T.O. Greenspiration Events: for the sake of life on earth

Mon Sep 30 13:34:26 EDT 2019

Wow! Over 7 million people around the world took to the streets to demand climate action in strikes on Sept. 20 and 27 -- 800,000 of them were in Canada! Congrats and thanks to the youth that organized and the adults that supported them! 

Greta Thunberg to world leaders: 'How dare you – you have stolen my dreams and my childhood' - video of her 4 min. presentation to the UN

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2019/sep/23/greta-thunberg-to-world-leaders-how-dare-you-you-have-stolen-my-dreams-and-my-childhood-video 

Naomi Klein: To fight eco-fascism, Canada needs Green New Deal champions

Eco-fascism involves protecting this high-carbon lifestyle exclusively for white, Christian Americans, and waging violence on migrants who deigned to believe that they had a right to engage in that lifestyle as well.

http://rabble.ca/news/2019/09/naomi-klein-fight-eco-fascism-canada-needs-green-new-deal-champions

TEN Green New Deals - How Do They Compare? A Toolbox for GND Design. Updated September 27, 2019. 

https://thepracticalutopian.ca/2019/09/27/ten-green-new-deals-how-do-they-compare/

#FactBack - Protect Our Winters Canada

https://factavalanche.protectourwinters.ca/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAUFnsQy-To&feature=youtu.be

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#OurTime2019 has released the first slate of endorsed candidates for #elxn43

These bold Green New Deal Champions are fighting for science-based climate action, Indigenous rights, & decent work in a 100% renewable energy economy. Check out who we endorsed in the GTA

https://our-time.ca/

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Environmental photographer of the year 2019 winners – in pictures - Mind-blowing 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2019/sep/25/environmental-photographer-of-the-year-2019-winners-in-pictures

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For the sake of life on Earth, we must put a limit on wealth 

The grim truth is that the rich are able to live as they do only because others are poor.. Life on Earth depends on moderation.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/19/life-earth-wealth-megarich-spending-power-environmental-damage?

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Toronto: Declare a Climate Emergency and Accelerate Climate Action

Tell your Councillor to support a Climate Emergency declaration that includes a commitment to these actions in the next 2 years.

https://www.torontoenvironment.org/climate_emergency 

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Maude Barlow: Whose Water Is It, Anyway? Taking water protection into public hands

Monday, Sept. 30, 7 - 8 pm

Runnymede Library, 2178 Bloor St. W. 

In this book I examine the growing threats to our water sources and tell the story of how grassroots water warriors woke up to the immense pressures facing water in a warming world. The way forward includes a step-by-step guide to making your own community “blue.” The Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary principles: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right, that municipal and community water will be held in public hands, and that single-use plastic water bottles will not be available in public spaces.

Maude Barlow speaks about her new book, Boiling Point: Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada’s Water Crisis

https://www.facebook.com/events/2394498427313591/ 

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Mobilize Mondays 

Mon. Sept. 30, 5 – 7 p.m.

Yonge-Dundas Square

Weekly blockades organized by Extinction Rebellion faith-based affinity groups every Monday until the federal election. Faith in the Future.

https://www.facebook.com/events/728005877656205/?event_time_id=728005907656202   

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Climate Change: Heading for Extinction (and what to do about it)

Monday, Sept. 30, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

5 Bancroft Avenue Room B142 (Basement), U of T

The planet is in ecological crisis: we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction event this planet has experienced. This includes us Scientists believe we may have entered a period of abrupt climate breakdown. In this public talk, climate speakers from Extinction Rebellion will share the latest climate science on where our planet is heading, discuss some of the current psychology around climate change, and offer solutions through the study of social movements.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2342335436041274/ 

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>From Oshawa to Ottawa: Green Jobs Oshawa Solidarity launch

Mon. Sept. 30, 7 - 9 p.m.

Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St.

When General Motors announced the closure of their manufacturing plant in Oshawa, despite receiving $10.8 billion in public handouts and making record profits, they decided to throw thousands of people out of work. But the plant workers have a better idea. They have a plan to take the plant into public ownership and re-tool it to create electric vehicles and other sustainable energy products. It’s time for a worker-led just transition.

https://socialistproject.ca/event/good-jobs-making-sustainable-products/ 

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Dark Eden

Planet in Focus Festival Launch with Canadian Eco-Hero Melina Laboucan-Massimo

Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m.

Royal Cinema, 608 College

The lure of Fort McMurray is global, attracting labourers from around the world seeking to share in the lucrative spoils of the oil sands, Canada's largest extractive project. Dark Eden paints a haunting and atmospheric portrait of the town, its people, and the industrial landscape sprawling through the heart of the boreal forest. German filmmaker Jasmin Herhold and her Alberta-born co-director Michael Beamish know the phenomenon intimately, having themselves been drawn in by Fort McMurray's promises. From their first-hand vantage point, they survey the motivations of a cosmopolitan cohort of fellow residents, who find themselves on the edge of an ecological battleground. If the economic benefits are obvious, Dark Eden poses a thornier question: what exactly have they sacrificed in the pursuit of prosperity?

https://planetinfocus.org/2019-program/#/en/film/4981/Dark%20Eden

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Update on Google’s Sidewalk Labs waterfront plan 

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. 

Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street

Is this a public land grab, a power grab? Think it will lead to more precarious work and a surveillance city? Hear about important negotiations that will terminate on Oct 31st. A Good Jobs For All forum.

http://goodjobsforall.ca/ 

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The Politics of Climate Change: A Green New Deal for Canada?

by School of the Environment, U of T

Tues. and Wed, Oct. 2 - 3

Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, 1 Devonshire Place, U of T

Join us for a two-day event with scholars, activists, journalists and policy practitioners to discuss a Green New Deal for Canada. The panels will examine a variety of topics about climate change and the economy

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-politics-of-climate-change-a-green-new-deal-for-canada-tickets-68847321191    

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Parkdale-High Park All-Candidates' Debate on the Environment and Climate

Wednesday, October 2nd, 7:30 pm

Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Road

Public polling consistently shows support for environmental leadership has never been higher, but this kind of support doesn’t always translate into action from our elected leaders. This debate is hosted by Green 13, Green Parkdale-Roncesvalles, and Safe Rail Communities.

https://www.100debates.ca/parkdale-highpark 

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What Can Canada Do To Prevent Nuclear War?

With Nobel Laureate and UofT Professor John Polanyi 

Wednesday, October 2, 5 pm

George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire pl

Organized by Science for Peace, University of Toronto

https://preventing-nuclear-war.eventbrite.ca 

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Spring into Socialism - System change not climate change   

Wednesday, October 2, 7:30 pm

Workers' Action Centre, 720 Spadina Ave, suite 202

Join us for a conversation about tackling the climate crisis from a socialist perspective.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2310428215887107/ 

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CPJ Fall Tour

Thur. Oct. 3, 7 p.m. 

1570 Yonge street. 

Citizens for Public Justice is a faithful voice for social justice in Canadian public policy focused primarily on poverty in Canada, ecological justice, and refugee rights. CPJ’s fall tour will provide a non-partisan look at major issues leading up the fall federal election.

https://cpj.ca/events/cpj-fall-tour-toronto/ 

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Trialogue - where conversations happen

Thur. Oct. 3, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. 

519 Church St.

Moderated mental health conversations between people with lived experience, family members, service providers and community members in a neutral setting.

mailto:hello at trialogue.ca 

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Becoming Animal

Sat. Oct. 5, 9 p.m.

Bloor Hot Docs

Journey into the natural world in a way you never have before in this unforgettable big screen sensory experience. Acclaimed filmmakers Peter Mettler (Gambling, Gods and LSD) and Emma Davie (I Am Breathing) team up with ecological philosopher David Abram for a wholly immersive audio-visual quest through the intricate wildlife of the Grand Teton National Park. Through state-of-the-art camera techniques and mesmerizing shots of landscapes, plants, insects, and animals, Becoming Animal shifts our perspective of the world around us and its inextricably interconnected parts.

https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=99963~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Outreach&utm_campaign=HDCFilms&utm_content=BecomingAnimal

Want free tickets? 2 sets of 2 tickets available to the first 2 people to write me and ask for them. ☺ (angela at cleanairalliance.org)

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Drop, Swap & Shop

Sun. Oct. 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Evergreen Brick Works

Pass on things you don't use, like that funky purse that was just never "you," for things that are new-to-you, like kids clothing, hockey gear or even records. Reduce your waste, contribute to the sharing economy, grab a bite from the Local Food Court and connect with your community.

https://www.evergreen.ca/whats-on/event/drop-swap-shop/?utm_source=evergreen&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=whats-on-news&utm_content=2019-10

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For the best Canadian climate and energy news, read and 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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Toronto Public Libraries host free environmental and community events

https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.jsp?N=4288100025&Ns=p_pub_date_sort&Nso=0 

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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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