T.O. Greenspiration Events: Post-Election Conversations

Angela Bischoff greenspi at web.ca
Sun Nov 1 19:40:02 EST 2015 

 
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Monbiot is calling the fires raging in Indonesia "the greatest environmental disaster of the 21st Century (so far)”
The air has turned ochre: visibility in some cities has been reduced to 30 metres. Children are being prepared for evacuation in warships; already some have choked to death. Species are going up in smoke at an untold rate. Have you heard about this in the media? 
http://www.monbiot.com/2015/10/30/nothing-to-see-here/

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Lockdown: the end of growth in the tar sands
http://priceofoil.org/2015/10/27/lockdown-the-end-of-growth-in-the-tar-sands-2/ 

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Nestlé Waters Canada plan to tap aquifer worries Elora, ON residents
If province approves, water could eventually be bottled and sold in Canada. A bottle of water costs you $1.25. Nestle pays the province $3.71 for every 1 million litres they pull out of the ground.
http://bit.ly/1WmVdmt

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Where Are All the Children?
6 min. music video with Toronto's Diem Lafortune (aka Mama D). With passionate wisdom, Lafortune’s powerful lyrics are set to imagery illustrating the global reach of humanity’s inhumanity.
http://horizondancer.com/diem-lafortune-where-are-all-the-children/

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The Connection between SSRI’s, Violence and Suicide - Part 1 of 5
http://bit.ly/1Pf4uNa

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Why the Drug War Has Been a Forty-Year Lynching
http://columbusfreepress.com/article/why-drug-war-has-been-forty-year-lynching

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Calling It Now: Trudeau Will Choose 'Instant Runoff' Electoral Reform
It's not the proportional salvation some demand. But, as promised, it’s different.
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/10/29/Trudeau-Electoral-Reform/

Defeated NDP MP Says Liberals' Electoral Reform Promise 'Set Up to Fail'
http://thetyee.ca/Video/2015/10/30/Liberals-Electoral-Reform-Promise-CBC/

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Rename the Largest Tar Sands Toxic Effluent Reservoir The Stephen J. Harper Tailings Dam
http://bit.ly/1Q4pxm8

Rename the East Calgary Landfill to the Stephen J Harper Research Archive
http://bit.ly/1kl58wU

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How the World Beats Traffic
Mon, Nov. 2, 12 pm - 1:30 pm
Online. Google Hangout.
Congestion is the bane of urban life in Canada, as it is elsewhere in the world. The EcoFiscal Commission’s first Google Hangout On Air will be a virtual panel discussion with international experts on how cities are using congestion pricing to combat gridlock.
http://bit.ly/1GHrdA8

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Creative Spaces Partnership Exchange
Mon. Nov. 2, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge near Sheppard)
Event dedicated to networking and discussion on expanding the city's creative map. Check out the exhibitor fair or one of the workshops. Free. 
http://www.creativespacesto.ca

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CNSC Hearings into Darlington's Future
OPG is requesting an unprecedented 13 year licence to rebuild all 4 reactors at huge public expense and risk. There are lower cost and lower risk renewable options available. The hearings are in Courtice, ON, Nov. 2 - 5. You can attend in person or watch them livestream here: http://nuclearsafety.gc.ca/eng/the-commission/webcasts/index.cfm
Here’s the agenda http://bit.ly/1LKVFIw 

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WTF - What's the Future? Talking tactics post-election 
A rabble.ca live discussion, online with Avi Lewis, Pam Palmater, Amira Elghawaby, Libby Davis and more.
Tues. Nov. 3, 8 p.m.
Online. Google Hangout
There's a long road ahead for progressive organizing in Canada now that the election is over. Where do we start? Where should we focus? Using Google Hangouts rabble will bring together progressive leaders and thinkers for an hour long discussion on organizing under the majority Liberal government. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/156818218001737/

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Tax Havens Canada
With author Alain Deneault
Tues. November 3, 7pm
Hart House, Debates Room, 7 Hart House Circle, U of T
Canada has been linked to Caribbean nations long before they became tax havens themselves. In the 1950s, an ex-governor of Canada’s central bank attempted to establish a low taxation regime in Jamaica. In the 1960s, the transformation of the Bahamas into a tax haven characterized by inpenetrable banking secrecy was shaped by a finance minister who sat on the Royal Bank of Canada’s board of directors. A Calgary lawyer and former Conservative Party heavyweight drew up the clauses that transformed the Cayman Islands into an opaque offshore jurisdiction. For years, Canadian politicians have debated annexing tax havens such as the Turks and Caicos Islands, making them part of Canadian territory. Canada has signed a free-trade agreement with Panama and is currently seeking a wider agreement with countries in the Caribbean political community.  Notably, Canada currently shares its seat at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund with a group of Caribbean tax havens. Deneault says these exercises in fostering fiscal and banking leniency have predisposed Canada to become itself one of the most attractive tax havens to foreign interests. Not only do we offer a low corporate tax rate, but a number of loopholes encourage companies to relocate here as if it were Barbados or Bermuda. Alain Deaneault brings these assertions forward and explains their implications. $10 general public. $5 student with a valid ID
http://reviewcanada.ca/events/2015/11/03/tax-haven-canada/

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Rally to Stop the Social Cleansing of Toronto’s Homeless 
Tues. Nov. 3, 12:30 p.m.
Toronto City Hall (Bay and Queen)
City Council is going to vote on a plan to remove 634 shelter beds from George St. in the downtown east so the area can be 'revitalized'. Most will never return. This measure is only part of a plan to drive the homeless out of the centre of the City and relocate them in the suburbs. The shelters are already massively overcrowded and are operating in a state of crisis. To close down facilities and try and move them to the fringes of the City is a reckless act of social cleansing that will cause great hardship and put lives at risk. How can people possibly survive in areas that lack the services they need and without provision for transportation? Be part of the fight to prevent the driving out of the homeless and fight for the basic right to shelter.
https://www.facebook.com/events/552357104915540/

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Pricing Congestion in the GTHA
Tues, Nov. 3, 1 pm - 4 pm
Arcadian Loft, 401 Bay Street
In the GTHA gridlock is approaching a tipping point. Torontonians feel that traffic is harming their quality of life. With many large transit and infrastructure projects on the table, still more is needed to get the GTHA moving—both now and into the future. 
http://ecofiscal.ca/events/pricing-congestion-gtha/#register

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On The Side of the Road - Toronto premiere screening with director Q&A
Tuesday, November 3, 6 p.m.
Bloor Hot Doc Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West 
Cinema Politica at The Bloor presents this doc that sheds light on Israel's biggest taboo by telling the story of those who tried to silence a history and erase Palestine. Director and former West Bank settler Lia Tarachansky will join us for a Q&A. This screening is co-presented with the Doing Jewish Off the Grid Organizing Committee and Independent Jewish Voices. Suggested donation of $5-20
cinemapolitica.org/bloor 

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Animal Rights Academy - Lecture Series
Every Tues., 7 p.m.
Sidney Smith / Student Life building, 100 St. George, U of T. 
1 hour guest presentation followed by 1 hour discussion. Free, all welcome. Full schedule here:
http://animalrightsacademy.org/lecture-schedule-for-fall-2015/

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Caminos 2015 - a week of performance proposals 
Tuesday November 3 – Sunday November 8 
Aki Studio & Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas E
Aluna Theatre invites you to re-imagine las Américas with 60 Panamerican and Indigenous Artists during a week of new works produced in partnership with Native Earth Performing Arts. This is the Pan-America that lives here. Featuring performances, cabaret evenings, conversations on translation and cultural interpretation with artists, social innovators, and academics, and presentations of approaches to translation by Aluna’s bilingual ensemble.
http://caminos.ca

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Election outcome: A new day for energy and climate policy? 
A panel discussion on post-election opportunities for change 
Wed. Nov. 4, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
97 Main St., Community Centre 55
In defeating the Harper government on November 19, the Canadian public repudiated headlong tar sands and pipeline development. Parties calling for an overhaul of the pipeline approval process to fully include environmental impact received the support of 63% of voters. Many Canadians feel it’s a new day. There are hopes for a new relationship, between the people and our government – a clean start with a mandate to move directly towards an economy based on clean sustainable energy. How can we and our community be an active partner in working for constructive change on pipeline and energy policy? Your ideas are welcome. With East End Against Line 9.  eastendnotar at gmail.com – eastendnotar.org
https://www.facebook.com/Toronto-East-End-Against-Line-9-386974954735150/ 

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The Responsibility to Reconcile Violent Conflict 
Weds, Nov. 4, 7 - 9 pm 
UC 144, 15 King’s College Circle, U of T 
http://scienceforpeace.ca/rwanda

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Indigenous and Jewish Experiences: Change and Continuity 
Wed. Nov. 4, 7 p.m.
William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks St, U of T
How have communities adapted and rebuilt in the face of loss and persecution? What are treaty rights? What can we collectively do to move forward? Come learn about treaties, sovereignty and the impacts of Residential Schools on all Canadians. This interactive lecture will explore the shared experiences that have shaped the individual and collective identities of Indigenous and Jewish communities. With shared histories of survival and rebuilding, learn about ways to act, prevent prejudice and overcome indifference. Speaker: Maurice Switzer is a citizen of the Mississaugas of Alderville First Nation and a member of the Sons of Jacob synagogue congregation in North Bay.
http://www.newcollege.utoronto.ca/?post_type=events&p=23585

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Prospects for the Progressive City
Wed. Nov. 4, 3:30 pm
Cara Commons (TRS 1-150), Ted Rogers School of Management, 55 Dundas Street West, Ryerson U
Public forum to consider whether there is a progressive alternative vision for cities like Toronto that promotes equity, sustainability, and justice.
http://www.ryerson.ca/politics/news-events/events/151104-forum-progressive-city.html

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Reverse Aging For Your Brain 
Thur. Nov. 5, 7 p.m
The Big Carrot, 348 Danforth, Room 212
Lecture by author Kate Rheaume-Bleue. Free.
http://thebigcarrot.ca/home/

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Climate Welcome - Sit-In for Real Climate Action
Nov. 5 - 8, Ottawa
Climate change demands urgent, decisive action. That’s why we’re planning a series of serious, but gentle, civil disobedience actions to welcome Justin Trudeau to office and call on him to get to work on real climate action.
http://climatewelcome.ca/ 

Toronto to Ottawa rideshare board
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MI1CZKPHx_dSbk2Tls-rClWAs0qFw37r_nLFAU2c5us/viewform

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Green Economy: Ontario
Thurs. Nov. 5
Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E
This one-day conference will highlight the opportunities for Ontario to thrive in a global green economy, and how we can set the stage for innovation in public policy, in the private sector and in our communities to ensure the province's long term prosperity. 
http://greeneconomy.ca/

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Tsar to Lenin - The Definitive Film Record of the Russian Revolution
Fri. Nov. 6, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor W, Room 4-414
Rebel Films screening and discussion series presents the 1937 film (reissued in 2012 & narrated by Max Eastman), followed by a talk by Barry Weisleder. $4 sugg donation. 
http://socialistaction.ca/rebel/

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Rendezvous With Madness
Film Festival  - A Trip For Your Psyche
Nov. 6 - 14
TIFF, Bloor, and Workman Theatres
http://www.rendezvouswithmadness.com/2015-film-schedule/

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International Diaspora Film Festival
Nov. 6 - 8
Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton (and Yonge)
Films from around the world about cultural diversity, migration and integration. Theme this year: Iranian Diaspora Revisited. Films in English or w/ English subtitles. $15, stu/srs $12, festival pass $65.
http://diasporafilmfest.com

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Canada as a Voice for Peace and Development? A Post-Election Conversation
With Hon. Lloyd Axworthy 
Saturday, November 7, 7 p.m.
Seeley Hall, Trinity College, 6 Hoskin Ave, U of T 
This event is in memory of the late Professor Eric Fawcett - the Founding President of Science for Peace and a devoted member of Canadian Pugwash. Light refreshments will be provided at the reception following the talk.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1637369893172464/

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Secret Trial Five — film screening
Saturday November 7, Dinner: 6 pm, Film: 7 pm
Oak St Housing Co-op Community Meeting Room, 120 Oak St (1 block south of Gerrard, off River Street) - Go down flight of short stairs (or take accessible ramp) just beside Variety store on the corner. Community Mtg Room is just to the left of the stairs/ramp.
The federal government launched deportation proceedings against Mohamed Harkat in September, which despite the change in government are still standing. He has already spent 13 years under a security certificate without formal charges. The campaign and his partner, Sophie Harkat, are asking that people screen this film and raise funds to fight his deportation. Please join the Toronto East Branch of the International Socialists to support this effort. $7 - $20 sliding scale 
Secret Trial Five trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cs1WEe4bCE

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Women's Activism for Peace
Voice of Women (VOW) for Peace Conference.  
Fri. Nov. 6, Awards Dinner 
Sat. Nov. 7, Conference, Metro Hall. Panels and workshops on climate action, women and conflict, nuclear weapons and more.
Sun. Nov. 8, AGM, Metro Hall. 
http://bit.ly/1RnofkJ

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The Cuban Revolution and the "Normalization" of Relations with the USA
Saturday,  Nov 7, 11 am - 4 pm
William Doo Auditorium, U of T, 45 Willcocks
Join the 14th Annual Caribbean Studies Racism and National Consciousness Conference. This is a free event & lunch will be provided. 
http://bit.ly/1WskyeM

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EcoFair at the Barns
Sunday, November 8, noon - 4 pm
601 Christie St. (near St. Clair)
A community-based and family-oriented event that works towards informing and inspiring people in the community to make greener choices for their homes and surrounding areas. 
http://bit.ly/1Q4plUb

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This Changes Everything
An Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein Film. Two free screenings 
Sunday, November 8, 11 am and 4 pm 
Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie Street
https://EcoFairToronto.Eventbrite.ca
http://thefilm.thischangeseverything.org

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Jane Jacobs: Urban Wisdom
Sun. Nov, 8, 5 p.m.
Cineforum, 463 Bathurst
Screening of the film about the urban writer/activist by Don Alexander. 
http://reghartt.ca/cineforum/

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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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