T.O. Greenspiration Events: Blessed unrest
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Oct 27 22:59:24 EDT 2013
T.O. Greenspiration Events
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=angela
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NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/listings/
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Free Grassy Narrows
Tell premiere Kathleen Wynne that you support justice for Grassy Narrows, an end to clearcutting in Grassy Narrows, and protection for water everywhere. http://freegrassy.net/mercury-action-alert/
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Available for Personal Chef Services!
I'm interested in assisting you, your family or partner in managing your dietary needs on a regular basis, helping with menu planning, shopping, pantry stocking, preparing and prepping everything you will need until my next visit. Whether you’re short on time and/or energy or just need an extra set of hands to provide wholesome nourishment, my 30 years plus experience as a chef/caterer/sustainable food security Activist has an abundance to offer! Always growing, changing and recreating myself and that which I love in these exciting yet challenging times, I have now chosen to embrace and feel the benefits of living, working and practicing in an interconnected, sustainable & conscious manner with choices reflecting my commitment to the whole. My food is delicious, appealing and abundantly satisfying!
Fees customized to match your needs and budget. Sliding scale, barter and time share opportunities available, please inquire. Fees available with consultation. References available. Petra Hanzlik - 416.732.8965 Email: permacultured.food.design at gmail.com
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Premier Wynne: Close the Pickering Nuclear Station
Please sign the petition and watch my video - thank you!
http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/premier-kathleen-wynne-close-the-pickering-nuclear-station#share
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Win Prizes. Save on energy bills. Reduce emissions. Create change.
Do Project Neutral's Household Carbon Footprint Survey by December 1st, 2013 and be eligible to win over $2,000 in prizes!
Project Neutral has launched it's 3rd annual Household Carbon Footprint Survey. The survey allows households to measure their carbon footprint based on energy and water use, waste, transportation and food choices. Each participating household will be able to view a breakdown of their carbon footprint and see how they compare to neighbours. Be the change. Make a difference. To get started click here!
http://projectneutral.org/survey/
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Royal Society of Canada: Safety Code 6 Public Consultation - Video conference
Monday, October 28, 11:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
http://www.stayonthetruth.com/rsc-safety-code-6-public-consultation.php
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Phantom Bike Lane Ride. Bike Lanes approved for Lansdowne: but where are they?
Tuesday, October 29, 6:30 p.m.
Meet at MacGregor Park, 346 Lansdowne, S. of Bloor
Or join the after party at 3-Speed, 1163 Bloor W.
Costume ride. Organized by Wards 14 and 18 groups of Cycle Toronto for bike lanes on Lansdowne which were approved in 2009 and 2010, yet years later, they haven't been installed.
https://www.facebook.com/events/662881473736035/?source=1
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Anarchosyndicalism: the other union tradition
Tuesday October 29, 7pm
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West. Room 4-422
Movie "Together We Win" from the New York City Starbucks organizing campaign by the Industrial Workers of the World (aka the Wobblies) and discussion.
Speaker: Marc Young Toronto IWW member
torontothebetter.blogspot.ca
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Occupy Economics
Tues. Oct. 29, 6:30 p.m.
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil
Workshop on prime minister Harper's strategy and how to counter it. Free.
info at occupyeconomics.ca
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Public forum on the dangerous health impact of the jets on the T.O. waterfront
Wednesday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m.
Metro Hall, 55 John St, Room 308 (King and John)
This event will feature key speakers on the health issues, followed by a Q&A and workshop session. Participants will produce a health manifesto for Toronto’s waterfront for City Council and the media. Speakers will include Sarah Miller from the Toronto Cancer Prevention Coalition and NoJetsTO endorser Dr. Pieter Jugovic, CCFP and MD at Toronto East General Hospital.
Hosted by Citizens for a Healthy Toronto Waterfront
https://www.facebook.com/events/220827848092811/
http://www.nojetsto.ca/
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Wenches with Wrenches Workshop - The Drivetrain
Wednesday, October 30, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Community Bicycle Network workshop, 761 Queen Street West
CBN invites you to join us for a practical, hands-on, women only bicycle maintenance workshop. The workshop will focus on the drivetrain of the bicycle (derailleurs, chain, etc.). The cost is $30 ($20 for CBN members).
Call us for more information: 416-504-2918.
http://www.communitybicyclenetwork.org
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Lockouts Are Scary! Rally
Wednesday Oct. 30, 4:30pm
Ryerson Students' Union, 55 Gould Street
Halloween is approaching and CUPE 1281 workers at CESAR will have been locked out by their employer (the CESAR Executive) for almost a month by that time. The CESAR Executive has a horrific anti-union and anti-worker bent. It is their intention to try and scare and slash the union by locking it out. A lockout is what occurs when an employer refuses to negotiate a contract and essentially kicks workers out of their jobs. The CESAR Executive is bullying their workers but those workers are standing up for themselves like the vampire slayers that they are. Stand with them on October 30th and join us at the rally. Say no to the lockout! There will be speakers, music and food. As you can hopefully tell we are going for a Halloween theme here so feel free to come dressed up in a costume. Say "Boo!" to the lockout. Note that though this has a 4:30 start please come at any time if you can't make it that early.
https://www.facebook.com/events/126323247536609
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All Women. One Family Law. Know Your Rights
Wed. Oct. 30 and Nov. 13, 9:15 am - 5 pm.
519 Church Community Centre
Family law education for women. Free.
doorsteps.eventbrite.ca
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Is This The Time? Debating The Decriminalizing Of Marijuana Since 1960
Wed. Oct. 30, 7 p.m.
Bloor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W
Talk by professor Marcel Martel. Free
torontopubliclibrary.ca.
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The Initiative for UN Emergency Peace Service
Thursday Oct 31, 7 - 9 pm
Room 179, University College, 15 Kings College Circle, U of T
All welcome. No charge.
With Peter Langille, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria
Co-Sponsored by University College Health Studies Programme, Canadian Pugwash Group, Science for Peace, and Voice of Women for Peace.
http://www.scienceforpeace.ca/vital-discussions-of-human-security-fall-2013-spring-2014
If you miss it, the video podcast will be available on the SfP YouTube channel within 1-2 weeks after the talk.http://www.youtube.com/user/Science4Peace
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The End of Powers: Towards and Interspecies Ethics of Empathic Being
with Zipporah Weisberg, Abby Benjamin Postdoctoral Fellow in Animal Ethics Department of Philosophy at Queen's University
Thursday Oct. 31, 7:10 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
100 St. George (Sidney Smith building), University of Toronto, room 2105
The first hour is the lecture, and the second hour an open discussion.
Free and open to the public. Animals are welcome provided they are relatively quiet.
An Animal Rights Academy lecture. Fall 2013
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Dancing the Unspeakable: a Halloween Special
Thursday, October 31, 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Studio 13, 7 Fraser Ave (near King and Dufferin)
By donation at the door
Please join us for a special happening that explores the unspeakable mysteries, our shadow sides that underpin a creative and searching life, sharing with others in movement and music, visual expression, and creative verbal and nonverbal dialogue. Dance offers us an opportunity to “speak” to the unspeakable, to express that which is too much for us to handle with mere words. In dance we can play with and release our overwhelm, so that we might grow into our next best futures.
Unify Toronto Dialogues
http://bit.ly/1c9JzG6
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The Invisible War
93 minutes, 2012
Friday, November 1, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Room 2-214 (St. George Subway Station)
Everyone welcome. $4 donation requested.
An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social consequences. Features interviews with veterans who recount the events surrounding their assaults. Their stories show many common themes, such as the lack of recourse to an impartial justice system, reprisals against survivors instead of against perpetrators, the absence of adequate emotional and physical care for survivors, the unhindered advancement of perpetrators' careers, and the forced expulsion of survivors from service.
Presented by Toronto Socialist Action www.socialistaction.ca or call 416 – 461-6942 or 647 – 986-1917
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Blessed Unrest in the Four Directions
Fri. November 1, 7 p.m.
OISE Auditorium . 252 Bloor W.
$15 - $20
November 1st evening event will be a public celebration, a dialogue with the larger community. It will begin with keynote reflections from wisdom leaders from all four directions. These include Diane Longboat, Mohawk Six Nations, Pauolo Wangoola, Busoga Uganda Africa, Eimear O’Neill, indigenous Ireland and Madhu Suri Prakash, India’s Ghandian activist. It will be convened by one of the founding directors of the Centre, Professor Emeritas Ed O’Sullivan.
http://tlc.oise.utoronto.ca/
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CineCuba
Fri. - Tues. Nov. 1 - 5
Royal Theatre, 608 College
An exposition of Cuban films, exhibitss, forums, lectures and symposia as well as artists, directors, producers and a living celebration of Cuban arts and culture scene.
http://festivalxpress.com/festivalxpress/cinecuba/index.html
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Social Media for Social Change
Saturday, November 2, 1 - 4 p.m.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8120503645
This workshop explores how to engage in effective online campaigning & maximize social media strategies in your projects and campaigns. Participants will explore the benefits and challenges of different online and social media tools, be given useful information about managing online campaigns & social media platforms as well as mobilizing different audiences and tracking results. With Joel Duff is the communications director of the Ontario Federation of Labour.
Co-sponsored by Tools for Change and the Ontario Federation of Labour.
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Green Reno Workshop
Sat. Nov. 2, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Toronto City Hall Rotunda
Home renos can increase property value, reduce energy bills and improve comfort and esthetic, but they're not always easy to manage. Windfall Centre, Project Neutral and the City of Toronto will be hosting a Green Renovations Workshop. Lunch will be provided, register now here to secure your spot!
http://bit.ly/18V1yQK
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Women of Courage
Saturday, November 2, 9 am - noon
St. Philip's Lutheran Church, 61 West Deane Park Drive, Etobicoke
A dialogue between our sisters from Penalakut First Nation in B.C. and our Sisters in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Guest speaker Rachel Warden, KAIROS National Staff
For more information call Mary Wilson at 416-231-1207 or Jean Smith at 416-626-3706. www.kairoscanada.org/
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Upping the Anti Issue 15 Launch Party
Saturday November 2, Doors at 8 p.m., performers at 9 p.m.
Bike Pirates, 1292 Bloor Street West (near Lansdowne Station)
$10 entry with journal
It's that time again....time for dancing, cheap beer (and some mid-priced beer for the more discerning palates), music, radical discussions, mingling and tingling, and some good old fashioned fundraising for your favourite radical Canadian journal of theory and action, Upping the Anti. Join us around 8pm at Bike Pirates to celebrate the launch of our 15th issue, marking 8 years since we first went to print. With DJ Betti Forde! (https://www.facebook.com/djbettiforde) and Spoken word by London based artist Awâsis.
https://www.facebook.com/events/210088149169418
www.uppingtheanti.org
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Anti-Captivity Demo at Ripley's Aquarium
Sat. Nov. 2, 1 - 3 p.m.
288 Bremner Blvd (near the CN Tower)
Leave them on the Reefs! Captivity Kills! No Tanks Toronto! Shut it down! Leave them in the oceans!
https://www.facebook.com/events/178707982324306
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Grassroots Financial Management
Sunday, November 3, 1 - 4 p.m.
Register: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/8001098501
Come learn about the basic steps you must take to manage your group’s finances, including an introduction to bookkeeping.
Sharmeen Khan is a bookkeeper and associate editor of the Canadian Association of Labour Media.
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Two-day Basic Wen-Do Women's Self Defence course
November 24 and December 1, 9:45am-5:30 pm
Location: St Clair & Dufferin area
Open to: Women and girls age 10 and up
Fee: $150. If cost is a barrier, please speak to Claire.
Women and girls: this course will be a great opportunity to...
• learn simple, effective physical and verbal self-defence skills,
• develop your ability to recognize and deal with potentially dangerous situations,
• increase your confidence, and
• have fun!
Please note that payment must be received in advance to hold your spot, and that no refunds will be given for withdrawals after November 3rd.
To register, or for more information: Call Claire at 416-538-8837.
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The Radical Business Intensive With Tad Hargrave
Thur. - Sun, Nov 14 - 17
Learn more and sign up here: http://theradicalbusinessintensive.yolasite.com/
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The Work that Reconnects
How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy - with Natalie Zend
Sat/Sun. Nov. 16-17
The Work that Reconnects is a map for personal empowerment and transformation, deepening our capacity to act for the sake of Life on Earth. Drawing from deep ecology, systems theory and spiritual traditions, the Work That Reconnects (WTR) builds motivation, creativity, courage and solidarity for the transition to a vital Earth Community.
http://www.thelivingcentre.com/cms/the-work-that-reconnects-how-to-face-the-mess-we-re-in-without-going-crazy
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Mobility Pricing Summit
Mon. Nov. 18
Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto
The Summit will focus on how parking levies, gas taxes, HOT Lanes and other mobility pricing measures can help cut congestion, achieve equity and ensure accountability as public transit and road infrastructure investments are made.
http://www.transportfutures.ca/summit
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