T.O. Greenspiration Events: Blessings of the season...
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Mon Dec 17 10:21:05 EST 2012
T.O. Greenspiration Events
Hi eco-justice friends. I'm on the train bound for Edmonton. Such a beautiful country!
Catch ya in the new year. Blessings of the season...
-angela
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In the spirit of the holiday season, make sure your prescription drug doesn't "spike" your holiday cocktail.
http://wp.rxisk.org/make-sure-your-prescription-drug-doesnt-spike-your-holiday-cocktail/
As David Healy says, "Even though it's the alcohol that is typically blamed, it may be the doctor-prescribed, pharmacist-dispensed drug that amplifies and sustains the alcohol level, which can result in impaired driving charges, a car crash or even the loss of your job."
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Cycle and Recycle Calendar – 2002 – 2013 – 2019
This bicycle wall calendar, published cooperatively by 13 NGOs in 3 countries, features 30 remarkable color photos, provocative quotes, illustrations and more. The images covey a bicycle culture without borders. Every donation to Greenspiration will receive a calendar! (min. $12 - includes calendar and postage) Please send cheque or money order to: Greenspiration, c/o #809, 100 Lower Ossington Ave, Toronto, Ontario M6J 1A7. Multiple orders welcome. Questions? <greenspi at web.ca>.
Thanks in advance!
-angela
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City Budget Proposes to Penalize People for Helping the Environment
On November 30th, City Staff released the 2013 Operating and Capital Budgets to be voted on by City Council in mid January 2013. If adopted, the budget will penalize Torontonians for doing the right thing for the environment. Here is how:
• It will eliminate programs that reduce energy use and curb climate change. City staff want to eliminate a $60 million Sustainable Energy Revolving Loan Fund that has helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions and electricity use as well as created thousands of green jobs. Read more here. http://torontoenvironment.org/campaigns/cityhall/2013budget/energy
• It will impose another transit fare increase that penalizes people for using transit and helping clean the air. Every year, City Hall contributes to paying transportation costs such as road repairs, sidewalk maintenance and operating the TTC. Unfortunately, the TTC contribution is going down, when calculated on a per ride basis. That means people who do the right thing must pay more. Toronto already has the lowest per ride transit contribution of any major North America city and it keeps going down. Read more here. http://torontoenvironment.org/campaigns/cityhall/2013budget/transit
Take Action: Phone or email http://app.toronto.ca/wards/jsp/wards.jsp your City Councillor and ask them to not penalize Torontonians for helping the environment by keeping the Sustainable Energy Revolving Loan Fund and increasing the city contribution to the TTC to stop a fare hike
- from the Toronto Environmental Alliance
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Join the Toronto Raging Grannies
Would you like to join in social & environmental justice actions with fun and song? Sing with the Grannies. The only qualifications needed are that you be a woman and have attitude.
Contact: raginggrannies.toronto at yahoo.ca
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CanadianElectoralAlliance, a multi party organization for an alliance in the 2015 federal election presents:
Democracy Salon
Monday, December 17, 6 – 7:30 pm
The 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. (north of Wellesley)
Free - Bring a snack to share
1. Resolution that Canadian Electoral Alliance promote Proportional Representation (PR) with mixed member proportional as recommended by the Law Commission of Canada.
2. Resolution to work with local groups to promote electoral alliance. Invite a presentation by Tim Etherington of the Peterborough group, and with other local groups.
This would be to continue our original plan for a national focus of targeting 50 vulnerable Conservative ridings in 2015, developing support by getting key ridings promoting co-operation.
contact at electoralalliance.ca
http://www.electoralalliance.ca/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canadian-Electoral-Alliance/254642757981876#!/events/303997089711580/?context=create
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State of Disrepair: State Violence and Sex Work
Monday Dec 17, 7 p.m.
519 Community Centre (519 Church St, at Wellesley)
Free | wheelchair accessible | accessible and gender neutral washrooms | tokens available | no cameras or recording equipment please
What are the connections between sex work and colonialism, child apprehension systems (eg CAS, residential schooling), anti-immigrant policies, policing and poverty? All contribute to or directly enact violence against sex workers. Join Maggie’s on International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers for a roundtable conversation about how sex workers experience state violence and how the fight for the decriminalization of prostitution connects to these broad issues. Moderated by Jessica Danforth (Native Youth Sexual Health Network) featuring the premiere of “Remember The Living: Monica Forrester on Sisters in Spirit And Indigenous Sex Workers”
Sponsored by Asian Community AIDS Services and Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto
www.maggiestoronto.ca | 416-964-0150 | www.facebook.com/maggies.TO
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Hop to it! RaBIT Volunteer Meeting!
Monday, 17 December, 7 pm
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. West (at Bay)
All welcome • Juice and cookies will be served
Wanna make a difference? This is your chance to get involved with a fun campaign that could transform our local elections, making them more fair and friendly. Runoff voting eliminates vote-splitting and strategic voting, gives voters more choice, and encourages positive campaigns! We've held two public "Info Sessions" to explain our proposal and answer questions about ranked ballots or Instant Runoff Voting. This gathering is not a general info session (although we're happy to answer questions). This meeting is specifically about how YOU can make a difference and help us bring about positive change in Toronto. You don't need any special skills or background. We're just looking for people who are passionate about democracy, and support our call for Instant Runoff Voting for municipal elections.
Learn more here: http://rabit.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/events/407371876001758/permalink/415915941814018/
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Join Us for an Evening of Solidarity and Celebration
Monday, December 17, 7 - 9 p.m.
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street (near Bloor and Bathurst)
For years, many of us have called for a meaningful alliance between organized labour and the unemployed. We have understood that solidarity between trade unionists and the poorest members of the working class is vital to any real social progress. At last, we are witnessing inspiring movement in that direction. And we invite you to join us in discussing how to deepen this growing solidarity between trade union and anti-poverty activists. Over the last two years, thanks to the initiative of many dedicated activists, the Ontario Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has actively partnered with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) in numerous activities, including the “Raise the Rates” campaign around social assistance in Ontario. We now have an opportunity to extend and deepen this exciting collaboration between unions and anti-poverty organizing. To do that, we need to draw more labour and social movement activists, more progressive artists and academics, into this work. And we need to assist CUPE Ontario’s work in strengthening the financial infrastructure that sustains OCAP.
To all these ends, please join us for a night of talks, music, video and celebration devoted to supporting OCAP and building anti-poverty struggles in Ontario
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Building equitable cities: Planning tools that promote the right to the city
Community forum on practical strategies and ideas in equitable urban planning for building inclusive cities.
Tues. Dec. 18, 1 - 3 p.m.
Wellesley Institute, 10 Alcorn Ave.
Dr. Whitzman is Associate Professor in Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne and a former Toronto resident who has done extensive work in Toronto neighbourhoods, including St James Town and Parkdale. She brings a strong gender and equity analysis to urban planning and community-building, including a focus on child-friendly cities and health and liveability research. Her current work includes support for Community Indicators Victoria (http://www.communityindicators.net.au/) - a community well-being indicator. Dr Whitzman's most recent book, Building Inclusive Cities: Women's Safety and the Right to the City (http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415628167/), was published in August. This community forum is open to everyone, and should be of special interest to community advocates and community-builders, urban planners, academics and students.
http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/event/building-inclusive-cities-planning-tools-that-promote-the-right-to-the-city/
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ETFO Toronto Locals to Stage One-Day Strike
On Tuesday, December 18th, the Elementary Teachers of Toronto will be on strike to send a strong message to the Liberal Government that teachers will stand up and fight to protect worker's rights, free collective bargaining, and a strong public education system; and to demand that the anti-labour Bill 115 be repealed.
Please show your support and solidarity with teachers by coming to one of our rally locations between 11:30 and 2:30 p.m.: the TDSB Board Office (5050 Yonge Street - on the Yonge subway line, North York Stn) or the Ministry of Education (Mowat Block) at 900 Bay St. (at Wellesley).
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International Day of Migrant Workers - Vigil
Tuesday December 18, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
The Chinese Railroad Workers Monument is located Blue Jays Way / Navy Wharf Court. This is one street south of Front St., east off of Spadina.
This year’s vigil will highlight the litany of injustices experienced by migrant workers and the numerous forms of resistance that workers have undertaken against conditions under Canada’s migrant worker schemes.
Organized by J4MW (Justice for Migrant Workers) http://j4mw.tumblr.com/
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Inspire Action for Change: Social Media for Social Good
Free Webinar
Wed. December 19, noon - 1 pm
Farah will share advice for inspiring action for social change based on her intensive experience with global human rights and mental health campaigns. Farah has applied her commitment to community engagement and social justice to a wide range of issues, from political prisoner campaigns, to mental health equity, to promoting and building capacity among peer support groups Whether you are taking action in your local community or want to create change in the wider world, this webinar will inspire you to set your goals high and take practical steps to make them happen:
• Farah will share strategies for building the scope and level of engagement of supporters, within complex and sensitive sociopolitical contexts.
• She will highlight the importance of peaceful communication, and demonstrate the potential for amplifying impact by integrating social media with media, and community-based events.
Register and RSVP: http://girlsactionfoundation.ca/en/inspire-action-for-change-social-media-for-social-good
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Zatoun Cafe & Conversation
Wed. December 19, 7 - 9 p.m.
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (near Bloor and Bathurst)
In the last couple of weeks there has been no shortage of historic developments, puzzling actions and befuddling pronouncements about Israel-Palestine to review, discuss and skewer.
All are invited to the debut of Zatoun Cafe & Conversation and to be in a most exciting and participatory forum while sipping Beit Zatoun's signature coffee and tea in a sidewalk cafe setting. In its own process of development, Zatoun Cafe can become what the participants want it to be.
http://beitzatoun.org/cms/events/view/12-12-19/Zatoun_Cafe_Conversation.aspx
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Holiday Transit Schmooze!
Thursday, December 20, 6 pm
Centre for Social Innovation. 720 Bathurst (just South of Bloor, on the West side of the street)
Time for a Free and Accessible Holiday Schmooze! A lot of stuff is happening on the public transit front: new LRT’s with P3’s; increased fares; talk of new projects without funding; building new movements; and, of course, the possible “loss” of Toronto’s current Mayor. Those of us who want to create a space for an eco-socialist, social justice take on the larger public transit movement in Toronto need to spend more time talking and building together. The folks at the Free and Accessible Transit Campaign of the Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly invite you to a very informal get together, to share some good cheer, food and conversation about developing a Red-Green perspective on public transit in this city.
http://www.facebook.com/events/408238612581014/
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ChocoSolstice Chocolatada and Potlatch
Friday, December 21, starting at 8:30 p.m.
225 Geary Avenue (http://goo.gl/maps/YnkUC)
What to bring? The gift of music, another talent, food (free from nuts and animal products/vegan)
What not to bring? Alcohol. The event is open to all ages.
RSVP? No need. Just show up!
A potlatch is a generosity party and in suiting form we will have a pedal powered open mic and encourage musicians to bring the gift of music. In fitting Chocolatada form, ChocoSol will be offering the hospitality of pedal powered Mayan hot chocolate to celebrate the new Calendar! A potlatch is not a potluck but please feel free to bring food that is free from nuts and is vegan (free from animal products). To keep this event open to all ages, we ask that people refrain from bringing alcohol.
Issie Cycling will be on site with the best deals on bicycles and tune-ups for those interested in meeting one of the master technicians behind our pedal powered operation. ChocoSol will also be selling chocolate, as well as holiday gift packs. If interested, you can also register (info at chocosoltraders.com) for our last ethicalDeal chocolate workshop ($25) that starts at 6 PM.
Questions? Email us at info at chocosoltraders.com
Hosted by: The ChocoSolistas and Issie Cycles
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The 1,000 Strong - Flash Mob for Syria & Gaza
Sunday, 23 December, 12:30 pm
Gather at Metro Convention Centre (RIS) & Dundas Square
This event will be STREAMED LIVE, and everyone PHYSICALLY attending will be entered for a draw to win an IPAD MINI. If you haven't joined us yet what are you waiting for? click JOIN to take part of this event. Everyone welcome.
https://www.facebook.com/events/375948219158951/
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The Peace Maker
A play by Natasha Greenblatt, directed by Jennifer Brewin
January 2 to 13, Next Stage Festival at Factory Theatre
Overflowing with live music, The Peace Maker is the story of one woman's journey through Israel and Palestine as she wrestles with ideas of identity and justice and the desire to 'make-peace' in the Middle East. Cast: Rebecca Auerbach, Jeff Irving, Sam Khalilieh, Michael Rubenfeld, Harveen Sandhu, Razi Shawahdeh and Maryem Tollar. Nine performances as part of the Next Stage Festival,
http://fringetoronto.com/next-stage-festival/listings/the-peace-maker/
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Regenesis New Volunteer/Member Orientation
Wednesday, January 2, 6:30 pm - 9 pm
CSI, 720 Bathurst St. (near Bloor), Meeting Rm. 1
Regenesis is a grassroots environmental/social justice organization. We are looking for some new energy! Are you a committed and skilled activist (or could like to become one)? Can you spare 4 or more hours per month? Do you want to become friends with some amazing people while working on some great projects? For an idea about some of the projects we are working on, visit our website. Projects include a campaign on converting abandoned buildings into affordable housing and re-establishing squatters rights in Ontario, the creation of an activist art gallery and the creation of a on-campus free store at York University
http://www.theregenesisproject.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/137916673026979
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Appetites for Change: Recipes or Hungry Radicals!
Toronto Book Launch
Friday January 4, 8 p.m.
Bike Pirates, 1292 Bloor Street West (near Lansdowne subway station)
$5 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds!
Copies of the book are available for $12-15, sliding scale
Featuring: Janice Lee & the Free Radicals and more TBA!
The event & book are a fundraiser to support those who have been incarcerated or are still facing charges from the G20 resistance in Toronto in June 2010.
Food & drinks will be available. Featuring recipes from the book! Including gluten-free & vegan options, alcoholic & non-alcoholic drinks.
Bring your kids! Bike Pirates is physically accessible.
appetitesforchange.wordpress.com / g20cookbook at gmail.com
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Rock Against Line 9
Sun. Jan. 6, 2 p.m. - midnight
Tranzac Club
Come on out to our "Rock Against Line 9 !" awareness/fundraiser show. A full day of performances, speakers, information sharing and treats!
Line 9 is a controversial Enbridge pipeline that we are going to stop from becoming part of the tar sands pipe line network! Some "powerful" folks would like to use this pipeline to send tar sands oil to the east coast (NB or Maine) and beyond. But not if we have something to say (or sing) about it. Be warned, the tar sands are not just an Alberta environmental disaster - the tentacles are spreading all over our continent.
https://www.facebook.com/events/420212661380166/?fref=ts
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