T.O. Greenspiration Events: Community Resilience
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Wed Jan 9 10:07:03 EST 2013
T.O. Greenspiration Events
Hello fans of T.O. Greenspiration Events. I love this list, and I've loved developing it for many years now, but I can't keep up with my workload so I'm planning on discontinuing this weekly events listing. There are a few other T.O. enviro/justice events email lists, but none as comprehensive as this one. If you have any ideas on how to continue this events outreach, perhaps in a different format, please let me know. And if you'd like to be involved in coordinating in some way, also let me know - I'm anxious to hand over the reigns. Thanks.
-angela
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Call-out for Zine Submissions: Art as Social Justice
In support of all the amazing art workshops centered on the theme of Social Justice coming this winter, free’Scool is looking to produce a zine full of stories, ideas, cartoons, poems, collages, etc. that express this theme! If you have anything to submit, send it to: thefreescool at gmail.com - Subject Line: Winter Zine
Deadline Fri. January 11, 2013
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LIFT (Low Income Families Together) is setting up the UpLIFT Community Credit Exchange in order to engage family, community and soon-to-be-co-op members in building up our own resilient, local economy. We see the CCE system as sort of ark to help lift us all above the tides of change, and help us transition towards a new world :) as financial meltdown, climate change and peak oil wash away the old.
We are asking everyone we know to sign up, open an account and help us test a web-platform for a local "time credit bank". If we all like how it works, we will use it to fully develop the system, if we don't, we will find a web system that better meets our needs, and switch over. This will all be done based on feedback and engagement. Please do share what services and goods you would like to offer, receive or borrow from the exchange.
Find out more here: www.community-exchange.org
Open an account today! www.community-exchange.org/docs/join2.asp?group=lcce
Feel free to email us to learn more about the UpLIFT CCE if you wish. Josephine Grey <jo at lift.to>
Remember, the only way this alternative system can only be effective is if we actually use it and make it work, it will be as we all make it together, no more, and no less.
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Wanna see a casino on the Toronto waterfront?
Take the survey https://surveys.dpra.com/casino/CasinoSurvey.aspx to weigh in on the debate. You can read background reports, provide comments or learn more about the consultations online at www.toronto.ca.
Community Discussions will be hosted across Toronto:
Wednesday, January 9: City Hall Rotunda, 100 Queen St. West, 6-9 pm
and Saturday, January 19: Bluma Appel Salon at Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. 1:00-4:00pm
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Ontario 2013: Toward a Post-Austerity Vision
Please join the CCPA-Ontario for an update on the province's economy and a strategy session focusing on how to move toward a post-austerity vision.
Wed. January 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (lunch included)
Thomas Lounge, Oakham House, Ryerson University, Toronto
* Hugh Mackenzie, CCPA Countering deficit hysteria: Ontario budget numbers post-Drummond
* Jim Stanford, CAW Economic and jobs update
* Trish Hennessy, CCPA Toward a post-austerity narrative
* Sectoral updates … and more!
Questions? Please contact Trish Hennessy: ccpaon at policyalternatives.ca. Register at ccpa-ontarioeconomicupdate-eac2.eventbrite.com
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Honour-Killings: Women's Safety in Honour-based Cultures
With Aysan Sev'er, Professor Emerita of Sociology, U. of T
Thur. Jan. 10, 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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Occupy Gardens - General Assembly
Thur. Jan. 10, 6 - 9 p.m.
Debates Room, 2nd floor, Hart House, U of T.
It’s thyme. Gardeners of the World Unite! For The DicTator'chip of the ProleTato!
https://www.facebook.com/events/574699439223502/?fref=ts
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The Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs, Toronto Conversations Presents:
Why is the ‘moderate Muslim’ the only ‘real’ Canadian Muslim?
With Professor Shelina Kassam
Thursday, January 10, 6 - 8 p.m.
Samara, 33 Prince Arthur Avenue
Free, Light snacks will be served
RSVP: couch at couchichinginstitute.ca Or call: 416-494-1440 Ext. 225
Against the backdrop of increasing racism towards Muslims, the so-called ‘moderate Muslim’ plays an important role in Canadian national narratives on citizenship and belonging. This persona is seen as ‘modern’, well-integrated into Canadian life, a supporter of Canadian multicultural values, and one who espouses a private faith with few public expressions of faith or cultural belonging. This moderate Muslim is the boundary marker which, contrasted against the racial and sexual Other on the Canadian stage, justifies and reinforces the boundaries of the ‘acceptable’ and the ‘good.’ Who is this so-called ‘moderate’ Muslim? What are their characteristics? What does this persona represent in Canadian public, political, and cultural discourses? What role does it play in reinforcing Canadian (and Western) political and ideological aims? Join us for an insightful conversation as we deconstruct and consider these questions.
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Idle No More York U
Thursday, 10 January
Round Dance - Vari Hall at 12 pm sharp
Teach In - 1-3 pm in North Ross 203
Calling all treaty people, Indigenous and settler people alike! Please join us in a round dance flash mob and 'Teach In' in solidarity with Idle No More and Chief Therese Spence. Our unity against the Harper Government's omnibus Bill C45 (and others) is Theresa's strength. Our knowledge, our power.
With Anishnawbe Professor, Robin Cavanagh and Professor Anna Zalik, both of the Faculty of Environmental Studies will be our quest teachers.
Please wear red, bring Indigenous national flags and supporting signs and banners. Some sign suggestions are:
-We Are All Treaty People -Honour Our Treaties -In Unity with Chief Theresa Spence -Settler in Solidarity
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Solidarity with IDLE NO MORE and Chief Theresa Spence
Bring drums and percussion
Fri. January 11, 1 pm
Dundas Square (Dundas and Yonge)
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BDS Reportback From the World Social Forum: Free Palestine
Fri. January 11, 7 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street, Toronto
In the aftermath of apartheid Israel's most recent attack on the people of Gaza, over 3000 delegates travelled to Porto Alegre, Brazil to participate in the World Social Forum - Free Palestine. From November 28 to December 1, 2012 this historic gathering brought together Palestinians and Palestine solidarity activists from more than 35 countries to discuss, educate, strategize, mobilize and expand networks across organizations and global campaigns. A popular theme of the forum was building joint strategies for advancing the Palestinian-led movement for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). BDS was also a primary focus for delegates from across Canada, all of whom are eager to share news of connections made, information gathered and insights gained through participation at the forum.
Join us for an evening of film footage and brief reports from delegates, followed by open discussion and a social.
* Ilian Burbano - Labour for Palestine, Toronto
* Sue Goldstein - International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
* Yafa Jarrar - Students Against Israeli Apartheid, Carleton
* Monira Kitmitto - Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid, Toronto
* Natalie Kouri-Towe - Queers Against Israeli Apartheid
* Mary-Jo Nadeau - Faculty for Palestine
https://www.facebook.com/events/312926682157513/
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GenUp Leadership Training
For young people ages 15 – 30 interested in bringing innovative social change skills & tools to your community, school, or organization.
Jan. 11 - 13
Peace Lounge at OISE-UT, 7th floor, 252 Bloor St West - right above the St. George subway station
$50 - $100 Sliding Scale (includes all training materials, snacks, lunch and dinner on Saturday, and lunch on Sunday)
Some scholarships available. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Apply Today to join an inspiring group of young, creative Toronto changemakers for a two days training designed to:
• Clarify how your passions can serve the creation of a thriving, just and sustainable world
• Generate the grounded inspiration to take your leadership to the next level at the personal, community, or systemic scale.
• Learn the skills to facilitate The WakeUp Experience: a 2-3 hour interactive, multimedia experience that moves young people past apathy into inspired action.
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFVFRFhHaHhWclYxT2hxMHZnMTY2Y1E6MA#gid=13
Learn more: www.genup.net
Hosted by The Indigenous Education Network
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OISE's Enviro and Sustainable Education conference
Fri. January 11, 9 am - 5 pm
OISE (252 Bloor W)
Free, all welcome
http://www.anarreshealth.ca/node/1629
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Anti-capitalism and Feminism workshop
Sat. Jan. 12, 7 p.m.
Beit Zatoun 612 Markham Street (just south of Bloor, near Bathurst subway station)
Join the Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly for a 'coffee house' discussion on:
- Socialist Feminism in Canada: A Brief History – Meg Luxton
- Marxist Feminism: Keywords and Key Concepts – Shahrzad Mojab
Followed by Q and A and informal discussion.
This is the first of three-part monthly series on anti-capitalism and feminism.
https://www.facebook.com/events/459159957474148/
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Community Resilience Through Human Rights
with Josephine Grey and Laura Kolnik
Sunday afternoons starting on January 13th, location to be announced
This Free Scool class has split itself into two main groups – which can always change/grow based on new participants:
1) Food, Water, and Medicine; and,
2) Building Community.
Together these groups aim to create a comprehensive booklet of what individuals, families, and communities can store to prepare for crisis as well as what to do when crisis hits. Food, Water, and Medicine is going to research and test affordable water filtration, and dried/canned foods and medicine to store, what kinds of mushrooms, sprouts, etc. can grow quickly and easily in your house, how to gather those resources affordably, etc. Building Community is researching and testing how communities, and individuals looking to create community, can communicate and make decisions quickly in a crisis that are non-violent, and as democratic as possible using a human rights framework (and also how to convince your family and neighbours that we should be working under a human rights framework in crisis). This guide is an expected final output of the class, but this will inevitably be modified and added to as the class goes on. It’s focused on how communities can prepare and withstand crisis together, and also on sharing that information across the city (and country) in different languages, mediums, and neighbourhoods.
For more info: www.freescool.com @thefreescool 905-717-0765
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