T.O. Greenspiration Events: politics and practice
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Apr 10 22:56:34 EDT 2011
Toronto Greenspiration Events
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Shiatsu Massages for Japan!
Monday, April 11 · 8:00am - 5:00pm
Hart House's Music Room, Hart House, U of T
Want to de-stress AND help Japan's relief efforts?
Shiatsu Therapists Unite for Japan and the Hart House Social Justice Committee are hosting a day-long fundraiser for Japan. Receive a shiatsu treatment, feel better and help support the victims of the Tohoku Kanto earthquake in Japan. All funds will go to the JCCC Foundation - Japan Earthquake Relief Fund, with all proceeds going to the Japanese Red Cross Through the Canadian Red Cross. http://www.jccc.on.ca/japan_earthquake_relief_fund.htm
Shiatsu Treatments
15 minutes - $15
20 minutes - $20
30 minutes - $30
Availability is on a first come first served basis.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151226801606656
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Exposure: Environmental Links to Breast Cancer
an award winning documentary on the primary prevention of breast cancer (53min)
Tuesday, April 12th, 7-9 p.m.
Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave., 4th Floor
April is Cancer Prevention Month! Women's Healthy Environments Network Presents a PWYC Wannabe Toxic Free Film Series
DIRECTORS and/or PRODUCERS will be present for discussion following the film presentation.
Visit www.womenshealthyenvironments.ca or call 416-928-0880 for more information
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Global Day Of Action on Military Spending
Tuesday, April 12 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Rm. 179 University College, 15 King's College Circle, U of Toronto
Trends in Global Military Spending with Sergei Plekhanov
Canadian Military Spending in the Global Context with Bill Robinson
Canadian Military Expenditures within a Human Security Framework with John Siebert
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200905003274778
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Media, Marketing and Eco-Literacy
Report Back from ACME/NCMR Conferences in Boston
Tuesday, April 12, 7:00pm
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE/UT), 252 Bloor Street West, Room 122 - 6th Floor
Discussion will include:
*Media Literacy and Eco-literacy: What are the connections?
*Environmental Processes: Does media distort them?
*Trends in ICTs, Media Content and Marketing: Are they at odds with lifestyle change?
Co-sponsors: C-CAVE (Canadians Concerned About Violence in Entertainment) and the Department of Adult Education at OISE/UT
For more info: Rose Dyson 416 961-0853 rdyson at oise.utoronto.ca and/or Anne Venton 416 964-9037 venton_anne at yahoo.ca
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Stop Harper/Ignatieff's Corporate Coalition
Speaker: Ritch Whyman
Tuesday, April 12, 7pm
Bahen Centre, 40 St. George Street, Room 3004
The twin parties of corporate Canada—the Conservatives and Liberals—have formed an unofficial coalition to extend the war in Afghanistan, block climate justice and promote austerity measures. Join a discussion about the real coalition threat, and how we can mobilize against it both during and after the election.
Organized by the University of Toronto International Socialists Club
toronto.socialists at gmail.com 416-972-6391 www.socialist.ca
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Stop the Mega Quarry Open Pit Mine
A US Hedge Fund has applied for a license to build a giant open pit quarry 100 km north of Toronto in Melancthon Township. It will be the second largest open pit mine in North America. The quarry will destroy for ever thousands of acres of prime productive farmland. The area chosen is the highest point in Southern Ontario, right on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, an officially declared UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Below this valuable land is a priceless limestone aquifer that is the Headwaters of several major river systems in Southern Ontario. The quarry will also severely damage, or worse, this valuable water cycle.
Attend the public meeting Tues. April 12, 7 p.m., Hornings Mills
Join the facebook site Stop the Quarry for updates or visit www.ndact.com and http://www.citizensalliance.ca/
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PeaceFlicks! presents:
Teaching Peace in a Time of War
and
Raised to be Heroes
Wednesday, April 13 at 7 PM - FREE
NFB MEDIATHEQUE - 150 John St.
Teaching Peace (2003, 54 min) introduces us to the students and teachers at Vasa Pelagic School in Belgrade, Serbia, where Hetty van Gurp helps teach the language of peace to a generation of kids who have known only war.
Raised to be Heroes (2006, 53 min) uses the unforgettable experiences of Israel’s Refuseniks to inspire an essential dialogue about peace, democracy and personal responsibility.
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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Film, Faith and the Environment presents:
11th Hour
Wed. April 13, 7 p.m.
At St. George-the-Martyr Anglican Church, 197 John St. (located just north of Queen St. W. at McCaul)
Free. Earth friendly food and discussion following each night’s film
Sponsored by The Green Witness Community
For more info: Stephen at 416-231-3060, stephen at saintmatts.ca
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Kanehsatake 270 Years of Resistance
Directed by Alanis Obomsawin, 1993, 119 min 15 s
Wednesday, April 13 at 4pm
At the NFB, 150 John Street
Free
On a hot July day in 1990, an historic confrontation propelled Native issues in Kanehsatake and the village of Oka, Québec, into the international spotlight and into the Canadian conscience. Director Alanis Obomsawin endured 78 nerve-wracking days and nights filming the armed stand-off between the Mohawks, the Québec police and the Canadian army. A powerful feature-documentary emerges that takes you right into the action of an age-old aboriginal struggle. The result is a portrait of the people behind the barricades, providing insight into the Mohawks' unyelding determination to protect their land.
Every Wednesday at 4pm, the NFB Mediatheque presents a favourite NFB title on the big screen for FREE! The perfect midweek break and an easy way to catch up on NFB classics!
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Educating Elites: Class Privilege and Educational Advantage
Panel and Book Launch
Wednesday, April 13th
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), room 5-250, 252 Bloor St. West (St. George subway station)
10:00am - 11:45am (Panel)
11:45am - 1:00pm (Book Launch / Lunch Reception)
Books by the panelists will be on sale from the Toronto Women’s Bookstore: http://www.womensbookstore.com
Co-sponsors: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education – Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning; Department of Sociology and Equity
Studies in Education; Comparative, International & Development Education Centre; Centre for Media and Culture in Education, Toronto Women's Bookstore
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International Festival of Poetry of Resistance: Poetry Workshops
Starting Wednesday, April 13, 6:30 p.m.
International Festival of Poetry of Resistance (IFPOR) POETRY WORKSHOPS (in English and Spanish)
The 519 Community Centre, 519 Church Street
No admission/registration charge; open to the public
Mentored by Carlos Angulo, internationally-published poet from Peru, residing in Toronto:
DISCUSS, LEARN, WRITE, PARTICIPATE, and ENJOY: Poetry - the nature of poetry of resistance.
Bring one of your poems for discussion and feed-back. This will be an on-going activity with participants meeting every two weeks.
Contact: resistancepoetryfest at yahoo.org
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Nature, culture and resilient communities
Presentation and storytelling with Mark Morey
Thur. Apr. 14, 6 – 9 p.m.
7th floor OISE, U of T (on Bloor, St. George Subway)
Cost: By donation at the door (suggested donation of $10)
A three hour event with Mark Morey and the Ontario Art of Mentoring Team, providing inspired examples of nature connection, and stories of cultural tools and skill sets used to connect people with nature. Mark will be sharing insights on how these are proving highly successful in a growing international movement. You’ll also learn more about what Mark refers to as “Cultural Mentoring” and how it can be used to create healthier environments, relationships, and communities.
More info and Registration: http://www.pineproject.org/programs/adult-programs/art-of-mentoring/creating-a-culture-of-nature-connection-speaking-and-workshop-tour/
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Climate Justice - It's not just about polar bears
Launching The Dominion's 2011 Special Issue
Thur. April 14, doors 8 p.m.
Cinecycle, 129 Spadine (down the alley)
$5-10 sliding scale (includes free copy of Special Issue, no one turned away for lack of funds)
Featuring Samba Squad, Bob Wiseman, Tyler Shipley, ghettocyb.org
www.mediacoop.ca
www.dominionpaper.ca
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Rebel Films presents:
Water on the Table
2010, 79 minutes
Friday, April 15, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Room 2-212 (St. George Subway Station)
Everyone welcome. $4 donation requested.
This Canadian documentary is directed, produced and written by filmmaker Liz Marshall. The film explores Canada’s relationship to its freshwater resources and features activist Maude Barlow in her campaign to protect water from privatization. Countering Barlow’s views are those of policy and economic 'experts' who assert that water is a resource and a commodity like any other.
Presented by Toronto Socialist Action
Please visit: www.socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com or call 416 – 535-8779.
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Ezili Danto Speaks about Haiti
Friday, April 15th, 7 pm - 9 pm
U of T, Woodsworth College - 119 St. George St. Room 119
Free
Childcare available RSVP at 416.978.0831
For more Info: 647.995.2624 or 416.978-0831
http://www.margueritelaurent.com/
Sponsored by Assoc. of Part Time Students, U of T
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Food and Religion
A Public Forum
Fri April 15, 2:30-5:00 pm
Great Hall, Hart House
Toronto is a hub for immigrants from all over the world, who practice a dizzying array of culinary and religious traditions. How do these food traditions intersect with the sustainable food movement and how are religious organizations responding to the ethical concerns raised by food activists? Moderated by Department of Religion Professor and RPS Founder Pamela Klassen, the RPS public forum for 2011 will bring together scholars, activists, food practitioners, and policy makers to discuss the significance of religious diversity for the burgeoning food movement.
Speakers Include: Nancy Chen, Nigel Savage, Yasir Syeed, Elbert van Donkersgoed
For more information: http://rps.chass.utoronto.ca
Organized by the Department for the Study of Religion's Religion in the Public Sphere Initiative, with co-sponsorship from the University of Toronto Centre for Jewish Studies, the University of Toronto School of Public Policy and Governance, and Greening Sacred Spaces.
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Green Living Show
April 15-17
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place
http://www.greenlivingonline.com/
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Toronto Anarchist Book Fair 2011
Friday, April 15th, 2011- Sunday, April 17th, 2011
Steelworker’s Hall, 25 Cecil Street
Full list of tablers here:
http://torontoanarchistbookfair.wordpress.com/tabling-groups/
Full list of workshops available here:
http://torontoanarchistbookfair.wordpress.com/workshops-2/
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Tools for Change presents:
Self-Defence: Politics and Practice
Sunday, April 17, 1-4pm
with Jen Danch
Our experiences of violence impacts our lives, and our activism. To challenge patriarchy, colonialism and capitalism we need to be able to defend ourselves and our communities. Join us for a physical self-defence workshop and a discussion about gender norms and the right to anger, to healthy aggression and to countering the pathologizing of women who fight back. Jen Danch is an activist, amateur boxer and survivor of gender-based violence. She is currently the Coordinator of Shape Your Life - a free recreational boxing project for women and trans survivors of violence. www.torontonewsgirls.com/shapeyourlife
Tools for Change is a series of skills-sharing and skills-building workshops designed to help you gain the tools for doing research, education, and action for social and ecological justice. For full schedule of trainings, visit: www.opirgtoronto.org/training
*Register Now!* To register for workshops, please write to tools.change at gmail.com.
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