TO. Greenspirational Events: forums, films, food, ecojustice
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Mon Apr 13 11:41:13 EDT 2009
Toronto Greenspirational Events
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I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the free
Toronto premiere of the oilsands documentary:
Downstream
Short listed for an Academy Award, Downstream is a short documentary
about a Canadian doctor who raised concerns about the alarmingly high
rates of rare cancers amongst Aboriginal peoples in Fort Chipewyan,
downstream for Alberta’s oilsands developments.
Tuesday, April 14th
7 pm Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor St W. and
9 p.m. Innis College, U of T
Followed by a panel discussion moderated by Olivia Chow, MP.
Panelists include:
Jack Layton, MP, Toronto-Danforth
Christie Ferguson, Greenpeace Climate and Energy Campaign Coordinator
Leslie Iwerks, Academy Award and Emmy Nominated Director
Philip Alberstat, Emmy-Award Winning Producer
To reserve your tickets please send your name, organization,
telephone number, address and the number of tickets you would like to:
info at jacklayton.ca or call 416-405-8914
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Living on Earth as if we want to stay
Two public discussions:
Tues.April 14 - 12:30 pm
Fri. April 17 - 7:00 pm
215 Spadina Ave. at College, 4th floor
Hosted by:
the Centre for Social Innovation and
Womens' Healthy Environments Network - WHEN
If personal security is threatened by an economic crisis with
undertones of the climate and energy issues, what does it all mean
for the children and grandchildren?
While humans are a gifted creature, finding our way out of the
present situation requires that we acknowledge how the world has
changed.
For forty years, Mike Nickerson has been studying the problems and
solutions of our times. His study, from outside of institutional
molds, reveals how societies change. Nickerson will be the guest of
CSI and WHEN at 215 Spadina Ave. where he will facilitate a
discussion based on his book "Life, Money & Illusion; Living on Earth
as if we want to stay."
In his book, Nickerson explores the implications of attempting
perpetual growth on our finite planet. He also outlines ways in which
we can adapt to what he calls the maturation of the human species.
"There is a time for growing and there is a time for mature
responsibility," he says. "The human family is at the threshold of a
new era and we are feeling adolescent angst as we pine for the
carefree growth of childhood."
In the same ways that life doesn't end with individual maturity,
there are vast opportunities awaiting a post-growth society. To come
of age as a society, however, we have to deal with the "growth
hormone" that makes the economy ill when it is not expanding. The
first step is to choose between the goal of long-term well-being and
that of perpetual expansion. It is a Question of Direction.
Come, join us for a presentation and discussion about how we could
recreate mutual provision (the economy) in a way that can provide for
countless generations to come.
More information available at: http://www.SustainWellBeing.net
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Please join Terence Young at the launch of his book:
Death by Prescription: A Father Takes on His Daughter’s Killer – the
Multi-Billion Dollar Pharmaceutical Companies
Tuesday - April 14, 5 p.m.
at Massey College, 4 Devonshire Place, Toronto
Death by Prescription has received excellent reviews, and will help
change how the pharmaceutical industry in Canada markets prescription
drugs in Canada and how Health Canada regulates them. Your presence
at this important event will help kick off the successful release of
this significant new book. Please join us.
rsvp at key.com or call 905 338-2008
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As capitalism enters its worst crisis since the Depression, join a
discussion about how ordinary people fought back in the 1930s:
Public forum: The 1930s: Recession, resistance and revolution
Speakers: Pam Johnson & Philip Murton
Tuesday, April 14 @ 7 PM
OISE (252 Bloor St W) Rm 2295
organized by the International Socialists www.socialist.ca
For more info: 416-972-6391
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There will be a CKLN Membership meeting
to update on the current legal actions which are in progress and to
decide on strategies to solve the crisis.
Tuesday April 14th 2009 from 6-8pm
519 Church St, Room 322
CKLN 88.1 is a campus/community radio station broadcasting from
Ryerson University and in operation since 1983. For 25 years this
alternative media outlet has served as a key point for dissemination
of independent and grassroots news, views, music and culture. It has
provided a rare voice for marginalized communities in Canada and
internationally.
It is now over a year that CKLN has been without a functioning Board
of Directors or proper management. In February of 2008, due to
oppressive behaviour of the Board and management at that time, which
saw the beginning of unjust dismissals of volunteer programmers and
technical staff, a Special Membership Meeting was held which elected
the non-student members of a new board. That legitimate new board was
never allowed to take over management of the station. The situation
in the station deteriorated to the point where CKLN is now virtually
dead after a year-long, bitter struggle by members and supporters
against a corporate takeover which ran the station into the ground.
Currently the station is sporadically broadcasting recorded programs
or dead air. Only two people are authorized to enter to put old
recorded material on the airwaves.
Within the past year organizational and structural changes have been
initiated which have been non-inclusive, non-transparent and in
violation of the governing by-laws and of the mandate of CKLN to
provide “a forum for historical contextualization and development of
musical, artistic and other cultural expressions, along with socially
progressive ideas which arise from communities…which are politically
and economically disadvantaged and whose access to public
communications and media is thereby limited.”
Within the last year 67 staff and volunteers have been forced out of
the station. Some programmers and volunteers had more than a decade
of service at CKLN.
This is a crucial turning point in the fight to save CKLN so that we
do not lose forever one of the unique voices for social justice in
Canada.
All concerned members (staff, volunteer, community, student) and
supporters welcome.
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How to Grow Food on Your Balcony or Rooftop - Small is Beautiful!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Pape Public Library, 701 Pape Ave., Toronto (Pape & Danforth)
Presented by: Canadian Organic Growers (COG)
Cost: COG members free, guests $5
Home gardening is gaining interest. But what if you live in a condo
or apartment? What if you don't have the time or the space for a
garden? In this workshop, Zora Ignatovic of Green Gardeners and Ryan
Johnston of Groundswell Urban Farms will share their challenges and
positive experiences in using balconies, decks, rooftops, and
commonly deserted spaces to grow vibrant vegetables, herbs,
medicinals and edible flowers. They will discuss soil mix, organic
fertilization, plant selection and companion plants, pollinators and
vermicomposting benefits. An opportunity to hear about proven
designs, and ask questions related to your particular situation.
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THE SHOW MUST NOT GO ON: ENDING ORANGUTANS IN ENTERTAINMENT!
THE SHOW MUST NOT GO ON: ENDING ORANGUTANS IN ENTERTAINMENT!
Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 pm ~
George Ignatieff Theatre
15 Devonshire Place, Toronto (1 block E of St. George, S. of Bloor).
with Dr. Rob Shumaker
Director of Orangutan Research, Great Ape Trust of Iowa.
The inspiring true story of the rescue of the last group of
orangutans in Hollywood.
Tickets: $15
www.orangutan.ca or www.zoocheck.com
For more info: 4162851744, zoocheck at zoocheck.com
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DEMANDING ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION & AN END TO THE CRIMINALIZATION OF
DISSENT
Rally Thur. April 16th
As many students are struggling just to survive and afford their
education, the University of Toronto and other universities across
Ontario are plotting to raise tuition fees. The U of T Governing
Council seeks to pass a motion at their next meeting on Thursday,
April 16 for further increases of almost 5%. This fee hike will
amount to close to $39 million in revenue coming directly from
students’ pockets! In addition, last week the Faculty of Arts and
Science voted for flat fees, which will force students taking 3 or
more courses to pay as much as those taking a FULL COURSE LOAD.
Education is a right and should be free and accessible to all.
The U of T administration has shown that their interests lie in
turning a profit off the backs of students, while criminalizing those
who take a stand against tuition increases. A year later, bogus
charges are STILL being pursued against four community members for
allegedly participating in a peaceful sit-in against fee increases on
March 20, 2008. However, community support continues to grow. Over
100 professors have signed a letter calling to drop the charges and
the student code of conduct investigations against the Fight Fees14,
and thousands have signed the online petition.
The message is clear; students will not be deterred from exercising
their Charter Rights and right to academic freedom. We will join
together to take a collective stand against this systemic assault on
equity and access on campus and gather outside the upcoming Governing
Council meeting.
Join us in sending a message to President David Naylor to STOP
CHARGING STUDENTS!
WHAT: Rally Demanding Accessible Education and an End to Charges
WHEN: Thursday, April 16 at 4 pm
WHERE: Simcoe Hall, 27 Kings College Circle, University of Toronto
BRING: Pots, pans and anything loud; banners; and all your friends
More information will be available shortly at:
fightfeescoalition.blogspot.com
Or email us at fightfeescoalition at gmail.com
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Sea Sick: The Hidden Crisis in the Global Ocean
With Author: Alanna Mitchell
Thur. April 16, 4:30 pm
U of T Multi-Faith Centre
569 Spadina Ave
You thought the climate was the problem? Actually it’s the ocean. Sea
Sick is the first book to explain how the global ocean - 99 per cent
of the planet's living space - is undergoing vast chemical changes at
the hand of humans and why that matters. Mitchell has travelled
around the world to find the big picture and translate the science.
This event will include a book signing with the author.
This event is sponsored by Faith and the Common Good and the
University of Toronto Multi-Faith Centre.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=61891762566
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What's Wrong With Our Newspapers?
On the occasion of our 8th birthday, rabble.ca presents a lively
discussion with Peter C. Newman, Linda McQuaig, Wayne Macphail and
hosted by rabble.ca board President Duncan Cameron.
Thursday April 16, 7:30 (doors 7:00),
Koffler Auditorium, 569 Spadina Cr,
$10 or PWYC FREE for rabble members
Seating is limited, reserve your seat at: events at rabble.ca
Peter C Newman is the recipient of seven honorary doctorates, and has
won every journalism award there is and has been appointed to a
Companion in the Order of Canada. He is the author of 24 books.
Linda McQuaig is a best selling author and award winning journalist.
She is author of seven books on politics and economics - all national
bestsellers.
Wayne MacPhail has been a print and online journalist for over 20
years. He is now president of w8nc, a communications company
specializing in emerging technologies and is on the rabble board.
Duncan Cameron is an adjunct professor of political science at Simon
Fraser University, a director of the Karl Polanyi Institute of
Political Economy at Concordia University in Montreal and author of
many books.
This event is sponsored by the University of Toronto OPIRG. Media
sponsor: Ryerson Free Press
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Strengthening the Ecojustice Movement:
How Will Disenfranchised Peoples Adapt to Climate Change?
Two-Day Conference
April 16-17, 2009
Community activists and activist scientists from Brazil, India, South
Africa, and Arctic Canada will share stories of local vulnerabilities
to climate change, and discuss strategies for addressing inequities
in climate change causation, mitigation, funding, and education.
http://www.yorku.ca/irisinfo/wp/?page_id=472
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The second- Friday- of- the- month film and discussion series
Reel Activism will present Kevin Pina’s shocking documentary on Haiti:
We Must Kill the Bandits
Followed by a discussion led by
Prof. Michael Keefer, Professor of English at the University of
Guelph, author and Contributing Editor and frequent contributor at
Global Research
Friday, April 17, 7 p.m
300 Bloor Street United Church (upstairs) Chapel (2 blocks east of
Spadina at Huron)
Donations for church expenses accepted
Presented by the Social Justice Committee of Bloor Street United Church
For more info, 416 966 2815
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Earth Alert: Raising Environmental Consciousness
Fri April 17, 6:30 pm
Multi-Faith Centre. 569 Spadina Avenue (Koffler Institute building).
with Devamrita Swami.
Celebrate Earth Day by reflecting on living in respect with creation
- vegan feast!
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First Annual ‘Environment and Development’ Seminar with Dr. Jane Goodall
Fri. April 17, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Hart House, Great Hall, U of T
Join Dr. Jane Goodall and a distinguished panel as we launch the
Centre for Environment and Jane Goodall Institute Annual Seminar on
'Environment and Development'. This unique seminar will explore the
myriad ways in which environmental issues and human development
issues intersect, through presentations by two University of Toronto
researchers, and provide insight into the Jane Goodall Institute’s
“community-centred conservation” approach to the challenge of
protecting habitat for wildlife in some of the world’s poorest
countries.
http://www.environment.utoronto.ca/events/JaneGoodallSeminar.aspx
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Total Health Show
April 17 - 19
Toronto Metro Convention Centre
Preserving Our Food, Our Earth and Our Communities is our theme for
2009. We as consumers must choose foods and products which do no harm
to people, animals or our planet. Our speakers will explain how we
can promote biodiversity, use organic traditional farming methods,
create ecologically based communities, eat local foods and preserve
the environment for our children. It's time to wake up and educate
ourselves about the long-term effects of high-tech agriculture and
corporate globalization.
Special Speakers include:
Vandana Shiva - internationally renowned activist against genetically
modified foods and leader in environmental justice campaigns, and
Shiv Chopra - Heatlth Canada whistleblower whose twenty-year work
against bovine growth hormone stopped its use in Canada and the EU.
http://totalhealthshow.com/showInfo/index.cfm?
CFID=9772948&CFTOKEN=20542708
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Jane Goodall Institute presents:
Youth 4 Action Workshop
Saturday April 18, 2009
for students 13 - 18 yrs. old
Join us for a day of learning, caring, acting and connecting!
The day will begin with an inspirational keynote speech by Dr. Goodall.
The morning sessions will explore the issues.
The afternoon sessions will provide practical tools to turn your
knowledge into action.
http://www.janegoodall.ca/Youth4ActionToronto2009.php
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KAIROS Toronto East presents:
Greening the Ontario Grid
Saturday, April 18 9:30 am -12 noon (Registration & refreshments at
9:00 am)
at Holy Name Catholic Church, 71 Gough Avenue, at Danforth west of
Pape Station
Guest speakers:
Judith Lipp, Toronto Renewal Energy Cooperative
Jack Gibbons, Ontario Clean Air Alliance
For information call 416-466-0566
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Tar Sands Showdown: Tony Clarke
Canada and the New Politics of Oil in an Age of Climate Change:
Reclaiming the Catholic Social Gospel
Sunday April 19, 2008 @ 2:00PM
Location: The Paulist Cenre for Catholic Evangelization
830 Bathurst St. (just north of Bloor, opposite Bathurst Subway station)
$8.00
Canada's oil patch is booming. The Alberta tar sands have become the
next big oil source for the United States, replacing Saudi Arabia.
Within the next 15 years, Canada will be pumping four times more
crude than today from the tar pits of northern Alberta into the US
market. The tar sands are key to the claim that Canada is the new
"energy superpower."
As the new backbone of Canada's economy, the tar sands are bound to
define and shape Canada's role and destiny as a nation in the 21st
century. What is lacking is independent, reliable information and
thoughtful analysis on the host of questions raised by the tar sands.
What is the real cost to Albertans and to Canadians? How far are we
willing to go to fuel America's oil addiction? What will the
ecological and social impacts be? What can be done to build an
alternative energy future in an age of global warming?
Tar Sands Showdown provides a tool for stimulating public discussion
and debate about these important issues.
TONY CLARKE is the founder and director of the Polaris Institute in
Ottawa, an organization dedicated to developing tools and strategies
for civic action on major public policy issues, including energy
security, water rights, and free trade. He holds a doctorate from the
University of Chicago, has written numerous books, and is the
recipient of Sweden's Right Livelihood Award, the "alternative Nobel
Prize." Among his most recent books is Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop
the Corporate Theft of the World's Water with Maude Barlow. For
almost 20 years, Tony was the Director of the Social Affairs
Department of the Canadian Catholic Conference of Bishops until 1994.
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Toronto Women’s Bookstore, University of Toronto Press and Oxfam
Canada present author and activist
MARILYN WARING in conversation with MICHELE LANDSBERG
MONDAY APRIL 20, 7pm
toronto women's bookstore
73 harbord street
we regret our washroom is not wheelchair accessible.
all our events and courses are trans inclusive.
Join internationally acclaimed activist and author Marilyn Waring as
she celebrates the publication of her newest collection of essays, 1
Way 2 C The World, and sits down to chat with social justice activist
and friend, Michele Landsberg.
Famous in Canada for her seminal 1988 book on gender and economics,
Counting for Nothing: What Men Value and What Women are Worth, and
the subsequent NFB documentary, Waring’s characteristic wit,
compassion, and insight are on full display in this newest collection.
Featuring selected essays from 1984 to 2006, 1 Way 2 C The World
travels across two decades of social change and many more continents
to discuss human rights, gay marriage, globalization, the
environment, and international relations and development.
Marilyn Waring is a professor in the Institute of Public Policy at
the Auckland University of Technology.
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Mind Control: from corporate education, media, and psych drugs up to
tauma-based
Are kids at risk due to unnecessary psych drugging?
Free Lecture
Monday, April 20 from 6pm to 8pm
University of Toronto, St. George Campus,
Sandford Fleming Building, Room 1105, 10 King's College Road
(north from College, one block east of St. George Street)
For more info contact:
Sydney White, Investigative Journalist or Lois White CCHR 416-200-1681
fightforkids2005 at yahoo.ca
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Earth Day Vibrations (presented by Regenesis)
Tuesday April 21st - Noon to 9pm
Senior Common Room - 021 Winters College - York University
Has the hustle and bustle between the walls of York University ever
gotten you down?
Ever seen a friendly face but felt too shy or been too busy to get to
know it?
Ever feel the urge to let loose, dance and just simply be yourself -
but can’t because you feel like you’d be the only one, or be looked
at strange?
Slow down,
Take a breath,
and join us in sending and receiving some good vibrations!
Vibrations is an event to bring out that spectacular bright energy
within all of us - to inspire and transform! In the equilibrium of
our own relaities exists the spontaneous energy that make our lives
melodic. Join us in remapping the energy of our vibrations, to make
the world a more synchronised, melodic orchestra, one vibration at a
time.
Itinerary:
Vegan Potluck: 12-depletion. Anticipated time: 6pm
SWAP - bring in a bag of your used clothing, shoes, accessories,
books, art and housewares, and take another bag home: 12-9pm
Henna Tatoos: 12-5
Poetry readings - open mic 1:30-2:30
Make your own garment. An intercative workshop with our resident
artist: ongoing
Yoga -TBA-bring a mat and comfy clothes.
Jewellery Making station with supplies - make or learn how to make
jewelery and other accessories: ongoing
Guerilla Gardening: 3-4
Film Screening and discussion - MIND FUCK Presentation: 6-8
Canvass Painting - paint a communal expression! 12-dusk(outside)
Live Music - compliments of our resident band, Alan Candy and the
Outer Space Band! Ongoing.
Drum Circle - compliments of drummers in exile! Ongoing
At 3pm join us for Guerilla Gardening, as we help to beautify the
York University Campus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_gardening
Admission FREE if you bring either a dish or a bag (grocery) of
lightly used clothing, shoes and/or accessories OR pay $3 at the door
and enjoy a soulful feast of great music, great food, great fun!
This event is not open to exclusively York students, any one from
anywhere can join us! So bring a friend - or 7!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=58506477310
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Earth Day Cleanup of Stong Pond
Wednesday April; 22nd, 5pm-7pm
Stong Pond York University
Gloves and bags provided
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=68420886289
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Climate Action Network presents:
Celebrate Earth Day 2009 with a Climate Change Seminar and Public Forum
Find our what Canada is doing in the fight against climate change and
how you can make a difference
On Earth Day - Wed. April 22 - join several of Canada's top climate
change experts at an afternoon seminar and evening public forum to
learn about Canada's role in the international effort to stop global
warming.
Wed. April 22
Seminar: 3 - 5 p.m.
At the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina
Free, but rsvp mburgess at climateactionnetwork.ca
This seminar will be of interest to activists, academics, advisors
and anyone interested in discussing Canada's role in the
international community.
Forum: 7 - 9 p.m.
Steel Hall, 25 Cecil St.
Free. Speakers include:
Tom Athanasiou, EcoEquity
Dave Martin, Greenpeace
http://www.climateactionnetwork.ca/e/ ,
mburgess at climateactionnetwork.ca
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Why Green Energy? Renewable solutions with:
DR. DAVID SUZUKI AND DR. HERMANN SCHEER
hosted by the Green Energy Act Alliance
at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto
Thursday, April 23rd from 6:30-8:30 pm.
The purpose of the event is for these two key renewable energy
advocates to talk about green energy and how it can shape our future,
aid our economy and provide thousands of jobs, while minimizing
impacts on the planet. As well, they will comment on the proposed
Green Energy and Green Economy Act for Ontario and how it is a world-
class Act, better than any other renewable energy policy in North
America.
The Ontario Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, the Honourable
George Smitherman, and Ontario MPPs have been invited to attend this
event, as well as energy industry and utility representatives, Union
representatives, members of the financial and investment community,
First Nations groups, and eNGOs. We anticipate a full house for
this event, with strong participation by government and key Green
Energy Act Alliance stakeholders.
For more information, please contact info at greenenergyact.ca.
Tickets can be purchased at http://www.uofttix.ca/view.php?id=478
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