T.O. Greenspiration - VOTE!
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun May 1 22:03:35 EDT 2011
Toronto Greenspiration Events
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Election Day - VOTE
Mon. May 2
Bring your voter registration card and I.D.
Don't have a voter registration card? You can vote anyways! Just bring I.D. and a piece of mail, a bill, or something with your
your address.
Don't know where to vote? Go to www.elections.ca
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Hot Docs
North America's largest documentary film festival through May 8
http://www.hotdocs.ca/
Angela's Picks: http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/search/search&category=200/
Wiebo's War
Eco-Pirate: the Story of Paul Watson
If a Tree Falls: The story of the Earth Liberation Front
After the Apocalypse
People of a Feather
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Indigenous Rights, Resource Extraction and Conflict
Public Panel with Voices from Affected Communities
Mon. May 2, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Wetmore Hall, New College, U of T, 40 Willcocks St.
An event of the Ecumenical Conference on Mining: Building Alliances between Church Leaders from the South and North
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Green Cleaning: Everything You Always Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask
Monday, May 2, 10AM - 4PM, Bloor and Dovercourt
Register here: http://www.anarreshealth.ca/node/1064
In this fun, fact filled and hands on six hour workshop, you will learn to use easy to find all-natural ingredients to make your very own creations! Read more here: http://www.anarreshealth.ca/node/830
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If A Tree Falls: A Story Of The Earth Liberation Front
Tue, May 3 @ 7:00 PM Cumberland 3
Thu, May 5 @ 4:30 PM TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
85 minutes | USA | Language: English | Canadian Premiere | Rating: PG
After millions in arson damage, the FBI names eco-activist group ELF its number-one domestic terrorist threat. Is the unlikely suspect a passionate environmentalist, or a dangerous fanatic? Oscar-nominated director Marshall Curry (Street Fight) uncovers the characters behind the blazing headlines. If a Tree Falls reveals an unlikely man behind the terrorist verdict: Daniel McGowan, a mild-mannered, middle-class citizen earning a master’s degree in acupuncture.
View the full synopses here.
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Being Caribou
Directed by Leanne Allison and Diana Wilson, 2004, 72 min
Wednesday, May 4 at 4pm
At the NFB (John and Richmond)
FREE
Environmentalist Leanne Allison and wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer follow a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot, across 1,500 kilometres of rugged Arctic tundra. The husband-and-wife team wants to raise awareness of threats to the caribou's survival.
http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/schedule.php?id=2383
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Grandmothers Taking Action & Building Hope
Seven African grandmothers from Swaziland and South Africa will be present to discuss their innovative community-level responses to HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Ilana Landsberg-Lewis will be speaking about the power and impact of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign which has raised over $12 million in just five years for African grandmothers and the children in their care.
Wednesday, May 4th – 7:30pm
William Doo Auditorium, New College, U of T, 45 Willcocks Street (at the corner of Spadina Avenue)
RSVP: Ryna Olonan, rolonan at stephenlewisfoundation.org
Sponsored by the Stephen Lewis Foundation
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People of a Feather
Thursday, May 5 at 6:30PM - TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
Saturday, May 7 at 1:30PM - Isabel Bader Theatre
Sunday, May 8 at 9:00PM - Innis Town Hall
People of a Feather is a breathtaking journey into the remote world of the Belcher Islands Inuit people. Uniting this community's past and present is their cultural connection with the eider duck, a species now suffering massive die-offs. Eider down, the warmest feather in the world, is essential for surviving harsh Arctic winters. But both the Inuit and the eiders are struggling to adapt to changing sea dynamics as seasons and ocean currents are reversed by run-off from hydroelectric dams that power North America's entire eastern seaboard. Filmed over seven winters, Arctic ecologist and cinematographer Joel Heath's debut feature employs stunning time-lapse photography and underwater footage to create an authentic and insightful portrayal of a community challenged by a changing environment. This stunning piece of visual poetry weaves past with present to powerfully acknowledge humankind's relationship with nature and the fragility of our existence.
90 Minutes | Canada | Language: (Subtitled) English Inuktitut | World Premiere
For more information: http://www.hotdocs.ca/film/title/people_of_a_feather
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LIVING WITHOUT MONEY
Free screening of Toronto premiere with director and producer
Thursday, May 5th, 6 p.m.
OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor Street West
In 'Living Without Money' we meet the German woman Heidemarie Schwermer (68) who made a deliberate choice to live without money 14 years ago. One day she cancelled her flat, donated all of her belongings and started a new life based on exchanging favors – without the use of money. The experiences she made totally changed her outlook on life. Today she is living an interesting and adventurous life, which is very much related to living in the moment without worrying about the future.
The film reflects around themes of materialism and over-consumption - how money influences our way of thinking, living and acting – and the consequences this has on our life, health and the environment. To see the trailer and learn more about the film visit: http://livingwithoutmoney.org/. This event is free to the public.
For media inquiries please contact Ryan Dyment at dyment at gmail.com.
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Leslieville-Riverdale Tree Tour
Thursday May 5, 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: meeting place will be emailed to registrants
Tour Leader: LEAF's Amanda Gomm, Manager of Volunteer and Community Engagement
Tour Partner: Leslieville-Riverdale Tree Project
Cost: $5 suggested donation at start of tour
Over the past four years, community members have been going door-to-door encouraging their neighbours to plant trees. Join us as we explore this neighbourhood and visit some of those residents who have participated in this amazing grass-roots project!
Registration Recommended
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School of Activism
Popular education with the Catalyst Centre
Starting Thur. May 5
Current offerings include:
“Catalytic Conversations - Exploring Activism”
“Not Just a Bag O’ Tricks - Popular Education Tools, Techniques and Thoughts”
“If People Counted: Popular Economics and Economic Diversity”
For more information and to register:
http://www.catalystcentre.ca/a-school-of-activism
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Book Launch Party: The Next Eco-Warriors
Friday, May 6 · 7 pm - 11:30 pm
Revival, 783 College Street
You're invited to the book launch party of The Next Eco-Warriors, edited by Emily Hunter. Come celebrate: Live bands, Giveaways & Eco-Warriors! Musical Performance by: Late July. Host: Derek Forgie, Stand-up, MTV Canada
Speakers Include:
-Emily Hunter, Editor
-Ben Powless, Indigenous Environment Network
-Jo-Anne McArthur, We Animals
-Joshua Kahn Russell, Ruckus Society
-David Nickarz, Sea Shepherd
+ More
Join the Party! Join the Revolution!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189896214387586
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- Toronto Socialist Action presents a public forum -
What a Federal Election! Now What's next?
Friday, May 6, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Room 2-212 (at the St. George Subway Station)
Everyone is welcome. $4 donation requested, or PWYC.
Guest speakers:
- Cheri DiNovo - NDP MPP for Parkdale-High Park in Toronto, Ontario Legislature NDP critic for Public Transit, Housing, Citizenship and Immigration, Employment Standards and Women's Issues.
- John Orrett - President of Thornhill federal NDP Constituency Association, member of the NDP Socialist Caucus steering committee, member of Socialist Action.
- Mike Skinner - Researcher, York Centre for International and Security Studies, spent March 2011 on an investigative tour of Afghanistan and Pakistan, former shop steward in CUPE Local 3903 and CUPW Toronto Local, former CUPW national education facilitator for ten years and alternate national union representative.
An open Q & A, and discussion period will follow the presentations.
For more information, e-mail: barryaw at rogers.com www.socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com or call 416-535-8779
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Green Cleaning: DIY Natural Cleaning Party!
Friday, May 6, 6:30 to 8:30pm
Anarres Natural Health, 792A Dovercourt Road
INFO: http://www.anarreshealth.ca/node/1006
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Mining Injustice Conference 2011 : Confronting Corporate Impunity
May 6 – 8, Fri. night – Sunday
Sidney Smith Hall, U of T, room 2117, 100 St. George Street
Winona LaDuke - 1:15 p.m.
This conference reflects the collective effort of several organizations and grass roots groups in Toronto, in collaboration with peoples, communities and organizations facing and resisting the entrance of corporate mining mega-projects into their territories.
Particular themes that will be discussed this year include:
• Gendered violence, inequity and feminist perspectives
• Militarization and forced displacement
• Indigenous knowledge and spirituality as forms of resistance
• Labour rights and the rhetoric of development
• Criminalization of dissent and protest
• Environmental contamination effects and health
• Food security and water rights
• The cycle of supply and demand of uranium in the North
• Tar sands and the petroleum industry in the North and South
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48852021264&ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=208042585891073
http://www.solidarityresponse.net/
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After the Apocalypse
Fri. May 6, 7:15 p.m., the Cumberland
Sat. May 7, 7 p.m., Innis Town Hall
One in 20 children born to women living near a Russian nuclear-weapon testing site in Kazakhstan has birth defects. As a prominent doctor plans to introduce “genetic passports,” two mothers fight for the right to keep their unborn children.
http://www.hotdocs.ca/
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Mayworks – Festival of Working People and the Arts
Visual art, performance, workshops, music, film & video.
May 7 – 15
www.mayworks.ca
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March and protest against electroshock
Sat. May 7, 2:00
In front of Queen's Park, Toronto, ON
At 1:15 PM, we will gather at the northeast corner of College and Spadina, and peacefully march to Queen’s Park. If you will not be marching, join us at 2 PM for the rally.
This family-friendly event will feature free food and drink; speeches from survivors, academics, and allies, including MPP Cheri DiNovo; and a live performance from Juno-award-winning singer-songwriter Roger Ellis.
Sponsored by the Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault (CAPA), Nellie’s Women’s Shelter, The Opal Project, the Friendly Spike Theatre Band, Greenspiration, the Bread and Bricks Social Justice Group, the Women’s Counselling Referral and Education Centre (WCREC), Maggie’s Toronto, the Centre for Women’s Studies in Education (CWSE at OISE/UT), MindFreedom International, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), We the People, CKLN Radio, Students on Seven (at OISE/UT), Resistance Against Psychiatry, the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre (PARC), and the Mental Health Legal Committee.
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Tools for Change presents:
Grassroots Financial Management 101
Saturday May 7, 1pm – 4pm
with Sharmeen Khan
In the whirl of everyday demands, it’s easy to loose track of our finances. The consequences are bad enough when we mismanage
personal money,and the stakes are just as high when we’re dealing with the limited budgets of grassroots activist organizations. Come learn about the basic steps you must take to manage your group’s finances, including an introduction to bookkeeping.
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
To register, please write to tools.change at gmail.com.
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Sanctuary Schools Forum
Saturday May 7, 10 am – 1 pm
OISE, Room 2-211, 252 Bloor St. West
Organized by Educators for Peace & Justice and No One Is Illegal
Our schools, and especially our students and their parents, are increasingly under attack. Teachers have a unique and special responsibility to ensure that our schools can be places of sanctuary where we can all create the socially just and equitable communities we expect and deserve. In order for teachers to be effective agents for social change and justice, we must work in direct coalition with our students, their parents, and all other groups who are working to address the issues which affect the daily lives of our communities. Often teachers find ourselves working in isolation from our colleagues, from the communities we work in, and from the lives of our students and their families.
The Sanctuary Schools Forum will be an opportunity to break this isolation, and connect teachers to each other as well as to the social movements being led by our students and their communities.
Forum Topics:
• Gender Based Violence & Supporting LGBTQ2 Youth and their Families
• Don't Ask Don't Tell: Keeping Students Safe from Deportation
• Protecting Students from Police in Schools
• Movement Building: Mobilizing Teachers to Resist Neo-Liberalism
Child Care Provided Upon Request
Please register at: http://bit.ly/SanctuarySchoolForum
Get more information at: www.epjweb.org (ready by mid-April) and http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/
Sponsors / Endorsers:
• OSSTF District 12 Human Rights Committee
• TDSB Gender Based Violence Prevention Office
• Student Teachers Union, OISE
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Decolonizing the Heart: Healing from rage and using anger constructively.
Saturday, May 7, 9:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street, Toronto (one block south of College between Spadina and Beverley)
Building a movement of allies and not just coming together over issues requires the personal work of decolonizing one’s own heart. Colonization writ large and small requires decolonization solutions large and small. We must start by decolonizing ourselves in order to build decolonized communities, and from there, begin to decolonize the state.
This workshop will use “The Walk of Life”, developed by Murray Kelly, a proven structure and process which guides people towards personal healing through understanding the “baggage” they came into the world with. After all, whether we like them or not, from our infant and child perspective, we came into the world as members of families, not members of the state. “The Walk of Life” is a tremendously effective multi-generational healing instrument and a useful structure to be passed on and used by participants to encourage and support further healing work.
Through the telling of personal stories, we will face some of the challenges and moments of truth that we all experience in our colonized states. From there we can do the work of decolonizing our hearts.
Event is wheel-chair accessible and close to TTC. Light refreshments provided.
Price: suggested sliding scale donation $5-$20 or PWYC.
For more info: 416 538 0224 or bigbear3 at sympatico.ca
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Scarborough Green Fair - Biodiversity of the Community
Sat May 7, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, 100 Brimley Rd. S. at Kingston Road, Scarborough
There will be numerous green exhibits, gardening vendors, displays, nature walks, garden/nature workshops and activities for children. Subtitled "Biodiversity of the Community - Sharing our Resources" this event will demonstrate how you can create a greener school, home and neighbourhood to support Mother Earth!
Come learn about neighbourhood Bee, Butterfly and Bird friends or take a workshop on Composting, Vermicomposting (worms!), Container Gardening and Butterfly Migration. Do you have a gardening question? Then stop by the Toronto Master Gardeners' table! Explore the outdoors on a Jane's Walk along the Scarborough Bluffs with the Toronto Field Naturalists.
Kids! You will have your own Kids Korner where you can plant seeds, make your own arts and crafts, enjoy face painting and much more. Learn about turtles and frogs at the Toronto Zoo display! There will be lots of cool booths including worm and reptile demonstrations!
The Fair is hosted by St Agatha's Stewards of the Earth and the Blessed Cardinal Newman Tree Huggers, in partnership with Live Green Toronto, BEAN (Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network),TRCA, Evergreen and the Toronto Zoo.
For more information, contact: Anne Marie McCowan or Liza Tilander, 416 393-5302 (day) or stagathaecoteam at hotmail.ca
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Chornobyl 25 - Lessons for the Future
Sat. May 7th
Hospital For Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Daniels Hollywood Theatre
8:00-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:00 Welcome
9:00- 10:30 Chornobyl: The Political and Social Aftermath
10:45 - 12:30 Energy: Quo Vadis?
13:15 - 15:00 Health effects
15:15 -17:00 Disaster Management & Emergency Preparedness
Sponsored by U of T Faculty of Medicine Chornobyl Project
The conference is free of charge but registration is necessary. RSVP 416 813 5278
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