From angela at cleanairalliance.org Mon Nov 11 19:18:33 2024 From: angela at cleanairalliance.org (Angela Bischoff - OCAA) Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:18:33 -0500 Subject: Greenspiration News & Events: Not Giving Up Message-ID: <5314754E-F894-435D-BA7E-A15B201BB3AA@cleanairalliance.org> ______________________ ______________________ US ELECTIONS: ?You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything, and everything we can save is worth saving. You may need to grieve or scream or take time off, but you have a role no matter what.? - Rebecca Solnit How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump https://x.com/ByDonkeys/status/1855167804808331477 Clean Energy Community Mobilizes as Trump Rises, Supporters Embrace Project 2025 https://www.theenergymix.com/clean-energy-community-mobilizes-as-trump-rises-supporters-embrace-project-2025/ 5 threats to Canada?s progressive movements from Donald Trump 1. Trump will push Canada to spend way more on militarism 2. Trump will empower fossil fuel interests in Canada 3. The business lobby will demand Canada copy Trump?s corporate tax cuts 4. Anti-immigrant hate will force more people to Canada?s doorstep 5. Anti-trans politics will get a boost Read: https://breachmedia.ca/trump-effect-canada/ Watch: https://breachmedia.ca/threats-to-canadas-progressive-movements-from-donald-trump/ The Great Dismantling: Trump?s Coming Attack on America?s Economic Backbone By torching the regulatory state, Trump and Musk pave the way for America?s elite to plunder? By Thom Hartmann https://substack.com/home/post/p-151297867 How Billionaire Avengers Destroyed Democracy https://www.levernews.com/election-2024-how-billionaire-avengers-destroyed-democracy/ What Is Fascism? - by Andrew Nikiforuk https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/11/05/What-Is-Fascism/ ______________________ ______________________ CLIMATE Inside COP 29 This year?s UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) kicks off on November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with a focus on a cornerstone of global climate action?finance. https://www.iisd.org/inside-cop-29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyqAiWoK0Ss Talk like a human - Lessons on how to communicate climate change https://potentialenergycoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Talk-Like-a-Human.pdf Climate Emergency Forum videos https://climateemergencyforum.org/videos.html ______________________ ______________________ CANADA Alberta Conservatives Pass Climate Denial Resolution 12 to Celebrate CO2 Pollution https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-conservatives-pass-climate-denial-resolution-12-to-celebrate-co2-pollution/ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Pledges to ?Triple Down? on Her Climate Denial ?We will build new pipelines, oil and gas facilities, petrochemical plants, hydrogen plants, and more because Alberta is an energy superpower, and we will not apologize for it,? said the premier https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/02/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-pledges-to-triple-down-on-her-climate-denial/ Solar, wind offer a path for the BC NDP to hold onto power With another election looming, voters need lower bills, better health and hope for the future https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/solar-wind-a-path-for-bc-ndp/ Pressure on Canada to Export Water Will Be Immense Sharp global policy experts are already crafting the legal case for doing so. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/11/04/Pressure-Canada-Export-Water-Immense/ Far-Right Media Outlet Linked to Secret Russian Influence Campaign Produced 50+ Videos Focused on Canada https://pressprogress.ca/far-right-media-outlet-linked-to-secret-russian-influence-campaign-produced-50-videos-focused-on-canada/ ______________________ ______________________ NUCLEAR Time Immemorial | APTN Investigates The Algonquin Nation has resided in the Ottawa River Basin since time immemorial. But the storing of nuclear waste ? which will last for 15 generations ? goes beyond their teaching of safeguarding the land. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiyNKXz1wv4 Dangerous Hype: Big Tech?s Nuclear Lies https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/01/big-techs-nuclear-lies/ The New Nuclear Push -- New Package, Same Lies https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/10/23/the-new-nuclear-push-new-package-same-lies/ ______________________ ______________________ ONTARIO Ontario's Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 If passed, this bill would require municipalities to secure provincial approval for any new bike lanes and would allow the ON Gov't to rip up existing bike lanes including those on Bloor St., Yonge St., and University Ave. in the City of Toronto. It would also raise highway speeds, speed up the construction of priority highways like Highway 413, and freeze road test fees. https://www.jamiestuckless.ca/blog/bill212 Submit your own comments on Deadline: Nov. 20. https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9266 The Real Reasons Doug Ford is Building New Highways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9fXxcg6Ct0 Toronto City Council meets this week, starting Wednesday, and there are two added agenda items on the threat to main bike lane spines by the Ford government's Bill #212, being rushed through in a shortened session, after an extra-long summer break. Councillor Saxe's Motion MM23.14: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.MM23.14 And Mayor Chow's report: https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.CC23.1 Please write/email to Council and offer your support: councilmeeting at toronto.ca Call or text Premier Doug Ford at 647-612-3673 and tell him that bike lanes save lives. Sign the petition asking the Premier to ?stay in his lane? and leave municipal matters such as bike lanes to municipal government. https://www.cycleto.ca/ilovebikelanes ______________________ ______________________ EVENTS Poppies For Peace Mon. Nov. 11, 2 p.m. Queens Park, Toronto Join Pax Christi for a song and sharing for Remembrance Day. We'll then walk south to US consulate and the peace garden passing out white poppies as we go. 'To Remember is to End all War'. White poppies, for a culture of peace. ______________________ ______________________ Experiments in Urban Entrepreneurship: Place-based innovations in neighborhoods across North America and Europe Tues. Nov. 12, 11 a.m. ET Urban entrepreneurship here is defined as linking imagination, curiosity and action to the transformation of place for a better future. The ventures highlighted will be diverse, spanning projects rooted in storytelling, urban planning and progressive finance. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HcdCsbm2QCe26WyD8cYXnQ#/registration ______________________ ______________________ Toronto's Climate Futures? Planning for 2030 Wed. Nov. 13, 7 p.m. ET Join Toronto Climate Action Network for this webinar on Toronto's Climate Action Strategy for 2026 - 30 and how communities can get involved. With Former Toronto Mayor David Miller and others. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/torontos-climate-futures-planning-for-2030-tickets-1061711921939 ? More about Toronto's climate plan (2026 - 2030) https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/environmentally-friendly-city-initiatives/transformto/transformto-net-zero-action-plan/ Link to a city survey on TransformTO Net Zero Strategy Action Plan https://cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/?e=423055&d=l&h=6FCD797B5D5BAC5&l=en ______________________ ______________________ How we can open the door to cost-saving clean energy solutions for Canadian households Wed. Nov. 13, 2 p.m. ET Join this webinar on Clean Energy Canada?s latest report, Opening the Door, which finds that making a few clean energy changes to your household can save hundreds of dollars a month for families. And now residents across the country can get a snapshot of their own potential savings via our new online calculator. https://sfu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WGFEMaosSlSJNbfAs2d80A ?? ______________________ ______________________ Hot Globe Wed. Nov. 13, 8 p.m. Rivoli, 334 Queen Street West, Toronto Hot Globe is an interview-parody-rant online show that exposes the real stories and bad actors behind the climate crisis. Featuring superb Canadian comedy talent such as host Miguel Rivas, Hot Globe is as funny as it is thought-provoking ? after all, if you're laughing, you're listening. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hot-globe-series-two-premiere-tickets-1037899504357 ______________________ ______________________ Class vs. Environmentalism Nov. 13, 7 - 9 p.m. ET Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave, U of Toronto The climate crisis disproportionately affects the poor and working class, yet their role in combating it is often overlooked. This panel will examine how socioeconomic class intersects with environmentalism and the potential for the working class to spearhead a just and sustainable transition. With rising inequality, political division, and environmental degradation, our experts will discuss whether class solidarity can drive the fight for climate justice and shape a more equitable future. A panel featuring Geoff Dembicki (author of The Petroleum Papers). https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/class-vs-environmentalism-tickets-1020014198927 ? ______________________ ______________________ Radiation Risks: Addressing the Health and Environmental Impacts of Nuclear Waste Storage in Canada Wed. Nov. 13, 8 p.m. ET With Dr. Edith Gardell, activist and previous Assoc. Dir. Of Radiation and Protection Bureau in Health Canada, and Justin Roy, Kebaowek First Nation. Hosted by IPPNWC (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada). https://www.ippnwcanada.ca/speakers-series ______________________ ______________________ The Growing Inequality Crisis & the Call for Global Tax Reform Wed. Nov. 13, 2 p.m. ET Inequality between the world's wealthy and poor people has been growing for five decades. This webinar will explore the roots of inequality and consider global tax reform measures that would result in rich individuals and corporations paying their fair share of taxes, generating revenues to the benefit of people and countries struggling to escape poverty. https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/abe55a41-0636-4bd0-80f6-65146e6dd08e ______________________ ______________________ B.C. Climate Action Provincial Assembly Wed. Nov. 13, 6 p.m. PT What?s the road forward for climate activists in BC? https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpfuigrD0jH9L6fvZHRwMU_3-biYFyfKGH#/registration ? ______________________ ______________________ How private clinics are embedding illegal user fees into our health care Wed. Nov. 13, 7 pm ET With Ontario Health Coalition executive director Natalie Mehra. We will delve into how private clinics are embedding illegal user fees into our health care by discussing what is covered and what isn?t under OHIP and the Canada Health Act, what fees are illegal, and defining upselling. https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldOmqrjgtE9KjliI90-_sMWIYorb_JcsT#/registration ______________________ ______________________ Right-Wing Extremism on the Rise: This Year?s Election Results Wed. Nov. 13, noon - 1:30 pm ET Join three German experts to learn more about what may have led to the recent electoral successes of the right-wing extremist AfD (Alternative for Germany) in the German states of Th?ringia, Saxony, Brandenburg, and the European Parliament, as well as similar developments in other European countries. https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/fall-2024/241113_afd-webinar.html ______________________ ______________________ Changing Gears Thur. Nov. 14, 7 p.m. ET Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton St., Toronto, Join York University and Charlie's FreeWheels for the world premiere of Changing Gears, a short documentary about bicycles and their power to propel social development. The film will be preceded by a panel discussion moderated by York University's chief sustainability officer, Mike Layton. https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/charlies-freewheels-youth-education-society/events/changing-gears/ ______________________ ______________________ Water is Love - Film Screening Thur. Nov. 14, 6 - 9 p.m. ET Dalla Lana School of Public Health, 155 College Street 6th Floor, Room HS61, U of Toronto Watch this award-winning film about inspiring communities coming together to regenerate degraded landscapes into thriving, productive and life-enhancing bioregions. Stories that come from Portugal, Kenya and India. Then hear about some of what's happening in our own bioregion?where a fifth of Canada?s population lives?and have a real conversation about how you can become part of this regenerative process. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/water-is-love-film-screening-registration-1053833888529 ______________________ ______________________ Renewable Energy Power Generation (Wind & Solar) Thur. Nov. 14, 7 p.m. ET Our Ontario-based speakers will be sharing info on how locally generated Solar and Wind power can help us better manage our electricity bills, all while producing less pollution and reducing our dependency on fossil fuels. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/renewable-energy-power-generation-wind-solar-tickets-1058408421079 ______________________ ______________________ Climate Consciousness Summit Nov. 15 - 21 As the COP29 climate talks get underway in Azerbaijan this month, DeSmog will partner with the Pocket Project to bring together leading climate justice advocates and trauma specialists to explore the psychological barriers to effective action ? and how they can be overcome. Hear directly from voices at the UN Climate Conference COP29 and marginalized voices on the frontlines of the climate crisis. https://climateconsciousness.net/ ?? ______________________ ______________________ International Vegan Film Festival AND Activism Workshop with John Oberg Sat. Nov. 16, 6 - 10 p.m. ET Innis Town Hall Theatre, 2 Sussex Avenue, U of Toronto Join us at the International Vegan Film Festival: powerful storytelling, advocacy, and community?celebrating compassion and positive change. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-vegan-film-festival-and-activism-workshop-with-john-oberg-tickets-944371579817 ?? ______________________ ______________________ For the best Canadian climate and energy news, visit and subscribe to the Energy Mix newsletter. http://theenergymix.com/ Democracy Now Daily Show - global peace, justice and enviro news https://www.democracynow.org/ _______________________ _______________________ Submissions, subscribes, unsubscribes, and comments: mailto:angela at cleanairalliance.org Share this newsletter on social media using this link: http://greenspiration.org/news-events/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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