T.O. Greenspiration Events: world peas

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Toronto Greenspiration Events

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Sign the Toronto Transit Planning Letter here. It calls for cost-effective transit solutions and evidence-based planning to ensure that wise decisions are made with respect to the expenditure of our tax dollars to build a better transit system for the City and the Greater Toronto Region. More specifically it calls for:
- Return the eastern and western sections of the new Eglinton Avenue rapid transit line to an at-grade alignment.
- Restore other key transit projects to fast-tracked implementation.
- Reinvigorate long-range transit planning within the City.

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Pink Ribbons - In Theatres Now
Playing at AMC Younge/Dundas, the Carlton, Kingsway and several more theatres

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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Green Your Business

Mon. February 6, 10 am to 4 pm with lunch included

Anarres, 792A Dovercourt Road 

More info and registration: http://www.anarreshealth.ca/node/1064

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Water & Our World - Climate Change, Can We Change?

Monday, February 6 @ 6:30 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St. (Just across from Bathurst Subway Stn)

Presented by The Waterlution Toronto Hub. With population growth, increased migration, dwindling water resources and an international negotiation impasse, how is systemic change possible to tackle Climate Change? For individuals of any age, working on or simply passionate about water issues _ across all contexts, sectors and stakeholder groups. To learn more.

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19th Annual Traditional Prayer Vigil Forum and Feast for Leonard Peltier

Monday, February 6, 1 – 6 p.m., traditional feast at 5 p.m.
OISE, 252 Bloor St., 7th floor Peace Lounge

Frank and Anne Dreaver of the Canadian Human Rights Committee for Justice and Freedom for Leonard Peltier (formerly LPDCC) and the Indigenous Education Network (IEN) of OISE/UT invite you to attend the 19th Annual Traditional Prayer Vigil in honour of the people’s struggle to free Leonard Peltier, North America’s longest-serving, Indigenous political prisoner. February 6th commemorates Leonard’s sacrifice of 36 years of false imprisonment.

Leonard Peltier was wrongfully convicted in the deaths of two FBI agents, following his false extradition from Canada to the U.S. in 1976. No evidence exists to support his conviction. On the contrary, there is massive evidence of wrongdoing and complicity. Despite this, Leonard’s numerous appeals continue to be denied. On October 25, 2000, the Hon. Justice Fred Kaufman, Q.C., concluded that Leonard should never have been extradited from Canada on the basis of what was discovered to be fabricated evidence. Canada has played a large role in Leonard's case, and has a duty to correct its wrong by supporting a humanitarian appeal to the Canadian government, and a request for clemency to President Obama. Join us in our search for justice. The truth and support of the people will one day set Leonard Peltier free!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ontariocleanairalliance/#!/events/175782505862891/

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Bikeway Network New Trails Meeting

Monday February 6th, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Northern District Public Library 40 Orchard View Blvd. (one block north of Eglinton Ave. one half block west of Yonge St.)

During the summer of 2011, Transportation Services Staff did audits of the existing major multi-use trail network and assessed the viability of new trail connections. Trail viability was based on existing conditions and a re-evaluation of the proposed trail network as detailed in the 2001 Toronto Bike Plan.  Transportation Staff are developing a Trails report, and invite the cycling community to review staff recommendations prior to its submission to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.

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Toronto Day of Action Against the Criminalization of HIV 

Monday, February 6, 5:30pm
Church of the Holy Trinity - 483 Bay Street (behind Eaton's Centre)

Call to Action, March to the Old City Hall & Street Theatre. 
On February 8th, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear two landmark cases about HIV, sex and the Criminal Law.

Stand for justice! Stop the Criminalization of HIV.

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Women’s Responses to a Changing “Natural Environment”

with Dr. Joan Simalchik & b.h. Yael, facilitated by Susan Aaron, MEd

Mon. February 6, 12—1:30pm
OISE, room 2-227, 252 Bloor Street West
Free. Feel free to bring your lunch. Tea provided. 

Joan Simalchik researches the impact of climate change on women. People worldwide are displaced due to climate change, and 50 million could be in the next decade. Environmental catastrophe and gender are not recognized as a reason for refugee protection by the United Nations. How are women taking up this challenge? What preparations, including Canadian ones, are being made?

b.h. Yael will screen Trading the Future, a video essay questioning the politics of the idea of an environmental apocalypse, the symbolism of death and the growth of the market place. She proposes alternatives in the idea of natality, the productivity of biodiversity and the agency of everyday activism

For more information: cwse at utoronto.ca

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Accessing City Hall - Best Practices on How to Engage Community in City Building

Wednesday February 8, 7 pm - 9 pm
Artscape Wychwood Barns  (601 Christie St.)

Community Choreographer and co-founder of Spacing Magazine, Dave Meslin will present his engaging and thought provoking exhibit titled The Fourth Wall: Transforming City Hall; long-time community organizer Alejandra Bravo will lead us in a discussion about how to close the diversity gap in elected office.

Treats, coffee, tea and beer. Bring friends, neighbours and families from across Toronto
For more information, please contact my office by calling 416-392-0208 or visiting www.joemihevc.com

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Vigil against vivisection at University of Toronto 

Wed. Feb. 8th, 12 noon to 2 p.m.
outside Pharmacy Building, NW corner of University and College

Note: earlier in the day, on Feb. 8th some of us will be in the Medical Science building handing out literature and talking with med. students, not argumentatively, but to inform them that animal testing is not predictive for humans and that it is unethical, despite CCAC guidelines -- two things they are not normally told. This is not a protest; it is information tabling, with a vigil afterwards at noon, outside. Anti-vivisection tabling and outreach in the Stone Lobby (near front entrance) Medical Science building, Hart House Circle, U of T, Wed. Feb. 8th,  9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Also, there will be a banner-painting party a few days before this event, on the afternoon of Sun. Feb. 5th. Let me know if you're interested.

Facebook event site: https://www.facebook.com/events/284484231616584/

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Good Partners: Freelancers United for a Greater Good

Wed. February 8, 4:30pm - 7:00pm
CSI Annex, Meeting Room 1, 720 Bathurst St.

Good Partners is building up for their Spring 2012 launch-explosion into the world of social innovation. If their manifesto resonates with you and you have the energy to co-found, or the good sense to be on their rosters or council of mentors, join the pre-launch jam… read more

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Philosophers for Peace present:

The Global Gandhian Moment

Wednesday, February 8, 5 p.m.
The Centre for Ethics Seminar Room (Room 200), Gerald Larkin Building, 15 Devonshire Pl, U of T

A talk by Ramin Jahanbegloo, Professor of Political Science & Research Fellow, Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto. 

The year 2011 will remain for people in the Middle East and around the world as as a momentous year in the history o! f Gandhian nonviolence. Despite their geographic and cultural diversity, nonviolent movements in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen exhibited a remarkable similarity to Gandhi's and King’s strategies for checking power and opposing violence in India and in the United States decades ago. Gandhi believed that human destiny has constantly been on the move to nonviolence. It is true that this view is challenged by new forms of conflict and violations of human rights in the world. The recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan showed us that the universality of nonviolence is ineffective to stop the dominating will of one nation or of one man. However, what is also true is the fact that there is a growing awareness of the need to go beyond this violence. 
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The Creator's Game: The Quest for Gold and the Fight for Nationhood 

Wed. Feb. 8, 6 - 8 p.m.
Multi-faith Centre, U of T, 569 Spadina

This is the story of the Haudenosaunee identity, as told through the game of lacrosse, its traditional teachings, its legacy and the sovereign rights of the game’s originators. 

In 2010, the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team chose to forfeit the World Championship when they were denied entry into England because of their Haudenosaunee passports. Determined to be recognized as a sovereign nation, this timely documentary follows the Iroquois Nationals on their quest for the 2011 medal in Prague – both a fight for gold and the recognition of their nationhood. In First Nations communities where language and culture continue to be encroached upon, asserting one’s identity is a compromise the team is willing to make. This is the story of the Haudenosaunee identity, as told through the game of lacrosse, its traditional teachings, its legacy and the sovereign rights of the game’s originators. “The Creator’s Game” was the Documentary Pitch Prize winner at imagineNATIVE 2010. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/338957229472423/ 

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Urban Farming 101 - SPIN Farming

Thur. February 9, 7:30pm - 9:15pm
CSI Annex, Annex Lounge, 720 Bathurst St.

SPIN stands for S-mall P-lot IN-tensive, and it is a production system that makes it possible to earn significant income from land bases under an acre in size by growing common vegetables. At this presentation, you'll learn how the system, which is now being practiced by a growing corps of farmers across Canada and the U.S., can be used to create a high-income producing farm or improve your current operation. SPIN is the first organic-based production system for land bases under an acre in size…read more

http://urbanfarming101.eventbrite.com/

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Art Creates Change: The Kym Pruesse Speaker Series: Carol Condé and Karl Beveridge

Thursday, February 9th, 7pm
OCAD U Auditorium, 100 McCaul, Presented by the Faculty of Art

Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge live and work in Toronto. They have collaborated with various trade union and community organizations in the production of their staged photographic work over the past 30 years. Their work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally in both the trade union movement and art galleries and museums. Recently their work has been included in exhibitions at the Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland, a survey exhibition at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston, Ontario, and the Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, Holland.

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Social Media and Your Brand

Thur. February 9, 6 pm - 8 pm
CSI Annex, Meeting Room 4, 720 Bathurst St.

This 2-hour session will introduce you to the components of creating a social media strategy for your personal brand or organization. Topics for exploration include why social media will not go away, essential branding components to include in a social media strategy, and how to build social media content in a brand conscious way…read more

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Putin and the Stalinist Legacy
with Robert E. Johnson, Professor of History, University of Toronto

Thur. Feb. 9, 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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CSI Food Innovation Constellation Network Meeting

Thur. February 9, 3 pm - 4:30 pm
CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst St.

Working in the Good Food sector, or want to be? Join us for a monthly network meeting for an excellent opportunity to network and find collaborators… read more

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Centre for Environment, University of Toronto presents:

Children’s Health and the Environment: How Community Design Can Make a Difference
with Jason Gilliland, Associate Professor of Geography, Health Sciences and Paediatrics, University of Western Ontario

Thur. Feb. 9, 4:10 p.m.
Room 1170, Bahen Centre for Information Technology, 40 St. George Street.

No registration or fee required; all are welcome.

Visit www.environment.utoronto.ca for schedule updates, abstracts and speakers' bios.

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Design, Installation and Management of Rain Water Harvesting System

Thurs. Feb. 9, 8:30 am - 4 pm
Kortright Centre in Vaughn, ON.  

This full-day course if brought to you by the Toronto and Regional Area Conservation Authority and will focus on the regulatory and technical aspects of rain-water harvesting systems for residential and industrial/commercial buildings. 

http://www.planetfriendly.net/calendar/events.php?id=15391

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The Just Beautiful Eco-Beauty Market

Thur. Feb. 9, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Environmental Defence, 116 Spadina Ave, #300

Come sample and shop skincare, cosmetic and hair care products. Bring your old toxic products for safe disposal. Get tips and tricks from hair and makeup artists. Lean from green beau8ty experts. And maybe even win some great green prizes. Proceeds go to Environmental Defence.

BYOBag
More info: justbeautiful.ca/events

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Lunch & Learn with Photographer Allan Lissne

Thur. Feb. 9, noon - 1:30 p.m.
CSI Spadina (215 Spadina Ave.) - Alterna Savings Room (It’s a salad club!  Please bring a ready-to-serve ingredient to share with everyone in our ‘salad buffet.’)

Join OCIC as we celebrate International Development Week 2012 with award-winning photojournalist Allan Lissner who will give a multimedia presentation of his ongoing documentary project "Someone Else's Treasure." This presentation will focus on women and girls from indigenous communities -- in the Philippines, Guatemala, Tanzania, and Canada -- who are on the front lines of a global struggle for for self-determination. The Coady International Institute will also make a short presentation about their new certificate, Skills for Social Change.
http://idwphototalk.eventbrite.ca/

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FARM Pay Per View

Fri. Feb. 10, 1 - 4 p.m.
Sidney Smith Hall, University of Toronto, 100 St. George Street (M5S 2E5)

Pay-Per-View is an innovative new outreach strategy where activists set up in public, busy locations and offer people $1.00 to watch a 4-minute video about the horrible treatment of animals on farms. After learning the shocking truth, viewers are encouraged to decrease consumption of animal products and work towards a vegan diet.

http://www.farmusa.org/PPV
http://www.tarve.ca/information.pdf

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 The Alchemical Dream - dvd screening

Friday, February 10, 9-11pm 
Alternative Thinking Bookstore, 758 Bathurst St (S. of Bloor)

In The Alchemical Dream, a film produced by Sacred Mysteries and directed by Sheldon Rochlin, visionary author and counterculture luminary Terence McKenna relates some of the curious history of European alchemy, and the attempted creation of a religious utopia based on alchemical principles. Dressed as the famed Hermetic magician John Dee, McKenna strolls wistfully through the crumbling ruins and sweeping castle vistas of Eastern Europe discussing the lost secrets of alchemy. He gives us a tour of the last remaining alchemical laboratory in Heidelberg, and tells a fascinating story of political intrigue and bohemian experimentation in the 16th century.

View Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxfVUbjtQg8&
View Website: http://store.sacredmysteriesmarketplace.com/dvds/the-alchemical-dream.html

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From Media Lies to Hot War - US-Israeli Threats Against Iran and the Geopolitics of World War 3

Friday, February 10, 7 p.m.
Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor St. West (2 blocks East of Spadina Road)

The US and Israel are edging towards a war of aggression that would be openly genocidal. Prof. Keefer will analyze:
* the media (& state) deceptions that have been used to stir up war fever,
* the economic and political instabilities that make war tempting to US-Israeli elites,
* the plans of attack and defence (so far as they are publicly known), and finally
* the larger imperial geopolitics of which the current aggressions are part.

Reel Activism will present fascinating contemporary footage of life in Iran today followed by Professor Michael Keefer.

Donations for church expenses will be gratefully accepted

Presented by the Social Justice Committee of Bloor St. United Church | For more information, call: 416 966 2815

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Decolonizing the Heart: Healing: Working from the scar not the wound – understanding our parents and what they could and couldn’t pass on.

Saturday, February 11, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street  (one block south of College between Spadina and Beverley)                  
Building a movement of allies and not just coming together over issues requires the personal work of decolonizing one’s own heart. Colonization writ large and small requires decolonization solutions large and small. We must start by decolonizing ourselves in order to build decolonized communities, and from there, begin to decolonize the state. Mama D works on the principal that emotion and spiritual well-being are interconnected but not interchangeable. Through the telling of personal stories, by way of “genogramming” [not just knowing who your ancestors are but their experiences], we will face some of the challenges and moments of truth that we all experience in our colonized states. From there we can do the work of decolonizing our hearts.

Event is wheel-chair accessible and close to TTC. Bring a bag-lunch. Drinks provided. Price: suggested sliding scale donation $5-$20 or PWYC. 

For more info: 416 538 0224 or bigbear3 at sympatico.ca

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Decolonizing Our Minds Conference 2012 

Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 11:00am until 6:00pm
William Doo Auditorium - University of Toronto, St. George Campus, 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON

Art is a healing practice, a practice of renewal, exploration and of storytelling. Art is a space of self-definition and self-understanding that simultaneously ties us to larger histories, to a shared narrative. Art is medicine bridging the gaps between times, spaces and divisions violently constructed by the colonial enterprise. Join the Equity Studies Student’s Union, the Women and Gender Studies Student’s Union, the Black Student’s Association and the Caribbean Studies Student’s Union as we explore and discover the potential that art and creativity offers us in our travels through resistance; to decolonize our minds, our bodies, our experiences and our realities.

Info: UOFT.ESSU at GMAIL.COM,  WWW.UOFTESSU.COM 
Free. All welcome. No registration. Wheelchair accessible. ASL interpreters. Gender neutral washrooms. Child minding. Community shelf. Snacks and lunch provided. 
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/344352788916095/

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What Makes a Man. Higher Unlearning: The 2012 White Ribbon Conference 

Sat. Feb. 11,  11 am - 7:30 pm
ENG 103 - George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre - 245 Church St.

'What Makes A Man' is a discussion-focused conference looking at how gender roles affect everyday scenarios for both men and women. At WMAM we blur the lines between the speaker and the audience: rather than presenters giving long lectures leaving little space for dialogue and real learning, invited speakers share short informal talks to spark conversation with the audience.

Admission $10 (or pay what you can)
Lunch will be provided by Salad King.
*All proceeds go to the White Ribbon Campaign*
INFO: www.whatmakesman2012.wordpress.com 

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World Peas Expo

Sat. Feb. 11, between 11-5pm 
OISE, UofT in rooms 2214 and 2211, and weather permitting, outdoors in the Parkette next to the building.

The WoRld PeAs ExPo is a celebration of peace, food, love, art, and soilidarity! The purpose of this gathering is to build community, to share and learn with one another, and to begin plotting for the mass seeding of the city. Through this event we wish to emphasize and celebrate the connection between peace and food; and the incredble power of food to bring people together, bridge differences, reduce conflict and promote peace! 

It is a spontaneous festival potluck - you are encouraged to bring :
- friends   - loved ones   - art and art supples (think banners/posters/tshirts/edible containers etc) 
- music - strings, wind, song & dance   - FOOD - small healthy dish of food to share (think raw, veg, local, organic + bowls/utensils)
- information and educational materials on gardening and all things pertaining to food   - passion for community, mutual fulfillment, and co-creation

This is a FREE & Open event for any and all to participate. There will be space for information & artistic displays, workshops - skill/knowledge sharing, and themed discussions. 

For more info contact occupygardenstoronto at gmail.com.  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/359681874060392/ 

It's Thyme. Lettuce Occupy Gardens for World Peas!

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Beirut 2011: Summer University of Palestine

Saturday, February 11 @ 2:00 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St. (Just across from Bathurst Subway Stn)

Join Abbie Bakan speak about her experience in Lebanon at the Palestine University this past summer. Abbie provides a current assessment of the situation facing Palestinians inside Lebanon. Abbie Bakan is Head of the Department of Gender Studies, and Professor of Political Studies, at Queen's University. Sponsored by UJPO United Jewish People's Order. To learn more.

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Grassroots Financial Management Workshop

Sunday February 12, 1pm – 5pm.

In the whirl of everyday demands, it’s easy to loose track of our finances. The consequences are bad enough when we mismanage personal money, and the stakes are just as high when we’re dealing with the limited budgets of grassroots activist organizations. Come learn about the basic steps you must take to manage your group’s finances, including an introduction to bookkeeping.  

Trainer: Sharmeen Khan manages the books for CUPE 3903 and OPIRG York.  She also regularly programs with CHRY 105.5 FM - a community radio station in North York.
Register: http://www.toolsforchange.net/2011/12/10/grassroots-financial-management-101/ 

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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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