T.O. Greenspiration Events: Climate genocide

Mon Oct 15 01:45:20 EDT 2018

The Ford Tracker

An up to date tracker of what Doug Ford has done. 

https://fordtracker.com/ 

Save The White Pines Wind Project - Petition

https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-the-white-pines-wind-project-termination-act?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=blast2018-10-10 

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The City we Desire. The City we Deserve. The City we Fight for.

We invite all residents of Toronto/Tkaronto to build a city of social justice & solidarity. A city where we are connected. A city that is taking responsibility for climate action. A decolonized city. In signing this platform, we commit to working together to build this vision, and to dream together for more. 

https://www.citywefightfor.org/ 

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New U.N. Climate Report Says Put a High Price on Carbon 

In its landmark report on the fast-approaching dangers of climate change, a United Nations scientific panel said on Sunday that putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions would be central for getting global warming under control. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/climate/carbon-tax-united-nations-report-nordhaus.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur 

UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. It’s Actually Worse Than That.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2018/10/un-says-climate-genocide-coming-but-its-worse-than-that.html 

Sign this petition to call on all federal party leaders to hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Canada’s plan to limit climate change to 1.5°C.

https://gofossilfree.org/canada/?akid=53821.1793187.JtYDz1&rd=1&t=7 

Dear party leaders, hold an emergency debate on Canada's plan for 1.5°C

http://act.350.org/sign/15-zero-fossil-fuels?akid=s731262..gnKGAJ 

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Sign the petition to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline

The federal government must cease the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and invest in clean, renewable energy sources.

http://nathancullen.ndp.ca/let-s-save-our-coast-again 

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Panic in the (Oilpatch) Suites

The price at which U.S. refiners are willing to purchase Alberta bitumen has plunged since early September. Currently, those refiners are paying almost US$75 per barrel for oil from Texas, the Gulf Coast, or North Dakota, or for imported high-quality crude. But they will now pay less than US$30 for a barrel of Alberta bitumen. At that price, no new tar sands/oil sands projects can be financed. Even existing ones will throttle back production. This does not bode well for the Trans Mountain pipeline Canadians just bought.

https://theenergymix.com/2018/10/09/exclusive-panic-in-the-oilpatch-suites/ 

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The Green Budget Coalition just released its Recommendations for Budget 2019 

It includes five feature recommendations addressing toxics and pesticides, fossil fuel subsidies, sustainable agriculture, freshwater management, and healthy oceans. (EN/FR) The Green Budget Coalition, active since 1999, comprises 21 of Canada’s leading environmental and conservation organizations, representing over one million Canadians, through its members, volunteers and supporters. 

https://greenbudget.ca/budget2019/   

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The federal government just announced the beginning of consultations on a handgun and assault weapons ban

Please take a moment to fill out the survey and tell the government you support a handgun and assault weapons ban.

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cnslttns/hndgn/index-en.aspx 

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Canadians shouldn’t be punished for past cannabis possession. - NDP petition

https://www.ndp.ca/cannabis-en 

Legalization is only the start: Canada must do right by its 'cannabis criminals’

Alan Young is professor emeritus at Osgoode Hall Law School and co-founder and former director of Osgoode’s Innocence Project.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-cannabis-fight-is-far-from-over/ 

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No Hate in Toronto: Protest Steve Bannon and David Frum

Renowned xenophobe, Trump ally and violent provocateur Steve Bannon has been given a massive platform at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall by Munk Debates on Nov 2, 2018. Please sign this petition that calls for an immediate cancellation of this event: https://you.leadnow.ca/p/NoBannonTO 

Check back here for updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1401207076681549/

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The Anthropocene – special exhibit

On till Jan 6th, 2019

AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario, Dundas and McCaul

A major new contemporary art exhibition that tells the story of human impact on the Earth through film, photography, and new experiential technologies. From the collective of photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier.

https://www.edwardburtynsky.com/events/2018/9/28/anthropocene  

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October 15 Day of Action! Message to Doug Ford - Hands off Workers Rights

Mon. Oct. 15, 12:30 pm 

Ministry of Labour, 400 University Avenue

Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) 15 Gervais Drive, Suite 202

The $15 minimum wage and decent work legislation, such as paid sick days, equal pay rules and laws to make it easier to join a union, are all up for grabs. The minimum wage increase is currently scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2019. Now more than ever, we need to continue to campaign to keep it from the hands of the big business lobby. On October 15, we will be taking action in PC ridings. Sign up here:

https://www.oflevents.ca/october_15_day_of_action  

https://www.facebook.com/events/166450490934904/ 

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Mayoral Forum on Affordable Housing & Homelessness

Mon. Oct. 15, 6:30 - 8:30 pm (Doors open at 6 pm)

OISE Auditorium, U of T, 252 Bloor Sreet West

Find out where mayoral candidates stand on addressing Toronto's affordable housing and homelessness crisis, who has taken the Toronto Affordable Housing Pledge, and which candidates are committing to making your right to housing a reality.

https://www.facebook.com/events/720301961668854/  

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303 Candles - March and Vigil Demanding Action on Opioid Crisis

Monday, October 15, 6 pm 

Regent Park CHC, 465 Dundas Street East

Three hundred and three people died from opioid overdose in Toronto in 2017, which is a 63% increase compared to 2016 and a 121% increase compared to 2015. As our community struggles to respond to this crisis and cope with the tragic and preventable loss of loved ones the provincial government has stalled response efforts by initiating an unnecessary review of Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) services. Overdose Prevention sites are evidence-based services. They offer a stigma-free and caring environment where people can access healthcare, referrals, supplies and safety. Overdose Prevention Sites save lives. Please join us as we come together in grief and rage and demand action from the ON gov't.

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Ward 4 – Parkdale - All Candidates Meetings 

Tues. Oct. 16, 7 p.m. – Roncesvalles United Church, 240 Roncesvalles 

and

Wed. Oct. 17, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., 20 West Lodge Ave.

Join us as we ask candidates for Councillor of Ward 4 what their vision for Parkdale is, and how they plan to work for our community in City Hall.

https://www.facebook.com/events/377932056076096/ 

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Rally for Climate Action Now! 

Wed. Oct. 17, noon - 1 p.m.

Queens' Park – south park

This week the government is hosting a very brief, very limited consultation on Bill 4: the Cap and Trade Cancellation Act. Many voices are not being heard!  Most particularly the voice of young people who will face the results of our inaction on climate through extreme weather, food crises, and worse.  We are handing the costs of inaction on to the youngest citizens and that is unfair. We will hold signs up showing the age our participants will be in 2040 when the worst impacts really start to hit, according to the recent IPCC report. Join us for the rally at noon and/or listen to the presentation in committee 9 – 10:15 a.m. and/or listen to question period in the Legislature – 10:30 a.m.

For more info: lyn at climatefast.ca or 416-731-6605

www.climatefast.ca/vocal 

https://www.facebook.com/events/928583810671455/ 

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Ward 13 Candidates Forum on Community Resilience and Emergency Planning

Wed. Oct 17, 7 pm 

Church of St. Peter and St. Simon, 525 Bloor St E.

Hear Council Candidates for Ward 13 address issues of community resilience and emergency planning. With recent events such as the 650 fire, we need to talk about onsite capacity, food security, emergency preparedness to extreme weather, and resilience especially for high rise communities. This will also be a chance for candidates and the community to engage in conversations around solutions to climate chaos. 

https://bit.ly/2pRzLPC 

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Etobicoke Transit Townhall

Wed. Oct. 17, 7 - 9 p.m.

2379 Lake Shore Blvd. W, Martin Luther Lutheran Church 

Let's talk transit. Hear from community leaders and transit riders about the issues, and how you can get involved. Elected officials and municipal candidates are invited to attend the townhall. Public transit connects our communities and is the top issue in the municipal election on October 22nd.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/etobicoke-townhall-on-transit-tickets-49926394189

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Gathering Forces: Fighting Austerity Beyond Elections

Thur. Oct. 18, 6 - 8 p.m.

CRC, 40 Oak Street

With the elections rigged in favour of the wealthy, the real power to successfully stop cut backs rests with social movements. With dramatic cuts to social assistance, min wage, healthcare, transit, and more expected, it’s time to gather our forces. Hosted by OCAP (Ontario Coalition Against Poverty).

https://www.facebook.com/events/688615608180951/ 

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UNDRIP: Implications for Reconciliation and the Protection of Canada’s Environment

Fri. Oct. 19, 1 - 2:15 p.m.

Webinar

Adopted by the General Assembly in 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is regarded as the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous peoples. In Canada, the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission speaks to UNDRIP as the framework for reconciliation and calls on the federal government of Canada to develop a national action plan and strategies to achieve UNDRIP. This webinar is intended to increase our understanding of UNDRIP in the Canadian context, as well as its implications for collective efforts to advance reconciliation and protect Canada’s environment.

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4023298156758150913 

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King in the Wilderness

Friday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m.  

OISE, 252 Bloor St. W., Rm 5-150 

A look at the final years in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. $4 donation. Part of the Rebel Film Series presented by Toronto Socialist Action.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTinWZvFpJ4 

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21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Ethical Psychology & Psychiatry

Empowering Individuals & Communities: An Ethical and Holistic Approach to Wellbeing

October 19 – 21

Novotel Centre, 45 The Esplanade

The International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry is a non-profit volunteer organization of mental health professionals, physicians, educators, ex-patients and survivors of the mental health system, and their families. We strive to educate the public about the nature of “mental illness”, the de-humanizing and coercive aspects of many forms of mental health treatment, and the alternative humane ways of helping people who struggle with very difficult life issues.

http://psychintegrity.org/2018-toronto/  

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Sharkwater Extinction

Opening in Toronto

Oct. 19 - 23

Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas (AMC Yonge & Dundas)

Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre Cinemas

Sharkwater: Extinction (2018) is a thrilling and inspiring action-packed journey that follows filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it — a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction of sharks. From West Africa, Spain, Panama, Costa Rica, France, and even in our own backyard, Stewart’s third film dives into the often-violent underworld of the pirate fishing trade to expose a multi-billion-dollar industry.

https://www.sharkwater.com/  

https://www.tribute.ca/sharkwater/showtimes/ 

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Environmental Rights: Talk and Action

Sat. Oct. 20, 2 - 4 p.m.

Centre for Social Innovation, Regent Park, 585 Dundas St. E. 

This event is part of the Blue Dot National Day of Action (David Suzuki Foundation), during which communities across Canada are raising awareness about the need to legally recognize the right to a healthy environment. Join us for a discussion on environmental rights followed by a march to Yonge-Dundas Square. Speakers include: Lee Maracle, renowned Stö:lo poet, author, and activist; Angela Bischoff, Outreach Director at the Ontario Clean Air Alliance; Isaac Crosby, Urban Agriculture Educator at Evergreen Brick Works 

https://www.facebook.com/events/464470020740910/   

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/blue-dot-toronto-2018-environmental-rights-talk-and-action-tickets-51264191577 

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Planet in Focus - 19th Annual Environmental Film Festival

Oct. 25 - 28

http://planetinfocus.org/film-fest/2018-program/#/ 

Point of No Return 

Saturday Oct. 27, 1 pm 

Innis Town Hall, 2. Sussex Ave, U of T

In 2015, two Swiss pilots took on the groundbreaking feat of flying the world's first solar powered plane around the world. Point of No Return follows their amazing flight in The Solar Impulse aircraft. A delicate machine, vulnerable to the slightest of changes in weather, the “Solar Impulse” takes them on a risky and unpredictable flight. This film beautifully demonstrates what renewable energy has to offer for the future of air travel but also makes us wonder how much more we can achieve on land. It is a flight of the imagination made real. Co-presented by: Ontario Clean Air Alliance

http://planetinfocus.org/film-fest/2018-program/#/en/film/2808/Point%20of%20No%20Return

**I've got 2 FREE Tickets to Point of No Return - available to the first person that writes and asks for them! - angela at cleanairalliance.org 

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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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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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