T.O. Greenspiration Events: Walk Cycle Move

Angela Bischoff greenspi at web.ca
Sun Nov 24 22:34:17 EST 2013


T.O. Greenspiration Events  
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No Line 9 – No Tar Sands Pipelines in southern ON through to Quebec and beyond
Find out more here. Send a letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne, Environment Minister Jim Bradley, and Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli here. Do something!
http://www.noline9notarsands.ca/

Not another pipeline! The Energy East pipeline would run from AB through northern Ontario to NB  
Energy East is the largest pipeline under consideration in Canada. The pipeline would ship 1.1 million barrels of crude per day, far surpassing controversial pipeline proposals such as Keystone XL. Send a letter to Premier Wynne - http://canadians.org/action/no-energyeast

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Tell our elected officials to properly fund the TTC today
The TTC 2014 budget was just approved by the TTC Commission.  Fare hikes and status-quo 'overcrowded' service are in store for TTC users next year, unless we do something about it.  This TTC budget is to be sent to City Council for approval.  Now is the time to tell our city and provincial elected officials to properly fund the TTC so service can be expanded and fares reduced, especially for those in financial need.  Send your message today: http://bit.ly/HAyCnh
Become a TTCriders member.  Your support helps us mobilize riders and generate the political will necessary to convince our elected officials to get us a fair deal for riders.  http://www.ttcriders.ca/become-a-ttcriders-member/
Sign the petition: http://www.ttcriders.ca/the-2014-ttc-budget-looms-tell-our-elected-officials-to-properly-fund-the-ttc-today/

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Warsaw climate talks signal missed opportunity amid some small signs for hope
http://climateactionnetwork.ca/2013/11/23/warsaw-climate-talks-signal-missed-opportunity-amid-some-small-signs-for-hope/#sthash.gtClMd9d.dpuf

Nations ‘dishonoured’ for shaming climate issues 
Canada was “dishonoured” with a special “Lifetime Unachievement Fossil Award” for its long-standing efforts in preventing this process from making a sufficient contribution to the fight against climate change.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/world/2013/nov/23/big-event-set-end

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Bike Lanes on Bloor: an update by Albert Koehl
http://dandyhorsemagazine.com/blog/2013/11/16/bike-lanes-on-bloor-an-update/

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Project Neutral
1 Week to Go - Don't miss your chance to win prizes, save on energy bills, reduce emissions and create change! Do Project Neutral's Household Carbon Footprint Survey by December 1st, 2013 and be eligible to win over $2,000 in prizes! Project Neutral has launched it's 3rd annual Household Carbon Footprint Survey. The survey allows households to measure their carbon footprint based on energy and water use, waste, transportation and food choices. Each participating household will be able to view a breakdown of their carbon footprint and see how they compare to neighbours. Be the change. Make a difference. 
http://projectneutral.org/

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Creative Loft Living
Artist Warehouse @ Ossington & Dupont shared with 2 other community-minded green folk
http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/roo/4211060529.html

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Activist Singer/Songwriter Diem got her sweet guitar stolen! 
1978 Larrivee “Signature L” plus case, mic and gear.
Serial #: 110114 Est. Value with pick-sups: $6500.00
D.M. Lafortune <littlebigbear at rogers.com>
Visualize the return...

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Dying to quit smoking? 
The FDA has linked Chantix, a popular anti-smoking drug, to 544 suicides and 1,869 serious adverse events in the U.S.
http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/2013/11/fda-anti-smokingdrugchantixlinkedtomorethan500suicides.html

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GMO OMG
 
Nov. 22 – 28 (various times)
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)
GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) is a term that immediately makes one think of science fiction, but GMOs are a harsh and shocking reality that impacts all of us daily. Jeremy Seifert’s alarming documentary GMO OMG reveals that the majority of food we grow and ingest has been genetically modified, often without proper testing or regulation. Yes, we are in fact the guinea pigs of large corporate agriculture and chemical companies such as Monsanto and DuPont who have taken control of North American agriculture business in a grand experiment to make a buck. But as Seifert argues, it’s not just the food we’re eating that is being modified; it’s also the seeds of future crops that are being “pumped up” for quick and pest-free harvests, but with zero re-growth bred into the seeds’ DNA making farmers reliant on continually buying GMO seeds year after year. It’s a frightening picture that is rarely discussed in the news or current political debates, but as Seifert points out, it’s not too late to take back control of what we consume and how we consume it.
http://prod5.agileticketing.net/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=17154~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&
* Note - this film got a bad review in NOW mag this week

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Election Day in Toronto Centre 
Mon. Nov. 25. Vote if you can, and help pull the vote if you can - Go Linda McQuaig!
http://lindamcquaig.ca/

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Book lunch, live theatre and music - free show! 

Mon. Nov. 25, 7 p.m.
Parkdale Activity Recreation Centre, 1499 Queen Street W.
Montreal author/musician/actor Norman Nawrocki will launch his new novel, CAZZAROLA! Anarchy, Romani, Love, Italy (PM Press, Oakland, 2013), with a a solo theatre piece, and live music inspired by the book. Gina Csanyi-Robah from the Roma Community Centre will also speak. CAZZAROLA! spans 130 years in the life of a family of Italians. They resist Fascism in Italy, including the recent wave of contemporary neo-Fascism sweeping Europe and the persecution of Roma refugees. CAZZAROLA! is also a love story about an Italian boy who falls for a Romani refugee girl from Romania.
http://www.cazzarola.ca

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Stop Violence Against Homeless Women - Safe space and shelter for women now!

Monday, November 25, 11:30 am
Corner of Dundas St. East and Sherbourne St., Toronto
FACT: Homeless women are exposed to high levels of violence. 37% have been physically assaulted in the past year. 21% have been sexually assaulted one or more times in the past year (based on a 2008 study by Street Health & Sistering). Demand accountability and action from City officials and police! Join us to speak out and demand new shelter space for women, a 24-hour low threshold drop-in center, and affordable, safe and supportive housing for all! 
Coalition of Downtown East Women including women who live and/or work in the area and the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty.
Contact: DTEWomen at gmail.com

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DinnerTalk: Harvest Noon Hosts a Talk on Ontario's Electricity Future 
with Angela Bischoff, Ontario Clean Air Alliance

Tues November 26, 6 - 8 pm
Harvest Noon Cafe (upstairs at 16 Bancroft Ave - University of Toronto)
We regret that our café is not wheelchair accessible. 
Ontario’s Electricity Future: Nuclear, Gas or Green? Ontario is at a crossroad: All our nuclear reactors are coming to the end of their lives in the next decade and will need to be replaced. Should we build new or rebuild old reactors? Can we phase out all fossil fuels? What are the viable green electricity sources? How much can conservation reduce our demand for electricity? And what can we as a province afford?
Cost: The talk itself is free to members and University of Toronto graduate students. Optional vegan dinner is $5. Please let us know whether you would like dinner in the comments section when you sign up to attend the event here: http://bit.ly/1dpNiQw 
https://www.facebook.com/events/230477223785825

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Toronto Bike Awards
 
Tues Nov 26, 7 p.m.
Gladstone Ballroom (Queen W. and Gladstone)
Join us for a celebration of the people and organizations that are making this city a better place to bike!  We'll have live music by Dirty Church and Paula Perri, VeloReel short films, a silent auction, Bike Valet, and some great presentations. Tickets available at the door ($10 public, $5 Cycle Toronto members). 
http://cycleto.ca/toronto-bike-awards

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Bike Ride through winter workshop

Tues. Nov. 26, 6:30 p.m.
Community Bicycle Network shop, 761 Queen W. 
$30 non-members, $20 members
Winter riding may seem daunting, or even downright insane to many. This seminar will go over what to wear, ride and look out for when winter riding. 
info at communitybicyclenetwork.org

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Conservatives, Corruption & Capitalism - with John Bell

Tuesday, November 26, 7 pm
O.I.S.E., 252 Bloor Street West, room 2286
The Canadian ruling class has been wracked by scandals in recent months. From the Senate expense scandals of Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, and the ensuing infighting that threatens Stephen Harper's iron-clad grip on the Conservative Party, to Rob Ford's very public and ongoing meltdown. But capitalism is the real scandal. Join us for a discussion of the connections between our corrupt elected leaders and their corrupt corporate buddies, and how they are inherent to the capitalist system, as well as our resistance to their vicious austerity agenda, and what it would take to rid ourselves of these ruling class clowns once and for all.
A public forum organized by the International Socialists   http://www.socialist.ca/

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Benefit Busking for the Philippines
 
Tues. Nov. 26, 11 – 2:30 p.m.
Queen and Spadina
We're going to hit the streets with music, to raise funds for the Philippines relief effort.
Toronto350.org will have members to collect donations, as well as musicians to bring some life to the streets. We'll be donating the money to Oxfam's relief efforts, which is also being matched by the Canadian government - double you impact!
https://www.facebook.com/events/409471912515127

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Laughter Clinic with DR. Happy, M.D.

Tues. November 26, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Centre for Social Innovation - Regent Park room 2, 585 Dundas Street East (at Parliament). $20
Come & experience the healing benefits of LAUGHTER. Activate your Happiness Hormones,  Improve Your Mood.  Stimulate Many Organs from Tension to Joy-Attention. Sounds like a big LAUGH?  it is! Dr. Happy M.D., will prescribe Humour Medicine, just for YOU! You’ll gain knowledge in how to hold or train for a LAUGHTER CLINIC of YOUR OWN, should you wish to do so... Yes, we’ll do LAUGHTER YOGA too! Bring a Funny Prop with you :)
For More Information: 416-921-5288 humour-health-house at rogers.com
http://bit.ly/1i7iisd

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Microfinance: Poverty Solution or Illusion?

Tuesday Nov. 26, 7 pm
OISE 252 Bloor St. West, Room 5-280
Pay What You Can
Microfinance is promoted as a solution to the ills of chronic unemployment. But does it deliver what it promises?
With: Eugene Ellmen, OikoCredit and a representative of the Peel Poverty Action Group
A TorontotheBetter Action Learning event | www.TorontotheBetter.net

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Ontario’s Energy Future – Nuclear, Fossil Fuels, or Renewables?
A talk with Angela Bischoff, Outreach Director of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance and long-time environmental activist/educator.
 
Wednesday, November 27, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Karma Coop, 739 Palmerston (in the alley, near Bloor and Bathurst)
FREE!
Ontario is currently at a crossroads, planning to invest tens of billions of dollars in new nuclear projects. What are the concerns with nuclear? Are there alternatives? What are all the options as we move forward in this climate era? Come explore these important questions and learn about our province’s energy future.
RSVP at the store 416-534-1470 or manager at karmacoop.org

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Ghost Bike Memorial Ride for Adrian Dudzicki
 
Wed. Nov. 27, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Matt Cohen Park
An Advocacy For Respect For Cyclists (ARC) memorial bike ride to place a Ghost Bike, one week after the death of cyclist Adrian Dudzicki near the former CFB Downsview grounds, in North York. We expect to arrive at the crash site at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Ride will be mostly uphill on bike lanes, bike paths, side streets, and a minimum amount of time in arterial roads). Route map can be viewed here: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3701578
https://www.facebook.com/events/393663884097485/?fref=tck

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Walk Cycle Move: the Annex

Wed. November 27, 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Trinity St. Paul's, Chapel Room, 427 Bloor Street West
TCAT is hosting this active transportation workshop in the Annex to discuss:
The potential to change speed limits to 30 km/hr on seven roads in the Annex
The request to explore road alterations on Bloor Street West to improve the streetscape for pedestrians and possibly cyclists
The revival of the Environmental Assessment for Bike Lanes on Bloor Street
http://tcat.ca/WalkCycleMove_theAnnex

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Social Planning Toronto’s City Budget Forums 
 
Three locations and 3 dates:
Downtown: Wednesday, November 27, 9:30-noon, Metro Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor Street
Scarborough: Thursday, November 28, 11am-1pm, Dorset Park Hub, 1911 Kennedy Road, Suite 105 (Kennedy & Ellesmere)
York: Thursday, November 28, 3-5pm, Social Planning Toronto York Office, 1652 Keele Street
Transit, Policing, Community Services, Recreation, Child Care, The Arts, Student Nutrition, Housing and Homeless Support and Much More … It’s All in the City Budget!
Join us for one of our three community budget forums to find out what’s in the City of Toronto budget for 2014 and what it will mean for our communities. Residents play a vital role in the budget process. Learn more about how to get involved!
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/social-planning-torontos-city-budget-forums-tickets-8743988505

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The Road to Palestine with Judy Rebick  

Wed. November 27, 7 -- 9:30 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (near Bloor and Bathurst)
Judy Rebick: Author, Media Commentator, Activist. The evening is meant to be personal and autobiographical. The speaker is traces their journey and relationship to the situation of Israel/Palestine from earliest views and opinions. What are their present views? What is their unique contribution to the question? What are their thoughts on the future and what is needed to resolve the situation? The Road to Palestine seeks to share a human and personal story in our midst that would otherwise not be told.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/the-road-to-palestine-with-judy-rebick/

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It’s about time! A townhall about Action on Climate Change through Electoral Reform

Thur. Nov. 28, 7 p.m.
Ralph Thorton Community Center, 765 Queen St. East. Free 
Our feature speaker Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, and co-speaker Craig Scott, democratic critic of the Official Opposition party NDP, will speak about how electoral reform can help fighting climate change. 
Canadian Electoral Alliance is co-hosting a town hall with JustEarth with co-sponsors: Toronto Chapter, Fair Vote Canada; Cooperate for Canada - Kitchener - Waterloo; Catch 22 Campaign; The Older Women's Network; Unlock Democracy; Why Should I Care; Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change
http://www.electoralalliance.ca/its-about-time-action-climate-change-through-electoral-reform
https://www.facebook.com/events/596893257035886/
 
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Compensation, the Value of Life and the War on Terror  
With Emily Gilbert, Associate Professor and Director, Canadian Studies program and Department of Geography, University of Toronto.
 
Thursday Nov 28, 7 - 9 pm
Room 179, University College, 15 Kings College Circle, 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.
http://www.scienceforpeace.ca/vital-discussions-of-human-security-fall-2013-spring-2014
If you miss it, the video podcast will be available on the SfP YouTube channel within 1-2 weeks after the talk.http://www.youtube.com/user/Science4Peace
 
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Animal Rights Academy
With John Sorenson, Sociology Professor at Brock University, author of Ape and About Canada - Animal Rights
 
Thursday Nov. 28, 7:10 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. 
100 St. George (Sidney Smith building), University of Toronto, room 2105
The first hour is the lecture, and the second hour an open discussion. 
Free and open to the public. Animals are welcome provided they are relatively quiet.

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Say Yes! to Good, Healthy Food in Schools

Thursday, November 28, 6 - 8 pm 
FoodShare, 90 Croatia St.
With FoodShare's Executive Director, Debbie Field and special guests about our visions for the future of school food. Then, we'll move to roundtable discussions, capturing your vision, answering questions and identifying opportunities to make meaningful impacts on the way children and youth connect to good, healthy food. Light and delicious refreshments will be provided.
Info and register: http://bit.ly/HTrgv3

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Development in Port Lands and South of Eastern
 
Thurs. November 28, Open House 6-7, Presentation / discussion 7-9
Riverdale Collegiate on Gerrard at Jones
The City is moving forward on making plans to accelerate development of the Port Lands. And they are looking at what will be developed south of Eastern Ave (Smart Centres site and its neighbours). What is at stake? What we build will affect people’s health. We look forward to hearing about how transit, walking and cycling will be prioritized to support clean air and physical activity. And we will be looking for a range of development in the Port lands including affordable housing and public services.  Safe access to Lake Ontario parks has also been discussed (along Leslie, Cherry and Carlaw with a bridge over the ship channel). And how will these new neighbourhoods be connected back into South Riverdale and Cork Town? In the South of Eastern area we will look for the preservation of good jobs in the “employment lands”.
If you couldn’t make the last public presentation it is available here – look for the video link bottom right. http://www.portlandsconsultation.ca/   It is about an hour and lays out floor proofing, phasing and where development will occur first.
For more info: Paul Young <pyoung at srchc.com>

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One -D Video Performance

Opening reception: Thur. Nov. 28, 7 p.m. Performances at 8 p.m.
Exhibition dates: November 28th – December 18th
Trinity Square Video presents ONE-D which is work that challenges the conventions of spectatorship, the viewing space and the audience. Working at the intersection of performance and video, ONE-D explores a participatory and performative cinema beyond the projected image. These five artists use the body to expand the limits of video, body and gesture. They blur the boundary between image and presence, exploring acts of doubling that trouble the polemics of memory, loss, absence and otherness.
TSV Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 12 – 6pm, Saturday 12 – 4

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Rebel in the Workplace: A Storytelling Event

Thursday, Nov. 28, Doors at 6pm, stories at 6:30pm
Bento Miso, 862 Richmond St W
Sometimes we just have to bite the hand that feeds us - especially when it's not doing such a great job of feeding us. This free storytelling event, presented by Raconteurs and the MediaTech Commons at collaborative co-working space Bento Miso, will feature rousing tales of rebellion in the workplace. Come to hear real-life stories of epic "I quit" declarations, hilarious office pranks, and banding together with colleagues or bravely going it alone to right workplace wrongs. Refreshments will be served at this free event.
Have a story to share? Send your pitch to submissions at raconteurs.ca.
RSVP: rebelintheworkplace.eventbrite.ca | www.cmg.ca

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What is Permaculture? Free Workshop + Film Screening

Thursday November 28 (after YUM! York University Farmers' Market - 12-5pm in the TEL Building)
6 - 8 pm Workshop, 9 - 10 pm Film Screening – The Power of Community
305 York Lanes Building (3rd Floor)
Learn • Collaborate • Play • Food. Permaculture is an ecological way of design that models self maintaining ecological systems to inform agricultural design.  The implications are broad because we eat food everyday.  Permaculture also sheds light on sustainable building, eco tourism, social organizing, culture and all things food. This is an opportunity to explore permaculture at York University. Our canvas is the Regenesis at York World Garden project on Ross Podium. Garden installations will engage various groups across campus and will provide a central space for culture around naturally grown food.
yorku at theregenesisproject.com  /  416-736-2100 ext 315250

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Work in A Warming World: Labour, Climate Change, and Social Struggle

Fri, Nov. 29, noon - Sun, Dec. 1, 1 pm
Woodsworth College-Kruger Hall at 119 St. George Street, on the east side, south of Bloor. The closest TTC subway station is St. George Station.
Global warming is a universal concern, perhaps the greatest challenge facing work, workers and the planet in the 21st century. Keynote Speakers, David Miller and Philip Jennings.
http://tcan.ca/work-warming-world-labour-climate-change-and-social-struggle

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Artisanal Chocolate Workshops 

Friday November 29, 6 p.m.
ChocoSol, 1131 St. Clair West
Our two hour artisanal chocolate workshops provide interactive bean-to-bar chocolate education (including discussions on the history and cultural teachings of cacao, chocolate making techniques, horizontal trade and forest garden permaculture), hands-on ingredient preparation, chocolate tastings, and the opportunity to purchase ChocoSol products.
$25 per person (cash please). A minimum of 10 people are needed. Maximum 20.
To reserve your spot, please email info at chocosoltraders.com

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Canada’s Carbon Bubble – The Economic Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment
 
Fri. Nov. 29, 4 – 5:30
Galbraith Room 120, 35 St. George Street, U of T (n. of College)
In the past year a massive new movement has taken off across Canada and around the world to divest University endowments, churches, and more from fossil fuels.  We're excited to have the opportunity to hear from Marc Lee, Senior Economist with the CCPA (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives), Co-Director of the Climate Justice Project and author of the report Canada's Carbon Liabilities.  Marc's research and writing lays out the case that divesting from fossil fuels isn't just the moral thing to do, it also makes economic sense. Read more: http://bit.ly/1f4jdae Join us to learn about the economics of divestment, and discover how to contribute to the fossil fuel divestment movement as it gains momentum!
https://www.facebook.com/events/546443192106284

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Art for Action: stencils and print making

Saturday, November 30, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST)
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/event/8044273639
This workshop will give you hands-on experience designing and cutting stencils and using screens suitable for printing posters, placards, t-shirts and more. Bring your creative ideas to practice with, and be inspired by examples of what has worked well. Space will be limited to 25 participants, so register soon to avoid disappointment!
Trainer: Ryan Hayes is a member of the Radical Design School.
 
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SPEAKout Poetry – Open Mic V

Sat. November 30, 8 pm - 10:30 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (near Bloor and Bathurst)
If you’re new to the poetry scene this is a great opportunity to see what it’s all about! If you’re a seasoned artist, why not try your new piece with the crowd? This is not a competition – we’re just trying to provide the platform for talent to speak out!
Only $5 at the door, whether you choose to perform or watch talented poets spit out some awesome stuff!
http://beitzatoun.org/event/speakout-poetry-open-mic-v/

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Toronto Divestment Training
 
Saturday November 30, 1 - 6 p.m. 
Trinity St. Paul's United Church 427 Bloor Street West
With the Fossil Free Canada divestment movement building across the country we'll be holding an afternoon training on divestment campaigning and organizing! This training will be split into 2 parts covering the fundamentals of divestment, how investments (pension and endowments) work and how divestment builds power and momentum for action. The second half of the training will dig into concrete skills for divestment organizing; action and organizing skills and media/messaging and narrative power. 
https://www.facebook.com/events/238307396329157/

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PermaCulture Living Convergence 2013

Sat. Nov. 30 – Sun. Dec. 1
This weekend we will have hands on projects, new tech, great food and music. We will be looking at local projects, people and agencies to support those on the frontline! We come together to explore the skills, resources and results of those who live everyday with the hopes of being better to themselves, to the earth and to the people around them.
Registration link: permacultureliving.eventbrite.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/215942851906685/?ref=br_tf
 
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Stop Harper! Rally and March 
 
Sunday December 1 4 p.m.
Olympic Park, 222 Bremner Blvd. [south side of Metro Toronto Convention Centre]
The Jewish National Fund (JNF), Toronto, is “paying tribute” to Harper at their annual “Negev Gala.”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1431983650356367/
 
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Revolution
 
Sun. Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.
Centre of Gravity, 1300 Gerrard St. East
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed Sharkwater documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not only sharks that are in grave danger, it's humanity itself.
Co-hosted with Cinema Politica Danforth.
https://www.facebook.com/events/266629356821772

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In this together
Stories of solidarity between unusual allies in the struggle to safeguard NW B.C.’s water sheds
 
Sun. Dec. 1, 4 – 6 p.m.
Patagonia, 500 King W.
With their First Nations allies, Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition helped kick the second largest corporation on the planet,  Royal Dutch Shell, out of a pristine region of Boreal Forest in northwestern BC called the Sacred Headwaters. They are now fighting a proposal from a GTA-based coal company (Fortune Minerals) to blow the top off one of the mountains in the Sacred Headwaters with a planned massive open-pit coal project in intact caribou and grizzly habitat. The fight against Fortune is heating-up with and has received considerable national media attention and support from folks like David Suzuki, Wade Davis, and the national Aboriginal leadership.
With music by Rachelle Van Zanten
With David Suzuki Foundation and Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition
 
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The fight against fascism in Greece: an eyewitness report

Sunday, December 1, 5:30pm
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street
Join us for a dinner and discussion, featuring a Skyped presentation from a member of the Greek Socialist Workers Party who is facing trial for her role in anti-fascist organizing. 
The fight against the racist Golden Dawn has forced the Greek government to arrest leading members of the organization. However, the Greek state has used this as an opportunity to crack down on what they call "the extremes of both right and left" and try and stifle popular mobilizations against racism and austerity.  Anti-fascist and anti-racist activists in Greece (including Petros Constantinou, seen speaking above) have been charged under Greece's "anti-terror" laws - for speaking out against the recent police killings of two Albanian escaped prisoners. 
Suggested donation $7-20
Info: torontosocialists at gmail.com

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Bangladeshi Garment Workers Organizer Speaking in Toronto

Sunday Dec. 1,  3 - 5 p.m.
31 Wellesley Street East (Yonge and Wellesley)
Light refreshments served. Wheelchair accessible. Free
Kalpona Akter of the Centre for Worker Solidarity will speak on the situation facing garment workers and their unions in Bangladesh in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza disaster.  Sister Kalpona is a well-respected trade union activist.  A garment worker from the age of 12, she became president of her union at 15.  She is now the executive director of the Centre for Worker Solidarity, a NGO which works to support union organizing in Bangladesh.  Her talk is sponsored by CUPE, PSAC, OPSEU and the Maquila Solidarity Network. 
To stay current on the struggles Bangladeshi unions are engaged in see LabourStart’s Bangladesh news page at http://www.labourstart.org/2013/country.php?country=Bangladesh&langcode=en. 
More info: http://ourtimes.ca/Between_Times/article_278.php

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Lots more events listed in NOW magazine's online events listing
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/listings/
 
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