T.O. Greenspiration Events: The Streets are Alive!

Sun Jan 26 22:15:28 EST 2020

☢ Stop BWXT Uranium Plant downtown Toronto from getting from a 10-year license extension

There's a Uranium Plant at Dupont and Lansdowne that uses natural and depleted uranium to manufacturer fuel pellets for the Pickering and Darlington nuclear stations. The plant also hosts a 9000 kg hydrogen gas tank. The company, BWXT – an American nuclear weapons manufacturer – is applying for a 10-year license extension. Mon. Jan. 27, midnight is the deadline to submit a written intervention to the CNSC. Here are the facts.

https://www.stopbwxt.com/ 

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The streets are more alive! The air tastes better! The city centre is fun to hang around in all day! It's safer, stress-free, and the traffic is managed better. 

Residents in the Belgian city with a car-free centre describe how things have changed since the shake-up.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/20/the-streets-are-more-alive-ghent-readers-on-a-car-free-city-centre 

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Stop the giant Hamilton gas pipeline - petition

Enbridge Gas is proposing to build a giant pipeline through Hamilton, including through an ecologically important wetland, to increase imports of fracked gas from the United States into Ontario.  This pipeline is designed to allow a huge increase in use of polluting gas-fired generating plants in Ontario with an increase in greenhouse gas emissions of 400% by 2025.  This is above and beyond the major climate impact of producing fracked gas. Please sign our petition opposing Enbridge’s destructive pipeline plan.

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/stop-gas-pipeline/

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Extinction Rebellion Protest Disrupts Brussels Motor Show

An Extinction Rebellion spokesman, who identified herself only as Sarah, told AFP: "We call it 'the Salon of Lies' because we absolutely don't believe the automobile industry can bring solutions to this ecological and climate crisis. "It has already lied in the past, is still lying and will continue to lie to us if we don't stop it," she added, calling for a new model of transport that respected the ecological and social good.

https://www.ibtimes.com/extinction-rebellion-protest-disrupts-brussels-motor-show-2905042?fbclid=IwAR0K9IbJPcvFHlUvx1W1B8VZe6Wq2-znDYAXZXO3LaLga9zIdRGB6sd3zmk 

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It’s Time to Replace Slaughterhouses With Greenhouses

https://freefromharm.org/common-justifications-for-eating-animals/marginal-lands/ 

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Powerful, Moving Bernie Sanders 2020 Ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxHGCOfzzhk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0MuIzYOl0TS-zBEAuBKY2w8hMTeOTVBte08NtXkv6Hu81D_V7hirhcoLE 

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Email the Government of Ontario demanding for a forest strategy that supports sustainable logging and cares for nature

The Government of Ontario’s latest proposal is paving the way for sweeping changes to the laws and policies that protect our public forests and the plants and animals that live there. Among other lowlights, Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy aspires to double the amount of logging in the province from 15 million to 30 million cubic metres of wood per year, with no commitments to set aside more forests to support wildlife conservation.

https://ontarionature.good.do/shareontariosforests/Sign/ 

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Housing Crisis: Toronto Needs a Vacant Homes Tax

Toronto City Councillors will be voting soon on whether or not to take one of the many actions needed to address our housing crisis: implementing a Vacant Homes Tax. Use our tool to send a message to your local Councillor and the Mayor.

https://www.progresstoronto.ca/vacant-homes-tax 

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Bloor West Bikeway Extension

Mon. Jan. 27, 4 - 8 p.m. St. Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Avenue (behind the Bloor/Gladstone Library)

Thur. Jan. 30, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Lithuanian House, 1573 Bloor Street West

The City is hosting 2 public drop-in events to discuss extension of the Bloor bike lanes west to Runnymede. Give your input at the meetings or online here. 

https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/get-involved/public-consultations/infrastructure-projects/bloor-street-west-bikeway-extension/ 

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Public meeting on Danforth bike lanes

Monday, January 27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (drop-in for as long as you wish)  

Monarch Park Collegiate Institute, 1 Hanson St., Toronto (Off Coxwell, south of Danforth)  

The City of Toronto is undertaking a Complete Street and Planning Study of Danforth Avenue. The full study area will span a six kilometre stretch of Danforth Ave. between Broadview Avenue and Victoria Park Ave. They’re looking at the possibility of putting protected bike lanes on Danforth. It’s your chance to tell the city that bike lanes improve everyone’s safety — and help tackle the climate crisis.

https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/planning-studies-initiatives/danforth-avenue-planning-study/ 

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XR (Extinction Rebellion) Toronto Orientation 

Mon. Jan. 27, 7 p.m.

5 Bancroft Ave Rm B142 

Wondering what Extinction Rebellion Toronto is all about?  Hoping to find out how to get involved?  This is a crash course on the movement's origins and impacts in the UK, its demands and principles, how the Toronto group is structured, and how you can join a working group or start your own affinity group and leap into action immediately. This orientation starts from the assumption that :

1) You know that climate change is an existential crisis and 2) You are open to the idea that non-violent civil disobedience is an effective means to achieve political change.  

If you aren't at that point, we recommend that you watch this 1-hr talk: https://youtu.be/b2VkC4SnwY0 

For more information: https://extinctionrebelliontoronto.org/  

Read more about the global organization here: https://rebellion.earth/the-truth/about-us/  

https://www.facebook.com/events/832444497176326/ 

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Our Beautiful City: Tackling Toronto's Homelessness Crisis: Lowdown Tracks Screening and Panel 

Mon, Jan 27,  6:30 p.m.

Bloor Hot Docs (Bloor and Bathurst)

With temperatures plummeting, and the city's homeless population reaching record levels, join Toronto Life magazine, city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and former Toronto Mayor Barbara Hall for this special screening-and-discussion of Shelley Saywell's acclaimed documentary on Toronto's homeless street musicians. A hit at Hot Docs 2015, Lowdown Tracks shines a light on the struggles our city's homeless face—be it in shelters, with social programs, with addictions and abuse—while celebrating the stirring soundtrack that is composed every day at our city's ferry docks and freeway underpasses, rooming houses and rooftops.

https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=108063~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0 

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Fantastic Fungi

Mon. Jan. 27, 3:30 p.m.

Tues. Jan. 28, (:30 p.mm

Bloor Hot Docs, Bloor and Bathurst

Hailed for its healing properties, and appearing in everything from superdrinks to beauty products, mushrooms are having a major moment. That’s not all: this remarkable organism may even contain the secret to saving life as we know it on Earth. Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Brie Larson and captured with state-of-the-art time lapse cinematography, Fantastic Fungi takes you on an immersive journey into a magical kingdom beneath our feet where a complex and ancient network of mycelium hold eye-opening solutions to our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environmental challenges. Featuring interviews with best-selling author Michael Pollan, renowned scientists Paul Stamets, Eugenia Bone and more.

https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=111758~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&epguid=6395d239-7dd9-47d4-a22f-81a783873e12&ep=1 

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#StillNotMyPremier: A Teach-In

Tues. Jan. 28, 7 p.m. 

Page One Cafe 108 Mutual

Artists, activists and academics report on their creative strategies to protest the damage done by the Doug Ford regime. With housing activist Cathy Crowe, folks from Parkdale Community Legal Services TTC Riders, Doug Ford Resign Movement and more. 

http://www.studioformediaactivism.com/

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Bell Let Us Talk - Rally 

Wed. Jan. 29, 1 - 2 p.m.

120 Adelaide St W

Please come out to the Bell office to demand Bell Canada and the Ministry of Solicitor General STOP the Prison Phone Contract, from which they jointly profit at the expense of the mental health of incarcerated peoples and families.  Bring your voices and your signs.

https://www.facebook.com/events/526885141260732/ 

Let's Talk Bell

Wed. Jan 29, 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Workers' Action Centre, 720 Spadina

Panel discussion on how Bell Canada claims to support mental health while profiting off of incarcerated peoples and families.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1191496857722333/

Petition: Give Prisoners Access to Free Phones Now!

https://www.change.org/p/bell-give-prisoners-access-to-free-phones-now 

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Climate Change And Climate Justice

Wed .Jan. 29, 7 p.m.

OISE, 252 Bloor W, Room 3-311, U of T

Dr. Kerry Bowman will be speaking about climate change/climate justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

www.scienceforpeace.ca 

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Online Reject Teck Strategy Session 

Wed. Jan. 29, 8:30 p.m. 

Online at https://www.crowdcast.io/e/reject-teck-webinar 

Right now, Liberal ministers are facing a massive decision. Should they approve the Teck Frontier tar sands mega-mine, and kill Canada’s climate targets to appease pro-oil premiers like Jason Kenney? Or should they listen to climate science, put our future first and Reject Teck? We’ve got a plan to ramp up the pressure on ministers, convince them the mine is politically toxic, and show them it isn’t worth risking climate disaster over -- but we can't do it without you.  Join our ONLINE webinar and hear how you can support the campaign to stop the toxic Teck tar sands mine. Hosted by Leadnow.ca.

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Invasion: Community Film Screening about the Unist'ot'en Camp

Thur. Jan. 30, 6 - 9 p.m.

Rm 418, 246 Bloor St W, Faculty of Social Work, U of T

Free community film screening of: INVASION, a new film about the Unist'ot'en Camp, Gidimt’en checkpoint and the larger Wet’suwet’en Nation standing up to the Canadian government and corporations who continue colonial violence against Indigenous people. Remarks by Hayden King, Gchi'mnissing Anishinaabe writer and educator.

https://www.facebook.com/events/422769058441675/ 

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Tomorrow's Power

Thur. Jan. 30, 7:30 - 10 p.m.

The Redwood, 1300 Gerrard Street East

Tomorrow’s Power showcases three communities around the world, and how they respond to economic/environmental emergencies they face. In Colombia’s war-torn, oil-rich Arauca province, people are building a peace and remediation process from the ground up. In Germany activists are pushing the country to fully divest from devastating strip-mined fossil fuel extraction and complete a transition to renewable energy. And in besieged Gaza, Palestinian health practitioners are harnessing solar power to battle daily life-threatening blackouts in hospitals due to Israeli-imposed electricity rationing. Film screening will be followed by discussion. Free.

Film website: http://tomorrows-power.info/

Trailer: https://youtu.be/iAeFiKALt94

https://www.facebook.com/events/3627654867274662/ 

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Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival

January 30 - February 4

Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, Bloor and Bathurst

The annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival brings human stories to life in a manner that empowers the audience to demand justice for all. By using film as a medium, Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival aims to bring awareness to human rights issues in a way that is easily understandable and provides the viewer with the knowledge to advocate for change. Join us and the vibrant movement to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all. Tickets: FREE (maximum 2 per film) 

https://www.hotdocscinema.ca/c/hrwff 

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Weekly Strike for Climate Justice

Fri. Jan. 31, noon - 1 p.m.

Queen'ss Park

Join us at Queen's Park (South) to demand climate action! Bring your signs, family, and friends. What are our demands? We demand the the inclusion of historically disenfranchised voices in this necessary transition, and the setting of bold emissions reduction targets so that Canada reaches net zero emissions by 2040. We also demand a rapid implementation of the UNDRIP principles and for the federal government to uphold its promises to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada. If you would like to speak, marshal, or have accessibility needs. Please contact us at fridays4futureto at gmail.com. Accessibility: The nearest TTC station is Queen's Park Station on Line 1

https://www.facebook.com/events/855644898216460/ 

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Coldest Day of the Year Ride          

Sat. Feb. 1

11:30 a.m.: Gather at Neil Mclellan Park. It’s just across the street from Runnymede station if you’re arriving by TTC. 

1 p.m.: Reception at Duke of York. Just a block from St. George station you can enjoy some good conversation, food and beverages.

Our annual mid-winter group ride is back! Bundle up and join dozens of riders enjoying the outdoors in the winter. This relaxed, family-friendly ride will be about an hour, followed by a social where you can warm up, chat with other riders, and enjoy some food and drink. This year’s route will head east along Bloor at a comfortable pace so everyone can join in on the fun. Our ride guides will make sure everyone is safe and sound as we head into downtown along Bloor.

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

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Decolonizing the Heart 2-DAY Workshop 

Sat. Feb 1 and 22

Toronto United Mennonite Church, 1774 Queen Street East

Reconciliation requires building relationships. Building relationships requires more than coming together over issues. Where do we begin?

https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/decolonizing-the-heart-workshops-19977084519 

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Nature in the City

Sunday, February 2

Emmanuel College, Room 001, 75 Queen's Park Cres. E. (Just south of Museum subway station, east exit, east side of the street)

This Toronto Field Naturalists’ free lecture is by Katie Thomas.

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To Be Determined: A Dance Project

Fri. Feb. 21, 8 p.m.

Sat. Feb. 22, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard St. E

To Be Determined is student produced and choreographed full-length dance performance. It is an artistic and physical exploration of the beauty and expansiveness of the natural world, and the decline of these environments as a result of human activity. Through dance and movement, we travel to different habitats, such as the arctic, tropics, oceans, deserts, and wetlands, where we discover and observe the power of natural occurrences, the functions of the living things and creatures, but also the disruption of these ecosystems as a result of human impact.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to-be-determined-a-dance-project-tickets-86288933523 

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

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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