T.O. Greenspiration Events: Green Jobs

Angela B Toronto greenspi at web.ca
Mon Feb 16 18:26:31 EST 2015 



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Getting Ontarians moving while saving them money - Renewable energy, not rebuilt nuclear reactors
We’re #8 in popularity – help us get to #1! The Ontario Government is looking for ways to stretch its budget while investing in long overdue infrastructure improvements, like expanded transit and safe bridges. Here’s the idea we have submitted: Refocus our electricity system away from high-cost nuclear and toward low-cost water power imports from Quebec. Please give it the thumbs up here. Thank you!
https://talk.ontario.ca/idea/getting-ontarians-moving-while-saving-them-money

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Tell the Ontario Energy Board to say no to the Energy East pipeline - petition
http://action.environmentaldefence.ca/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=11309

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Defend Our Rights And Freedoms
Last week, Stephen Harper introduced a new anti-terrorism bill that is invasive, overreaching and dangerously vague. This new legislation risks turning the Canadian Security Intelligence Service into a “secret police force” without the proper oversight or accountability. Stand with Elizabeth May today -- add your name and tell the government and opposition that our civil liberties are more important than partisan politics.
http://greenparty.ca/en/defend-our-rights-and-freedoms

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Burying Nuclear Waste in Ontario?
4 speakers in T.O. address the mining, production and disposal of nuclear waste: Lorraine Rekmans, Brennain Lloyd, Chris Peabody and Angela Bischoff. Watch the presentations here.
http://www.socialistproject.ca/leftstreamed/ls248.php

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Ontario Releases Climate Change Strategy Discussion Paper
Province Engaging Public, Businesses and Communities on Climate Change Strategy
http://tcan.ca/ontario-releases-climate-change-strategy-discussion-paper

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The 2040 Imperative Part 1: The Phase-out of Fossil Fuels in Canada by Guy Dauncey
http://www.bcsea.org/2040-imperative

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Climate Emergency Countdown
31 min. video with Glenn MacIntosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtwMheOOJzs

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Speakers for Z-Day Toronto 2015 
Zeitgeist Toronto is looking for speakers for their Z-Day 2015 event - presentations can range from technology, environment, sustainability, economy, amongst other topics that can raise awareness about the flaws in our current system and possible solutions. Please email Ely at tzm.ely at gmail.com if you're interested. 

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No more delays. Build the Sheppard and Finch LRTs - Petition
https://www.change.org/p/john-tory-no-more-delays-build-the-sheppard-and-finch-lrts

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Citizen Four
Feb. 13 - 25
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, Bloor and Bathurst
The story of Edward Snowden who blew the whistle on the massive covert surveillance programs run by the National Security Administration (NSA).
http://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=32690~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&

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Europe’s Crisis and the Rise of the Right: Challenges for the Left
Monday, February 16, 2015 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham
Speakers:
Liz Fekete, Institute of Race Relations, UK
Richard Seymour, Blogger, Lenin’s Tomb
GM Tamas, Hungary’s dissident phlisopher/ex-MP
Geoff Eley, Historian, U Michigan
Moderated by Greg Albo, Professor at York University and co-editor of the Socialist Register
Sponsored by the Socialist Register, the Socialist Project, the Centre for Social Justice and LAPS at York University. Free.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/europes-crisis-and-the-rise-of-the-right/?mc_cid=de5fd52c66&mc_eid=98329828f0

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Energy East Application Party
Monday, February 16, 7 p.m.
Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) Spadina, 215 Spadina,4th Floor
We can stop Energy East but we need your help. The National Energy Board is giving us a one month window to apply as people who will be directly affected by the climate change TransCanada's proposed Energy East pipeline will cause. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/406688019498688/

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Animal Rights Academy: Controversial Topics in the Animal Rights Movement
Tues. Feb. 17, 7 pm
University College, 15 Kings College Circle, room 256, U of T
With Paul Bali, PhD., instructor in philosophy at Ryerson University, and Vittoria Lion, activist and student in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Toronto.
https://www.facebook.com/events/423898957767508/

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Improving Sleep Quality Naturally with Registered Herbalist Michelle Quintal
Tues. Feb. 17, 7 - 8:30 pm
Karma Coop, 739 Palmerston Avenue (in the alley)
Learn with Registered Herbalist and Karma Member Michelle Quintal of The Herbalist Chef about which factors contribute to getting a good night's rest, how the seasons affect sleeping habits, and which medicinal herbs and foods are of benefit.  This lecture will include a medicinal tea sampling for all who attend. RSVP at the store or through manager at karmacoop.org

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Extreme Water Levels on the Upper Great Lakes? Gone for Good? – Webinar
Tue, Feb 17, 1 - 2 p.m. EST
1. What's Happening? 
2. Are We Out of Trouble 
3. What's The Outlook? 
4. What Are The Best Options?
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4412416392826607106

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Our Union Pearson Planning Meeting
Tue Feb 17, 5.30 pm - 7 pm
Emmanuel Howard Park Church, 214 Wright Avenue
You're invited to a planning meeting to discuss and decide the next steps of the campaign to make sure the Union Pearson train is affordable, runs clean trains, and has more stops. The line is set to open in a few months, and the PAN AM games is this Summer.  In other words this is a golden opportunity to do outreach and engage the community to achieve positive change on our train line. Please join us, and invite others. Hosted by TTC Riders.
RSVP with jess at ttcriders.ca

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OPS Bargaining Rally in Support of Public Services
Tuesday, February 17, 7 am
Queen's Park, Legislative Building, Queen's Park, Toronto
Every day in Ontario public service workers try to provide the vital services every Ontarian relies upon despite an environment of dwindling resources, staff cuts and increasing workloads. Yet the Auditor General said the Wynne government has wasted $8.2 billion on private companies and private contractors. Imagine what Ontario’s public services could do with that money! Help send a message when MPPs return to the Legislature: the government needs to invest tax dollars in public services and not waste public dollars on failed privatization schemes.
https://www.facebook.com/events/433827170097922/

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Nuclear Risk: Calculating the Incredible - Webinar
Wed. February 18, 12 noon 
Presenter Shawn-Patrick Stensil, a nuclear analyst with Greenpeace Canada, will debunk the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission’s (CNSC) approach to risk assessment. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/788517377894483/
http://www.anymeeting.com/Northwatch

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Cities: From Above, Beneath and Across 
Thur. Feb. 19, 7:30 pm. 
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art, 401 Richmond W #124
Writer/activist Rebecca Solnit speaks about the acts of walking and mapping within the city, looking at questions of gender and public space, civil society and popular power. Moderated by poet/novelist Anne Michaels. $12, stu/srs $8. 

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Living Downstream: Movie Night
Thur. Feb. 19, 7 - 8:30 pm.
The Big Carrot, 348 Danforth, Rm 212. 
Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. Living Downstream is an eloquent and cinematic feature-length documentary following Sandra during one pivotal year as she travels across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links. We follow invisible environmental toxicants as they migrate to some of the most beautiful places in North America. We see how these chemicals enter our bodies and how, once inside, scientists believe they may be working to cause cancer. At once Sandra’s personal journey and her scientific exploration, Living Downstream is a powerful reminder of the intimate connection between the health of our bodies and the health of our air, land, and water. Free. 

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The Singhampton Project
Thursday, Feb.19, 6:30pm
Bloor Hotdocs Cinema, Bloor and Bathurst
Renown Canadian Chef Michael Stadtlander teams up with French Landscape Artist Jean Paul Ganem to create 7 sumptuous gardens in which they will grow, harvest cook, and serve a 7-course meal for 20 nights to a total of 800 guests. The meticulous labour of love has Standlander irrigating his jardin strictly by hand. Unfortunately, it was during the driest summer in 65-years. As you can imagine, it was a long, hot summer… This is a rare look into the minds of two truly unique individuals. This is an even rarer look at how hard it is to raise good food.
http://planetinfocus.org/salon-vert-2/

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Cuba’s Victory - Cuba’s Future
Fri. Feb. 20, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor W, Rm. 5-280
The release of the anti-terrorist Cuban Five, the result of a long international solidarity campaign and other factors, has opened a new chapter in relations between Washington and Havana. What does this mean for the future of revolutionary Cuba? With Javier Domokos Ruiz, Consul General for the Republic of Cuba in Toronto, and Barry Weisleder, federal secretary, Socialist Action.
socialistaction.ca
 
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Malcolm X: 50 Years After: Pertinent or Passe?
Fri. Feb. 20, 2 p.m.
Reference Library, 789 Yonge
Toronto poet laureate George Elliott Clarke hosts with Lillian Allen, Clifton Joseph and Andrea Thompson in a recital and rap session honouring the legacy of Malcolm X.  Free.

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The Bolivarian Circle Louis Riel and Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association invite you to the event on: 
The Achievements and Challenges of the ALBA-TCP
(The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America)
Sat. Feb. 21, 1:30 - 4 p.m.
OISE, 7th floor Peace Lounge, 252 Bloor W.
Panelists, music, poetry. Free.
Sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network

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Icycle 2015
Sat. Feb. 21, 7 - 10 p.m.
Dufferin Grove Park (Dufferin south of Bloor)
Toronto's third fastest ice event is back to rock your socks. Come out to see what is possible when you put people on bikes on ice. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/754435797964839/?notif_t=plan_user_invited

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Permaculture Living Convergence
Sat. Feb. 21, 10 am - Sun. Feb. 22, 7 pm
George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Ryerson University, 245 Church Street
Linking permaculture design to life design in theory and in practice.  This year’s theme is “A transformed Toronto”. We will be engaging this matter through workshops, panels, unconferences, roundtables and presentations. It is also be a space where individuals, community and organizations can showcase their work and what they are doing in and around the GTA. We will be offering round tables on the projects and happenings of the year to strengthen the efforts of local agencies and change makers. 
http://www.permaculturegta.org/events/plc

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Organic By Choice
Sat. Feb. 21, 9 am - 5 pm. 
U of T Chestnut Residence & Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut (near University and Dundas)
A one day conference for everyone with an interest in healthy food and solutions that nourish people and the environment. Event includes speakers, organic lunch and exhibits. $85.
http://cogtoronto.org/COG_Toronto/Welcome.html

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Repair Cafe
Sat. Feb. 21, noon - 4 p.m.
HackLab TO, 1266 Queen W.
Volunteer fixers repair your stuff and teach you how to do it as well. Free.
http://repaircafetoronto.ca

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#OCCUPY
Sat. Feb. 21, 8 - 11 pm. 
Glad Day Bookshop 598 Yonge, 3rd floor
Multidisciplinary performances by Troy Human Positive Jackson, Sedina Fiati, Dainty Smith, Naomi Abiola and Chy Ryan Spain. $5-$10. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/855989207796716

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Green Jobs: The Newest Challenge for Workers and Unions
Sunday, February 22, 2 - 4:30 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham
If Canada scales back on tar sands, fracking, and other dirty energy projects, as we must, workers who lose their jobs will need retraining, temporary income support, and a green energy infrastructure to work in.  This will require collective investments and non-market interventions, and perhaps much deeper structural changes in society. Free.
Sponsored by: Centre for Social Justice, Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly, Socialist Project
http://bit.ly/1AwVxKd

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This Changes Everything - discussion
Sunday Feb 22, 12:45 - 2 pm 
Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. 
Join us for a discussion on Naomi Klein's book, This Changes Everything. We'll start with a short summary presentation followed by comments on the book and on Ecological Economics with Patricia Perkins, who is a member of the Quaker meeting who also teaches in the Department of Environmental Studies at York University. All welcome. Free. Sponsored by the Quaker Peace and Social Action Committee

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Ukraine and Russia - Prospects for Peace
Sun. Feb. 22
Sandford Fleming Building, room 1105, 10 King’s College Road, U of T
Panel 1 The Background - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Panel 2 Who has done what? And why? - 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Panel 3 What are some potential solutions? - 5:30 - 7:30 pm
http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=65bd52daac4a78ce50293dec4&id=30a3b99b26&e=7d6e129e1a
Uofttix.ca/ukraineandrussia

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Beit Zatoun Events
http://beitzatoun.org/events/?mc_cid=d87720c94f&mc_eid=98329828f0

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Hot Docs
Bloor Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)
http://bloorcinema.com/

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NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing
https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/

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