TO. Greenspirational Events: tarsands, vigil, food

Angela Bischoff greenspi at web.ca
Sun Jul 5 21:58:30 EDT 2009


TO. Greenspiration Events

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H2Oil - film on the tarsands

Monday, July 6, at 7:00 pm at the Bloor Street Cinema
hosted by Trinity-Spadina MP Olivia Chow
free screening, followed by a discussion featuring three panelists.

H2Oil (http://www.h2oildoc.com<http://www.h2oildoc.com/>) which  
premiered at this year’s Hot Docs film festival with two sold out  
shows is the second in our Oil Sands series, and offers deeper  
insight into the plight of those dealing with the consequences of tar  
sands development.  The documentary follows a voyage of discovery,  
heartbreak and politicization in the stories of those attempting to  
defend water in Alberta against tar sands expansion.

Panelists:
- Shannon Walsh – Writer and Director of H2Oil. Her short fiction  
and documentary films have screened around the world from Bangkok to  
Rio de Janeiro.
- Clayton Thomas-Muller – The Indigenous Environmental Network is an  
activist for Indigenous rights and environmental justice.
- David Booz – Harbord Village Residents Association will discuss  
the HERO Project (Home Energy Retrofit Opportunity), which is a  
program run by the HVRA aimed at collectively decreasing energy  
consumption and GHG emissions within the local community. For more  
information on the HERO project, please visit the HVRA<http:// 
harbordvillage.com/node/225> website<http://harbordvillage.com/node/ 
225>.

Tickets are limited.  Reserve your spot by e-mailing  
Chowo1c at parl.gc.ca<mailto:Chowo1c at parl.gc.ca> or by calling  
416-533-2710 with your name, address, phone number and the number of  
tickets you require.

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Vigil for U.S. Iraq War resister Kimberly Rivera at Federal Court

Rally to support Kim and her family, and all war resisters in Canada
Wednesday, July 8 at 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Federal Court Building - 180 Queen Street West at University  
(Northwest corner)

Host: War Resisters Support Campaign (Canada)

To see more details and RSVP to Facebook, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/? 
event.php&eid=223711050651&mid=adc231G1e4b0b58G203fc78G7

WAR RESISTERS SUPPORT CAMPAIGN:
http://www.resisters.ca/

VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE:
http://www.youtube.com/WarResistersCanada

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Toronto Urban Growers - City Wide Gathering

Thur. July 9,   9am to 1pm,  @ Food Share,  90 Croatia St (south of  
Bloor, west off  Dufferin)

Discuss with your fellow growers and supporters  your thoughts about  
urban agriculture in Toronto.   Invited are  all of those who grow  
food in Toronto and nearby areas (urban farmers, balcony growers,  
backyard gardeners, guerrilla gardeners, and community gardeners),   
those who support them and who dream of becoming urban growers.

Link to Map and Meeting at FoodShare  http://www.tcgn.ca/wiki/ 
wiki.php?n=Events2009.TorontoUrbanGrowers

Joe Nasr  <mail at tcgn.ca>,  416-363-6441

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Suburban Critical Mass

Join us as we make every street a cycling street in the event called  
Suburban Critical Mass!

Critical Mass is a monthly celebration of bike culture (and car-free  
culture) on the streets. Riding as a group, we create a safe haven  
for all riders in a space which would otherwise be a dangerzone for  
non-motorists. Suburban Critical Mass aims to focus attention on  
cycling conditions outside of Downtown.

Who:   Everyone! (cyclists of all skill levels, roller-bladers,  
skateboarders, etc.)
When:   Saturday July 11th 2009 (Second Saturday of Every month)
Time:   Gather 3:00 pm, Depart at 3:30 pm
Where:   Meet near 2300 Yonge Street (Yonge St and Eglinton Ave,  
Northwest Corner) in front of the Yonge & Eglinton Town Centre Sign
Typical Speed:   Slow (approximately 10km/h)
Duration:   Roughly 2 or 3 hours

Please RSVP on the Facebook event page, which can be accessed here:  
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109563576943&ref=nf

We hope to see you out there!

-Jacob
suburban.critical.mass at hotmail.com

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Afrofest

Sat. July 11, 2009 to Sun. July 12
Queen's Park

Afrofest is two days of African music and events showcasing the  
diverse African communities and culture in Toronto.

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Food, Inc
is now playing at the Cumberland, downtown Toronto (at Avenue Road,  
one block north of Bloor)
9:30 p.m.



In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's  
food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has  
been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our  
government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food  
supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put  
profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American  
farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger- 
breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean  
seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains  
of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated  
73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity,  
particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among  
adults.

http://www.foodincmovie.com/

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MAD PRIDE 2009 IN TORONTO

July 13 to 19th has been proclaimed Mad Pride Week in the City of  
Toronto.

A week of activities celebrating psychiatric survivors, consumers and  
mad folks will take place at Metro Hall Rotunda, CAMH (Centre for  
Addiction and Mental Health) and PARC (Parkdale Activity-Recreation  
Centre) and other locations. All events are free.

If the City of Toronto Strike continues through Mad Pride Week, July  
13-19.  all Metro Hall Rotunda events will take place as planned but  
at May Robinson Auditorium,  20 West Lodge, one block east of  
Lansdowne, one block north of Queen.

For comprehensive event listings link to  
www.madpridetoronto.blogspot.com or talk to us on facebook.com.

For further details contact madpridetoronto at yahoo.com

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