T.O. Greenspiration Events: What's Going On?
Angela Bischoff
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Sun Nov 25 19:58:04 EST 2012
T.O. Greenspiration Events
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CALL TO ACTION! Will you call or email your City Councillor before Tues. the 27th (no matter where you live in Toronto) and encourage him/her to support Councillor Palacio’s motion to give GE-Hitachi's uranium plant at Lansdowne/Dupont the boot in 5 years? All the Councillors need to hear from their constituents that this issue is important! Thanks...
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The Global Health Division, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto in collaboration with the Master of Global Affairs Program, Munk School of Global Affairs and Doctors Without Borders Canada and Science for Peace invite to you attend The 2012 Dr. ZOFIA PAKULA Inaugural Lecture to be given by:
Ursula M. Franklin - Ask: How are you? Not Who are you? Reflections on Public Health and Peace
University Professor Emerita, Senior Fellow, Massey College
Monday, November 26, Reception at 5 p.m. with program at 5:30 p.m.
6TH Floor Auditorium, 155 College Street (just w. of University, s. side of College)
RSVP to j.kopelow at utoronto.ca
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Mahjoub: Turning the Tables
Mr. Mahjoub will be in court in November to expose the myriad abuses – racial profiling, use of torture-obtained information, destroyed evidence, breach of solicitor-client privilege, stealing defence documents, more – that have marked his 12-year case. His lawyers will ask the court to stop proceedings against him and throw out the security certificate.
Dates for these hearings will be the week of November 26 - 30, 9:30am to 5:30pm, 180 Queen St.
Please sign up for a shift of court solidarity: http://doodle.com/wyf2q6mmyuwtpkq8
In November, our focus will be on holding government officials accountable for all the crimes committed against Mr. Mahjoub, as one of many Canadian victims of the "war on terror". We demand an end to Islamophobic and racist immigration and security laws in the war of terror against people of colour and Muslims. Read our full update of coming happenings and actions here: www.supportmahjoub.org/mahjoub-an-end-in-sight/.
Join our mailing list by emailing justiceformahjoub at gmail.com and like our facebook pages.
www.supportmahjoub.org justiceformahjoub at gmail.com
facebook.com/supportmahjoub www.facebook.com/events/548613898489453/
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Sex, Race and Class: The New Terms of Unity
Book launch and public lecture, by Selma James, Global Women's Strike Co-ordinator
'Mon. Nov. 26, 7 p.m.
George Ignatieff Theatre, Trinity College, 15 Devonshire Place, U of T
(closest subway is St. George. Devonshire Place is located between Bedford and St. George, half a block South of Bloor)
Free
Sponsored by: Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto. Centre for Feminist Research, York University, CUPE 3902, University of Toronto, Equity Studies, New College, University of Toronto, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE/University of Toronto, CAW Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy, Ryerson University
For more info: cynthia.wright at utoronto.ca; da.trotz at utoronto.ca
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"Pay it No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson" and "Remember Me In Red"
Trans Film Screening series: Trans Day of Remembrance Edition
Mon.Nov.26, 6 pm food / 6:30pm films
William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks st., U of T
Free film, snacks, talk
Everyone welcome. Allies welcome.
► PAY IT NO MIND: MARSHA P. JOHNSON : a documentary about the revolutionary trans activist, Stonewall instigator, Andy Warhol model, drag queen, sex worker and generous New York character. From the 1960's through her too-soon demise, Marsha persevered through a life embodied by her middle initial P, which stood for "Pay It No Mind." Queer history doesn't just happen. Trans rights don't just happen. The revolution takes a queen with a smile, flowers in her hair – and possibly a brick in hand! This Trans Day of Remembrance let's think through our historical responsibility – take action – and smile.
► REMEMBER ME IN RED: questions how even when we choose to be our most authentic selves in our lives, how will be remembered in death? This short is a testament to all those who live on their own terms, only to risk dying on someone else's.
For info and accessibility contact: transfilmseries at gmail.com
|| ASL-English Interpretation || captions || gender-neutral washrooms* || wheelchair accessible ||
|| trans-positive space || food – vegan & nut-free with gluten-free options || TTC tokens available || FREE ||
www.facebook.com/events/462638923788807
@TRANSfilmseries
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Working Women and the City - Celebrating the successes of immigrant women across Toronto
Book launch: A beautiful collection of stories that celebrates the inspiring lives of immigrant women across our city.
Monday, November 26, 6 - 8 p.m.
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St West (at Gladstone Ave)
Complimentary hors d’oeuvres ~ Cash bar
No cover charge ~ Donations welcome
Plus art sale - Purchase from a beautiful selection of paintings produced by talented working women. $15-$40
Working Women Community Centre is the proud host of this community event. As a non-profit charitable organization, we have been providing services to immigrant women throughout the city for over 35 years. All proceeds from this event benefit the immigrant women and their families who depend on the Working Women Community Centre.
For more info: www.workingwomencc.org
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Centre for Urban Schooling's Forum on Equity and Social Justice in Education presents a Panel & Discussion:
From Chicago to Toronto: Educational Activism in Increasingly Conservative Times
Tues. Nov. 27, 5 - 8 p.m.
OISE Library, 252 Bloor Street West (St George Subway)
Educators, Students & Community Members Welcome!
What are the roles of educational activists within their classrooms, schools, communities and unions in responding to the challenges we all face in increasingly conservative times? Panel:
- Jackson Potter is a Chicago teacher and founding member of the Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) and the Grassroots Education Movement. Jackson was a leader in the recent Chicago Teachers strike. He currently serves the Chicago Teachers Union as its staff coordinator.
- Nigel Barriffe is a TDSB elementary school teacher in Rexdale. Nigel has been serving the community of Etobicoke-North through civic engagement, community development and youth leadership for many years.
- Tim McCaskell is a long-time Toronto writer, activist and educator who in 2005 published “Race to Equity: Disrupting Educational Inequality”, a history of the struggle for equity in Toronto public schools.
- Monica Rosas is a secondary school teacher who describes herself as an artist, educator, and agitator. Monica challenges and provokes discussion on gender, the environment and the experiences of racialized young people throughout Toronto’s urban schools.
Please RSVP to Nina Lewis at 416-978-0146 or cusforum at utoronto.ca
Organized by: Centre for Urban Schooling (CUS), Educators for Peace and Justice (EPJ), Elementary Teachers of Toronto (ETT), Ontario Secondary School Teacher Federation (OSSTF)
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Mamwi ["Together" in Algonquin language]
+ raw original 2012 footage from site of struggle with Resolute Forest Products logging company
Tuesday Nov. 27, 7pm
OISE (252 Bloor St.W. Toronto) Room #5-250
Pay What You Can
Film and Speaker: Ilyan Balicki, a Toronto-based social justice activist who recently made a solidarity visit to Poigan Bay Algonquin Territory to stand and learn with the Traditional Elders of the Algonquin One Nation with regard to the illegal logging of their territory and associated cultural degradation. With this screening, TorontotheBetter encourages all to stand in solidarity with First Nations brothers and sisters.
http://torontothebetter.blogspot.ca/2012/11/support-traditional-algonquin-one.html
www.TorontotheBetter.net - 416-707-3509 (tel.)
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Alternatives to Capitalism Workshop
Tuesday, November 27, 6:30pm
Centre for Social Justice, CSI, 720 Bathurst St. Second Floor, Room 1
One of the central tasks of remaking socialism for the 21st century is insisting upon and exploring alternatives to capitalism. This involves assessment of the historical debates and experiences of the 20th century; examining contemporary attempts to pursue social alternatives as in the examples from Cuba and the Bolivarian bloc of states; and investigating the practical alternatives to find a cooperative social logic in workers' cooperatives and control, eco-localism, and so forth. This workshop will provide a venue for debate and discussion of these issues. It will do so through reading groups, invited talks and public discussions.
Sponsors: York Institute for Political Economy Initative, Centre for Social Justice, Socialist Project
Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/events/467825249936248/
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United in Anger in Context: Dialogue on AIDS ACTION NOW and History of ACT-UP
Documentary Screening
Tuesday November 27, 6 - 9 p.m.
In Jackman Hall, at the Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West
Free
Community discussion on the past and present of AIDS ACTION NOW! in conjunction with a screening of the documentary 'United in Anger: A History of ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power)' from director: Jim Hubbard and producers: Jim Hubbard, Sarah Schulman. Featuring a panel discussion and Q & A with past and present members of AIDS ACTION NOW! including Tim McCaskell, Zoe Dodd, Maggie Atkinson, Alex McClelland and Glen Brown.
Presented in partnership with Visual AIDS for the Day With(out) Art
www.unitedinanger.com www.visualaids.org http://www.aidsactionnow.org/ https://twitter.com/AIDSActionNow http://www.ago.net/
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Sprouting!
Tuesday, November 27, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Wallberg Building, 200 College Street, room 258, U of T
This workshop covers simple sprouting techniques for everyone, all you need is a sink and a window. We will learn how to sprout using the jar method and a simple earth and tray method. These easy to grow superfoods are full of enzymes and other nutrients. Information on sourcing organic seeds, and safe sprouting is included. We can share our ideas about supplies,(diverting form waste stream), and support each other in making space for sprouting in busy lives. Sprouting is a great way to be healthy, reduce your "food print", and occupy your kitchen.
More info: Transition Toronto http://transitiontoronto.ning.com/events/sprouting
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Memory as Resistance: Grassroots Archives and the Battle of Memory
Tuesday November 27, 7 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (near Bloor and Bathurst)
Free
People’s history projects such as grassroots archives preserve and share stories of resistance, hidden histories, and alternative visions. Their role is particularly important as official archives are forced to restrict acquisitions, limit access and discard materials as funding is slashed. How can we preserve the history of our movements? Where can we preserve them? Can we work together to digitize and share: 'Archive locally, share globally'? Join us for a talk and discussion with historian Natalie Davis, Ulli Diemer of Connexions, Dennis Findlay and Helen Lenskyj of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, and others.
http://www.connexions.org/CxLibrary/Docs/PreservationSubversion.htm
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Call to Action to all friends concerned about the G.E. uranium plant on Lansdowne (at Dupont)
Wed. Nov. 28, 1:30 rally at Nathan Phillips Square (outside City Hall, Queen and Bay), 2 p.m. Council Chambers, T.O. City Hall
Ward 17 Councillor Cesar Palacio has put forward a Notice of Motion that will be considered at Toronto City Council at the Nov. 27/28th Council meeting. And read the story here. Palacio’s motion is asking support from Council to, among other things, persuade GE-Hitachi to move out of our community within 5 years. While we’d like them to leave sooner than that, we hope that Council will support his motion.
This is a CALL TO ACTION! Will you call or email your City Councillor before Tues. the 27th (no matter where you live in Toronto) and encourage him/her to support Palacio’s motion? And ask your friends to do the same? All the Councillors need to hear from their constituents that this issue is important! You can find your Councillor’s contact info here.
Also, Palacio’s motion is expected to be heard on Wed. Nov. 28th at 2 p.m., Toronto City Hall, Council Chambers (Queen and Bay). This may change, however. To double check on the 27th or 28th, check here If you’re able, please join us on Wed. Nov. 28th, 1:30 p.m. at Nathan Philips Square for a rally before heading into the Council Chamber to witness the Council debate. Please come!
Find out more: Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/370015163080483/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Blog: http://ge-uraniumsecrettoronto.blogspot.ca/
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Aboriginal Day of Action against Harper's Indian Act changes, bill 428
Wed. Nov. 28, noon
Queens Park (College and University)
All power to the people! Rally against the Harper Con agenda to extinguish native rights! A ceremony will happen before everything starts. We'll follow an agenda; an opening prayer, pipe song, Unity song-AIM, smudge and go from there(acknowlegements of communities in attendance) note; be prepared to march and dress warm as it could be cold. Bring warm clothes, water and your own refreshments.
https://www.facebook.com/events/305027606272260/
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Pear Chutney Canning Workshop
Wednesday November 28, 6 - 9 p.m.
Food Hub at 1229 Queen Street West, one door west of the south-west corner of Queen and Dufferin.
$45 for West End Food Co-op members or $50 for non-members
Celebrate the flavours of Autumn - we will be making a delicious pear chutney, with fruit from our local producers. WEFC's Food Production and Programming Coordinator, James Partanen, will lead you through the recipe as well as an in-depth discussion about canning and preserving. This will be a great way to learn new skills or brush up old ones. 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 chutney.
For more info: atjames at westendfood.coop.
Happy Canning!
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Guatemalan's Seek Justice Against Hudbay Minerals
Wed. Nov. 28, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor W. (St. George subway), Auditorium
Free, donations encouraged. Funds raised at this event help support the work of the Qeqchi people for justice, community development and protection of their environment.
Five Mayan Qeqchi people, from the nickel mining harmed communities of El Estor, department of Izabal, Guatemala, are in Toronto to participate with their lawyers in pre-trial cross-examinations with Hudbay Mineral’s lawyers. These examinations are part of 3 civil negligence suits filed against Hudbay Minerals concerning the gang rape of eleven Qeqchi women in 2007, and the killing of Adolfo Ich and shooting/paralyzing of German Chub in 2009. From 2008-2011, Hudbay Minerals tried to operate a nickel mine that has been controversial in Guatemala since the 1970s when then Canadian mining giant INCO (International Nickel Company) operated the mine, colluding with the US-backed Guatemalan military regime in acts of repression – including killings and disappearances – against the same Qeqchi population. Though Hudbay sold its mining interests in 2011, at an estimated loss of $200 million, Qeqchi people continue to seek justice and remedy for the human rights violations they suffered under the ownership and control of Hudbay, including the gang rape of eleven Qeqchi women, the killing of Adolfo Ich and the shooting/paralyzing of German Chub.
https://www.facebook.com/events/306394072798943/
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Salt of this Sea (2008)
Palestinian Cinema
Wednesday, Nov 28 @ 7 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (Bloor and Bathurst)
For November, Beit Zatoun presents two films set in inside Israel looking at dispossession. Directed by Annemarie Jacir, award-winning Salt of this Sea is the first Palestinian feature film directed by a woman. The film tells the story of Soraya, born in a working class family of Palestinian refugees living in Brooklyn, discovers that her grandfather's savings are frozen in a bank account in Jaffa when he was exiled in 1948. Stubborn, passionate and determined to reclaim what is hers, she fulfills her life-long dream of "returning" to Palestine.
http://beitzatoun.org/cms/events/view/12-11-28/Film_Salt_of_this_Sea.aspx
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Feminist Media Studies Circle Meeting
Love, Ladies, and “Chutney Popcorn”: Lesbian Representations in Film
Wednesday, 28 November, 1 - 2:30 pm
CWSE, OISE, 252 Bloor St. W., 2nd floor, RM 2-225
Free! Accessible! Feminist! Tea and cookies provided
Please register in advance to receive advance materials at cwse.oise at gmail.com.
Hosted by the Centre for Women’s Studies in Education (CWSE)
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International Model Forest Network: Canada's Contribution to Forest Sustainability Since Rio
With Peter Bessau, International Affairs, Natural Resources Canada.
Thur. Nov. 29, 7 – 9 p.m.
University College, 15 Kings College Circle, U of Toronto, Rm. 144
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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Toronto Environmental Alliance presents: Meet & Greet - Riverdale
Thur. Nov 29
6:30 pm - info tables, conversation
7:00 pm - short presentation
7:30 pm - questions, discussion
Riverdale library, 370 Broadview Ave.
Emily will be talking about TEA's new waste report on how Toronto can divert 80% of our waste from landfill. She'll also give an update on waste issues at City Hall including the 2013 Waste budget.
The free event is also a chance to meet other TEA supporters and ask questions about waste issues.
RSVP not necessary, but appreciated - tea at torontoenvironment.org
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When Citizens Organize Their Own Participatory Processes:
Reflections from Ciudad Viva, Bellavista and Ciclistas Unidos de Chile
Thurs. November 29, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Health Sciences Building, 155 College Street, Room HS208, U of T
20th century, citizen “revolts” against urban highway projects have influenced thinking about public transport (Toronto, Vancouver, New York), governance (Portland), and cycling (The Netherlands) to this day. Less is known, however, about how these emerge in developing countries, and what they can tell us about citizens’ role in innovation to achieve more sustainable living, governance and ecological systems.
Using a complexity-based approach, this presentation explores the lessons in the story of a social movement that emerged in opposition to Chile’s first major highway concession, in Santiago (1997), challenging and changing urban planning paradigms. In 2000, the anti-highway campaign founded a citizen institution, Living City (Ciudad Viva). Twelve years later, it has become a prize-winning, citizen-led planning institution. Participatory methods are increasingly recognized as important to community development, health and urban planning. Nonetheless, a rich literature notes the limitations of many of the procedures currently used. Is improving participation just a matter of “getting the process right”, or does it require re-formulation of our frameworks as part of changing power distribution, recognizing the importance of self-generation as it applies to civil society organizations, and democratization as an ongoing force rather than a “steady state” societies achieve?
Opting for re-formulating our frameworks is more difficult and has far-reaching implications for planning. Specifically, it requires acting consistently with the premise that the local is the centre of change in human living systems. To effectively address the challenges of climate change, loss of biodiversity, the social determinants of health, the “obesity epidemic” and other issues, the answers lie in city neighbourhoods and human settlements. Only when we develop adequate responses at the local level will we be in a position to implement regional, national and global measures that can ensure humanity’s survival with dignity and social justice in the 21st century.
http://www.citiescentre.utoronto.ca/Assets/Cities+Centre+Digital+Assets/pdfs/about/calendar/29nov12+Sagaris.pdf
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Strengthening Sustainable Power Plants and Communities – What would North America’s most ecologically sustainable power plant look like?
Thur. November 29, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Oakham House, Ryerson University, 63 Gould Street (near Dundas and Church)
Free
Please join like-minded energy sector workers, researchers and members of the public to exchange insights about how power plants can be ecologically sustainable and support sustainability initiatives within their communities. In between presentations, we will advance ideas and share information about how ecologically sustainable practices are being implemented by various North
American utilities and how power plants are working with local communities to enhance sustainability initiatives. The Portlands Energy Centre, an urban natural gas fired power plant, is
hosting this event at Toronto in collaboration with its Centre for Urban Energy, as well as other members Ontario’s research community.
This is your opportunity to:
· Learn about ecosystem solutions some power companies are implementing;
· Discover opportunities for energy generators to enhance their ecological footprint and partner with local communities;
· Identify research gaps and next steps for pursuing power sector solutions and strengthening alliances between communities, researchers and power plants. Comprehensive details about challenges identified and opportunities tabled will be documented, shared with participants following the colloquium, and serve as a reference for future ecological sustainability initiatives.
To register or obtain more information, please visitwww.sustainablepowerplants.com, email: details at hardystevenson.com
or call 416-944-8444, ext. 226
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Bitter Seeds
Thursday, November 29
6 - 7 pm: "The Toronto Seed Library" - Seed Sharing and Education
7 -8:30 pm: Bitter Seeds: A critically acclaimed documentary film that raises questions about the human cost of genetically-modified agriculture and the future of how we grow things.
8:30 - 9:30 pm: Critical reflection, ways of taking action and moving forward
UofT Galbraith Building (GB) Room 221, @ 35 St.George just north of College
Bring your seeds to trade and share! Lettuce grow a free for all Toronto Seed Library! Prior to the screening we will gather for a seed exchange, where community members will introduce the idea for the Toronto Seed Library. Imagine seed libraries in actual libraries and community centres, where people can borrow seeds in the spring, and then return an even greater supply in the fall. We are looking for space to house the library and a seed librarian.
Transition Toronto - http://transitiontoronto.ning.com/
Occupy Gardens - www.facebook.com/occupygardenstoronto
Dig In! Campus Agriculture - http://campusagriculture.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/events/166086566870935/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306473/
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Zeitgeist Toronto presents:
The Four Horsemen
Thursday, November 29, 7 - 9:15 pm
OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor St. West (near St. George subway), main floor
Pay what you can
This film reveals the fundamental flaws in the economic system which have brought our civilization to the brink of disaster. Experts featured in the film include Prof. Noam Chomsky, John Perkins (the economic hitman), Prof. Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel Prize in Economics) and Max Keiser (host of the 'Keiser Report') amongst others. The film pulls no punches in describing the consequences of continued inaction – but its message is one of hope. If more people can equip themselves with a better understanding of how the world really works, then the systems and structures that condemn billions to poverty or chronic insecurity can at last be overturned. Solutions to the multiple crises facing humanity have never been more urgent, but equally, the conditions for change have never been more favourable. Film followed by discussion.
Trailer: http://www.fourhorsemenfilm.com/
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Stop the Drone War!
An eyewitness report by U.S. anti-war leader Joe Lombardo on the recent American anti-drone delegation to Pakistan
Attend 3 upcoming meetings in the Toronto area:
Thursday, November 29 7 p.m. Central Library Building, Room 3, at 301Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga.
Friday, November 30 1 p.m. Ryerson University, Oakham Lounge, 2nd floor, 63 Gould Street, at Church St.
Friday, November 30 7 p.m. OISE U of Toronto, Room 2-214, 252 Bloor Street West (above the St. George Subway station)
Joe Lombardo is a co-coordinator of the United National Anti-war Coalition in the United States. He was part of a large delegation of US anti-war activists who travelled across Pakistan in early October to investigate and expose Washington's drone bomber warfare that has killed hundreds of innocent people in that country. By raising public awareness of the crimes committed by the U.S., Canada, Britain and their NATO allies in the region, the western wars of intervention and occupation can be stopped.
This speaking tour is organized by Socialist Action / Ligue pour l'Action socialiste and endorsed by: Code Pink – Canada; Executive, Greater Toronto Area Council, Ontario Public Service Employees' Union; IJV- Independent Jewish Voices, NION - Not in our name, Jewish voices opposing Zionism, Crescent International newsmagazine; NDP Socialist Caucus; Youth for Socialist Action; and the Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network.
For more information, visit: www.socialistaction.ca
e-mail: barryaw at rogers.com or call: 416 – 535-8779
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Haiti's New Dictatorship: The Coup, the Earthquake, and the UN Occupation
Book launch and public forum with author Justin Podur
Thursday November 29, 7 pm
Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Avenue
In 1804 Haiti became the world's first independent black Republic following a slave revolution. 200 years later, ravaged by colonialism and violence, it was placed under UN military occupation. Haiti's New Dictatorship charts the country's recent history, from the 2004 coup against President Aristide to the devastating 2010 earthquake, revealing a shocking story of abuse and indifference by
international forces. Podur unmasks the grim reality of a supposedly benign international occupation, arguing that the denial of sovereignty is the fundamental cause of Haiti's problems. A powerful challenge and wake-up call to the international NGO and development community, Haiti's New Dictatorship is essential reading for anyone concerned with justice in the global south and progressive development policies.
Book tour co-sponsored by the Canada Haiti Action Network.
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Cyclist Memorial
ARC, Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists will hold a memorial for Tom Samson, a west-end man killed while cycling at Lansdowne/Davenport.
Fri. November 30
See website for time/location
http://www.respect.to/wp/
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Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force presents:
Oxycodone: (OxyContin/OxyNeo)
Fri. Nov. 30, 2:30 - 4 p.m.
410 Sherbourne St., 3rd floor (west side between Wellesley/Carlton)
Free. All welcome.
How does the new formulation of oxycodone work, and how is it being used by people who inject drugs, or for whom it hasn’t been prescribed?
Thanks to our partnership with the University of Toronto, these timely, informative presentations are provided courtesy of interns who are 3rd and 4th year pharmacology-toxicology students in a harm reduction service learning course. These presentations will be of interest to front line and peer workers, and anyone working with populations where substance use is a concern.
www.TOharmreduction.org TOharmreduction at gmail.com 647.222.4420
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Social Planning Toronto (SPT) Member Forum: 2013 City Budget
Friday, Nov. 30, 9:30 am - 12 noon
Metro Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor Street (Yonge & Wellesley), 2nd floor auditorium
Join us for our annual City budget forum! Come and learn about:
- the City of Toronto’s 2013 staff-recommended operating budget
- what the budget means for our communities
- opportunities to participate in the budget process
The forum will include a presentation on the 2013 City budget, remarks from our community panel, and a question/answer and discussion session with:
- Mark Ferguson, CUPE Local 416
- Sonja Greckol and Lishai Peel, Toronto Women's City Alliance
- Franz Hartmann, Toronto Environmental Alliance
- Rob Howarth, Toronto Neighbourhood Centres
- Linsey MacPhee, Toronto Drop-In Network
- Tim Maguire, CUPE Local 79
- Claire McWatt, Toronto Youth Cabinet
- Jane Mercer, Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care
- Neethan Shan, Council of Agencies Serving South Asians
- Michael Shapcott, Wellesley Institute
- Susan Wright, Toronto Arts Council
To register: http://spt2013budgetforum.eventbrite.com/#
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Cities for Life 2012
Fri. Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m.
Hart House, Music Room, U of T
Free
Amnesty International Canada and the Amnesty International Club at UofT St George campus are hosting this event as Toronto joins over 1,400 municipalities around the world in taking a stand against the death penalty! Cities for Life is our opportunity to keep the world on the path to complete abolition of the death penalty. A writeathon with focus on death penalty cases. guest speakers, videos, music performances and illumination.
Prominent Toronto Lawyer James Lockyer, Director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, will host the evening. Antonella Mega, the wife of Canadian citizen Hamid Ghassemi-Shall, who sits on Iran's death row, will speak. There will be musical performances and a final illumination event in front of Trinity Chapel.
For more info Elena Dumitru, edumitru at amnesty.ca, 416 363 9933 ext 333
https://www.facebook.com/events/348744055216323/
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Human Trafficking: What's Going On?
Friday November 30 @ 7pm
Ryerson University, Ted Rogers School of Management, 55 Dundas St W., 7th floor
Free
Why has human trafficking become a legal and policy priority in Canada, and with what effects? How have international dialogues shaped Canadian public policy? Why does migration for the purposes of engaging in sexual labour capture the public imagination, while other forms of labour-related migration disappear from discussions of criminal exploitation? With panelists:
Melissa Ditmore (Sex Workers Project - New York City)
Annalee Lepp (Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women and the University of Victoria)
Nandita Sharma (University of Hawai’i - Manoa)
Harsha Walia (Anticolonial migrant justice activist and author – Vancouver)
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/297512677020410/
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Palestine: The Struggle for Freedom
A talk by Dr. Mustafa Barghouti
Saturday, Dec 1 @ 7 pm
OISE Auditorium at UofT - Ground Floor, Room G162; 252 Bloor Street W (at Bedford Avenue)
Presented by CJPME and co-sponsored by the University of Toronto Middle East History and Theory Workshop.
Tickets $15, or $10 for students. Advance ticketsavailable online and also at Beit Zatoun. Tickets at the door.
http://cjpme.org/EventVenueDetails.aspx?EventVenueID=191
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10 Years of the Grassy Narrows Blockade: A Sacred Fire
Sacred Fire, Snacks Served, Children's Games, and Community Gathering
Sunday December 2, 2 pm - 6 pm
Queen's Park Front Lawn
On December 2, 2002 Grassy Narrows Anishinabe Community Members mobilized in a powerful direct action to stop the destruction of our way of life and habitat by stopping logging trucks from entering our territory. Many supporters have joined us in this fight. This industrial logging was destroying a way of life for our people as they cut massive hectares of our forest against our will and carried our trees off to the mills since the early 1950's. We received another big blow to our economic self sufficiency in the 1970's when mercury was dumped into the English Wabigoon River system (flows directly into Grassy Narrows First Nation and Whitedog) by a paper mill, and the river became poisoned with this mercury. Until today that poison is still in the river system and new mercury is added from the logging that takes place all over the forest.
Since December 2002, our community has taken on this big logging industry. We succeeded in kicking out the world's largest paper company – Abitibi – and we are still fighting against other companies like Weyerhaeuser who are trying to regain access to our forest. We will continue to fight against this cultural genocide. Please join us in celebrating our resistance, our sovereignty, and our action in defence of the earth.
Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/421077091292974/
Join our Group: Earth Justice Action
Email us: earthjusticeaction at gmail.com for more information.
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What does community mean to you?
Presented by Michael Kenny and Angelica Nielsen
Join us for an interactive popular education workshop led by two York University students as we explore what the meaning of community. Popular Education is a non-hierarchical style of education where participants learn from each other and whose aim is to encourage participants to critically examine their day-to-day lives and take action to change the social conditions and systems that affect us.
Sunday Dec 2, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Don Heights Unitarian Congregation, 18 Wynford Drive Unit #102 (at Gervais - nearest major intersection is Eglinton Av E & Don Mills Av)
Free, all welcome
Goals of the workshop include:
- To have participants develop a greater awareness and sense of what community is and it means to them
- To have participants recognize what might be missing from their communities
- To have participants recognize how together we can create closer communities
- To encourage the use of imagination in considering what alternatives to mainstream communities could be created (or may already exist, such as ecovillages and cohousing)
For more information, please email ecomike at yorku.ca
Sponsored by: Toronto Ecovillage Project (http://www.torontoecovillage.com) and Don Heights Unitarian Congregation (http://www.donheights.ca)
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