T.O. Greenspiration Events: support your local farmers

Mon Jun 20 20:15:28 EDT 2016

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Farmers Markets - buy local and support our farmers
Mondays: Sorauren Park (3 - 7 pm)
Tuesdays: Trinity-Bellwoods Park (3 - 7 p.m.)
Thursdays: Dufferin Grove Park (3 - 7 pm)
Saturdays: Brickworks (9 am - 1 pm)
Saturdays: Wychwood Barns (8 am - 12:30 pm)
Sundays: Evergreen Brick Works (10 am -3 pm)
More listed here, all around the city:  <http://tfmn.ca/?page_id=76>
http://tfmn.ca/?page_id=76

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Constructing Visions of "Perpetual Peace": An Interview With Noam Chomsky 

<http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36480-constructing-visions-of-perpetual-
peace-an-interview-with-noam-chomsky>
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36480-constructing-visions-of-perpetual-p
eace-an-interview-with-noam-chomsky

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Close Pickering
Please sign my petition: http://www.cleanairalliance.org/close-pickering/ 
And please consider door-to-door leaflet blitzing with me. We're now
focussing on Scarborough as the by-election in that riding is expected to be
called any day. Drop me a line if you can spare a few hours:
angela at cleanairalliance.org

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Province ignores information about possible mercury dumping ground near
Grassy Narrows
https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2016/06/20/province-ignores-info
rmation-about-possible-mercury-dumping-ground-star-investigation.html

Grassy Narrows Phone Call Action - Let's flood Premier Wynne with phone
calls!
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2826005/Grassy-Narrows-Phone-Call-Action

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The best is yet to come - By Naomi Klein
 <https://newrepublic.com/article/133776/split#split19>
https://newrepublic.com/article/133776/split#split19

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News from TCAT (Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation) 
- Vision Zero Opportunity Missed with Toronto's Proposed Road Safety Plan 
- Toronto City Council Approves Doubling Budget to 16M for New Bike Plan 
- Ontario's Climate Change Plan Commits $225 million for walking and cycling

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http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=5e12dec7cf3f22df0ae13fc69&id=1dfa3f74dd&
e=8c9aaa44a4

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Vision Zero
Toronto should adopt a Vision Zero policy, which would commit to achieving
zero traffic-related deaths and severe injuries on Toronto's streets by
2026. Lower driving speeds, better designed intersections, consistent
traffic enforcement, dedicated and protected space for driving, walking, and
cycling - a focus on the safety of people. These are among the strategies
already employed elsewhere to reach a goal of reducing traffic-related death
and serious injury to zero. By redesigning our roadways, we can take what
would have been a fatality and turn it into a minor collision that people
can survive.

<https://www.cycleto.ca/news/friends-and-family-road-violence-victims-call-e
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https://www.cycleto.ca/news/friends-and-family-road-violence-victims-call-en
d-traffic-fatalities-and-serious-injuries

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Extreme weather ahead
As global temperatures continue to rise and the world's climate continues to
destabilize, cities around the world are experiencing more extreme and
unusual weather events including extreme temperatures, precipitation,
droughts and storms. The incidence of extreme weather is expected to
increase in frequency and severity in the years to come. By 2050, Toronto is
expected to see:
- the maximum daily temperature rise to 44°C, from 37°C today;
- 66 days above 30°C, versus 20 days today;
- four times as many extended heatwaves per year; and
- significantly more intense rainfalls, with the daily maximum rainfall
rising to 166 mm, from 66 mm.
Know the risks, take action, improve your resilience

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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. 
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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Sheila Watt-Cloutier
Mon. June 20, 7 - 8:30 pm
Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St.
The Nobel Peace Prize nominee and Inuit activist on The Right to Be Cold:
One Woman’s Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole
Planet.
 <https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sheila-watt-cloutier-tickets-21827229832>
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sheila-watt-cloutier-tickets-21827229832

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Rule of Law event – Climate Justice: The Way Forward Post Paris Agreement 
Mon. June 20, 6 - 8:30 pm 
Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen St. W 
Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, chair of the Mary Robinson
Foundation – Climate Justice, and former United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights, will speak about the impact of climate change on human
rights.
 <http://www.lawsocietygazette.ca/event/climate-justice/>
http://www.lawsocietygazette.ca/event/climate-justice/

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Women's Gathering: Cycling Talk & Dinner 
Monday, June 20, 6:30 - 8:30 pm 
ChocoSol, 1131 St Clair West 
As pedal-power supporters and cycling enthusiasts, ChocoSol is hosting a
gathering at our facility specifically for women/trans-women to dialogue
about cycling in general and in Toronto. We will be serving dinner, drinks,
and chocolate bites. All food will be vegetarian/vegan, free of
dairy/gluten/soy/nuts. Cost: $20 (food, drink & dessert included)
Tickets: universe.com/chocosol-womens-bike-talk

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TOcore Expo
Mon - Wed. June 20 - June 22,10 a.m – 8 p.m.
Metro Hall rotunda, 55 John Street
As Downtown continues to grow, we need a new plan to shape its future. The
TOcore expo is a three-day open house where you can learn about the
directions for the Downtown Plan and give your input on: Buildings and
Neighbourhoods, Parks and Public Spaces, Community Facilities, Economy,
Water, Energy, and Mobility.
toronto.ca/tocore

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A special evening with Morgan Davis
Tuesday, June 21, 8 p.m.
Grossman's Tavern, 379 Spadina Ave.
Join us for a special performance by Juno-award winning blues musician and
Vietnam War resister, Morgan Davis. Proceeds to the War Resisters Support
Campaign (Pan-Canadian). $10 or pwyc (pay what you can)
<https://www.facebook.com/events/1741528579418727/>
https://www.facebook.com/events/1741528579418727/
 <http://www.resisters.ca/> http://www.resisters.ca/

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Webinar: The Social Challenge of 1.5°C
Wed. June 22, 5 pm. CET
Join Karen O'Brien, Susanne Moser, Ioan Fazey and others from Future Earth´s
Transformations Knowledge-Action Network to discuss mobilizing research
around the social challenge of a 1.5°C target.
 <https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1781418119370710017>
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1781418119370710017

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Vision Zero in Canada
Wed. June 22, 1 p.m.
This webinar will provide an overview of the Vision Zero Framework, a
leading road safety strategy that is gaining global traction, as well as the
Safe Systems approach for transportation. The event will also showcase
examples of implementation at the provincial and municipal levels, applying
Vision Zero to a Canadian context.
 <http://bit.ly/1tvLeUr> http://bit.ly/1tvLeUr

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Crafting Canada's Clean Economy Webinar
Wed. June 22, 2 p.m. Eastern
Join us for an inside look at the latest clean energy data, and a fresh take
on what Canada needs to do now to build a thriving clean economy.
http://bit.ly/28K6Acv

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Prospects for the Left in Russia 
Wednesday, June 22,  7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, room 5-280, above the St. George Subway
Station.
Toronto Socialist Action Public Forum speaker:  Konstantin Goulich, a
Toronto-based socialist community activist who just returned from Russia.
Donation:  $4 or PWYC  Everyone welcome.
 <mailto:socialistactioncanada at gmail.com> socialistactioncanada at gmail.com
visit:   <http://www.socialistaction.ca/> http://www.socialistaction.ca/ 

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NO TAV! Italian Direct Action Campaign vs. High Speed Rail Megaproject 
Wednesday June 22, 5:30 - 8 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor Street West
The No TAV movement (the Movement) was established over 25 years ago in Susa
Valley, Italy in opposition to the proposed Turin-Lyon high-speed/high
capacity railway project, referred to as TAV (treno di alta velocità).
Resistance to the project is rooted in environmental, health, quality of
life and economic issues. It uses diverse and creative methods including
land occupations and road occupations and proposes a different model of
ecologically sustainable, democratic, locally oriented economics. It has
become a symbol of alternative forms of democracy and economic development
on a national and European level. At the same time, it is an institutional
target with activists having faced terrorism charges. In fact, the work site
for an exploratory tunnel for the project has been under 24-hour military
surveillance since 2011. Within this context, the Movement has spear-headed
the formation of a transnational resistance network – the Forum Against
Unnecessary and Imposed Mega Projects – which works collectively on a
European and international level and will hold its 6th Forum in the Basque
country in July 2016. Such networks may provide a new avenue for democratic
participation and citizen engagement.
 <https://www.facebook.com/events/1129520480404072/>
https://www.facebook.com/events/1129520480404072/

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Let’s create the bank otherwise!
Wed Jun 22, 5:30 - 9:30 pm
192 Spadina Ave, Lounge
The Panama Papers narrative continues to attract worldwide media attention
and shine a light on the role of the banks in our society. To the extent
that we all have a bank account, one might ask what is our responsibility?
But do we really have the choice? For many of us, opening a bank account is
a necessity. But do we have a clear line of sight to where our money is
going and used for? Is the opacity of the banking system mandatory for it to
work? Could we, as customer, have more control and a sense of empowerment?
And what if a new player could enter the market, with different rules and
values and above all, the willingness to give citizens the power of his
means? Organized by Impak Finance and sponsored by the Centre for Social
Innovation, we invite you to a Co-Creation Workshop, in which we will
together generate ideas to create a massive paradigm shift and participate
in the emergence of an ambitious and innovative project
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lets-create-the-bank-otherwise-tickets-260207708
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Project: Under Gardiner Walking Workshop 
Wed Jun 22, 6 pm
Fort York Visitor´s Centre - 250 Fort York Boulevard
There is a 1.75 km stretch of possibility in our city that is hidden in
plain sight. We are about to transform a once forgotten space into vibrant
common ground. Project: Under Gardiner will deliver a new linear public
space, now named The Bentway, that will bring communities together by
connecting every neighbourhood that it touches. Join Park People and
Waterfront to learn more about the project, but more importantly, provide
your feedback and ideas to the project team. The walk will be approximately
2 hours. We will meet outside the Fort York Visitor’s Centre and walk the
route around Project: Under Gardiner from Strachan to Bathurst.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/project-under-gardiner-walking-workshop-4-ticke
ts-26002439998?platform=hootsuite

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Downtown East Women Reclaim the Streets: Rally & March
Thursday, June 23, 5:30 pm - Community Meal & Music 6 pm Rally 6:30 pm March
Regent Park Community Health Centre, 465 Dundas Street East 
In memory of women who have died on the streets - Stop the violence, Reclaim
the Streets! Every year we march in the Downtown East neighborhood of
Toronto in memory of Carolyn Connolly and to honour too many other women,
friends and family, that we have lost over the years. We march against the
many daily occurrences of violence on our streets - the targeting of
homeless, street-involved, racialized, sex workers, and Indigenous women,
two-spirit, and trans folks. We march to demand better - an end to this
violence and better housing, support and services that everyone deserves!
*Kid friendly *Free meal *Wheelchair accessible rally space & march *Our
feminism is trans inclusive!
http://ocap.ca/node/1288

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Transformative Celebration, The Commons and Thrivability: Re-Imagining Place
Making Through Local Living Economies
Fri. June 24, noon - 1 p.m. 
Webinar
It’s been said that if you want to transform your community  –throw a bigger
party! We need to reintroduce feeling and aliveness as the lifeblood of our
community. We have much to celebrate as our public life and the commons are
transformed through the influx of regenerative practices and innovative
ideas. Together these are contributing towards creating a sense of belonging
and inclusiveness - the ground on which many of our new economies can
thrive.
http://events.tamarackcommunity.ca/belonging-pt4

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Bells on Danforth
Saturday, June 25
Meet at 11 am across from Castle Frank Station and join hundreds of others
on a family-friendly ride to the Crossroads of the Danforth in Scarborough!
Come celebrate cycling and a bike-friendly future for Danforth Avenue.
bellsondanforth.ca

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ChocoSol Cycling Tour
Saturday, June 25, Meet @ 9 am just outside Broadview subway station
Duration: 4 hours (this includes free time to explore the farmers markets)
Join ChocoSol as we ride together through Toronto to visit a few of the
city’s best farmers markets. We will stop at Evergreen Brickworks farmers
market for a healthy and filling breakfast from ChocoSol's Tortilla Project,
then ride over to Wychwood Barns farmers market for dessert. Our final
destination will be a stop at ChocoSol’s production facility/retail store
(1131 St Clair Ave W) for chocolate bites and 15% discount on your entire
purchase (bring a reusable container for a better value on bulk chocolate!).
Cost: $25 (kids 12 & under are free). Ticket price includes food, drinks &
dessert.
Tickets: universe.com/chocosol-bike-tour-bike-month

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Pedestrian Sunday
Sun. June 26, 1 - 6 p.m.
Kensington Market (Augusta between College and Dundas) Monthly celebration
of car-free streets for people with music, street theatre and more. 

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Ride Into Pride
Sun. June 26, 2 p.m.
Dufferin Grove Park
The event will begin at Dufferin Grove with a bike decorating party,
followed by a group ride along Harbord/Wellesley, and continuing on to a
final celebration and picnic at the 519 Green Space. The ride will be a
relaxed pace, all identities and bicycles welcome! Come prepared to make
some new friends, get creative, and celebrate cycling and queer culture in
Toronto!
 <https://www.facebook.com/events/1619473705037656/>
https://www.facebook.com/events/1619473705037656/

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Pick Up Your Microphone
Sun. June 26 @ 3 pm - 6 pm   
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham
Presented by No One Is Illegal - Toronto. An afternoon of spoken word poetry
and speakers to commemorate the deaths and sufferings at border crossings
and in detention camps; and to organize for justice. Performances focus
around themes of displacement and migration, and also celebrations of our
collective migrant stories and what brought us to Turtle Island. Ontario
detainees have been invited to call in to speak to us about the present
realities of detention.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/pick-up-your-microphone/

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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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