T.O. Greenspiration Events: Nevertheless She Persisted
Angela Bischoff
angela at cleanairalliance.org
Sun Nov 26 21:26:41 EST 2017
"Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who
love war."
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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COP 23 Ends with Solid Progress on Paris Rules, Process to Push for Faster
Climate Action
http://theenergymix.com/2017/11/19/cop-23-ends-with-solid-progress-on-paris-
rules-process-to-push-for-faster-climate-action/
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Let This Flood of Women's Stories Never Cease
On Fighting Foundational Misogyny One Story at a Time - by Rebecca Solnit
https://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-let-this-flood-of-womens-stories-never-cea
se/
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Action Alert: Climate Action in the City Budget
City Council unanimously adopted a new climate change plan in July. Now,
they need to fund it. Send your letter here to the Mayor, Budget Chief and
Toronto City Councillors to call for $6.7 million in the 2018 City Budget to
fund TransformTO.
http://www.torontoenvironment.org/fund_transformto
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Cash Mob
Sometimes the support of friends makes or breaks them
Anarres Health Apocothery, 749 Dovercourt Road (n. of Bloor)
A post-capitalist beauty bar & DIY / eco shop. Bathroom goodies & more.
Putting her money where her heart is. Eco-entrepreneurs stick their necks
out for their beliefs. 1. Tracey is awesome! 2. Tracey needs your support!
Fair trade, organic and local.
http://anarreshealth.ca/
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Building new renewables is now cheaper than just running old coal and
nuclear plants.
In one of the fastest and most astonishing turnarounds in the history of
energy, building and running new renewable energy is now cheaper than just
running existing coal and nuclear plants in many areas. This is the case in
ON where Pickering costs us 9 cents and a rebuilt Darlington will cost 16.5
cents, while wind in ON is just 8 cents, and water power from QC is just 5
cents.
https://thinkprogress.org/solar-wind-keep-getting-cheaper-33c38350fb95/
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Boss Lady Mondays
Mon. Nov 27, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
The Painted Lady, 218 Ossington
Monthly series created by women for women.
https://www.facebook.com/events/329827494156616
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Battling Secrecy
Monday Nov. 27, 2017 1 - 2 p.m.
Ryerson University, Room 103, Rogers Communication Centre, 80 Gould Street
Ken Rubin's name brings a chill to politicians and government bureaucrats
who want to hide information from journalists and the public. Ken is
unmatched in using access to information laws to get information the public
has a right to know. Ken will share his experiences and expertise in this
talk - bringing to life with examples of what access to information can do,
what barriers journalists and the public face, and how to overcome them.
https://cfe.ryerson.ca/events/battling-secrecy
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Masc Off: Talking Masculinity & Ending Gender Based Violence
Mon. Nov 27, 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Ryerson University Student Learning Centre, 341 Yonge
As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Ryerson
University hosts a special roundtable discussion on masculinity and ending
gender based violence. This dynamic panel features Ian Campeau, Tiq Milan,
Courtney Skye, Shad, Jennifer Hollett and Farrah Khan will engage in an open
discussion around consent, accountability and masculinity while offering
actions for change. Free.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/masc-off-talking-masculinity-and-ending-gender-b
ased-violence-shad-ian-campeau-tiq-milan-courtney-tickets-39885961986
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Nevertheless She Persisted
Powerful Stories With Women Human Rights Defenders in Columbia and Honduras
Mon. Nov 27, 6:30 p.m.
Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St George, U of T, R, 2098
Presented by Peace Brigades International, Honduran journalist Dina Meza and
Colombian activists Adriana Benjumea Rua and Kari Mariana Mancera Gomez talk
about the unique challenges they face in the context of the elections in
Honduras and the Peace Process in Colombia.
http://pbicanada.org/index.php/en/ (tab 3)
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Fair Funding for the TTC! 2018 Budget Vote at the TTC Commission
Tues. Nov. 28, 9:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West (at Bay)
Join TTCriders at City Hall as we bring our Woes on the Bus to the TTC Board
and call for:
- Lower fares for all
- Two-hour fare transfers
- More reliable and frequent service on all routes across the city,
especially in priority neighbourhoods
Join in to show support or sign up to make a deputation - share your stories
of overcrowding, infrequent buses, and unaffordable fares, and tell the
Commissioners that the TTC must be fairly funded in 2018.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fair-funding-for-the-ttc-2018-budget-vote-at-the
-ttc-commission-tickets-39926145175
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Equity, Inclusion and Racial Justice Change-Making - an Action Oriented
Conversation
Tuesday Nov. 28, 5:30 pm - 8 pm
Toronto Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor Street
A community forum to bring together First Peoples and peoples of colour to
share their respective visions, strategies and priorities on the following
issues:
- ensuring a more inclusive, equitable, and racially just environment across
Ontario;
- creating fair and equitable life chances, opportunities and outcomes for
all First Peoples and Ontarians;
- building an Ontario that acknowledges, understands and appreciates the
nature of Treaty relationship;
- committing to building a Treaty-based, nation-to-nation,
government-to-government Indigenous-settler relationship going forward.
Light dinner will be provided.
For more info: csalegalclinic at gmail.com
www.colourofpoverty.ca
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Conflict Management: Getting to Yes
Tuesday Nov. 28, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CSI, 215 Spadina
This one-day training workshop will focus on the opportunities for growth
and a chance for new thinking that comes with conflict resolution. $125
http://mailchi.mp/sustainabilitynetwork/environmental-law-toolkit-with-ecoju
stice-cela-and-the-cec-832797?e=c91d7292f0
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The KAIROS Blanket Exercise: Indigenous History We're Rarely Taught
Tues. Nov 28, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge
The Blanket Exercise is an interactive learning experience that teaches
Indigenous rights history we're rarely taught. Participants stand on
blankets that represent the land and facilitators walk them through
pre-contact, colonization and resistance. A talking circle to reflect on the
exercise concludes the event. Free.
torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT318810&R=EVT318810
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Spoken Lives - Stories Women Share
Tues. Nov 28, 6 - 9 p.m.
Paintbox Bistro, 555 Dundas E
Five women share their stories of adventure and triumph. These monthly
vibrant evenings are creating new connections for women.
http://spokenlives.com/
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Building Everyday Solidarity with Muslim Communities
Wed. Nov. 29, 6 - 9 p.m.
George Brown College Casa Loma Campus, 142 Kendal Ave. Student Association,
Student Centre
There is a pressing need to turn public spaces where Muslims have been
traumatized into spaces where solidarity is strengthened. While anti-Muslim
sentiments have long existed in North America - culminating in spectacular
tragedy during the Quebec City Mosque shooting - the broader Canadian public
are becoming more and more adept at responding whenever Islamophobic
incidents occur. Nevertheless, there are many who aren't sure how to extend
their solidarity beyond those moments of tragedy. This workshop will help
participants explore simple actions they can take based on their level of
comfort and their circles of influence. Participants will come out of this
workshop with a solid understanding of:
* How Islamophobia manifests at an interpersonal level in day to day
life
* How they can foster deeper and more meaningful relationships with
Muslims in their circles
* How they can support Muslim communities in the longer term beyond
moments of tragedy
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/building-everyday-solidarity-with-muslim-communi
ties-tickets-38347517457
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50 Years of Occupation
With Michael Lynk, UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine: 50 Years and
Counting: Legality of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
Wed. Nov. 29, 7:30 pm
Victoria College Chapel, 91 Charles St. West, Room 213, U of T
2017 James Graff Memorial Lecture
Tickets $5 - $15
https://necefsabeel.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JGML-2017-poster.pdf
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The Crisis of Democracy
with Melissa Williams, Professor of Political Science, U of T
Wed. Nov. 29, 7 pm
Room 140, University College, 15 King's College Circle, U of T
Part of a Science for Peace series. Free.
http://scienceforpeace.ca/vital-discussions-of-human-security-current-series
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Green Investing Made Easy
Wed. Nov. 29, 7 - 9 p.m.
St. Matthew's United Church, 729 St. Clair W, one block west of Christie St.
(enter from Rushton)
Are you interested in putting your savings to work to build a greener and
more just and peaceful world? Timothy Nash, investment coach & founder of
Good Investing, will talk about the basics of sustainable investing and the
steps to follow in creating your own balanced, diversified green portfolio.
Jennifer Macdonald of CoPower will show you a way to get good returns on
your savings while helping to grow clean energy projects in communities
across North America.
http://tcan.ca/event/green-investing-made-easy-0`
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Citizen Jane: Battle For The City
Wed. Nov 29, 7 - 8:45 p.m.
Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, is a film about cities through the lens
of Jane Jacobs. This timely and inspirational documentary chronicles
legendary writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs' battle to preserve urban
neighbourhoods from the destructive development plans of ruthless power
broker Robert Moses. This fundraising event will help High Park Community
Alliance challenge intensification plans for their apartment neighbourhood.
$12
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/citizen-jane-battle-for-the-city-tickets-3950534
5552
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Green Between the Sheets
Thur. Nov. 30, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
The Big Carrot Lecture Room, Rm 212, 348 Danforth Ave (entrance beside Book
City)
Join Kim Sedgwick, co-founder of Red Tent Sisters, for a workshop on
contraception, sexuality and eco-sex. The toy industry is unregulated; learn
what chemicals to watch out for so you can be an empowered consumer.
Discover natural and effective birth control options including the Justisse
Method of Fertility Awareness.
https://thebigcarrot.ca/about-us/calendar/
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Transforming Transport to Ensure Tomorrow's Mobility - 12 Insights from
Germany
Thur. Nov. 30, noon - 2 p.m.
Webinar or attend in person at the Black Creek Pioneer Village
The Ontario Climate Consortium is hosting this discussion on sustainable
transportation. Christian Hochfeld will be speaking to a recently released
report that shows that carbon-neutral transport sector is achievable by 2050
without limiting personal mobility.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/transforming-transport-to-ensure-tomorrows-mobil
ity-12-insights-from-germany-tickets-39516642341
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National Day of Action on Fair Banking
Thur. Nov. 30, 11 a.m.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau's Office, 430 Parliament St.
It's Financial Literacy Month and this week's theme is "know your financial
rights". Join ACORN members as they demand THEIR financial rights in the
fight to end our two-tiered banking system.
https://acorncanada.org/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D1328%26reset%3D1
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Sea of Life
Thur. Nov. 30, 6:30 - 9 pm
Noor Cultural Centre, 123 Wynford Drive, North York
Sea of Life leads audiences through the stunning world of coral reefs into
the heart of the environmental movement, meeting passionate scientists,
activists and explorers who reveal an enormous opportunity to rise up and
become the heroes the world needs. Inspired by Rob Stewart's Revolution,
young Toronto filmmaker Julia Barnes embarks on an epic journey around the
world to save the ecosystems we depend on for survival, as we come closer to
causing a mass extinction in the oceans. The filmmaker will be present for a
Q & A after the film.
www.seaoflifemovie.com
http://www.tcff.ca/fall-program/
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Home Energy Savings Initiative - Workshop
Thur. Nov. 30, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
The Tool Library, 830 St. Clair Ave. W.
This HESI Workshop is an opportunity to learn some simple, low-cost actions
you can take to weatherize your home in preparation for the winter, helping
to improve comfort, reduce your energy bills and protect the planet. Free.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hesi-workshop-tickets-39940993587
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Diversity And Inclusion Renewal For Sustainable Change
Thur. Nov 30, noon - 2 p.m.
U of T Rotman School of Management, 105 St George
Sonya Kunkel of BMO in conversation with Rotman School's Tiziana Casciaro.
$25 (includes the session and light lunch).
http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/ProfessionalDevelopment/Events/UpcomingEvents/
20171130SonyaKunkel
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When Will We Be Free? Anti-Black Racism & Institutional Discrimination In
The Ivory Tower
Thur. Nov 30, 6 - 9 p.m.
William Doo Auditorium, 45 Willcocks, U of T
Panelists include George Elliott Clarke (E.J. Pratt Professor of Canadian
Literature, University of Toronto), Melanie Newton (Associate Professor,
History, University of Toronto), Carl James (Jean Augustine Chair in
Education, Community and Diaspora, York University), and Lisa Robinson
(Head, Division of Nephrology, Hospital for Sick Children; Chief Diversity
Officer Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto). Free.
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Human Rights Day
Fri. Dec. 1, 7 p.m.
Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Rd.
Speakers, awards, entertainment. The purpose of Youth for Human Rights is to
educate youth about human rights, specifically the United Nations' Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and to inspire them to become advocates for
tolerance and peace.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-human-rights-day-celebration-ticke
ts-39324352196?aff=efbeventtix
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Indigenous Artisan Marketplace
Fri. - Sun, Dec 1 - 3, 10 am - 4 pm.
Native Canadian Centre, 16 Spadina Rd (just north of Bloor)
More than 40 local vendors selling 100% authentic, handmade moccasins,
paintings, beadwork, dreamcatchers, jewellery, clothing and more.
http://ncct.on.ca/indigenous-artisan-marketplace/
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LCCA Interactive Sessions of Inclusion & Diversity Workshops
Fri. Dec 1, 7 - 9 p.m.
519 Church Street Community Centre (North of Wellesley)
LCCA Interactive Sessions of Inclusion and Diversity Workshops provided by
Vito de Candia-Levieux. Learn about opening up dialogue, raising awareness,
respecting others' opinions, negotiating across differences and
disagreement, and modeling tolerance and respect. Free.
For more info: larumbaevent at yahoo.com
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#MeToo March
Sat. Dec 2, noon
Queen's Park (College and University)
Hashtag-driven event for women to speak out against sexual assault,
harassment, violence, erasure, rape culture, misogyny, binarism,
transmisogyny, transphobia, and patriarchy.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1993125050960244
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Making Insects: A Guide To Restoring The Little Things That Run The World
Sat. Dec 2, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park
Talk by Douglas Tallamy about the many essential roles insects play, and the
simple changes we must make in our landscapes and our attitudes to keep
insects on the ground, in the air and, on our plants..
http://www.rom.on.ca/en/whats-on/2017-annual-quimby-f-hess-lecture-making-in
sects-a-guide-to-restoring-the-little-things
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Family Nature Walk - Know Your Nature
Sat. Dec 2, 1:30 - 3 p.m.
High Park Nature Centre, 375 Colborne Lodge
Learn about plants and animals by exploring woodlands and black oak savannah
habitats from the young naturalists of the High Park Rangers group.
Suggested donation $2-$5.
https://www.highparknaturecentre.com/family-nature-walks
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Nuclear Accidents Happen - Then What?
A public discussion about the Pickering Nuclear Station and Emergency
Measures
Tues. Dec. 5, 7 - 9 p.m.
Pickering Recreation Complex, O'Brien Room A (located at the back of the
complex)
A panel discussion with:
- Dr. Ian Fairlie, Radiation Biologist;
- Theresa McClenaghan, Canadian Environmental Law Association;
- Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Greenpeace;
- Janet McNeill, DNA - Durham Nuclear Awareness;
- Angela Bischoff, Ontario Clean Air Alliance
Free. All welcome. Host Organizations: DNA (Durham Nuclear Awareness) and
Ontario Clean Air Alliance
For more info: 416 260 2080 x 1, angela at cleanairalliance.org
https://www.facebook.com/events/1531984583558612/
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Progressive Book Sale
Saturday Dec. 9, 10 - 4 p.m.
Friends House (Quakers), 60 Lowther Ave. (just north of St George Subway
Stn. on Bedford Rd.)
Peruse this 40-year collection (4,500 books!), a donation from a couple of
book-lovers, to support the Friends Peace Library. Politics, Middle East,
Peace, Environment, Children's -- something for everyone! Sales by donation.
Get your Christmas presents here!
For more info: Syl Grady <sylgrady at gmail.com>
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For the best Canadian climate and energy news, subscribe to the Energy Mix
newsletter
http://theenergymix.com/
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The Green Majority
Live Eco Radio Show every Friday from 11 am - Noon CIUT 89.5 FM
greenmajority.ca
Three Women
Feminist Radio every Monday 4 - 5 p.m. CIUT 89.5 FM
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Centre for Social Innovation Events
http://socialinnovation.ca/community/events/listing
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Shape My City Events
http://shapemycity.ca/events.php
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Hot Docs
Bloor Cinema (Bloor and Bathurst)
https://hotdocscinema.ca/
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NOW magazine hosts a very comprehensive online events listing
https://nowtoronto.com/search/event/community-events/
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Subscribes, unsubscribes and submissions: angela at cleanairalliance.org
<mailto:angela at cleanairalliance.org>
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