T.O. Greenspiration Events: Vote for a Green Council!
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Mon Oct 25 00:00:52 EDT 2010
Toronto Greenspiration Events
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Mon. Oct. 25 is Election Day in the City of Toronto! Get out a vote for a green Council!
http://torontoenvironment.org/voteto?utm_source=Council+Watch&utm_campaign=a4676ff1d5-CW10_21_2010&utm_medium=email
http://torontoenvironment.org/reportcard10?utm_source=Council+Watch&utm_campaign=a4676ff1d5-CW10_21_2010&utm_medium=email
TMU: Toronto's Best Fake News: Rob Ford vs. Cyclists
Catch the 2 minute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EJ-iaqLQJA
We Bike We Vote!
50 politically motivated cyclists took to Bloor Oct. 23 to say "We Bike We Vote". The mass took our message for bike lanes on Bloor to the offices of Councillor Vaughan, and Mayoral hopefuls Joe Pantalone and George Slitherman. Very fun... Thanks everyone who showed up! See pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/martinreis/sets/72157625226260326/with/5108264505/
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KAIROS Bill C-300 Petition
This is a crucial moment for Bill C-300, a private member’s bill that will set minimum standards for Canadian minning companies operating internationally. Please sign this by Tues. Oct. 26.
http://www.kairoscanada.org/en/sustainability/resource-extraction/kairos-bill-c-300-petition
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Citizen Lab Rats Without Consent
with Sydney White, investigative journalist
Mon. Oct. 25, 6 - 8 p.m.
155 College St, Rm. #610, Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto
EMF's, chem trails, polluted air, water and food. Corporate science: wrong; corporate ethics, an oxymoron.
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FLASHES of HOPE: Hibakusha (A-Bomb Survivors) Travelling the World
Film Screening
Tuesday October 26, 10:30 a.m. (Coffee at 10 am. Film at 10:30 am. Lunch at 12 noon.)
St. Andrew's United Church, 117 Bloor St. E., Toronto (Bloor and Yonge)
No Charge
"Flashes of Hope" films the remarkable "Global Voyage for a Nuclear-Free World" - an initiative of the NGO, the (Japanese) Peace Boat. They set sail with 103 Hibakusha (Atomic Bomb Survivors) on board late in 2008 and travelled for four months, sharing their experiences with citizens and politicians at each port-of-call. The film was screened recently throughout Japan and at the United Nations, to critical acclaim. Healing for them. Sharing for us.
"If people see my film and they think that they can do something to help abolish nuclear weapons, then that's my goal." Film Discussion with Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima A-Bomb Survivor, Member of the Order of Canada.
Brought to you by VETERANS AGAINST NUCLEAR ARMS (VANA)
Contact Audrey Tobias 416-423-8523 or atobias at primus.ca
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Building Labour Resistance: Winning Strategies in Difficult Times
Tuesday October 26, 7 to 9 pm
Ryerson Student Centre, Room A/B (Second floor), 63 Gould St. Toronto (near Dundas and Church)
Join us for a panel discussion with labour activists from the private and public sector sharing successful strategies to fight back against the challenges working people, communities and labour are facing due to corporate greed, cutbacks and the crisis of capitalism. There will be time for questions and discussions for those in attendance.
Speakers:
- Don Guest, First Vice President Brantford District Labour Council & Organizer for 3 Days of Solidarity Picket for USW 1-500 Striking Workers in Brantford.
- Michael Hurley, President Ontario Council of Hospital Unions & CUPE Ontario 1st Vice-President.
- Representative from Unite Here Local 75.
- Moderator: Ilian Burbano, Co-President CUPE 3393 & Organizer with Latin American Solidarity Network.
This forum is organized by the Labour Caucus of the Greater Toronto Workers Assembly.
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National First Nations Woman's Speakers Tour on Tar Sands
Wed. Oct. 27, 7 - 9 p.m.
University of Toronto - Sidney Smith Hall - Room 2118, 100 St. George Street, Toronto
Speakers: Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Jasmine Thomas
The tar sands development has completely outstripped the ability of the corporations and provincial and federal governments to provide environmental management and protection. In the perspective of many concerned First Nations and citizens of northern Alberta, the government has given the responsibility of environmental monitoring and enforcement to the corporations. This tour is profiling woman from downstream impacted First Nations directly from tar sands operations. They will speak out on the grave human rights situation playing out in their communities as a result of the worlds largest and most destructive development known as Canada's Tar Sands.
Sponsored by the Indigenous Environmental Network in partnership with Environmental Justice Toronto and Defenders of the Land.
http://www.ienearth.org/tarsands.html
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Toronto Premiere of 'South of the Border' by Oliver Stone
Bloor Cinema , 506 Bloor Street West (at Bathurst)
Wednesday, October 27 · 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. , $10
Celebrated director Oliver Stone takes us on a cinematic tour of Latin American in upheaval at the Oct. 27 Toronto premiere of his most recent documentary South of the Border.
There’s a revolution underway in South America, but most of the world doesn’t know about it. Oliver Stone undertakes a road trip across South America exploring the myths behind the movements leading the cultural, social and political transformation that is sweeping across the continent. As well he delves into the American corporate media's intentional misrepresentation of South America while interviewing many of its democratically elected presidents.
In close up and personal discussions with Presidents Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales (Bolivia), Lula da Silva (Brazil), Cristina Kirchner (Argentina), as well as her husband and ex-President Nėstor Kirchner, Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Rafael Correa (Ecuador), and Raúl Castro (Cuba), Olivern Stone gains unprecedented access and sheds new light on the profound transformations in the region.
Robert Naiman, Policy Director, Just Foreign Policy on Huffington Post says…"Could be Oliver Stone’s most important film."
This special screening is co-sponsored by the Toronto Bolivia Solidarity and the Latin American Caribbean Solidarity Network.
Join us for a great evening.
A portion of the net proceeds from the event will be contributed to legal defense funds in Toronto.
Look us up on Facebook: Please take a few moments to let us know you will be attending!
For more information please contact: jsharkey at sympatico.ca
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Deep Democracy: Whole System Transformation
Wed. October 27, 5:30 pm -7:30 pm
Centre for Social Innovation, 4th Floor, 215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto
$10 CSI members, $20 general public
Join special guest Julie Diamond for a provocative presentation and shared imagining of a society where everyone has agency. With municipal, provincial and federal elections coming up in the next year, deep democracy offers some tantalizing possibilities of how to evolve our system at the level of consciousness that created it.
To register click here
For more info click here
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Lake Ontario Evenings - Contaminants Edition
Wednesday, October 27, 6:30 p.m.
The Pilot Tavern, 22 Cumberland Street
The event will feature four presentations outlining the state of the Lake Ontario waterfront with respect to contaminants.
- Toxins in Lake Ontario: On-shore to Nearshore to Offshore
- Contaminants in Great Lakes Herring Gulls: Are they going up or down? Where are the hotspots? How do birds from Tommy Thompson Park compare?
- Where are the chemicals coming from?
- Toronto's ChemTRAC Program: Reducing contaminants through community right-to-know
For more info: Craig Losos, M.Sc., Waterfront Resources Planner, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
416-661-6600 ext. 5581 closos at trca.on.ca www.trca.on.ca
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The EMpowerment council and ARch DisabiLity Law Centre presents:
A Workshop about your Legal Rights
Wednesday October 27th, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
The Empowerment Council Office, 1001 Queen Street West (Queen and Shaw at Unit 4 entrance)
Join us for a workshop to learn about your mental health legal rights. We will be discussing:
• Human rights for people who use mental health services and supports
• What to do if you think you have experienced discrimination
• How to get language interpretation services at the Consent and Capacity Board, Ontario Review Board, Mental Health Court and other tribunals
ARCH Disability Law Centre is a community legal clinic that promotes and advances the rights of people with disabilities in Ontario.
The Empowerment Council is an advocacy voice for the clients of CAMH.
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Have a Say in Our Food System
Thursday, October 28, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
The Big Carrot, Room 212, 348 Danforth Avenue
Make your voice heard at the People’s Food Policy Project’s Kitchen Table Talks. Join the conversation that has already engaged over a thousand Canadians. Ontario’s PFPP animator, Clare Giovanetti of FoodShare, will host this interactive evening. Together we will imagine the food system we want and talk about whether the People’s Food Policy reflects your hopes.
Visit The Big Carrot customer service desk or www.peoplesfoodpolicy.ca to learn more.
thebigcarrot.ca/img/octoberseminars.pdf
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Cooking from Scratch 3: You Can Make Anything into a Delicious Pie
Friday, October 29, 6 to 8pm
at Anarres, College and Ossington
We'll discuss what makes a pie healthy, economical and tasty, explore conventional and unexpected ingredients and how they "work", then we'll make one sweet and one savoury pie - creative, inexpensive, wholesome, nutritious and fabulous pies in the blink of an eye to share and to take home. Join the elite: pie makers!
* No more store bought crusts or pies!
* Turn your "nothing to eat in here" trauma into deliciousness!
* and Amaze everyone at potlucks when you can say "YES, I DID make this pie!"
By the end of the workshop, you'll be making your own recipes.
http://www.anarreshealth.ca/node/875
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Integrative Medicine for Anxiety - An Orthomolecular Approach
Friday, October 29, 7:30 pm
Medical Sciences Building, JJR MacLeod Auditorium, 1 King’s College Circle (Queen’s Park Subway), University of Toronto
Presented by James Greenblatt, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Walden Behavioral Care, Waltham, Massachusetts
This lecture will examine the role of nutrition in the development and treatment of anxiety and other mental disorders.
Topics covered include:
Nutritional factors in anxiety, OCD and sleep disorders.
The association of nutrients such as B12, GABA, inositol, essential fats, magnesium and anxiety disorders.
The impact of dairy and wheat sensitivities and mental function.
And much more valuable information!
Admission is $20.00
Call 416-733-2117 to purchase tickets I Email
Note: For information regarding seminars for health professionals, please email our Medical Program Manager, Lydia Hunziker.
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Critical Mass Ride
Friday Oct. 29, 6 p.m. (and the last Fri. of every month)
Meet at Bloor and Spadina
Ride en masse in safety, solidarity and joy... Part of an international movement for cycling freedom. A celebration on 2 wheels.
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Toronto Socialist Action Presents Rebel Films
Modern Times
1936, 87 min.
Friday, October 29 - 7 p.m
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Room 2-212 (St. George Subway Station)
Everyone welcome. $4 donation requested.
Charlie Chaplin's last 'silent' film, filled with sound effects, turns against the alienation of labour in modern society. Firstly we see him frantically trying to keep up with a production line, tightening bolts. He is selected for an experiment with an automatic feeding machine, but various mishaps lead his boss to believe he has gone mad, and Charlie is sent to a mental hospital. When he gets out, he is mistaken for a communist while waving a red flag, sent to jail, foils a jailbreak, and is let out again. We follow Charlie through many more escapades. Commentary by SA member Carol Bailey, followed by discussion.
Preceded by a brief introduction, and followed by a commentary and an open floor discussion period.
For more info: www.socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com or call 416 – 535-8779.
Toronto Socialist Action Presents Rebel Films
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Music to Float a Boat
Friday, Oct. 29 - Doors 7:00 p.m. Show 7:30 p.m
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street
Tickets - PWYC ($10 to $20 suggested)
Soulful sound makers from East and West raise their voices to help launch the Canada Boat to Gaza.
The Canada Boat to Gaza is the ambitious vision of Canadian advocates for justice, peace and rights for Palestinians. The goal is to raise $300,000 to send a Canadian-registered ship as part of the international Free Gaza flotilla, to join boats from the U.S., India and many European countries.
Since the killings on the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara in May, Israeli officials have been under growing international pressure to end the blockade of Gaza, which bans the flow of virtually all goods - medical, food, fuel, water, construction, etc. The Canada Boat will set sail loaded with vital supplies for civilians and return to Canada with exports from Gaza.
As artists who are committed to making the world a more human place, the following performers offer up their art and all proceeds from the evening to support the Canada Boat to Gaza:
· Andrea Koziol, a brilliant singer songwriter, has just released her fifth CD "Half Way Sweet". www.andreakoziol.com
· Joanna de Souza & Chhandam Dance Company, Kathak (Indian dance) with Kiran Phull and Chad Walasek. www.mdo-tte.org
· Maryem Tollar, renown Egyptian-Canadian singer, www.maryemtollar.com
· Roula Said, Palestinian-Canadian dancer and vocalist www.omlaila.com
· LAL – an electronic ensemble with bassist, Ian de Souza, singer, Rosina Kazi and lap topist, Nicholas Murray. http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/Lal
The evening will delight the ears, stir the heart, and raise a banner of hope for the people of Gaza.
More about the Canada Boat to Gaza: http://canadaboatgaza.org/cms/sites/cbg/en/statement.aspx
For more information contact:
Maryem Tollar at maryemhassantollar at hotmail.com
Beit Zatoun – 647-726-9500, info at beitzatoun.org
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Night of Dread
Saturday, October 30 @ Dufferin Grove Park
4 PM: Parade begins assembling at Dufferin Grove Park (Dufferin south of Bloor)
6 PM: Parade departs
Dress Code: Black & White
Pay-What-You-Can: suggested donation $10
Info: (416) 708-3332
Join us for the eleventh anniversary of Night of Dread, Clay & Paper Theatre's invitation to the community to parade our private and collective fears through the darkened streets of Toronto. The hour-long procession returns to Dufferin Grove Park for an evening of ceremonial festivities that compel us to call on, mock and banish the fears that unite and divide us in these times. Night of Dread is an unforgettable evening of pageantry, music and masquerade incorporating towering puppets, stilt dancers, fire-spinners and fearful masks in a daring exploration of dread.
This much-beloved community celebration incorporates international folk and theatrical traditions, drawing inspiration from festivals of death and remembrance around the world. Come dance in the streets with our city's finest musicians, puppeteers, dancers and stilt walkers; together we'll laugh at our fears, waltz with death, eat the bread of the dead, and remember those who have gone from our midst.
Clay & Paper has many costumes and puppets available for the public to wear in the parade; come early to the Dufferin Clubhouse to avoid disappointment! www.clayandpapertheatre.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qFbN2ueWfk
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Abolishing the Prison Industrial Complex Workshop
Sat. October 30, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
The Raging Spoon, 761 Queen St. W.
What is prison industrial complex abolition? Why should we fight for it, and how?
Participants will learn about prison industrial complex abolition as both a strategy and a vision for a world without imprisonment, policing, surveillance, or capitalism, where we have the tools we need to collectively deal with harm.
Abolition is about dismantling a system that tells us caging, controlling and criminalizing people will keep us saf...e, and building a world where we have access to the resources we need to create truly healthy communities-mental and medical healthcare including treatment programs, affordable housing, meaningful education and work, healthy food, and collective self-determination.
The workshop will cover abolitionist strategies to shrink the prison industrial complex in canada/north america/turtle island and build alternative ways of responding to harm.
Co-facilitated by Stacie Szmonko (Critical Resistance) and Syrus Marcus Ware (Prisoners' Justice Action Committee)
Film Screening: Red Lips [Cages for Black Girls] by Kyisha Williams
$ FREE
Sponsored by Maggie's, CounterFIT, Rittenhouse and the Toronto Drug Users Union www.maggiestoronto.ca
http://joanr73.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/abolishing-the-prison-industrial-complex-workshop-toronto/
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Pedestrian Sunday - Kensington Market
Sun. Oct. 31
The streets are yours from 12 - 7 pm (10 pm on North Augusta)
Pedestrian Sundays don't permanently change the streets, they forever change the way you perceive them!
On this last Ped Sunday of the year, we celebrate many global traditions that arise at this time of the year, when life retreats to a dormant state and we reflect on days passed and those who now exist in a realm beyond death. Stock up on some heartwarming fun to keep your soul strong for the winter ahead.
http://www.pskensington.ca/
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Bolivia in Transition - Third part of a 3 part discussion group
U.S. Offensive Against Bolivia & Latin American Peoples
Sunday 31 October, 2pm
Centre for Social Justice, 489 College Street
Everyone welcome, no registration or admission fee
Organized by Toronto Bolivia Solidarity and the Centre for Social Justice
For more information: torontoboliviasolidarity at gmail.com
Facebook: Toronto Bolivia Solidarity
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What next for the Middle East?
with Mideast Analyst Phyllis Bennis
Sunday, October 31st, 3 pm - 5 pm (Doors open at 2:30)
Trinity St. Paul's United Church, 427 Bloor St. West (One block west of Spadina)
The Near East Cultural and Educational Foundation is pleased to announce that Phyllis Bennis, senior analyst with the Institute for Policy Studies in
Washington D.C., will present the Fourth Annual James Graff Memorial Lecture in Toronto.
A longtime analyst of the Mideast and U.S. foreign policy, Bennis will address the current political landscape including the role of Pakistan in Obama's war in Afghanistan, the new face of the US presence in Iraq, the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and issues surrounding a future attack on Iran. Bennis' expertise on this region in which Canada is becoming increasingly involved will make this an event not to miss.
Adults $10, Students/Seniors $5
www.necef.org
*For the unwaged, pay what you can
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R3: Roots Rhythms Resistance and The Sedina Show present:
Decolonizing Halloween
Sun. 31 October · 7 - 10 p.m.
The Movement Centre, 2480 Dundas Street West, Suite 200 (Dundas St. W & Bloor)
We invite you to join as we honor the dead and send up halloween! in an evening of ceremony and comedy, of piety and play!
Refreshments Provided
Pay what you can, suggested donation $5 - $15 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
~ All proceeds will go to No More Silence, an organization raising awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women.
If you can, please bring one or more of the following:
- An image or object that you could use to create your own small altar. Maybe a photograph of an ancestor and/or an object from your own tradition.
- Stories of how ancestors are honored in your own traditions (if you know).
- 'Ghost stories' of any variety.
- At least one creative piece (song, picture, dance, drama, poem, prose etc.) that speaks to honoring ancestors.
- Yourselves ready to collaborate, improvise and play with other artists around Halloween themes!
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