T.O. Greenspiration Events: Prayer for Compassion

Mon May 27 00:38:31 EDT 2019

What Doug Ford & the PCs Have Done in Ontario - Must read!

Very comprehensive list with references: 1. Environment. 2. Bill 66: Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act. 3. Human Rights. 4. Education. 5. Social Services 6. Ministry of Children & Youth Services. 7. Post Secondary Education. 8. Arts, Culture & Library Services. 9. Public Sector Cuts & Reforms. 10. Labour & Employment. 11. Health Services Cuts. 12. Cuts to Autism & Disability Funding. 13. Science, Technology & Research. 14. Bill 108 – “More Homes, More Choice Act”. 15. Legal & Financial. 16. Liberal Budget Deficit “Discrepancy”.  17. Propaganda, Media & Miscellaneous. 18. HydroOne. 19. Bill Blair, Ron Taverner & the OPP. 20. Patronage & Questionable Appointments. 21. Concerns Over Privatization of Health Care & Bill 57. 22. Stakeholders. 23. Bill 100 – “Protecting What Matters Most” Budget 2019. And more! 

https://artblog.kathrynkaiser.ca/what-doug-ford-has-done-since-ontario-election/?fbclid=IwAR0hoF0OJO1BcaXV9bB3F1GBrpG5cSdWB1dzeSg_rncSX03CfggbxxcmHcM#human-rights

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Town Hall on Bill 108: The OMB is Back

Mon. May 27, 7 - 9 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers

Doug Ford’s plan to bring back the OMB, sideline municipalities and marginalize local communities in the planning process is being fast-tracked for approval with almost no time for residents to respond. Cities, and towns across Ontario are grappling to understand the implications of Bill 108 and making their voices heard. Join: Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Councillor Josh Matlow, Councillor Gord Perks, Councillor Paula Fletcher, Councillor Mike Layton, Councillor Joe Cressy, Councillor Ana Bailão, Councillor Brad Bradford and Toronto’s Chief Planner Gregg Lintern to learn about how Bill 108 will impact your community and how you can have your say before it is too late.

https://www.facebook.com/events/309554903273831/ 

https://www.kristynwongtam.ca/stoptheomb 

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Bike Month!

May 27 - June 30

Hundreds of bike events happening around the GTA including bike repair workshops, group rides, kids bike swaps and more.

http://www.bikemonth.ca/events 

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Stop Plastics 

Tues. May 28, 2 - 4 pm

Bloor St. United Church, 300 Bloor St. West, Room 21. Enter through the westernmost doors.

StopPlastics invites people concerned with the ecological consequences of plastic pollution to join us at our next planning meeting. We currently have a postcard campaign which we use to lobby Toronto City Council to adopt a ban on plastic bags as a first step to eliminating single use plastic. Join us to talk about this and other new ideas and approaches for future undertakings.

https://stopplastics.ca/

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Wild Bee Club

Every Tuesday, 5 -6 pm

AccessPoint on Danforth rooftop garden: 3079 Danforth Avenue

You’re invited! Learn how important pollinators are for growing food. Explore native bees and pollination, observe bees emerge and build nests, identify plants used by native pollinators. As volunteer scientists, we can make observations that will add to our understanding of native bees, the plants they use, their co-evolution, and how pollination happens in a city rooftop garden. Bee club uses the Audio Bee Cabinet - an observable nest site and art piece giving a sensory experience with magnified views.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wild-bee-club-at-access-alliance-tickets-59729317998 

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Too Dumb for Democracy

Wed. May 29, 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Centre for Social Innovation, 192 Spadina Ave.

Join North99 us for a conversation with David Moscrop, author of Too Dumb For Democracy, an investigation into how and why people make bad political decisions–and how they can make better ones.

https://north99.org/event/north99-live-featuring-david-moscrop/ 

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Provincial cycling consultations (Conference Call)

Wednesday, May 29, 7:15 - 8:30 pm

Ontario's Minister of Transportation recently announced consultations on the rules of the road for bicycles, e-bicycles and e-scooters. As part of this consultation process, Share the Road is hosting conference calls to engage with our network and receive input on our recommendations.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmIUemUILBeNv_DDHANAsETPvRCbKe4gY8WlZd6yl-QQ7uPA/viewform 

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Carbon Pricing for a New Economy

Thur. May 30, 7 - 9 p.m.

Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, 750 Spadina Ave (at Bloor)

Join us for a discussion on climate solutions and how they'll impact our planet and our economy.

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Are We Done Fighting?

Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division - Book Launch 

Thursday, May 30, 7 pm

Friends House 60 Lowther St. (at St. George)

Hate is on the rise. That’s deeply disturbing, but it isn’t inevitable. Responding strategically and with care is vital if we’re going to turn the tide. How can we do it? It turns out that a lot of our “common sense” approaches don’t work, but this book, full of carefully collected research and practical tips about what does work, is poised to be a game-changer. Matt Legge the Peace Program Coordinator of Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)  brings together fascinating research findings in an easy format that will help you build practical skills.

https://arewedonefighting.com/?mc_cid=9780289ecd&mc_eid=98329828f0 

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I Was a Catholic Zionist - with author Ted Schmidt

Thursday, May 30, 7 pm

Bloordale United Church, 4258 Bloor St. West, Etobicoke

Ted Schmidt returns with his most recent book about his journey with the Jewish community in Toronto. Three years in research and three trips to Palestine his book, I Was a Catholic Zionist, traces his evolution from a downtown Jew-loving Catholic who cheered Israel’s 6-Day War in 1967 to one who understood Zionism as a settler colonial movement which dispossessed the indigenous people of the land.

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Socialism 2019:  Fight Imperialism!

An International Educational Conference 

May 31 – June 1

Woodsworth Res., U of Toronto, 321 Bloor St. W. at St. George (in room 20, lower level) 

Why Zionists are in a Panic. The Winnipeg General Strike, 100 Years On. From Yellow Vests to Workers' Revolt. Fight Imperialism!  Hands Off Venezuela, Cuba, Central America

Co-sponsored by: Socialist Action / Ligue pour l'Action socialiste – Canadian state, Socialist Action – USA, Left Voice-USA, OKDE-Greece, and New Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA) – France.

www.socialistaction.ca    

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The Human Element - Film Screening 

Sat. June 1, 4 - 6 p.m.

Join Bhutila Karpoche (MPP, Parkdale–High Park) and Chris Glover (MPP, Spadina–Fort York) for this free film screening. In an arresting new documentary from the producers of Racing Extinction, The Cove and Chasing Ice, environmental photographer James Balog captures the lives of everyday Americans on the front lines of climate change. With rare compassion and heart, The Human Element inspires us to reevaluate our relationship with the natural world.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-human-element-film-screening-tickets-60592296189

https://thehumanelementmovie.com/  

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A Prayer For Compassion – The Movie

Sun. June 2, 3 - 5 pm  

St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, 782 Browns Line, Etobicoke

“Can compassion grow to include all beings? Can people who identify as religious or spiritual come to embrace the call to include all human and nonhuman beings in our circle of respect and caring and love?” Drawing on traditions including Christianity; Judaism; Islam; Hinduism; Buddhism; Jainism; the Native American tradition; Unitarian Universalism; Zoroastrianism; and the “spiritual but not religious” point of view — A Prayer for Compassion calls on people of faith and spiritual seekers of every stripe to come together to bring about a world in which “The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them… (Isaiah 11:6) . Free

http://veg.ca/events-calendar/a-prayer-for-compassion-the-movie/ 

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Social Media for Activists - a ClimateFast training 

Monday June 3, 6:30 pm

Friends House, 60 Lowther

Learn how to better use social media to support your social change message. With a focus on climate activism. Join LeadNow's Tim Ellis and Tyler Watt to learn more. Bring your laptop or other device for hands on learning. Organized by ClimateFast and hosted by the Peace and Social Action Committee of Toronto Friends Meeting.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/social-media-workshop-for-activists-tickets-62201005883

www.climatefast.ca 

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Together for Ontario

Saturday June 8, 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Bricker Academic Building, Wilfrid Laurier University, Bricker Ave, Waterloo

In the past year, Ontario has experienced a slew of regressive policies aiming to overturn decades of environmental protections put in place by previous governments of all political stripes. The list is staggering: the cancellation of the climate act and cap-and-trade, the legal challenge to carbon pricing, Bill 66, a gutting of the Endangered Species Act, changes to the Environmental Assessment Act, Growth Plan, and more on the way. Join us as we gather Ontario’s environmental community to launch a coordinated response to this attack on our environment and our province.

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/42479/event/1 

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Transport Futures – Subway Planning Forum

Wed. June 26, 6:30 pm

Innis Town Hall, U of T, 2 Sussex Avenue

The Ontario government unveiled their $28.5-billion subway plan for the Toronto area in April. To ensure that proper consideration is given to this investment in the context of other transit plans that are currently underway, Transport Futures invites you to join transportation experts and politicians at our Subway Planning Forum. With the assistance of Steve Paikin, host of TVO’s The Agenda, we will debate the new plan’s pros and cons in terms of seamless and integrated transportation, smart land use, economic costs and benefits, cutting-edge technology, innovative financing, social equity, improved governance and environmental protection. Be sure to register today as seating is limited and $20 early bird rates end on June 5.

www.transportfutures.ca/subway 

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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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Centre for Social Innovation Events

https://socialinnovation.org/community/events/   

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Our Fragile Planet - Toronto Public Library hosts free environmental programs 

https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/fragileplanet 

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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

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