T.O. Greenspiration Events: Inner Compass

Sun Jan 28 22:29:47 EST 2018

Ban Plastic Bags in Toronto

We want to put an end to the production and consumption of plastic bags in Toronto. Petition to Toronto City Council

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-s-office-city-of-toronto-ban-plastic-bags-in-toronto

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Let Elizabeth May participate in the federal leaders’ debates!

https://www.greenparty.ca/en/elizabeth-in-debates?utm_campaign=C18.DEB&utm_source=massmail&utm_medium=email&source=C18.E.DEB

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If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef

With one dietary change, the U.S. could almost meet greenhouse-gas emission goals.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/08/if-everyone-ate-beans-instead-of-beef/535536/ 

11 Facts About Your Food That Will Shock You

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpellmanrowland/2017/01/03/shocking-food-facts/#cae10a51574a 

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How to Save the World in a Hurry!

Science for Peace and other NGOs and experts announce a new plan addressing six global risks — a “Platform for Survival” — that will apply in Canada and throughout the world. You can participate in discussing these proposals, wherever you are. Here’s a 3-minute video describing the project: 

https://www.facebook.com/science4peace/videos/1545011352219967/ 

Then, to learn more about participating, go here:  

http://ToSaveTheWorld.ca 

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Tell your MP Canada must re-invest in climate science

https://evidencefordemocracy.ca/en/content/climate-action-requires-climate-science 

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Inner Compass Initiative provides information, resources, tools, and connecting platforms to facilitate more informed choices regarding all things "mental health" and to support individuals and groups around the world who wish to leave, bypass, or build community beyond the mental health system.

https://www.theinnercompass.org/ 

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Snow in the bike lane? Here’s what to do 

While the City has committed to clearing a priority network of cycling routes, the plowing system in place today isn't adequate to make winter cycling a viable option. Frustrated by snow, ice, or debris on your cycling route? 

1. Call 311 to submit a service request

2. Call/e-mail your City Councillor to let them know the lane hasn't been cleared and poses a safety risk. Don't forget to copy info at cycleto.ca.

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Why New Bike Lanes Are Good For Everyone — Yes, Even Drivers

Bike lanes grow retail sales, improve public health, reduce congestion, mean fewer conflicts between road users, increase ridership, and make it safer for cyclists.

http://bit.ly/2DCNNtR  

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Home Energy Savings Initiative offers this new 5 min. video showing 5 simple energy saving tips for your home

https://www.facebook.com/HESInitiative/videos/1885110495134790/?hc_ref=ARQC_nZP6_wqEbYRXzff7yX9g-YzZmk84FpxFDHzI5VBfdbvQgjKToJQPqLcqVD4cok 

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Shared Apartment 

I am seeking a house-mate to share my bright quiet 2nd floor apartment in a two story corner house on Vaughan Rd. near Oakwood.  Close to transit, great bicycle routes to downtown, basement bike storage, parking available. Large comfortable bedroom. Fully equipped kitchen, living/dining room to share, cat OK. Wood floors, lots of windows. To share with activist and conflict resolution practitioner. I am mostly vegetarian. $650 incl utilities, parking available.  Room available from Feb 3rd.  Furnished (or semi-furnished if you prefer).  

Contact Lyn Adamson 416-731-6605, lyn.adamson9 at gmail.com

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Collective Working Space

You are a small creative collective seeking an anomaly in your working space environment. This Studio may just be what you’re craving and looking for. Available Feb. 1. Dupont and Ossington.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-commercial-office-space/city-of-toronto/888-studio-404-commercial-space/1325904341?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

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Living Proof

Mon. Jan. 29, 6:30 p.m.

Bloor Hot Docs, 506 Bloor W.

Twenty years after receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), documentarian and activist Matt Embry turns the camera on himself to examine the incurable condition. Along with his father, Dr. Ashton Embry, the two embark on a global journey to find and share hope for treatment. Instead, they discover a web of controversy, confusion -- and even possibly collusion, between Big Pharma, who charges thousands of dollars for a month’s worth of medication, and the associations that endorse them. A gripping revelation of the politics behind MS, Living Proof spreads word that there may be another way.

https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=69299~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&=&utm_source=eBulletin&utm_medium=HDC&utm_campaign=HDCSeries&utm_content=MemberLiving 

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Winter Cycling Workshop

Monday, January 29, 6:30 – 8 pm

Bikechain, 563 Spadina Crescent, Bancroft St. Entrance, U of T

While Toronto in January may not be the ideal place for a bike ride, with a little preparation, winter riding is totally doable! The winter cycling workshop will cover proper gear, setting up and maintaining your bike, and tricks and tips to keep safe while riding in the winter. Drop by the workshop, and you can avoid the steamy, crowded subway system all winter long. Cost: Suggested donation $5-15, Free for volunteers

Questions: bikechainuoft at gmail.com 

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The Quebec City Mosque Shooting: What Have We Learned? - Panel

Monday Jan. 29, 4 – 6 p.m.

Centre for Ethics, Room 200, Second Floor, Larkin Building, 15 Devonshire Place, U of T

On the evening of January 29, 2017, a University of Laval student entered a mosque in Quebec City after evening prayers, opening fire on the worshippers. In the end, he killed six, and wounded nineteen others. Although motivated by anti-Muslim animus, he was not charged with terrorism, but rather with first-degree murder. The massacre should have reminded Canadians that the election of Justin Trudeau did not usher in a new feel good era that spelled the end of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim animus in Canada. One year later, what has Canada learned from this attack? Did it learn anything, or has it been forgotten or minimized in an attempt to preserve a complacent view of Canada as a successful, multicultural state that has successfully integrated immigrants without triggering the rise of right-wing, xenophobic nationalism, as has occurred in the United States and elsewhere, including in Europe? Free.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-quebec-city-mosque-shooting-what-have-we-learned-tickets-42461647932?aff=erelexpmlt 

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One Year Later: Islamophobia and the Quebec Mosque Shooting

Tues. Jan. 30, 6:30 pm

Hart House, East Common Room, 7 Hart House Circle, U of T

We invite both Muslims and non-Muslims to join us to pray and grieve for the victims, and to extend solidarity and support to the survivors, their families, and their community. This short prayer will be followed by a panel discussion to reflect upon the evolution of Islamophobia in Canada over the past year, to challenge the “lone-wolf” and “hate crime” narratives that are conveniently granted to Bissonnette and other white supremacist attackers who target vulnerable communities, and to highlight the role of the Canadian state in perpetuating Islamophobia within Canadian borders and abroad.

www.facebook.com/events/1944762445740994/ 

I Went To The Canadian Mosque Where Six Muslims Were Killed – by Syed Hussan

http://www.canadalandshow.com/visiting-the-quebec-city-mosque-where-six-muslims-were-killed/ 

Do you #rememberJan29? 

https://rememberjan29.com/    

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Joe's Community Solar Buy: Join us for an informational meeting

Tuesday, January 30, 7 – 8 p.m.

747 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Hungarian House, in the back community room

Looking to make your home a little greener? Consider using alternative energy to reduce your environmental footprint and reduce your hydro expenses. Councilor Mihevc and Green Neighbours 21 will be hosting a meeting to bring together residents to explore the possibility of a community-led group solar buy to help residents purchase solar energies at a competitive group rate. Residents can explore a series of solar configurations, including:

Solar photovoltaic panels – to generate your own electricity with Toronto Hydro’s net metering program; solar thermal systems – to produce your hot water for your home; battery backup systems – to store electricity for use during emergencies. If you would like to participate, or to find out more, come to the meeting or contact Green Neighbours 21 at greenneighbours at gn21.ca  

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Transit Day of Action

Tues. Jan. 30

We’re calling on John Tory and City Council to fund the low-income transit pass, better TTC service to fix overcrowding, and 2-hour fares in the 2018 City Budget. Council votes on the budget on Feb. 12 and 13. On January 30th we plan to hand out postcards and talk to thousands of riders impacted by overcrowding, unaffordable fares, and unreliable service. There are 1.8 million transit riders in Toronto. Can you join us?

https://www.facebook.com/events/181000879173297/ 

Sign up to join a January 30 canvass near you or start your own: https://goo.gl/forms/JVJx2CD23uuZQsk03 

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Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) LIX

Tuesday, Jan 30, 6:30 - 10 pm

St. Stephen-In-The-Fields Church, 103 Bellevue Ave (at College)

Open Stage of Poetry and Music. Doors open: 6:15 pm ; Sign-up for the open mic: 6:30 pm; Start: 7 pm The most diverse poetry reading and open mic in Toronto. At Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) we don’t just wait for diversity to happen – we actively invite it. Each month, Shab-e She’r brings voices from a broad range of poetic styles, ethnicities, nationalities, religions. 

https://beitzatoun.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d12cc1436cef65c24264f5134&id=9612f795e2&e=98329828f0 

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Electric Vehicles: Are you ready to take the plunge?

Wed. Jan 31, 7 - 9 pm

St. Matthew’s United Church, 729 St. Clair W.

To reduce Ontario’s carbon footprint, Ontario is encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) – but are you ready to take the plunge? Bring your doubts, questions, concerns, and EV experience and join us as we talk about electrifying our ride. Free. Speaker: Ron Groves, Plug’n Drive, a non-profit organization committed to accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles.

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Project Drawdown

Wed. Jan. 31, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

OCAD University, 100 McCaul St, Auditorium

Project Drawdown, founded by author and environmentalist, Paul Hawken, is a scientifically based, comprehensive plan to implement the top 80 solutions to reverse global warming by 2050. The book sets out the solutions, the math and the economics of how we can actually do this in an inspirational and accessible way.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/introduction-to-project-drawdown-tickets-41939514216?mc_cid=ac9aba85b1&mc_eid=28cadb066b 

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Building a Cosmopolitan Imagination: The Global Great Books Project

Wed. Jan. 31, 7 pm

Room 140, University College, 15 King's College Circle, U of T

Thomas Ponniah is promoting the development of a Global Great Books program. The original curriculum of great books was based almost entirely on Western texts, but Ponniah wants to include books from many different civilizations. Come and get your mind cosmopolitanized for free! Everyone is welcome. We will be broadcasting this lecture live at facebook.com/pg/science4peace/videos/. You don't need to have a Facebook account to watch the livestream; but if you do, you can also submit questions for the Q&A session at the end of the lecture. Part of Science for Peace's weekly series of free public lectures.

www.scienceforpeace.ca/1157

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Green Marketing 101

Wed. Jan. 31, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

CSI, 215 Spadina Rd

Green Marketing 101 takes the mystery out of green marketing and teaches you how to apply data-backed strategies that get results while staying true to your green values. $15 - $25

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/green-marketing-101-tickets-41727276407 

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Red Talks: The Crises In The Gulf And Palestine

Thur. Feb. 1, 7 – 10 p.m.

Friends House, 60 Lowther

An expert panel will discuss the fallout from President Trump's decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and how regular citizens can respond. With Massarah Dawood, Steve Maher and Dan O'Hara. Free. Childcare is available – please contact info at socialistproject.ca if you require childcare services.

https://www.facebook.com/events/965843373568391

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Black History Month 

Events held around the city including exhibits, performances, theatre, films, talks, music, workshops and more.

https://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=7358261d8c6d9510VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

#BlackLivesMatter

Thur. Feb. 1, 7 – 8 pm.

Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St

Kickoff Black History Month at the Toronto Public Library with a candid discussion on the achievements of Toronto's Black communities, the Black Lives Matter movement, and race-relations in Canada.

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Join Cycle Toronto for the Coldest Day of the Year Ride

Sat. Feb. 3, 11:30 – 3 p.m.

Meet at Alexander the Great Parkette (Danforth Ave at Logan Ave) and kick things off with a few words before heading out for a short, family friendly ride of approx. 7km along the some of the city's best cycling infrastructure, including the King St Pilot. Then we'll end at Betty's on King to warm up and mingle. We’ll also have new Cycle Toronto merino wool socks for sale (cash only) and you can get our membership ride deal at the event with a pair of socks for just $40.  You'll also be able to take out a Bike Share bicycle for up to two hours between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM without being charged for going over the 30 minute time frame.

https://www.cycleto.ca/event/coldest-day-year-ride-2018 

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Toronto Tea Festival

Sat. and Sun. Feb. 3-4

Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street (n. of Bloor)

Whether you are a newbie or an aficionado of tea culture, the 6th annual Toronto Tea Festival will enable you to discover the world of tea from the traditional to the trendy.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1988844834706645/ 

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For the best Canadian climate and energy news, subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter

http://theenergymix.com/ 

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The Green Majority

Live Eco Radio Show every Friday from 11 am - Noon CIUT 89.5 FM

greenmajority.ca 

Democracy Now

Mon – Fri. 10 – 11 a.m. CIUT 89.5 FM

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Centre for Social Innovation Events

http://socialinnovation.ca/community/events/listing 

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Shape My City Events

http://shapemycity.ca/events.php 

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Hot Docs

Bloor Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)

https://hotdocscinema.ca/ 

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NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing

https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/ 

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Subscribes, unsubscribes and submissions: angela at cleanairalliance.org 

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