T.O. Greenspiration Events: Crisis and Change

Sun May 15 22:10:51 EDT 2016

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New plan would add 525 km of bike routes to create a true Toronto network
Depending on annual funding, the massive expansion could be close to complete in 10 years.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/2016/05/09/new-plan-would-add-525-km-of-bike-routes-to-create-a-true-toronto-network.html

Explore Ontario By Bike
http://www.ontariobybike.ca

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We need to get King Street moving
http://www.pembina.org/blog/we-need-to-get-king-street-moving

Global transit projects to inspire King Street
http://www.pembina.org/blog/global-transit-projects-to-inspire-king-street

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The arsonists of Fort McMurray have a name
Fossil fuel corporations are causing the climate change fuelling mega-fires – and they should be footing the bill for the devastation
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2016/may/12/the-arsonists-of-fort-mcmurray-have-a-name

The Other Fire: Fort McMurray's Slow Burn
Homes can be restored, but not the bitumen boom that first put them there. By Andrew Nikiforuk. Could this be the end of the tarsands? Not because of scarcity, but because of oil glut, climate change, and a renewables revolution.
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2016/05/13/Fort-McMurray-Slow-Burn/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=130516

Elegy for Fort Mac (and humanity)
3 min. video Not Rex
http://rabble.ca/rabbletv/program-guide/2016/05/not-rex/not-rex-elegy-fort-mac-and-humanity#.Vzd6jd6qbJM.facebook

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Elizabeth May Vows to Find Best Voting System for Canada
http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/05/13/Elizabeth-May-Voting-System/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=130516

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Prescripticide: A death that is caused by an adverse reaction to a prescription drug
http://prescripticide.com

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My nephew, a writer and Alberta Refugee, is looking for roommate / accommodations
If you know of anything or are looking for a roommate, you can reach Rael at rxbischoff at gmail.com - he’d love to hear from you. Thanks.

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Veggielicious
May 6 - 22
Various Restos
Celebration of gourmet vegetarian cuisine with prix-fixe menus at restaurants and bakeries throughout the city. $15-$40.
http://www.veggielicious.ca

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ReelAbilities Film Festival
May 12 - 19
Various downtown theatres
Festival dedicated to promoting the awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories, and art of people with disabilities and Deaf people. Many screenings offer panel discussions.
http://toronto.reelabilities.org

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Trans-Pacific Partnership: Trading Away Our Health
Monday, May 16, 3 – 5 p.m.
Bloor Street United church, 300 Bloor St. West
A public information meeting. Join us for discussion and Q&A. With:
Joel Lexchin (emergency physician, University Health Network professor, School of Health Policy and Management, York University) and Richard Elliott (executive director, HIV/AIDS Legal Network)
Sponsored by the Grandmothers Advocacy Network
http://grandmothersadvocacy.org/issue/trans-pacific-partnership

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Fair Fare Coalition & TTCriders Training Day
Monday, May 16, 12:30 pm
St. Stephen's. 260 Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market
On May 31st, City Hall will vote on a Low Income Pass. We’ve been waiting for more than a year for an opportunity to ‘speak up’ for lower TTC fares and we need to get active and get ready. This is our chance! In preparation for the vote at City Hall, we're holding a training:
- Learn how to speak effectively at city meetings
- Find out more about the Fair Fare Coalition’s campaign for Free transit for riders on social assistance, including disability and a $50 Low Income Pass.
- Share your story about unfair, TTC fare increases.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fair-fare-coalition-ttcriders-training-day-tickets-25329601520

Sign the Fair Fare Coalition’s petition for a Low Income Pass.
https://www.change.org/p/we-need-low-fares-for-low-income-riders-on-may-31

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Why Should I Care About Legalizing Marijuana?
Mon. May 16, 7 - 9 p.m.
Madison Avenue Pub, 14 Madison
Use of marijuana for medical purposes is already legal in Canada.  Our guests will discuss the current system regulating medicinal use as well as the public policy and public safety implications of legalization for recreational use.  
http://whyshouldicare.ca/event/legalizing-marijuana/

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Close Pickering Leaflet Blitz
Tues. May 17, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Join the door to door mailbox leaflet blitz out in Ajax. Contact angela at cleanairalliance.org for details on where in Toronto to meet for a ride out.
Learn more about the campaign and sign the petition here: Close-Pickering.ca 

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An evening with Stephen Ritz
Monday, May 16, 7 pm
FoodShare, 90 Croatia St (entrance off Brock Avenue) 
Calling all teachers, educators, students & growers. Get inspired this growing season and learn more about how NYC’s Green Bronx Machine is transforming students’ lives through experiential education and access to fresh, school-grown food! Hear about the incredible results of this dynamic program and how FoodShare, in partnership with the TDSB and LoyaltyOne will be bringing our very own Good Food Machines to life in schools across Toronto this fall.
foodshare.nationbuilder.com

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Fail Safe Conflict Resolution - The 7Cs Compass 
Tues. May 17, 8:30 am-1:30 pm 
Intercultural Dialogue Institute, 481 University, suite 711
The 7Cs methodology is applicable to a range of personal and workplace conflicts. It provides unique appreciation of the role of conflict and a set of comprehensive strategies for effective conflict resolution. Participants will learn practical tools for managing adversarial relationships in personal and professional settings at a fraction of cost incurred in some other options. Registration fee is $55 per participant includes continental breakfast, lunch and workshop materials.
https://7cscompass.eventbrite.ca

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Ward 13 Brainstorm for a Sustainable City
Tues. May 17, 7 - 9:30 pm
West Toronto Baptist Church, 3049 Dundas St. W. (between Quebec Ave. and High Park Ave.)
Imagine Toronto in 2050: a vibrant, livable, thriving city and we’ve cut carbon emissions by 80%! How do we get there? City staff want your ideas. Neighbours want to brainstorm and work with you. Toronto City staff are inviting communities to share their ideas to shape Toronto's future as a low-carbon city. TransformTO: Climate Action for a Healthy, Equitable, Prosperous Toronto will map the way to 80% reduction in Toronto’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It’s a tall order, and the City is asking communities to get involved and come up with our best ideas. That’s just what we’ll do with this fun, stimulating “Open Space” event.
http://tcan.ca/event/ward-13-brainstorm-sustainable-city

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Toronto Fight for $15 & Fairness Meeting
Tuesday, May 17, 5:30 pm refreshments, 6 - 8 p.m. meeting
720 Spadina Avenue, Suite 223
15andFairness.org 

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Fort McMurray and the Leap Manifesto
Tuesday May 17, 7:30 pm 
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St.
International Socialists public forum on climate change resulting in hotter and drier summers and how to transition Fort McMurray workers to sustainable employment in renewable energy sectors. Free.
http://socialist.ca

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Rededication ceremony of the Peace Garden 
Wednesday, May 18, 11:30 a.m.
West end of Nathan Phillips Square, City Hall (Queen and Bay_
Presenters will be Mayor Tory, Hiroshima Peace Ambassador Setsuko Thurlow, Toronto Poet Laureate Anne Michaels, Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliot Clarke and Father Massey Lombardi.

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Robocall election crimes: Michael Sona sentencing appeal
Wed. May 18, 10 a.m.
Ontario Court of Appeal, Courtroom #1, Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen St. W. (Queen and University)
Michael Sona remains the only individual charged and convicted for the 2011 vote suppression crimes which targeted thousands of fraudulent messages to Conservative “non-supporters” in 261 ridings across the country. Mr. Sona is appealing the length of his sentence as too severe, but the Crown is also appealing his sentence as not stiff enough.  An aggravating factor identified by the Crown is that “Sona…continues to shield at least one other perpetrator from justice.” Show your support for the integrity of our democracy by attending this trial (Open to the public. You will have to pass through security screening before entering the courthouse.) and/or signing and circulating this petition: www.tinyurl.com/robocalls-petition

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#WeBelieveSurvivors - Surprise Flash Mob
Wed. May 18, 5:30 Flash Mob Action 
Gather at Downtown Location (we will send you the details)
May is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, join us as we rise with survivors to say no more sexual violence in our communities. We’re looking for allies, survivors, dancers, everyone to join us in this celebratory event. You can dance, hold space and share messages of survivorship. Join the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre / Multicultural Women Against Rape, Grrrl Justice, the Office for Sexual Violence Support and Education to take to the streets. No previous dance experience necessary!
Fill out the form at http://bit.ly/1TxuWQS and we will send you all the details.

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Let it Bee - Helping Wild Bees in the City
Wed. May 18,  6:30 - 8:30 p.m. (Presentation 7 p.m.)
North York Civic Centre,  5100 Yonge, Council Chambers
Info booths and presentation to learn about the threats wild bees are facing. 
http://yourleaf.org/event/2016-05-18/let-it-bee-helping-wild-bees-city

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Ride of Silence
Wed. May 18, 7 - 8 p.m.
Matt Cohen Park, 393 Bloor W (at Spadina)
Short, silent ride ending at the Peace Garden in Nathan Phillips Square in memory of all cyclists who have been killed on the streets of Toronto. Free. 
facebook.com/events/1508906186082520

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Organizing and Disruption
Thur. May 19, 6 p.m.
St. Luke's Church, 353 Sherbourne Street
Join Chanteal Lee-Winchester and John Clarke as they present on how the unrest and resistance of the poor has been used to fight back in the face of a system that abandons people and denies decent income and housing. Find out how OCAP has used the power of disruption to fight to win against poverty and those who impose it on us.
http://ocap.ca/node/1273

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The political geography of cacao (what is the teachable moment of cacao in the 21st century) 
Thur. May 19, 7 - 9 p.m.
Chocosol, 1131 St. Clair Ave W
Join Michael Sacco, ChocoSol Founder and Trent University PhD candidate, to explore the spiritual, ecological, and geo-political unfolding of the story of chocolate. 
https://www.universe.com/events/re-discovering-cacao-phd-research-discussions-tickets-KC71R4

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Addressing Autism Spectrum Disorder with Orthomolecular Health 
Thur. May 19, 6:45 - 8 p.m.
Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd 
The Therapeutic Application of Nutrients with Dr. Zoltan Rona. PWYC. 
https://payments.orthomed.org/pages/public?erid=43070&trid=d805c89f-66f0-475f-9040-b4b0d95bec66

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Benefit Concert for Attawapiskat
Fri. May 20, 9 p.m.
The Tennessee, 1554 Queen W
Reggae, soul, indie-rock, comedy, Gypsy post-punk Eastern European Folk. $10. All proceeds will be donated to the community. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1693213437562190/

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Socialism 2016: Crisis and Change
An International Educational Conference 
Fri. Sat, May 20 - 21
Woodsworth Residence, U of T,  321 Bloor St. W. (St. George subway)
I'm speaking on the climate panel Sat. 1 p.m.
https://socialistaction.ca/socialism2016/

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West-End YIMBY Festival
Sun. May 22, 11 am - 3:30 pm
Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West
The West-End YIMBY (Yes in My Backyard) Festival at the Gladstone Hotel is an event for people and groups involved - or looking to become involved - in grassroots, locally driven community development in West-End Toronto. It's a social space for people and groups to gather, exchange ideas, and establish connections to effect change and strengthen their networks.
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/event/yimby-festival/

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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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Centre for Social Innovation Events
http://socialinnovation.ca/community/events/listing 

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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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