TO. Greenspiration Events: peace, trade, films
angela bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Nov 1 21:04:23 EST 2009
TO. Greenspiration Events
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Afta Nafta: A new vision for North America
Organized by the Council of Canadians and Common Frontier
Monday, November 2, 7 - 9 p.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St. West
Join us for an evening of critical tri-national debate on NAFTA and the
ongoing attempts to deepen and expand the failed free trade model while
ignoring civil society opposition in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Plans for deeper North American economic and security integration took a
hit with the death this year of the Security and Prosperity Partnership.
But powerful corporate and political lobbies continue to push the idea in
private or prohibitively expensive conferences.
The event is FREE.
Co-organized by the Council of Canadians and Common Frontiers. Media
sponsor: Rabble.ca
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SUPPORT BILL C-447 FOR A DEPARTMENT OF PEACE IN CANADA
Information evening
Mon. Nov. 2, 6:30 PM
Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. Toronto
JIM KARYGIANNIS, MP
ROB ACHESON, CO-CHAIR CDPI, TORONTO
Bill C 447 - An Act to Establish the Department of Peace, tabled in the
House on Sept 30 as a Private Members Bill by NDP MP Bill Siksay and
seconded by Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis.
Come to learn about the Bill and hear about the international campaign for
ministries and departments of peace. Rob Acheson has just returned from
Costa Rica which has recently established a Ministry for Peace, and has
met with more than 50 MPs to advocate for this initiative here in Canada.
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The history of presidential assassinations from Lincoln to Kennedy; a
monetary view. Explaining the fractional reserve banking scam
with Sydney White, Investigative Journalist
Monday, November 2nd, 6 - 8 p.m.
University of Toronto, St. George Campus, Sandford Fleming Building, Room
1101, 10 King's College Road
STUDIES IN PROPAGANDA
Lecture Series
THE FREE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO – FALL 2009
Info: Sydney White 416-787-0592
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Salt of the Earth - A movie so thoroughly suppressed on its release in
1954 that some film historians call it the only blacklisted American movie
- Lee Hockstader, Washington Post
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) presents a free
screening of:
SALT OF THE EARTH Directed by Herbert J. Biberman
Tuesday, November 3
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., film starts at 7: 00 p.m.
Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto
(5-minute walk south of St. George subway station)
Panel discussion to follow film. Free coffee, tea and snacks.
Denounced on the floor of the United States House of Representatives.
Investigated by the FB. And decades ahead of its time
For more information on Salt of the Earth:
http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Salt_of_the_ Earth
Download a PDF of the poster
For more about CLiFF, visit http://labourfilms.ca/cliff/
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WEBINAR - sponsored by Canadian Women's Health Network
The Push to Prescribe: women and Canadian drug policy
Wed. Nov. 4, 2009, 3-4 p.m. Eastern
Presented by Canadian Women’s Health Network
Drugs are produced, regulated, marketed, and used in ways that affect many
aspects of everyday life. The nature and extent of these effects, and
their special meaning for women, are at the core of the The Push to
Prescribe (Women’s Press, 2009). Editor Anne Rochon Ford and contributor
Colleen Fuller and Abby Lippman will present key issues from the book and
respond to questions from participants.
Colleen Fuller, co-founder of Pharma Watch, will discuss the reporting of
adverse drug reactions. She will examine what can happen after new drugs
have been approved and are in use in the real world (as opposed to the
restricted world of clinical trials).
Epidemiologist Abby Lippman will put drug trials on trial when she talks
about women and the testing of drugs. She will look at what information is
used in reviewing new drugs for approval decisions, expanding her
critique to question the context in which drug approvals occur and the
assumptions that are made.
The webinar is free of charge and open to the public. You will need a
computer with a high speed internet connection and speakers (or a headset)
to take part.
To register, please email info at cwhn.ca. Note that space is limited.
We welcome your questions for the presenters. Please send questions with
your registration request.
For more information on The Push to Prescribe, visit
http://www.nnewh.org/article.php?itemID=49§ion=1
Production of this webinar has been made possible through a financial
contribution from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not
necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.
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No More Band-Aids or Bail-Outs for the Rich
OCAP Meal and March on Financial District
As part of the Campaign for a Poverty Free Ontario Province-Wide Day of
Action
Thursday, November 5th, 1:30 pm
St. James Park (King St. East and Jarvis St.)
For years, they have been telling us no money exists for decent wages,
proper housing, childcare, education or health care and, certainly, no
money to ensure that poor people on assistance can pay the rent and eat
properly. Yet when the banks and corporations ask for help, public money
suddenly becomes available to them. Money that lines the pockets of CEO's
while thousands are laid off, forced in to precarious work, or living in
total poverty.
For poor people in Ontario, this economic crisis has rubbed salt in our
wounds. We've been living with too little for far too long.
We demand:
-Affordable and Accessible Housing: immediate increase to social housing
and access to proper shelter supports
-Decent Income: immediate increase to Social Assistance by 40%, immediate
increase to (Un)Employment Insurance and Minimum Wage
-Status for all immigrants and refugees: access to services without fear
-Justice For First Nations: stop economic warfare and recognize sovereignty
-Affordable and Accessible Education
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP)
416-925-6939, www.ocap.ca
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Thur. November 5th Day of Action for a poverty-free Ontario
Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George St, U of T
1 - 5 p.m.
The Campaign for a poverty-free Ontario is province-wide campaign taken on
by students,labor unions, activists, social justice and anti-poverty
groups. Students will be focusing on the the Drop Fees for a Poverty-Free
Ontario part of the campaign while working alongside with our coalition
partners in the public sector to support a living wage for all Ontarians,
increase funding for and access to high quality, affordable housing,
increase funding for and access to high quality, public childcare,
increase funding for and support for a high quality, public healthcare
system, demand status and services for all people living in Ontario and
encourage the Ontario government to pledge multi-year funding for new
poverty reduction measures.
Please join the UofT contingent at Sid Smith on November 5th!
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Disability Studies Speakers Series
DISABILITY IN DANGEROUS TIMES
with Dr. Catherine Frazee, D.Litt., LLD
Thursday, November 5th, 3:30 p.m.
in the OISE Library, 252 Bloor Street, West
Toronto, ON (Above St. George Subway stop)
All Welcome, ASL provided
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Connect Home: Creating Healthy Homes
Thursday, November 5, 2008, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Centre for Social Innovation,
215 Spadina Avenue, 4th Floor, Toronto
Experts talk about alternative home products, demonstrations on making
personal and household cleaners, plus complementary massages, silent
auction, toxic household products drop-off, prizes and refreshments.
$15 at the door - fundraiser for Women's Healthy Environment Network
www.womenshealthyenvironments.ca
Event details: http://www.anarreshealth.ca/node/548
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- Toronto Socialist Action Presents -
Rebel Films
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Room 2-212
at the St. George Subway Station. Everyone welcome. $4 donation requested.
Friday, November 6 – 7 p.m. Capitalism Hits the Fan
57 minutes, 2008. With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of
Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root
causes of today's economic crisis, showing how it was decades in the
making and in fact reflects seismic failures within the structures of
American capitalism itself.
Each of the films in this series will be preceded by a brief introduction,
and will be followed by a commentary, and an open floor discussion period.
Please visit the SA web site: www.socialistaction-canada.blogspot.com
or call 416 - 535-8779.
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Do It Yourself Holiday Gift Workshops!
Use all ethically screened, environmentally friendly and local ingredients
to create your own holiday gifts,
or treat yourself to wholesome goodies all year round.
Make Your Own Healing and Sensual Oils Friday, November 6, 7pm to 9pm
Tub Truffles: Making Bath Time Lots of Fun! Friday, November 13, 7pm to 9pm
Soap Making: Organic Glycerine Soaps Friday, November 20, 7pm to 9pm
Mojo Oils for Embodiment and Ecstacy Saturday, November 21, 4pm to 6pm
$20, plus $10 for materials
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Good Green Jobs for All
conference brings together participants dedicated to creating green jobs,
including green manufacturing jobs in the Greater Toronto Area.
Saturday, November 7, from 8:00am to 4:30 pm
at the Allstream Building CNE at the Princess Gates, Toronto
http://www.goodjobsforall.ca/
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CLIMATE CHANGE: CRISIS IN THE GLOBAL OCEAN
with Alanna Mitchell, author of recently published Sea Sick
and Gail Turner, Toronto area KAIROS rep
Saturday, November 7, 2009 9 am - noon
St. James United Church (E. of Hwy #427 on south side)
• ample parking in rear
• # 50 Burnhamthorpe bus from Islington Subway Station
All are welcome.
For information please call Jean Smith (416) 626 3706, or
Mary Wilson (416) 231 1207
Sponsored by KAIROS
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INTRO TO RESTORATIVE CIRCLES FOR HANDLING CONFLICTS
led by Duke Duchscherer
Misunderstandings and conflict are an inevitable part of the
diversity of our lives. Yet most of us, individually and as groups,
often stumble in dealing with conflict and then are stuck with the
resulting pain and damaged relationships. The Restorative Circle (RC)
process offers a way for you and your family, group/organization, or
community to handle conflict safely and with much greater
satisfaction. Now you have a forum to dialogue with respect and
understanding, to reach practical agreements, and to repair
relationships.
Developed by Dominic Barter, Restorative Circles is a systemic
approach which has been nationally recognised in Brazil for effective
innovation in neighbourhoods, schools, and criminal justice.
Independent research confirms that over 90% of conflicts using RC has
been resolved to the satisfaction of those involved. This process is
being adopted in South and North America, the Middle East and Europe.
Join us to experience and practice its unique dialogue process.
Sat, Nov. 14 from 9:30am – 5:30pm Introduction to Restorative Circles
- PART 1
Sun. Nov. 15 from 10 am - 5 pm Introduction to Restorative Circles -
PART 2
Join us for Saturday Part 1 OR for the weekend - Parts 1 and 2
WE STRONGLY REQUEST THAT YOU REGISTER BY 5 pm on Fri. Oct 30 to help with
our planning.
Cost: There is no specific fee requested for you to take part.
Participants will be invited to contribute financially towards the costs
of the events and this work
Info / registration: wai_renooy at sympatico.ca 416-913-8861
To learn more here is a video and two articles:
http://www.youtube.com/user/RestorativeCircles
http://www.iirp.org/on08/ON08Papers/ON08_Barter.pdf
http://www.iirp.org/realjustice/library/brazil.html
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Marketing 101 for Holistic Practitioners
WHEN (two dates):
November 17th: 10am - 6:30pm
November 18th: 10am - 6:30pm
NUMBER OF SPACES: 20 per day
DESCRIPTION:
A day long 'pay-what-you-want' workshop for holistic practitioners on how
you can get more of the clients you want and grow your practice quickly,
authentically and organically (using low-cost & low pressure techniques
that won't break your bank or feel 'icky')
FOR MORE INFO OR TO RSVP:
http://holisticpractitionermarketing.yolasite.com/
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