We are collaborating with Extinction Rebellion Toronto to create our own Speakers’ Corner at the next GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE. Pop into our video booth across the street from Queen’s Park and share your thoughts. The footage will be livestreamed for anyone who couldn’t come to the rally in person and recorded for future use.
Anyone is welcome to share their thoughts on the climate crisis, but youth voices will be prioritized!
WHAT IS SPEAKERS’ CORNER?
Speakers’ Corner is a television series that aired weekly on Citytv and A (formerly A-Channel) stations in Canada, later CTV Two) from 1990 to 2008, featuring numerous short segments on a variety of topics as recorded by members of the general public in the form of rants, big-ups, shoutouts, jokes, music performances, etc. After the video was complete, it was edited for television. The show was an example of Citytv founder Moses Znaimer’s philosophy of interactive broadcasting, and essentially created what some 21st-century media outlets would retroactively label as a precursor to YouTube.
September 27th was only the beginning. 50 000 of you at least showed up for climate justice.
In the wake of the federal elections, it is crucial for us to hold our newly elected officials accountable to their electoral promises, and to push all levels of government to be more ambitious in their climate action.
On November 29th, be ready to strike, take the streets and mobilize to continue putting pressure on our governments.
Tentative plan: 11:00 Arrival of groups Rally 11:30 sharp at Queens Park March at 12:00 (Route tbd)
Join us on November 26th to hear from activists, organizations and legislators on climate action. We’ll discuss the importance of building solidarity by approaching the issue from an Indigenous, racialized, workers’ and eco-justice perspectives.
Anxious about the climate crisis and itching to do something about it? Climate Justice Toronto (CJTO) is here for you! Join us on Monday Nov 25th from 6-8 PM at the Workers’ Action Centre for an in-depth orientation to learn about how we’re collectively fighting for transformative climate action. You don’t need a degree in policy or years of activism under your belt to organize with us; all are welcome!
DATE: Monday November 25th TIME: 6:00-8:00 PM LOCATION: 720 Spadina Avenue, Suite 226 (Workers’ Action Centre)
ORIENTATION STRUCTURE: This orientation will make space for deeper discussion of the root causes of the climate crisis, such as capitalism, colonialism, and white supremacy. We’ll also explore CJTO’s grassroots & youth-led organizing structure, guiding principles, and theory of change. Finally, we’ll end with a short canvass training so you’ll feel comfortable talking about climate justice when you’re petitioning, and really with everyone you know! This orientation will be grounding and informative for not only newcomers but also CJTO members who have been coming out to meetings and actions.
**Access Notes**
720 Spadina Ave (Suite 226) is located on the second floor of a building with two powered doors at sidewalk-grade level. There are two elevators. There are men’s, women’s and single-stall all-gender washrooms on the 2nd floor with manual doors that are opened with keys. The nearest TTC station is Spadina which has elevators on the Line 2 Bloor-Danforth platform. Please email us at climatejusticeto.on@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns!
ABOUT CLIMATE JUSTICE TORONTO:
Climate Justice Toronto (CJTO) is organizing to unite young people from all movement backgrounds in the GTA to send a message to our governments and the broader public: the only people who will be making decisions about our future is us, the people affected, and especially the most marginalized among us. Through solidarity and alliance-building, direct action, creative storytelling, and electoral organizing, we will forge a just transition towards a decarbonized economy, and a Green New Deal for all.
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Climate change conversations at the UN level are going to continue in Madrid, Spain COP25 that is now planned for Madrid, Spain. Understanding the critical role of Indigenous peoples at these meetings and ripple impacts it can have on localized communities can be confusing and overwhelming – but you are not alone!
Join us in conversation with Andrea Carmen with International Indian Treaty Council, Graeme Reed with Assembly of First Nations, Janene Yazzie with International Indian Treaty Council, and Eriel Deranger with Indigenous Climate Action,
Tune in on Monday November 25th, 2019 12:00pm – 1:30pm MST. to watch on Facebook Live!
Climate change is often framed as an exclusively scientific issue: a matter of rising carbon dioxide levels, decreasing arctic ice and species extinction. But humanists and artists also grapple with this environmental crisis, and today deeply engaged, thought-provoking and artistically savvy responses to climate change are showing up in galleries, concert halls and theaters as well as in universities across the globe. Indeed, much recent art deftly incorporates scientific research and methodologies, such as Philippe Squarzoni’s graphic novel Climate Changed, Mel Chin’s fine art app ‘Unmoored,’ and Daniel Crawford’s string quartet piece “Planetary Bands, Warming World”. Too often climate science and environmental humanities travel two parallel tracks, functioning as concurrent but not collaborative projects. Conjoining the two is a force amplifier.
This one day symposium will bring together climate scientists, humanists and artists to bridge this disciplinary gap. In partnership with co-sponsors the Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) and the Centre for the Study of the United States (CSUS), the event will welcome guest scholars and artists who are committed to – and practiced in – the current paradigm shift to less siloed climate change thinking.
9:00am WELCOME
Steve Easterbrook, Director, School of the Environment, U of T
Alexandra Rahr, Bissell-Heyd Lecturer in American Studies, U of T
9:10am OPENING KEYNOTES
Katharine Hayhoe, Director, Climate Centre, Texas Tech. Katharine is an atmospheric scientist working to develop better ways of translating climate projections and bridge the gap between scientists and stakeholders.
Diane Burko: Fine Artist and Activist. Diane’s visual art incorporates scientific data, for example incorporating coral reef bleaching metrics in aestheticized images of underwater beauty.
10:30am COFFEE BREAK
11:00am PANEL DISCUSSION: How do we bridge the gap?
Bhavani Raman, Jackman Humanities Institute Fellow and Historian at the University of Toronto, who studies the history of colonialism and environmental law, with a particular focus on South Asia, such as in her exploration of the geographies of coastal flooding in Chennai.
Madhur Anand, Poet and Professor of Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph, where she mixes poetic and scientific approaches to articulating current and impending crises.
Paul Kushner, Atmospheric Physicist at the University of Toronto, who studies the links between ice, snow, and changing atmospheric circulation, while advocating for scientists to speak up about the risks and realities of climate change.
12:15pm LUNCH (included in registration fee)
1:00pm Data Comics Presentation
Fanny Chevalier, Assistant Professor in Information Visualization at the University of Toronto. Fanny studies interactive tools to support creativity and exploration.
Benjamin Bach: Lecturer in Design Informatics and Visualization, University of Edinburgh. Benjamin combines interactive information visualizations and storytelling to help people explore and understand data.
1:30pm Canadian Climate Challenge / Fun House Presentation
Andre Forsythe, Founder and Executive Director of the Canadian Climate Challenge. Andre works with scientists and artists to develop immersive experiences of climate change and sustainability solutions.
2:00pm REFRESHMENTS BREAK
2:30pm CLOSING KEYNOTES
Gavin Schmidt, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Gavin pairs his work on climate change drivers with scientific context for pop culture discussions of environmental crises.
Cate Sandilands, Professor and Trudeau Research Fellow, Faculty of Environment, York University. Cate studies the role of narrative in how to effectively communicate environmental crises to a wide audience.
3:50pm CLOSING REMARKS
4:00pm END
The Science and Art of Climate Change’ will extend the reach of ‘Strange Weather’ beyond 2019-2020. This symposium will be a key step in the School of the Environment’s exploration – evident in April 2019’s cross-disciplinary colloquium ‘Imagining a Post-Carbon World’ – of better integrating humanists into the School. To this end, the event will explore both theories of cross-disciplinary work and methodological questions of how exactly to enact such a timely and productive practice.
If you require accommodation please contact us at environment@utoronto.ca by November 18, 2019.
Leap UofT meets every week, alternating MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS at 4pm: – on Mondays, meet in WI 2006 – on Wednesdays, meet in IN 313
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Open to EVERYONE, new and returning members alike!
Passionate about climate justice? Ready to get to work?
From helping organize campus actions in solidarity with September’s global climate strike and land defenders at Mauna Kea, to escalating the fossil fuel divestment campaign at Victoria College and extending it to Trin, SMC, and the UofT administration as a whole, to contributing to the fight for a Green New Deal in the upcoming federal election, Leap UofT has an exciting year ahead of us! Join us at our weekly strategy meeting to get involved with planning events, actions, and outreach, and learning the basics of divestment organizing.
The upcoming federal election will have ramifications across the country, but perhaps nowhere will it be felt more than for those of us working on climate solutions and towards climate justice.
As such, we’re organizing an opportunity for folks to come together a week after to learn, discuss, and plan for the reality we’ll find ourselves in. This will include a discussion led by a panel of experts, an intentional networking session, and a solutions salon to ensure everyone leaves with some ways to move forward.
When: Monday, October 28th, 1pm-4:30pm
Where: Bigger Bolder, CSI Spadina Ave
The Summit is a members-only event designed to help you accelerate your work and maximize your CSI experience. Huzzah! You’ll meet amazing like-minded people, build strategic connections, find solutions to your needs and find others who have needs you’ll be able to solve; it will be awesome!
We aim to make these events open to everyone and so if the ticket price is a barreir please reach out to Stefan(at)socialinnovation.ca.
Stop by the store and meet some of the team from Shake Up The Establishment.
They are working to inform the public on issues around climate change for each of the political party’s platforms, increasing awareness on the effects of climate change, & holding the government accountable to act on their promises.
They are also working to increase the voter turn out by providing all the necessary details on how to register to vote and engage youth to become more active citizens.
We will work on an area along the East Don River behind the Bermondsey Transfer Station that has been a dumping ground for many years. Although close to the road and easily accessible (no steep slopes), the area is somewhat hidden from the public which is why nobody has cared to clean it up. Until now!
Snacks & water will be provided, and gloves & bags. Help us complete the picture above, and make the Don Valley garbage-free! For Students & kids: you can use this opportunity to towards community service hours.
Access is through the property of Solid Waste Management, 25 Old Eglington Avenue. From there it is a 400m walk/bike ride towards the clean up area. Come by bike, or take bus 91C to Bermondsey Rd At Eglinton Ave East. If by car, there is parking available.
