TO. Greenspiration Events: films, speakers, conferences
angela bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Mon Nov 9 01:13:42 EST 2009
TO. Greenspiration Events
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Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
Nov. 5 - 14
held at Queen Street CAMH
http://www.rendezvouswithmadness.com/index.php
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Canada's energy future, the climate crisis and Copenhagen
- with Elizabeth May, national leader of the Green Party
Monday, November 9, 2009 7:00 p.m.
Toronto City Hall (Queen and Bay)
Peak oil and global warming are two sides of the same coin - burning
hydrocarbons is at the roots of both crisis's. Elizabeth May will address
these questions, approaching them from a political angle. Canada's
environmental and energy policies will shortly be highlighted at the
Copenhagen conference, and the issues are critical for every citizen to
know. Ms. May will follow her presentation with a question and answer
session.
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Targetted for Torture:
An Evening with Abdullah Almalki
Monday, November 9, 7:15 pm
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street (College and Spadina)
Introduction by Hadayt Nazami, human rights and refugee lawyer
Presented by Amnesty International, Christian Peacemaker Teams, Stop
Canadian Involvement in Torture, and Toronto Action for Social Change.
Endorsed by The Centre for Integrated Anti-Racism Studies (OISE)
Free admission
Ottawa resident Abdullah Almalki, an engineer and father of six children,
will speak in Toronto for the first time about how he was falsely labelled
and became the target of one of the longest "national security"
investigations in Canadian history. This led to the extreme, unfounded
harassment of him and his family by agents of the RCMP and CSIS, as well
as the Canadian complicity in his overseas arrest, detention,
interrogation, and torture for 22 months in a grave-like cell in Syria.
For more information: (416) 651-5800, tasc at web.ca, www.abdullahalmalki.com/
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Wars and Holocausts: General Butler was right; "War is a racket". Modern
weapons and medieval minds -- an Armageddon?
with Sydney White, Investigative Journalist
Monday, November 9th, 6 - 8 p.m.
University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Sandford Fleming Building, Room
1101, 10 King's College Road
STUDIES IN PROPAGANDA
Lecture Series
THE FREE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO – FALL 2009
Info: Sydney White 416-787-0592
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PeaceFlicks! presents
THE STRANGEST DREAM
Tuesday, November 10 at 7 PM
"This documentary is a worthy tribute to a heroic humanitarian and a
powerful warning to us all to abolish nuclear weapons or face the ultimate
global warming — nuclear holocaust." - Senator Roméo Dallaire
Directed by Eric Bednarski, 2008, 89 minutes.
When the U.S. government brought the world's greatest scientists together
to build the first atomic bomb, nuclear physicist Joseph Rotblat was among
them. But his conscience would not allow him to continue, and he became
the only member of the Manhattan Project to leave on moral grounds.
Branded a traitor and spy, Rotblat went from designing atomic bombs to
researching the medical uses of radiation. Together with Bertrand Russell
he helped create the modern peace movement, and eventually won the Nobel
Peace Prize.
The Strangest Dream tells the story of Joseph Rotblat, the history of
nuclear weapons, and the efforts of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and
World Affairs - an international movement Rotblat co-founded - to halt
nuclear proliferation.
PeaceFlicks! is a collaboration between the NFB Mediatheque and
Peaceworks, in conjunction with Nonviolent Peaceforce Canada,
Greenspiration, and Canadian Voice of Women for Peace.
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The Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force
is pleased to announce that our November speakers series presentation will
be held at
Hart House, University of Toronto
East Common Room (see link to map below)
Tuesday, November 10th at 12 noon.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Bruce K. Alexander
Bruce K. Alexander is professor emeritus of psychology at Simon Fraser
University in British Columbia. His research discoveries and
communication skills have brought science-based facts and measured
commentary to the intensely polarized discussion of drug addiction and its
effects on people and communities.
In his third book, The Globalization of Addiction: a study in poverty of
the spirit, Alexander proposes a radical rethink of addiction which is
particularly relevant in today’s economically volatile climate.
In The Globalization of Addiction, Alexander criticizes electioneering
politicians in Canada and the United States for promoting tougher drug
laws and the abolition of supervised injection sites. He maintains that
such harsh measures never have, and never can, halt the globalization of
addiction.
Free.
Copies of Dr. Alexander’s book will be available for sale. He will be
pleased to sign them.
For further information: torontoharmreduction at yahoo.ca 647.222.4420
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CHILDHOOD ASTHMA, STRESS AND POLLUTION: WHY WHERE YOU LIVE MATTERS
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 6-8 p.m.
South Riverdale Community Health Centre, 955 Queen St. E.
INFO AND RSVP: 416-864-6060 ext 2522, tynanma at smh.toronto.on.ca
Free admission, sandwiches and snacks
With:
Ketan Shankardass, PhD, Research Fellow, Centre for Research on Inner City
Health, St. Michael's Hospital
Peg Lahn, Neighbourhood Action on Air Quality
Kathleen Frame, Asthma Program Coordinator, South Riverdale CHC
A community forum to share ideas and information about health and
fairness. Everyone is welcome.
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Transport Futures 2009:
Road Pricing & Public Acceptance Workshops
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 - 1:00pm to 5:30pm
Special half-day workshop for NGOs, community groups, activists and students
Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto, Ontario www.transportfutures.ca
Can changing the way we pay for our roads encourage multi-modal
transportation choices, decrease traffic congestion, improve air quality and
generate dedicated revenues for renewing aging infrastructure?
International research and experience has shown that putting a visual price
tag on roads, like we do with other public utilities, can motivate more
sustainable transport choices while ensuring that road users pay directly
for multi-billion-dollar transportation plans and infrastructure – including
transit, cycling and pedestrian facilities. But how do governments charge a
user fee for roads when mentioning the words “toll” or “congestion charge”
or “tax” raises a multitude of public concerns and opinions?
Visit www.transportfutures.ca for our exciting program and registration
information.
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Participate in the City's 2010 Capital Budget Process
The City of Toronto will be considering the 2010 Capital Budget and 2011
to 2019 Capital Plan.
The City of Toronto has both a Capital and Operating budget. The 10-Year
Capital Plan determines the capital projects the City will undertake to
maintain and/or improve City assets such as roads, bridges, transit,
community
centres, libraries and more - all of which support the provision of City
services. The Capital Budget is funded primarily through debt financing,
development fees and charges, and through property taxes. The Capital Budget
is also funded through partnerships with the provincial and federal
governments. The current 10-Year Capital Budget and Plan, passed by Toronto
City Council in December 2008, is $25.9 billion and will create or protect
approximately 300,000 jobs.
City staff will present the recommended 2010 Capital Budget on November 3.
Information about the City's Capital Budget will be available at
toronto.ca/budget2010 after 3 p.m. on November 3.
There are several ways to have your opinion on the 2010 Capital Budget
considered:
1. Make a public presentation to the Budget Committee at its Capital
Budget Hearing.
Capital Budget Hearing
Budget Committee
November 13, 2009, 9:30 a.m.
Committee Room 1, 2nd Floor, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West
Please contact the Budget Committee at 416-392-7445, or e-mail
<buc at toronto.ca
no later than 12 p.m. on November 12, 2009 if you intend to make a public
presentation. There will be a 5-minute presentation time limit.
2. Submit a written presentation concerning the 2010 Capital Budget to:
Budget Committee
100 Queen Street West
Toronto City Hall, 10th floor, West Tower
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Fax: 416-392-1879 Email: buc at toronto.ca
3. Send a letter or email concerning the 2010 Capital Budget to your local
City Councillor
For information on how to contact your City Councillor, please call 311,
email
311 at toronto.ca or visit www.toronto.ca. TTY: 416-338-OTTY (0889)
Toronto City Council will review the recommended Capital Budget on
December 8, 2009.
Council will begin consideration of the City's 2010 Operating Budget in
February, 2010.
For more information about the City budget and the 2010 budget process,
please
visit our website at toronto.ca/budget2010
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Zero Nuclear Weapons
Public Forum
Fri. November 13 and Sat. Nov. 14
Toronto City Hall, Queen and Bay
The purpose of the forum is to help citizens understand the urgent need to
push for the abolition of nuclear weapons, in light of the hopeful climate
and the means for achieving it.
Four major Canadian peace organizations are jointly sponsoring a public
forum: the Canadian Pugwash Group, Science for Peace, Physicians for
Global Survival, and Canadian Voice of Women for Peace.
http://zeronuclearweapons.com/
Free.
Complete forum agenda here:
http://zeronuclearweapons.com/agenda.html
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- Toronto Socialist Action Presents -
Rebel Films
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Room 2-212
at the St. George Subway Station. Everyone welcome. $4 donation requested.
Friday, November 13 – 7 p.m. Dr. Strangelove 93 minutes, 1964, B&W. An
insane general starts a process towards nuclear holocaust that a war room
of politicians and generals frantically try to stop. Stanley Kubrick's
iconic spoof on the arms race makes a powerful case for nuclear
disarmament.
Each of the films in this series will be preceded by a brief introduction,
and will be followed by a commentary, and an open floor discussion period.
Please visit the SA web site: www.socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com
or call 416 - 535-8779.
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BOLIVIA: Indigenous Peoples Take the Lead
a celebration of Bolivia's approaching presidential and indigenous
autonomy elections. Come and meet the team who will be in Bolivia filming
this historical event.
Dance troupes, music, poetry, Bolivian food
Music by: DJ No Capitalista
Special Guest: Bob Lovelace
Retired Chief of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation. Took leadership in
securing Algonquin land and blocking uranium exploration near Ardoch,
Ontario, for which he served a jail term.
Friday, November 13, 7 p.m.
1482 Bathurst Street, Toronto
CUPE 4400/OSSTF Building, 4th Floor. Just north of St. Clair Ave., (Close
to the St. Clair West Subway Station)
Organized by Toronto Bolivia Solidarity, Endorsed by: CAW Sam Gindin Chair
in Social Justice and Democracy, Ryerson University, Latin American
Solidarity Network,
For more info: torontoboliviasolidarity at gmail.com
http://grupoapoyo.org/basn/node/6529
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How to Lobby your MP
JustEarth and Greenpeace are conducting workshops on the practicalities of
meeting with your MP (or MPP) to press for strong action on climate
action.
at: Greenpeace Canada, 33 Cecil Street (near College and Spadina)
Sunday, November 15
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - workshop for new participants
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - followup for existing participants
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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Thinking About Whiteness and Doing Anti-Racism
facilitated by Sheila Wilmot
Mondays NOV 16th, 23rd, and 30th & DEC 7th from 6:30pm to 9pm @ TWB
Fee: $52 (No Refunds). Pre-registration and payment required.
Enrollment limited to 15 participants. Limited sliding scale spots available.
We regret our bathroom is not wheelchair accessible.
**PLEASE call to register**
Contemporary life is rife with economic crises, political struggles and
seemingly endlessly multiplying social divisions. This course is meant to
open a brief window onto some of the complexity of how whiteness and white
racism play out with other oppressive social relations, particularly
focusing on white people's locations in all of this.
Each week will be made up of two readings for discussion and one real-life
scenario for the group to work through.
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Urgent Appeal - Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto (PSAT) Needs Space Now
The Psychiatric Survivor Archives-Toronto (PSAT) is the only Archive of
its kind in Canada, it's completely controlled by psychiatric survivors
and incorporated as a non-profit corporation.
For some time, we have been in a space-crisis situation. Specifically, we
need approximately 250-300 square feet for storage and office space to
house our ever-growing donations of invaluable material that includes
books, magazines, pamphlets, posters, videotapes, audiotapes, manuscripts,
and radio transcripts produced by psychiatric survivors. This storage
space required is 10 x 20 feet and should include steel industrial
shelving that can accommodate record and archival boxes. At the same
location, we need office, sorting and reading space of about 15 by 10
feet.
This area should be secure and we should be able to come and go during
working hours. We would prefer that the space is on an upper floor
conducive to the proper atmospheric controls and mould- free. This space
must be wheel-chair accessible and located in downtown Toronto. Our
materials are currently stored in two Toronto locations that are very
crowded and not easily accessible.
If you can help us find suitable accessible space, please contact Don:
dweitz at rogers.com or call 416-545-0796; for information about PSAT, see
website: www.psychiatricsurvivorarchives.com
Many thanks
Space Committee, PSAT
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