T.O. Greenspiration Events: Nuke Waste and Secret Deals
Angela Bischoff
greenspi at web.ca
Sun Feb 1 20:36:51 EST 2015
T.O. Greenspiration Events
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No Secret Nuclear Deals - Let’s Leaflet Blitz Wynne’s Riding
The ON gov’t is negotiating a secret deal to rebuild 4 nuclear reactors at Bruce B (on Lake Huron). This massive deal would be the largest private-sector contract ever signed by the Gov’t of ON, running anywhere from $60 - $111 billion. The deal could be signed any day with no public oversight. We’re blitzing ALL of Wynne’s riding with this leaflet hot off the press: http://www.cleanairalliance.org/files/bruce-pamphlet.pdf mWe’re just popping them in mailboxes, not knocking. Can you contribute a couple hours to get it done? We’ll be doing weekly blitzes. Please contact me to find out dates/times. Thanks! angela at cleanairalliance.org
Alternatively, you could blitz your own neighbourhood. AND please send an email to Wynne here: http://cleanairalliance.org/bruce-oeb-letter
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Stop The Wars, Stop the Warming
Please sign the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW) petition.
http://vowpeace.org/stop-the-wars-stop-the-warming-2/
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B.C.’s carbon tax shift works
B.C. brought in a carbon tax, fuel use dropped 16% while it rose 3% in the rest of Canada
http://business.financialpost.com/2015/01/22/b-c-s-carbon-tax-shift-works/
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Jessica Bell on Public Transit re: City of Toronto's Budget 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w25kvojgV5E&index=8&list=PLxCEbIc32Hm_l6h7GgPngqIt-ZGJpASmt
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Orthomolecular Health Lectures Online - Nutrition for:
• Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue
• A New Hope for Binge Eating
• Depression Stress & Anxiety
• Memory and Motivation
• Gut Reaction
• ADHD and Learning Disabilities
And more. Free.
http://bit.ly/1HGui32
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Tell the Ontario Energy Board Energy East is Our Risk, Their Reward
Find out more from the Council of Canadians and send your letter here.
https://secure.canadians.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1899&ea.campaign.id=34933
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Make 2015 the Year of the Rider
Monday February 2, 9:15 am
City Hall, Queen and Bay
Join us as we fill the TTC Commission with passionate grumpy riders. Wear your TTCriders t-shirt if you have one. And we'll give you a T-shirt if you join us for the day.
www.ttcriders.ca
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Discussion Group: This Changes Everything
Monday, February 2, 7 – 9 p.m.
Oakwood Room: St. Matthew’s Church, 729 St. Clair Ave. West (at Rushton)
Please join us for the third meeting of our Discussion Group on Naomi Klein’s new book, This Changes Everything. Our first two meetings in December and January brought a strong turnout and some very stimulating discussion on the book’s first two parts. There was a lot of interest in finding ways we can use what we’re learning to spark a serious response to the unfolding climate emergency. That will be our focus in this last meeting, which will deal with the book’s third and final part. While the plan is to finish the book in time for this meeting, there’s a chance we won’t all succeed. So if you don’t get that far, please come anyway! Hosted by Green Neighbours 21 www.gn21.ca
https://www.facebook.com/greenneighbours21
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Smart Growth in Ontario and Why it Matters: Shaping the Ontario Smart Growth Network
Tues. Feb. 3, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Webinar
What is “Smart Growth” and why does it matter? Join this interactive discussion on how community planning can better support health and quality of life here in Ontario. Find out about upcoming opportunities to inform key planning policies including Ontario’s Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and the Green Belt Plan. Hear from experts and volunteers working in the field. Share your experience and ideas.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/smart-growth-in-ontario-and-why-it-matters-shaping-the-ontario-smart-growth-network-tickets-15221090692
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Out in the Night
Blair Doroshwalther / United States / 2014 / 75 ' / English
A riveting doc about intersectional and prison justice as well as homophobia and black queer identity in the US.
Tuesday, February 3, 6 pm
Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West
Suggested $5-10
Out in the Night is a documentary that tells the story of a group of young friends, African American lesbians who are out, one hot August night in 2006, in the gay friendly neighborhood of New York City. They are all in their late teens and early twenties and come from a low-income neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. Two of the women are the focus – gender non-conforming Renata Hill, a single mother with a soft heart and keen sense of humor, and petite femme Patreese Johnson, a shy and tender poet. This screening is co-presented with the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival.
cinemapolitica.org/bloor
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Animal Rights Academy
Tues. Feb. 3., 7 pm
University College, 15 Kings College Circle, room 256.
Keith Akers, activist and author of The Lost Religion of Jesus: Simple Living and Nonviolence in Early Christianity. Topic: "Animals in Earliest Christianity."
https://www.facebook.com/events/423898957767508/
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Islamophobia after Charlie Hebdo
With Sid Lacombe
Tuesday February 3, 7 pm
Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street (near College and Spadina)
Following the tragic killing of members of the staff at the Charlie Hebdo magazine, hypocritical leaders around the world have used it as an occasion to condemn Islam, ramp up surveillance, and justify military missions in the Middle East. Join us for a discussion on free speech, Islamophobia, imperialism and more.
Organized by the International Socialists www.socialist.ca
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The State of Food Security Today: Dispatches from the field
Tues. Feb. 3, 6 - 9 p.m.
Centre for Social Innovation Annex, 720 Bathurst (s. of Bloor)
Join us for an insightful and compelling discussion with renowned Canadian changemakers working in the field. They’ll share their efforts and challenges in establishing sustainable food systems, educating farmers, influencing policy and promoting healthier and safer foods for the 4 million Canadians – and millions of others around the world – who lack food security today. With Debbie Field, Michael Sacco, Vanessa Ling Yu and Gavin Dandy, moderated by SEE Change Magazine's Elisa Brinbaum. $15 (pre-register).
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/setting-a-secure-food-table-tickets-14951645775
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Wild Tales
Tues. Feb. 3, 9 p.m.
Royal Cinema, 608 College
Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about these people. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism. This screening is 100% free. First come, first served until the theatre is filled. The first 100 guests to arrive will be treated to a free popcorn and drink, complements of NOW Mag.
http://www.theroyal.to/films/now-presents-wild-tales/
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The cuban missile and other nuclear crises
With Vinay Jindal, M.D.
Wed. Feb. 4, 4 – 6 p.m.
University College, U of T, Room 179
Free weekly public lectures on public health in a nuclear age.
http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=65bd52daac4a78ce50293dec4&id=a0aa6cbe60&
e=7d6e129e1a
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The Top 10 Lessons I've Learned as a Sustainability Professional
Wednesday, February 4, 6 - 9:30 p.m.
Cara Commons, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, 55 Dundas St W
Featuring: Frances Edmonds, Director of Environmental Sustainability at HP Canada. Frances’ experience has led her to understand that there are some common hurdles that every sustainability-inclined professional will face in their career, and she intends to make sure they don’t make the same mistakes. She will be sharing the top 10 things she has learned as a (trailblazing) sustainability professional. $25 + HST
http://bit.ly/1tSwCxJ
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Heritage Trees - Preserving Our Natural Roots
Wednesday, February 4, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Peter MacKendrick Community Gallery, Wychwood Barns, 76 Wychwood Ave
Join LEAF for a free lunchtime presentation on heritage trees by Edith George, tree advocate extraordinaire and advisor to the Ontario Urban Forest Council. This lively presentation answers the questions, “What is a heritage tree?” and “Why is it important to protect them?” Edith’s passion for local history and conservation is contagious as she helps us explore the stories our trees tell. This presentation offers a great way to expand your Tree Tending skills.
To register, send an email toinfo at yourleaf.org.
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Canada Update on Nuclear Waste – Webinar
Wed. February 4, 7 pm
This first in a series of four webinars in February 2015 will provide an overview and update on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization's efforts to site a deep geological repository for high level nuclear fuel waste and its program and activities in the 13 communities being studied as possible burial sites
http://www.anymeeting.com/Northwatch
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Jaguar Chocolate Workshop
Friday, February 6, 6 - 9 p.m.
1131 St Clair Ave W
Join ChocoSol’s Founder, Michael Sacco, for a hands-on small group jaguar chocolate making workshop. Attendees will grind and mold jaguar chocolate, learn about the ingredient process, and enjoy a tasting and talk. Jaguar cacao, ye li, patastle, pataxtle, theobromae bicoloris: these are some of the English, Chinanteco, Nahuatl, and Linnean names for a cacao seed that grows in the ancient forest gardens. Not only are the forest gardens habitat for fauna like the jaguar, they provide ways for Indigenous communities to create safety belts of communal use around natural areas. This is beyond conservation, and is rooted in millennia of ecological and spiritual stewardship. Today, ChocoSol is proud to be part of a small cadre of chocolatiers, chefs, farmers, and artisans participating in the regeneration of the jaguar cacao, both through seedling planting and intercultural encounter, dialogue, and exchange, as well as through recipe development and intercultural learning. $50 per person
https://www.uniiverse.com/events/chocosol-jaguar-chocolate-workshop-tickets-toronto-QKXZJ
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The Green Majority
Toronto's Environmental Radio Show
Weekly, Fridays, 11 - noon EST
CIUT 89.5FM
Listen live or catch the podcasts http://greenmajority.ca/
Subscribe to the podcast here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/green-majority-radio/id941159945
Green Majority now has a once-a-month mailing list to get updates on all our various projects, learn more here: http://www.greenmajority.ca/mailing_list
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Economic Warfare in Venezuela: Understanding US imperialism from Palestine to Chile
Friday, Feb. 6, 6:30 pm - 9 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (near Bloor and Bathurst)
The uses and limits of Economic Warfare. After losing the elections of April 14, 2013, and having failed in their efforts to cast doubt on the electoral results, the Venezuelan right-wing, with the guidance of US agents, changed its strategy. They recycled a 40-year old plan used against Chile and Salvador Allende to launch an economic sabotage aimed at bringing down the Venezuelan government lead by President Nicolas Maduro. We look at the response to this situation by the Bolivarian government, in alliance with Socialist Communes, Workers and other sectors of the organized population. After screening a short documentary Carbon Copy: The Economic War in Venezuela about the current situation in Venezuela, there will be a discussion panel with speakers presenting ongoing resistance to economic sanction and tactics to oppress people of Palestine and Chile. Free.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/economic-warfare-in-venezuela/
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Attend or host a party to help stop Energy East, the Biggest Baddest Tarsands Pipeline
We need you! Join the People's Climate Intervention (http://bit.ly/1Co74eK) and demand your voice be heard on Energy East
This February, thousands of Canadians will apply to the National Energy Board to participate in Energy East hearings. We are applying to address the climate impacts of this tarsands-expanding pipeline project, which would affect us all. The NEB has made it clear that they do not consider climate impacts of energy projects and they do not want to talk (or hear) about climate issues. Our aim is to de-legitimize the NEB process and demand a full climate review for Energy East. For this to be successful we need you to attend one of Toronto350.org's NEB application parties--we will make filling out the application a blast!
We'll be posting all the Application Parties on our website (http://bit.ly/16i1vl3) and on Facebook. The next one is:
Fri. February 6th, 7 p.m.
Harvest Noon, 16 Bancroft Ave.
https://www.facebook.com/Toronto350.org/events
Better yet, Host your own application party for friends, family, neighbours or a specific group! We will provide you with all you need to fill out the application. Go to toronto350.org to sign up to host an application party. We need everyone because Energy East changes everything.
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Burying Nuclear Waste in Ontario?
Sat. Feb 7, 1 - 3 p.m. speakers, 3 – 5 p.m. breakout groups
St. Stephens in the Field Church (On College, just west of Spadina, north end of Kensington Mkt)
There has been much concern and mobilization to stop the plan to bury low and intermediate level nuclear waste next to Lake Huron. But what about the high level nuclear waste? Industry hopes to bury it too, they just don’t know where yet.
Currently, there are 13 communities in ON and SK involved in the ‘Learn More’ process with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO), including one just NW of Toronto. The final promise is a $20 billion dollar construction project to bury at least 4.6 million used fuel bundles. There are significant critiques about burying nuclear waste, and a history of failures for the industry. Come hear from frontline voices who have been resisting both the creation of nuclear waste, and the burial. Speakers include:
- Brennain Lloyd, Northwatch
- Lorraine Rekmans, Serpent River First Nation
- Chris Peabody, Brockton Town Councillor
- Angela Bischoff, Ontario Clean Air Alliance
https://www.facebook.com/events/572832252851041/
angela at cleanairalliance.org
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Advanced Campaign Planning for Activists & Changemakers
Saturday February 7, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
University of Toronto, St. George Campus. Exact campus room location given to registrants a week before the event
This workshop is designed to help you and your organization learn valuable steps, tools, techniques and approaches that will help you effectively plan and execute a winning campaign plan to help you achieve your policy goals. Participants will learn the advanced components of a campaign, how to choose a strategic campaign goal, choosing strategies and tactics that suit your goals, working with individuals and groups to build influence, and understanding the key ingredients of successful campaigns. It's recommended that multiple people from one group attend the workshop as there will be ample time to strategize to achieve your goals..
Register: toolsforchange.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=93fc295adc37a22f7f3b68bb9&id=333db1ff80&e=4acd91924b
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Save David Dunlap Forest Concert
with Tom Smarda
Sat. Feb 7, 7 pm
Cafe Chez Helene, 1437 Kingston Rd. (at Warden Av. in Scarborough)
We're asking people to please send an e-mail to Municipal Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin asking him to place a Ministerial Zoning Order to stop the development of the David Dunlap Forest in Richmond Hill. It's a 200 acre wildlife sanctuary, half the size of High Park. It was through a provincial Ministerial Zoning Order that the Oak Ridges Moraine and the GTA Green belt were protected, so the precedent is there.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1398324507133888/?pnref=story
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An Evening of Interfaith Performing Arts
Saturday February 7, 7 pm
Auditorium, Noor Cultural Centre, 123 Wynford Drive
World Interfaith Harmony Week – an official United Nations initiative celebrated the first week of every February – “seeks to bring together all people of good will, regardless of faith or no faith, to learn about each other and find ways to work together on common agendas”. In Toronto, we have been celebrating World Interfaith Harmony Week since 2013. Noor Cultural Centre is a member of the 2015 steering committee. Included in this year’s celebration will be An Evening of Interfaith Performing Arts – featuring music, dance, skits and other performances by individuals and groups of diverse faith backgrounds. Light refreshments will be served. $5
http://www.noorculturalcentre.ca/?p=13017
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The Historic Victory of Greek Left: What Now?
Sunday, February 8, 2:30 pm - 5 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham (near Bloor and Bathurst)
A Historic Election for the Left Everywhere. After years of protests and street battles against the extreme policies of austerity imposed by the so-called “Troika” composed of the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Greece elected a new progressive government on January 25, 2015. Syriza representing a range of radical and left is the first and the strongest democratic response anywhere in the world to the deepening of neoliberalism after the 2008 crisis. This forum brings together two important commentators from the left with knowledge of socialist strategy and agenda in Greece to comment on the openings and dilemmas now confronting the Greek, as well as the European and International left. Sponsored by Centre for Social Justice, Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly and Socialist Project. Free.
http://beitzatoun.org/event/the-historic-victory-of-greek-left-what-now/
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Beit Zatoun Events
http://beitzatoun.org/events/?mc_cid=d87720c94f&mc_eid=98329828f0
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Hot Docs
Bloor Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)
http://bloorcinema.com/
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NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing
https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/
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