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A weekly annual poetry event reading hosted by poet James Dewar, which showcases local bards, artists of spoken and written word. Each evening is begun with a pre-show "ink-slinging" workshop where attendees are given promots, instruction, writing workshops and themes that allow each to produce a poem they can share in the open mic portion.

Time: Each Thursday evening- see website for details
Venue: Black Swan Tavern
Location: 154 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.hotsaucedwords.ca/hotsaucedwords/
Categories: Journalism, Writing, Literary, Language; Arts & Culture

Explore 100 reproductions of criminal photo cards (mug shots), dating from 1886 to 1908, and learn the stories behind them. Arresting Images offers a unique perspective on the social history and the practices of early policing in Ontario, and highlights historical themes and social circumstances during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as the emerging use of photographic portraits as a police identification tool.

Time: 9:00 to 5:00
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: Visitors Services
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Tourism & Hospitality Industry; Arts & Culture

Ever since explorers began searching for a Northwest Passage over 400 years ago, the Arctic has been a fascinating and important area of study, rich with drama, adventure, even tragedy. Using artifacts, images, audio-visual presentations, and art, Echoes in the Ice: History, Mystery, and Frozen Corpses examines Arctic exploration past and present, profiles the explorers involved in the search for the Northwest Passage, and decodes the mysteries of the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845

Time: 9:00 to 5:00
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: Visitors Services
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums; Environment

Opening November 25th
Who am I? will help you understand who you are -- funny, shy, or outgoing, everything can be explained! Who am I? takes you on a quest to discover what makes you unique, and explains why we react to situations the way we do. Become someone else for a few moments on a theatre stage, then enter a giant brain to see how we are influenced by our genetics, and by our life experiences. In the control room, learn about the importance of self-esteem in personal development. Younger children will pursue their own quest lead by the Smurfs. It will be smurfingly fun! Who am I? The Quest for Myself was produced by the Musée de la nature et des sciences de Sherbrooke, and presented by The Dove Self-Esteem Fund.

Time: Tuesday to Sunday 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://technomuses.ca
For information contact: Kelly Ray
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Gear up to explore the science and the technologies that get cars moving. Design, construct and race your own car down the Museum’s track, and investigate the science that makes engines roar. Buckle up, and come take part in a moving experience at the Canada Science and Technology Museum!

Time: Tuesday to Sunday 9 am to 5:00 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://technomuses.ca
For information contact: Kelly Ray
Phone: 613-949-5732
Categories: Museums

Alzheimer Awareness Month aims to increase public awareness and understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

For information contact: info@alzheimer.ca
Phone: 416-488-8772/1-800-616-8816
Categories: Health/Health Care

Braille Day in Canada honours Louis Braille, the creator of Braille, and aims to raise public awareness regarding issues that affect persons who are blind and the importance of Braille literacy.

For information contact: info@cnib.ca
Phone: 416-486-2500/1-800-563-2642
Categories: Education

Clearing your internal barriers will help you to achieve Success. Learn how your barriers are influencing your life. Using the power of your mind we help you to discover and overcome blockages that hold you back from reaching YOUR full potential.

Join this hypnotic workshop where you will:
• Become aware of your barriers & how they are effecting you
• Come out of this workshop with a better understanding of your behaviors &
state of your life.
• Clear negative blockages that hinder areas of your life

It is our responsibility to clear our negative filters, and empower ourselves to create success.

This may be the most powerful workshop you will ever attend!!
It is our responsibility to clear our negative filters, and re-discover our positive filters to create our future.

Join this experiential hypnotic workshop and transform your life!
Date: Tuesday January 4, 2011
Time: 6:30pm
Location: 355 Keele Street

Cost: $25 + HST Proceeds from this workshop will be donated to Covenant House Toronto

Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Venue: Hypno Healing Institute
Location: 355 Keele Street, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.hypno-healing.com
For information contact: Dianna Guglietti
Phone: 4167608996
Categories: Health/Health Care

World Renowned Hypnotist holds Gala Open House and Charity Workshop in Toronto to celebrate the 7th annual World Hypnotism Day. Join us and learn the true power and life changing abilities of hypnosis.

Meet Master Hypnotist, Author and much sought after speaker, Debbie Papadakis, BCH, CI.

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: Hypno Healing Institute
Location: 355 Keele Street, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.hypno-healing.com
For information contact: Dianna Guglietti
Phone: 4167608996
Categories: Health/Health Care

First held in 1977, National Non-Smoking Week aims to raise public awareness of the effects of tobacco use in order to help prevent individuals from starting to smoke, help smokers quit and promote smoke-free environments.

For information contact: infoservices@cctc.ca
Phone: 613-567-3050/1-800-267-5234
Categories: Health/Health Care; Education

Looking for something new in Networking?
Trying to make your business more "Green"?

Green-Connections is a networking and mentoring group of small businesses.
We are dedicated to exploring and sharing environmentally-friendly
practices, products and ideas. Our goal is to encourage all businesses to 'Go Green'.

Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Venue: Nineteen on the Park
Location: 19 Civic Avenue, Stouffville, ON
Website: http://www.green-connections.com
For information contact: Cathy Nesbitt
Phone: 1-888-775-9495
Categories: Business & Economics; Environment

Dr. Paul Corkum of the University of Ottawa and the National Research Council of Canada will discuss recent advances in laser technology. Before the lecture, examine lasers from the Museum’s collection, as well as the National Research Council’s first laser, developed in 1961. Dr. Alex Szabo of the NRC will be present to share how he and Dr. Boris Stoicheff developed the first Canadian laser.

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St-Laurent blvd, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Weedless Wednesday, the focal point of National Non-Smoking Week, aims to raise public awareness of the benefits of quitting smoking.

For information contact: infoservices@cctc.ca
Phone: 613-567-3050/1-800-267-5234
Categories: Health/Health Care; Education

Every year, University of Guelph students take part in hosting an Environmental Sciences Symposium (ESS) which focuses on a current environmental issue. This student-run, non-profit event seeks to enhance the knowledge of University of Guelph students, general public, and anyone willing to learn. The 2012 ESS will explore an 'Environmental Outlook on Agriculture: A Public Perspective.' We will be hosting lectures and workshops by speakers from a variety of backgrounds including Science, Social Studies, Industry, and the Arts all offering their own unique opinions and experiences. The ESS will be taking place on January 21st, 2012, and we are expecting approximately 400 attendees including academics, students and many members of the community.
Tickets will be made avaliable in the coming months, so please keep posted!

Time: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Venue: the Science Complex Atrium of the University of Guelph
Location: 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON
Website: http://enviroscisymposium.com/
For information contact: Aurora Patchett, envsymp@uoguelph.ca
Categories: Environment; Farming

The Franchise Show is Canada's largest franchise-only exhibition, bringing together the largest number of brand name franchises under one roof with investments at all levels!

Time: 11am - 5pm
Venue: Place Bonaventure
Location: 800, De La Gauchetière St. West, Montreal, QC
Website: http://www.cfa.ca/TheFranchiseShow/Montreal_Jan11/
Categories: Trade

The Kama Reading Series presents readings by Tarek Fatah, Linda McQuaig and Bob Rae in support of World Literacy Canada. Cost: $60

Time: 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Venue: Park Hyatt Toronto
Location: 4th Avenue, Toronto, ON
Categories: Arts & Culture; Journalism, Writing, Literary, Language

This workshop explores the commercialisation of beauty: how it gets marketed, what the industry norms are, who decides, and finally who has the power to change it. The session includes a screening of The Colour of Beauty, a short documentary by Elizabeth St. Philip (Breakin' In: The Making of a Hip-Hop Dancer), followed by a discussion with the filmmaker.

The discussion will be led by Jill Andrew, Director of the BITE ME! Toronto International Body Image Film & Arts Festival, co-presenters of The Body Series.

This event is supported by TDSB Equitable & Inclusive Schools, Student Equity Program Advisors.

Register by calling 416-973-3012.

Time: 5:30pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John St., Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/schedule.php?id=2316
Phone: 416-973-3012
Categories: Arts & Culture; Media, Entertainment, News, Communications; Women

Celebrating its 30th year, the 4-day event includes international speakers, seminars & intro workshops on key topics including, G.E. foods, organic production/certification, changing climates, eco-villages, earth buildings, farmland protection & food security. From producer to consumer, the workshops offer something for everyone. PLUS, there is an Organic Expo/Tasting Fair with 160+ exhibitors (includes 35 food samplers) on Saturday/Sunday, free to the public. This is your opportunity to sample and purchase a wealth of organic, fair trade products. Meet the makers, movers & shakers and discover how to make many positive changes in your life. There is a special open meeting held on Saturday, January 24th hosted by the Toronto Farmers’ Market Network to build links between growers and consumers.

Venue: The University Centre
Location: Guelph, ON
Website: http://www.guelphorganicconf.ca
For information contact: Tomas Nimmo
Phone: (705) 444-0923

USW Local 1005 and its 900 members and 9000 pensioners are waging a battle on behalf of ALL of us. Foreign-owned companies think we're just body parts to be thrown away at the end of our work lives.

The OFL, CLC, USW Local 1005 and Hamilton and District Labour Council are calling for a massive province-wide mobilization to stop U.S. Steel and other foreign-owned companies from wrecking our communities and stealing our futures. Let's get going!

Time: 1:00 pm
Venue: Hamilton City Hall
Location: 71 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON
Categories: Labour, Workplace, Unions; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

Canada's Premiere Organic Event!
This four-day event will feature over 150 booths, workshops, seminars and expert panels. Be sure to visit us at booth #97.
Cathy Nesbitt of Cathy's Crawly Composters will be presenting on Issues around advanced vermicomposting & research Sunday January 30 at 1:30 pm.

Free admission to marketplace - Free Weekend Parking.

Time: 9 am - 5:30 pm
Venue: University of Guelph
Location: Stone Road, Guelph, ON
Website: http://www.guelphorganicconf.ca/
For information contact: Cathy Nesbitt
Phone: 1-888-775-9495
Categories: Food & Beverage; Environment; Farming

Just Vision is pleased to announce the Canadian television premiere of its new film, Budrus. Hailed in The New York Times as " this year's must-see documentary."

Recently, Matthew Hays of the Montreal Mirror picked Budrus as the top must-see film of 2010. A trailer of the film as well as full press reviews are available at: http://www.jus

Winner of multiple prizes at top international film festivals, including Tribeca, Berlin and San Francisco, Budrus is produced by Just Vision. Budrus will also be in Vancouver at the World Community Film Festival Friday, February 11 at 7pm.

Time: 10pm ET/PT
Categories: Arts & Culture; International; Human Rights, Law, Legal

Award winning photographer Gabor Gasztonyi presents A Room in the City (Anvil Press), his five-year project of photographing the residents of the Cobalt, Balmoral, Regent and Sunrise Hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, the poorest postal code in the country. The residents are represented in private moments, with respect and dignity -- in their rooms and on the streets -- as they wish to be seen.

Accompanied by a selection of Gasztonyi's diary entries and poems, the photographs urge us to look longer and harder at a city often deemed as one of the world's best places to live. His unflinching eye insists that we examine a culture where the chasm between have and have-not grows ever deeper, to consider how we are both implicated and removed from the lives of our neighbours.

This event is free.

Venue: Vancouver Public Library (central library)
Location: 350 West Georgia Street Alma VanDusen and Peter Kaye Rooms, Lower Level, Vancouver, BC
Categories: Arts & Culture; Urban Issues, Transit, Housing, Public Space

Join us in welcoming Dr. Hajo Meyer, who will be sharing the lesson of his experience in Auschwitz: Never Again for Anyone. Dr. Meyer will be on tour in the U.S. and Toronto is his only Canadian stop.

Dr. Meyer will be joined by Lee Maracle, acclaimed writer and member of the Sto: Loh nation and Khaled Mouammar, president of the Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) to discuss the urgency of this message in Canada and the U.S. today.

In the face of the on-going ethnic cleansing of Palestine, attacks and persecution of Muslim and Arab communities in Canada and the U.S., the repression of dissent on campuses, the continued military occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan and the on-going struggles of Black, immigrant, indigenous, queer and disabled communities for their rights, we assert a commitment to collective humanity against the application of "never again" to only a few.

$10 or PWYC (No one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Venue: Winchevsky Centre
Location: 585 Cranbrooke Avenue, Toronto, ON
For information contact: info@neveragainforanyone.com
Categories: Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

Heart Month is the Heart and Stroke Foundation's primary fundraising and public awareness campaign for heart disease.

For information contact: heartmonth@hsf.ca
Phone: 613-569-4361
Categories: Health/Health Care

This is the show that fuels you.
Barrels of oil? Or barrels of monkeys? Using a combination of verbatim and improvisation, the voices of Fort McMurray's transients and locals come alive at a time of major change. Some of this country's most exciting theatre creators reveal life at the northern tip of Highway 63, at the front lines of the world's largest energy project, the Athabasca Oil Sands.
Tickets are $15-$35

Venue: Theatre Passe Muraille
Location: 16 Ryerson Ave, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.passemuraille.on.ca
For information contact: Heather Ervin - heathere@passemuraille.on.ca
Phone: 416-504-7529
Categories: Arts & Culture; Labour, Workplace, Unions; Economic Development

1st Anniversary Open House at Beit Zatoun

What a first year it has been! Thank you dear communities. With your support, help and enthusiasm Beit Zatoun found its roots and thrived from the first breath.

Incredible as it may seem, it will be a year soon, since Beit Zatoun opened its doors for the first time on January 30, 2010 with a reading of Seven Days from a Gaza Diary and a piano improvisation by John Kameel Farah. That one event was followed by another 70+ events of amazing variety and quality from many individuals and communities.

We are totally pleased and grateful that you were part of the year that passed and wish to invite you to help Beit Zatoun and the community to celebrate it and also open our second year.

An evening of friendships, sharing, hopes, ideals and intentions. Add wonderful mix talented and generous performances of music, poetry, spoken word, chant and more. Full program to be announced.

We invite the media to join us for a lively evening of live music, poetry, dance and invigorating company.

Time: 6:30pm - 10:30pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500

First held in 1946, White Cane Week aims to increase public awareness of persons who are blind or have a visual impairment.

For information contact: ccb@ccbnational.net
Phone: 613-567-0311/1-877-304-0968
Categories: Education

Join us for music, dinner, dance performances and hear first hand account of the situation in Afghanistan from Spogmai Akseer, spokesperson for Afghans for Peace. Spogmai recently visited Afghanistan and will talk about the realities facing the Afghan people under the NATO occupation.
Other speakers:
Peggy Nash, Former NDP MP, Canadian Auto Workers Union
Others TBA
Featuring special performances by Matadanze, AcidFlow, and musician Alborz Atashband.
Admission $10 - $25 sliding scale

Time: 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Venue: Steelworker's Hall
Location: 25 Cecil Street, Toronto, ON
For information contact: info@nowar.ca
Categories: International; Military

Our Way to Fight - Canadian Book Launch

Join us to bring Michael Riordon's new book, Our Way to Fight, into the world.

Our Way to Fight: peace-work under siege in Israel-Palestine documents creative resistance to occupation on both sides of the wall. In olive groves, besieged villages, refugee camps and checkpoints, here are the dangerous lives of non-violent activists, the sparks that led them to resist, the escalating risks they face, and the many small victories that sustain them - and us!
Meet these courageous people of the book, through the writer's eyes and their own words, recorded on-location.

Early comment on the book: "Our Way to Fight explores the stories of men and women who create glimmers of light and hope in the dark despair surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is a vital intervention for all who care about peace and justice."

Neve Gordon, Israeli academic, activist, and author of Israel's Occupation

"A book like a pocket lamp that contests darkness: the darkness fabricated by those who have promoted a global blindness concerning what has happened in Palestine and Israel during the last sixty years. The battery of this remarkable lamp is true observation, and with it you discover exemplary courage in the most unexpected places. Pocket it!"
John Berger, author of From A to X: a fiction inspired by the people of Palestine

Books will be available for signing by the author.

Time: 7pm - 9pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500
Categories: Human Rights, Law, Legal

Don't miss this opportunity to join established and aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders and students working to learn and share cutting-edge practices to make their media matter, February 10 and 11, 2011 at American University in Washington, DC. This year's Media That Matters conference theme is Storytelling Across Platforms. Visit the Center's website to see the detailed agenda and share your own media that matters on our Facebook page. Regular registration $100, Students $50, Fair Use Workshop $50. Register today!

Venue: Katzen Arts Center, American University
Location: 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20016, United States, DC
Website: http://www.eventville.com/Catalog/EventRegistration1.asp?EventId=1007473; http://www.centerf
Categories: Communications Industry & Technology; Media, Entertainment, News, Communications

The 3rd Annual Sustainable Business Conference (SBC) is a day of discussion devoted to issues of economic, environmental and social sustainability in business. While the content of the conference is targeted at individuals with an interest in business, the range of topics and quality of speakers make this a learning experience for everyone.

Improving upon the success of the first two conferences, this 3rd edition will see business professionals and professors engaging with attendees on issues related to the emergence of new business models.
Price: $10 (students) $20 (non-students) - Includes organic lunch by Dépanneur Sylvestre

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Desmarais Building, University of Ottawa, room 4101
Location: Ottawa, ON
Website: http:///bit.ly/SBCtickets, Details: http://www.cetsc.ca
For information contact: sbc.dda@cetsc.ca
Categories: Economic Development; Environment

The Iron Science challenge is a celebration of science teachers! It champions the creation of high-quality creative approaches to teaching science and engineering and shines a spotlight on skilled and courageous teachers from across Canada.
The event follows a format similar to the famous Iron Chef television series, with teams of teachers presenting spectacular and imaginative feats of science and engineering – built around a secret ingredient.

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St-Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

The Economics of Happiness describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On the one hand, government and big business continue to promote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, all around the world people are resisting those policies, demanding a re-regulation of trade and finance – and, far from the old institutions of power, they’re starting to forge a very different future. Communities are coming together to re-build more human scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm – an economics of localization.

Admission: Adults-$7.00 Students-FREE

Time: Live Music starts at 6:30pm, Discussion starts at 7:15, and Film starts at 7:30pm
Venue: Gaytey Theatre
Location: 161 Hurontario Street, Collingwood, ON
Website: http://www.bethechangefilmseries.ca/
For information contact: Lisa Farano, lisa@elephantthoughts.com
Phone: 705-444-2012
Categories: Economic Development; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

Be The Change Film Series - presented by Investors Group (Live music 6:30pm/ Film screening 7:00pm /Discussion with guest speaker 9:00pm)

This documentary film series focusing on Ecological / Social Justice issues is held once a month at the Gayety Theater in Collingwood Ontario on the third Wednesday of the month, from October to May. ‘Be The Change’ is meant to spark discussion amongst members of our community about the important issues facing us all. Visit www.bethechangefilmseries.ca or www.elephantthoughts.com for more information.

Admission: $7.00/Students: Free at Elephant Thoughts, The Environment Network, The Collingwood Public Library & Smart’s Flowers.

February 16, 2011: Dirty Oil, w.Fox Farm and an all-party political panel
Narrated by Canadian actress and environmentalist Neve Campbell, this feature documentary from Academy Award nominated director Leslie Iwerks goes deep behind-the-scenes into the strip-mined world of Northern Alberta. Here, vast and toxic oil sands supply the US with the majority of it’s oil. Told through the eyes of scientists, “big oil” officials, politicians, doctors, environmentalists, and aboriginal citizens directly affected by “the largest industrial project on the planet today”, the filmmakers journey to both sides of the border to uncover the emotional and irreversible toll this “black gold” is taking on our planet.

Venue: Collingwood Public Library & Smart's Flowers
Location: Collingwood, ON
Website: http://www.babelgum.com/dirtyoil
For information contact: Lisa Farrano, lisa@elephantthoughts.com
Phone: 705-812-2605
Categories: Environment

Looking for something new in Networking?
Trying to make your business more "Green"?

Green-Connections is a networking and mentoring group of small businesses.
We are dedicated to exploring and sharing environmentally-friendly
practices, products and ideas. Our goal is to encourage all businesses to 'Go Green'.

Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am
Venue: Richmond Hill Town Offices
Location: 225 East Beaver Creek, Richmond Hill, ON
Website: http://www.green-connections.com
For information contact: Cathy Nesbitt
Phone: 1-888-775-9495
Categories: Business & Economics; Environment

West Coast is pleased to host the second in our Dialogues for Legal Innovation series: Law Reform for Nature, Climate and Communities

Please join us on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011, at the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue as an audience participant to explore how BC’s laws and policies about land use should evolve in light of climate change.

Admission is free, but please note that space is limited and pre-registration is required. Please register at www.wcel.org

The reality we face in BC is that many of our resource and land-use management laws were created decades ago, before the phrase “climate change” had even been coined, and long before climate change was recognized as the greatest ecological challenge of our time.

What are the implications of the legal status quo for nature and communities, in an era of climate change? Looking forward, what vision should we be enabling with our laws and policies?

Our diverse panel of invited guests will explore these issues, drawing on their own experiences and examples of innovation. The evening will begin with short presentations introducing scientific, legal, and economic perspectives.

Audience members will be given the opportunity to ask questions in a closing question and answer session.

Moderator: Jessica Clogg, Executive Director and Senior Counsel, West Coast Environmental Law
Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue - Asia Pacific Hall
Cost: The event will be open to a public audience free of charge.

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Venue: Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue - Asia Pacific Hall 580 West Hastings Street (enter via Seymour St
Location: Vancouver, BC
Website: http://www.wcel.org
For information contact: Jeanette Ageson, jageson@wcel.org
Phone: 604-601-2511
Categories: Environment; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

Thanks to the generosity of the RBC Foundation, Camp Kawartha Environment Centre is proud to offer a series of “free workshops” on sustainable living where local and regional experts will share practical steps that make businesses and homes a little greener.

Topic: “Financing the Green Economy”

Guest Speaker: Chris Ouellette. Chris is the Manager of Environmental Solutions in RBC’s Corporate Environmental Affairs Group and is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Location: Camp Kawartha Environment Centre, 2505 Pioneer Road, Peterborough, (Near Trent University)

Date: February 17, 7pm

Session Outline: Finance is playing an important role in our transition to a more environmental sustainable economy, presenting many opportunities but also not without its own challenges. Chris will discuss the different ways RBC is promoting the growth of new “green” sectors such as clean technology, green buildings and renewable energy.

If possible, please RSVP to Sonja Rykers at 652-3860 or by email: info (at) campkawartha.ca

For more Information – visit our website: http://www.campkawartha.ca/environmentcentre/publicworkshops.php

Time: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Camp Kawartha Environment Centre
Location: 2505 Pioneer Road, Peterborough, ON
Website: http://www.campkawartha.ca/environmentcentre/publicworkshops.php
For information contact: Craig
Phone: 705-652-3860
Categories: Environment; Economic Development

National Sweater Day

On February 17, join Canadians across the country in turning down your thermostat by 3 degrees, and throw on a fun, quirky sweater to show your support for the planet.

Additional Contacts & Websites:

http://www.google.ca/search?q=%22sweater+day%22+%22climate+change%22

Website: http://wwf.ca/takeaction/sweater_day/

The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a reception and hors d’oeuvres. The annual meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a welcome and election of board members. That will be followed by a keynote speech by Elizabeth Brackett, correspondent and substitute host for WTTW11′s flagship nightly public affairs program “Chicago Tonight” and author of the book “Pay to Play: How Rod Blagojevich Turned Political Corruption into a National Sideshow.”

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Our keynote speech, "The Joy and Travails of Journalism," will be given by Elizabeth Brackett, correspondent and substitute host for WTTW11’s flagship nightly public affairs
program “Chicago Tonight” and author of the 2009 book Pay to Play: How Rod Blagojevich Turned Political Corruption into a National Sideshow.
The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a reception and hors d’oeuvres. The annual meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a welcome and election of board members. Brackett’s address will follow.
Admission is free to AWJ members whose 2011 dues are paid and Columbia faculty and students; $20 for non-members. For $15, non-member students from schools other than Columbia can get admission to the meeting and a one-year membership.
Dues are $50 for regular members, $15 for students and $65 for associates. Consider joining now or at the meeting.
Please RSVP by 9 p.m. on Sunday, February 13 to get on the RSVP list and get through

Time: 6:30 pm Friday
Venue: Columbia College’s Film Row Cinema
Location: 1104 S. Wabash, 8th fl., Chicago
Website: http://awj.camp8.org/events?eventId=272495&EventViewMode=EventDetails
Categories: Journalism, Writing, Literary, Language; Media, Entertainment, News, Communications

Sailing on the Solar Sea
How do you harness the power of the Sun’s solar wind to propel a spaceship? Find out and make your own solar sail spacecraft. Complemented by either a guided tour of the heavens in the inflatable planetarium, a visit to the Canada in Space exhibition, or a visit to the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory (weather permitting). Duration: 90 minutes

Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

This year, Winterlude introduces the coolest science adventure of the season. Join us for family fun and chilling science activities and discoveries inspired by our coldest climates and the search for the lost Franklin expedition of 1845. Engage in fascinating experiments, and see for yourself how science and technology affect our everyday lives, and learn about the challenges faced by scientists when working in the cold remoteness of the Arctic.

Time: 2 pm to 9 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Imagine a country choosing to prioritize its citizens' happiness over traditional economic measures. Bhutan is doing just that. This remote South Asian country is choosing to value "Gross National Happiness" above conventional economics as it deals with the modern world. This philosophy will be their guiding principle over their nation's development, which includes certifying the entire country's agricultural system organic. Vandana Shiva says "Bhutan, which looks idealistic, is actually being realistic about what you need for a sustainable society." Join Canadian Organic Growers as we learn how organic makes a difference in how we live and eat. This conference will stir you with inspiring stories, the difficult challenges and the proven visions that are bringing healthy organic food from the field to the table.

Keynote speaker is Silver Donald Cameron, one of the few observers to Bhutan's transition to an entirely organic agricultural system. Panels include Moms Against GMOs, Natural vs Organic, Whistleblowers, Is Walmart Compatible with Organic?, Hidden GMOs, Make Heritage Seeds Work for You, The Wonder Years: Bread and Beer, Sludge on our Farms, The Future of Agriculture, Organic Beauty Products, and more.
$65 ($85 after Feb. 5); COG members $55 ($65 after Feb. 5)
Rates for seniors, students and unwaged
Organic lunch included!

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: University of Toronto Conference Centre
Location: 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, ON
Website: http://cogtoronto.org
For information contact: cogtoronto.org
Phone: 416-466-4420
Categories: Environment; Economic Development

Scout-Guide Week (Guide-Scout Week) commemorates the birthdays of the organization's founders, Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, and focuses on promoting scouting and guiding activities.

Phone: 416-487-5281/1-800-565-8111
Categories: Education; Children & Youth

Scout-Guide Week (Guide-Scout Week) commemorates the birthdays of the organization's founders, Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, and focuses on promoting scouting and guiding activities.

For information contact: helpcentre@scouts.ca
Phone: 6613-224-5131/1-888-726-8876
Categories: Education; Children & Youth

A great hands-on experience for visitors of all ages! Discover some of the most important scientific and technological objects in Canada. Climb aboard real locomotives, try your hand at fascinating experiments, and see for yourself how science and technology affect our everyday lives.

Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Gamiing Nature Centre will be hosting a series of events and activities on Monday, February 21st, such as snowshoeing, cross country ski trails, guided nature trail walks, skating, hot refreshments, games and more. Please come visit us anytime from sun up until sun down.

Additional Contacts & Websites:

Mieke - info (at) gamiing.org

Location: Lindsay/ Bobcaygeon, ON
Website: http://www.gamiing.org
For information contact: marketingandpromotion@gamiing.org
Phone: 705-799-7083

Café Scientifique is a forum where, for the price of a coffee or glass of wine, adults can get together and talk about recent - and sometimes controversial - developments in science and technology. The Canada Science and Technology Museum moderates the discussion between invited experts and the general public. Lively discussions guaranteed!

Time: 6 p.m.
Venue: Fox and Feather Pub
Location: 283 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Thinking Day is an occasion for scouts and guides to celebrate the birthdays of the organization's founders, Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, through numerous activities.

For information contact: helpcentre@scouts.ca
Phone: 613-224-5131/1-888-726-8876
Categories: Education; Children & Youth

A lively and titillating salon discussion on moral puzzles involving censorship and free expression as covered in the gay press. How are queer communities struggling to reconcile the fights for freedom of sexual and political expression with their desire to fight homophobic expression? Case studies range from Queers Against Israeli Apartheid and the Toronto Pride Parade, to murder music, Canada Border Services Agency and queer-themed film.

Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Venue: Toronto Public Library, Yorkville Branch
Location: 22 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto, ON
Categories: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual; Arts & Culture; Human Rights, Law, Legal

Pathways began as a community sustainability conference in Cochrane Alberta in May of 2009. P2S 2009 explored the five phases of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) sustainable community planning. Participants attended from across Alberta to learn about how to participate in creating sustainability plans for our communities.

Pathways 2011 is moving forward from planning to community-based action. With the involvement of the Alberta Rural Development Network and Growing Food Security in Alberta, Pathways 2011 will encompass a dialogue about the components of resilient communities: FOOD, FUEL, and FINANCE!

Pathways 2011 will be hosted at Red Deer College February 23rd - 25th in partnership with ReThink Red Deer, City of Red Deer, and Sustainability Resources Ltd.

Venue: Red Deer College
Location: 100 College Boulevard, Red Deer, AB
Website: http://www.pathways2sustainability.ca/
For information contact: Lisa Fox
Phone: 403-975-2973
Categories: Environment

Ecology Ottawa's 2011 Clean Energy Launch!

Come celebrate all the wheels that are driving clean energy in Ottawa!

When: Feb 24, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Where: Jean Pigott Place Room, City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. West, Ottawa
Agenda: "Clean Energy Future"
"How We Got Here"
"Role of City Council"
"Efforts to Date"

Food, Drink, and Fun!

Attendees
Engaged Citizens, Community Organizations, City Councillors, Energy Businesses, Supporting Agencies

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Jean Spigott Place Room, City Hall
Location: 110 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://ecologyottawa.ca/
For information contact: Kevin Donaghy, kevindonaghy@ecologyottawa.ca
Phone: 613-860-5353
Categories: Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations

GreenWorks Green Energy Career Fairs
(various dates and locations across Ontario)

- Renew your skills
- Renew your career

Hosted by CONNECT and funded by Employment Ontario, GreenWorks aims to introduce this exciting and expanding sector to jobseekers who may not have considered it before.

Take advantage of these events to exhibit at absolutely no cost to your organization, and find the right people for your workforce. Network with other providers who offer training and up-skilling in your sector. Make connections and highlight the good work you do, to draw career seekers to your company and to promote Green Energy.

Whether you chose to exhibit at one of the six fairs or all of them, at each event, you will be entitled to:

* Free exhibit space, with skirted display table and power outlet
* Free parking
* Free nutritious breaks and lunch
* Free networking opportunities to short list and/or recruit on the spot

Don’t miss this opportunity! Register today!

For more information:

Additional Contacts & Websites:

[Calendar Editor adds:

GoodWork - Green Jobs, Environmental Employment
http://GoodWorkCanada.ca/

Location: Various, ON
Website: http://collegeconnect.on.ca/events/
Categories: Labour, Workplace, Unions

FREE

People come in all shapes, sizes and colours. Join us for an evening of celebration and reflection of our diversity, and visit our gallery of public art made by previous Body Series participants. The evening includes a film screening and discussion that will help you reconsider notions of masculinity, femininity and race.

The discussion will be led by Jill Andrew, Director of the BITE ME! Toronto International Body Image Film & Arts Festival, co-presenters of The Body Series.

Register by calling 416-973-3012.

Time: 5:30pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John St., Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/schedule.php?id=2339
Phone: 416-973-3012
Categories: Arts & Culture; Health/Health Care; Media, Entertainment, News, Communications

Your invitation to participate in 2011 Youth Job Fair

If you are an employer who promotes “Green” in your business
AND / OR an employer in the Solar Energy Sector
– we want to see you here!

This is an opportunity to highlight your business and hire youth!

Date: Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Location: Walter Baker Sports Centre, Malvern Dr., Nepean
Set-up time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Doors open: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Will be on-site

FREE for Employers to exhibit
• Each booth has a table and two chairs
• Electricity – You MUST specify if you need electricity

DON'T MISS THIS EVENT
• Premier Event Specializing in bringing Employers and job seekers together
• Limited to 30 Exhibitors

Additional Contacts & Websites:

Karen Yates karen.yates (at) itoottawa.com 613-688-0440 x. 222

Location: Ottawa, ON
For information contact: Sandra Ghanem, sghanem@ysb.on.ca
Phone: 613-236-6456, ext. 230
Categories: Children & Youth

The OFL and CBTU (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists) present the acclaimed exhibition "And Still I Rise: A History of African Canadian Workers in Ontario." This travelling exhibit originally developed by the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre explores the rich legacy of Ontario's black Community.

Four exhibits designed to look like train coaches span the twentieth century with exhibition topics ranging from "Challenges to Freedom" to "1900 to World War II" to the reflective "Legacy of African Canadians." Visitors are invited to learn more about the historic and present day lives and experiences of black Canadians through the investigation of themes including immigration, work roles and the labour movement, the agitation of civil rights, the contributions of African Canadians to the arts and sports, the importance of church, schools and voluntary organizations to building strong
communities.

Venue: Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) Building
Location: 15 Gervais Drive, Toronto, ON
Categories: Labour, Workplace, Unions

How should we define hate speech? Who should censor it, and when should the right to free expression be invoked? Join us in a provocative panel discussion as part of Freedom to Read Week 2011.

Panel: Susan G. Cole, author, playwright, broadcaster and senior editor at NOW Magazine; Jonathan Kay, op-ed columnist and comment pages editor for the National Post; Janet Keeping, President of the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership; Richard Moon, author and Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor. Moderator: Steve Paikin, Host of TVO's The Agenda.

Tickets $10 at the door (proceeds to PEN Canada). Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Venue: Toronto Reference Library Atrium
Location: 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
Categories: Human Rights, Law, Legal

The theme of Eco Farm Day 2011 is 'For the Sake of Food Safety and Security'. The safety and security of food supply is in deep trouble throughout the world. Chronic and acute food-borne diseases emanate from the industrial production of food, involving longer than normal storage and delivery to consumers as highly processed and boxed eatables. The wide use of pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, slaughterhouse wastes, and GMOs poses a phenomenal risk. The most obvious answer to this dilemma is to grow and consume organically produced food, but the market faces such demand to which it is unable to cater. The outsourcing of organic cultivation to far flung places and even certain deserts across the globe is neither tenable nor acceptable. The only alternative is to produce and consume local organic foods. Strategies will be discussed on how to resolve these issues in the best interests of the public.

This message will be delivered through keynote speakers Dr. Shiv Chopra and author Margaret Webb, 12 workshops, a trade show with over 30 exhibitors, and a fully organic lunch.

Date: February 25, 26th, 2011, Ramada Inn, Cornwall, Ontario
Organic Events, Conferences, Courses
http://www.cog.ca/news_events/events-calendar/
http://planetfriendly.net/calendar/organic/

Local Organic - The Key to Global Food Safety and Security.
(Traduction simultanée)

Venue: Ramada Inn
Location: Cornwall, ON
Website: http://www.cog.ca/ottawa/ecofarmday/
Categories: Education; Environment

A tribute to the late folksinger Phil Ochs, featuring David DePoe, Honey Novick and Sandy Crawley. In addition, David and Honey will share some of their experiences with Phil, and comment on the continuing relevance of his music.

$5 at the door.

Time: 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Venue: Centre for Inquiry
Location: 216 Beverley Street, Toronto, ON
For information contact: bohempoetrycafe@gmail.com
Categories: Music; Arts & Culture; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

Award-winning investigative journalist and syndicated columnist, author and the host of Democracy Now! in a discussion about the role of independent media in promoting social justice. Book Signing to follow. Free.

Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue: University of Alberta
Location: Education North Building 2115, Edmonton, AB
Categories: Media, Entertainment, News, Communications; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

COPE is celebrating winter in style with a masquerade ball at the beautiful Museum of Vancouver! The COPE Winter Gala is a chance for you to dress up and spend a wonderful evening with fellow
COPE supporters, elected officials and leaders of Vancouver's labour and political community.

Hosted by the talented and hilarious Charlie Demers, the evening features an exciting taste of the west coast with food inspired by Vancouver, a judging panel of the best masks and a special musical performance you won't want to miss -- all surrounded by the beautiful views of English Bay.

Tickets for the event are $70 each, with early bird tickets including a free bar ticket or $5 off, and student/youth under 28 or fixed income tickets available for only $40. Tickets are available online here: copewintergala.eventbrite.com or can be purchased directly from COPE without a fee via email or phone: cope@cope.bc.ca or 604-255-0400.

Tickets for individuals on low or fixed income are also available, as well as a small selection of complimentary tickets. They can be obtained by contacting COPE directly.

COPE needs your support as we head into a fall election, especially one with so many critical issues facing Vancouver including affordable housing, accessible parks and community centres and the threat to our neighbourhood schools. Your support means COPE can continue the important work it has at City Council, Parks Board, and School Board.

Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Coalition of Progressive Electors winter gala
Location: 1100 Chesnut Street, Vancouver, BC
For information contact: cope@cope.bc.ca
Phone: 604-255-0400
Categories: Politics & Political Organizations

What began as a single act of desperation in Tunisia has led to a series of significant uprisings of millions of people in Egypt and beyond.

In a region that has long suffered the impacts of colonial exploitation, oppressive puppet tyrants, and chronic misrepresentation, we are now witnessing a historic moment in which people are rising up to reclaim their lives, present and future.

The world is watching, but what are we seeing? Join us for a timely and much needed discussion and analysis as these historical events unfold.

Speakers:

Sonia Djelidi is a human rights activist who Studied Economics and Politics at University of Montreal. She lived for 3 years in West Africa, working with civil society. She is Member of GRILA (Group for Research and Initiative for the Libration of Africa). Currently she is the coordinator of the Collectif de Solidarité au Canada avec les luttes sociales en Tunisie and works as a communication coordinator for an international organization.

Mostafa Henaway is an Egyptian Canadian who has been active in Palestine solidarity with Tadamon Montreal! which works in solidarity with social movements in the Arab world: Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisa, and Iraq. He is also active in the international Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Campaign to end Israeli Apartheid, participating in organizing of the 2010 BDS Conference in Montreal. He is a community organizer at the Immigrant Worker Center in Montreal, and is also an independent writer and radio producer.

Mohammed Mohsen is a Toronto based visual artist, with experience and involvement in several art organizations. Mohammed continues to contribute to the cultural and political life in Toronto, with history that includes involvement in the Arab Students' Collective, Jawqet Al-Sheikh Imam (the Sheikh Imam Ensemble), Toronto Arab Film Festival, OCAD Student Union, and several art organizations.

Moderated by Ghadeer Malek. Ghadeer is a Palestinian activist and feminist. She writes and performs spoken word and poetry and is part of an arts collective called AqsaZine. She is active on women's rights issues and is a strong advocate of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign to end Israeli Apartheid, Occupation and Colonization of Palestine.

Organized by HUNA, (“here” in Arabic ) - is a diverse, tight-knit group of Arabs Engaged in Politics, Society, and Culture.

Sponsored by Beit Zatoun, OPIRG UofT and OPIRG York.

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Need to know:
- Doors open at 6:45 pm
- PWYC / Donation
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

Tasty refreshments (non-alcoholic) and Zatoun oliveoil+za'atar dipping.

Time: 7pm - 9pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are about to impose usage-based billing on YOU.

This means we're looking at a future where ISPs will charge per byte, the way they do with smart phones. If we allow this to happen Canadians will have no choice but to pay MUCH more for less Internet. Big Telecom companies are obviously trying to gouge consumers, control the Internet market, and ensure that consumers continue to subscribe to their television services.

These Big Telecom companies are forcing small competing ISPs to adopt the same pricing scheme, so that we have no choice but to pay these punitive fees.

This will crush innovative services, Canada's digital competitiveness, and your wallet. More about this here: http://stopthemeter.ca/

Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Website: http://stopthemeter.ca
Categories: Communications Industry & Technology; Computers; Media, Entertainment, News, Communications

The choices we make about food can have a significant impact on the planet. This session discusses some of the ways our food production system impacts the environment and how local eating and organic agriculture can mitigate these impacts.

Location: Mountain Equipment Coop 366 Richmond Rd Ottawa; 7:00-9:00pm

This is the 4th seminar in the Seventh Generation Learning Series put on by Maison Tucker House and hosted by Sustainable Living Ottawa West. Seminars are the 4th Monday of every month, always at the same location.:

* Monday, January 24, Home Solar Power - how to profit from Ontario’s Green Energy Act
* Monday, February 28, Sustainable Food
* Monday, March 28th, Sustainable Transportation
* Monday, April 25, Sustainable Finances - greening your budget!

Additional Contacts & Websites:

www.SLOWest.ca
www.maisontuckerhouse.ca

Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Venue: Mountain Equipment Coop
Location: 366 Richmond Street Road, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.maisontuckerhouse.ca
For information contact: Kathyrn Guidon - Tucker House, info@tuckerhouse.ca
Categories: Environment; Social Policy

Yes in My Back Yard Would you like to grow your own food, but don’t have space to garden? Do you have a backyard that you would like to put to use?

The Stop Community Food Centre’s Yes In My Back Yard (YIMBY) program connects people who would like to garden but don’t have the space, to people who have space in their yards they are willing to share.

Backyard gardening is a great way to access fresh, organic veggies for a lower cost, contribute towards a healthier environment by reducing chemical inputs and pollution caused by the industrial food system, and grow things you might not be able to find at the grocery store – all while getting exercise, fresh air, and the satisfaction of watching food grow!

In fact, gardening is one of Canada’s most popular outdoor recreational activities. But here in Toronto not everyone can go right out and start digging – many people would like to garden but live in apartment buildings or do not have access to yard space suitable for growing food. And yet others have access to a yard but do not have the time, interest, or the physical ability to maintain a vegetable garden. Some just like the idea of co-operating with others to create a garden together. Whatever the motivation for participating, YIMBY is working to build community and strengthen relationships between people who might not have otherwise met.

The Stop acts as a connector, helping to set up garden sharing matches. We also offer a tool lending library, free gardening workshops to enhance your skills, some free seedlings, a community seed exchange, and opportunities to meet and learn from other gardeners. YIMBY connects people to garden in the neighbourhoods around The Stop’s two locations, The Green Barn at Christie and St. Clair, and our centre at Davenport and Symington. This area extends roughly from: Bloor up to Rogers/Vaughan Rd and Bathurst over to Dundas W./Old Weston Rd.

We are hosting a meeting/orientation session for anyone interested in getting involved in YIMBY, on Monday, Feb 28th, 2011 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. If you are interested in the YIMBY program, or to RSVP for this meeting, please contact Liz Curran at The Stop Community Food Centre: 416-651-7867 ext. 27 or liz (at) thestop.org

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location: Toronto, ON
Categories: Farming; Environment

With the demand for GHG professionals expected to increase rapidly over the next five years, organizations will be faced with the challenge of identifying and hiring qualified GHG quantifiers.

Certification programs—through standardized and accredited processes—provide credible recognition to competent professionals.

HRCarbon’s path to GHG Inventory Quantifier Certification will lead you to obtain a globally recognized certification that demonstrates your competence to quantify, assess and report GHG emissions.

CSA Group, established in 1919, is an independent, not-for-profit association which promotes the use of cleaner technologies by businesses in the energy, infrastructure, and transportation sectors, and led the development of the ISO 14064 GHG standards as secretariat to ISO Technical Committee 207 responsible for developing globally recognized environmental standards.

Price: CAD 1,695 + HST

Note: CSA Exam and Certification Fees are directly payable to the CSA

Venue: Toronto
Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.hrcarbon.com
For information contact: HR Carbon, courses@hrcarbon.com
Phone: 416-628-4196
Categories: Education; Environment

February 28 to March 4 and March 14 to 18
Become a junior builder at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Investigate the forces that determine whether a building is built to last or doomed to collapse. Visit the Museum’s skyscraper lab and test a miniature tower against wind and earthquakes. Create a model of your dream house in the architecture workshop or search for simple machines among the Museum’s collection.

Time: 9 pm to 5 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Couchiching (www.couch.ca) is Canada's oldest and most recognized public affairs organization. A not-for-profit, volunteer-based organization whose mission is to increase awareness and understanding among Canadians on important public affairs issues, we do not advocate any position or lobby for action, but instead foster healthy and informed dialogue.

The "Couchiching Conversations" is a new initiative intended to bring the spirit of Couchiching to new topics and participants, year-round and across the GTA.

Gina Valle’s film, The Last Rite, illustrates how Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists ritualize death. This Couchiching Conversation will feature a screening of the one-hour film, brief remarks by Dr. Valle, and an open discussion to explore participants’ concerns and experiences with this ultimate passage and funeral rites in the Canadian diasporic environment.

What new "Canadian" Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist traditions are being born out of members of these and other faith communities coming together -- from different parts of the world -- to practice together? What challenges and "reinventions" of tradition are arising? And what sorts of practical, logistical, legal, or simply theological issues have participants encountered? How have they solved problems and challenges? How do they include relatives who are far away? Does death and dying take on a different significance in an adopted homeland, far from the history of “back home”?

Time: 6:30-9pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500

Help Fight Liver Disease Month is the Canadian Liver Foundation's annual fundraising campaign, which aims to raise public awareness of liver disease and the resources available to combat it.

For information contact: clf@liver.ca
Phone: 416-491-3353/1-800-563-5483
Categories: Health/Health Care

Juvenile Arthritis Month aims to raise public awareness of juvenile arthritis and of the services available to arthritis sufferers.

For information contact: info@arthritis.ca
Phone: 416-979-7228/1-800-321-1433
Categories: Health/Health Care

First held in 1979, Kidney Health Month aims to increase public awareness of kidney disease and raise funds for related research.

For information contact: webmaster@kidney.ca
Phone: 514-369-4806/1-800-361-7494
Categories: Health/Health Care

National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month aims to raise public awareness of colorectal cancer, support patients and their families and advocates for a national screening policy and improved access to treatment.

Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada (Toronto)
Tel.: 416-920-4333
Toll-free: 1-877-50-COLON (1 877-502-6566)
Fax: 416-920-3004
E-mail: information@colorectal-cancer.ca

For information contact: information@colorectal-cancer.ca
Phone: 514-875-7745/1-877-50-COLON (1
Categories: Health/Health Care

National Epilepsy Month aims to raise public awareness of epilepsy and to change attitudes towards this disease.

For information contact: epilepsy@epilepsy.ca
Phone: 1-877-734-0873
Categories: Health/Health Care

Please join us on the evening of Wednesday, March 2, 2011 to learn about some of the latest developments to protect local functional biodiversity as the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) increases in population from 6 million to 8 million people over the next 20 years.

We will be demonstrating ongoing collaborative initiatives involving Toronto's very own regional conservation authorities, internationally recognized academic community, and local conservation advocates.

We will begin at 5:00pm with a light self-serve dinner, and presentations will commence at 5:30pm.

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Room 432 Ramsay Wright, University of Toronto
Location: 25 Harbord Street - Accessible by walking south from St. George subway station or streetcar south from Spadina subway station to Harbord stop, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.scbtoronto.com
For information contact: scbtoronto@gmail.com
Categories: Environment

Please pre-registration is required as the seating is limited.
The Burnaby Board of Trade is hosting a unique speakers panel on at the innovative Electronic Arts Campus in Burnaby. The objective of this forum is to create an open dialogue within the local business community to explore the business case of going green. Presenters will discuss business initiatives for going green, strategies for reducing your environmental footprint and the economic benefits of sustainability. This event is a pioneering initiative of the BBOT's Environmental Sustainability Committee.
GLOBE Foundation
The GLOBE Foundation is a Vancouver-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to finding practical business-oriented solutions to the world's environmental problems. Formed in 1993, GLOBE helps companies and individuals realize the value of economically viable environmental business opportunities through its conferences and events, research and consulting, project management, communications and awards.

Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to hear from business leaders in environmental sustainability.
Cost: $35.00 + HST Members and Non Members (beverage and delicious food included)
To register, please RSVP to 604-412-0100
Event Sponsor: Return It

Additional Contacts & Websites:
http://bbot.ca/content/environmental-innovation-forum
http://www.meetup.com/The-Burnaby-Board-of-Trade/events/16509211/

Time: Registration: 5:30 p.m.
Venue: Electronic Arts Canada, Ltd.
Location: 4334 Sanderson Way, Burnaby, BC
For information contact: admin@bbot.ca
Categories: Environment; Economic Development

BC Sustainable Energy Association (Vancouver Chapter) presents
Gary Thompson CEO of Sierra Geothermal Power Corp. to talk about the growing opportunities for geothermal energy in BC.
This is an exciting opportunity for professionals to hear one the leaders at the forefront of geothermal energy. Gary Thompson is the Director, President & Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Geothermal Power Corporation (SGP). Gary has over 20 years of experience in the resource sector, with the last 8 years focus on geothermal energy.
Prior to joining SGP, Gary held positions with Newmont Mining Corporation, EnCana Corporation and NovaGold Resources Inc. In 2001, Mr. Thompson founded Cayley Geothermal Corp, which was acquired by SGP in 2006. He has been the lead on the selection and acquisition of the majority of the prospects held by SGP to date. Mr. Thompson holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geology from the University of British Columbia and is an active member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC) and Alberta (APEGGA).

The presentation will begin approximately at 7:30, followed by questions and open floor mingling!!! Do not miss this great opportunity to learn about geothermal energy and network in one of Vancouver's coolest European Beer Bars!

Time: Time: arrive 7:00 p.m. - presentation begins at 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Pivo Public House
Location: 526 Abbott Street, Vancouver, BC
Website: http://www.bcsea.org
For information contact: vancouver@bcsea.org
Categories: Environment

Training and consultative workshops will be held in six cities across Ontario to share the latest information on how living green infrastructure can address a wide range of urban environmental issues and to determine how policy and program development by municipal and provincial governments can help to ensure that our quality of life is protected, maintained, and enhanced.

Have your say on the development of a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Ontario and help us protect green infrastructure and grow a healthier, more sustainable communities. We are working with partners in communities across Ontario to gather best practices and input on a provincial strategy for protecting and increasing living green infrastructure.

Workshop Presented by:
- Green Infrastructure Ontario. The Coalition is an alliance of organizations that share a common vision for a healthy, green Ontario where the economic, social, environmental and health benefits of green infrastructure are fully realized.

When / Where:
- Toronto - March 2
- Peterborough - March 8th
- Cornwall - March 9th
- Grand River - April 1st
- Thunder Bay - April 5
- Windsor - April 14

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Garfield Weston Theatre
Location: 1000 Murray Ross Parkway, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php/eduprogram/green-infrastructure-ontario-workshops
For information contact: Norma Meneguzzi Spall, nmeneguzzispall@greenroofs.org
Phone: 416-971-4494, ext. 229
Categories: Environment; Economic Development; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

MEIA Environmental Career Fair

The career fair will be held in the Duckworth Centre from 12:30 to 5 with a wine and cheese reception from 5-7 in Convocation Hall, University of Winnipeg.

The Manitoba Environmental Industries Association Student Chapter, the University of Winnipeg, the University of Manitoba, Red River College, Brandon University and Assiniboine Community College invite you to participate in the second annual MEIA Environmental Career Fair in 2011. Students from post-secondary institutions across Manitoba are involved in the planning process.

Exhibitors from various industries such as government, consulting firms, remediation, transportation, forestry, and much more will be present.

In addition there will be 16 sessions to attend on various career and industry related topics such as graduate studies, co-op, government, water, GIS, environmental education and more!

More info and Registration to come soon!

We are looking for particpants, speakers and volunteers, let us know if you're interested.

Additional Contacts & Websites:

[Calendar Editor adds topical resources:

Manitoba Environmental Industries Association
http://www.meia.mb.ca

Environmental Groups & Organizations in Manitoba
http://mbeconetwork.org/members/
Manitoba Eco-Network http://mbeconetwork.org/

Green Jobs & Environmental Careers in Canada - gateway/portal
http://ecojobs.ca

Time: 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., wine and cheese reception 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Convocation Hall
Venue: Duckworth Centre
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Website: http://www.meia.mb.ca
For information contact: Dawn Fraser, envirocareerfair@gmail.com
Categories: Labour, Workplace, Unions

Hosted by CONNECT and funded by Employment Ontario, GreenWorks aims to introduce this exciting and expanding sector to jobseekers who may not have considered it before.

Take advantage of these events to exhibit at absolutely no cost to your organization, and find the right people for your workforce. Network with other providers who offer training and up-skilling in your sector. Make connections and highlight the good work you do, to draw career seekers to your company and to promote Green Energy.

Whether you chose to exhibit at one of the six fairs or all of them, at each event, you will be entitled to:

* Free exhibit space, with skirted display table and power outlet
* Free parking
* Free nutritious breaks and lunch
* Free networking opportunities to short list and/or recruit on the spot

Don't miss this opportunity! Register today!

Venue: Cambrian College, across Ontario
Location: Sudbury, ON
Website: http://collegeconnect.on.ca/events/
For information contact: Sam Smeaton, collegeconnect.on.ca
Phone: 416-351-0330, ext. 3700
Categories: Environment; Labour, Workplace, Unions

On behalf of Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue housed at Carleton University (www.canada-europe-dialogue.ca) you are cordially invited to a series of free events on Sustainable Local Food Systems in Europe and the Americas to take place in Ottawa from March 3-5th.

Prominent scholars from Europe and Canada will be participating in these workshops. This unique group of high profile guests will offer a great way to network and discuss relevant issues associated with local food systems. Government, industry, and civil society individuals, as well as, academic and student circles will also be attending.

For more information about event programs, and to register please follow this link: www.canada-europe-dialogue.ca/local-food-systems/

Advanced registration for government, industry, and civil society individuals ends on Monday, February 21st. Public registration will only be open after this date if space is still available. All registration closes on February 28th or sooner if the capacity has been reached.

This event is organized by the Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue (CETD), and is supported by grants from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). CETD is also grateful to the British High Commission for providing a venue for the Friday workshop.

www.canada-europe-dialogue.ca/local-food-systems/

Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue
Centre for European Studies
Carleton University

Venue: Centre for European Studies, Carleton University
Location: Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.canada-europe-dialogue.ca/local-food-systems/
Categories: International; Food & Beverage; Farming

Free screening of Consuming Kids, a documentary film that is critical of corporate advertising to children. After the film viewing, a discussion about it will be led by Sheila Cary-Meagher, Trustee for the Toronto District School Board.

Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and violent video games to bogus educational products and the family car. Drawing on the insights of health care professionals, children's advocates, and industry insiders, the film focuses on the explosive growth of child marketing in the wake of deregulation, showing how youth marketers have used the latest advances in psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience to transform American children into one of the most powerful and profitable consumer demographics in the world. Consuming Kids pushes back against the wholesale commercialization of childhood, raising urgent questions about
the ethics of children's marketing and its impact on the health and well-being of kids.

Time: 7:15 - 9:30 pm
Venue: Centre of Gravity
Location: 1300 Gerrard St. East, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.centreofgravity.ca
For information contact: langille@yorku.ca
Categories: Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations; Children & Youth

The greatest number of Palestinian refugee camps in the Middle East exists in Lebanon, a small country battling its own internal demons. Since 1948, this exiled community swelled to 400,000 or roughly 10% of Lebanon's population. As the fourth generation of Palestinian refugees is raised on Lebanese soil with dreams of returning to Palestine, they still struggle to survive in the complex web of official Lebanese restrictions; restrictions depriving them of their basic social, economic and human rights, like right to work, to own property, to travel without restrain.

Featuring rare historical footage, interviews with Palestinian factions leaders, UN workers and ordinary citizens, 'Twelve Palestines' brings you inside the lives of the inhabitants the 12 permanent Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and examines the political deadlock in which these Palestinian refugees have remained for more than 60 years.

Time: 7-9pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500
Categories: International; Human Rights, Law, Legal; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, is a Palestinian medical doctor and infertility specialist who has dedicated his life to peace in the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, Dr. Abuelaish has overcome many personal hardships, including poverty and violence, to become one of the most outspoken, prominent and beloved researchers, educators and public speakers on peace and development in the Middle East. His personal doctrine is that hate is not a response to war. Rather open communication, understanding and compassion are the tools to bridge the divide between Israeli and Palestinian interests.

Author of "I Shall Not Hate", Dr. Abuelaish will be speaking at the Ottawa Public Library Saturday, March 5th. During the last Gaza assault, Dr. Abuelaish lost three daughters and a niece, killed by Israeli forces.

Tickets: $10 per person
All proceeds go the Dr. Abuelaish Foundation to support empowerment of girls in the Middle East.

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: Ottawa Public Library
Location: 120 Metcalfe street, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.daughtersforlife.com
Categories: International; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives; Children & Youth

We're two! Come support and celebrate independent media in this city!
You are invited....
To the HMC's Birthday Party!
Music! birthday cake! snacks! treat bags! silent auction with items from local businesses, artists, authors, and musicians! skits! stories! games! copy editing! Exclamation points!!!!!!!
Featuring performances by: Zac Crouse, Paper Beat Scissors, Morgan MacDonald, Sock Foot, Happy Feet Howe (harmonica sensation), and lots more creative fun! Come out and celebrate and support independent, grassroots, co-operatively owned media in Halifax!

Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Bust Stop Theatre
Location: 2203 Gottingen, Halifax, NS
Website: http://halifax.mediacoop.ca
Categories: Arts & Culture; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

The 2011 IWD Organizing Committee extends an invitation to all to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day in Vancouver. Come and join us from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., for an Imaginative Widely Diverse Parade along Commercial Drive, followed by an indoor Festival at the WISE Hall, where entertainment, a marketplace, refreshments and a Kid Zone await.

The Parade is designed to feature women representing different times from the past 100 years. Cheer along, or march in the parade. Choose a theme or a time period that reflects some important achievement for women, and dress up and join the fun! Everyone is welcome!

The 2011 IWD Organizing Committee is a broad-based committee comprised of unions, community-based organisations and community women.

PARADE
1:00pm - 2:00 pm
Route: North on Commercial Drive
East on Adanac to Salsbury Park, 1898 Adanac St.

FESTIVAL (Following Parade)
2:00pm-4:30 p.m. (WISE Hall)
Food Vendors will be onsite

PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF FESTIVITES AT WISE HALL
1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver
Doors open from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Time: PARADE: 1:00pm - 2:00 pm; FESTIVAL 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Venue: McSpadden Park
Location: Victoria Drive (betwen East 4th and 5th Ave), Vancouver, BC
Categories: Women; Nature & Outdoors

We write because we want to choose the words that tell our stories. "Women Like Me" is a poetry and open mic night held to celebrate the work of Arab women who share a passion for arts, poetry, writing and music. It is a gathering where we will read to each other the words we have written or recite the work of our favourite poets.

When poetry in the Arab world is discussed, female Arab poets are often underrepresented. Through a short presentation we will highlight famous women poets from the Arab world. The presentation will be followed by a series of poetry readings by local poets and the night will end with an open mic and music.

We are honoring Arab women poets on the occasion of International Women's Day, which comes at a significant moment in the Arab world following the successful Intifadas in Egypt and Tunisia. It is a time of celebration all around! So bring a poem by an Arab woman, or your own to share, and join us for an intimate night of celebrating "women like us."

.The event will be both in English and Arabic

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Need to know:
- Door open at 4:45
- Donation / PWYC
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

Time: 5-7pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500

WORKSHOP: Addressing environmental crimes, an Argentinian perspective with Argentinian Federal Attorney Antonio Gómez

Drawing from years of experience and the specific example of the Bajo de la Alumbrera mine in Catamarca, Argentina, Mr. Antonio Gómez will explore the characteristics of environmental crime and proposals to address them at the international level. Bajo de la Alumbrera is owned by Xstrata in joint venture with Canada's Yamana Gold and Goldcorp.

Workshop will cover:
- policy framework in which environmental crimes are understood in
Latin America
- identifying an environmental crime
- how to register a complaint about an environmental crime
- how to provide proof of an environmental crime
- the need for an International Tribunal to address environmental crimes and current proposals

Since we have limited space for this workshop, please RSVP to Jen Moore, Latin America Program Coordinator at MiningWatch Canada if you plan to attend. Email: jen (at) miningwatch.ca or tel: 613-569-3439.

More information about Attorney Gómez' work can be found here (in Spanish): www.fiscaliagraltucuman.gov.ar.

Jennifer Moore
Latin America Program Coordinator
MiningWatch Canada
www.miningwatch.ca

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Inter Pares - Boardroom
Location: 2221 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://miningwatch.ca
For information contact: Jennifer Moore, jen@miningwatch.ca
Phone: 613-569-3439
Categories: Environment; Business & Economics; Mining & Petroleum

Jenin Cinema School at the Art Gallery at York University

Taking you into the heart of Palestine, Jenin Cinema School at the AGYU presents an interactive afternoon with the next generation of young Palestinian filmmakers. Screening some of their latest work, students of the Jenin Freedom Theatre's Filmmaking Studio, will the join Public Studio for a live discussion about politics, culture, and daily life in the Jenin refugee camp. Rather than imagining Palestine, these students and their current teacher in residence, acclaimed filmmaker Udi Aloni, will put you in the centre of it.

Public Studio member Elle Flanders together with celebrated video artist John Greyson, visited the Jenin Freedom Theatre's Filmmaking Studio last summer. Flanders and Greyson will moderate a conversation with director Udi Aloni and his students via Skype.

Artist Mohammed Mohsen and Robert Massoud of Beit Zatoun, a Palestinian culture centre in Toronto will dialogue with Palestinian artists about what is happening here on the scene in relation to what is happening in Palestine. Audiences are encouraged to participate in the Q&A with the filmmakers and artists.

This is a co-presentation with IAW, SAIA and Beit Zatoun

Time: 12:30pm-2:30pm
Venue: Art Gallery of York University
Location: Fine Arts Road and Ian MacDonald Blvd, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500
Categories: Arts & Culture; International

The Rouge Park Alliance is in the process of developing a Trails Master Plan for Rouge Park. This meeting will present the visions, principles and the draft Trails Plan for review and input. Rouge Park staff and members of the consulting project team will be on hand to answer questions and receive comments and suggestions.

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

Open House: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Presentation: 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Workshop: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m

Venue: Markham Museum - Transportation Room
Location: 9350, Highway 48 (Markham Road at 16th Avenue), Markham, ON
Website: http://www.rougepark.com/
For information contact: Diana Smyth, dianasmyth@rougepark.com
Phone: 905-713-3184
Categories: Information, Libraries, Research

Family Service Toronto has chosen the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day (March 8, 2011) to launch a series of publications for its If I Had Only Known project - a groundbreaking initiative that engages newcomer communities in the development of powerful messages around abuse in close personal relationships. The launch event is scheduled for 9 am in Room 310 at Metro Toronto Hall, 55 John St., Toronto, M5V 3C6. Remarks will be at 9:30 am.

Time: 9 am - 11 am
Venue: Metro Toronto Hall
Location: 55 John St., Rm. 310, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.familyservicetoronto.org
For information contact: Brian Porter
Phone: 416-595-9230 x225
Categories: Social Services; Women; Seniors

This lecture explores the role of an NGO in protecting and expanding Ottawa's urban forest canopy. Two speakers will present: Tracey-Lee Schwets (Senior Landscape Architect in the City of Ottawa's Forestry Services Branch) and Janet McKay (Founder and Executive Director of Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests, Toronto). This lecture is free and open to all.

Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium of the Main Brance of the Ottawa Public Library
Location: 120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=184788684875191
For information contact: Gregory, treesottawa@gmail.com
Categories: Environment; Urban Issues, Transit, Housing, Public Space; Nature & Outdoors

International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.

For events across Canada, see
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/search.asp?country=37

For events in the USA, see
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/search.asp?country=223

For events in the United Kingdom, see
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/search.asp?country=221

For events in Australia, see
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/search.asp?country=13

For events in other countries, see
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/events.asp

Venue: International
Categories: Women; International; Human Rights, Law, Legal

The City of Edmonton and OCETA have developed a full-day practical workshop to take place in Edmonton, Alberta on March 8 at the Shaw Conference Centre. The workshop is designed for Brownfield Stakeholders including: Municipal Officials, Planners, Brownfield Coordinators, and Economic Development Officers; Property Owners and Developers; Federal and Provincial Government Representatives; Consultants and Service Providers; Lawyers and Financiers; and other Brownfield Practitioners.

This event is being carried out with the sponsorship of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Green Municipal FundTM, a $550 million endowment created by the Government of Canada

An early bird rate of $60 plus tax is available up to Feb.14, 2011. The standard rate of $80 plus tax will be available up to March 3, 2011 through the advanced online registration.

For details visit: http://guest.cvent.com/d/5dqgry/5s (seating is limited)

Venue: Shaw Conference Centre
Location: Edmonton, AB
Website: http://guest.cvent.com/d/5dqgry/5s
Categories: Environment

The Story of Electronics - the film and the Canadian Perspective.

This seminar will screen the film "The Story of Electronics" which champions product take back for waste electronics and encourages companies to make less toxic, more easily recyclable and longer lasting products. Produced by Free Range Studios and hosted by Annie Leonard, the eight-minute film explains 'planned obsolescence' - products designed to be replaced as quickly as possible - and the often hidden consequences for workers, the environment and the rest of us.

The film will be followed by a lively presentation that focuses on Ontario's Electronic Stewardship Program and electronics recycling in Canada. The Ontario Electronic Stewardship Program ensures that all electronic waste collected in Ontario stays in Ontario for primary processing. The significance of the program is that e-waste is not shipped overseas to be processed in questionable factories with questionable practices. The Ontario Electronic Stewardship Program creates jobs in Ontario, protects the environment and people in developing nations - a win, win, win situation.

Cost: Free

Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Lambton Residence (formerly Lambton Inn), Lambton College, Ballroom A
Location: 1457 London Road, Sarnia, ON
Website: http://www.bluewatersustainabilityinitiative.ca
For information contact: Cherly Veary, cherylveary@lambton.on.ca
Phone: 519-542-7751, ext. 3587
Categories: Environment; Business & Economics; Computers

Join us for an evening of international music and delicious foods

Details and performers TBA

Please check website for confirmed schedule.

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Need to know:
- Doors open at 6:45
- Suggested donation of $10-$20 or PWYC
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

Tasty refreshments (non-alcoholic) and Zatoun oliveoil+za'atar dipping.

For more information or details:
Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
www.vowpeace.org, info@vowpeace.org
416-603-7915

Time: 7-9pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500
Categories: Women

The Institute supports this academic research conference in conjunction with the University of Miami and other sponsors. Over its 14-year history, IPRRC has become one of the top venues for presentation of new public relations research and for interaction among scholars and professionals.
The prizes for 2011 and ongoing deadlines for authors whose abstracts have been accepted can be found in the Call for Papers.

The registration cost is $350 (and $300 for students), which includes social events and most meals. This conference sells out each year, so please register as soon as possible. All refunds will be subjected to a $25 cancellation fee.

Venue: Holiday Inn University of Miami
Location: 1350 South Dixie Highway (US 1), Coral Gables, FL 33146, Coral Gables Florida
Website: http://instituteforpr.org/edu_info/14th_iprrc/
Categories: Media, Entertainment, News, Communications; Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations

Now in its 29th year, Canadian Music Week is recognized as one of the premier entertainment events in North America focusing on the business of music. CMW brings together Sound Recording, New Media and Broadcast for one spectacular week of events, at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

On March 10, 2011 at 5 pm, Momentum Media Marketing's, EVP Strategy & Development, Peter Diemer will moderate a panel of industry leaders to discuss the quickly changing environment in the world of media marketing, branding, and promotion and how it pertains to broadcasters.

This panel will explore what's working in the marketplace and talk more about social media as it evolves with audiences. How can we make more money and maximize revenue opportunities with the tools that are presently available to us? Let this panel of experts share their vision and stories about the past, present and future. The goal is to help arm attendees with information that will help move their brand forward with every weapon available!

Joining the Panel will be:
Rob Farina - Executive Vice President, Content, Astral Media
David Gratton - CEO - Work At Play
Paige Neinaber - VP Fun and Games, Clifton Radio
Gayle Zarbatany - PD/OM - CHEZ & KISS FM - Rogers Radio
Peter Diemer - Moderator - EVP, Strategy & Development, Momentum Media Marketing

Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: Fairmont Royal York Hotel
Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MomentumMediaMarketi/50f156090a/14c912165a/9b0c76a1d2
Categories: Music; Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations

Looking for something new in Networking?
Trying to make your business more "Green"?

Green-Connections is a networking and mentoring group of small businesses.
We are dedicated to exploring and sharing environmentally-friendly
practices, products and ideas. Our goal is to encourage all businesses to 'Go Green'.

Time: 9-11 am
Venue: Nottawasaga Futures
Location: 95 Holland St. W., Bradford, ON
Website: http://www.green-connections.com
For information contact: Cathy Nesbitt
Phone: 1-888-775-9495
Categories: Business & Economics; Environment; Economic Development

Join the Canada Science and Technology Museum for a free star party where you can gaze at the night sky with telescopes and binoculars. Strictly weather permitting (no indoor presentations). Dress warmly.

Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

On Friday, March 11th and Saturday March 12th, three of Montreal’s business schools, John Molson School of Business (Concordia University), Desautels Faculty of Management (McGill University) and HEC Montreal (Université de Montreal) will play host to a sustainability conference. Concordia University’s (John Molson School of Business) downtown campus will host “Business Beyond Tomorrow”, on March 11th, a conference for business leaders, professors, and students to come together and share ideas on how the corporate world can develop and implement initiatives for greener business and general practices. The next day, March 12th, HEC Montreal will host, their annual MBA case competition. The competitive event is expected to bring together 12 business schools from US & Canada.In addition, experts in Social Enterprise, Renewable Energy, Green Marketing, Sustainable Consulting, Green Buildings, Food & Sustainability, Sustainable Finance and Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will participate in interactive panel discussions. Early ticket purchasing is advised as there is a limit of 400 tickets only. . Each ticket is priced at $15 for students and $40 for professionals before March 4th 2011. After this date, ticket prices increase to $25 and $50, respectively.

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Montreal, QC
Website: http://www.businessbeyondtomorrow.com
For information contact: Srikanth Sekar, srikanthsekar@gmail.com
Phone: 514-991-3698
Categories: Business & Economics; Environment

Join Schulich Net Impact on March 12, 2011 for our second annual GreenEdge conference, GreenEdge 2011: Business in Balance. This full day event will feature keynote addresses from industry experts, panels led by innovative specialists as well as opportunities to network with current and next generation leaders from the various fields related to business and sustainability.

This year’s speakers and panelists include:

* Jim Harris – Former Leader, Green Party of Canada
* Nicholas Parker – Co-Founder and Chairman, Cleantech Group
* Toby Heaps – Co-Founder, President and Editor, Corporate Knights
* Karim Harji – Senior Manager for Partnerships and Social Impact, Social Capital Partners

Please visit our event website to register and learn more about the event.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://netimpact.schulich.yorku.ca/index.php/greenedge/http://www.facebook.com/SchulichNetIm
For information contact: netimpact.schulich.yorku.ca
Categories: Environment

No Apathy! presents our next All Ages DIY-Punk Matinee!
Saturday March 12th 2011, 6-10pm @Beit Zatoun

Featuring:
MISTAKE MAKERS (sincere pop-punk from halifax)
YOUNG FEATHERS (social justice folk jams, ex-barn owl)
THE HOLY GASP (minimalist anarchist songs, ex-barf pigeons)

--Beit Zatoun is located at 612 Markham Street (one block west of Bathurst on Bloor)

--There will be a $5 suggested fee at the door (no one will be turned away due to lack of funds).

--Please respect the space and our request that no alcohol or other drugs make their way in or around it.

Some of the rad tables that will be set up:
-tweveohtwo zine distro
-APOC zine distro
-No Apathy! free info distro
-A Mountain Far distro
-Toronto Anarchist Black Cross
-Canadian Animal Liberation Movement Toronto
-Vegan baked goods

*Beit Zatoun unfortunately has barriers to access (there are several steps leading to the front door and many to the downstairs bathroom). We apologize for the lack of accessibility at this event - we are actively working on making our events more accessible going forward.
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No Apathy! works to maintain a safe environment for all who participate in our events so forms of oppression such as homophobia, transphobia, sexism, or racism are not welcome at No Apathy! shows. Let's work together to build a community based on mutual respect as well as shared ideals.

Time: 6-10pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500

It's time to plant a seed about attending Scarborough's Seedy Saturday 2011. Come and see a unique mix of seed and gardening supply merchants, environmental groups providing interesting workshops. Learn what it takes to setup your own vermicomposter. See how easy it is to setup, maintain and harvest your own vermicomposting system. What size do I need? What can I feed the worms? How often do I feed them?
Help the environment - let worms eat your garbage!
Admission is by donation.
For further info contact: Katie Fullerton
email: k_fullerton@sympatico.ca
Phone: (416) 691-5173

Time: 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Venue: Heron Park Community Centre
Location: 292 Manse Road, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.cathyscomposters.com/events.htm
For information contact: Cathy Nesbitt
Phone: 1-888-775-9495
Categories: Farming; Education; Environment

The 4th Annual Sustainability Week at Saint Mary's University is on March 14-17 2011. Our Keynote Event during the week:

ACADEMY AWARD WINNING AMERICAN MOVIE DIRECTOR turned environmental activist Michael Wadleigh will be on Saint Mary's University campus during Sustainability Week March 14-17, 2011. He will be speaking in classes and giving a speech at the Community Event on March 15 under the name of “Homo sapiens report: the Future of Humanity” at Scotiabank Theatre @ 7 PM . Wadleigh won an Academy Award for his groundbreaking documentary about the 1969 Woodstock Festival. He left movie making after becoming disenchanted with Hollywood and has since pursued sustainable initiatives. He is founder of the Homo Sapiens Foundation.

Details on Sustainability Week and its +1 theme can be found on the Sustainable Saint Mary's website http://www.smu.ca/sustainability/

You could also visit our facebook event at
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=155170481203170
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=141958022533814

Additional Contacts & Websites:

Shelley Price-Finn
shelley.price-finn (at) smu.ca

Venue: Saint Mary's University
Location: Halifax, NS
Website: http://www.smu.ca/sustainability/
For information contact: Juliette Wang, Shelley Price-Finn, sustainability@smu.ca
Categories: Environment; Education

Do you have an interest in clean and healthy lakes and rivers?

We invite you to join with us from March 14 to 22 as we celebrate Healthy Rivers, Living Lakes during our inaugural Canada Water Week!

There are endless opportunities to get involved: organize an art exhibit or concert; screen a documentary; host a water walk; honour water stewards in your community. The idea behind Canada Water Week is to exercise the positive power of arts and culture to encourage people to embrace and appreciate water in order to protect it.

Having healthy rivers and living lakes is critical to all aspects of our lives — recreation, drinking water, family vacations — not to mention the importance to animals and plants; we all require clean water for our health!

We have launched www.canadawaterweek.com to help connect people to your events – we want to celebrate and provide a platform to promote your work to better our rivers, lakes and waterways!

Website: http://www.canadawaterweek.com
For information contact: Linday Telfer, info@canadawaterweek.com
Categories: Environment

If you are concerned about where your food comes from, what’s in it (or on it), or simply getting the best nutrition possible for your family – growing your own vegetables and fruit is the answer.

In this unique and timely course you will learn essential permaculture and organic gardening techniques to

- Create and maintain healthy soil, which in turn can grow nutritious food

- Analyze and optimize the growing conditions in your garden

- Creatively collect, use and preserve water for optimal garden health

- Use holistic solutions for plant health problems (“pests” and “diseases”)

- Select, plant, maintain, harvest a large variety of food plants for year-round enjoyment

- Propagate plants

- Store your harvest

- Save your own seeds

This practical, hands-on course is open to everyone, no prior education or gardening experience required.

Students are encouraged to grow their own garden during the year, putting the newly acquired knowledge and skills to practice. Of the 20 sessions, 6 to 8 will be classroom sessions and the rest will be practical labs held in students’ gardens. The course also includes 2 field trips, and ends with a celebration and potluck event, for all to share their experiences and recipes.

There are no pre-requisites, but the Organic Master Gardener Course would be highly beneficial either before, during or after this program.

Location: Coombs, BC
Website: http://gaiacollege.ca
For information contact: Heide Hermary, info@gaiacollege.ca
Phone: 250-709-2229
Categories: Farming; Education; Environment

Algonquin College and the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of Ottawa present the Champions of Sustainability Speaker Series.
This unique series of presentations features industry leaders who have adopted sustainable practices, have witnessed exciting new business opportunities through the deployment of sustainability initiatives and who have tested bold strategies that have generated unexpected business results.

March 16, 2011 Guest Speaker Bob Willard, presents:
The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Buy-In and the Business Case
About the presentation:

Tickets: $50 + HST (includes $2 to offset carbon emitted by your attendance) or
$48 + HST (without carbon offsets)
Student price: $27 + HST
Table of 8: $375 + HST (includes carbon offsets)

To register: http://memberservices.membee.com/onottcoc/irmevents.aspx?id=317

Venue: Algonquin College Restaurant International
Location: 1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Building H100, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.algonquincollege.com/sustainability
For information contact: Algonquin College
Phone: 613-727-4723, ext. 7049
Categories: Economic Development; Environment

Looking for something new in Networking?
Trying to make your business more "Green"?

Green-Connections is a networking and mentoring group of small businesses.
We are dedicated to exploring and sharing environmentally-friendly
practices, products and ideas. Our goal is to encourage all businesses to 'Go Green'.
Won't you join us?

Time: 9-11 am
Venue: Town of Georgina Civic Centre - Committee Room
Location: 26557 Civic Centre Rd., Keswick, ON
Website: http://www.green-connections.com
For information contact: Cathy Nesbitt
Phone: 1-888-775-9495
Categories: Business & Economics; Economic Development; Environment

Looking for something new in Networking?
Trying to make your business more "Green"?

Green-Connections is a networking and mentoring group of small businesses.We are dedicated to exploring and sharing environmentally-friendly practices, products and ideas. Our goal is to encourage all businesses to 'Go Green'.

Won't you join us?
Guests welcome no charge.
Town of Georgina Civic Centre

Annual membership in Green Connections only $50
includes listing in directory.

Annual membership in Green Connections only $50
includes listing in directory.

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Venue: Town of Georgina Civic Centre
Location: 26557 Civic Centre Road, Keswick, ON
Website: http://www.green-connections.com
For information contact: Cathy Nesbitt
Categories: Environment

Get inspired to work in your garden this season!
Attend FREE workshops on:
• Fruit Tree Care
• Organic Food Gardening
• Honeybees in the Garden
• Backyard Composting

Purchase fruit trees and native plants.
Lil’ Sprouts Kid’s Zone
Local fare from Surrey’s Urban Farmers Market
First 100 participants can make a free terrarium to take home!

Time: 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Surrey Nature Center
Location: 14255 – 96th Avenue, Surrey, BC
Website: http://www.surrey.ca/naturematters
For information contact: environment@surrey.ca
Phone: 604-501-5158
Categories: Farming; Environment

Sustain-a-City, the first event of its kind in Swift Current, SK will feature a pair of highly acclaimed environmental films Saturday, March 19 at the historic Lyric Theatre downtown.

"The documentaries and speakers at this event will provide the entire community with an opportunity to investigate how our choices affect our health and happiness, as well as the future of our planet," explained Caroline Barrington of the organizing committee.

Informative speakers based right here in Saskatchewan have been arranged to provide a local perspective. Marian McBride, representing Saskatchewan Organic Directorate, will lead discussion following the movie FRESH, and Brent Kreuger of Craik Sustainable Living Project will help bring the event to a dynamic conclusion following NO IMPACT MAN.

• The 2 pm matinee, FRESH, is all about food - a common element of our lives, but one that has many of us in a state of confusion. FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and busienss people in North America who are reinventing our food system with positive alternatives to the industrial model. View trailer at http://www.freshthemovie.com/

• The 7 pm show is NO IMPACT MAN, the entertaining chronicle of a New Yorker who decides to make a difference for the planet by phasing out everything that is detrimental to it, while bringing his family along for the year-long ride.

Tickets $5 per film or $8 for both
Now available at Pharmasave Swift Current

The host group, Swift Current Citizens for Environmental Action (SCCEA), is a non-profit organization devoted to providing education and planning events in Swift Current with a focus of reducing our ecological impact and lowering carbon emissions.

Location: Swift Current, SK
Website: http://sccea.wordpress.com
For information contact: Caroline Barrington, sccea.info@gmail.com
Phone: 306-778-2207
Categories: Environment

Sustainable Solutions
for Increasing Your Bottom Line

Online registration opens the end of January.
Visit us on Facebook via the SWITCH website: www.switchontario.ca

A Conference and Exhibition presenting real world solutions to:
• Reduce the financial and environmental cost of energy for
businesses, organizations and municipalities
• Drive economic growth in your region
• Green your business of organization's economic future

Join the Ontario innovators and leaders in business, industry, economic development, policy and research that are creating a sustainable energy future, for this dynamic conference and exhibition in historic downtown Kingston, Ontario.

At Green Profit you will have the opportunity to:
• Implement key strategies to save money and reduce business risk
• Profit from provincial and regional conservation initiatives
• Investigate financing your sustainable energy installations
• Apply successful business cases from green sectors
• Spark collaborations
• Network with green economy leaders and decision makers
• Learn about the latest sustainable energy innovations
• Collaborate on and develop best practices for green economic
development
• Access a simple and effective tool to measure your carbon footprint
• Establish and expand your visibility with potential clients and
customers

Delegate Fee: $150.00

Delegate information: 613-547-6700 ext. 130
Media contact, sponsorship and marketing opportunities: 613-449-0570

Venue: Kingston-Waterfront Holiday Inn
Location: Kingston, ON
Website: http://www.switchontario.ca
Categories: Economic Development; Environment

One Week In-class or On-line Program

REpower Ontario is a comprehensive introduction to employment and business opportunities in the Green Economy. The program examines the fundamentals of the Green Economy and prepares participants for career development, job readiness, and business growth in this new and expanding marketplace.

Additional Contacts & Websites:

www.windfallcentre.ca

Time: REpower Ontario
Location: Aurora, ON
Website: http://www.repowerontario.ca
For information contact: Jen Slykhuis, jslykhuis@windfallcentre.ca
Phone: 905-727-0491 ex. 114
Categories: Economic Development; Environment

On March 22nd please join us in recognizing these organizations’ efforts at our 2nd Annual Evening of Recognition, where we will launch Sustainable Waterloo’s 2010 Report, which celebrates the progress made by Regional Carbon Initiative members, as well as the environmental leadership shown collectively by organizations across Waterloo Region.

Cost: This event is free, registration is required

Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Delta Kitchener-Waterloo Hotel – Grand Ballroom
Location: 105 King Street East, Kitchener, ON
Website: http://sustainablewaterloo.org/register, www.sustainablewaterloo.org/events
For information contact: Helena Kwiecinski, helena.kwiecinski@sustainablewaterloo.org
Phone: 519 772-0621 ext. 700
Categories: Environment

Participate in the largest North-American multisectorial event of the environmental industry.

For the 9th edition, the International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference will offer an outstanding program focusing on innovations in drinking water and wastewater, solid and hazardous wastes, air quality and climate change, soils and groundwater, as well as future trends in energy, environmental management of large corporations and sustainable cities, among other topics.

The event will offer three full days of activities including more than 200 conferences, panels and technical workshops, 350 exhibitors and 650 business meetings, not to mention the many opportunities for networking and cocktails.

In 2011, the emphasis will be placed on the program's international dimension, in line with the 2009 edition which brought together participants from over 45 countries. In this regard, the event will host for the first time a country of honour. For this edition, France will hold this prestigious place at AMERICANA.

Location: Montreal, QC
Website: http://americana.org
For information contact: americana@reseau-environnement.com
Phone: 514 270-7110
Categories: Communications Industry & Technology; Environment; Economic Development

From March 22nd to 24th, 2011, the world’s leading Greenbelts will converge in Toronto, Canada. You can exchange ideas with leading experts from far and wide, including the Sao Paulo City Green Belt Biosphere Reserve, the San Francisco Bay Area, the European Green Belt, the Mazovia Region in Poland, the United Kingdom, the Iron Curtain Green Belt, the Frankfurt Green Belt, Copenhagen’s Finger Plan, and Melbourne’s Green Wedges. Conference delegates can also experience Ontario’s Greenbelt on a one day field visit to the Niagara Escarpment, the Holland Marsh, the Rice Lake grasslands, and other areas of local significance.

Greenbelts: Local Solutions for Global Challenges --the first conference of its kind --takes place at the Radisson Admiral Hotel near Harbourfront in Toronto. Register at www.globalgreenbeltsconference.ca.

Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.globalgreenbeltsconference.ca
For information contact: conference@greenbelt.ca
Categories: Environment

The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation is hosting an International Greenbelts Conference in Toronto, Canada, March 22nd - 24th, 2011. Through the sharing of diverse experience and perspectives, the Conference will spark new ideas about the possibilities that greenbelts offer, and generate new ways of tackling some of the complex challenges in near urban farming, rural vibrancy, and protecting our ecosystems and the numerous benefits they provide.

Learn from policymakers and practitioners from the Melbourne Green Wedges, the Iron Curtain Green Belt, the European Green Belt, the Sao Paulo City Green Belt Biosphere Reserve, UK Green Belts, the Frankfurt Green Belt, the Mazovia Region in Poland, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Additional Contacts & Websites:

About Ontario's Greenbelt
www.globalgreenbeltsconference.ca/about-us

Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.globalgreenbeltsconference.ca
Categories: Environment

Beit Zatoun and Canada Boat to Gaza are proud to host Glyn Secker for one night only in Toronto, as part of his North American speaking tour. Mr Secker is a long-time human rights activist who captained the catamaran ‘Irene’, a boat crewed by Jews opposed to the Occupation of Palestine that sailed from Cyprus in September 2010 in an attempt to break the siege of Gaza. The illegal blockade, begun in 2001 and intensified in 2007, has created a humanitarian crisis in occupied territory.

Flying the banners of the alternative voices of Canadian, American and European Jews, the crew of the Irene demonstrated to the world their implacable opposition to the Occupation. The courage and humanity of the crew members, including Refusniks, a Holocaust survivor and a founder of the Bereaved Families Circle, gave hope to those concerned with justice, peace and human rights.

Mr. Secker will speak about his experience on the ship, which was intercepted by the Israeli Navy, and also in his personal capacity as a Jew active in the struggle to end the occupation. A question and answer session will follow.

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Need to know:
- Doors open at 6:45
- Seating is limited and on a first-come-first-seated basis
- $5 Donation or PWYC
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

Time: 7pm - 9pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500
Categories: Human Rights, Law, Legal; Politics & Political Organizations

Monster Black Holes
Build a 3-D model of a galaxy to learn how giant black holes behave at the centre of galaxies. Complemented by either a guided tour of the heavens in the inflatable planetarium, a visit to the Canada in Space exhibition, or a visit to the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory (weather permitting). Duration: 90 minutes

Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Program

March 25, 7:00 - 8:30 pm "Uranium in the Environment"
Panel: Mr. Ed Lawrence, Master Gardener and CBC columnist with Dr. Cathy Vakil, Dr. Art Wiebe, followed by wine and cheese reception

March 26, 2011, 9:00 am
Chair: Dr.Anne McCarthy

9:00 am "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Medical Lessons from Work in Extraordinary Settings", Dr. John Cockburn

9:45 am "Post-traumatic Stress Disorder - Military and civilian effects"
Dr. Donna Lougheed, Dr. Dale Dewar

10:30 am nutrition break

10:45 am "Creating a Healing Culture", Theresa Dunn, MA

11:30 am "Re-building Civil Society", Rachel Thibeault, Ph.D.

12:15 - 1:30 pm Lunch on your own Chair: Dr. Jason Bailey

1:30 pm "Addressing the Social Determinants of Health - Physician as Advocate" Dr. Jeff Turnbull, President, Canadian Medical Association

2:15 pm "International campaign: Abolition of Nuclear Weapons", Dr. Nancy Covington

3:00 pm Nutrition and caffeine break

3:15 pm "Radioactivity and human health", Dr. Helen Caldicott

4:00 pm "One Bomb: Medical Response to A Nuclear Attack", Dr. Michael Dworkind 4:45 pm Summary, Debrief and Evaluation

5:15 - 7:30 pm Dinner on your own Chair: Dr. Linda Harvey

7:30 pm "Deconstructing the Health Effects of Nuclear Facilities", Dr. Ian Fairlie, Ph.D

8:00 pm "The Nuclear Chain: If you Love this Planet", Dr. Helen Caldicott

Venue: St. Paul's University
Location: 223 Main Street, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://pgs.ca/?page_id=725
Categories: Environment; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

In honour of Earth Hour 2011, the Canada Science and Technology Museum is proud to host a FREE Star Party starting at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 26th. Earth Hour is Ottawa’s darkest night of the year and it’s a perfect evening to marvel at the night sky through Canada’s largest refracting telescope in the Museum’s observatory. Young astronomers are encouraged to bring their own telescopes and binoculars. Please dress warmly. Inside the Museum, cozy up to the stories of constellations in the inflatable planetarium.
Enjoy FREE coffee and hot chocolate, compliments of Bridgehead.
Hydro Ottawa’s Ambassador of Electricity Conservation, the Conservation Owl will be on hand with some special prizes.

Time: 8 p.m.
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: Visitors Services
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Environment; Museums

Join the Canada Science and Technology Museum for a free star party where you can gaze at the night sky with telescopes and binoculars. Strictly weather permitting (no indoor presentations). Dress warmly.

Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Café Scientifique is a forum where, for the price of a coffee or glass of wine, adults can get together and talk about recent - and sometimes controversial - developments in science and technology. The Canada Science and Technology Museum moderates the discussion between invited experts and the general public. Lively discussions guaranteed!

Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Toronto Greenhouse's mission is to foster the growth of the environmentally-friendly business community. Our signature event is a monthly networking session and speaker series which launched in 2009. This event brings together green companies and friends of the sector. With over 1000 event attendees per year, we are the leading environmental business forum in Toronto.

Schedule
6:30pm-7:00pm: Registration
7:00pm-7:30pm: Drinks & Networking
7:30pm-8:30pm: Panel Discussion
8:30pm-10:00pm Networking

Ticket includes speakers, appetizers, gift bags (while supplies last) and a drink ticket.

$33.50 +HST & processing in advance (Ticket sales end 3 hours before the event, NO EXCEPTIONS)
No printed tickets are necessary, you will recieve a confirmation number via e-mail

NOTE: National Club dress code in effect, business attire only. (no jeans,etc)

Sponsored By:
HKMB HUB International
Gowlings
Traffic Marketing + Design inc.
The Toronto Forum for Green Building & Design
Dynamite Network
401 Bay Centre

For sponsorship or other information: randytyrrell (at) torontogreenhouse.com
Twitter: @randytyrrell @TOgreenhouse
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/randy.tyrrell
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/randytyrrell
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Toronto-Greenhouse-2647310

Venue: 401 The Bay Centre
Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.torontogreenhouse.com/
For information contact: Randy Tyrell, randytyrrell@torontogreenhouse.com
Phone: 416-278-9275
Categories: Economic Development; Environment

Do you:
• Struggle to resolve conflicts effectively?
• Torture yourself over how you handled a tough situation?
• Spend hours agonizing over what to do or say and still not get the results you want?

In this light-hearted, interactive session participants will have the opportunity to explore their default Conflict Blueprint™ - their response to conflict situations, where that response originated and whether it contributes to their success or gets in their way! Join us to, learn the 3 strategies that can increase your success at work and at home and stop the sleepless nights  Come and Discover your RQ and your Conflict BlueprintTM, how to reprogram it to enhance your ability to be effective in conflict situations!

As a successful trainer, mediator and coach, Ruth Sirman, CanMediate International has been working since 1992 in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Organizational Development and Change Management. Ruth teaches the techniques and strategies she has used to support more than 50 organizations and 5,000 people to resolve tough complex conflicts, manage difficult relationships and create sustainable change in their lives.

Venue: Country Inn & Suites
Location: 578 Terry Fox Drive, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.canmediate.com
For information contact: Ruth Sirman
Phone: 613-256-3852
Categories: Labour, Workplace, Unions; Management; Manufacturing

Graduate students from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto are calling for a discussion on the ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories. The Public Health Social Justice Collective challenges medical and public health practices that are complicit in the ongoing oppression of Palestinians.
"We hope to raise awareness about the relationship between politics and health," says Zabia Afzal, a Health Promotion student and member of the group. "We are inspired by those members of the public health community who are not afraid of confronting the occupation as a social disease in Palestinian society."
The group is proud to announce their keynote speaker, Dr. Ruchama Marton, who is a renowned Israeli psychiatrist. She will share her experience with Palestinian solidarity work as founder, and president of Physicians for Human Rights - Israel. Alongside Dr. Marton, Professor Emeritus of Economics from McMaster University, Dr. Atif Kubursi will speak about the environmental and economic issues facing the Middle East. Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Lawendy, from Western University will focus on his experiences of traveling and serving in Gaza during the 2009 Israeli assault, Operation Cast Lead.

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Venue: FitzGerald Building, University of Toronto
Location: 50 College Street, Room 103, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.phs.utoronto.ca/phssa/sjc/index.html
For information contact: Binny Jandu
Phone: 647-284-2466
Categories: Health/Health Care; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

Visit the Museum for a rare opportunity to see the Fenix capsula used in the rescue operations as a testing model and to transport materials down to the trapped Miners at the San Jose Chilean mine. Painted in the colours of Chilean flag - the Phoenix is equipped with oxygen supply and communication equipment.

Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St-Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Training and consultative workshops will be held in six cities across Ontario to share the latest information on how living green infrastructure can address a wide range of urban environmental issues and to determine how policy and program development by municipal and provincial governments can help to ensure that our quality of life is protected, maintained, and enhanced.
Have your say on the development of a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Ontario and help us protect green infrastructure and grow a healthier, more sustainable communities. We are working with partners in communities across Ontario to gather best practices and input on a provincial strategy for protecting and increasing living green infrastructure.

Workshop Presented by:
- Green Infrastructure Ontario. The Coalition is an alliance of organizations that share a common vision for a healthy, green Ontario where the economic, social, environmental and health benefits of green infrastructure are fully realized.

When / Where:
- Cornwall - March 9th
- Grand River - April 1st
- Thunder Bay - April 5
- Windsor - April 14

Price:
$95.00 CDN (Plus HST)
(Includes coffee breaks, lunch and a Resource Manual)

Register Now and Help Shape Green Infrastructure Policy in Ontario:
Visit www.greeninfrastructureontario.org

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: 400 Clyde Road, Cambridge, ON
Website: http://Visit www.greeninfrastructureontario.org
For information contact: Norma Meneguzzi Spall, nmeneguzzispall@greenroofs.org
Phone: 416-971-4494, ext. 229
Categories: Education; Environment

Join the Canada Science and Technology Museum for a free star party where you can gaze at the night sky with telescopes and binoculars. Strictly weather permitting (no indoor presentations). Dress warmly.

Time: 8:00 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

Nowrouz (نوروز meaning 'New Day') is an ancient Iranian festival and the start day of Iranian New Year. Nowrouz marks the first day of spring and rebirth of nature.

Sarv Ensemble celebrates the occasion with an exciting mix of original compositions, pieces from old masters, and music from different regions of Iran including Khorasan, Gilan, and Kurdistan.

Sarv Ensemble wishes this Nowrouz will be a new day for peace and prosperity around the world.

Sarv Ensemble is a traditional Persian music ensemble formed in 2010. Drawing inspiration from diverse classical and folk traditions across Iran, it performs and shares this music through concerts, as well as workshops, outreach and community events. Sarv Ensemble presents both in traditional contexts as well as in collaboration with artists from different traditions and disciplines. In its first year of activity, it has performed with vocalist Roohangiz, and storyteller Ariel Balevi, and is planning for a North American tour with vocalist Naser Masoudi in Fall 2011.

Advance Tickets $20: available at Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham St. (647-726-9500); Shawrak Music Centre, 11 Steeles Ave East. North York; (416-733-7701), Khorak Food Market, 6125 Yonge St. North York (416-221-7558).

Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm (both nights)
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500

Daffodil Month is a fundraising campaign for cancer research.

For information contact: ccs@cancer.ca
Phone: 416-488-5400/1-800-268-8874
Categories: Health/Health Care

Earth Month is an environmental awareness campaign that encourages the public to respect the environment and participate in its preservation.

For information contact: info@earthday.ca
Phone: 416-599-1991/1-888-283-2784
Categories: Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

National Parkinson's Awareness Month is a campaign that aims to promote awareness of Parkinson's Disease and raise funds for research activities.

For information contact: general.info@parkinson.ca
Phone: 416-227-9700/1-800-565-3000
Categories: Health/Health Care

$5 per child; an adult must accompany children at no extra charge. Call 416-973-3012 to register.
April showers bring . . . April flowers! Spring into Daffodil Month by creating your own garden (2-D animation)! Followed by a complimentary screening program at 12 PM.

Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John (at Richmond), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
Phone: 416.973.3012
Categories: Arts & Culture; Education

$5 per child; an adult must accompany children at no extra charge. Call 416-973-3012 to register.
April showers bring . . . April flowers! Spring into Daffodil Month by creating your own garden (2-D animation)! Preceded by a complimentary screening program at 12 PM.

Time: Saturday and Sunday, 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John (at Richmond), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
Phone: 416.973.3012
Categories: Children & Youth; Arts & Culture

Join us to learn the skills needed to function as a mediator and the process that can assist people to move from discord to dialogue.
A five-day intense interactive program which will help you develop the skills to assist others in resolving the conflicts they face. It will also change your understanding of human interactions and the behind the scenes dynamics. Join us to learn the skills needed to function as a mediator and the process that can assist people to move from discord to dialogue.
This five-day intense interactive program includes assignments and a take home assignment. Certificates will be issued on completion.
When: Monday to Friday, April 4th 2011
8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST

Where: The Country Inn & Suites
578 Terry Fox Drive, Kanata, Ontario, Canada

Cost: $2,249.00 CDN + HST

To Register:
Phone: 613-256-3852
Email: admin@canmediate.com

If you have a promotional code, please advise when you register.

Some financial assistance is available.
Please email us for more information.

Venue: Country Inn & Suites
Location: 578 Terry Fox Drive, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://www.canmediate.com
For information contact: Ruth Sirman
Phone: 613-256-3852
Categories: Labour, Workplace, Unions; Management; Manufacturing

Training and consultative workshops will be held in six cities across Ontario to share the latest information on how living green infrastructure can address a wide range of urban environmental

Venue: Valhalla Inn (Odin Room)
Location: 1 Valhalla Inn Road, Thunder Bay, ON
Website: http://www.greenroofs.org
For information contact: Norma Meneguzzi Spall, nmeneguzzispall@greenroofs.org
Phone: 416-971-4494, ext. 229
Categories: Education; Environment

Canada's leading renewable energy financing conference - the second annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Canada (REFF Canada) - will return to Toronto for two days in April 2011. Canadian and international experts will examine the development of the Canadian renewable energy market a year after the introduction of the Ontario Green Energy and Economy Act, as well as evaluate the financial opportunities available.

CONFERENCE ATTENDEES WILL:
- Learn about the status of renewable energy projects and coordinate with financiers and developers
- Discover what financial opportunities are available for renewable energy projects
- Understand the role of equity and debt in renewable energy and clean technology in Canada
- Network with transaction professionals, developers and government officials

KEY SPEAKERS:
Geraint Breeze
Executive Director, Project Finance & Infrastructure, CIBC

Michael Switt
Managing Director, Project Finance, Manulife

Tony Anderson
Chief Financial Officer, Northland Power

Alejandro Salvador
Chief Financial Officer, Acciona Energy North America

Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http:////www.euromoneyenergy.com/EventDetails/0/3627/2nd-Renewable-Energy-Finance-Forum-Cana
Categories: Economic Development; Environment

FREE
Directed by Nick de Pencier, 2007, 81 min.
A documentary about one of the world's most beautiful and mysterious creatures: the Monarch butterfly. Nowhere in nature is there a more powerful mix of scientific marvel, awesome beauty, and epic struggle for survival.

Time: 4:00 pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John (at Richmond), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
Phone: 416.973.3012
Categories: Arts & Culture

FREE
Directed by Hélène Choquette and Jean-Philippe Duval, 2007, 81 min. In French with English subtitles.
Each year, millions of people the world over are driven to forced displacement, and the disturbing accounts of people who have been uprooted are amazingly similar. The enormous pressure placed on rural populations as a result of the degradation of their life-supporting environment is driving them increasingly further from their way of life. Followed by a panel discussion.

Time: 7 pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John (At Richmond), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
Phone: 416.973.3012
Categories: Arts & Culture; Environment

Unpaid Work Day aims to raise public awareness of the social and economical value of unpaid work (also known as invisible work) and of the need to include it in the calculation of our national wealth.

For information contact: info@afeas.qc.ca
Phone: 514-251-1636
Categories: Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

This is the experience that makes every second count.

Using movement, dance, video, vocals and text, this project explores the topic of terrorism. It starts from the tragic death of Syrian-American filmmaker Mustapha Akkad and his daughter Rima in a series of coordinated attacks that hit three prominent hotels in the Jordanian capital Amman in 2005. The work constructs an imagined physical and verbal dialogue between Mustapha Akkad and Rawad Jassem Mohammad Abed, the suicide bomber who carried out the explosion. The work also looks at the imagined lives and memories of both the victim and his killer as they revisit each other's lives after their fatal encounter.

Time: 7:30pm-9:30pm
Venue: Theatre Passe Muraille
Location: 16 Ryerson Ave, Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.artsboxoffice.ca
For information contact: Heather Ervin; heathere@passemuraille.on.ca
Phone: 416-504-7529
Categories: Arts & Culture; Performing Arts

$6, $4 for students, seniors, partners and Front Row passholders.
Directed by André Melançon. 2010, 102 min. In French with English subtitles.
A chronicle of resilience in action, Printemps fragiles features a group of pre-teens who attend Dr. Gilles Julien's drop-in centre for troubled children. Each has challenges to meet, and in sharing fun, games and chores with their peers, they build self-esteem and develop empathy for others. With the help of adult counsellors and volunteers, they learn to follow sensible life rules and strive for balance. Day by day they discover themselves and develop inner strength.

Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John (at RIchmond), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
Phone: 416.973.3012
Categories: Education; Children & Youth

Stephen Morris, Professor of Physics, University of Toronto
Many natural systems spontaneously self organize into surprisingly ordered structures, even though they are driven far from equilibrium. Regular patterns in space emerge, for example, as stripes on zebras, ripples on windblown sand, waves on coffee in a shaken cup, coloured sand that spontaneously un-mixes itself, wrinkles on icicles, or as weird columns that form in cooling lava flows. In his talk, Stephen Morris, professor of Physics at the University of Toronto, discusses the physics behind such non-linear patterns, and carries out live demonstrations.
Before the talk, join us at the Museum at 6:45 p.m. for the unveiling of a major acquisition from the University of Toronto: the first electron microscope—constructed in 1938—in North America.

Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St-Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

World Health Day provides a forum for discussion on worldwide health conditions and issues.

For information contact: csih@csih.org
Phone: 613-241-5785
Categories: Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives; Health/Health Care

EMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES (21 HOURS)

Contaminated sites represent a significant environmental liability in addition to their impacts on humans and the surrounding environment. If you deal with contaminated sites, it is crucial to be able to identify the various factors affecting the decision of choosing the appropriate remediation technology for each site. In this course you will learn about the remediation technologies currently available for handling contaminated sites. Description, applicability, advantages, limitations, time frame, potential health and safety and cost of various available technologies will also be studied. This is an applied course designed to help resource managers, policy makers, government regulators, agricultural professionals, and environmental consultants understand how water and pollutants interact in the landscape, the changes resulting from land use, and remediation techniques to return ecological function. The course combines lecture, assigned readings, PowerPoint presentations, in-class exhibits, and discussions.
Fee: $565

Time: 4286sp1 Apr 7, 8, 9 (RFS) 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Enterprise Square
Location: 10230 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB
Website: http://www.extension.ualberta.ca/erm
For information contact: Irene Ng, ireneng@ualberta.ca
Phone: 780-492-3158
Categories: Education; Environment

Are You Looking for a "GREEN" Job?

The School of Engineering Technology and Applied Sciences (SETAS) invites you to participate in the first annual E3 Symposium: Education for a Sustainable Energy Economy.

April 8th, 2011 - Centennial College Residence and Conference Centre
941 Progress Avenue ON M1G 3T8
9am - 5pm (Reception to Follow)

The E3 Symposium will bring together Industry Leaders, Educators, Employers and Students to examine Ontario's place in the energy business and the issues surrounding a sustainable energy economy. The day's event features Keynote Speaker Tom Rand, Clean Energy Guru and Author. All attendees will receive a copy of his hit book 'Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit'.

DON'T Miss this Opportunity to DISCOVER YOUR FUTURE IN SUSTAINABILITY!

To register, please visit: www.centennialcollege.ca/e3symposium

Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.centennialcollege.ca/e3symposium
For information contact: Melinda DeNicola, mdenicole@centennialcollege.ca
Categories: Education; Economic Development; Environment

Living on Mars
What would you need to live on the Red Planet? Build a Mars habitat from recycled materials. Bring along your own special bits and pieces from home! Complemented by either a guided tour of the heavens in the inflatable planetarium, a visit to the Canada in Space exhibition, or a visit to the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory (weather permitting). Duration: 90 minutes

Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Canada Science and Technology Museum
Location: 1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Website: http://sciencetech.technomuses.ca
For information contact: CTS
Phone: 613-991-3053
Categories: Museums

The South Shore Chapter of the Council of Canadians presents: EarthDream 2011: A Peace Film Festival.

Friday Evening April 8
7:30 pm OUTSIDE THE WIRE –a timely appraisal of the situation in
Afghanistan by Scott Taylor as he travels and interviews “outside the wire”-
Scott Taylor will be at this screening for Q&A

Saturday Afternoon April 9
1:00 pm Youth Video Project - videos from local and international youth
2: 00 pm Selected Shorts & MOTHERS’ DAY AT THE WAR SHOW –
contrasting images from the Ottawa Air Show and from Iraq
2:30 pm MYTHS FOR PROFIT –explores Canada’s defense industries
Discussion with Tamara Lorincz

Saturday Evening April 9
7:30 pm VOICES IN WARTIME - experiences of war through powerful
images and through the words of poets
8:45 pm – BREAKING RANKS – plight of US soldiers seeking sanctuary in Canada as part of their resistance to the war in Iraq

Sunday Afternoon April 10
2:00 pm Selected Shorts
2:15 pm SOLDIERS OF PEACE – this films illustrates the many ways in
which people and communities are making positive change. + discussion

Location: Mahone Bay, NS
For information contact: Marion Moore, southshore.coc@gmail.com
Phone: 902-527-2928
Categories: Arts & Culture

A fun and entertaining afternoon featuring Cathy of Cathy's Crawly Composters. Learn all about worms and vermicomposting - a viable solution for your organic waste. Discover how to convert organic matter (food scraps and paper) into nature's finest fertilizer. Find out why worms are an essential part of our environment. During the presentation, vermicomposting is explained from set-up to harvest. Registration is required. Participants will go home with their own Mini-Vermicomposter.
To register: please contact,
Sonya Stemerdink (Education Coordinator)
Phone: (705) 526-7809 ext. 212
email: education@wyemarsh.com

Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Venue: Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
Location: 16160 Hwy 12, Midland, ON
Website: http://www.cathyscomposters.com/events.htm
For information contact: Cathy Nesbitt
Phone: 1-888-775-9495
Categories: Environment; Education; Farming

We are delighted to have Dr. David Suzuki as our keynote speaker on Saturday, April 9th, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

This is our 3rd Annual World Healing conference with the powerful focus for this event being: Conservation of Canada's Arctic North.

The World Healing Project inspired through the School of Etheric Healing (www.schoolofetherichealing.com) is committed to communicating to as many people as possible the events that are occurring in the Arctic both from the Canadian/USA perspective and report on the activities on neighbouring northern countries...especially Russia.

The recent push to claim stake to the untapped resources in the Arctic is alarming and quite dangerous. Scientists know that extracting these resources puts us all in jeopardy here on earth and it is our hope that we can all work together to prevent this.

Dr. David Suzuki will be presenting his scientific findings and we would like to add to this event a guided visualization for world healing as well. As we clearly recognize the power of the human mind and how energy follows thought.

Please try to attend...tickets are $60 plus HST but we also have a few rows of $45 + HST. This is an intimate setting in the Theatre at the MTCC which holds 1300 people and all the seats are very good for visual and audio reception.

Please pass this along to whoever you believe may be interested...thank you so much, Kathy Roseborough, Event Planner

Additional Contacts & Websites:

www.worldhealinghq.com

Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://schoolofetherichealing.com
For information contact: Kathy Roseborough, info@schoolofetherichealing.com
Phone: 1-855-456-8967 toll free
Categories: Environment

A weekend packed with things to see, do, learn, smell and grow! This annual event brings together over 10,000+ gardening and outdoor living enthusiasts complete with vendors, speakers from across Canada, local gardening experts, hands-on activities, how to clinic demonstrations and more!

Are you trying to eat more locally-grown or organic food? There's nothing more local or satisfying than food you've grown yourself.

Join the Horticultural Society for an informative weekend packed with affordable, practical how-tos on:

- Growing and cooking with your own herbs
- Extending the growing season with a vertical indoor garden
- Conserving water while gardening
- Selecting fool proof plants for Calgary's tough growing environment
- Transforming your condo's patio into a container garden paradise

Whether you're a first time gardener or a veteran green thumb, there's something for everyone at this year's garden show.

Location: Calgary, AB
Website: http://www.calhort.org/events/gardenshow.aspx
For information contact: Cassandra Christie, cassandra@calhort.org
Phone: 403-287-3469
Categories: Farming; Environment

Saturday April 9th, 2011 Living Green in Quinte Show & Expo

Information Sessions, Workshops, & Trade Show at Loyalist College NEW THIS YEAR : Expanded Trade Show with a Demonstration Area, and Family and Musical Entertainment !
Sunday April 10th, 2011 Living Green Bus Tours
Two tours for participants to select from Prince Edward County Living Green Bus Tour OR the Hastings County Living Green Bus Tour

The Living Green in Quinte Show (formerly called the Sustainable Living Symposium)aims to highlight local experts through interactive participant sessions and over 50 local businesses, organizations and products in a Trade Show.

ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE BEGIN FEBRUARY 14th
www.quintesustainability.ca

TYPES OF PASSES FOR 2011

LIVING GREEN IN QUINTE TRADE SHOW & EXPO $5 pay at the door
Children are free
Demonstrations, family entertainment, music, over 50 vendors

SATURDAY ONLY PASS $20.00 register online
Trade Show & Expo and Access to 1 hr Living Green workshops (building sustainable communities, Creating a Culture of Connection, Building and Installing Your Own Energy System, Children's Health and the Environment, Community & Backyard Food Garden Design, Living Green Homeowners Perspectives Panel)

SUNDAY ONLY PASS $15.00 register online
Choice of a full day Living Green Bus tour with 4 stops and tours (organic farms, off grid homes, strawbale buildings)

FULL WEEKEND PASS for access to any/all of the above
$30.00 register online (students $25)

Location: Belleville, ON
Website: http://www.quintesustainability.ca
For information contact: Maya Navrot, mnavrot@quinteconservation.ca
Phone: 613-968-3434, ext. 131
Categories: Environment

Lines of Resistance: Prison Art from the Middle East is a mixed media work produced by former political prisoners from the Middle East, notably Iran, as well as artists standing in solidarity with them. The exhibition is an instance of visualizing atrocities committed by states in the region including Israel.

Since June 2009, the regime has imprisoned and executed thousands of its citizens; the crimes have been surrounded in an official culture of silence and denial.

This exhibition serves as a testament to those who resist oppressive state policies. It is also an opportunity for us to stand in solidarity with the Iranian people and demand the immediate end to imprisonment, torture and executions.

The project was created by Shahrzad Mojab, a professor of women’s studies at OISE at the University of Toronto, as part of her research into the effect of violence and war on women and learning. Mojab started using art — from dance and song to painting — four years ago to help women deal with the trauma of prison.

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Need to know:
- Exhibition open during regular gallery hours
(Wednesday to Sunday from 12 noon)
- Admission Free
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

Time: Opening Reception: 7pm
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500
Categories: Human Rights, Law, Legal

Holocaust Memorial Day honours the memory of Jews who suffered and died during the Holocaust.

For information contact: yadvashem@bellnet.ca
Phone: 416-785-1333/1-888-494-7999
Categories: Social Services

National Dental Hygienists Week celebrates the dental hygienist profession and promotes the importance of good dental hygiene.

For information contact: info@cdha.ca
Phone: 613-224-5515/1-800-267-5235
Categories: Health/Health Care

This will be a one-day conference that brings together medium and large size companies to discuss and share their current and future community investment initiative to the GTA and Canada.

A great local event focusing on how businesses give back to organizations in their communities.

For more information:

Contact Name: Emily Waterfield
Website: http://ingoodcompanyevent.com
E-mail: emily (at) orendaconnections.com

Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://ingoodcompanyevent.com
For information contact: Emily Waterfield, emily@orendaconnections.com
Categories: Economic Development

FREE
Directed by Alanis Obomsawin, 1993, 119 min.
On a hot July day in 1990, an historic confrontation propelled Native issues in Kanehsatake and the village of Oka, Québec, into the international spotlight and into the Canadian conscience. Director Alanis Obomsawin endured 78 nerve-wracking days and nights filming the armed stand-off. A powerful feature-documentary emerges that takes you right into the action of an age-old aboriginal struggle.
NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St. (at Richmond St. W) 416-973-3012

Time: 4 pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John (at Richmond), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
Phone: 416.973.3012
Categories: Arts & Culture; Native Peoples

FREE
Teaching Peace introduces us to the students and teachers at Vasa Pelagic School in Belgrade, Serbia, where Hetty van Gurp helps teach the language of peace to a generation of kids who have known only war. Raised to be Heroes uses the unforgettable experiences of Israel's Refuseniks to inspire an essential dialogue about peace, democracy and personal responsibility.

Time: 7 pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John (At Richmond), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
Phone: 416.973.3012
Categories: Arts & Culture; Children & Youth; Education

Description: Boreal caribou are magnificent creatures of great beauty that can survive under austere conditions few other species could tolerate. They are revered by the indigenous people of the north and have provided them with subsistence for millennia. But they have declined greatly in numbers over the last hundred years and have disappeared from about half of their former range. Now they have been officially designated as a threatened species. Progress towards a recovery plan has been slow, in part because the problem is genuinely difficult. Guest speaker Dr. Peter Flood, Professor Emeritus Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences University of Saskatchewan, will start with a discussion of the basic biology of boreal caribou and progress to an analysis of the action that might be taken to ensure its continued survival in Saskatchewan. Event co-sponsored by the J.S. Wood Library and the Saskatchewan Environmental Society. For more information, please contact the Saskatchewan Environmental Society at 665-1915 or visit www.environmentalsociety.ca

Time: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Venue: J.S. Wood Library
Location: 1801 Lansdowne Avenue, Saskatoon, SK
Website: http://www.environmentalsociety.ca
Phone: 306-665-1915
Categories: Animals & Pets

The Sarnia Lambton Workforce Development Board will be hosting a Green Energy, Agriculture & Bio-Science Career Fair at Clearwater Arena in Sarnia, Ontario.
The Career Fair is free of charge to attendees and exhibitors, and is aimed at showcasing the diverse career options available in green energy, agriculture and bio-science to an expected group of 5000, including students (grades 7-12) in Lambton and Kent Counties, Second Career students, as well as under and unemployed individuals.
This is NOT a Job Fair, we are not looking for organizations with job openings, this is simply an opportunity for people and organizations to discuss their career, passions and industry with the young minds that will shape tomorrow's workforce.
More information, including a registration form is available at www.slwdb.org.

Location: Sarnia, ON
Website: http://www.slwdb.org
For information contact: Chris McLachlin, chris.mchlachlin@slwdb.org
Phone: 519-332-0000
Categories: Labour, Workplace, Unions; Education

$6, $4 for students, seniors, partners and Front Row passholders.
Directed by John Walker. 2010, 85 min.
A rare and unique assembly of some of the greatest drummers in the world. Explosive talent, passion, humour and irresistible personality come together in a magical setting when seven diverse drummers create a profound and unforgettable experience.

Time: 7 pm
Venue: NFB Mediatheque
Location: 150 John (At Richmond), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
Phone: 416.973.3012
Categories: Arts & Culture; Music

Training and consultative workshops will be held in six cities across Ontario to share the latest information on how living green infrastructure can address a wide range of urban environmental issues and to determine how policy and program development by municipal and provincial governments can help to ensure that our quality of life is protected, maintained, and enhanced.
Have your say on the development of a Green Infrastructure Strategy for Ontario and help us protect green infrastructure and grow a healthier, more sustainable communities. We are working with partners in communities across Ontario to gather best practices and input on a provincial strategy for protecting and increasing living green infrastructure.
Workshop Presented by:
- Green Infrastructure Ontario. The Coalition is an alliance of organizations that share a common vision for a healthy, green Ontario where the economic, social, environmental and health benefits of green infrastructure are fully realized.
Price:
$95.00 CDN (Plus HST)
(Includes coffee breaks, lunch and a Resource Manual)

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Venue: Ojibway Nature Centre
Location: 5200 Matchette Road, Windsor, ON
Website: http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php/eduprogram/green-infrastructure-ontario-workshops
For information contact: Norma Meneguzzi Spall, nmeneguzzispall@greenroofs.org
Phone: 416-971-4494, ext. 229
Categories: Education; Environment

Law Day offers the public the opportunity to learn about the law, legal professions and the Canadian legal system.

For information contact: info@cba.org
Phone: 613-237-2925/1-800-267-8860
Categories: Education

The Green Living Show is Canada's largest green consumer show dedicated to educating the public about easy and workable solutions for leading a sustainable lifestyle. Visitors can shop the wide variety of exhibitor booths while gathering information and inspiration from a diverse selection of demonstrations, presentations, and activities.

Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.greenlivingonline.com/torontoshow/
Categories: Environment

Join us April 16th at Kitchener City Hall for the Bloomin Earth Eco-Fair to celebrate the earth from recycled art to expert advice on sustainable living
Activities you will enjoy:
* Shop consciously at our Handmade Market of over 100 artists
* Create earth-friendly crafts with recycled workshops
* Join in live entertainment from local performers.
* Discover innovative & inspired ways of living green
* Support young designers in the REthreaded Fashion Show
join the facebook event:
http://facebook.com/remakeable

follow us in twitter:
http://twitter.com/remakeable

Location: Kitchener, ON
Website: http://bloominearth.wordpress.com
For information contact: megan or lynn, remakeable@gmail.com
Phone: 519-841-5061
Categories: Environment

Sunrise - 6:30 am to 3:45 pm
Saturday, April 16

Beit Zatoun is pleased to participate again this year in Yoga Day for Amnesty International. Being Beit Zatoun, this means bringing new, diverse and engaging dimensions to make the day truly special and meaningful to participants and the community.

Santi-Purna means "day-full of prayers for peace" - we invite everyone to be part of this day. All proceeds to Amnesty International (tax receipts available through Amnesty International).

Yoga practice ~ breathing exercises, postures, mudras, mantras and devotional singing on the theme of peace from many cultures.

Participation is free and you are encouraged to commit to 1 hour or all 9 hours of the day and gather sponsors who will support your peace-making efforts with donations to Amnesty International. Light refreshments provided. NOTE: PLEASE BRING YOUR MAT.

For more information, please contact: shantipurna@bodyintegrity.com or 647-832-7676.
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Need to know:
- Doors open at 6:15 am
- PWYC / Donation to Amnesty International
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

Time: 6:30am - 3:45
Venue: Beit Zatoun
Location: 612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website: http://www.beitzatoun.org
For information contact: info@beitzatoun.org
Phone: 647.726.9500

Enjoy family-friendly fun at our free Earth Fest nature festival. Discover more about our wonderful wildlife, build your own bird house or bee box, explore Burnaby Lake, win prizes, play games and learn how to live in harmony with the environment.

Location: Burnaby, BC
Website: http://www.wildliferescue.ca
For information contact: Krystal Brennan, educate@wildliferescue.ca
Phone: 604-526-2747
Categories: Animals & Pets; Environment

The 30-Hour Famine is an annual fundraising activity that aims to help combat hunger around the world.

For information contact: info@worldvision.ca
Phone: 905-565-6100/1-866-595-5550
Categories: Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives