TO. Greenspiration Events: Summer in the City
angela bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Mon Jul 12 14:13:56 EDT 2010
Toronto Greenspiration Events
- Pass this onto a friend! - angela
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SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH NONVIOLENCE
Mon. July 12, 7 p.m.
At Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave., St. George Subway station (1 block east
of St. George, 2 blocls north of Bloor)
Donation $8 ($5 sliding scale)
Nonviolent Action from the US Civil Rights movement to Palestine – with
Shir Hever of the Alternative Information Centre, on the Free Gaza
flotilla, and documentary footage and interviews from ‘A Force More
Powerful’ on strategy and training behind the lunch counter sit-ins
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Mad Pride 2010
Check updates @ www.madpridetoronto.blogspot.com
A strong and tenacious tradition of community celebration, education and
recognition in the name of pride makes our Mad Pride Week here in Toronto
extra special.
All events are free and accessible.
MAD AND PROUD By Houselink
Monday July 12th: 3:30 pm - 8 pm
May Robinson Auditorium, 20 Westlodge Ave.
Featuring: PCLS Legal Jeopardy - No Your Rights
- Presentations about 'What gives us strength'
- Movie: 'These Broken Wings' - 75 min, documentary
Featuring the stories of two women who recovered from schizophrenia: Joanne
Greenberg, author of the best selling novel I Never Promised You A Rose
Garden, and Catherine Penney, a mental health nurse in California whose
healing tale was chronicled by her therapist Daniel Norman MD, in the book
Dante's Cure: A journey out of madness.
-film is followed by discussion
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Mad Pride Event
LIVING ARCHIVES PROJECT
Tuesday July 13th: 1 pm to 3 pm
Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre, 1499 Queen Street West
The Living Archive Project is a community initiative run out of the Parkdale
Activity Recreation Centre that aims to re-tell the history of PARC and
Parkdale through film, performance and historical preservation done by and
for PARC members. This year, we will present a short history of our
project and screen our new short film: Survivors on Surviving" staring
Alice and John Rogers.
www.madpridetoronto.blogspot.com
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HOT TIME, SUMMER IN THE CITY ... HOW WE KEEP OUR COOL
Tuesday, July 13, 6:30 - 8 pm
at Annette Branch Public Library, 145 Annette St.
Free presentation by Stephanie Gower of the Environmental Protection
Office and Sandra Okengwu from Toronto Public Health on:
• heat waves and pollution
• heat waves and climate change
• when Heat Alerts, Extreme Heat Alerts are called
• the urban heat island effect
• aerial imaging of summer heat in our area
• who suffers most from extreme heat
• how to keep cool
• how a healthy community builds resilience to heat waves
CONTACT: green13group at gmail.com (416) 766 6331
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Mad Pride event
PATIENT BUILT WALL TOUR
Wednesday July 14th, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
1001 Queen Street West (Ossington Entrance. Gather on the southwest corner
of Queen and Shaw due to construction at the former patio site.
with Geoffrey Reaume, of Psychiatric Survivor Archives Toronto
www.madpridetoronto.blogspot.com
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GAZA FREEDOM FLOTILLAS ...to end the siege
Help launch a Canadian boat to Gaza!
TALK & FUNDRAISER
Wednesday, July 14
Doors open: 7:00 pm | Event starts: 7:30pm
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street
Event on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ab1pAf
SHIR HEVER, economic researcher of the Alternative Information Center, will
discuss the potential of flotillas to end the siege of Gaza. His research
topics include international aid to Palestine and Israel, the effects of the
occupation of Palestine on the Israeli economy, and the global boycott,
divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.
For more information or to endorse:
http://gazafreedommarch.org/toronto
canada at gazafreedommarch.org
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RESULTS Canada meeting
Thursday July 15th, 7:00 p.m. (newcomers encouraged to come at 6:30 p.m.
for an orientation)
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) 252 Bloor Street West @
St. George Subway, Seminar Room 7-216
RSVP to elizabeth at results-resultats.ca
The hard work and passion of our volunteers was instrumental in seeing G8
commitments towards maternal and child health - $1.1 billion from Canada and
$7.3 billion and growing in commitments from other donors.
The details of fulfillment are important to firm up - exactly HOW Canada's
money would save lives was not yet articulated. We need to continue
championing the UNICEF-led "Catalytic Initiative to Save a Million Lives"
and the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria.
Join us to work on skills and actions we can all take to make this
happen...and hear about ways you can support our August 20th fundraiser!
RESULTS Canada is a not-for-profit organization committed to creating the
political will to end global poverty. They demonstrate that individuals do
make a difference by educating them about proven solutions to poverty and
empowering them to exercise their political influence.
www.results-resultats.ca
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Mad Pride Event
STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
Thursday July 15th, 1 pm to 4 pm
Toronto City Hall, Members Lounge
By Consumer Survivor Show Case
www.madpridetoronto.blogspot.com
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THE EDIBLE CITY: WHERE IS FOOD ON THE ELECTION AGENDA?
Thursday, July 15, 7:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Metro Hall, 55 John Street
Why should food be seen as an issue in the lead-up to Ontario’s municipal
elections in October? One part of the answer can be found in a report to
be issued by the Martin Prosperity Institute (MPI). Kevin Stolarick will
address the plight of low-income Toronto residents living in areas devoid
of quality food stores known as “food deserts.” The MPI report echoes
findings raised earlier in this election series by Professor David
Hulchanski (Toronto Divided? Polarizing Trends that Could Split the City
Apart).
Speakers:
Dr. David McKeown, Medical Officer of Health, City of Toronto
Philippa Campsie, Principal, Hammersmith Communications and editor of
recent reports on food systems issued by the Metcalf Foundation
Kevin Stolarick, PhD., Director of Research, Martin Prosperity Institute
Alina Chatterjee, Director of Re-Development & Special Projects, Scadding
Court (tbc)
Wayne Roberts, former coordinator of the Toronto Food Policy Council
Registration Rates: Members, $32; Non-Members, $40
http://canurb.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=24
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TTC?
Come join us for a discussion
Friday, July 16, 7:00-9:00 PM
35 St. George Street (Galbraith Building) Room 248, U of T
Speakers include:
* Deb Cowen from the University of Toronto Department of Geography
* Franz Hartmann from the Toronto Environmental Alliance
* Karen Sun, former Executive Director of Chinese Canadian National
Council Toronto Chapter and current candidate for City Counsellor in Ward 19
* Kamilla Pietzyk from the Greater Toronto Workers Assembly
Join us for an open debate and discussion about free and accessible transit
in Toronto organized by the Greater Toronto Workers Assembly
<http://www.workersassembly.ca>
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Mad Pride Event
MAD CULTURE JAM
Friday July 16th, 5 pm - 10 pm
May Robinson Auditorium, 20 Westlodge Ave
- Dream Team - 5 pm
- Open Stage - 5:30 pm
- Pandemic Theatre - Imbalance - 6:30
- A Tale of Intolerance, Charlene Zack - 7pm
- The Friendly Spike Theatre Band presents A reading of their new play
The Dega and The Delbasid - 7:30pm
- Skit about Special Diet Changes, by Myrna Schacherl- 8:30pm
www.madpridetoronto.blogspot.com
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CIVIL CIVIL LIBERTIES DAY OF ACTION MUSIC FEST AND RALLY
Sat. July 17
1:30 p.m., Queen's Park – South Lawn
Bringing together renowned musicians, artists, speakers, and the general
public to demand an independent and public federal inquiry in to G20 police
actions and decision-making which cost the tax payers more than 1.2 billion.
Canadians Advocating Political Participation (CAPP Toronto) is a grassroots,
non-partisan organization, dedicated to fostering greater participation in
Canada’s democratic processes.
http://www.canadaparticipates.ca/drupal/celebration-defence-our-civil-liberties
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OPEN DISCUSSION ON THE G 20
Saturday July 17th 2010 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Room 1160 Bahen Centre for Information Technology, University
of Toronto, 40 St. George St. (Just South of Russell)
This event forms the afternoon session of the 4th Greater Toronto Workers'
Assembly. All activists and members of the community are encouraged to
participate.
Agenda:
2:00 - 3:00 PM Panel
Discussion
David McNally on the G-8/G-20 Agenda
Kelly O'Sullivan on the labour movement and its relationship to the G-20
mobilizations and its larger agenda
Mary-Jo Nadeau on the police repression and the Toronto Call
3:00 - 3:30 PM Group Breakouts
3:30 - 4:30 Plenary Discussion
4:30 - 4:45 Assembly Resolutions: As part of the final
business of the day for the Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly, 3
motions relating to the G20 will be put forward: 1) Proposal that
the Assembly form a new committee to organize around legal defense 2)
Endorse the Toronto Call 3) Agree to organize a larger forum on the
G-20, to be held in August
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Mad Pride Event
4TH ANNUAL BEDPUSH PARADE
Saturday July 17th, 1 pm - 5 pm
Gather at the southwest corner of Queen and Shaw
Featuring
- An historical scene
- The PARC Drummers!
- The Bobbi Nahwegahbow Memorial Award
- Mad Pride Honors
- Party at PARC
www.madpridetoronto.blogspot.com
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The M.U.C.K. (Movies of Uncommon Knowledge) Film Festival
Sun. July 18
at The Royal Theatre - 608 College Street
3:00 PM | *You, me and the SPP*
5:00 PM | *Collapse*
7:30 PM | *Secrecy*
For detailed descriptions of the films go to: www.muckfilmfestival.com
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