Greenspiration News & Events: Tooker Tales

[Angela Bischoff - OCAA]



 

Earth just experienced it's hottest 12 months in recorded history

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/climate/impacts/january-2024-hottest-on-record-tops-warmest-12-month-period-in-history

 

The political brawl over our heating planet - The Fifth Estate

Thirty years into UN climate talks, the world is hotter than ever. Provinces and the federal government are battling each other and activists, frustrated by political inertia, are escalating their protest tactics, taking direct aim at the fossil fuel industry. All the while, the planet is heating up — with tragic results.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_mhBweaVxU&t=2595s 

 

Why Steven Guilbeault’s roadway remarks sparked a car-crazy culture war

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/02/20/analysis/why-steven-guilbeault-roadway-remarks-car-crazy-culture-war

 

Alberta’s Brutal Water Reckoning

Scientists who studied the region’s arid past warned this drought was coming. Thirst for growth won out.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/02/19/Alberta-Brutal-Water-Reckoning/

 

Protect freshwater from toxic fracking

While the Peace River region is facing extreme drought, the B.C. government is still allowing the fracking industry to pollute billions of litres of freshwater in the province – putting communities in harm’s way.

https://act.stand.earth/page/57260/petition/1

 

Rooftop Solar Could Meet 100% of Electricity Needs in Canadian Homes—Technically

https://www.theenergymix.com/rooftop-solar-could-meet-100-of-electricity-needs-in-canadian-homes-technically/

 

Wind and solar are delivering an energy transition at record speed

https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-are-delivering-an-energy-transition-at-record-speed/

 

Speak up for Canada’s renewable energy future

Write to Cdn. decision- makers to say YES to renewables and NO to fossil fuels!

https://davidsuzuki.org/action/speak-up-for-canadas-renewable-energy-future/

 

It's time to triple wind and solar in Ontario by 2035 - send your letter here

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/triple/

 

End Gas Subsidies for Home Heating in Ontario

Petition: Support the OEB - Tell Doug Ford we want affordable clean heating in Ontario, not gas subsidies

https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/support-the-oeb-don-t-let-doug-ford-and-enbridge-sabotage-our-future

Send a letter to provincial politicians here

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/oeb/

 

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors. The Verdict - 14 min. video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr1ecjYFYTo

 

Say NO to 4 new nuclear reactors in the GTA 

https://www.cleanairalliance.org/smrcost/

 

Robbing the public to build the private: The Ford government’s hospital privatization scheme

https://www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca/index.php/release-report-robbing-the-public-to-build-the-private-the-ford-governments-hospital-privatization-scheme/

 

Two years of war on Ukraine

Right Livelihood Laureates, including from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, recount how life has changed since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022

https://rightlivelihood.org/visual-stories/two-years-of-war-on-ukraine/

 

Poland's foreign minister addresses Russian BS statement at the UN Security Council – 4 min. video

https://twitter.com/carlbildt/status/1761465233011273942

 

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EVENTS

 

Mobilize 2030: Community-Led Action for Ending Poverty - Virtual Summit 

Mon. Feb. 26, noon - 4 p.m. ET

Join a national conversation on ending poverty and fulfilling Canada's obligations to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-summit-mobilize-2030-community-led-action-for-ending-poverty-tickets-820146519317 

 

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Solidarities + Connections with Palestine

Mon. Feb. 28, 4 p.m. ET

A panel discussion hosted by the Centre for Human Rights Research at the University of Manitoba.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Vi2fXpqUQPqXeJumPj2oMQ#/registration

 

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Ukraine and its European Partners after two Years of War

Tues. Feb. 27, noon - 1:30 pm ET

Join Daniela Prugger and Igor Mitchnik who last spoke to us two years ago to hear about the situation on the ground in Ukraine and how things have developed since February 2022. Hosted by the Center for German and European Studies.

https://www.brandeis.edu/cges/news-events/spring-2024/240227-ukraine.html 

 

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Climate Cafe 

Tues. Feb. 27, 7 p.m. ET

Join us in a warm and welcoming space, with facilitators, where people concerned about climate crisis and related issues share feelings and thought.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ccto-climate-cafe-february-27th-tickets-840667357697

 

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>From Fringe to Foreground: How Far-Right Politics is Influencing Canada’s Climate Conversation

Wed. Feb. 28, noon ET

Join us to explore the influence of far-right politics on Canada's climate conversation and what this means for communicators. This discussion and Q&A session will follow the evidence to disentangle the far-right’s financial ties to the oil and gas industry, the messaging strategies employed by Canada’s anti-climate influencers, and the media and networks that move anti-climate politics from the fringe to the mainstream and what this all means for Canadian politics and journey to net-zero. Hosted by Re.Climate out of Carlton U.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qePlsxgBQDq55gmt5Uqp-A#/registration  

https://mailchi.mp/b83838e6c1b6/youre-invited-global-burning-national-media-coverage-of-climate-change-and-wildfires-in-canada-webinar-13674849  

 

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Advocacy in Action: bridging research and policy-making

Wed. Feb. 28, 1 - 2 p.m. ET

How can social scientists and humanities scholars play a bigger role in creating policy change? Evidence for Democracy (E4D) and the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) are convening a panel of experts to discuss what science advocacy looks like in today’s policy landscape.

https://fhss.swoogo.com/advocacyinaction 

 

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Scrap the Chalk River Nuke Waste Dump Rally

Wed. Feb. 28 - Fri. Mar. 1

Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel By Dr, downtown Ottawa

We will be gathering in solidarity outside the Canadian Nuclear Association conference to make it loud and clear to the Canadian nuclear industry and energy ministers present that we do not consent to the Chalk River NSDF project and we do not want nuclear waste in our watershed! Whether you come for one day or for every day, your presence makes a difference.

https://www.facebook.com/events/888978292967500

 

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Is Nuclear Power the Answer?

Thur. Feb. 29, 7 p.m. ET

with speakers Angela Bischoff of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance, and Tom Baker, Socialist Action.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89522628187?pwd=9PXokN6cNb130eOAUa3zMcuf3Vbr4G 

 

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Radioactive Waste Policy in Canada – where did it go? 

Thur. Feb. 29, 7 p.m.

Co-hosted by Nuclear Waste Watch and Northwatch, this session will review and recap major developments in nuclear waste policy and governance over the last year, including the outcomes of the federal government’s radioactive waste policy review, the nuclear industry’s development of an “integrated strategy for radioactive waste” at the invitation of the federal Minister of Natural Resources, and the federal policy silence around the reprocessing of nuclear fuel waste.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K57w1_EtSTCUULtStGLhBg#/registration  

 

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Thermal Energy Networks in Buildings

Thur. Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m.

Thermal energy networks, often called district energy, are one of the most efficient means of delivering climate-friendly heating and cooling. These networks use safe and stable renewable energy that can be derived from sources as diverse as geothermal, wastewater systems, bodies of water, and energy-intensive buildings. David MacMillan, Program Manager with the City of Toronto’s Environment & Climate Division, will: Review the basics of thermal energy networks; Examine local examples; Discuss the influence of governance & funding on the future of thermal energy networks.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/thermal-energy-networks-in-buildings-tickets-827212694437 

 

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Six Degrees: A Conversation with Tonya Surman and Keita Demming

Thur. Feb. 29, 6 - 9 p.m., ET

Centre for Social Innovation, 192 Spadina, Toronto

Tonya, CSI’s CEO, and Keita Demming of The Covenant Group will discuss the latter’s new book, Strategy to Action, in which Keita presents an innovative tool to help professionals consolidate their short-term tactics with their long-term vision.

https://socialinnovation.org/event_auto/six-degrees-a-conversation-with-tonya-surman-and-keita-demming/  

 

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The Missing Piece: How to Stop Funding Climate Chaos

Thur. Feb. 29, noon ET

Climate finance is the missing piece of Canada’s climate plan. This webinar 'lunch & learn' will outline the significance of climate-aligned financial regulations, shedding light on its integral role in Canada’s climate strategy and offer insights on how we can advocate for much-needed government action on climate finance.

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/144223/petition/1 

 

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Fight Big Oil - Action Call 

Thur. Feb. 29, 7 p.m. ET

Big Oil and their political allies have been pulling out all the stops to sabotage climate action in Canada. The federal Conservatives are blocking the long-overdue Sustainable Jobs Act in Parliament. And now they’re mobilizing their supporters to flood the consultation process on Canada’s climate targets. It's crucial that we fight back. Join members of the 350 Canada team for a short, high-energy Zoom call where we'll take action together to boost our collective impact. During this action call we'll break down the climate and political context and take action together to combat Big Oil's latest efforts to weaken Canada's emissions targets.

https://act.350.org/signup/action-fight-big-oil/

 

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Warheads to Windmills

Thur. Feb 29, 7 p.m. ET

This webinar address two major issues: climate and nuclear weapons. Dr. Ivana Hughes and Dr. Timmon Wallis will speak on why both issues must be addressed with equal urgency, and then discuss how together we can build mass movement that can put an end to these threats. Sponsored by Veterans For Peace's Nuclear Abolition Working Group.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAof-6tqDkpHdZwxJ7-s5BnWvpnlHdLYeIe#/registration

 

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Project Hope 

Thursdays 6 - 7:30 pm recurring

OCADU, Room 420 MCC (Annex Building) - location most easily found on our Instagram profile in the highlight: “How to get here”, Toronto

Project Hope is a blend of mindfulness and art making for activists from all walks of life. These sessions are for individuals who want to connect with today’s issues in community in a gentle and mindful way. Sessions are free!

Link: @project.hope.to (Instagram) or email at ourprojecthope.to at gmail.com

 

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Taking the Battle out of Decision Making

Sat. March 2, 1 - 4:30 p.m. ET

This workshop is for climate activists interested in learning how to facilitate or support inclusive decision-making processes in their organizations. Learn skills and tools, grounded in the principles and practices of nonviolence, that build collaboration and creativity into how your group makes decisions.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taking-the-battle-out-of-decision-making-tickets-807365500947 

 

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International Womens' Day Rally and March 

Sat. March 2

Rally begins at 11 am in the OISE Auditorium (252 Bloor St W - St. George Subway) and the march will start at 1 pm.

The theme is "No One is Free Until We are All Free".

https://iwdtoronto.ca/2024/02/14/2024-rally-and-march-details/ 

 

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Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World

Sat. Mar. 2, 6:30 p.m. (followed by panel) and 

Sun. Mar. 3, 1:30 p.m.

Set prior to the Me Too movement, Analogue Revolution traces the rise, fall and resurgence of feminist media and activism in Canada.

https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=363080~fff311b7-cdad-4e14-9ae4-a9905e1b9cb0&epguid=b4c007e4-6bbd-47d8-87e8-9508327a7a5d&mc_cid=a0a316c216&mc_eid=fae1de97ef

 

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Tooker: 20 years on

Sun. March 3, 7 p.m. ET

March 3rd marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Tooker Gomberg – one of Canada’s most daring and courageous political figures, as well as friend, co-conspirator and guiding light to so many of us. 

We invite you to join in reflection and celebration of this exemplary writer, activist, politician, videographer, public speaker and advocate for a better world. You’re invited to share your reflections at the event. Who was Tooker to you? Share a favorite story of him. What do you think he’d be doing today?

Besides story-telling, we’ll do some Tooker Trivia, and show some video. 

Sign up to share your story at the event: mailto:angela at cleanairalliance.org  

Register to receive a zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrceusrTspHtGAe0gVocHapLieGiuC6kLK 

Learn more about Tooker here: https://greenspiration.org/tooker/ 

“As the climate changes, so must our consciousness. And our words into actions.” - t

 

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