T.O. Greenspiration Events: The World We Want

Sun Jan 29 21:30:08 EST 2012

Toronto Greenspiration Events

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*R.I.P. Stephen Salaff, Toronto environmental, justice and health journalist. Search his insightful articles here. Contact me for funeral details.

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LOFT: Looking for kind-hearted beings who wish to live in this unique creative conscious environment in central-west T.O.
2 room openings: Feb. 1 and Mar. 1
http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/roo/2823742133.html or call petra 416-732-8965 

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Commission for Quality Public Services & Tax Fairness

Town Hall: Ryerson University, Jorgensen Hall, 380 Victoria Street
Monday, January 30
Hearings: 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.; location TBA xxx
Town Hall: 7 - 9 p.m., Ryerson University, Jorgensen Hall, 380 Victoria Street

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty wants to reduce the province’s budget deficit with deep, painful cuts to public services. There is a better way. To get the conversation going, the Public Services Foundation of Canada has launched the Commission on Quality Public Services and Tax Fairness to reach out to your community and discuss alternatives. The Commission wants to hear from Ontarians about needs that are going unmet in their community and what would happen if there were additional cuts to public services. We also seek to learn how the tax system can be reformed to enhance economic equality. All are encouraged to have your say on these cuts to health care, education and social services.

To make a submission email Commission Officer Kiera Chion at kchion at opseu.org or call directly on her cell at 416-526-0330.
To learn more, please visit: www.standupontario.org  

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Coldest Day of the Year Ride

Mon. Jan 30

Meet on the west side of City Hall at noon, end at the Fairmont Hotel on Front St. at 1:30 for free hot chocolate

Join the Toronto Cyclist Union for the Coldest Day of the Year Ride, a comfortable, car-free, group ride to celebrate and promote winter cycling. Cyclists will ride down University Avenue from City Hall to Front Street, with free hot chocolate provided at the end courtesy of the Fairmont Royal York to warm up riders!

http://bikeunion.to/event/2011/12/09/coldest-day-year-ride

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Constraining fast and slow climate feedbacks with computer models

Mon. January 30, 3 p.m.
BA 1220, U of T
With Danny Harvey, Department of Geography

http://www.cs.toronto.edu/climate/

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Theology on Tap: Religion and Public Policy 
with The Very Rev. Lois M. Wilson, CC, retired Senator and first female moderator of the United Church of Canada.

Monday, January 30, 7 - 9 pm
Duke of York Pub, 39 Prince Arthur Ave near Bloor St W & Avenue Rd

What role should religion play in formulating public policy in a secular state? The Very Rev. the Hon. Lois M Wilson CC is an ordained minister of the United Church of Canada (1965) and its first female Moderator (1980-82). She was elected President of both the Canadian (1976-79) and World Council of Churches (1983-1991). She has had extensive experience with the voluntary sector and the ecumenical community on social and theological issues, on human rights, inter-faith and women's issues at all levels of church and government. Join us for an evening of thought-provoking conversation on theological topics! Munchies provided, cash bar available - come and bring a friend!”

For more information: visit our Toronto Theology on Tap web page, or contact Vanessa Nicholas-Schmidt faithconnections at csj-to.ca, or phone 416-467-2645.
http://www.interfaithunity.ca/current010412.htm#torontoevents

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The World We Want - An Evening With Francis Moore Lappé

Tues. January 31, 7:30 p.m. 
Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St.
Cost: $10.00 (+taxes)

USC Canada presents an inspiring evening with the visionary author of the ground-breaking Diet for a Small Planet (1971), Frances Moore Lappé. Based on her new book, EcoMind, Lappé confronts our current myths about markets, food, and environmental issues, challenging us to change the way we think so we can create the world we want.

http://usc-canada.org/lappe/

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What a Difference Sex and Gender Make

a webinar event presented by the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health and the Canadian Women's Health Network

Tuesday, January 31, 10 -11 am PST / 1 - 2 p.m. EST
Online

For more information, please visit: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/44082.html 

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Greening OISE presents the 2012 Eco Fair

Tues. Jan. 31, 11:30 am to 2 pm
OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Library, Main Floor

All welcome!

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Bridging the Gender Gap in the News 

Panel Discussion with Shari Graydon, Kathy English, Megan Boler, Esme Fuller-Thompson

Tues. Jan 31, noon - 2 p.m.
OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor W.

Women constitute 60% of university graduates, 52% of the population and just over 50% of the paid workforce. But even in 2011, women’s perspectives account for less than 20% of the columns and guest commentaries in Canada’s largest daily newspapers. Why is this, and what are the consequences to women’s capacity to influence the public discourse, and policy and spending priorities? This talk and panel discussion will review the status of women in the news and seek ways to bridge the current gender gap.

To register, please visit our website: http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/link/events/miscevents/informed_opinions_2011.htm

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A HerstoriesCafe partnership with Heritage Toronto presents:

Searching for Heroines: Black Women and Community in 19th Century Hamilton-Wentworth
With Adrienne Shadd

Tues. Jan. 31, 5:45 p.m.
St Lawrence Hall, 157 King Street East
Free

Adrienne Shadd is a researcher, historian and author of several books on the history of Blacks in Canada. Her latest book, The Journey from Tollgate to Parkway: African Canadians in Hamilton was published by Dundurn Press. 
RSVP here: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22DX2XQDF7Q

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Occupy Ryerson: Camp out to Student Day of Action 

Tuesday, January 31, 6:30pm until Wednesday, February 1, 11 am
Ryerson Students' Union - 55 Gould St., Toronto, ON 

Ryerson Students are being put under more and more turmoil with tuition costs, increasing textbook and rent cost and at the same time finding it harder and harder to find fair-paying part-time employment to support themselves. With the Student Day of Action upon us, we are planning a campout in front of the Ryerson Student Centre on the eve of the campout.  We will have some speakers throughout this night of student solidarity. The event will be a Potluck so bring yourselves and your food. 

INFO: occupyryerson at gmail.com 

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Planet in Focus presents:

Urban Roots
93 minutes with director Mark MacInnis

Wednesday February 1, 7 p.m.
NFB Mediatheque, John and Richmond
$5 admission (Free for Friends of Planet in Focus)

Urban Roots looks at the social, economic and environmental factors—as well as the dedicated residents—that cultivated an urban farming revolution amid the debris of America’s collapsed automotive powerhouse. A discussion and Q&A will follow the screening. A testament to the power of grassroots transformation, Urban Roots tells a compelling story about claiming independence from our reliance on commercial industries.

http://planetinfocus.org/events/monthly-screening-series/

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Regis College Social Justice Film Series presents:

From Chernobyl to Fukushima: A Campaigners Journey

Wed. Feb. 1, 7 p.m.
Regis College, 100 Wellesley St. W.
Free.  

A film that documents the struggle of Greenpeace's Shawn-Patrick Stensil to stop the Ontario government from building new nuclear reactors at Darlington.  Screening followed by discussion with Shawn-Patrick and John Perry SJ of the Jesuit Forum.

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All Out National Day of Action!

Wed. Feb. 1, 11 a.m. – Rally at Sid Smith Hall, 1 p.m. 
Meet at Convocation Hall and march to Queen’s Park

On February 1, students at the University of Toronto will be joining students and community members across the country in a National Day of Action. Our members will be taking to the streets to defend public education in Canada, calling for a post-secondary education system that is of high quality, affordable and accessible to all. We will be rallying to Queen’s Park and calling on the provincial government to increase per-student funding to above the national average. We will also be calling on the government to keep its promise of a 30% tuition fee reduction for all students in the province. 

The money is there. And there are better solutions. When students organize and take to the streets, we show the government that we want change. Now more than ever, it is important for us to come together in defense of public education. 

For more info, check out www.utsu.ca/dropfees   twitter: @utsu98
https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/198131760282687/

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The Way Forward: Rethinking the Problem of Workplace Sexual Harassment 

Wednesday, February 1, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
OISE, Room 5–170, 252 Bloor St. West

Video followed by a dynamic panel discussion.

Sponsored by the Workplace Learning and Social Change Collaborative Program, OISE

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Move Your Money Day Canada: February 1 

Move your money from banks to credit unions! Go local!

https://www.facebook.com/events/361262797224447/ 

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CETA & Toronto: What You Need to Know

Wednesday, February 1, 7 – 9 p.m.
Toronto City Hall (room 4), 100 Queen Street West
Free! All welcome

Guest speakers: Angelo DiCaro, CAW National Representative, Communications Department: and Stuart Trew, National Trade Campaigner, Council of Canadians

The proposed Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) threatens water, health care, daycare and other services you depend on everyday. At a time where local, sustainable policies are necessary CETA is a step backwards, holding Toronto from becoming a more equal, sustainable place to live.

Already over 20 municipal governments have requested to be excluded from the EU deal and a motion for Toronto to follow suit is currently being considered by city council. Come hear how CETA would impact our city and what you can do to get our city excluded from this unfair trade deal.
Facebook event  Toronto Chapter blog listing  Council of Canadians event listing

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Faiths Act UofT and the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) Present:

A New Year: A New Hope

Thur. Feb. 2,  5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Hart House Debates Room, 7 Hart House Circle, U of T
Snacks and Refreshments Included

An evening of multi-faith artistic expressions on how we can make the world a better place and how faith inspires social action. Featuring dance, music, drumming, spoken word, photography and visual art from over 10 Faith Communities! Proceeds from the event will go towards the malaria research project of Dr. Kevin Kain at the University of Toronto (info at www.inouganda.com) and medical supplies for a pediatric clinic in Peru (http://www.fimrc.org/where-we-work)!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/240329676023715/?ref=ts.

Tickets: Minimum donation $5 in advance, $8 at the door (each additional $1 donation gives you a raffle ticket for a door prize!)
Purchase in person at the Multi-Faith Centre (569 Spadina Ave.) 3rd Floor or at Sidney Smith Hall Jan 31st and Feb 2nd -by e-mail at: newyearnewhope at gmail.com

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If Canada and Mexico are so Necessary for US Security, Why are they so Impotent when Facing Washington's Border Security Demands?
with Stephen Clarkson, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto

Thur. Feb. 2, 4 - 6 p.m.
Rm. 87, University College, U of T (15 Kings College Circle)
Free. All welcome

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

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The Syrian Uprising, the Arab Left, and the Palestinian Cause 

Thursday, February 2, 2012 -7:00pm until 10:00pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St. (Bathurst subway) 

A Public Conversation: The Syrian struggle to topple the regime and the brutal response by government forces have profoundly affected the political landscape of the Arab world and the regional balance of power in the wider Middle East. Professor Jens Hanssen will briefly introduce and then moderate a critical conversation with audience participation to explore the implications of the Syrian uprising for Arab solidarity and to the future of Palestinian resistance.

Moderator: Jens Hanssen is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean history at the University of Toronto. He received his D.Phil. from Oxford University in 2001. His book publications include Fin de Siècle Beirut (Oxford, 2005); and two co-edited volumes: Arab Provincial Capitals in the Late Ottoman Empire, (Beirut, 2002); and History, Space and Social Conflict in Beirut (Beirut, 2005). He has published in The New Cambridge History of Islam (2010), in the International Journal of Middle East Studies (2011) and has an article on "Kafka and Arabs" forthcoming in Critical Inquiry. He is currently conducting research on German-Jewish and Arab intellectual histories.

INFO: info at beitzatoun.org  / Phone: 647-726-9500 

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365 Days of Cycling: An Evening of Art and Cycling

Thur. Feb. 2, 7 - 10 p.m.
CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst (south of Bloor)

A brisk ride to work on a chilly Fall morning.  Cruising through downtown Toronto during the first snowfall.  The first magic ride of the Spring season along the Martin Goodman Trail.  Losing hope of finding bike parking on a muggy July evening on College Street.  The cycling experience changes throughout the year and provides an outstanding canvas for photographers. The show is intended to highlight cycling in Toronto throughout the 4 seasons. 

Toronto Cyclists Union members get in free.  Non-members $5.  Join and get in free & get a free drink.  RSVP on our Facebook page! Info: http://bikeunion.to/event/2011/12/22/365-days-cycling-evening-art-and-cycling? 

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Artists Against the MegaQuarry - “the Beauty of the Hills at Risk” art show

Friday, February 3, 6 – 9 p.m. and Saturday, February 4, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Studio Five, 1362 Bathurst St. (just south of St.Clair W.)

Artists Against the MegaQuarry profile “the Beauty of the Hills at Risk” in their City Debut show. Proceeds from the sale of these works go to support the fight to Stop the MegaQuarry. Hope to see you there!

More info: Artists Against the MegaQuarry website

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Tales from the G20

Fri. Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m.
Centre of Gravity, 1300 Gerrard St. East

A documentary about global resistance to capitalism put into action at the 2010 G20 protests in Toronto.

http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/danforth/tales-g20

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Authentic Facilitation I: Learning to Facilitate with Presence and Ease

Fri. February 3, 9:30am - 4:30pm
CSI Spadina, 215 Spadina Avenue

We believe effective facilitation is all about finding your own unique style and being yourself in front of a group, thereby encouraging others to authentically bring forward all of what they have to offer. At its core, it is about being deeply present. Each group, each situation calls for something different and the best facilitators know how to listen for, and serve this emerging truth… read more

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Pink Ribbons - In Theatres February 3

Pink Ribbons, Inc. looks at the pervasive impact of breast cancer fundraising. Every year, millions of dollars are raised, but where  does all the money go, and what is actually achieved? The film offers a completely different take on the pink ribbon “success” story that has overtaken North America, with insight from leading doctors, activists and social critics, as well as women diagnosed with breast cancer.

View the trailer at www.nfb.ca/pink 

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J'accuse

Friday February 3rd, 7:30pm
Music Room, Hart House, U of T, 7 Hart House Circle

Join us for an evening of powerful dramatic readings from Hassan Diab, Emile Zola, and others who have broken the silence and spoken out about the injustices they face. Attorney Barbara Jackman will also speak at this event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/339731406051208/

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Origins of Yoga: Quest for the Spiritual - screening

Friday, February 3, 9-11pm 
Alternative Thinking bookstore, 758 Bathurst (south of Bloor)

ORIGINS OF YOGA features the world's leading authority, Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., who has written thirty-six books on the subject. The Yogis of India themselves are interviewed on location as they describe their quest, their lifestyle, and the true meaning of Yoga.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/333489063341613/

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#OCCUPY. STRIKE. RESIST. . . How do we beat the 1%?

A one-day political conference
Saturday, February 4, 11:30 am to 5:30 pm
Bahen Centre, 40 St. George Street, University of Toronto

With every passing day, the capitalist system spins deeper into crisis. Politicians, bankers and bosses are trying to force us to pay for their mess - by slashing our jobs, pensions and wages. But across the globe, people are fighting back. The Arab Spring has inspired resistance all over the world, general strikes have rocked Europe, and the call to #Occupy and resist was taken up in over 1,700 cities world-wide. Millions of people are beginning to question the logic of the capitalist system. Join us for this one-day conference as we discuss the next steps of the movement and the best ways to challenge capitalism.

Organized by the International Socialists
Register online: http://bit.ly/Feb4conf   Facebook: http://on.fb.me/Feb4FB

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Vegan Society of Toronto Potluck 
with Guest Speaker Michael Mesure

Sat. Feb. 4, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Hall of St Thomas Anglican Church, at 383 Huron St. in the Annex, just steps from both Spadina and St. George stations 

This potluck will once again feature Michael Mesure, Executive Director of FLAP (Fatal Light Awareness Program) coming out to apprise us of the very important work his organization does, what the current state of affairs is for birds in urban environments, what needs to be done, and what individuals can do to help! 

https://www.facebook.com/events/287835234609304/

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Mastering Google And Going Deeper: Web Research Skills For Activists And Independent Journalists

Sunday February 5, 1pm – 5pm.

This workshop presents the skills and techniques that investigative journalists and private-eyes use to do deep digging research on the Internet. It show people how to use google in ways most people are unaware of and how to access the wealth of information on the Internet that Google can’t find. Jammed packed from edge to edge, this session will be a chance for novice and expert researchers alike to pick up skills they can use everyday. The last hour of this workshop will be tailored to using Access to Information laws to get government records.

Trainer: Tim Groves is an investigative reporter and an organizer with the Media Coop.
Register: http://www.toolsforchange.net/2011/12/10/mastering-google-and-going-deeper-web-research-skills-for-activists-and-independent-journalists/

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