T.O. Greenspiration Events: What can I do?

Mon Apr 2 00:51:32 EDT 2018

"Don’t be an optimist if it makes you relax. Don’t be a pessimist if it makes you give up. Be an activist and ask, what can I do?” - Kate Raworth

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Going Renewable Means Phasing Out Our Aging Nuclear Reactors

Blog post by me. Did you know ON has 18 working nuclear reactors, and they're all old? We could go renewable, OR we could rebuild 12 of these dinosaurs at very high public expense and extend the life of 6 way beyond their design life. Guess what route the gov't has chosen.

http://canadiancor.com/going-renewable-means-phasing-out-our-aging-nuclear-reactors/

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Don't Nuke T.O. (DNTO)

https://www.facebook.com/greenpeace.canada/videos/10156008141214961/  

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The Truth About Doug

There are many reasons why Doug is a bad choice for premier. Here are some of them.

https://www.notdoug.com/ 

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New Canadian Bill Would Help Cities Sue Oil Industry for Climate Damages

Ontario NDP MPP Peter Tabuns will introduce a bill to protect Ontario residents from the costs of climate change-related damages and to make it easier to force fossil fuel companies to pay for infrastructure improvements needed to protect communities from climate impacts.

https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/03/26/canada-climate-damages-peter-tabuns-toronto/ 

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Soaring Eagle's Camp: Vigil & Occupation 

Located at Old City Hall in Tkaronto. Drop by to vist and support.

https://www.facebook.com/sectkaronto/ 

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Parkdale rent strike ends as landlord drops rent increase application

Tenants at 1251 King St. W. were on strike nearly three months

https://www.toronto.com/news-story/8352103-parkdale-rent-strike-ends-as-landlord-drops-rent-increase-application/ 

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Seven-stop Scarborough LRT the best option for transit riders

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-john-tory-seven-stop-scarborough-lrt-the-best-option-for-transit-riders?utm_source=STA+Supporters&utm_campaign=4c52307136-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fd56263067-4c52307136-203754397   

Build the Eglinton East LRT now!

http://scarboroughtransitaction.ca/2018/03/13/build-the-eglinton-east-lrt-now/?utm_source=STA+Supporters&utm_campaign=4c52307136-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fd56263067-4c52307136-203754397  

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Water Docs Film Festival -- Seeking Volunteers

Are you a film-lover who is looking for an easy way to see excellent, informative, moving & engaging films, for free? Now in its lucky seventh year, an abundant flow of water-themed documentaries and short films take centre stage at our annual festival coming up April 10 and 12 - 15. Sign up to volunteer here.

https://www.waterdocs.ca/volunteer/

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Cycling and the 2018 Budget

By Share the Road Cycling Coalition. In 2017–18, Ontario’s auctions of GHG emission allowances generated $2.4 billion in proceeds. To date, over $90 million of these proceeds have been invested in supporting commuter cycling through the Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling Program. Looking forward, we can expect to see up to $140 million more invested in cycling in the coming years, including a portion of the estimated $2 billion in auction proceeds expected for 2018–19.

https://medium.com/share-the-road-cycling-coalition/cycling-and-the-2018-budget-12dd59c3197

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Judy Rebick: Toronto Book Launch - Heroes in My Head

Tues. April 3, 7 – 9 p.m.

Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas West

In this riveting memoir, Judy Rebick, one of Canada’s best-known feminists, lays bare the public and private battles that have shaped her life. She documents two major decades in her life: the 1980s, when she became a high-profile spokesperson for the pro-choice movement during the fight to legalize abortion; and the 1990s, when she took on her biggest challenge as a public figure by becoming president of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women. Here, for the first time, she also reveals the very private battles she waged during these important decades. The result is a fascinating, heartbreaking, but ultimately empowering story.

https://www.facebook.com/events/415389592228409/ 

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This Changes Everything

Tues. April 3, 6:30 p.m.

Ryerson School of Image Arts, 122 Bond, Room IMA307

Screening of the film by Avi Lewis, based on the book by Naomi Klein followed by panel discussion. Free.

www.facebook.com/events/2047219605516035   

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Crazy Talks

Tues. Apr 3, 7 - 8:30 p.m.

OISE 252 Bloor W, Rm 12-274

Open forum on psych and mad politics. Join writer Erick Fabris and guest, Theresa Burley, on 'communities of practice'. Free, wheelchair accessible, ASL requests welcome. 

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Project Drawdown

Wed. April 4, 7 – 9 pm.

Room 140, University College, 15 Kings College Circle, U of T

Science for Peace's weekly lecture series. Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend.

http://www.scienceforpeace.ca 

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Accessible Design 

Wed. April 4, 6 - 9 p.m.

U of T 

This workshop is geared towards folks with a pre-existing understanding of software like Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. We will sit with the question 'can everybody access my graphics equally?' and explore best practices to ensure that our colour palette, font and layouts are accessible.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/accessible-design-tickets-43886718356 

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Faith, Science, Climate Change, and Pope Francis's Encyclical Laudato si’

A Dialogue of Theologians, Scientists, and Scholars

Wed. April 4, 4 - 6 p.m.

Rm. 1016, Wilson Hall, New College, 40 Willcocks St., U of T

Sponsored by:  The School of the Environment; The Interconnectivity Working Group at the University of St. Michael's College; and, the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies.

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Third%20Annual%20Symposium%3A%20Faith%2C%20Science%2C%20Climate%20Change%2C%20and%20Pope%20Francis%27s%20Encyclical%20Laudato%20si%E2%80%99

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Climate Change Despair Got You Down? Get Over It. We Can Win This

Robert Hunter Memorial Lecture with Ontario's 24th Premier Dalton McGuinty

Thursday, April 5, 5:10 pm

Koffler House, 569 Spadina Crescent, U of T

Dalton McGuinty was named “Canada’s greenest Premier ever” by Stewart Elgie, founder and managing lawyer of the Sierra Legal Defence Fund, now Canada’s largest public interest environmental law organization. During his tenure as Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty cut smog days in half by reducing coal-fired power by 90%.  He left the provincial government on track to shut down the last coal plants in southern Ontario by the end of 2013.  He also brought in the toughest drinking water standards in the world, built 1000 wind turbines, created Ontario’s Greenbelt and expanded it to nearly two million acres of protected land. He left Ontario a green leader on the world stage — he helped create over 30,000 new, clean-energy jobs through the world-leading FIT program and left Ontario leading Canada in solar capacity.

https://www.environment.utoronto.ca/events/robert-hunter-memorial-lecture-climate-change-despair-got-you-down-get-over-it-we-can-win-this/

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The Young Karl Marx  

118 minutes 2017 subtitles

Friday, April 6, 7 pm

OISE, 252 Bloor W, Rm. 5-150

26-year-old Karl Marx embarks on the road to exile and in 1844 Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels who provides the last piece of the puzzle to Marx's new vision of the world. Together, between censorship and police repression, riots and political upheavals, they lead the labor movement during its early development into the modern era.
Guest speaker:  Stephen Ellis, an anti-racism and BDS activist, is also a lawyer in the field of human rights.

http://www.socialistaction.ca  or call: 647-986-1917 or 647-728-9143 for more information.

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Green Living Show

Fri. - Sun. April 6 - 8 

Metro Convention Centre

Canada’s largest consumer show dedicated to simple solutions for leading a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.

http://www.greenlivingshow.ca/ 

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Inorganic Market

Sat. Apr 7, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Locke Library 3083 Yonge

Electronic waste collection event. Bring your unwanted electronics for responsible recycling and learn about the problem of e-waste. List of accepted items on website. Free.

https://inorganicmarket.ca/

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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

www.greenmajority.ca   

Democracy Now

Mon – Fri. 10 – 11 a.m. CIUT 89.5 FM

https://www.democracynow.org/

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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)

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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