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Five Myths You've Been Told About the Birth Control Pill That Threaten Your Health, Happiness and Future Fertility

Thursday Sept 15, 7:00-8:00 pm (ET)

Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario

Live Talk by Donation to WHEN (Womens' Healthy Environment Network)

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Dr. Chun Resource Library Open House

Thursday September 15, 2011, 3-6pm

Dr. Chun Resource Library, in The Centre for Women and Trans People at U of T

Join us for this casual drop-in social to check out our in-house library and our social justice-themed collection of books, zines, periodicals, vertical files, DVDs and CDs. Learn more about volunteer opportunities, events and programming including ‘Radical Reads’ book club and ‘Words of Resistance’ poetry & spoken word nights. Meet new people, eat yummy food and enjoy an exciting art showcase including video and poetry! Free raffle draw to win special issues of Fireweed journal!

The Dr. Chun Resource Library is a joint project between OPIRG-Toronto and The Centre for Women and Trans People at U of T

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The Oak Ridges Moraine: 10 years later is it really protected?

Thursday, September 15, 8 – 9 a.m.
Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave., Suite 120
Free with reservation.

A breakfast forum featuring:
David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto
Kim Gavine, Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation
Debbe Crandell, Save the Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition
Fred Johnson, Enviroscape Consulting Services

The Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation is proud to release Measuring Success on the Oak Ridges Moraine. Two years in the making the eight-volume study documents where we are with the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan on the Moraine – successes, shortcomings, what's working, what isn't – and provides the government and other stakeholders with recommended actions and the data needed to plot a course that ensures its successful implementation and realization.
Although there have been many successes on the Oak Ridges Moraine, gaps and deficiencies are showing in the decade-old legislation and threats to the Moraine's ecological and hydrological integrity are on-going.
Registration is free but required. Please email rsvp@sustainabilitynetwork.ca and provide your name and affiliation. A continential breakfast will be available.

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Privatization of Municipal Services - with Dr. Mildred Warner

Thursday, September 15, 6:30 p.m.
Ryerson University, Thomas Lounge, Oakham House, 63 Gould St.

You are invited to attend a public lecture by Dr. Mildred Warner, a professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University. Dr. Warner is a leading expert in the study of privatizing municipal government services, both in the United States and internationally.

"The pressures on politicians ... are to address fiscal crises and save money. Politicians who talk about privatizing public services because it is less expensive have later found this to be false. Sometimes privatization can be more costly.”

"Privatization is not a panacea. Many municipalities - who have privatized services - often reverse course. These reversals are primarily due to problems with service quality and lack of cost savings. Many times they find the private services lack efficiency. And private firms, once competitive on price, become monopolies at a later time.”

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Manifesto Festival

Sept. 15-25
11 days, 14 events, 100+ artists, 1 city – Celebrating Community, Culture and the Arts

http://themanifesto.ca/

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Feminism 101

Friday, September 16 • 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Oakham House, Room A/B , 55 Gould St., Ryerson

Info: womenscentre@rsuonline.ca
Facebook event page: http://on.fb.me/pCQl7a

It’s time to come together, stand up, and fight back!

Learn about feminist activism and the many ways you can be an activist too.
Interested in learning more about the women’s centre and how you can be a part of feminist organizing on campus?
Join us for a day of captivating speakers, free lunch, open dialogue, and become a part of women’s collective at Ryerson.

The Women’s Centre is one of five equity service groups including RyePRIDE, RyeACCESS, the Community Food Room, and Students Against Racism.

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Park(ing) Day
Fri. Sept. 16
PARK(ing) Day is an annual, worldwide event that invites citizens everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good.
http://parkingday.org/

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Windfest 2011: Toronto's Waterfront Kite Festival

Sat. September 17
noon - 8 pm
Woodbine Beach (at Ashbridges Bay)

Windfest is Toronto’s largest kite festival. From expert kite fliers, to kids flying their first kite, there is a space for everyone at WindFest. Kite flying is a fun, safe, creative and multi-cultural activity that anyone can enjoy! We’ll have workshops on how to make kites, and how to fly kites too!... read more

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Energy and the Environment in Ontario: Nuclear, Coal, or Renewables?

Sunday September 18, 2 - 4 p.m.
OISE, Room 5280, 252 Bloor Street West (at St. George Subway)

Energy and the environment will be crucial issues in the coming Ontario election. The Liberal Party claims to have an energy-friendly platform lead by the Green Energy Act, and endorsed by David Suzuki. But embedded in Liberal platform is a long-term costly commitment to nuclear power. At the same time, the NDP – traditional ally of environmentalism – is waffling on the issue of wind power and has committed to removing the HST on fuel. Waiting in the wings is the Tory party, with plans to build more nukes while killing green energy developments.

This study group will explore some of these key energy issues. It will be convened by Angela Bischoff (Ontario Clean Air Alliance), Paul Kellogg (Toronto Bolivia Solidarity) and Roberto Garcia (Ontario Sustainable Energy Association). There will be lots of time for discussion.

Part of the series: Planet or Death: Climate Justice versus Climate Change
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=195935420470486

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City Cider

Sun. September 18, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Road (beside Casa Loma)
$5 (includes admission to the museum)

Not Far From The Tree is teaming up with Spadina Museum to make this a fun-filled afternoon for all. Higher Ground will perform on stilts, live music by The Orchards and Nathan Hiltz with vocal guest, and YogaRocks will do yoga for kids. Enjoy a corn roast, orchard tours and so much more... read more

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Working Bee and Urban Garden Tour
Sun. September 18, 10am to 6pm
Oasis Gardens (near Broadview and Danforth)
Organized By: Transition Toronto, TPP - GTA, Oasis Gardens, and Seeds of Change

The Oasis Garden area needs a general clean-up, organization of its wealth of reclaimed building materials, space to store its tools, and its organizers need to see some progress before they will let Transition Toronto and The Permaculture Project take them to a deeper shade of green. We are holding an event at the gardens that will be both a working bee and a warm-up party for the permaculture-inspired overhaul of gardens. Join us to start the process of creating an example of how much good some well-thought-out gardening can do in our urban environment.

The day will include free food picked and prepared on site, an educational tour of the garden including the myriad species already in place there, experts on hand to answer all your gardening questions, delicious mushrooms, home-made sub-irrigation garden containers, and, of course, plenty of opportunity to get your hands dirty and do some good.

RSVP transitiontoronto@gmail.com or

http://transitiontoronto.ning.com/events/event/show?id=4627225%3AEvent%3...

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Training Day: Stop Ford's Agenda!

Sunday September 18, 10 am – 4 pm
Location TBA

Join us for a day of skill-building, planning and networking in the lead up to the September 19 Executive Committee Meeting and the September 26-27, City Council meetings. We are building a movement to stop the cuts at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels. We demand: Stop the cuts! Expand services! No handouts to cops and corporations!

Workshops include:
- How to do a Deputation
- Civil Disobedience
- How to Talk to Right-Wing People About the Cuts
... and more!

Light refreshments and onsite childcare provided.
Please RSVP by emailing Sept10volunteers@gmail.com.

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Farmer Training from Everdale Organic Farm

Are you ready to farm? No matter what stage you're at in your thinking Everdale has a course for you. We combine curriculum based learning with presentations from experienced farmers and mentorship to guide you on your journey. Courses will start this October in both Toronto and Guelph. Please see our website athttp://farmertraining.everdale.org/ or contact david.alexander@everdale.org for more details on pricing and cost sharing opportunities.

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Take Action - Tell City Council to Save our Environmental Programs!

Please sign the petition below to tell City Council and the Mayor that you value the City's environmental programs and services. We'll present this petition to Council in September when they vote on the Mayor's proposed service cuts.
http://torontoenvironment.org/servicereview/petition

In addition to the petition, we are encouraging residents to:
- Call your Councillor (especially the middle to right-leaning Councillors) to voice their concern over potential cuts to environmental programs and services.
- Download and post this flyer in your community.
- Talk with your neighbours about the importance of city services, and the long term problems of making quick
decisions without the facts.
Heather Marshall, Toronto Environmental Alliance
416 596-0660 | torontoenvironment.org

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Friends of the Arts has launched an online petition to let City Councillors know that Torontonians value the arts: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/friendsofthearts/

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Toronto's Price Tag - 4 min. video about the T.O. City Cuts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kNuuR12HxBc

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