T.O. Greenspiration Events: And Still We Rise!

Mon Nov 29 01:03:46 EST 2010

Toronto Greenspiration Events
- Pass this onto a friend! - angela
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Get a 2011 Bicycle Calendar from me!

If you love this events newsletter, would you consider making a donation to the Tooker Gomberg Activist Fund? We fund activist projects. Every donation will receive a bicycle calendar, value $10 plus $2 postage. Give a bike calendar (or 3) for a Christmas gift. Send cheques to:
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Thank you... 
-angela
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Rising from Roses

Mon. November 29,  7 - 9:00 pm
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West

Part of 16 days of action against gender violence campaign.

Violence against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions. At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime — with the abuser usually  someone known to her. Perhaps the most pervasive human rights violation that we know today, it devastates lives, fractures communities, and stalls dev...elopment. However, violence against women continues to be the reality of women’s lives even today. 

We invite you to join us and speak out against violence against women. Record your video message and tell the world why you support ending violence against women. The video's will be uploaded to UNIFEM's SAY NO - UNiTE campaign. 

The evening will feature speakers who are survivors of violence and incredible performers:
Olivia Davies of Matadanze
Amai Kuda
Beat Boxer from Unity Charity

$10 or Pay What You Can - All proceeds will benefit North York Women's Shelter
Door Prizes and Raffle
For more info email shelter at nyws.ca
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The Great Canadian Conversation about HIV/AIDS in Africa with Stephen Lewis.

Monday, November 29
Doors open at 7:30pm, event and broadcast start at 8pm

Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge St, north of Bloor St)
Free

On the eve of World AIDS Day we are hosting an interactive conversation with Stephen Lewis at the Toronto Reference Library.  The conversation will be webcast live across Canada, and moderated by CBC Radio One’s Anna Maria Tremonti.  Stephen will answer Canadians' questions and discuss the urgency of responding to the pandemic.

Please RSVP with your name and your guest’s name to office at stephenlewisfoundation.org 

Please note that there will be walk-in standing room space available.

If you can’t join us in person, be sure to tune in to watch the event live online at www.stephenlewisfoundation.org 

For more information or to request additional tickets, please contact the Stephen Lewis Foundation at office at stephenlewisfoundation.org 

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Bible Myths and their parallels in other religions. (Coane)

with Sydney White, investigative journalist

Mon. Nov. 29, 6 - 8 p.m.
University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Lecture Hall 159
"He who only knows one religion knows none." (Max Muller)
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Teach-In:  Public Sector Unionism, Austerity and the Left

Monday November 29, 3 p.m.
York University (Keele Campus),, Room 321, Student Centre, Toronto.

A Teach-in with Sam Gindin (Packer Chair in Social Justice, York)

Austerity measures stemming from the global financial crisis threaten to undermine public sector unions and the services they provide. The unions, however, have failed to politicize the crisis along class lines, and by extension, to the Left. This is leading to situations like the Toronto mayoral election where union activity was stigmatized opportunistically to motivate a rightward populism.

If anything, this crisis reveals that the connection between public sector unionism and the Left has become unclear. This is a problem that cannot be solved by simply reconsidering union strategy pragmatically; its solution depends on working through and clarifying the history, ideology and politics that underlie how public sector unions and the Left have come to relate.

This teach-in with leading Canadian labour analyst Sam Gindin will explore the present crisis, its meaning and how we might get beyond it. His recent piece with Michael Hurley, titled "The Public Sector: Search for a Focus" considers how union activity could be changed not only to meet the challenge of austerity but also to reignite the Canadian Left.

Presented by The Platypus Affiliated Society (York) and co-hosted with OPIRG York
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G20 "conspiracy" Bail Conditions Challenge continues - Call for Court Support 

Tuesday, November 30, 10am
Ontario Superior Court, 361 University Avenue (for exact courtroom location, look for “Singh, Jaggi” on the court roll)

If you oppose the restrictive bail conditions imposed on all G20 “conspiracy” defendants – ban on demonstrations, house arrest, non-association, ban on passports and cellphones, and more -- we ask that you attend court in large numbers this TUESDAY.

Please see the new facebook event for more details and the latest information:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105834722823879

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Presenting Your Message

Tues. November 30, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The 519 Community Centre, Auditorium, 2nd Floor, 519 Church Street
$5 donation

Pecha Kucha, 10-20-30, Tedx, Ignite, Prezi, Keynote, PowerPoint, Slideshare, huh?

Presentations are getting a makeover. You no longer have to dread sitting through a lengthy and wordy presentation of figures and citations. You can be excited to see a presentation of images, quotes, themes and videos. The technology and styles are changing. A presentation compliments your story and engages the audience to want to know more with inspiration and intrigue.

Present your message, present your organization, present you.

To RSVP, register here  or email
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Mayor Ford: Respect People! - Counter-Inaugural

Wednesday Dec. 1st, 12pm
Toronto City Hall
On December 1, Rob Ford becomes Mayor of Toronto. In his campaign speeches and his public statements, Ford has called for cuts to fair wages, a dismantling of the already inaccessible public transit system, supported Toronto's police brutality during the G20, and repeatedly expressed racist anti-immigrant sentiments and outright hatred for poor people.

While claiming to speak on behalf of the 'majority', Ford actually believes in a Toronto for the few. He believes in a Toronto divided into suburbs and the downtown. A Toronto divided into streetcar riders, bikers and drivers. A Toronto divided into immigrants, refugees and citizens. A Toronto where the homeless are driven out of sight as social housing is sold off to developers. A Toronto where police budgets grow and cops act with impunity. A Toronto that is open for business, but closed for the public.

This is not our Toronto. Our Toronto is about justice, dignity, and respect for immigrants, precarious workers, poor people and unions.

On December 1, at 12 noon, a public, family friendly demonstration is being called outside City Hall as Rob Ford becomes Mayor to remind him what the people of this city need, expect and demand.

Keep checking http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org and http://www.ocap.ca for more info.

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Meet the new "Rookie" City Councillors

a wine & cheese reception
hosted by The University of Toronto Political Science Alumni Association

Wednesday, December 1, 6 PM - 8 PM
15 King's College Circle (University College Croft Chapter House)

invited guests:
Vincent Crisanti · Ward 1
Doug Ford Jr. · Ward 2
James Pasternack · Ward 10
Sarah Doucette · Ward 13
Josh Colle · Ward 15
Ana Bailão · Ward 18
Mike Layton · Ward 19
Josh Matlow · Ward 22
Jaye Robinson · Ward 25
Kristyn Wong-Tam · Ward 27
Mary Fragedakis · Ward 29
Mary-Margaret McMahon · Ward 32
Michelle Berardinetti · Ward 35
Gary Crawford · Ward 36
http://www.politics.utoronto.ca/2010/11/18/meet-the-new-city-councillors/ 

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GREEN SCREENS presents:

UP THE YANGTZE

Wednesday December 1 at 7pm, FREE

National Film Board, 150 John St (at Richmond St W)

A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze — navigating the mythic waterway known in China simply as “The River.” The Yangtze is about to be transformed by the biggesthydroelectric dam in history. The Three Gorges Dam - contested symbol of the Chinese economic miracle - provides the epic backdrop for Up the Yangtze, a dramatic feature documentary on life inside the 21st century Chinese dream. 

Watch the trailer: http://films.nfb.ca/up-the-yangtze/

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Indigenous Peoples threatened with extinction in Colombia  

Wednesday December 1st at 7 PM
Steel Workers Hall, 25 Cecil Street in Toronto (east of Spadina, south of College)

Come hear two leaders of the ONIC speak about this courageous campaign for survival and dignity and how you can support it.

* Dora Tavera Riaño of the Pijao People is ONIC's Councillor for Women, Family and Generation
* Flaminio Onogama Gutierrez of the Embera People is ONIC’s Councillor for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights and Peace

Last month, Colombia’s National Organization of Indigenous Peoples (ONIC) brought a devastating message to a special session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: at least 64 of Colombia’s 102 Indigenous Peoples are at risk of physical or cultural extinction in the face of the devastating effects of an ongoing internal armed conflict and the imposition of development projects in Indigenous lands without their free, prior and informed consent. When an Indigenous people disappears, so too does its culture, spirituality, language, ancestral knowledge and traditional practices - indeed a whole world is extinguished forever. The ONIC has launched an international campaign to respond to this emergency, and is calling “on humanity to recognise the situation of risk to Indigenous Peoples as everyone’s problem”.
This event is organized by Amnesty International Canada, Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), Rights & Democracy

For more information or to get involved, contact kprice at amnesty.ca or rwarden at kairoscanada.org

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Countdown to Zero (2010)

A documentary about the escalating nuclear arms race.

Thursday, December 2, 7 pm
Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue (Dundas West subway station)
$10 adult or pay what you can/ $5 student or pwyc

Watch the trailer here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1572769/

This screening is a fundraiser for a local group, Seriously, Time to Stop, which is raising awareness about nuclear weapons - particularly among younger people - through presentations to high school students and video contests.

For more information: 416 532 5697 contact at seriouslytimetostop.com

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Rebel Music of the Americas - Documentary 

University of Toronto, Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave.
Thursday, December 2 · 6 pm - 9 pm
$5 at the door or pwyc

with Director Malcolm Guy and a report back from the International Assembly of Migrants and Refugees in Mexico City this past November.

From Tierra del Fuego to the Rio Grande the Americas are in turmoil, and in the midst of the social and political movements rocking the region are some amazing rebel musicians. Four of them take centre stage in the feature-length documentary film Rebel Music Americas (Musiques rebelles Americas) directed by Marie Boti and Malcolm Guy and produced by Lucie Pageau.

Theirs is the music of the other America, the America of the South - popular, dynamic, rebellious and often… "anti-American". It's the rhythms and voices of displaced communities in Colombia, of "los piqueteros" blocking access to a refinery in Buenos Aires, of indigenous Mexicans hunted down at the US border, of peasants staging vast land occupations in Brazil.

Video previews here: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina

For more info:   www.barrio-nuevo.org   www.may-1.org
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Transport Futures: Road Pricing & Smart Growth Forum

Thur. December 2, 2010 – Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto

Transportation planning and land use planning are two sides of the same coin. That’s why at the 4th Transport Futures Forum, you’ll learn how road pricing can influence urban form, especially as it relates to development patterns, consumer real estate preferences, costs and travel destinations. Cutting-edge research, interactive presentations, panels and group discussions will explore whether comprehensive road pricing policies can help Ontario meet density targets, accelerate transit-oriented development, convert brownfields and protect green space. Don’t miss this opportunity to discuss tolls and smart growth with these leading international and national experts:

Visit http://www.transportfutures.ca/smart for full program details!!
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Two Toronto fundraisers in support of Iraq War resisters

From east to west, Toronto is fundraising for Iraq War resisters on THURSDAY DECEMBER 2nd – two great events, one great cause! Please come out to one (or both!) of these events, bring your neighbours and friends, help raise much needed funds for the ongoing fight to keep Iraq War resisters in Canada.

WEST END:
Canadian lyricist and composer Jon Brooks performs a benefit for the War Resisters Support Campaign, with special guests Antonia Zerbisias, Toronto Star columnist and author of the "Broadsides” blog and Iraq War resister Jeremy Hinzman.

Thursday, December 2nd, 8 p.m.
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West
$20 or pay what you can • Dinner reservation guarantees seating 416 588 0307
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EAST END:
Come out to the “Support Don’t Deport “ Benefit Jam in support of local War Resisters Phil and Jamine, with special musical guests Mr. Rick & the Biscuits, Darren Eedens and comedian Robin Crossman.

Thursday, December 2nd, 8:30pm - 11:30pm
The Prohibition Gastrohouse, 696 Queen Street East
$25 in advance or $30 at the door (includes first drink and appetizer)

Ticket info at www.thejamblog.com
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CANCEL THE CORPORATE TAX CUTS!

Friday, Dec. 3 (various locations)

As part of its campaign to cancel the corporate tax cuts and the public
sector wage freeze OPSEU (Ontario Public Servants Employees Union) is
organizing noon time protest actions at 18 locations across the province
this Friday, December 3, 2010. Below are the events in Toronto.

Toronto, Dec. 3 (Friday), 12 noon – 1 p.m., information picket & street
theatre, S.E. corner at Bay and College

For more info on the campaign, including actions in other cities:
http://opseu.org/campaign/stopthewagefreeze/december-3-2010.htm

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RADICAL MOVIE NIGHT: G20 Legal Fundraiser

Fri. December 3, 7 pm - midnight 
Bike Pirates, 1292 Bloor St W.

On Friday December 3rd we will be hosting a radical movie night to raise funds for our friends and allies facing G20 related legal charges.

Come join us for an amazing night of movies, drinks, board games, snacks, hanging out, and all around rockin good times. All welcome!

7pm – 9pm: Land and Freedom (Tierra y Libertad)

Directed by Ken Loach, this 1995 film narrates the story of David Carr, an unemployed worker of the Communist Party of Great Britain, who decides to fight for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War. A heart wrenching portrayal of the attempt by ordinary people to build an anarchist society, and its subsequent betrayal. The movie won the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.

10:30-midnight: What to do in Case of Fire (Was tun, wenn’s brennt?)

Directed by Gregor Schnitzler, this 2002 film tells the humorous and touching story of six anarchist friends living as squatters in Berlin in the 80s, when they leave a handcrafted bomb in a mansion. Only thirteen years later the bomb explodes, wounding two people, forcing the group to reunite and, ultimately, come to grips with the reason they separated years ago.

Free popcorn!
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People’s Assembly on Climate Justice

Saturday December 4th, 9:30 am- 5 pm
Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George St, SS2118
PWYC (breakfast and lunch included)

Join fellow community organizers, activists, groups and neighbourhood participants to discuss we can do to achieve a stronger and more united movement for Climate Justice in Toronto.

Using a horizontal process, the People’s Assembly continues the tradition of grassroots communities using collective principles to organize and empower themselves in order to transform the society they live in.

The December 4th Assembly is happening as part of a Global Day of Action initiated by Global Climate Campaign, and is in solidarity with La Via Campesina’s call for 1000 Cancuns as well as the national call by Council of Canadians for People’s Assemblies across Canada.

The Toronto People’s Assembly on Climate Justice
http://www.torontopeoplesassembly.wordpress.com
peoplesassembly.toronto at gmail.com
647-869-6496

Sponsors: Council of Canadians, Greenpeace, OPIRG-Toronto, Ryserson Student’s Union, Toronto Climate Campaign, Toronto Bolivia Solidarity,

Endorsers: Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, Canadian Animal Liberation Movement, Canadians for Action on Climate Change,Common Frontiers Canada, Community Solidarity Response Toronto, Earth Rangers, ecoSanity, Environmental Justice Toronto,Greenspiration, Indigenous Environment Network, Latin America Caribbean Solidarity Network, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, Polaris Institute, Science For Peace, Toronto Vegetarian Association, Zoocheck Canada

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EMF & Health Workshops

Join us on Saturday December 4, 2010 at

at Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre, Oakville
with
Dr. Magda Havas, PhD, and Guest Lecturers
to experience a full day of learning about EMF (Electromagnetic Fields) and the effect that they have on the human body.

Concern and controversy about the health effects of electromagnetic fields produced by power lines, microwave ovens, induction stoves, computers, WiFi, cell phones, telecommunication antennas, smart meters, baby monitors and a growing variety of wireless technology continues to grow. Some of the older studies on naturally produced geomagnetic and geoelectric fields and their effects on organisms, especially humans, are receiving renewed attention.

Society’s focus on cancer from harmful environmental toxins and drug therapy have overshadowed the fact that most physiological functions in living organisms are electrochemical in nature. This perspective has introduced many new electronic devices that are now available to the health practitioners to provide healing via electromagnetic energy. The purpose of these workshops is to provide our attendees with a basic understanding of the biological effects (both positive and negative) of electromagnetic energy.

http://www.stayonthetruth.com/emf-and-health-workshops.php
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Women's Struggles in Toronto: Violence Against Women

Sat. 04 December · 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Eric Palin Hall Room 216 (main floor), 87 Gerrard St. East

Revolutionary Women's Collective presents:
Women's Struggles in Toronto: Violence Against Women

As we come close to the December 6th Memorial, reflecting on the lives have been lost because of violence... We invite you to join us to listen and share amongst community organizers that work to end violence against women and children. Speakers include:
* Wendy Babcock - Sex Worker Rights Activist & Safer Stroll Project for Sex Workers
* Faith Nolan - Musician, Songwriter, Activist speaking about her experience with women in the prison system
* Anna Willats - Community Activist and member of the Shelter/Sanctuary/Status coalition that works with anti-violence organizations that provide support services to women fleeing violence that emphasize a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy" as a crucial service provision to ALL women regardless of their status
* Connie Sorio - activist & member of Migrante 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164633503577031

Organized by the Revolutionary Women's Collective (formerly known as the Migrant Women's Coordinating Body): includes individuals and members of various organizations and networks, such as: BASICS Community News Service, Canadian HART, Migrant-Ontario, Barrio Neuvo, CUPE local 4308, UFCW local 1000A, Justicia for Migrant Workers, Gabriela Organizing Committee, May First Movement Coalition)

Find us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=241464840529&v=info or by searching Revolutionary Women's Collective

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The Sexual Assault/ Rape Crisis Centre of Peel and the Artist Collective & Kumkum present the 2nd Annual 

And Still We Rise Gala

Sunday, December 5
Novotel Hotel, Mississauga, 3670 Hurontario Street

So that we may never forget...

In honour of the 14 women that were killed on December 6 in the Montreal Massacre and for the
582 First Nations sisters that are missing.

Revive! Resist! Rebel!

For more information and to RSVP, please call 905-273-3337 x21 or email admin at sarccp.org
www.sarccp.org

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