T.O. Greenspiration Events: Add your Voice - Transform T.O.
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Jun 5 23:38:40 EDT 2016
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Add Your Voice to Canada's Climate Plan
This is a critical moment: the Government of Canada has initiated national climate consultations. Use the form here to offer your input!
http://www.cpj.ca/climate-story
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Bikes vs. Cars
90 min. film - watch online. Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-growing, dirty, noisy traffic chaos. The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year on lobbying and advertising to protect their business. In the film we meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite the increasing number killed in traffic.
http://tvo.org/video/documentaries/bikes-vs-cars
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Clean up the mercury that's poisoning Grassy Narrows' water - Petition
https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/clean-up-the-mercury-that-s-poisoning-grassy-narrows-water?source=LN
Grassy Narrows' fight for clean water is a struggle for environmental justice
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/science-matters/2016/06/grassy-narrows-fight-for-clean-water-is-a-struggle-for-environmental-justice/#comments
Justice for Grassy Narrows
80 min. audio podcast of the Grassy event last week at Ryerson
http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/needs-no-introduction/2016/06/justice-grassy-narrows
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Stop The Great Lakes Nuclear Dump
Sign the petition calling on Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to reject OPG's nuclear waste dump on the shore of Lake Huron.
https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stopthegreatlakesnucleardump.html
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Time to Climate-Risk-Proof the CPP - Petition
http://www.pensionsforgreenfuture.ca/
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Top 5 Bicycle Inventions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwZ4Iw2YKsI
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Donate your old bike to Africa
The drop-off location is 2111 Dundas Street West in the basement of Women On The Move Bicycles can be dropped off during the week, but prefer Saturdays between 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Find our more here:
http://melissawp9.wix.com/theshefactory#!shecycle-for-africa/g4eo7
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Bike Month
Dozens of events
http://bikemonth.ca/events
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Are you a student looking for a summer job?
The Rockcliffe-Smythe Community Association is hiring 4 Community Outreach and Development Project organizers. June 20 - August 27. Application deadline: June 9
Contact mirhawk at ca.inter.net for full job description.
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Famous Victims of Prescripticide
http://prescripticide.com/famous-victims/
Add to the list Prince
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/prince-died-of-an-opioid-overdose-autopsy-reveals/
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Noam Chomsky: Climate Change and Nuclear Proliferation Pose Worst Threat Ever Faced by Humans
11 min. video interview by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now
http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/16/noam-chomsky-climate-change/
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Close-Pickering.ca
Have you signed our petition to shutter the Pickering nuclear station when its current licence expires in 2018? Just 5 km east of Toronto, this large nuclear relic is Canada’s oldest. Designed to last 30 years, Pickering is now 45, and OPG has said it intends to apply for a licence to run it until 2028 at which time the plant will be 57 years old. Meanwhile, Pickering is surrounded by 2.2 million people, more than twice as many people as any other nuclear station in North America. It would never get permission to build so close to a major urban centre today. To add insult to injury, it is surplus electricity, and we subsidize it $900 million per year. It’s time to Close-Pickering.ca
http://www.cleanairalliance.org/close-pickering/
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Room(s) to rent in a shared house
On Dupont (between Christie and Shaw). $600/mth + utilities (low), 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, laundry, bike parking, presently mostly furnished. If interested please send an email with some info. about yourself to Nyree at communicatingwithnature at gmail.com, subject line House on Dupont. Available July 1, may consider August or Sept. 1.
Showing this weekend (June 11/12).
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Room available for the summer, starting any day in the month of June (prorated) through end of August, $825/mth inclusive. Authentic historical Artist's unrenovated warehouse. Starting in the fall short term rentals for days or weeks at a time are also possible - please inquire.
http://toronto.craigslist.ca/tor/sub/5612077021.html
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Free Acupuncture Treatments
Provided by students in their final month of training in the Teaching Clinic. Thu, Sat & Sun 10 am-6 pm, Tue 1-5 pm, Wed 1-9 pm. Call for appointment.
Shiatsu School of Canada/SSC Acupuncture Institute 455 Spadina, suite 300. 416-323-1818 ext 200
http://shiatsucanada.com
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Let's TransformTO -- Brainstorming for a Sustainable City Ward 19 - Mike Layton's riding
Monday, June 6, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Harbord Collegiate, 286 Harbord Street
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. 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://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=ba07f60f4adaf410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD
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Truth and Reconciliation: One Year Later
Mon. June 6, 7 p.m.
North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge, Auditorium
Constitutional and human rights lawyer Joanna Birenbaum talks about the legacy of Indian Residential Schools for Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous people in Canada, with a focus on the steps taken toward reconciliation since June 2015. Free.
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Let's TransformTO - Ward 17 Brainstorms for a Sustainable City
Tuesday, June 7, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Dufferin/St Clair Library, 1625 Dufferin Street (just south of St Clair W)
Did you know that right now City staff are busy working on a plan - "Transform TO" - that will map the way to 80% cuts in Toronto's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050? It's a tall order, so they're asking communities to get involved and come up with their best ideas. It is a great chance to meet your neighbours and share ideas on how to create a happier, healthier & more sustainable Toronto. Organized in partnership with Councillor Cesar Palacio. Representatives from the City's Environment and Energy Department will attend to hear your ideas.
http://tcan.ca/event/let%E2%80%99s-transformto-%E2%80%93-ward-17-brainstorms-sustainable-city
http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=ba07f60f4adaf410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD
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Canada Since 1960: A People's History
Tuesday June 7, 7 pm
Imperial Pub (back room), 54 Dundas St. E.
Canadian Dimension magazine (CD) is this country’s oldest Left publication. In this new book — Canada Since 1960: A People's History — 25 authors evaluate how CD discussed diverse subjects over a span of 50 years: 50 Years of Class Struggle; 50 Years in Indian Country; 50 Years of Art & Culture; 50 Years of Making Socialism; 50 Years of Rebelling Youth; 50 years of Anti-Racism, Human Rights and Immigration advocacy! And much, much more!
https://www.facebook.com/events/242882089411084/
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Comedy Jam for the Toronto Environmental Alliance
Wed. June 6, 7:30 p.m.
the Garrison, 1197 Dundas W.
Ali Hassan, Amanda Brooke Perrin, Faisal Butt and MC Jean Paul perform at this environmental fundraiser for TEA's important work. $30
http://www.torontoenvironment.org/comedy_jam
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Green Economy Perspectives: Canadian Strategies for a Stronger, Cleaner Economy
Wed. June 8, 4 - 5 p.m.
192 Spadina, CSI, Room D
With Mike Wilson of Sustainable Prosperity. $20
https://sustainabilitynetwork.ca/events/green-economy-perspectives-canadian-strategies-for-a-stronger-cleaner-economy-with-mike-wilson-of-sustainable-prosperity/
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Eating Disorders - An Orthomolecular Approach
Wed. June 8, 8 - 9:30 p.m.
Webinar
Evidence-based solutions to optimize health through individualized therapeutic nutrients and diet. Free.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/364299362621734914
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The economics of a sustainable society - Round Table discussion
Thur. June 9, 6 - 9 pm
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street
Held by Toronto 350 & Attac Ontario. Free, all is welcome. Contact: katie at toronto350.org. Please RSVP.
attac-ontario.org/degrowth/index.html
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Class Struggle T.O.
Thursday, June 9, 7 pm
A Space Gallery, 401 Richmond St. W.
Panel of activists and historians on the struggles of women and the poor in the city's history.
http://socialistproject.ca
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The Feminist Bookstore Movement: Lesbian Antiracism and Feminist Accountability with Kristen Hogan and friends
Thursday, June 9, 7 pm
Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Avenue
From the 1970s through the 1990s more than one hundred feminist bookstores built a transnational network that helped shape some of feminism's most complex conversations. Kristen Hogan traces the feminist bookstore movement's rise and eventual fall, restoring its radical work to public feminist memory. The bookwomen at the heart of this story—mostly lesbians and including women of color—measured their success not by profit, but by developing theories and practices of lesbian antiracism and feminist accountability. At bookstores like BookWoman in Austin, the Toronto Women’s Bookstore, and Old Wives’ Tales in San Francisco, and in the essential Feminist Bookstore News, bookwomen changed people’s lives and the world. In retelling their stories, Hogan not only shares the movement's tools with contemporary queer antiracist feminist activists and theorists, she gives us a vocabulary, strategy, and legacy for thinking through today's feminisms.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1141215332587083/
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The Left At War: OpenCanada 5th Anniversary Panel
Thur. June 9, 6 - 8 p.m.
Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina, Spadina Lounge
Join special guests Sarah Leonard, senior editor at The Nation, Terry Glavin, Postmedia columnist, and Jeet Heer, senior editor at the New Republic, in conversation with OpenCanada managing editor Eva Salinas, as we delve into the issue of foreign policy along political lines — from the crisis of liberalism in North America to the emergence of alternative, progressive voices in Europe and beyond. Does a leftist foreign policy exist? Are liberal movements united when it comes to conflict, intervention and foreign policy? Should they be?
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/opencanada-5th-anniversary-reception-and-panel-the-left-at-war-tickets-25598019365
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All in Our Heads 2: Stories of Mental Illness. Shared.
Thur. June 9, 7 p.m.
The Paddock - 178 Bathurst Street
Spend an evening with six amazing storytellers as they share their experiences with mental illness for our second event using storytelling to end stigma. While there you'll be supporting the conversation, reducing stigma, and promote understanding.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/all-in-our-heads-2-stories-of-mental-illness-shared-tickets-25186354063
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Polka Ride - Ward 14
Thur. June 9, 7:30 pm.
Sorauren Park, 50 Wabash
Group ride on the streets of Roncesvalles Village while listening to polka-inspired music. Meet at 7:30 pm in the park. The ride will end at a neighbourhood pub for drinks and a Polka Trivia contest. Polka-dot attire encouraged. Free.
http://bikemonth.ca/news
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Green Majority
Radio Show Live Every Friday from 11 am - Noon
CIUT 89.5FM and online at greenmajority.ca
Weekly environmental news show, internationally syndicated out of CIUT 89.5FM.
http://www.greenmajority.ca/podcast
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Night of Empowerment
Fri. June 10, 6:30 p.m.
Centre Social Innovation (CSI) ANNEX , “The Garage”, 720 Bathurst
Now in it's 3rd iteration, Muslimsactually.com & Uniting Muslims and Allies for Humanity host an evening of inspiration & empowering stories of Muslims in the Greater Toronto Area.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/night-of-empowerment-tickets-25336862237
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The Vagina Monologues
Fri. June 10, 8 p.m.
Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina
Performance of the Eve Ensler play to benefit North York Women’s Shelter. $40.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/vagina-monologues-tickets-25134059649
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KONELINE: our land beautiful
June 10-16
Bloor Hot Docs (Bloor and Bathurst)
Audience favourite and winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award at this year's Hot Docs, KONELINE: our land beautiful is a stunningly shot and powerfully realized ode to one of the most striking places on earth, and the people who live there. The Tahltan First Nation has lived in remote northwestern British Columbia for thousands of years; they call their land "koneline," which means "our land beautiful" as well as "our mind beautiful," inextricably weaving human consciousness with the health of the land. Copper and gold mining companies call the Tahltan territory “the golden triangle," while hunting outfitters refer to it as “Canada's Serengeti." A breathtaking love letter in striking CinemaScope and surround sound that captures the majestic beauty of the land and its people.
http://bit.ly/1UsgqKe
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Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt
June 10 - 16
Bloor Hot Docs (Bloor and Bathurst)
This thought-provoking and spirited documentary, with its abundance of archival materials, offers an intimate portrait of the whole of Arendt's life, travelling to the places where she wrote about the open wounds of modern times.
http://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=53510~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&
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Climate Justice and Indigenous Allyship
Sat. June 11, 10 am - 4 pm
Wilfrid Laurier University
Energy, environmental protection and Indigenous rights are inextricably linked. This forum offers support for faith communities to move toward allyship with Indigenous communities in the context of climate justice in Canada. Speakers will address the complexities of Canada’s climate future and our relationship with Indigenous people through a faith lens. Interactive panels will ensure that participants have an opportunity to engage with Indigenous teachings, ask questions, and join in conversations.
Shared transport from Toronto, Hamilton and other locations is being arranged. Please contact network at faithcommongood.org for further information
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/faith-the-common-good-greening-sacred-spaces/events/climate-justice-indigenous-allyship/
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World Naked Bike Ride
Sat. June 11, 1 p.m.
Coronation Park, 711 Lake Shore W
Bring your friends and ride as bare as you dare to protest oil dependence. Body painting from 10 am, ride at 1 pm. Free.
http://worldnakedbikeridetoronto.com
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Basic Bike Maintenance Clinic
Sat. June 11, 11 a.m. - noon
Bloor/Gladstone Library, 1101 Bloor W.
Hands-on workshop to learn the basics of day-to-day bike maintenance presented by Cycle Toronto. Free. Pre-register.
http://bikemonth.ca/news
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Know Your Nature - Grenadier Pond
Sat. June 11, 1:30 - 3 p.m.
High Park Nature Centre, 375 Colborne Lodge
Family nature walk. $2 - $5.
http://highparknaturecentre.com
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NoJetsTO 2016 AGM
Sun. June 12, 2 p.m.
Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre, 627 Queens Quay West
Three years ago, we started our fight to save our waterfront from jets - from Etobicoke to Scarborough. With airport expansion blocked, it's time to look beyond the airport in our struggle for an accessible and sustainable waterfront for all Torontonians. That's why we're excited to invite you to our Annual General Meeting that will feature Roland Lewis, President and CEO of New York's Waterfront Alliance. Our keynote speaker heads a citizen-driven coalition of 900 organizations that's bringing change to the New York City's waterfront.
http://www.nojetsto.ca/agm?utm_campaign=may_agm_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nojets
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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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