T.O. Greenspiration Events: Happy Earth Day!
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Mon Apr 21 23:56:54 EDT 2014
T.O. Greenspiration Events
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Toronto City Council pushes back against Big Oil and Line 9
The council voted 28 to 4 to ask the Province of Ontario to "conduct a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Enbridge Line 9B application" -- a project to run diluted tar sands oil ("dilbit") through an aging pipeline "Line 9" that cuts across the city. The vote, on a motion by Councillor Mike Layton, was a slap in the face of Canada's federal government, whose National Energy Board (NEB) had approved the project March 6 in a decision aimed at shutting down controversy over the troubled project.
http://rabble.ca/news/2014/04/toronto-city-council-pushes-back-against-big-oil-and-line-9
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Cars Kill
Toronto Public Health released a report today proving that Toronto’s air pollution continues causing high levels of premature death and hospitalization. The report concludes that each year air pollution causes 1,300 premature deaths and 3,550 hospitalizations in Toronto. Motor vehicle pollution alone is responsible for 280 people dying and 1,090 people ending up in hospitals. Whaaaaaaaaa? Read that again - 280 deaths in Toronto each year due to motor vehicles. WTF!
http://bit.ly/1nsDo5O
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It's time for a bigger recall of a seriously defective product: The Car.
Cars kill 1.5 million people every year, and injure over 78 million people every year. And we're complaining about ignition switches? Since we can't recall every car all at once and redesign the entire country, there are at least things we can do to make it less bad. Significantly reduce speed limits. Make drivers pay the full cost of infrastructure construction and maintenance through the gas tax. Build the cost of medical care for those millions of injured by cars into the price of gas. Invest in walkable cities and alternative forms of transport.
http://bit.ly/1nCURs9
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What happens now that we know there really is a cancer cluster in Fort Chip? Nothing?
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/djclimenhaga/2014/04/what-happens-now-we-know-there-really-cancer-cluster-fort-chip-n
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Julia Butterfly Hill events in Toronto on Tues. and Wednesday. See details below.
This is her last tour so catch her while you can.
Some of you may remember when she lived in a tree to 2 years - to save it from destruction. And she saved it!
She's a heroine of many of us.
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Put Climate First on the First of the Month: Fast for the Climate
http://climatefast.ca/
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Train travel in Canada is running off the rails
By Elizabeth May
Passenger rail in Canada is in crisis. “It is a feeble excuse to abandon passenger rail claiming our geography works against it. Why then do we maintain, at public expense, a vast highway system? Why do cars and trucks travel for free on our highways, when rail is stigmatized for requiring subsidies to operate? It's time to get Canada's rail, for freight and people, back on track.”
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/elizabeth-may/2014/04/train-travel-canada-running-rails
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Kitimat Votes ‘NO’ to Enbridge Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline in Local Plebiscite
http://desmog.ca/2014/04/12/kitimat-votes-no-enbridge-northern-gateway-oil-pipeline-local-plebiscite
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Make the Fair Elections Act Actually Fair
Click here to send your letter now.
http://democracywatch.ca/campaigns/makefairelectionsactfair/
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Turning Inspiration Into Action
An Earth Day Celebration with Julia Butterfly Hill, Mark Morey and Friends
Tues. April 22, 7 - 9 pm
OISE, 252 Bloor Street W., U of T (St. George subway)
Tickets: $15.
Discover solutions & strategies for action as Award-winning activist, writer, and poet Julia Butterfly Hill and visionary educator, cultural engineer, and consultant Mark Morey, headline a powerful gathering. Julia and Mark will share stories and wisdom gained through transformative experiences closely connected to the natural world, and the ways they used this wisdom to inspire action, creativity and social change. Also featuring the insightful, poetic & musical inspiration of: Layah Jane: www.layahjane.com and Evalyn Parry: www.evalynparry.com
For more info and to purchase tickets: http://www.pineproject.org/julia-butterfly-hill-and-mark-morey-in-toronto/
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Strategies to stop extreme energy in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin
Tues. April 22, noon
From your computer - Webinar
Extreme energy projects such as fracking, tar sands oil pipelines and shipments and nuclear waste dumps are putting the Great Lakes in peril. On Earth Day, join Maude Barlow and other guest speakers for an online webinar to discuss strategies to fight extreme energy around the Great Lakes.
http://canadians.org/event/virtual-townhall-strategies-stop-extreme-energy-great-lakes-and-st-lawrence-river-basin
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Earth Day Party 2014 with Green Drinks Toronto
Tuesday April 22, 6:30 – 10 p.m.
Rock 'n' Horse Saloon, 250 Adelaide St W, 3rd floor
A networking event for environmental leaders and professionals. $20
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/earth-day-party-2014-tickets-11089915235
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2 Earthday Films: Tar and Stand
Tues. April 22, 7 p.m.
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in the Jackman Hall 317 Dundas Street West
- STAND Synopsis: Enbridge Inc, a Calgary-based oil and gas company has proposed the construction of a 1,170 km pipeline running from Alberta’s tar sands to Kitimat on British Columbia’s west coast. From here, crude oil would be loaded into super tankers bound for Asia. Before reaching the open ocean, these tankers would first need to pass through some of the most dangerous navigable waters in the world―the narrow inlets of the Great Bear Rainforest. http://standfilm.com/
- TAR Synopsis: Featuring breathtaking imagery of Western Canada in the heart of winter; Tar offers a firsthand look at the pristine ecology put at risk by a highly controversial project to transport Oilsands crude oil to Asian markets. http://www.tarfilm.com/
Following the film we will be having a panel discussion and Q&A with Panellists:
- Anthony Bonello - Filmmaker of STAND
- Greg Francis - Filmmaker of TAR
- Sabrina Bowman - Climate Campaign Organizer, Environmental Defence
- Sucheta Rajagopal - Chair of PIF Board of Directors
https://www.uniiverse.com/listings/planet-in-focus-salon-vert-tickets-toronto-K26X7/1398207600
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Toy Talk Tuesdays with Tynan
Every Tuesday, between 7 and 9 pm
Anarres Apothecary, 749 Dovercourt Road (at Bloor)
Drop in to check-out the latest in natural contraception, sexy non-toxic toys, and alluring body lotions and potions.
http://www.anarreshealth.ca/content/toy-talk-tynan
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100 in 1 Day
Tues. April 22, 6 – 9 p.m.
Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave, 2nd Floor, Blakes Room
What if hundreds of people united, each putting in place the changes they wish to see in their city, all on the same day? This festival of citizen-driven action provides a platform for people to showcase their ideas for a better city in the collective launch of over one hundred acts of change, or urban interventions. Co-presented by Evergreen CityWorks and United Way Toronto. Free
www.100in1Day.ca/toronto
http://bit.ly/1gF0ph2
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion - The First Military Defeat of U.S. Imperialism in Latin America
Tuesday April 22, 6:30 pm
Beit Zatoun - 612 Markham St. @Bathurst subway
Documentary screening and guest speaker: The Honourable Javier Dómokos Ruiz, Consul General of Cuba in Toronto
http://www.torontoforumoncuba.com/21/post/2014/04/the-bay-of-pigs-invasion-april-22-2014.html
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The Resistance is About Defending the Land: Defensora Film Screening with Special Guests
Tuesday, April 22, 5 pm
Northrop Frye Hall, Rm 003, 73 Queen's Park Crescent East, U of T (Museum Station)
This documentary follows the Maya Q'eqchi' community of El Estor, Guatemala in their search for justice. Members of this community have faced immense violence, forced evictions and other human rights violations in the wake of Canadian mining expansion into their ancestral lands. The company involved is Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals. Defensora tells the story of a precedent-setting resistance movement that has successfully brought these claims to be tried in Canadian courts.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1428844317373365/
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Julia Butterfly Hill - dinner and workshop
Catch Julia on her last tour
Wed. April 23, 6 - 9:30 pm
Friend's House, 60 Lowther Ave (St. George and Bloor)
Price: $30 student, $40 adult, $60 supporting - includes full mean and workshop
Julia is a gifted storyteller and courageous activist who gave 2 years of her life to save a giant redwood she named Luna. We all have a vision for a better world—come and be energized, inspired, and motivated! This is a great event to bring a young person, friend or family member, for encouragement to get involved in creating a sustainable future. The time to act is now!
Tickets: http://roots-and-vision.eventbrite.ca/
http://www.climatefast.ca/julia-butterfly-hill-roots-and-vision-seeds-change
For more info: lyn.adamson9 at gmail.com, or 416-731-6605.
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Yogurt and Granola Workshop
Wed. April 23, 6 – 9 p.m.
West End Food Co-op’s kitchen, 1229 queen (at Dufferin)
$50 for West End Food Co-op members or $55 for non-members (which includes the cost of a lifetime membership)
Learn to make your own Yogurt and Granola at home! James Partanen, expert canner and food mechanic with many years of experience, will be leading you through a tested recipe and an in-depth discussion about local food, food security, and preserving. You will learn about the theory and practice of yogurt making and granola toasting, gain hands-on experience working with kitchen equipment, and leave with fresh home-made yogurt and granola!
http://westendfood.coop/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=292
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Emergency Preparedness Meeting
Wed. April 23, 7 - 9 p.m.
St. Pius X Elementary School Gymnasium, 71 Jane Street
Learn to prepare your family and your property in the event of severe storms, natural disasters or accidents.
http://tcan.ca/event/emergency-preparedness-meeting
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Can a Lac Mégantic Rail Tragedy Happen in Toronto?
Thur. April 24, 7 pm
Danforth Mennonite Church, 2174 Danforth Ave. (East of Woodbine)
Guest speaker: Mary Fragedakis, City Councillor
Last July, a tanker train carrying inflammable "Bakken oil" exploded in Lac Megantic, Quebec in the middle of the night, killing 47 residents. This train travelled right through Toronto on the CP Rail line on its way to Lac Megantic. Similar trains roll through our city many times each day. Could such an explosion happen right here, in our city? Come to an open discussion. Hear the facts and speak your mind.
Organized by East End Against Line 9: eastendnotar at gmail.com
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Book Launch: Rwanda & the New Scramble for Africa
Thursday, Apr 24, 7:30 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (Bloor and Bathurst)
An accepted narrative holds that horrible Rwandan Hutu génocidaires planned and executed a satanic scheme to eliminate nearly a million Tutsis after a mysterious plane crash killed the former president of Rwanda on April 6, 1994. Yet former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali says, "the Rwandan genocide was 100 percent American responsibility." Where lies the truth? Robin Philpott, author and publisher - presented by A Different Booklist.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/rwanda-the-new-scramble-for-africa/
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Peter Munk, Barrick Gold, and the U of T
Thursday, April 24, 6:30pm
OISE, room 5150, 252 Bloor St.
At Barrick's annual general meeting this year, Barrick Gold is set to add David Naylor, former president of the University of Toronto, to their board of directors. Naylor was president of UofT during the signing of the controversial and secretive "Munk Contract" which established the Munk School of Global Affairs. Find out how the Munk School has been used to meet Peter Munk's foreign policy objectives so far. Learn the inside story about how this contract was approved. And engage in a broad discussion (participation encouraged) about what this means for students at the University and the public at large.
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Justice for Rana Plaza victims
Thur. April 24, noon - 1:30 pm
Corner of King St. West and York St.
April 24 marks the one-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh - the worst industrial disaster to hit the garment industry, killing 1,138 people and injuring over 2,000. It's time for companies who sourced from Rana Plaza to Pay Up!
workersunitedunion.ca
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Activism in 2014
Thursday April 24, 6 pm
297 Victoria Street, 7th Floor, Ryerson U
Light refreshments will be served. Join us in a discussion around anti-oppression and social justice. Guest speakers: *Dr. Winnie Ng, Cathy Crowe, Judy Rebick
www.ryerson.ca/socialwork/50thanniversary
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From the Margins: Seeking Multiplicities
Thursday April 24, 6 - 10 p.m.
Trinity St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor Street West
admission is $5-10, pay what you can & no one turned away.
what stories are pushed to the margins? what experiences are ignored or deemed unimportant? what perspectives are not given space? who decides which stories will be recorded as history, which perspectives will be considered truth and which experiences will be discarded, overrided and marginalized? please join us for an intimate evening of art and expression which seeks multiple perspectives and makes space for marginalized truths. we invite multiple imaginings of sexuality, queerness, disability, race, sex, gender, addiction, recovery, trauma, violence, resistance, spirituality, healing, community, family and beyond. coming together to make space for multiple stories, experiences and perspectives. from the margins, with love.
https://www.facebook.com/events/651169198306497/
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Hot Docs
Canadian International Documentary Film Festival
197 docs from 43 countries
April 24 – May 4 at various theatres in central Toronto
Here’s a list of the environmental films: http://bit.ly/1du7tf7
Here’s the main website: http://www.hotdocs.ca/
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Vernal Pool - A participatory art project about place + precipitation
Thurs April 24 - Sun April 27
Opening Reception Fri. April 25, 7 - 10 pm
Hours: Thurs 1-6pm | Fri 11am-10pm | Sat 11am-7pm | Sun 11am-5pm
Gladstone Hotel | Second Floor Gallery | Studio 214, 1214 Queen St West
With Karen Abel with Jessica Marion Bar. Part of Grow Op: Exploring Landscape + Place. Curated by Landscape Architect Victoria Taylor
www.vernal-pool.tumblr.com
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Create Your Green Holistic Health Business
Friday, April 25, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Anarres Apothecary, 749 Dovercourt Road (at Bloor)
http://www.anarreshealth.ca/content/holistic-health-business
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Green Living Show
Fri. – Sun, April 25- 27
Direct Energy Centre (Lakeshore Blvd. /Strachan )
Featuring over 400 exhibitors with thousands of the best products, services, food, innovation and more - all designed to help promote a healthy and sustainable lifestyle year-round. From clean eating to clean power, it's all here under one roof.
www.greenlivingonline.com/greenlivingshow.ca
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Mark Morey is returning to Toronto to hosting a series of workshops at Evergreen Brickworks
Friday April 25th - Peacemaking - Peacemaking is the art of integrating practices and routines in your life that help conflict resolution. This may be conflict within oneself, with others, or in a cultural context. He will be sharing tools and techniques to manage challenges in people’s daily lives and to create more communicative relationships with those around you. http://www.pineproject.org/program/peacemaking/
Saturday April 26th - Re-connecting Life Stages - Whether it’s a lack of shared values between generations, a goal of creating character in young people, or a concern that children are growing up in a world that just doesn’t seem to be designed with their basic needs in mind, this workshop will shed insight and ideas to help bring younger and older people together in healthy relationship that benefits all. http://www.pineproject.org/program/lifestages/
Sunday April 27th - Advanced Nature Connection Tools - In this workshop we’ll be looking at how connecting with nature can help solve big picture problems. Touching on subjects such as the inspiring power of story telling, designing context around mentoring opportunities in nature to build resilience, curiosity, and deep love of the outdoors and much more! http://www.pineproject.org/program/natureconnection/
Each workshop is $75; two of Mark’s workshops for $135; all three: $195
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From Chornobyl to Fukushima to Toronto
What we've learned & what we need to know about nuclear energy in our time.
Sat. April 26, 3 pm
St. Vladimir Institute, 620 Spadina Ave.(at Harbord)
Screening of "Chernobyl to Fukushima" with talks by Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Energy and Climate Campaigner at Greenpeace and Prof. Alex Belyakov, Professor at Ryerson University and Humber College; teaches Disaster Management; active member of Chornobyl Foundation
https://www.facebook.com/events/689062081150261/?notif_t=plan_user_invited
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Rally Against the Unfair Elections Act
Saturday, April 26, 1 pm
Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas)
Bill C-23, the ironically named “Fair Elections” Act is a bill that will dangerously change how, and if, some Canadians can participate in our democracy. If passed, this act will see US style voter suppression imposed on Canadians and is clearly targeted youth and students, poor people, seniors, Aboriginal people and other marginalized groups. The “Fair Elections Act” eliminates key provisions of our current election system – including vouching and voter ID cards – which could deprive as many as 520,000 Canadians of their right to vote. The Act will also muzzle Elections Canada, cancelling voter education and engagement programs like Student Vote. This event is being organized by a coalition of groups including the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario and the Council of Canadians.
https://www.facebook.com/events/249977975189126/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
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Transport Action AGM and Public Forum
Saturday, April 26
Metro Hall, 55 John Street (at King), Rm # 308/309
AGM: 10 a.m.–noon
Lunch: Members and guests are welcome to join us at the Aroma Restaurant, 121 King St. West, 2nd floor, across from Metro Hall.
Afternoon Public Forum: 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Union Station Revitalization: Its Progress to Date.
Speaker: Michael Wolczyk, V-P Capital Infrastructure (Acting) GO Transit (Metrolinx)
Tour of Union Station construction will follow presentation.
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Retrofitting Vintage Homes for Energy Efficiency: Practical Know-How and Financing Options
Sat. April 26, 10 a.m. - noon
Annette Street Library, 145 Annette St.
Why make your home more energy efficient?
• Increase your home’s comfort for your family
• Reduce your energy usage
• Reduce your energy bills and save money...
www.green13toronto.org
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The April Clothing Repairathon
Saturday April 26, 8:30 am-12:30 pm
Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie Street
We run free public events, where anyone can bring clothing to be repaired by volunteers. Bring clean clothing in need of small repairs, not more than 2-3 per person, and don’t forget to thank our generous volunteers. We're always looking for more, so please let us know if you’d be interested in helping with repair or event coordination.
http://repairathon.com/the-repairathon-is-back-for-april/
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Political Mobilization- Setting the Stage: A participatory political forum
Saturday, April 26, 10 am - 2 pm
OISE (252 Bloor Street West)
Presentations on building unity and a new society; social movements; political parties; alba.
http://lacsn.weebly.com/events--eventos.html
lacsncanada at gmail.com
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Come tour a completely off-grid home
Sat, April 26, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Concession Rd. #3 of Adjala Township at #2713
This is the 17th consecutive year that Mary and Anthony Ketchum have opened their completely off-grid home to visitors on the Saturday of Earth Week.
http://www.thestar.com/life/homes/2013/08/30/living_green_the_house_in_the_hill.html
green13toronto.org
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Toronto’s 28th Annual Socialist May Day Celebration
Sat. April 26, 7 p.m.
Free Times Cafe, 320 College
$10 wages, $5 non-wages or PWYC
Lots of speakers and entertainers.
socialistaction.ca
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Blessing of the Bikes - Fifth Annual
Sun. April 27, noon - 1 p.m., after church service which is at 10:30 - all welcome
In the Sanctuary, Trinity St. Paul's United Church, 427 Bloor W.
Bring your bike for a blessing. The worship service that day will be focused on sustainability and cycling.
trinitystpauls.ca
https://www.facebook.com/blessingofthebicyclestoronto?skip_nax_wizard=true
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Fruit Trees and Shrubs for Sale - Treemobile
Pick Up Date: Sunday, April 27, 9 a.m. - noon
Pick up Location West End: Ravina Community Garden
Have you ever wanted fruit trees in your yard, but were unsure about what to plant or where, or where best to obtain them? Or are you thinking about planting some berry shrubs, but balk at the cost of commercially available plants? Quantities are limited, order early to avoid disappointment. Only pre-ordered fruit trees, shrubs, vines will be guaranteed
Treemobile Spring 2014 a project of Transition Toronto
http://www.transitiontreemobile.org/
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NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/listings/
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Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
506 Bloor W (at Bathurst)
Check out the program: http://bit.ly/1mRMTet
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