T.O. Greenspiration Events: Harper's defeat
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Oct 11 21:59:08 EDT 2015
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There is actually a way to guarantee Harper’s defeat
We found 16 special ridings that will change the outcome of the election. In these ridings: the conservative candidate is ahead, one of the progressive candidates is a close second, while the other is a distant third but still has enough support to impact the result.
https://medium.com/@kashani/there-is-actually-a-way-to-guarantee-harper-s-defeat-here-s-how-11ca79cec748
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Leadnow needs help in this final week of the election to defeat Finance Minister Joe Oliver. Help if you can!
http://we.leadnow.ca/eglinton_events
Vote Together has breakdowns of the ridings and where strategic voting is important
http://www.votetogether.ca
All candidates need your help in this final week of the election. Pick your favourite and volunteer a few hours.
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Why The F*ck Aren’t We Talking About Tar Sands Expansion This Election?
http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/why-the-fuck-arent-we-talking-about-tar-sands-expansion-this-election
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Open Letter to Canadian Party Leaders: 12 Top Peace Priorities
By the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace - Please sign
http://vowpeace.org/open-letter-to-leaders-12-top-peace-priorities/
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Harper's Security Overreach at the expense of your humanity can end if you want it to. Print a Monitor Buddy and take the Monitor Buddy Challenge.
http://cavitysearch.ca/
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Renewable Energy & the Federal Election
A summary of the information released and promises made by each of the four parties. By SolarShare.
http://bit.ly/1WPY7Cl
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Nature Rx - Ask your doctor if nature is right for you
Nature Rx is a grassroots movement dedicated to entertaining and informing people about the healing and humorous aspects of nature. Watch the spoof commercials.
http://www.nature-rx.org/
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ISIS Slave Market Puts Women and Girls on Same List as Cattle
This is a painful ready by Eve Ensler (author of the Vagina Monologues and more), but she ends with love. "I am thinking of Shock and Awe and how it helped unleash Rape and Behead. I am thinking of religious fundamentalism and how many women have been raped in God's name and how many massacred and murdered. This led me to love, thinking about love, how the failure of this century is a failure of love. Who will be the brave, furious, visionary authors of our manual of revolutionary love?"
http://www.alternet.org/gender/isis-slave-market-puts-women-and-girls-same-list-cattle?akid=13556.290405.hUS-nU&rd=1&src=newsletter1043696&t=7
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Bike Lanes on Bloor ever-elusive for Toronto planners and cyclists
To cycling advocates, it’s a step toward a key piece of infrastructure that’s been the subject of debate and analysis for decades. “It’s a big step forward, and it’s about time,” Angela Bischoff said about the pilot project. A member of Bells on Bloor’s organizing team, Bischoff was married to the late activist Tooker Gomberg, memorialized in “Take the Tooker” group rides and advocacy calling for bike lanes on Bloor-Danforth. “Since his passing there have been so many projects that he spawned that have since come to fruition,” Bischoff said. “I wish he was around to see the legacy of his life.”
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/10/07/bike-lanes-on-bloor-ever-elusive-for-toronto-planners-and-cyclists.html
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Let's give the Next Prime Minister a Proper Climate Welcome
Climate change demands urgent, decisive action. That’s why, whatever happens this election, we’re planning a series of serious, but gentle, civil disobedience actions starting November 5th to welcome the next Prime Minister and call on him to get to work on real climate action.
http://climatewelcome.ca/?utm_medium=email
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Sign the LEAP Manefesto
We call for a Canada based on caring for each other and the planet, moving swiftly to a post-carbon future, upholding Indigenous rights, and pursuing economic justice for all.
https://leapmanifesto.org/en/the-leap-manifesto/
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Vote!
Advance polls Mon. Oct. 12, noon - 8 p.m.
Election day Mon. Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
You can find your vote location, candidates etc. by entering your postal code here.
http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&QID=-1&PAGEID=20
Additionally, you can vote by mail, and at the Elections Canada office at 316 Bloor Street West (Bloor/Spadina) Mon-Fri 9am to 9pm, Sat 9am to 6pm or Sun 12pm to 4pm. Find out more, like ID required etc. here.
http://bit.ly/1JCx0Bs
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This Changes Everything
Oct. 12-15, 12:10 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.
TIFF Bell Lighthouse (King and John)
Directed by journalist and filmmaker Avi Lewis (The Take) and produced in conjunction with Naomi Klein's best-selling book of the same name, this urgent dispatch on climate change contends that the greatest crisis we have ever faced also offers us the opportunity to address and correct the inhumane systems that have created it.
http://tiff.net/programming/new-releases/this-changes-everything
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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Oct. 12 - 22
Bloor Hot Docs, 506 Bloor Street West
The first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to American history, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.
http://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=44563~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&
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Performance: Dance is a weapon in the revolutionary class struggle - A Stop Harper, No to Bill C-51
Tues, October 13, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm (doors at 7)
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham
“Dance is a weapon in the revolutionary class struggle” is a slogan raised by the Workers Dance League, a dance troupe in the 1930’s that created dances with a Marxist message during the great working class struggles in the US during the Great Depression years. The first piece on the program is a revolutionary “Ted” talk highlighting this history and making connections to the similar austerity climate today. The second piece called “The Interview” is based on one of the dancer’s experience being tapped for a CSIS interview while trying to secure a job. The piece makes direct reference C-51 and the possibility that as Russell Brand puts it in the sound track of the piece, “we are all terrorists now.” By donation. Dancers: Pam Johnson and Corrie Sakaluk.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/performance-dance-is-a-weapon-in-the-revolutionary-class-struggle/
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Fracking and Its Environmental Hazards
Tuesday, October 13, 7 - 8 p.m.
Annette Street library, 145 Annette Street
Fracking is an extreme energy method to extract underground natural gas. It is rapidly expanding in almost every province across Canada. Communities are uniting to oppose fracking because of its high water use, its high carbon emissions, its impacts on human health, the disruption it causes to wildlife, and the danger it poses to groundwater and local drinking water. Tara Seucharan, Council of Canadians, Toronto Chapter, will speak about this important environmental issue.
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT205325&R=EVT205325
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Thinking about joining MISN? Come to our New Members' Orientation
Tues. Oct. 13, 7 - 9 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor W, Rm. 2227
Do you sometimes wonder how Canadian mining companies get away with the harms that they cause all over the world? Do you care about resisting capitalism & colonialism and see mining injustice as a critical intersection between these systems of exploitation? Are you interested in solidarity-based community organizing that's fun, creative, and grounded in relationships? Then join us at the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network's upcoming new members' orientation.
http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d015a98e627cd64ec47d63481&id=212f3261ba&e=36953bf813
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Willowdale All-Candidates Meeting - Hosted by Stop Line 9 Toronto
Wed. Oct. 14, 7 - 9 pm
North York Civic Centre, Council Chamber, 5100 Yonge Street
All candidates in the upcoming federal election in the Willowdale Riding have been invited to participate in this public meeting. We will discuss the threat posed to the health, safety, and property values of residents living or working near the Line 9 pipeline. The October 1 announcement that the National Energy Board has approved the startup of Line 9 makes this issue an immediate threat.
http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=b4b8b7a90b6a52505f5ac167f&id=f1f71c63de&e=99c4f818a4
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Indigenous National Day of Action Oct. 14
On October 14, in cities and towns around the nation, people will be engaging in a National Day of Action to once again call attention to the urgent need for bold steps to be taken to address the global climate crisis. Initiated by the People’s Climate Movement (PCM), these actions are being organized by local groups and organizations from the wide range of diverse constituencies and communities.
http://www.ienearth.org/indigenous-national-day-of-action/
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ImagineNative Film and Media Arts Festival
Oct. 14 - 18
TIFF Bell Lighthouse and Bloor Hot Docs theatres
Original. Indigenous.
http://www.imaginenative.org/home/
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Safe Rail Communities Fundraiser featuring Van Django
Wed, Oct. 14, 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Latitude 44 Gallery. 2900 Dundas Street West
Vancouver-based Van Django is a gypsy jazz quartet. Since 1998, the foursome has toured extensively in Canada as well as in the U.S., Europe. and China. Their music is powerful, dynamic, and creative, influenced by many genres. Participating in Pocket Concerts allow Van Django to offer an intimate, more interactive concert. Reception with wine and appetizers to follow.
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/safe-rail-communities-fundraiser-featuring-van-django-tickets-18588577937
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Climate Change and Renewable Energy in Canadian Federal Politics
What party will have the greatest impact on Canada's climate change record and energy future?
Wed. Oct. 14, 7 p.m.
Revival Bar, 783 College
With federal elections quickly approaching, we're looking to provide an opportunity for students, young professionals and members of the community to learn about the different federal party platforms and their stance on renewable energy and climate change. A debate with Jim Harris and the U of T Hart House Debate Club, $6 students, $10 others.
http://elsecanada.ca
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Pollution Probe and the Survival Day Time Capsule: A Brief History and
Building the Climate Justice Movement on University Campuses
Wed, Oct. 14, 4:10 pm - 6 pm
Rm. 149, basement, 5 Bancroft Ave, Earth Sci Bldg, U of T
http://www.environment.utoronto.ca/Events/1)Pollution.aspx
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Fight For Your Parks
Weds, Oct. 14
Show your support for stopping commercial development in our national parks by joining our Day of Action!
http://cpaws.org/fight4parks/home/oct-14-day-of-action/
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Why Should i Care About Electoral Reform in Canada and Abroad?
Wed. Oct. 14, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
The Rose and Crown 2335 Yonge
It has been argued that Canada’s current electoral system leads to strategic voting, youth abstention and “wasted votes”. Various municipalities are exploring the option of using ranked ballots in their elections; do we also need to overhaul the federal electoral system? Can changing the electoral system lead to a more fair, engaged and representative democracy?
http://whyshouldicare.ca
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Flight and Freedom: Stories of Escape to Canada
Thurs, Oct. 15, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Koffler Gallery, 180 Shaw Street
The global number of people currently displaced from their home country—more than 50 million—is higher than at any time since World War II. Yet in recent years Canada has deported, denied, and diverted countless refugees. Is Canada a safe haven for refugees or a closed door? In Flight and Freedom, Ratna Omidvar and Dana Wagner present a collection of thirty astonishing interviews with refugees, their descendants, or their loved ones to document their extraordinary, and sometimes harrowing, journeys of flight. Free.
http://kofflerarts.org/programs-events/2015/09/17/freedom-stories-of-escapes-to-canada/
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World Food Day: All-candidates Dialogue and Debate
Thurs. Oct. 15, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
45 Willcocks St
Do you care about food? Celebrate World Food Day at New College, University of Toronto by joining Food Secure Canada Executive Director Diana Bronson and candidates from the riding of University-Rosedale at an All-Candidates Dialogue and Debate about Food and Equity. Help make food an election issue.
http://thebigcarrot.ca/about-us/calendar/?tx_cal_controller%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_cal_controller%5Bmonth%5D=10&cHash=2d84fe609e1403b5cd7170bf31bb50d5
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Preparing Your Faith Community for an Extreme Weather Event
Thurs, Oct. 15, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St.
Due to climate change, we are experiencing more extreme weather events. Faith communities have expressed an interest in becoming one of the groups in the community that respond. They want to learn how to be prepared, so they can help others.
http://tcan.ca/event/preparing-your-faith-community-extreme-weather-event
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After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians
Book launch with author Gordon Laxer
Thurs, Oct. 15, 7 pm
Centre for Social Innovation, 720 Bathurst (near Bloor)
Hailed as a "myth-destroying blockbuster book" by Ralph Nader, After the Sands outlines a vision and road map to transition Canada to a low-carbon society: a plan lacking within all of Canada´s major parties. The book is critical reading for anyone concerned rising sea levels, pipeline and tanker spills, climate change chaos and Canada's future in a carbon restricted world.
http://rabble.ca/whatsup/toronto-book-launch-after-sands-gordon-laxer
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Hurricane Hazel Walk
Thursday, Oct 15, 10 am – noon
Meet at Old Mill Subway
Sixty-one years ago on October 15, Hurricane Hazel changed the face of Toronto, leaving us a green legacy of ravines and river valleys at the cost of eighty-one lives. Follow part of the path of one of the greatest natural disasters in Canadian history.
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How to Align and Unite Activists using Theory U
Thursday, October 15, 7 - 9 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham
Theory U & the Inner Dynamics of Change. As divisions between organizations, groups, and individuals harden, new approaches for working together on social challenges is critical. Theory U is such an approach and is applied in complex, multi-stakeholder situations where agreements, relationships, and solutions must be forged across these divides. In this talk, participants will learn about Theory U, the processes that underpin its application, and how it can be used to align activists in their common mission. Throughout, participants will be encouraged to share their experiences creating social change and reflect on how Theory U may assist them in their social change practice. Julian Roberts is a certified Project Management Professional.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/how-to-align-and-unite-activists-using-theory-u/
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Climate Change & Canada
Causes, consequences and Canada's role in the global effort to address this escalating global phenomenon
Thurs Oct. 15, 7 - 8:30pm
Essentia, 2180 Queen St E.
A presentation by the Step Up, Canada! campaign, led by Toronto350.org & the People's Climate Movement, in partnership with the Climate Reality Project.
www.StepUpCanada.ca
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Election forum on Basic Income
Thur. Oct. 15, 7 - 9 p.m.
St. Luke's United Church, 353 Sherbourne St.
All parties invited to state their position on Basic Income - “An income adequate for a dignified existance granted to all without conditions.” $5
http://livingrant.ch/event1.html
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Join GreenPAC at the Political Pre-game Party
Fri. Oct. 16, 8 pm
The Cameron House, 408 Queen St. W.
With the upcoming Federal election, GreenPAC wants to bring together a network of like-minded eco-conscious citizens to celebrate their Green 18 candidates: a list of political potentials that have been carefully selected by GreenPAC's panel of experts as having Canada's environmental policy as a top priority. So come and join our green community and get into the political pre-game with great beer and music. Cover is $15 at the door.
http://www.greenpac.ca/greenpac_political_pregame_party?utm_campaign=pregame_invite&utm_medium=email&utm_source=greenpac
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Red Square on a Black Board
Fri. Oct. 16, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor W, Rm.4-424
This powerful documentary takes us into the heart of the 2012 student crisis to experience from the inside one of the most important social movements in Quebec history. $4 or pwyc
http://socialistaction.ca/rebel/
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Repair Café
Sat. Oct, 17, 12 - 4 p.m..
Don Mills Branch - Toronto Public Library
Get broken household items fixed for free and learn while doing it. We´ll have fixers available for computers and other electronics, small appliances and furniture, clothing, jewellery, book and paper repair, and more. For whatever you need fixin´, bring it on!
http://repaircafetoronto.ca
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The Syrian Refugee Crisis: What can we do? What should we do?
Saturday, October 17, 1:30 – 3 p.m
OISE, 252 Bloor St. west, Room 8-170
Suzanne Silk Klein is a former university professor and retired provincial civil servant. Much more germane to this talk, she is co-chair of the Congregation Darchei Noam Syrian Refugee Sponsorship Committee, a learning opportunity that has generated a lot of activity lately. She will give a little background to this Syrian crisis and tell us what she and her group are doing to help make things better.
http://humanisttoronto.blogspot.ca
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Our Terrible Country - Syria
Sun. October 18, 4 p.m.
Centre for Social Innovation, Whole Connector Room, 215 Spadina Ave.
This film Our Terrible Country depicts the current state of the Syrian civil war, and the refugee movement.
www.SYFF.ca
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Election Day - Vote!
Mon. Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
You can find your vote location by entering your postal code here.
http://www.elections.ca/Scripts/vis/FindED?L=e&QID=-1&PAGEID=20
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Cycle Toronto Rides Bloor Danforth
Cycling is the best way to get around Toronto but we need safer streets. On Saturday Oct 24 at 4 pm Cycle Toronto Rides Bloor Danforth, a fundraising ride to support Cycle Toronto’s advocacy work. Sign up here.
https://www.cycleto.ca/cycle-toronto-rides-bloor-danforth
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Planet In Focus
16th Annual Environmental Film Festival
October 21 - 25
Get your tickets now!
http://planetinfocus.org
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Shape My City Events
http://shapemycity.ca/events.php
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Beit Zatoun Events
http://beitzatoun.org/events/
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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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