T.O. Greenspiration Events: Drop by Occupy Toronto

Sun Nov 20 20:06:17 EST 2011

Toronto Greenspiration Events

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Drop by Occupy Toronto – day or night! It’s fun, educational and inspiring… We are the 99%.
St. James Park, Church and King

Occupy website: http://occupyto.org and Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/OccupyToronto
Occupy T.O. goes to court - Judge's decision to come down 9 a.m. Mon. Nov. 21 
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2012 City Budget – Waste and Water cuts proposed – critique by the Toronto Environmental Alliance
http://bit.ly/sqxd9t

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Roll Back the Library Cuts!

Monday, November 21, 6 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street (just north of Bloor)

During the past week the Toronto Public Library Board has received more than 10,000 messages protesting cuts to our public library. This outpouring of support has caused the chief Ford bureaucrat at the library to withdraw a wide range of cuts including branch closures, reduction of operating hours and library programs. Although we have good reason to celebrate this development, the Library Board has already decided to recommend that City Council slash 100 librarian and other staff positions.

Thankfully, there is an opportunity to roll back this recommendation. On Monday evening, these debilitating cuts to our public library will be back on the table when the Toronto Public Library Board meets. Members of the Library Board will sit up and take notice if we fill their meeting room with library supporters.
OurPublicLibrary.to is a network of people dedicated to preserving the integrity of one of the world’s greatest public library systems, the Toronto Public Library and is sponsored by the Toronto Public Library Workers Union.

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What to Expect in Durban and Why It Matters – with Alanna Mitchell
Mon. Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth (Chester subway)
The End of Kyoto: The final climate talks begin this month in Durban, South Africa. Beyond Durban, the World has no framework for climate action. Come and find out what’s going on and what’s at stake for present generations and the next. Lots of time for questions & conversation with Alanna Mitchell, award-winning author of Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis.

Pay what you can at the door to offset energy costs of the event. Sponsored by Eastminster’s Social Justice and Green Committees

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Indigenous Sovereignty Week Toronto

Daily events from Nov. 14 - 27th
Check complete schedule here: http://www.defendersoftheland.org/toronto 

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The history of Presidential assassinations

Who will print the nation's money, the people's government or the private money lenders? Jackson's war with the "generation of vipers". With Sydney White, Investigative Journalist, Studies in Propaganda
 Monday, November 21, 6-8 pm FREE
U of T, St. George Campus, Room 159, 80 St. George Street, Toronto

More info call 416-787-0592

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The German Leap: Innovation in Sustainable Design and the Cleantech Sector in the World's Leading Green Economy  - with Award-winning Canadian writer Chris Turner

Monday, November 21, 5 pm. 

German Consulate, 2 Bloor Street East, 25th Floor, Toronto.

Chris Turner showcases the latest and greatest innovations in German cleantech and sustainable design. For more than a decade now, Germany has been the global pacesetter in renewable energy and sustainable industrial development. It is a country reborn on sustainable foundations.

Chris Turner is one of Canada's leading writers and speakers on sustainability and the global cleantech industry. His tour provides a vibrant series of portraits of this German Leap.

The event is free but please rsvp to: rsvp at toro.diplo.de or by phone: 416 642 2920.

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The Workers' Solidarity and Union Democracy Coalition invites you to a public forum at the site of the Ontario Federation of Labour Convention:

Labour at a Crossroad: Unity in Action against the 1%, or Disaster?

Monday, November 21, 7 p.m.
City Hall Room, second floor, Sheraton Centre Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, across from Toronto City Hall

Speakers (followed by open floor discussion):
Denis Lemelin, National President, Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Mark Ferguson, President, Local 416, Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing Toronto municipal 'outside' workers.
Lindsay Hinshelwood is a member of Canadian Auto Workers' Union, Local 707. She works at Ford in Oakville, Ontario.
Julius Arscott is Vice-President of Local 532, Ontario Public Service Employees' Union.
Barry Weisleder is an organizer for the Toronto Substitute Teachers' Action Caucus, Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation.

For more information, contact the Workers' Solidarity and Union Democracy Coalition
phone: 416 - 588-9090 e-mail: barryaw at rogers.com

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Solar Power Your Portfolio 

Tues. November 22, 5:30 pm – 7 pm
CSI Spadina, 4th floor, Innovation Lab, 215 Spadina Avenue
Do you want to support green energy while also investing ethically and locally? Find out how easy it is to participate in community solar power projects across Ontario by becoming a member of the SolarShare Co-operative and investing in a Community Solar Bond. 

Your $1,000 bond will earn you a 5% return annually over a 5 year term
As a member you will have a vote in the co-operative and be a part of exciting new community
Your participation will support a growing green energy economy in Ontario and help to create local renewable energy jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help to democratize the province's energy system
Bring your questions and curiosities and meet the people behind this great initiative. 
Please visit www.solarbonds.ca for details. Please register at: http://solarshare.eventbrite.com/ or email Julie at trec.on.ca

http://socialinnovation.ca/event/solar-power-your-portfolio-investing-solarshare-community-bonds-0

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KI First Nation Leaders Speak.
Support KI First Nation;  Kanaawayandan D'aaki! Protect the KI Homeland 
Tuesday Nov. 22, 7 p.m. 
Ryerson Student Centre (55 Gould St.) room: SCC 115 
Featuring:  KI Chief Donny Morris, KI Spokesperson John Cutfeet, Judy Rebick.
In 2008 Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) Chief Donny Morris went to jail for refusing to allow mining exploration his community feared would contaminate their water supply.  The remote First Nation community succeeded in fighting off mining exploration by Platinex, but now a gold exploration company has staked claims directly on top of sacred KI burials.  Ontario continues to violate KI’s right to say ‘no’ to mining exploration on their Homeland. 

KI First Nation has governed and cared for the Homeland, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki, that is at the core of their culture since time before memory.  This vast area of boreal lakes, rivers, forests, and wetlands provides KI’s pristine water supply, the lake trout the community rely upon, and their sacred landscape.  KI has a vision for the future of their lands and environment that benefits both KI and all life. Join us in this rare opportunity to hear directly from KI leaders about their struggle to control and care for their Homeland. Kanaawayandan d'aaki! 

KILands.org
Sponsored by:  Canadian Federation of Students, Council of Canadians, Christian Peacemaker Teams, Earthroots.
Endorsed by:  Amnesty,  CUPE, Greenpeace, No One Is Illegal - Toronto, Wildlands League.
Part of Indigenous Sovereignty Week.  http://www.defendersoftheland.org/toronto

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Mammals of Toronto

Tues. Nov 22, 1 – 2 p.m. 
Toronto Reference Library - Beeton Auditorium 
Speaker: Karen McDonald, Toronto Region Conservation Association
http://www.toronto.ca/livegreen/getinvolved_speakers.htm

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Court Support for G20 'Conspiracy' Defendants

Tuesday, November 22, Court starts at 10 am *
2201 Finch Ave. W

*Bus to court- pickup at OISE (252 Bloor Street West) - please arrive by 9am (leaving at 9:15am sharp!) If you would like to be on the bus, please email us at toronto.g20resist at gmail.com and confirm that you would like a spot- there are limited seats.

*Leaving court- 12:30pm approximately- drop off location St. James Park

Community organizations, friend and supporters - this is a Court Support callout for the G20 'Conspiracy' Defendants - 17 community organizers who are being charged for conspiracy around the G20 protests, last June 2010. 
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=263745827004444
Please also join us afterwards for a rally and march at St. James Park. 
http://g20.torontomobilize.org/node/758
http://www.facebook.com/events/301192326572141/

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Resist Repression: our resolve is stronger than their prison walls – rally and march

Tuesday, November 22, 4pm
Meet at St. James Park

Community rally and march to oppose austerity measures in our city, to fight police repression against activists during the G20, at Occupy Toronto, in marginalized communities, and in solidarity with political prisoners.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=301192326572141

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Transport Futures - Mobility Pricing Stakeholder Forum

Tues. November 22 @ Metropolitan Hotel, Toronto
http://www.transportfutures.ca/stakeholder

Progressive governments use road tolls, parking fees, gas and carbon taxes to reduce traffic congestion, fight climate change and generate revenue for transportation infrastructure. However, mentioning any one of these mobility pricing measures often elicits strong reactions from Canadian businesses, non-profits and media, who, in turn, influence political and public acceptance. What is the rationale for their views? Under what implementation conditions would their opinions change? Join us at Transport Futures to discover the answers and help create a meaningful outreach strategy with these leading stakeholders and international experts:

Register now to take advantage of our Early Bird Rates. Visit http://www.transportfutures.ca/stakeholder for full program details.

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City For Sale! T.O.'s New public space advertising policies and you!

Tuesday, November 22, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM 

The panel discussion will critically examine Toronto's proposed naming rights and sponsorship policies that will permit the expansion of advertising in our public realm, including corporate names for children's playgrounds, parks, and public services, as well as logos, signage, and other advertising forms in public spaces and services. The panel of renowned experts will each give their position on the issues of advertising in general in our society, and on the policies facing Toronto in particular, offering unique insights into the realm of advertising and the role it plays in our democracy, society, psychology, and even our health.

For more information on the policies, and critical analysis visit: www.publicspaces.ca

Timeline:
-630: Arrival
-645: Introduction by moderator
-700: Dr. Trevor Norris, Author 'Consuming Schools'
-710: Rick Miller, Writer/Director/Performer of 'HARDSELL'
-720: Dr. Brian Cook, Toronto Public Health Department
-730: Jayme Turney, Executive Director - Toronto Public Space Initiative
-740: Q and A
-800: End

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Canada’s war in Libya

Tues. November 22 · 7 pm
Asteria Souvlaki Place, 661 Danforth Ave. (Pape subway)

From March 24 until October 31, Canada was at war in Libya. This involvement included not just the use of Canadian jets flying dozens of bombing runs, but also overall leadership of NATO’s military operations, under Canada’s Lieutenant General Charles Bouchard. All three major political parties supported the war. In June, one of the first acts of the New Democratic Party (NDP) federal caucus, in its new role as official opposition, was to vote with the Harper Tories (and the Liberals) to extend Canada’s involvement in the war. Only Elizabeth May of the Green Party, voted against.

How do anti-war activists assess this experience? The war was portrayed as a defence of a revolutionary movement. And in fact, in the context of the magnificent Arab Spring of early 2011, a mass uprising had taken place against the Libyan regime. But given the bitter experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, is it credible that NATO war planes could be used as an instrument of democracy?

Come hear Derrick O’Keefe introduce a discussion of these issues at the next meeting of the International Solidarity Committee of the Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly. Derrick is co-chair of the Canadian Peace Alliance, co-chair of Stopwar.ca in Vancouver, and is the former editor of rabble.ca.

For more information: gtwa.isc at gmail .com

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Thinking Ahead to 2014: Taking a Critical Look at Local Elections

Wed. 23 November · 7 - 9 pm
Oakham House, Ryerson University, 63 Gould Street

Better Ballots presents an evening discussion on local electoral reform. Although the dust is still settling from the 2010 municipal elections, it is never too early to look ahead to 2014 – not in terms of who might be running, but rather looking at the rules around how citizens cast their votes. One year ago, voter turnout in Toronto barely reached the 50% ...mark, and women and visible minority candidates were once again poorly represented on the new Council. There is clearly room for improvement. 

Better Ballots is a non-partisan group exploring options to make municipal elections more relevant, fair and participatory. The group has put forward 14 options for voting reform, such as term limits, ranked ballots, a lower voting age, proportionality and local parties. How would these options look in Toronto? What benefits might these changes bring? What would it take to get people more engaged with municipal elections? What role does provincial regulation play in improving the ability of municipalities to innovate, and how does this fit into the larger discussion of increased powers for Ontario's towns and cities? Join us for an open discussion of the pros and cons of local electoral reform.

Featuring:
• Alan Broadbent, Maytree Foundation
• Paul Farrelly,	Vote Toronto
• Sarah Lambert, Ranked Ballot Initiative
• William Molls, VoteTO16
• Rob Newman, Better Ballots Campaign
• Wayne Smith, FairVote Canada
• Kristyn Wong-Tam, Toronto City Councillor
• Leonardo Zúñiga, iVote Toronto

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Build your own Container Garden from Common Materials
Wednesday, November 23,  6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
University of Toronto, Room #TBA 
$5/PWYC
RSVP: Registration and more info
In a workshop developed especially for Transition Toronto, six UofT graduate students will be teaching us how to build our own container garden using every day household materials. Participants in the workshop will be supplied with materials to build a miniature container garden to take home. In addition to the hands-on component, there will also be a presentation on how to maintain your garden, garden scheduling, some innovative gardens that others have built, and much more! Participants will also leave the workshop with a brief take home guide.

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Nutritional Influences on Anxiety

Wednesday, November 23, 7 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor West, Rm. 5280 (St. George Subway)
$10

Baljit Khamba, M.PH, ND, will cover nutritional influences on the central nervous system, including hypoglycemia, cerebral allergies, nutrient deficiencies and nutrient dependencies. Key nutrients indicated for the orthomolecular treatment of anxiety along with practical nutritional intervention strategies will also be presented in this important lecture on mental health. 

Link to registration and additional details

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Theatre of the Oppressed - Fall Training 

November 23, December 7, 6:00pm -9:00pm
CSI Annex, 4th floor Studio A – Neville’s Nook, 720 Bathurst St.

Back by popular demand, Branch Out Theatre is offering a second harvest of its Theatre of the Oppressed Fall Training! This intensive workshop series will include various theatre techniques that can be excellent tools for conflict resolution, initiating dialogue, motivating positive change, advocacy, community building, self-awareness and personal growth...  read more 

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Michael Ignatieff: War, Empire and the End of the (neo)Liberal Party

Wed. Nov. 23, 7 p.m.

Sydney Smith Hall, 100 St. George St, U of T (north of College)
Featuring Derrick O'Keefe, author of Michael Ignatieff: The Lesser Evil?
Introduction by author and activist Judy Rebick

About the book: Tracing the course of his career over the last thirty years, from his involvement with the battles between Thatcher and the coal miners in the 1980s to the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel's 2009 invasion of Gaza, O'Keefe proposes that Ignatieff and his political tradition have in fact stood in opposition to the extension of democracy and the pursuit of economic equality. Michael Ignatieff: The Lesser Evil? is a timely assessment of the Ignatieff phenomenon, and of what it tells us about the politics of the English-speaking West today.

For more information, please visit http://www.versobooks.com/books/494-michael-ignatieff. and https://www.facebook.com/events/177749665649773/ 

Organized by Toronto Coalition to Stop the War

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East Enders for Public Services (Riverdale/Leslieville) Stop the Cuts Meeting

Wednesday, November 23, 7 p.m.
Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St E.

Speakers include: Mark Ferguson (CUPE 416), Maureen O'Rielly (Library Union, CUPE 4948) and Effie Vlachoyannacos (Chair, Federation of Metro Tenant Association)

Contact: John Sharkey at: 416 465-5976

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Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples
Wednesday, November 23, 7 p.m.
University of Toronto Multi-Faith Centre 

Christa Big Canoe: Speaking on the impacts of Harper's Omnibus crime bill on Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Jules Koostachin, Elisabeth Fry: speaking on the over-incarceration and criminalization of Indigenous women and girls

http://www.defendersoftheland.org/toronto

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An Arctic Nuclear Weapon Free Zone as an Element of Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

With Adele Buckley, Ph.D. past Chair, Canadian Pugwash, Pugwash Council, physicist, environmental scientist; formerly Vice President Technology & Research, OCETA 

Thur. Nov. 24, 4-6 pm
University College, Rm. 179, U of T.
All  welcome. No charge

Co-Sponsored  by University College Health Studies Programme, Canadian Pugwash Group, Science for Peace, and Voice of Women for Peace

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Occupy, Strike, Resist: How do we beat the 1%?  - Public Forum 

Thur. November 24 - 6 pm 
Bahen Centre - 40 St George Street (north of College on west side of St George), U of T
with Speaker:  Jesse McLaren, leading member, International Socialists, and activist in the Occupy Toronto movement
2011 has been a historic year of revolt. There have been revolutions across the Arab world, general strikes in Europe, a massive campaign to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, and huge working class fightbacks in Wisconsin and Ohio. Now the Occupy movement has spread to over 1,700 cities worldwide. But as police begin evictions and winter approaches, how can we build on this year of resistance and beat back austerity and the corporate attack? With a looming lockout of city workers in Toronto and saber-rattling against Iran, join this public forum on how the 99% can unite and fight to win.   www.socialist.ca 

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GoodFoot GetDown 2011

Thur. November 24, 7 pm
CSI Annex, Annex Lounge, 720 Bathurst St.

Join the Centre for Social Innovation and two hundred of our friends and supporters as we gather for the second annual GoodFoot GetDown. Together, we will raise awareness and funds for Good Foot Delivery, a non-profit courier company offering people with developmental disabilities an opportunity to work with the downtown Toronto business community…read more 

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The Silence is Broken: Now What?
Thursday, November 24, 6:30pm – 9pm
@ Native Women’s Resource Centre, 191 Gerrard Street East (Gerrard/Sherbourne)

Panel organized by: No More Silence and Native Women’s Resource Centre

Where should the energy of groups like No More Silence be focused? How do we best continue to raise awareness around the disappearance of Indigenous women and create conditions that stop the violence?

With Lee Maracle; Darlene Ritchie, Executive Director, At^losha Native Family Healing Services, London Ontario; Wanda Whitebird, Women's Outreach/Support Services, Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy; Faith Nolan, Singer, Songwriter & Activist

http://www.defendersoftheland.org/toronto

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Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry

Thur. 24 November · 7:30 - 9 pm
Ryerson University, Jorgensen Hall on Gerrard street (1/2 block east of Yonge)

Maggie's: Toronto Sex Workers Action Project is proud to host Laura Agustín, an internationally renowned sex worker rights advocate and an expert on undocumented migration and informal labour markets. She will be giving a talk based on her book, “Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry”.

Sex at the Margins questions several popular beliefs about migrants who sell sex: that they are all passive vict...ims, that the job of selling sex is completely different from any other kind of work and that the multitude of people out to save them are without self-interest. Laura Agustín argues that the label ‘trafficked’ does not accurately describe most migrants and that a Rescue Industry disempowers them. Based on extensive research amongst migrants who sell sex as well as social helpers, Sex at the Margins demonstrates how migration policy marginalises informal-sector workers and how anti-prostitution campaigns turn sex workers into casualties of globalisation.

Endorsed by No One Is Illegal--Toronto. Books available for purchase, courtesy of the Toronto Women's Bookstore
Check out Laura Agustín’s blog at http://www.lauraagustin.com/   www.maggiestoronto.ca

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Food Sovereignty in Canada: Creating Just and Sustainable Food Systems
Book launch

Thur. November 24th, 7 pm
FoodShare, 90 Croatia St. (Entrance on Brock Ave., south of Bloor St. W.)

Join FoodShare and the Toronto Food Policy Council for the launch of Food Sovereignty in Canada: Creating Just and Sustainable Food Systems.  The evening will include a panel discussion with the editors of the book, Hannah Wittman and Nettie Wiebe along with Debbie Fields of FoodShare and Lauren Baker of the Food Policy Council.  There will also be books available for sale and signing, and free snacks from FoodShare’s Field To Table Catering. For detailed directions, go to http://www.foodshare.net/whoweare02.htm.

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Housing, Homelessness and the City Budget
a Housing Action Now Public Forum

Thursday, November 24 from 6:30-8:30 PM
St. Stephen’s Community House, 91 Bellevue Avenue in the 1st Floor Gym (south of College between Spadina and Bathurst)

Housing Action Now will host this community meeting on the City of Toronto’s role in: Creating and maintaining affordable housing, providing emergency shelter, and supporting tenants and homeless people.  Find out what’s at stake in the 2012 City budget and how you can get involved.

Speakers:
Linsey MacPhee, Toronto Drop-In Network
Phil Nazar, Toronto Christian Resource Centre
Michael Shapcott, Wellesley Institute
Beth Wilson, Social Planning Toronto
More to be confirmed

REGISTER here:  http://hanmeeting.eventbrite.com/

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Canada's role in the European Union Fuel Quality Directive: A European perspective

Thursday, November  24th , 4pm-5pm speaker with a reception at 5-530pm
UofT, Upper Library, Massey College, 4 Devonshire Place

Space is limited. Please RSVP to hmckinnon at climateactionnetwork.ca

With special guest : Member of European Parliament , Kriton Arsenis
Remarks also by Nusa Urbancic, Transport and Environment & Keith Stewart, Greenpeace Canada
Moderated by Professor Doug MacDonald, University of Toronto, Centre for Environment

The European Union has shown consistent leadership on climate and energy policies over recent years, one initiative being the Fuel Quality Directive, a policy designed to move towards lowering greenhouse gas pollution from transportation. This policy is poised to reflect the scientifically proven higher carbon intensity of a number of sources of oil, such as oil shale and tar sands, something the Canadian Government is aggressively resisting.

Member of European Parliament, Kriton Arsenis, will be our guest of honour on the panel and he will be addressing this aggressive lobby campaign and why the Canadian Government should stop trying to undermine progressive policies in the face of the climate crises.

Please join us for an evening reception that will follow the panel for an opportunity for a more interactive conversation about the federal Government’s intervention in European clean fuel policy, and what it will take to make Canada a true clean energy superpower.

Hosted by Climate Action Network Canada, Council of Canadians, the Climate Change Lawyers Network, and Greenpeace Canada

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Authentic Facilitation II: Learning to Sit in the Fire of Conflict 

Thur. November 24/25, 9:00am - 5:00pm
CSI Spadina, 4th floor, Alterna Room, 215 Spadina Ave.

Building on Authentic Facilitation I, this program addresses what to do when differences emerge in groups. Many of us tend to contract, take one side over another, or want to control and direct group response when this happens. This one-day primer on facilitating group differences offers a framework for what to do when things get rocky, looking more deeply at the levels of awareness required for facilitating effectively in these situations… read more

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Amnesty International Toronto: Reel Awareness, International Human Rights Film Festival

Thursday, November 24 – Sunday, November 27
National Film Board, 150 John Street (at Richmond)
PWYC at the door (suggested donation $5)

Amnesty International Toronto celebrates its 6th annual Reel Awareness Film Festival with four days of some of the best human rights documentary and feature films shown around the world. The 2011 program features compelling films, guest speakers, panel discussions, the opportunity to take action on a variety of human rights issues and much, much more.
For more information please visit: www.aito.ca/reelawareness/

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“Take off your Clothes” Eco Fashion Party

Fri. November 25, 4 pm - 8 pm
CSI Annex, Annex Lounge, 720 Bathurst Street

This clothing swap for charity promotes eco-friendly clothing consumption as well as develops up-cycled items from used clothing, textiles, and waste from the garment industry. Other activities include a closet inspiration demonstration by a stylist on how to maximize looks on a budget, a do-it-yourself sewing workshop to transform an old garment into something new, and a toxic-free make-up demo… read more

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Psychiatric "Medication": Chemical Lobotomies/Chemical Prisons
with Don Weitz and Eric Fabris

Friday,November 25, 7-8:30pm
OISE, 252 Bloor W, Rm. 2211

Millions of children, women and the elderly in Canada, the United States and Europe, are prescribed dangerous psychiatric drugs faudulently promoted as "safe and effective medication" in psychiatric facilities, prisons and the community. These drugs are frequently administered without informed consent. From an antipsychiatry/anti-oppression perspective, this seminar critiques many health-threatening and direct effects, including neurological disorders or brain damage, of the neuroleptics ("antipsychotics") and "antidepressants." It also discusses how people can withdraw safely from these neurotoxins.  Several drug deaths of young people and  recent inquests in Ontario are cited. Guest speaker and author Erick Fabris (Tranquil Prisons) critiques community treatment orders (outpatient forced drugging) as chemical prisons. The roles of psychiatry and multi-national drug companies ('Big Pharma') are denounced as unethical. 

Event sponsored by Alumni for a Free U of T.

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A Colonial Contagion
Friday, Novmber 25, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
@Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street (near Bloor and Bathurst)

This event will present- an overview of the context of the Indigenous arts of the Americas, to exemplify the similarities amongst colonial, capitalist, imperial, neo-liberal strategies, that have acted as a type of “disease” amongst our communities.

The intent of this event, is predicated by the idea that by sharing our stories in text, art and audio, we may recognize each other and begin to unify; in solidarity –to honor the diversity amongst our memories, as we work towards building an Indigenous encyclopedia of emancipatory strategies.

http://www.defendersoftheland.org/toronto

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Fentanyl 
Friday November 25th, 2 – 4 pm. 
@ City Hall, 100 Queen St. West, Committee Room 1

100 times stronger than morphine, 750 times stronger than codeine, fentanyl has been responsible for dozens of overdoses and at least 3 deaths in Toronto in recent months, as reported on CBC radio on Oct. 26th.  Who’s using it?  How are they using it?   This workshop will be presented by student interns from theUniversity of Toronto, Pharmacology & Toxicology Service Learning program. 

Presented by the Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force

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Plato and The Myth of the Cave 

Fri. November 25, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
CSI Spadina, 215 Spadina Ave.

Celebrating UNESCO’s World Philosophy Day, New Acropolis Canada invites you to come learn about the spiritual frame of Plato’s Cave and in fact of all Plato’s teachings. Plato teaches a path of transformation, elevation, metamorphosis, and transmutation of the consciousness: a Path to Wisdom… read more

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ecoSanity's Loft 404 Potluck Par-tay!

Friday, November 25, 8:00pm
Loft 404: The Ambrosia Hub, 263 Adelaide St. West (Just E. of John St.)

Join us for a casual get together to hear eyewitness activist updates and celebrate accomplishments at ‘Loft 404: The Ambrosia Hub’, a fantastic loft space oasis in the heart of downtown Toronto.

As members of the 99%, we can't afford a spread, so it’s POTLUCK and BYOB. Music. Speakers. Appreciation. PLUS some good vids to show on a BIG screen.

SPEAKERS | ACTIVIST UPDATES 

~ Genna Bauder, Loft 404
~ Angela Bischoff, Ontario Clean Air Alliance, Greenspiration
~ TBA, Keystone XL Tar Sands Crimeline Protests (Washington, Ottawa)
~ TBA, Occupy Toronto
~ Glenn MacIntosh, ecoSanity.org

RSVP | MORE INFO

ecoSanity.org: See: Act: Inspire! http://www.ecosanity.org/contact   info(at)ecoSanity.org, 416.861.1303
https://www.facebook.com/traceytf?ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=177212702370155&fb_source=message

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Justice for Children and Youth Annual Fundraiser

Fri. 25 November at 7 pm
The Gladstone, 1214 Queen Street West

Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY) is hosting its 5th annual fundraising benefit on Friday, November 25th. All proceeds from the event will help support invaluable programs such as Street Youth Legal Services (SYLS) and youth engagement.

Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served. The evening will commence with a silent art auction and reception followed by musical performances and presentation to the recipient of the 2011 Street Youth Advocate Award. The event will be hosted by Arlene Bishop, and performers include Elvira Kurt, Steven Foster, Jen Schaffer and the Shiners, the Sneaky Castros, and two members of the Sketch program, Adallah Fricka and ReyRay. 

Find out more on our website, www.jfcybenefit.com
Tickets: $40, $15 for students, in advance or at the door. To get tickets in advance you can call JFCY at 416.920.1633 OR contact any staff or Board Member.

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Celebrate! Holidays of the Global Village with Chris McKhool

Sat. Nov. 26, 1 p.m.  
Trinity St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor Street West (at Spadina)
Free

"Celebrate! Holidays of The Global Village" is an interactive and playful musical journey that explores the myriad of fall and winter holidays and festivities that are part of multicultural Toronto life.

Monetary donations and non-perishable food items are greatly appreciated. All funds raised at the concert are being donated to ArtsCan Circle. with food going to the Daily Bread Food Bank.  

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Media Strategy Workshop 101 

Sat. Nov 26, 11am – 5pm
University of Toronto St George Campus (Room location is given upon registration.)
Register: http://www.toolsforchange.net/2011/08/14/media-strategy-101/

Campaigns interact, influence, and are influenced by the media. This workshop will provide participants with tools to develop a media strategy, write compelling press releases, give great interviews, and develop frames and messages that are in line with their goals.

Trainers: Syed Hussan is a writer and organizer with migrant justice movements in Toronto. He was involved with media and communications for the anti-G20 mobilizations in 2010.  Justin Podur is a reporter, writer and editor. His writing can be found at Rabble.ca, Znet, and on his blog, killingtrain.com.

Suggested donation: organizations and wage earners: $20; unwaged: $10. No one turned away for lack of funds.  Proceeds go to running the Tools for Change program, including honorariums for trainers.

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NDP Socialist Caucus Annual Federal Conference

Saturday, November 26, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 
OISE, 252 Bloor W, Room 2-213, above the St. George Subway Station
$5.00 (or PWYC)
For more information visit: www.ndpsocialists.ca         e-mail: info at ndpsocialists.ca        phone: 416 – 535 – 8779

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Screening: Breathtaking

Saturday, November 26, 6pm, followed by a discussion with Director Kathleen Mullen.

Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue (U of T)

Planet in Focus Director of Programming Kathleen Mullen screens her film Breathtaking as part of the Canadian International Labour Film Festival.

“Breathtaking” takes on the asbestos industry through a moving and personal investigation into the death of Kathleen’s father from mesothelioma, and the confounding present-day use of asbestos in Canada and other countries that continues to exact a human toll. Valued since prehistory and commercially mined since the Industrial Revolution, asbestos was nicknamed the ‘magic mineral’ for its fabric-like properties and its capacity to protect against fire. It’s been used in everything from brake pads to oven mitts. After it was discovered to be carcinogenic, asbestos use was banned in many countries and limited in others.
 http://www.kathleenmullen.com/breathtaking/

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Occupy Toronto Community Outreach Day – Faith Communities invited

Sunday November 27, 1 pm
St. James Park, Adelaide or King St. E. just east 

Occupy Toronto Outreach Committee invites members of faith communities to gather with -.  This gathering will be a peaceful witness against the growing gap in our city between the few who are very wealthy and the many who are poor.  This will be a family friendly event.

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Classical Marshal Arts - Energize Your Life! 
Classical Martial Arts training is a fun, traditional way to be active, get fit, promote good health, develop your strength and flexibility, build your balance, center your mind and increase your focus and concentration.
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=09ce70b776460d53d5f67dbed&id=9fe400ccbe&e=%5BUNIQID%5D 
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