TO. Greenspiration Events: community power!
angela bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Nov 15 20:36:30 EST 2009
TO. Greenspiration Events
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Community Power 2009
The 1st Annual OSEA Community Power Conference 2009. Toronto
Nov. 15-16
Come and celebrate the success of the Green Energy and Green Economy Act;
discuss the hottest topics from Micro-FIT and Feed-in Tariffs, to
financing models, the latest technology and local and international case
studies.
http://www.cpconference.ca/Page.asp?PageID=751&SiteNodeID=247
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Free Education Week
U of T
Nov. 16 - 20
Poverty, homelessness, unemployment; these are some of the ills that
plague our society. What can we do to solve these problems? Education is a
fundamental means of alleviating these problems. To ensure that our
society has an educated population, and that all people have an equal
opportunity to it, education must be accessible to everyone. Free
postsecondary education will ensure that everyone has fair opportunities
and options.
For complete program of events see:
http://freeeducationweek.blogspot.com/
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The Patriot Act: Terrorism is a strategy, not an enemy, and is defined
and used selectively. Ruby Ridge, Waco, Oklahoma City.
with Sydney White, Investigative Journalist
Monday, November 16th, 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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TAKING ACTION on CLIMATE CHANGE, A Community Approach
Tuesday, November 17, 7 pm
Swansea Town Hall - 95 Lavinia Ave. (S of Deforest, E of Windermere)
A panel of environmental experts will discuss sustainable water, food, and
energy practices. Lynn McDonald of JustEarth will address advocacy. We
will learn how other communities are going green.
There will be information tables, a door prize, refreshments.
IRECYCLE is providing a green zone for you to deposit discarded ipods,
cell phones, and computers.
Please join us as we meet these challenges together.
Hosted by Green 13 and Swansea Town Hall. Sponsored by Live Green Toronto,
Green Awakening Network, City of Toronto, iRECYCLE.
www.green13toronto.blogspot.com
For more info: Chris Holcroft (416) 760 8557
green13group at gmail.com
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ANTIPSYCHIATRY AND THE STRUGGLE TO BAN ELECTROSHOCK
with Don Weitz
Free
during APUS Free Education Week at the University of Toronto
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 3-5pm at University College, 15 King's College Circle,
Room 183
- see map: http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/content/view/11/50/
Don is an antipsychiatry activist, executive member of the Coalition
Against Psychiatric Assault (CAPA), host-producer of Antipsychiatry Radio
on CKLN (88.1FM) in Toronto, and co-editor with Dr. Bonnie Burstow, Shrink
Resistant: The Struggle Against Psychiatry in Canada.
Sponsored by CAPA
Special thanks to Murphy Browne for organizing this educational event.
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Oil and Ice Tour: Are we giving up ice for oil?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
University of Toronto
OISE Auditorium
WWF-Canada is proud to host the cross-Canada speaking tour of
award-winning authors Andrew Nikiforuk (Tar Sands) and Ed Struzik (The Big
Thaw). Join them this fall as they discuss how the melting of Arctic sea
ice and the exploitation of the Alberta tar sands are connected, and how
they are shaping Canada's future
http://www.wwf.ca/takeaction/events/oil_and_ice_tour.cfm#toronto
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A Woman Among Warlords: "Afghan MP Speaks Out Against War"
A Lecture by Malalai Joya
Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 - 9:00pm
Trinity-St. Paul's Centre
Malalai Joya has her risked her life to speak out about the violence and
poverty brought on by occupation and corruption in Afghanistan. On
November 18, Joya will speak in Toronto about why we must end the war
and let the Afghan people decide their own future.
Her new book, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an
Afghan Who Dared to Speak Out, is the account of her fight to liberate
Afghanistan after 30 years of war.
Joya has been a thorn in the side of the NATO-supported government by
being an outspoken critic of the human rights abuses of the warlords
who dominate the parliament of Afghanistan.
She has been threatened and attacked for her stance. In 2006, President
Hamid Karzai suspended her from parliament and cut her security
funding, proving that women's rights are not a concern for his
government.
Her intimate understanding of the situation of women in Afghanistan
exposes the lie that the West is in Afghanistan to protect women's
rights.
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An Evening with Eric Novak of the Climate Project Canada
Eric will present to us startling information about how our world is
changing due to Global Climate Change. He will also show how this crisis
can be solved and that in the process, we have the ability to create an
entirely new way of living that is both viable and sustainable.
Wednesday, November 18, 7 – 9 pm
Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Avenue (near Chester subway station)
For more information: Eastminster United Church (416) 463-2179
Event poster available for download at
http://www.tucc.ca/churchdevelopment/green-events.html
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CLIMATE JUSTICE NOW
THURS, NOV. 19, 7:00 pm
William Doo Auditorium, New College, University of Toronto, 45 Willcocks
Street
Speakers, film screening, communal art, discussion
FREE Event. FOOD provided (bring your own dishes). ACCESSIBLE space.
In a few weeks, international negotiations on climate change will begin in
Copenhagen, Denmark. An international treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol
is being hammered out by leaders and negotiators from both the Global
South and Global North. No treaty without justice will do.
Neither the causes nor the effects of climate change are distributed
fairly. Small Island Developing States, coastal states, marginalized
populations in countries across the world, are facing serious consequences
of a world too-dependent on fossil fuels. Ensuring the survival of all
nations must be prioritized, no matter what agreement comes out of
Copenhagen. Ensuring a future means taking action - something that Canada
is sorely lacking. Canada will go to Copenhagen with no domestic plan of
action. To date, Canada has performed badly on the international stage,
obstructing the negotiations. We demand action!
Come, hear, watch, speak, engage, make art, take action.
Presented by the Caribbean Studies Students Union (CARSSU). Supported by
UTERN, among other organizations. Speakers include No One Is Illegal
Toronto.
For more info or to suppport: climatejusticetoronto at gmail.com
http://tinyurl.com/climatejusticenow
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Thursday November 19th, 6:00 pm: Forum on the Canadian Department of Peace
Initiative
The Transformative Learning Centre at OISE (UofT), as part of Canada's
World March Days, presents:
Rob Acheson speaking on the initiative for a Canadian Department for Peace.
Given the escalation of violent conflict, the increased threat of nuclear
annihilation and lawlessness across our world today, there has never been
greater urgency or a better window of opportunity to promote this
tremendous initiative in Canada. Such a Department would develop a
coordinated and coherent paradigm for a sustainable peace across all
government departments. The Minister would advance an agenda for a new
architecture of peace by supporting and establishing activities that
promote a culture of peace and assertive nonviolence in Canada and the
world.
Transformative Learning Centre/OISE
252 Bloor St. West - 7th floor Peace Lounge
Info: info at worldmarch.ca / tlcentre at oise.utoronto.ca / www.worldmarch.ca /
www.departmentofpeace.ca
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Food and Population: How Many Can We Feed?
Public Forum on Global Issues
Friday, November 20, 7 to 9 pm,
Koffler Institute room 108, 569 Spadina Avenue
Is food justice possible? The number of chronically hungry is increasing,
the UN reports, and has reached 1.2 billion. Can we feed a growing number
of humans, when food production is threatened by climate change, soil
erosion, sinking water tables, peak oil, and loss of biodiversity?
Come and hear Brewster Kneen, the Ottawa based author of books on food and
agriculture, leading demographer Susan McDaniel, Director of the Prentice
Institute for Global Population and Economy, University of Lethbridge,
Alberta, and Robert Hoffman, of WhatIf?Technologies in Ottawa, who will
show computer simulations of possible futures with a variety of food and
population scenarios. Moderator Mustafa Koç, Ryerson University.
All are welcome, students and teachers, politicians, reporters, and other
concerned citizens. – Presented by the Global Issues Project of Science
for Peace, and the Canadian Pugwash Group
http://Scienceforpeace.ca, http://pugwash.org
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Why Toronto Should Not Host the 2015 Pan American Games
Friday November 20, 3-5pm
in the Waters Lounge at Woodsworth College, U of T.
Sponsored by NoGamesToronto: http://NoGamesToronto.blogspot.com
And The Association of Part-time Undergraduate Students as part of Free
Education Week.
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Education for Activists Conference
2nd annual Toronto Socialist Action Trotsky School
November 20-21, 2009 at OISE, U of Toronto, 252 Bloor St. W., room 2-212
just above the St. George Subway Station
Friday, November 20, 7 p.m.
Rosa Luxemburg – a revolutionary for the 21st Century The nature of
Reformism, the concept of the Mass Strike, and the Revolutions at the end
of World War I.
Presentation by Adam Shils, Chicago Socialist Action, leading member of
SA-USA
Saturday, November 21, 10 a.m.
Is Fascism on the rise in America?
What is fascism? What is the significance of the right wing rallies
against medicare reform? Where is the U.S. labour movement and what is it
doing?
Presentation by Adam Shils, Chicago SA
12 noon Lunch break and screening of film “Workers of All Lands”, a
history of 3rd and 4th Internationals
1 p.m. Permanent Revolution, Stalinism and the Transitional Program What
is the strategy for fundamental change? Presentation by Barry Weisleder,
federal secretary, Socialist Action / Ligue pour l’Action socialiste
4 p.m. The Jobless Recovery, and other absurdities of the capitalist
economy What is the socialist alternative? Presentation by Julius
Arscott, Executive member, Toronto Socialist Action
6 p.m. Social event at a nearby pub
Conference Registration: $10 for the weekend, $4 per session (or pay what
you can)
For more information, visit: www.socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com
e-mail: barryaw at rogers.com or call: 416 – 535-8779
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Pyjama Walk for Peace and Nonviolence -- It's Time to Wake Up1
Saturday November 21st, 12:00 noon:
More than 23,000 nuclear weapons worldwide threaten all Life on earth. 1
in 6 people face malnutrition everyday. And military spending is higher
than ever. It's...
TIME TO WAKE UP!
*March in your pyjamas!
*Meet at Yonge and Bloor at noon.
*Bring alarm clocks, bells, whistles, pots and pans, banners.
*Walk to the Peace Garden, Nathan Phillips Square.
A part of Canada's World March Days.
Info: info at worldmarch.ca / www.worldmarch.ca
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Green Celebrations EcoFair
Green your holiday celebrations, birthdays and special events with
eco-minded products and services from local businesses and nonprofit
organizations. Gift ideas, display and sales tables, demonstrations,
food, and music!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
10:30 – 11:30 am – Ecological worship service
noon to 4 pm – Green Celebrations Eco-Fair
Glebe Road United Church, 20 Glebe Road East (half block east of Yonge
Street, between Eglinton and Davisville subway stops)
For more information: email: ecofair at gleberoadunited.org Phone:
416-489-3172 www.gleberoadunited.org/ecofair
Event poster available for download at
http://www.tucc.ca/churchdevelopment/green-events.html
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On Sunday, Nov. 22nd, Maryam Adrangi and Kimia Ghomeshi, members of the
Canadian Youth Delegation (CYD) to Copenhagen will be holding a fundraiser
to help them get to the UN Climate Change Negotiations this December. The
night will be filled with live music, spoken word, photo auction, and a
presentation by CYD members. There will also be an open mic, where we
welcome all organizations and individuals to speak about what they are
planning with regards to climate change and COP15, and/or building a new
green economy.
The CYD will also be raising funds to send youth delegates from Latin
America to the conference. It is communities from the global south which
are least represented on the climate policy front, yet it is also them
that are hardest hit by the impacts of climate change.
Where: Tequila Bookworm (upstairs), 512 Queen Street West (At Portland)
When: Sunday, November 22nd 7pm-11pm
What to bring:
1. A donation of $10-20
2. Any literature your organization has published on climate-related issues
3. Bring friends who are passionate and/or what to learn about climate
justice, the climate youth movement and the UN climate talks.
This is a great opportunity to connect with the Canadian Youth Delegation
going to Copenhagen as well as the Home Team who will be mobilizing for
climate action on the ground! We look forward to seeing you on this
fun-filled evening.
Thank you for your support!
Maryam and Kimia
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CLIFF - CANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL DEBUTS!
November 22-29, 2009
Bloor Cinema
All screenings are free.
Imagine a world where thousands of films are made about workers and the
conditions under which they live, work, fight, and succeed in their daily
lives.
The launch at the Sheraton Centre at 4 pm on Sunday November 22 (site of
the Ontario Federation of Labour convention) will be followed by six
evenings at the Bloor Cinema in Toronto.
See complete program here: http://www.labourfilms.ca.
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