T.O. Greenspiration Events: YIMBY!

Angela Bischoff greenspi at web.ca
Sun Feb 27 18:31:03 EST 2011


Toronto Greenspiration Events
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The Sky is the Limit: Global Closure, Outer Space Geopolitics, and Planetary Protection
 
Monday, February 28, 6 PM - 9 PM
The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School, 1 Devonshire Place, U of T
 
Speaker: Daniel Deudney (Johns Hopkins University)
Sponsored by the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies
Register online at: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=10224
 
Daniel Deudney argues that space can no longer be viewed as a frontier to be conquered or exploited, but presents us with the same challenges of management and stewardship as the Earth itself. The consequences of this lesson for international and environmental politics are profound.
 
Daniel Deudney is Associate Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. He has also served as a Legislative Director in the U.S. Senate and a senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute. His most recent book is Bounding Power: Republican Security Theory from the Polis to the Global Village, which won the 2008 Robert Jervis and Paul Schroeder Award for the Best Book on International History and Politics, and the Book of the Decade Award from the International Studies Association. Professor Deudney specializes in international relations theory, political theory and international relations, and contemporary global issues (nuclear, environment, space and energy).
 
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Prostitution: Abolition? Regulation? Decriminalization?

View from the Latin American and Global Front Lines

Mon. February 28th, 7pm
Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto
Reception to follow at the OISE Library, 252 Bloor St. West

Announcing the 13th Annual Dame Nita Barrow Lecture presented by The Ontario Institute for Studies in for Women’s Studies in Education with support from The International Development Research Centre
 
with Teresa Ulloa Ziáurriz, Latin American and Caribbean Region Director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

Introduced by Jeanette Corbierre Lavell, President, Native Women’s Association of Canada

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/cwse/Dame_Nita_Barrow_Distinguished_Scholar_Visitorship/index.html

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YIMBY Backyard Garden Sharing Program Orientation Session 

Mon Feb 28, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Would you like to grow your own food, but don’t have space to garden? Do you have a backyard that you would like to put to use?

The Stop Food Community Centre and Green Barn presents Yes In My Back Yard, a program that links people with growing knowledge but lack of space with those who have available backyards for growing food but lack the skills or time to garden.  

Contact Liz Curran at The Stop Community Food Centre: 416-651-7867 ext. 27 or liz at thestop.org
http://thestop.org/yes-in-my-back-yard 

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Toronto Beaches: The Blue and Not-so-Blue
Tuesday, March 1, 7 – 8 p.m.
Beaches Public Library, 2161 Queen Street East
Are Toronto beaches safe for swimming? Professor Lino Grima discusses current storm water management practices and recommends solutions.
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM69759&R=69759

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Giant Steps: Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle
 
A talk by Komozi Woodard, Esther Raushenbush Chair, Sarah Lawrence College
Author: Want to Start a Revolution?
 
Tuesday March 1, 7 pm
Ted Rogers School, TRS 2109, 55 Dundas Street West
 
Sponsored by Socialist Project, Centre for Social Justice, New Socialists, No One Is Illegal - Toronto.
 
JPEG poster: http://www.socialistproject.ca/events/#e1386

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Seeking Approval – Successful Grant Proposal Writing Steps and Strategies

3 available dates: Tuesday, March 1st OR 2) Wednesday, March 2nd OR 3) Thursday, March 3rd
10:30 am to 4:30 pm
Swansea Town Hall Community Centre, 95 Lavinia Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
 
With Mike Paquet, Principal, People First Resource Development
 
Target audience:  Staff, board members and volunteers from small to large non-profit organizations.
 
During his 18-year career in fund development, Mike Paquet has helped several community-based and grassroots non-profit groups throughout Southern Ontario to implement long-term sustainable fundraising and resource development programs.  Driven by the concept that “people give to people”, Mike has enabled several organizations to discover the enormous potential of major gift fundraising.  Currently, Mike is the Principal of People First Resource Development and remains steadfastly committed to guiding non-profit groups towards long-term viability by emphasizing the importance of cultivating strong relations with individual and institutional donors in the community.
 
COST:  $110.00 (Lunch, coffee, tea and refreshments are included.  Payment may be made by cash or cheque).  Please make cheques payable to “People First Resource Development”.
 
TO REGISTER:  Call to reserve your space at (905) 318-6130.  You may also reserve your space by sending an email to the attention of Mike Paquet at peoplefirstrd at cogeco.ca .

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Soundtrack for a Revolution 

Wednesday, Mar 2 / 6:30pm
Hart House Library / 7 Hart House Circle, U of T
Free

Soundtrack for A Revolution tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music -the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. www.soundslikearevolution.com
Sponsored by Hart House DocFest


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Gorbachev’s 80th Birthday Party

Wed. March 2, 6:30 pm.
Hot House Café, 35 Church Street (Corner of Wellington)
$30 for a delicious three-course meal (salmon/ steak/ chicken/ or vegetarian)
Cash bar (Parking under the building; drive in from Church Street.)

Science for Peace invites you to celebrate Gorbachev’s birthday at a dinner in Toronto.
Professor Sergei Plekhanov will speak, while hundreds of other peaceniks around the world also will be honoring Mikhail Sergeyevich.
Come and sign his birthday card! (We will save an empty seat for him, but he'll be celebrating in Moscow that evening.)

Please RSVP by March 1 to Metta Spencer, 416-789-2294 or mspencer at web.net

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Fierce Light - When Spirit Meets Action 

Wednesday, March 2, 4pm
NFB Mediatheque – 150 John St, at Richmond St W.
FREE

Fueled by the belief that another world is possible, acclaimed filmmaker Velcrow Ripper takes us on a global journey tracing spiritual activism's historical roots and capturing the powerful personalities that are igniting a new wave of spiritual action around the globe.

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CKLN's Jazz Zone & Diasporic Music in Conjunction with Caliban Arts Theatre Present
 
Movies From the Diaspora to Celebrate African Liberation Month
 
Wednesday March 2 , Doors open at 6 PM
Panel discussion, Musical performances 7-7:45 PM
Documantary at 8 PM
The Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst St. (north of Bloor)
 
Here I Stand - Documentary On Activist Paul Robeson.
 
The evening's program includes a panel discussion with special guest Lee Lorch. Lee will be speaking on Paul Robeson. He's a friend of Paul Robeson and a veteran civil rights activist who, with his wife, helped escort the Little Rock Nine who were desegregating Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
  
Hosted By Tien Providence.
A fundraising event for CKLN! Donations accepted at the door.
 
For more information on Lee Lorch see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Lorch
For more information about the event see www.ckln.fm/news/3-newsflash/99-more-february-film-nights-trane-studio, or call 416-913-8197 or 647-238-1248
 
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Wednesday, March 2 at 7 PM - Free

NFB Mediatheque - 150 John St.

People have been aware of the problem of endangered species for decades, yet animal life continues to be threatened by human activities. These 4 short films represent different attitudes towards the issue.

Approximate running time: 50 minutes. The program will be followed by a panel discussion.

Green Screens partners films from the NFB with experts and panellists selected by the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy.
NFB.ca/mediatheque



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Storming Mount Everest: Exploring Nepal's Ongoing Revolution

Wed. March 2nd, 7-9 pm
OISE (252 Bloor Street West), Room 5280

In 1996 the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) began its people’s war against the existing tyrannical monarchist regime with the support of the majority of people in Nepal. In 2005 as part of a seven-point agreement with other opposition parties the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) helped launch a people’s revolt in Kathmandu which led to the ouster of the monarchy and declared a ceasefire. Subsequently the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) entered the parliamentary process to write a constitution that fulfills the political, economic and social aspirations of the peoples of Nepal. 

This panel seeks to examine the political developments that have taken place in Nepal in the last 6 years and to discuss the on-going revolution in Nepal.
- Wendy Glauser and Dhruv Jain: In May-June 2010, Wendy, a free-lance journalist, and Dhruv, a doctoral student at York University, visited Nepal and spoke to a variety of Party activists, officials and ordinary people to study the political situation and the quality of livelihood of ordinary people in the years since the ceasefire. They were also able to spend three weeks in former Maoist strongholds in the districts of Kalikot and Rolpa.
- Noaman Ali: In December 2010 Noaman, a doctoral student at the University of Toronto, reported on the 18th National Conference of the All-Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) in Kathmandu, Nepal for the Basics Community Newsletter.

Sponsors: PRAC-Toronto, OPIRG-Toronto, ILPS Canada, Canada-South Asia Solidarity Association

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Toronto Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology presents…

Conserving Biodiversity in the GTA

Wednesday, March 2, 5pm a light self-serve dinner, and presentations will commence at 5:30pm.
Room 432 Ramsay Wright ● University of Toronto ● 25 Harbord Street
Accessible by walking south from St. George subway station or streetcar south from Spadina subway station to Harbord stop

Please join us to learn about some of the latest developments to protect local functional biodiversity as the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) increases in population from 6 million to 8 million people over the next 20 years. We will be demonstrating ongoing collaborative initiatives involving Toronto's very own regional conservation authorities, internationally recognized academic community, and local conservation advocates. 

- GTA Collaborative Conservation
- Aquatic Habitat Banking
- Rouge National Park?
- GTA Green Roof Biodiversity
- Valuing GTA Biodiversity: Credit Valley Wetlands Case Study
- Valuing GTA Biodiversity: Cormorants Case Study

We will be accepting donations to help offset the event organization costs.

Society for Conservation Biology, Toronto Chapter
scbtoronto at gmail.com   http://scbtoronto.com/ 

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Talking Stats 2: Black and White

Thur. Mar. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Hart House, East Common Room, U of T

Now that we're finished claiming that "we're all the same deep deep down inside," how do we acknowledge our differences without falling into stereotype, while still acknowledging tendencies? The rope is tight and we plan to walk it. 

Black and White features six black youth and six white youth who design and answer a survey about their lives and then talk opening about what makes them different, what makes them the same and how, ultimately, the whole thing is an exercise in generous stupidity. Resident stats expert Yi Luo brings a statistical analysis to the proceedings and situates the youth both in and out of this world. 

Black and White enthusiastically embraces a flawed methodology, with the certainty that if we don't make mistakes we don't make anything. We propose Black and White as a model for reaching across divides with a playfully generous stupidity and invites you, the audience, in on the fun.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135168689884407

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Fluoride in Drinking Water: Benefits and Risks
Thursday, March 3, 4:10 - 6 p.m.
Rosebrugh Building, room RS208, 4 Taddle Creek Road, University of Toronto

Speaker: Dr. Hardy Limeback is a full professor and owns a solo part-time dental practice. He is Head of Preventive Dentistry, University of Toronto. Former President of the Canadian Association Dental Res. He served 12 years on the CDA Products Recognition Committee. Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Member of the 2006 US National Academy of Sciences Subcommittee on Fluoride in drinking water.
http://learn.environment.utoronto.ca/events/seminar-fluoride-in-drinking-water-benefits-and-risks.aspx 

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The Blue Covenant
Thursday, March 3, 7 - 8 p.m.
ROM, 100 Queen's Park 
Cost: $18
Among the items under discussion is the proposed Article 31 - the global obligation of water-rich countries to provide clean potable water to the 1 billion people who do not have access to it.
Panelists: Maude Barlow, National Chairperson, The Council of Canadians; Bruce Pardy, Professor of Environmental Law, Queen’s University; and Dr. Zafar Adeel, Director, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health.

http://www.rom.on.ca/programs/lectures/index.php?ref=showinfo&program_id=6677 

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Security Without Nuclear Deterrence: A World Without Nuclear Weapons
Lecture by Commander Robert Green

Friday, March 4 at 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Room B 142, Earth Sciences Centre, 5 Bancroft Avenue and 33 Willcocks Street
Public event with no charge

Commander Robert Green served for twenty years in the British Royal Navy from 1962 to 1982. As a bombardier-navigator, he flew in Buccaneer nuclear strike aircraft and anti-submarine nuclear strike aircraft and anti-submarine helicopters. On promotion to Commander in 1978, he worked in the Ministry of Defence before his final appointment as Staff Officer (Intelligence) to the Commander-in-Chief Fleet during the Falklands War.

Commander Green chaired the UK affiliate of the World Court Project (1991-2004), an international citizen campaign which led to the International Court of Justice judgment in 1996 that the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be illegal. From 1998-2002 he was chair of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Middle Powers Initiative.

Now Co-Director with his wife, Dr Kate Dewes ONZM, of the Disarmament & Security Centre in New Zealand, he is the author of The Naked Nuclear Emperor: Debunking Nuclear Deterrence, and Fast Track to Zero Nuclear Weapons: The Middle Powers Initiative. His latest book, published in 2010, is called Security Without Nuclear Deterrence.

The event is organized by Science for Peace.  Contact: sfp at physics.utoronto.ca, 416-978-3606

 
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Holding Corporations Accountable in Canadian Courts

Friday, March 4 · 1:30pm - 4:30pm
U of T, Faculty of Law, Bennett Lecture Hall, Flavelle House, 78 Queens Park, south of the ROM

Amnesty International Toronto Business & Human Rights Group is co-presenting this symposium with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and the Canadian Centre for International Justice

For more info: business at aito.ca
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198849210144543 

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Reasonable Doubt - 9/11

Friday, March 4, 7 pm 
Sidney Smith Hall 2102, University of Toronto
Admission: $12 through UofTtix box or $15 at the door. http://www.uoftix.ca, 416-978-8849

There are still many questions of what happened on 9/11. Dr. Harrit will talk about aspects of that event with emphasis on what happened to Building 7 and how nano-thermite used. Join us for a fascinating discussion of these issues.  

Speaker: Dr. Niels Harrit, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen, will offer a critique of the official account of the destruction of the World Trade Center, focusing on Building 7. Widely published, he is the lead author of a 2009 article on the discovery of nano-thermite (an incendiary and explosive) in the WTC dust.

Moderator: Richard B. Lee, FRSC, University Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the Univ. of Toronto

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The next Greater Toronto Workers Assembly Coffeehouse: 

Reflections on the Reclamation: Haudenosaunee Land Rights Struggles and Non-Native Alliance Building 5 years after the “Douglas Creek Estates” Reclamation.

Friday March 4, 7 pm 
Reagle Beagle (back room), 335 Bloor St. West

The reclamation of the “Douglas Creek Estates” by the Six Nations [Haudenosaunee] people of the Grand River Territory [near Brantford-Caledonia] has been one of the most significant flash points of indigenous struggle in Ontario in the last several decades. Faced with the construction of a subdivision on historically contested lands abutting their reserve, members of the community peacefully occupied the subdivision on February 28, 2006. Their struggle reached national and international attention on April 20, 2006 when some 200 police officers from the Ontario Provincial Police raided the reclamation site to enforce an injunction demanding the removal of the occupiers. The police raid failed, and the reclamation site became an important place for the articulation of Six Nations’ political interests and for alliance building with non-native activists.

Please join us for an evening of discussion and reflection with three Six Nations women who played important roles in the reclamation.

Cheyenne Williams: one of the three women who originally conceived of and planned the reclamation of the so-called “Douglas Creek Estates.”

Hazel Hill: one of the main spokespeople at the reclamation site and who has been since working closely with the traditional Confederacy Chiefs in the Negotiations with the Crown and in the creation and management of the Haudenosaunee Development Institute.

Ruby Monture: one of the main cooks at the site and a leading figure in trying to halt developments on Six Nations land in Brantford. She has currently been charged under the Brantford injunction for blocking developments in Brantford.

 <http://www.workersassembly.ca/>  
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Water: The Exhibition
Opening Date: Saturday, March 5 
ROM, 100 Queen's Park
Water is essential to life on Earth, but what happens when there is not enough?
This innovative exhibition illustrates the indispensable roles that water plays in our world. Underlining that all water on Earth is finite, linked in a vast cycle, and unevenly distributed, Water alerts visitors to the problem of competing demands and highlights the urgent need for further progress in water management.

www.rom.on.ca/water/exhibition.php


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Activism in Action

A series of practical skill-building workshops with Lyn Adamson and guest presenters - learn the skills to create social change!

- media - mainstream and alternative
- campaign building
- public speaking and writing
- social networking
- fundraising
- event organizing
- self care
- human rights

Series 1: Mar. 17 - April 21 - Thursdays 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Series 2: April 29 - June 2 - Thursdays 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Cost: $180 for one series or $250 for both - plus sliding scale
at Friends House, near St. George Subway

Sponsored by PeaceWorks
For more info and registration contact: Petra, 416 732-8965, pei.czech at gmail.com

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