T.O. Greenspiration Events: Movement building
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Aug 18 21:52:32 EDT 2013
T.O. Greenspiration Events
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Please vote for us!
If you think the work of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance is super exceptional – we're behind ON's coal phase-out after all, and now we're taking on the nuclear industry in Ontario – please vote for us as Best Enviro Group in NOW Mag here: http://nowtoronto.com/fbApps/bestof/nominees.cfm?category=159&subcategory=1515
And I've been nominated in the Best Activist category alongside other kick-ass enviros. What an honour! Though I'd rather it not be a competition, you can vote here: http://nowtoronto.com/fbApps/bestof/nominees.cfm?category=159&subcategory=1509
Thank you! - angela
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Feast at the Farmers’ Markets!
The Farmers’ Markets around the city are literally exploding with local, healthy, organic produce. Farmers' markets are held almost every day across Toronto. Find the one nearest you and feast!
http://greenbeltfresh.ca/farmers-market-list
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Emerald Ash Borer Ambassadors wanted
Ash trees in neighbourhoods across Toronto are at risk of dying due to the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an invasive pest that tunnels underneath the bark, cutting off the flow of water and nutrients. Things that you can do to help include an EAB Ambassador. Learn more here:
http://www.yourleaf.org/emerald-ash-borer
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Eco-City Community Challenge: enter to win!
Did you know that Canada wastes more energy than almost every other country in the world? That’s why the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance is challenging us to change our habits and use less energy. ENTER NOW to share your energy-saving actions and you could win a set of energy-efficient Whirlpool appliances for your home.
http://challenge.energyefficiency.org/
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Movement Building & Alternatives to Austerity
Third General Assembly - Ontario Common Front
Mon. August 19, 9 am - 5 pm
Holiday Inn, Yorkdale, 3450 Dufferin St.
Free
Social movements and labour have joined together to build an alternative to a right-wing agenda of austerity and poverty. A future is possible that respects treaty, environmental and human rights, but we will need to fight back together like never before.
Speakers confirmed:
Brigitte DePape, Lead organizer with ShitHarperDid
Melissa Elliot, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Pam Frache, Former Ontario Federation of Labour Director of Research
Deena Ladd, Executive Director Worker's Action Centre, Toronto
To Register click: http://commonfront.nationbuilder.com/2013_08_general_assembly
Brought to you by the Ontario Common Front, CUPE 343
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Why Should I Care about Health Care Sustainability?
Monday, August 19, 7:30 p.m. (doors open 7 p.m.)
Duke of York, 39 Prince Arthur Ave (St. George subway)
According to a TD economics special report: Ontario is confronted with a serious fiscal issue. Every year, government spending on health care increases more than revenues. As a result the amount available for other government spending decreases. If current trends prevail, health care expenditures would make up 80 per cent of total program spending by 2030, up from 46 per cent today. All other programs, such as education, would be funded out of the remaining 20 per cent. This is not feasible. Much of this expenditure increase is attributed to an aging population with greater demands on the health care system. Dr. Ernie Lightman, an economics professor at UofT will discuss why we need to care about elder care and how we can make sure that our health care system is sustainable in the future.
www.whyshouldicare.ca
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Laugh Therapy Improv, SUMMER DROP-INS
Mondays Aug 19, 26 @ 6 pm – 8:30 pm
The Centre for Social Innovation - Annex, Fringe Creation Lab [4th floor], 720 Bathurst
$20
A class that focuses less on ‘games’ and more on professional & personal growth. The results are no less hilarious; you will mos def LYAO. The main idea behind these exercises is to re-learn how to ‘play’. We all knew how to do this quite naturally as children, but as adults most of us have learned to not ‘goof around’. Allowing ourselves to play is essential to good theatre and to our sanity as humans. This can be immeasurably helpful when it comes to thinking on your feet at work, speaking in front of others, and generally enjoying life more.
For More Information: brian at youandmedia.com
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Switch
Tues. Aug 20 @ 7pm
Swansea Town Hall @ 95 Lavina Ave - Council Chambers 2nd floor.
Nonpartisan yet revolutionary, Switch unites diverse audience in a shared understanding of energy. In Switch, Dr.. Scott Tinker gets the straight answer to our most controversial energy questions. He explores the world's premier sites for all energies, coal to solar, oil to biofuels. He talks to the people driving energy today, international leaders of government, industry and academia. In the end, he cuts through the confusion to discover a path to our energy future as surprising as it is practical.
Trailer and get more info at SwitchEnergyProject.com
For more info: www.green13toronto.org
Sponsored by: Swansea Town Hall
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Report Back from the People's Tribunal in Columbia
Tuesday Aug 20, 6:30 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Room 5150
With Terry-Lynn Brant, Mohawk, member of the Circle of the Human Rights Committee of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Armando Sanchez and John Barber from Colombia Action Solidarity Alliance, (CASA). Representatives from Canadian and Quebec's civil society organizations were in Colombia in early July as part of a delegation to support and observe a popular hearing on the actions of Canadian oil company Pacific Rubiales Energy in Colombia. The hearing was part of the more expansive Popular Tribunal on Extractive Policies in Colombia, organized by Colombian social organizations, including the Unión Sindical Obrera (USO), the national oil workers union. Canadian Oil Company Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. has been accused of violating Indigenous, labour and environmental rights in the Meta Department, Colombia. Members of a Canadian delegation to Colombia will report back on the testimonies given from Indigenous, labour and community members and meetings with the Canadian Embassy in Colombia.
http://lacsn.weebly.com/report-back-from-the-tribunal.html or facebook eventhttps://www.facebook.com/events/508157062596336/
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What's happening in Egypt?
Eyewitness report from a member of Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists
Tuesday, August 20, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room 8201
TTC: St. George
Speaking via Skype from Alexandria, Wael Barakat, a member of Egypt's Revolutionary Socialists, will discuss the current situation in Egypt, including this week's massacre in Cairo, the ousting of Mohamed Morsi from power, and the military's attempts to ban strikes, crush political opponents, and halt the revolution. A long-time socialist and activist, Wael was involved in labour solidarity during the strike-wave that swept Egypt in 2006 and 2007. Since the revolution, he has been part of the movement for free and independent trade unions in Egypt.
This event will be live streamed. To watch, click at the link below at any time during the meeting.
Organized by the International Socialists | Socialist.ca
https://www.facebook.com/events/456083867832127/
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Ontario Energy Drinks
Wed. Aug. 21, 5:30 p.m. onward
156 Front Street West
Join us for our always popular networking mixer for the entire sustainable energy sector. Meet and develop business with representatives of all industries and technologies involved in sustainable energy and conservation in Ontario and beyond.
Use OCAA's discount code OED2013-OCAA
http://ontario-sea.org/Page.asp?PageID=924&ContentID=4267
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Niinwin Dabaadjmowin – We Are Talking
Presented by Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, City of Toronto In partnership with the Tecumseh Collective
Thursday, August 22, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
at Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, 67 Pottery Road (Between the Bayview Extension and Broadview Avenue.)
"Niinwin Dabaadjmowin – We Are Talking," is an 80-foot mural created under the leadership of First Nations artists Philip Cote and Rebecca Baird, known as the Tecumseh Collective. The artists worked with young people from the Tumivut Youth Shelter to depict the story of the Anishnaabe people. The work was created during an 18-month artist residency at Toronto's Fort York National Historic Site.
todmorden at toronto.ca
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Egypt - Post Muslim Brotherhood and the Army
Thursday, Aug 22 @ 7:00 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St. (1 door south of Bloor - at Bathurst subway)
What Future for Egypt? Egypt is going through its worst economic recession since the Great Depression, with high unemployment particularly among youth, capital flight, corruption, lawlessness, and depreciating currency. An elected President is deposed while millions of Egyptians demonstrated for change. Will democracy return to Egypt? Dr. Gouda Abdelkahleq is Professor of Economics at Cairo University served twice as Minister in the two governments post Mubarak.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/egypt-post-muslim-brotherhood-and-the-army/
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Critical Mass Ride
Fri. Aug. 23, meet at 6 p.m., leave by 6:30 p.m.
Meet at Bloor and Spadina parkette
Ride en masse - no defined route. Part of a global movement to reclaim the streets!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass_%28cycling%29
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Edible Tree Tour
Saturday, August 24, 10:30 a.m. - noon
Ben Nobleman Park, 1075 Eglinton Ave West (Across from Eglinton West subway station)
Did you know that each year Toronto’s urban forest produces millions of pounds of healthy and delicious food? Follow a few knowledgeable foodies through Toronto's urban forest to discover what appetizing delights await! Learn about Not Far From The Tree’s fruit picking program; explore Canada’s first community orchard in the heart of the city and learn about Orchard People’s fruit tree workshops; and uncover delicious treats hidden in plain view. Also find out what native and heritage species you can order through LEAF for your own backyard. Learn, glean, enjoy! Discover the important role of our urban forest in keeping our city food secure!
Registration Required http://www.yourleaf.org/calendar/list-upcoming-events
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Riverrun 12-hour Band Marathon
Saturday, Aug 24 from 2 pm to 2 am
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St. (1 door south of Bloor - at Bathurst subway)
Toronto band, Riverrun will perform for 12 uninterrupted hours - starting at 2pm Saturday until 2am Sunday. Joined by special guests throughout the day this promises to be a unique musical space and experience in Toronto. The cover-charge is by the minute - 25cents/minute to be exact. This gets you admission to the event, plus an audio recording of the music performed during your attendance. Even if you can't be with us in person on the 24th, you can still participate!.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/riverrun-12-hour-band-marathon/
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Swamp Line 9 Reportback
Discussion on Line 9 and tar sands resistance in Southern Ontario (+ silent art auction)
Sat. August 24, 7 pm
Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina, Toronto
On Thursday, June 20th, a group of people started an occupation of the Enbridge's Westover Pump Station near Hamilton, Ontario, at one of the several sits of construction on the Line 9 pipeline. The action, which lasted nearly a week, was both a response to Enbridge's careless disregard for our lives with it's despicable track record of oil spills, and an act of solidarity with the communities most affected by Tar Sands developments. Join Swamp Line 9 organizers for an evening to discuss Line 9 and Tar Sands resistance in Southern Ontario.
**We will also be hosting a silent art auction to raise funds for Swamp Line 9 legal support. Light refreshments will be served ***
Support Swamp Line 9 legal defence http://www.gofundme.com/swampline9
http://rabble.ca/whatsup/swamp-line-9-reportback
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No Logging, No Mercury: Noise Demo at Kathleen Wynne’s home!
Sunday, August 25
Buses depart from Christie Pits Park, at 11:30 a.m. Return at 3 p.m.
Register: http://bit.ly/GNdemoatWynne
Join marching bands from across North America for a fun-filled, family friendly protest at Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's home to demand an end to unwanted logging in Grassy Narrows and real action on mercury poisoning. Mercury poisoning has left its terrible mark on three generations of Anishinaabe people – loss of balance, tremors, loss of vision, numbness, cerebral palsy, and more. Last summer Wynne promised to do something about this tragedy. Over a year later there has been no improvement in the lives of Grassy Narrows people, only talk. Instead of helping the Province continues to plan for more clearcut logging in Grassy Narrows' watershed – a practice that further increases mercury poison levels in local fish. No more delays, we need action now.
FreeGrassy.net
https://www.facebook.com/events/191513304356262/191514031022856/
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Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market
Community - Culture - Ecology
Sun. Aug. 25
12 - 7pm throughout the market, and until 10 pm on north block of Augusta
Kensington Market (between Dundas and College, Spadina and Bellevue)
Best street party in Canada!
http://www.pskensington.ca/
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How Tar Sands Threaten Our Communities
Sunday, August 25, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Ave.
Featured speaker: Ben Powless, Mohawk environmental advocate organizing Ottawa's community campaign against tar sands pipeline. Ben works extensively with the Indigenous Environmental Networks on climate policy... along with East End Toronto community voices. Meeting begins with a short video on tar sands.
Concern is growing. Word is getting out about Enbridge Corp.'s plan to convert an aging cross-Toronto pipeline (Line 9) to transport a toxic mixture of bitumen (tar) and chemicals. Hundreds of East End Toronto residents have expressed alarm about the dangers of a spill and the effect on climate change. Our public event August 25 will enable community voices to be heard with lots of time for discussion.
Sign a No Line 9 petition: http://intyurl.com/mzingvvq
For more info and to get a lawn sign write to eastendnotar at gmail.com. The signs are “biobags”, meaning they degrade faster and the wire frames are 90% recycled and can be recycled again.
Westend contact: westendnoline9 at gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/343561042444389/
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Edible Tree Tour
Saturday, August 24, 10:30 a.m. - noon
Ben Nobleman Park, 1075 Eglinton Ave West (Across from Eglinton West subway station)
Did you know that each year Toronto’s urban forest produces millions of pounds of healthy and delicious food? Follow a few knowledgeable foodies through Toronto's urban forest to discover what appetizing delights await!
Register at www.yourleaf.org
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