T.O. Greenspiration Events: Ford's cuts put lives at risk

Mon Apr 22 23:53:56 EDT 2019

Everyday #ONpoli gets worst. Slash and burn. $1B Toronto Public Health. 50% Ontario public libraries. Rich developers can now pay to kill endangered species?! Time to shut him down. General strike. May 1st. #StrikeFord #StrikeON

Ford's proposal to cut $1 billion from Toronto Public Health will put lives at risk. He's doing this to pay for corporate tax cuts and handouts to the rich.

We cannot let that happen. Please take a moment to share this with your friends. With enough pressure, we can force him to back down:

https://north99.org/stop-fords-hidden-1-billion-health-care-cut/ 

Ontario Cuts Energy Efficiency, Talks Generalities on Climate in ‘Most Anti-Environment Budget Since Walkerton\

The province cut budgets for the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks by 35%, and for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry by 14%, for a combined reduction of $461 million. They also announced winding down conservation programs and the $200 million funding.

https://theenergymix.com/2019/04/14/ontario-cuts-energy-efficiency-talks-generalities-on-climate-in-most-anti-environment-budget-since-walkerton/ 

Plans to Gut Ontario’s Endangered Species Act

Developers and other proponents of harmful activities will be able to “pay-to-slay” by paying into a fund to compensate for harming species at risk and their habitats (rather than providing an on-the-ground overall benefit to species).

https://torontofieldnaturalists.org/plans-to-gut-ontarios-endangered-species-act/?fbclid=IwAR12i2hEEMl4krtH9cEEHSpubZGt1EDBrgOR0Nn_ZrfQE7-lrpWwm4cr2MQ 

May1 General Strike Against Doug Ford

Wed. May 1, noon Queens Park

https://www.facebook.com/events/1833513566753052/

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A Message From The Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

What if we actually pulled off a Green New Deal? What would the future look like? Catch this 7-min. animated film written by Avi Lewis, narrated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and illustrated by Molly Crabapple.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/17/the_intercept_a_message_from_the_future_with_alexandria_ocasio-cortez.html 

Only rebellion will prevent an ecological apocalypse

In Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, devastated by Cyclone Idai, in Syria, Libya and Yemen, where climate chaos has contributed to civil war, in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador,, where crop failure, drought and the collapse of fisheries have driven people from their homes, despair is not an option. Our inaction has forced them into action, as they respond to terrifying circumstances caused primarily by the rich world’s consumption. The time for excuses is over. The struggle to overthrow our life-denying system has begun.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/15/rebellion-prevent-ecological-apocalypse-civil-disobedience 

Extinction Rebellion activists vow to keep the pressure up to highlight the need to save our planet for ecological meltdown

By yesterday afternoon, more than 700 people had been arrested, with 28 charged and some protesters refused bail.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/17587777.extinction-rebellion-activists-vow-to-up-pressure-on-scottish-government/

Gretta Thunberg's full speech at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg. 13 min. video

#FridaysForFuture #schoolstrike4climate #climatestrike

https://bit.ly/2UN9pQN 

RIP Polly Higgins, lawyer who fought for recognition of 'ecocide', dies aged 50

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/22/polly-higgins-environmentalist-eradicating-ecocide-dies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWhrjGPb3WY&t=5s 

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Librarian rushes to archive Alberta’s climate change data before change in government

University of Alberta librarian Katie Cuyler says industry experts and academics have requested she begin ‘guerrilla archiving’ critical information they fear could disappear under a new United Conservative government

https://thenarwhal.ca/librarian-rushes-archive-albertas-climate-change-data-before-change-in-government/  

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Canada has third highest global rate of new childhood asthma cases from traffic pollution. 

Why do you suspect Canada is the 3rd worst country in the world and Toronto the 5th worst city?

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(19)30046-4/fulltext 

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PM: Deliver immediate mercury justice for Grassy Narrows people

https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/deliver-immediate-and-comprehensive-mercury-justice-for-the-people-of-grassy-narrows

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No Oil Drilling On Waorani Land

Tell the Ecuadorian government that the most Biodiverse place on Earth is not for sale!

https://waoresist.amazonfrontlines.org/action/ 

Watch the 2 min. video here

https://waoresist.amazonfrontlines.org/action/#video 

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Earth to Tables: A Short Film Series and Discussion on Food Sovereignty

Tues. April 23, 7 - 9 p.m.

Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre, 1499 Queen Street West

Since 2015, the Earth to Tables Project, an intergenerational and intercultural exchange of food activists, has produced short videos and photo essays exploring food sovereignty practices in Indigenous and settler communities in Ontario, Quebec, and Mexico. This short film series will feature three of these videos, followed by discussion of the critical issues they raise and how they relate to the experiences of participants.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2285936178291196/   

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Road to Zero Waste

Tues. April 23, 6:30 p.m.

Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre, 1499 Queen Street West

There is a worldwide epidemic of food wastage, and Canada is no exception. Every year, Canadian food waste amounts to $31 billion dollars. Not only are important resources being squandered as a result of this waste, but also it is environmentally damaging to our planet. When wasted food is thrown into landfill and begins to decompose, methane gas is released into the atmosphere, contributing directly to global warming. Road to Zero Waste is a local non-profit organization that works to address these problems by running workshops about food waste in various neighbourhoods and community spaces. Our goal is to change the way Canadians think about food waste, and to reduce food waste in Canada more quickly and efficiently.

https://www.facebook.com/events/418332645636665/?event_time_id=418332652303331 

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Monthly Protest Against NATO and Day of Action Against Military Spending

Thursday, April 25, noon -1 pm

Outside the NATO Association of Canada, 60 Harbour St. (at Bay St.)

Every month this year, the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) will be holding a peace vigil outside the NATO Association of Canada headquarters in downtown Toronto at the corner of Harbour St and Bay St. Come and join us in April! This action will be in solidarity with the International Peace Bureau's Global Day of Action Against Military Spending. This year is the 70th anniversary of NATO, this male-dominated nuclear-armed military alliance and Cold War relic that threatens our security. NATO has been involved in illegal interventions in the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan and destabilizing operations in Libya, Ukraine, Latvia, and Poland, etc... NATO members are the world's largest weapons manufacturers and arms companies which include Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, corporations which fund the NATO Association of Canada. NATO puts intense pressure on Canada every year to increase military spending, which diverts public funding away from urgent social and environmental needs. NATO relies on a dangerous nuclear arsenal and refuses to disarm. VOW is calling for the Canadian government to withdraw from NATO and work through the United Nations on disarmament and the Sustainable Development Goals to bring the world genuine human security. No to NATO; yes to peace, nonviolence and sustainability! Organized by the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW): https://www.facebook.com/events/433515000754148/ 

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Free Chelsea Manning, Free Julian Assange, No War on Venezuela, No War on Iran 

Thursday, April 25, 2:30 - 3 p.m.

Outside the US Consulate Office, 360 University Ave.

We will deliver a letter and have a short demonstration in front of the US Consulate Office to let the US government know that Canadians want Chelsea Manning out of jail and Julian Assange out of detention (no extradition to the US). We are also raising our voices against US plans for a military intervention/war against Venezuela and a war on Iran. Stop endless US wars. Free whistleblowers. Stand for peace.

Organized by Tamara Lorincz, email tlorincz at dal.ca   

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Nuclear Weapons: The Untold Story, with Linda McQuaig and Doug Roche

PLUS: Presentation of the Seán MacBride Peace Prize by International Peace Bureau President Reiner Braun to Douglas Roche

Thur. April 25, Reception 5:30 p.m. Program 6 - 7:30 p.m.

The Bistro & Brasserie, Chelsea Hotel, Toronto, 33 Gerrard Street West (College TTC)

An alarming new nuclear arms race has started. This special event to prod new Canadian action will feature a keynote speech by best-selling author Linda McQuaig: “Nuclear Weapons: The Untold Story.” Also, the International Peace Bureau will present its prestigious Seán MacBride Peace Prize to former Senator Douglas Roche, former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament, for his “indefatigable work” building strong public support for a common security agenda. Free.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nuclear-weapons-the-untold-story-with-linda-mcquaig-and-doug-roche-tickets-57890432843 

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Resisting Arrest - Protecting Yourself at Protests and Actions

Thur. April 25, 6 - 9 p.m.

OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room 2211, U of T

This in-case-of-arrest workshop will help folks learn to resist the fear of arrest by increasing awareness and knowledge of how it is to be arrested and face charges in the context of political work. For those who haven’t attended a standard legal workshop we’ll briefly cover our [theoretical] legal rights and common charges, but the focus will center on the experience of being arrested, navigating jail and the court system, preparing for sentencing and going to jail. We’ll also look at how we can individually and collectively prepare for arrest, what the support process can look like, and why it’s so important.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/resisting-arrest-protecting-yourself-at-protests-and-actions-tickets-59798758697?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR362FtcTxmHBwdnOeDtZtgXoYff5X7U_EuXGcW926tJMaOzA_AIC88NbM8 

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The Truth about Venezuela

Thur. April 25, 7 - 9 p.m.

A Different Booklist, 777-779 Bathurst St.

Independent writer and #rightsactivist Eva K. Bartlett has reported on conflicts in the Middle East, and, now, back from politically riven Venezuela, she will share with the community her eyewitness account of the crisis. Bartlett will answer who Juan Guaido is, who the Lima Group are and what Canada's involvement means - some of the basic questions as well as more complex ones - relating to the crisis.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1038292619704019/

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Hot Docs

April 25 - May 5

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America’s largest documentary festival. Each year, the Festival presents a selection of approximately 200 cutting-edge documentaries from around the globe.

http://www.hotdocs.ca/    

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Sorry to Bother You

Fri. April 26, 7 p.m.

OISE, 252 Bloor W, Rm C154 (on the concourse level, one floor below the OISE lobby entrance)

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed. 2017 1hour, 51 min. Elizabeth Wickwire, union organizer at Newcomer Women’s Services, Kareen Marshall who led the strike at Homes First, and Kurt Young, a member of Socialist Action and the Sheet Metal Workers' Union Local 30, will open the discussion. Hosted by Rebel Films.

http://www.Socialistaction.ca 

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Liberation Seder 

Friday, April 26, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave

Price: $25 (more if you can, less if you can't).

http://jelithin.ca/seder-2019-toronto.html 

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Earth Strike Toronto - Halfway Protest

Sat. April 27, 1 p.m.

Queen's Park, College and University

This is an event that Earth Strike is holding around the world in order to build awareness towards a global general strike on September 27, which is meant to put economic pressure on politicians and corporations to switch to green energy. Join us in our grassroots movement as we take the opportunity to let the Ford Government know that we cannot idly sit by while our climate is in jeopardy, and we must take immediate action against climate change for the sake of our children and future generations!

Email: earthstriketoronto at protonmail.com  Website: www.earth-strike.com  

https://www.facebook.com/events/870628353289915/ 

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Don Valley Ravine Clean Up & Revitilization

Sat. April 27, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

E.T. Seton Park Parking lot, entrance road next to 71 Thorncliffe Park.

Join us in an effort to completely clean out and revitalize one of the most neglected, trash filled ravines in the Don Valley

https://www.facebook.com/events/267914247481757/ 

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Beyond petitions: a principled and personalized approach to digital campaigns

Saturday, April 27, 1 - 4 p.m.

Downtown location

We know winning big change in today’s complex world requires tapping into new sources of people power, reaching people on their doorstep and on their smartphones. Together, we’ll break down best practices in principled and personalized digital engagement, share examples of what has worked well and what hasn’t, and send you home with practical tools. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beyond-petitions-a-principled-and-personalized-approach-to-digital-campaigns-tickets-53967647687 

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Racial Equity & Active Transportation in Toronto's Suburbs

Sat. April 27, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Access Alliance Danforth, 3079 Danforth Ave.

The Mini-Conference on Racial Equity and Active Transportation in Toronto’s Suburbs will feature talks on the challenges faced by racialized suburban residents, work being done by racialized city builders to enable active transportation in the suburbs, as well as activities for information exchange and networking.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2389017104664692/ 

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People's Climate Plan for Ontario

Sunday April 28, 12:45 - 2:15 p..m.

Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave.

Lyn Adamson and Colleen Lynch of ClimateFast will present a People's Climate Plan for Ontario. Discussion will focus on how we get there despite government resistance. Come and share discussion and strategies on how to meet the climate challenge and 11-year deadline. We will also report on initiatives at City Hall to declare a climate emergency. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/3113412272006098/

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#SecondhandSunday

Sunday April 28, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Secondhand Sunday is an event supported by the City of Toronto, that encourages residents of single-family homes to leave unwanted reusable items on their front property for neighbours to take for free. Any resident can participate or to learn about bringing Secondhand Sunday to your community, visit the Secondhand Sunday website for resources and support.

http://www.secondhandsunday.ca/home.html 

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Roots of Activism - An Afternoon of Revolutionary Film Education and Environmental Activism

Sun. April 28, 1 - 5:30 p.m.

Centre for Social Innovation- Annex, 720 Bathurst Street, The Garage

Exchange and connect with other like-minded changemakers interested in the protection of nature’s diversity, ocean acidification, deforestation, overfishing, climate change and our survival! Learn about what organizations and changemakers are doing right here in our own city with our spread of environmentally conscious organizations. We will be screening the award-winning film Revolution, followed by an engaging panel discussion.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/roots-of-activism-tickets-57567181991 

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Spring Is In The Air

Sun. April 28, 1 - 4 p.m.

Allan Gardens Park and Conservatory, Carlton and Jarvis

Our annual celebration of the beginning of a new gardening season includes:  • a plant sale. • a silent auction. • music for all & crafts for kids. • book launch - Grow Without a Garden: 101 Plants for Containers by Lara Lucretia. • community information. The event will take place at the Children's Greenhouse in Allan Gardens. Free.

https://www.facebook.com/events/292031571712188/ 

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Extinction Rebellion - Potluck and Planning

Sun. April 28, 6 - 9 p.m.

OISE, 252 Bloor St W

Instead of our regular weekly meeting we're having a potluck (vegan please -- we're not all vegans, but many of us are and we want everyone to be able to eat everything - - so please no animal products including eggs, dairy and honey), a meet and greet and some brainstorming for future actions. Roving musicians? A flash mob? A die-in?  Something else?

https://www.facebook.com/events/655169084921434/ 

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May1 General Strike Against Doug Ford

Wed. May 1, noon

Queens Park

To make our voices heard, our numbers seen and our opinions respected by Mr. Doug Ford.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1833513566753052/ 

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http://theenergymix.com/ 

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Centre for Social Innovation Events

https://socialinnovation.org/community/events/   

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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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