TO. Greenspiration Events: enjoy the heat!

[Angela Bischoff]

Toronto Greenspiration Events

- Pass this onto a friend! - angela
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DEMOCRACY CAFE 
CAPP Toronto discussion on Canadian democracy in crisis with Green Party leader Elizabeth May. 
Mon. Aug. 16, 6:15-8:30 pm. 
Koffler House, rm KP108, 569 Spadina
Free.
torontoparticipates.ca
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DROP G20 CHARGES! RESISTING THE CRIMINALIZATION OF DISSENT

Tues. August 17th, 6pm - 8:00pm
200 College Street, Wallberg building, Room 116, Toronto, ON

Speakers include Lesley Wood, Syed Hussan and AJ Whithers. Full list of speakers and video statements to be announced!

For ten days at the end of June, the Police led a coordinated armed assault against Toronto¹s civilian population. Community organizers were in particular targeted. Mobilizations for justice, for dignity and for self-determination were infiltrated, harassed and intimidated. A Canada wide response is at hand... as people fight to have the criminal charges dropped and to continue the struggle against the G20's anti-people and anti-environment policies. (Support the Legal Defence Fund!
http://g20.torontomobilize.org/support)

To understand why people mobilized against the G20 and how organizers were targeted; to hear accounts of police brutality and repression; and to understand the political nature of the bail conditions, the criminalization of dissent and ways to support the people facing charges, join us for an informative panel and discussion.

This event is focused towards activists, grassroots organizers and people who are interested in knowing more and acting in solidarity with local struggles and defendants.

Endorsers: Ontario Coalition Against Poverty | No One Is Illegal - Toronto | Rainforest Action Network - Toronto | Common Cause - Toronto Branch

Sponsored by: Hussan Freedom Committee, Ontario Public Interest Research Group - Toronto
- http://g20.torontomobilize.org/node/447 -
- http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129443883767446 -
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Canning Workshop

sponsored by the West End Food Co-op 

Tuesday August 17th 

Parkdale Neighbourhood Church at 201 Cowan Avenue

The workshop will be led by Heather Kilner, an expert preserver with many years of experience.

We are hoping that our farmers will have tomatoes available for us to work with so, weather permitting, you will learn to make a delicious tomato sauce or a simple preserved tomato recipe and take a sample jar or two home with you! We will also take time to reflect on the meaning and significance of learning to preserve our own food, and our experiences of preserved food.

To register please visit our website at westendfood.coop. 

If you have any questions about the workshop please don't hesitate to contact me at katie at westendfood.coop

Happy Canning!

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Attn: Advocates for clean and sustainable transportation
Live presentation and webinar!
Wed. Aug 18, 5 - 7 p.m.
At Ecojustice, 30 St. Patrick St., Suite 900
The province is reviewing the Provincial Policy Statement, which deals with issues such as transportation planning. Find out how the review will work, how you can get involved, and how you might promote cleaner, more efficient transportation. Find out how you can influence road and highway planning in cities and towns across ON.
For more info or to register for the presentation or webinar, contact Nicole at nthompson at ecojustice.ca or 416 368 7533 x 32
Presented by Ecojustice, SHIFT, and the Pembina Institute
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Bicycle Film Festival 

August 18 - 22, 2010. 

The Royal Theatre, 608 College St., special events at other locales

Valet Bike Parking Service provided at screenings by Toronto Cyclists Union.
Program: http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/toronto/

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Join Facing History and Ourselves for a film screening of:  
 
THE RECKONING: THE BATTLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 

Wednesday, August 18, 7:00 p.m.
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Room 2-211
rsvp: Jeannette Slater at 416-901-3831 or jeannette_slater at facing.org. 
   
The Reckoning follows dynamic ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo and his team as he issues warrants for Lord’s Resistance Army leaders in Uganda, puts Congolese warlords on trial, shakes up the Colombian justice system, and charges Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur.

Building cases against genocidal criminals presents huge challenges, and the Prosecutor has a mandate but no police force. At every turn, he must pressure the international community to muster political will for the cause

Dr. Rebecca Wittmann from the University of Toronto will provide introductory remarks. Her research focuses on the Holocaust and postwar German trials of Nazi perpetrators and terrorists. She has received fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). Her book, Beyond Justice: The ‘Auschwitz’ Trial (Harvard University Press, 2005) won the Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History. Dr. Wittmann will also facilitate a discussion and Q&A; following the film.   
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Have you SCREENED your SUNSCREEN?

DIY Workshop in support of WHEN (Women’s Healthy Environment Network)

Thursday, August 19, 6 to 9pm Bring a brown bag dinner if you like!
Centre for Social Innovation, Alterna Room, 4th floor, 215 Spadina Avenue East side between Dundas and Queen.
$40 minimum to cover costs, please add a donation to WHEN as you are able


TO REGISTER: http://www.anarreshealth.ca/node/423

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Are you a BIXI Toronto member yet?

BIXI is Toronto's new public bike sharing system. Help it become a reality by signing up as one of the first 1,000 members by November 2010.


Find out more information on the Toronto BIXI https://profile.toronto.bixi.com/index.php.
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13th Annual Social Justice Summer Retreat:
“After the Crash: Creating Responses to Growing Inequalities"
 
Thursday, August 26th to Sunday, August 29th
Camp Arowhon, AlgonquinPark
 
Please visit www.socialjustice.org for more information and online registration.
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The Ride For Renewables
 
On Tuesday, August 24th, Greenpeace Canada is organizing THE RIDE FOR RENEWABLES, a 45km bike trip from the Pickering Nuclear Station to the Darlington Nuclear Station. 

THE RIDE RENEWABLES will send the message to Dalton McGuinty's Liberals that when Pickering Nuclear Station shuts down, Ontarians demand a green energy replacement, not more reactors at the Darlington Station. No more dirty, dangerous, and expensive nukes; Ontario .
 
Find out more and register for the bus ride out to Pickering:
www.facebook.com/?sk=nf#!/event.php?eid=124793684233089
 
Or contact: steve.cornwell at greenpeace.org
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So you want to change the world?
At CSI, we're in the business of supporting people who are working to change the world. Our members are helping to create the future and the world we all want, solving the problems of today with the solutions of tomorrow.

Most of the time people find us, but now we're turning the tables around and hosting a search to find the Agents of Change of tomorrow!

To enter, simply enter your name and answer a couple of questions. You can either enter yourself or nominate your favourite social innovator.

Categories
Youth: Social innovators aged 19-29
Toronto: People working on innovative solutions to improve our city
Sector Blender: People working on solutions that cross sectors (e.g. education and health)

The winner in each category will receive: xxx

Find out more here: http://socialinnovation.ca/agentsofchange
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