T.O. Greenspiration Events: We are the 99%
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Nov 6 23:29:50 EST 2011
Toronto Greenspiration Events
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Rendevous with Madness Film Festival
Nov. 4 - 12
Locations: TIFF Bell Lightbox - Reitman Square, 350 King St. West/ Workman Arts - 651 Dufferin Street/ NFB - 150 John St. / Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 33 Russell St. / T.A.N. Coffee, 992 Queen St. West
www.rendezvouswithmadness.com
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General Assemblies: A Primer
Monday, November 7, 5 p.m.
Occupy Toronto, St. James Park (Church and Adelaide), at the Who Is the 99%? tent (the blue canopy next the Free School)
With Elise Thorburn (an organizer with the Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly and a graduate student studying the philosophy of techology. She is also an editor with Upping the Anti: A journal of theory and action.)
What are assemblies and why are we using them in the Occupy Movement? What ideas led to the creation of assemblies as decision-making bodies, and how can we strengthen our assembly as a political institution and instrument?
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An Evening with S. Brian Willson
Mon. Nov. 7th, 6:00 pm Dinner • 7:00 pm Speakers
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street
$20 suggested donation
a fundraiser for the War Resisters Support Campaign • www.resisters.ca • resisters at sympatico.ca
S. Brian Willson is a Vietnam veteran and peace activist. In September 1987, Willson lost both his legs when he was run over by a U.S. government munitions train during a nonviolent blocking action. He recently published a memoir, Blood on the Tracks.
Join us for an evening of food and conversation with S. Brian Willson, and get an update on the most recent developments in the campaign to win asylum in Canada for Iraq War resisters.
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Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields
Monday, November 7, 7 p.m.
Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
Free
Jon Snow’s documentary focuses on the final weeks of the civil war between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers. The film’s footage covers unspeakable atrocities committed by both sides. This documentary provides startling evidence that urges the United Nations to launch an inquiry to investigate violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws during the civil war.
MPs Peggy Nash and Rathika Sitsabaiesan will discuss Canada’s role in calling for an international inquiry into the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians.
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Mind Control and the Police State: From Prescription Drugs to Trauma Based MK Ultra
Surveillance and the Law of Forfeiture. Why "The War on Drugs" will never end.
Speaker: Sydney White, Investigative Journalist, Studies in Propaganda
Monday, November 7, 6-8 pm FREE
U of T, St. George Campus, Room 159, 80 St. George Street
More info call 416-787-0592
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Non Toxic Living for Women
Monday November 7, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Grassroots Riverdale store (372 Danforth Avenue) near Chester Station
http://www.facebook.com/grassrootsenvironmentalproducts?ref=ts
Registration: call the store or drop in 1-888-633-5833
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Post-election Update: Diversity in Polics: Where do we Stand?
Tuesday, November 8, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen's Park, Toronto
With the three recent elections - provincial, federal and municipal – still fresh in our minds, let's step back and take this opportunity to look at diversity in elected office.
- To what extent do those who ran for office - and those who were elected - reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of the Toronto region?
- Have parties run diverse candidates in winnable ridings?
- What more can be done to change the face of political leadership in the country's most diverse city region?
Myer Siemiatycki, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University, presents newly released findings on the state of diversity in elected office. Hear from our panel of political insiders on what worked, what didn’t, and what parties can do to ensure that their representatives better reflect their constituents.
Register online at: http://diversecitypostelectionupdate.eventbrite.com/
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Are Police Part of the 99%?
Tuesday, November 8, 5 p.m.
Occupy Toronto, St. James Park (Church and Adelaide), at the Who Is the 99%? tent (the blue canopy next the Free School)
With Kabir Joshi-Vijayan (a member of NOCOPS) and Mike Leitold ( a lawyer with the Movement Defense Committee).
This is an old question, and it’s important to learn from the many people who have wrestled with it before. How do police typically respond when people challenge the 1%? From mass arrests to racial profiling, from harassment to brutality, what role do police have in maintaining the status quo?
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Fishes of Toronto
Tues. Nov. 8, 1 – 2 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library - Beeton Auditorium
Speaker: Meg St. John, Toronto Region Conservation Association
http://www.toronto.ca/livegreen/getinvolved_speakers.htm
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Community Cannery Workshop
Tues. Nov. 8, 6:00-9:00 with registration starting at 5:45
Parkdale Neighbourhood Church, at 201 Cowan Avenue (steps south of Queen Street, between Dufferin and Lansdowne).
$45 for West End Food Co-op members or$50 for non-members (which includes the cost of a lifetime membership). Payment can be made in person at the workshop.
James Partanen and Heather Kilner, both expert canners with many years of experience, will be leading you through a delicious recipe and an in-depth discussion about canning and preserving. This will be a great way to learn new skills or brush up old ones. We will be canning delicious spiced apple rings with apples from one of our local farmers. You will learn about the theory and practice of preserving, gain hands-on experience using a hot water bath canner, and leave with some jars of delicious preserves.
Register here: http://westendfood.coop/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=124
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Toronto Talks Mobility – Public Forum
Wed. Nov. 9th, 7pm - 9 pm
City Hall Council Chambers (Queen and Bay)
Registration: www.citiescentre.utoronto.ca
A free public gathering of transportation experts, activists, politicians and citizens to kick-start a campaign for transportation solutions for the greater Toronto and Hamilton area.
Moderator - Christopher Hume, Toronto Star columnist
Speakers - George Hazel, Chairman, MRC McLean Hazel and author of Making Cities Work; Bob Stanley, Mobility Management and Urban Planning / Transit Expert
Respondents - Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary (via skype); Jeff Lehman, Mayor of Barrie
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Labour Unionism in Canada: Legacies and Limits
Wednesday, November 9, 8 p.m.
Occupy Toronto, St. James Park (Church and Adelaide) at the Who Is the 99%? tent (the blue canopy next the Free School)
With Sam Gindin (worked for the Canadian Auto Workers for 27 years as head of research and Assistant to the President).
Labour unions are a central force in the struggle for economic justice. What is the history of labour struggles in Canada, and how does this history shapes our current political and social context? How can Occupy Toronto activists draw from this history to strengthen our efforts?
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Toronto Talks Mobility – Symposium
Thur. Nov. 10, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Artscape Wychwood Barns
Free, Registration required, last day to register is Nov 8. Registration: www.citiescentre.utoronto.ca
Thursday morning will present the case for action with the state of mobility in Toronto and the need to implement funding solutions. In the afternoon panelists in the “success story” session will share successes that inspire and encourage the participants to want to take similar action here in Toronto. The final part of the day will allow participants to gather in topic areas to develop plans for action and share with the group.
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Children's Environmental Health Webinar
Thur. Nov. 10th.
This webinar, developed for service providers, is presented by Kathleen Cooper (Senior Researcher) and Theresa McClenaghan (Executive Director) of the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) in conjunction with Community Legal Education Ontario. It will explore why a child is vulnerable to toxic substances arising from environmental pollution and the use of consumer products. It will describe strategies for public education and outreach, and will review statutes, rights, remedies, and legal tools for public involvement and for assisting clients.
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Did Explosives Demolish the WTC Towers 1 and 2?: A Forensic Investigation Into 9/11
With Ron Craig, Ryerson University and International Society of Explosive Engineers
Thur. Nov. 10, 4-6 pm
University College, Rm. 179, U of T.
All welcome. No charge
Co-Sponsored by University College Health Studies Programme, Canadian Pugwash Group, Science for Peace, and Voice of Women for Peace
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(In)Equality Matters: Social justice and the economy
Thur. Nov. 10, 7:30 pm.
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street
Join us in person or live on the web!
Toronto! Incensed by skyrocketing corporate profits and plummeting average incomes? Think wealthy Canadians and corporations should contribute more to public goods and services? Why aren’t they? What can we do about it? Join Inter Pares and Canadians for Tax Fairness for an evening of discussion on how to foster economic equality.
Jean Symes from Inter Pares, Armine Yalnizyan, one of Canada’s leading progressive economists, and Dr. Yao Graham, renowned African activist and coordinator of Third World Network-Africa, will speak about examples of deepening economic inequality they see in communities worldwide, and what we can do about it.
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Poverty in Canada
Thursday, November 10, 5 p.m.
Occupy Toronto, St. James Park (Church and Adelaide) at the Who Is the 99%? tent (the blue canopy next the Free School)
With Sarah Vance (an organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty).
The violence of the 1% hits poor people the hardest. Long before the latest austerity assault began, poor people in Toronto have struggled to secure the most basic needs: affordable food, housing and healthcare. Many OccupyTO participants want to work towards securing these basic needs, but misconceptions about poverty persist within the camp. Join us for a discussion about how poverty works, and how to strengthen solidarity between poor people and the Occupy movement.
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I Have a Little Sugar
Thur. Nov. 10
Rainbow Cinema (Front and Jarvis)
6:30 pm Intro to MINT and screening
6:35 pm Gord Paynter performance
6:50 pm Two Men From Earth Performance
7:50 pm Intermission (15 minutes)
8:05 pm I Have a Little Sugar (48 mins)
8:55 pm Post-Film Discussion – with the cast and film-maker
9:40 pm Reception with Cash Bar and Raffle
10:00 pm Finish
Diabetes has been called the Silent Killer of the 21st century. Are some ethnic groups predisposed to this condition? This moving personal documentary takes us on a journey through the lives of four people who come to terms with their condition. This riveting documentary uses these personal stories to explore the hard facts surrounding the "Sugar Disease" and presents some controversial research findings.
http://www.youtube.com/user/MINTFilmFestival#p/a/u/0/kLm04HSibg http://www.mintff.org
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Women's Human Rights: The Promise and the Reality. A Worldview from Women's Local and Global Organizing
Thursday, November 10, 7 pm
Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire Place, U of T
For more info: cwse at utoronto.ca or 416 978 2080
Speaker: Shanti Dairiam, Founder of the International Women's Human Rights Action Watch-Asia Pacific and former expert United Nations CEDAW member
This event is free, accessible and open to the public. It will be followed by a reception at the OISE Library, 252 Bloor St West.
Presented by the Centre for Women's Studies in Education at OISE, with support from the International Research Development Centre
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Toronto Stop the Cuts Upcoming Meetings
Downtown East Stop the Cuts Meeting
Thursday, November 10, 6pm- 8pm
Parliament St. Library, 2nd Floor (Parliament & Gerrard) *accessible & TTC tokens provided.
Contact: TorontoDTE at gmail.com, for more information or to get involved. http://www.torontostopthecuts.com/
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Rethink Afghanistan 62 minutes, 2009
Friday, November 11 - 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Room 2-212 at the St. George Subway Station.
Everyone welcome. $4 donation requested.
Please visit: www.socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com or call 416 – 535-8779.
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Under Control - An Archaeology of Nuclear Energy
Film screening and discussion with director Volker Sattel
Friday, November 11, 6 pm
Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex Avenue), U of T, Toronto
Filmed in several German nuclear power plants over a three-year period, director Volker Sattel set out to show what goes on inside the walls of such facilities.After a well-received debut at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2011, the film had its theatrical release in Germany a matter of weeks after the Fukushima disaster and played an important role in the debates around Germany’s decision to scrap nuclear power by 2022.
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Under Construction: The Politics of Walls in Palestine and Beyond
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=240224836034300
Fri. Nov. 11, 7 p.m.
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street (Bloor and Bathurst)
Admission at the door ($5 or more) (no one is turned away)
In the context of the International Week Against the Wall in Palestine, this panel will look at the local and global dimensions of separation dynamics in Palestine, Cyprus, and Spain-Morocco. The Israeli-built wall in Palestine is not the first case of separation, racial and national ghettoization, or securitized borders; the phenomenon of separation walls is a globally proliferating one. They are materially and abstractly constructed, framed and crossed in different forms depending on the contexts in which they are embedded.
Speakers: Anna M. Agathangelou, Nayrouz Abu-Hatoum, David Moffette
Email: info at beitzatoun.org Phone: 647-726-9500
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Derailed: A Dance Party - with the Toronto Cyclists Union
Fri. Nov. 11, Doors at 9:00. Presentations until 10:00. Silent auction, raffles and dancing until 1:30 a.m.
at CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst (just south of Bloor)
Members get in free. Non-members $5. Join or renew and get in free & get a free beer. Bring a non-member and let's keep the drive alive!
RSVP on our Facebook event page!
Not on Facebook? Check out our event page on our website for more info.
A special thanks to our event sponsors Mill Street Brewery, the Bicycle Commons and Hoopdriver Bicycles!
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Dying with Confidence
Fri. Nov 11, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Centre of Gravity, 180 Sudbury St. (near Queen and Dufferin)
By donation (Suggested $20)
A talk with Anyen Rinpoche at looking at the depth of death and dying in accord with the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. How can we use the process of dying to find a compassionate and fulfilling life in the here and now?
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THRIVE: What on Earth Will it Take?
Friday, November 11 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
OISE Auditorium (Main Floor), 252 Bloor Street West, right near St. George Station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OibqdwHyZxk&feature=player_embedded
This movie will be released and screened simultaneously around the world on the same day, 11/11/11. Come and be amazed! Let us align our intentions towards the highest potential of human civilization, cultivating the imaginations of the inspired to build a sustainable world in harmony with the natural forces of the planet we share. We have an obligation to honour our ancestors, and a moral imperative to build a system for the future generations that preserves and provides an equal opportunity for all of us to Thrive.
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Join the Earth Defenders Training and Skillshare
Nov. 11-13
Greenpeace is hosting a training and skillshare for those that want to get basic skills in campaigning, working with the media, campaign and group organizing, as well as civil disobedience & non-violent direct action. This training is for anyone who wants to gain basic social change skills and network with others who want to stop environmental destruction and social injustice.
http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/Blog/join-the-ontario-earth-defenders-training/blog/37299/
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Occupy Toronto March
Saturday, November 12, 2 p.m.
St. James park (Church and Adelaide)
All out on November 12th! Occupying Toronto for 1 month and growing! This
is
a
call
to
all
supporters
and allies
to
join
our
march
on
the
12th
and
send
out
a
clear
show
of
strength!
We
will
be
marching
in
solidarity with
all
of
the
First
Nations,
in
support
of
their
land
claims
across
the
country
and
across
all
of
North
America.
More information
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What is Anti-Oppression? Why should you care about it?
Workshop 2: Sat Nov 12, 1pm to 5pm
Aangen Community Centre, on Dovercourt Road north of Bloor Street
$45
Anti-oppression and being an ally. Understanding privilege and intersectionality. Activism and understanding and practicing anti-oppression
in coalition with others (individuals and groups).
To arrange payment and get the address of the workshops, email may_lui at rogers.com or go to http://www.aangen.com/workshops.asp.
https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150289304587911
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Dykes Planning Tykes: Queering the Family Tree – film followed by Q&A
Saturday, November 12, 3pm - 5 pm
@ University of Toronto, Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue (South of Bloor)
Dykes Planning Tykes: Queering the Family Tree explores the profoundly transformative impact of a modest community-based course for lesbian/bi/queer women considering parenthood. Touching on key aspects of the history of lesbian and queer women as parents, this hour-long film explores issues, dilemmas and decisions facing queer people wanted to be parents, and elaborates the ways we are queering the family tree!
Childcare provided. To RSVP for childcare please contact Mariko Tamaki at mtamaki at sherbourne.on.ca.
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GTWA Day School: Understanding and Fighting Austerity
Sat. 12 November · 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Ryerson Student Union, 63 Gould Street
What are some of the forces that are driving the current crisis? How is it pushing forward the agenda of business and governments to get working people and our organizations to tighten our belts and accept their calls for austerity? What forms is resistance taking around the world –what are the strengths and limitation...s of that resistance and what can we learn from it?
With the Ford administration’s plans to cut social services, dramatically increase privatization and attack the rights of municipal workers, what do we have to do to resist? How must we change the way we have been doing things in our communities and unions in order to prevent our isolation and loss of our livelihoods and key services? Let’s collectively address these questions in an afternoon of information and critical discussion.
This is a free event, all are welcome and childcare subsidy provided with prior notice sent to workingclassfightback at gmail.com
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Eco Fair at the Barns
Sunday, November 13, 1 – 4 p.m.
Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. (south of St. Clair)
Free!
- energy auditors and vendors of solar systems - hands-on demonstration of draft-proofing
- activities for kids - music - refreshments
Fun for the whole family! Guidance on home energy retrofits, displays by local green groups, and lots of hands-on activities.
Co-sponsored by Green Neighbours 21 and the Wychwood Barns Community Association, greenneighbours at yahoo.ca
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Stop the Cuts - Training Workshops
Sun. November 13, 10am-4pm
252 Bloor Street West- OISE building (U of T) – rooms 2214 and 2213
Please register by emailing us at: stopthecuts.workshops at gmail.com (or get in touch if you have any questions/concerns)
There’s one question on everyone’s minds: What is happening with the City cuts? And how do we stop it? Join us for these interactive workshops where we discuss Rob Ford’s newest timeline to squash public services; how these cuts are connected to an austerity agenda that is provincial, federal and global; and what are some strategies to defend our neighborhoods.
http://www.torontostopthecuts.com/
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Sexism in the 99%
Sunday, November 13, 3:30 p.m.
Occupy Toronto, St. James Park (Church and Adelaide) at the Who Is the 99%? tent (the blue canopy next the Free School)
With Jonah Gindin (a Toronto-based organizer and member of OCAP and Stop the Cuts) and Clare O’Connor (a Toronto-based activist and writer).
When we join together to resist the 1%, we can’t forget that the interpersonal is political. Sexism and sexual violence persist even among people who are committed to resisting systems of domination and exploitation. Join us for a workshop on three related themes: understanding consent (“no means no!” and beyond), preventing sexual violence in activist spaces (including in St. James Park), and confronting sexism in meetings.
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Community Energy – More than Power
Mon.-Tues. Nov. 14-15
Toronto Metro Convention Centre
3rd Annual Community Power Conference and Power Networking Centre - Ontario's green energy future to be focus of third annual Community Power Conference. How will the Feed-in-Tariff review shape Green Energy 2.0 in Ontario?
http://cpconference.ca/
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