr (Children’s musician), JRock the Rapping Chef,
and more.
Our culturally diverse and local food will be prepared by Tibet
Kitchen, Roti Lady, Ali Baba and Greenest City staff and volunteers.
We will have a small farmer’s market for you to meet farmers and buy
their locally grown produce.
Children’s activities, games, arts + crafts, Shiatsu massage tent,
apple cider press, corn roasts, eco workshops and more!
It’s a packed and fun-for-all event that celebrates Parkdale,
healthy food and the environment. So join us and spread the word to
your family, friends and neighbours!
All of the activities above are free of charge. We are only asking
for a minimum donation of $2 for a plate of our food to offset some
of our costs.
www.greenestcity.ca
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Pedestrian Sunday
Sun. Sept. 27
Kensington Market street closure
The streets are yours from 12 - 7 pm (10pm on North Augusta)
http://www.pskensington.ca/
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