T.O. Greenspiration Events: People's Summit and more
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Mon Jun 14 00:25:24 EDT 2010
Toronto Greenspiration Events
Pass this onto a friend!
And don't miss the People's Summit, June 18 - 20 (see deets below) -
angela
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Studies in Propaganda
Free Lecture Series -- Spring 2010 - 10th Year - With Sydney White,
Investigative Journalist
Mon. June 14, 6 - 8 p.m.
The Bahen Centre, 40 St. George St., Lecture Room 1190
Methods of Censorship: The hidden Commandment “Thou Shalt Not Know”.
How the Law of Forfeiture secretly stops the truth 50,000 times a year.
For more info: 416 787 0592
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Peak Oil and Canadians: The Way Ahead
An evening with the Rt Hon Ed Schreyer
Tuesday, June 15, 7:00 PM
$2 or pay what you can
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West Committee Room #2, Second Flr
Post Carbon Toronto is pleased to announce a presentation by The Right
Honourable Edward Schreyer, Chairman (pro tem) of ASPO Canada
(Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas) and former Governor
General of Canada.
For more information on ASPO Canada;
http://www.aspocanada.ca/
Organized by Post Carbon Toronto
For more info: info at meetup.com
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Speak the F**k up!
Wed. June 16, 7:30 p.m.
Clinton's Tavern, 693 Bloor Street West
This Magazine & rabble.ca co-host a panel discussion on the G8/G20’s
agenda on global maternal health. Does Canada have any business
leading the charge on these issues? Shouldn’t we look to our own back
yard first?
We think this will be a lively and provocative discussion.
Judy Rebick will moderate, and the panel will include Josephine Grey
of Low-Income Families Together, Antonia Zerbisias and others
The event will be live-streamed if you can’t make it in person.
http://www.rabble.ca/whatsup/rabbleca-magazine-present-speak-fk
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Pig Business - The film and panel discussion
Beyond Factory Farming invites you to a panel discussion on the true
costs of cheap meat following a special screening of Pig Business, an
investigation documentary by UK filmmaker and local food activist
Tracy Worcester.
7 PM, Wednesday, June 16
Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Avenue (at Bloor Street)
http://www.algreentheatre.ca/For
more information and to RSVP:
http://pigbusiness.eventbrite.com/
Pig Business is the result of Worcester's four-year investigation into
the devastating impacts intensive farming is having on the
environment, human health, rural livelihoods and animal welfare. Pig
Business documents Polish resistance to large-scale factory farming
and shows that consumers do have a choice - by choosing local,
humanely produced and organic pork, consumers can support local
farmers, animal welfare and the environment.
Sponsored by:Beyond Factory Farming http://www.beyondfactoryfarming.org/Canadian
Coalition for Farm Animals http://www.humanefood.ca/World
Society for the Protection of Animals http://www.wspa.ca/
More on Pig Business: http://www.pigbusiness.co.uk/ AND
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_Business
For more information on factory farming in Canada, see CBC Ideas "Have
your meat and eat it too" http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/meat/index.html
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Maternal health internationally - what's really needed?
WEBINAR Wed. June 16, 2010 from 12-1 p.m. Eastern (9-10 a.m.
Pacific)
The Canadian Women’s Health Network welcomes Katherine McDonald,
Executive Director of Action Canada for Population and Development, to
discuss what the evidence shows about maternal health internationally
and how this relates to gender equality and human rights.
McDonald will discuss sexual and reproductive health in the developing
world and offer historical context to the current political
discussion. She will talk about women's health and reproductive rights
in international law and discuss the disparities between the Global
South and North.
Before joining ACPD in 1997, McDonald practiced law for ten years, and
was the Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Public Legal Education
Society, and President of the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the
Status of Women. She is a Past President of Planned Parenthood
Federation of Canada, and a past member of the governing bodies of
International Planned Parenthood Federation. She holds a law degree
from Dalhousie University and a Masters of Laws from the University of
Ottawa.
Please email info at cwhn.ca for registration information.
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).
If you would like to suggest a question for Katherine McDonald, please
email it along with your registration request.
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G8/20 Convergence Space Grand Opening!!!
Come Kick off the June 2010 Resistance!
1266 Queen Street West (just off of noble)
We're going to warm up the convergence space! Let's make the space
ours! Come out and hear activists and community members talk about why
we need to cancel the G8/G20! Get inspired, check out our new space
and help us set up!
Thursday, June 17
10 a.m. - noon - Open up the Space
noon - 8 p.m. - Talk about G20 days
8 pm - 11 p.m. - Partyyyy!
Things to consider Bringing:
friends, family and loved ones
a "gift" for the convergence space (shelves, zine's, office supplies,
anything you have, that we might need, that you don't need)
a monetary donation to keep us going!
This is a sober space free of drugs and alcohol.
This space is accessible, however the washrooms are not.
Facebook Link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104864506229994
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Return to El Salvador
Toronto: World Premiere
Thursday, June 17- 22
Toronto Underground Cinema, 186 Spadina Avenue
Philadelphia based documentary filmmaker Jamie Moffett will
internationally debut his feature, Return to El Salvador, in Toronto
at the Underground Cinema.
World Premiere: June 17th at 7:30 pm, after party details tba
June 18th at 9pm
June 21st at 9pm
June 22nd at 9pm
June 20th at 4pm
Tickets are $10 and will be available for sale online soon.
*20 % of the proceeds from the Return to El Salvador screening in
Canada will go to support the legal costs of Salvadorean refugee
claimant José Figueroa.
For more information, and ways to help, please visit: http://www.barrio-nuevo.org/
Return to El Salvador documents the aftermath of a 12 year civil war
and the interplay between the Salvadoran people and the US politics
and policies that directly influence the Central American country.
What Return to El Salvador makes clear is that the rebuilding is not
over, and that the spectre of Salvadoran death squads still lingers.
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Please also take a moment to sign the declaration in solidarity with
Salvadoreans everywhere and the FMLN:
http://www.petitiononline.com/FMLNFigu/petition.html
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In My Shoes: A Play About Poverty
Interested in learning more about how poverty can affect one’s health?
Come join us for a special community performance of In My Shoes: A
Play About Poverty.
Friday, June 18, 6 - 8 p.m.
Innis Town Hall Theatre, 2 Sussex Avenue (Nearest subway: St. George)
To view a map, please click here: http://www.utoronto.ca/townhall/contact.html
The play shares experiences and reflections of a group of people
living in poverty in Sault Ste. Marie. The play will be followed by a
discussion with the audience.
A discussion with the audience will follow the performance.
Free of Charge (Donations will be gratefully received for the Sault
Ste. Marie Soup Kitchen Community Centre Theatre Group.
• Wheelchair accessible
• Scent Free
To help us plan the food, please register online at: www.rnao.org
If you have any questions or would like to identify any special needs
or would prefer to register by phone, please call Kayla at
416-599-1925 ext. 214 or 1-800-268-7199 ext. 214
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Death by Prescription: How to Avoid Cures that Kill
with Terrence Young, MP, Author
Fri. June 18, 7 p.m.
at the Institute of Traditional Medicine, 553 Queen St. W. 2nd Fl.
Free
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Community Cannery Workshop - Preserving Fruit
- from the Preserving Parkdale Project, a joint community cannery
project of the West End Food Co-op and the Parkdale Activity
Recreation Centre.
Friday, June 18th, 5 pm to 8 pm
at the Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre, 1499 Queen Street West.
Please pre-register at www.westendfood.coop or at the WEFC booth at
the Sorauren Farmers Market, Monday 3-7.
Registration is $25 for WEFC members, or $30 for non-members. For
inquiries, please contact info at westendfood.coop.
Come join us to preserve!
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The 2010 People’s Summit: Building a Movement for a Just World
Fri. - Sun. June 18th-20th
Ryerson University, The University of Toronto, and other locations
around Toronto
The 2010 People’s Summit is civil society’s alternative “counter
Summit” to the G8 and G20 Summits happening in Huntsville and Toronto
this June 25th – 27th. Together we will create a space where diverse
local and international movements can democratically organize to
advocate and educate for global justice.
OPENING NIGHT and SUMMIT DETAILS
Friday June 18:
"Stories and Solutions from North and South"
On June 18th, join us for “Stories and Solutions from North and
South”, where we’ll hear from organizers and activists from around the
world who are working in their communities to find sustainable,
transformative alternatives to the G8/G20 agenda.
Doors at 6:30pm
Pay What You Can
at The Carlu 444 Yonge Street (at College)
Saturday June 19th and Sunday June 20th:
At Ryerson University and around the city.
Over 100 groups, organizers, and activists from around Canada and the
world will offer workshops, skillshares, panels, plenaries, strategy
sessions, art, performance, and plenty more.
We’ll tackle major social and environmental justice issues in five
thematic streams – Global Justice; the Environment and Climate Change;
Human Rights and Civil Liberties; Economic Justice; and Building the
Movement. There will also be engaging child and youth programming and
childcare available, so bring your kids!
REGISTRATION is up online here. Please pre-register to help us gauge
numbers, accessibility, and workshop capacities. Access to the
People's Summit is free, but lunch and snacks will be provided for a
charge.
The PROGRAM is online, with session titles here. Keep checking back
to read descriptions of the workshops being offered, as well as
programming updates. The schedule, with times and locations of
sessions, will be online next week. Many thanks to all the fantastic
proposals we've received!
ACCOMMODATIONS AND BILLETING. Details about accommodations are
available here. We are looking for people to help billet visitors
from out of town for the whole week of action (from June 18th-27th).
If you can offer space in your home for any part of that time, please
visit this page for details.
SUPPORT and PROMOTE the People's Summit! Posters and flyers are
available for download online, as well as website links and the
opportunity to donate through Paypal.
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WEEK OF ACTION
And after the People’s Summit, the Toronto Community Mobilization
Network is coordinating a Week of Action from June 21st to 27th. For
full details of actions and events planned that week, please visit www.g20.torontomobilize.org
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Spirit Matters - Youth and Elder Gathering
- an intergenerational gathering and celebration that joins Youth and
Elder together in listening and hearing, play and action, story and
place.
Fri. - Sun, June 18-20
OISE, U of T, 252 Bloor St. West
Free.
www.oise.utoronto.ca/tlc
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Starving Healthcare: A Forum on Health, Poverty and Privatization
Sat. June 19, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), 252 Bloor St. West
(St. George subway), Peace Lounge, 7th floor
- 9:00-11:30 a.m. Cutting the Special Diet Allowance: Health and the
Defunding of Social Assistance
- 12:30- 3:00 p.m. Creeping Privatization in Hospital Clinical Care:
Lessons from the U.K.
Sponsors and participants include: The Toronto Workers’ Assembly, The
Ontario Council of Hospital Unions / CUPE, OCAP, The Ontario Health
Coalition, The Stop Community Food Centre, Colin Leys
View a poster for this event here: http://www.workersassembly.ca/tmp/starvinghealtcare.pdf
More info: http://www.workersassembly.ca/
Childcare subsidy available for Assembly members. Contact: workingclassfightback at gmail.com
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Rally and March for Reproductive Justice!
Sex education matters for youth, maternal health includes abortion!
Saturday, 19 June, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Pitman Hall, Ryerson University, 160 Mutual Street
This is in conjunction with Oxfam's Gender Justice Summit prior to the
Toronto G20 meetings.
WE DEMAND:
-The support and implementation for the changes to Ontario's sex
education curriculum
-Full funding for family planning and safe abortion in Canada's G8
Maternal/Child Health Initiative
-Action on all women's health inequalities and injustices faced globally
Featuring a spoken word performance by RED SLAM and speakers from:
The Native Youth Sexual Health Network, Oxfam, Ontario Coalition for
Abortion Clinics, Planned Parenthood Toronto, LGBT Youthline
For more information please contact Jessica Yee, Executive Director of
the Native Youth Sexual Health Network at jessica.j.yee at gmail.com
Sponsored by:
Canadians for Choice - Toronto Action Committee, Gendering Adolescent
AIDS Prevention (GAAP), LGBT Youthline, Native Youth Sexual Health
Network, Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics, Oxfam, Planned
Parenthood Toronto, Sam Gindin Chair
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128492367169121&ref=ts
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Visit Toronto’s first...
Green Roofs Eco Fair
– all you ever wanted to know about green roofs!
Saturday, June 19, 11am – 2:30pm, Presentation at 12:30pm
At Trinity-St. Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor St. West, Toronto (southwest
of Spadina)
- Displays by architects, green roof designers and suppliers;
- Showcasing green roofs and design plans of community groups and
businesses;
- Information on Toronto’s new Green Roof Bylaw for certain sectors; and
- Presentation by Monica E. Kuhn, Architect Inc., with an overview on
the types of green roofs, permit & structural requirements, cost, and
energy, environmental, and social benefits;
- And a raffle or two for some surprise items!
For more information, contact Martina Rowley, Community Animator, Live
Green Toronto martina at ecospark.ca, or phone 647-208-1810.
http://www.toronto.ca/livegreen/greenneighbourhood_animators_south.htm
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Starving Healthcare: a forum on health, poverty and privatization
Sat. June 19, 9 a.m. -3 p.m.
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), 252 Bloor St. West
(St. George subway), Peace Lounge, 7th floor
- 9:00-11:30 Cutting the Special Diet Allowance: Health and the
Defunding of Social Assistance
- 12:30- 3:00 Creeping Privatization in Hospital Clinical Care:
Lessons from the U.K.
Sponsors and participants include: The Toronto Workers’ Assembly, The
Ontario Council of Hospital Unions / CUPE, OCAP, The Ontario Health
Coalition, The Stop Community Food Centre, Colin Leys
View a poster for this event here: http://www.workersassembly.ca/tmp/starvinghealtcare.pdf
More info: http://www.workersassembly.ca/
Childcare subsidy available for Assembly members. Contact: workingclassfightback at gmail.com
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The Transformative Learning Centre Presents:
The Street Theatre Community Organizing Course
June 19th & 20th , 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
OISE, University of Toronto –252 Bloor
An additional session will be offered on Sunday evening from
6:30-9:00pm for people hoping to organize street theatre actions for
the G8/G20 protest sessions.
Learn to use theatre for education, community organizing,conflict
resolution, activism, and public awareness.
For: Educators, Community Workers, Social Workers, Therapists, Actors,
Students, Activists and Active Citizens
GET YOUR ISSUES SEEN & HEARD. Brush up your skills in time for some
peaceful aesthetically beautiful, meaningful G8/G20 -
Jessica Bleuer has facilitated street theatre workshops and programs
in over thirty various community centres, not-for-profits, high
schools, universities and peace campsfor ethnic groups in conflict, in
Canada, USA, Northern Ireland, Argentina, and South Korea. She has
created, directed and performed in many street theatre pieces about
gender equality, the Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Fair Trade, Abuse
of Police Power, and Against Violence Against Women. Jessica is a
Canadian Certified Counsellor and Drama Therapist (MA) and holds an
additional degree in Adult Education (M.Ed) from OISE/UofT.
The Street Theatre Community Organizing Course
Call 647 379 6873 to register or e-mail Jessica.bleuer at gmail.com
Cost: $175 - Partial Scholarships Available
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