Nomination Meeting
Sunday, 2012 February 5, 4pm
(followed by Annual General Meeting) Riverdale branch, Toronto Public Library
(northwest corner of Broadview and Gerrard) All are welcome.
Following the untimely passing of Jack Layton, Toronto-Danforth is not currently represented in Parliament. This vacancy will be filled in a by-election that must be called by Prime Minister Harper before the end of February.
On February 5th, 2012, we will select both a new riding executive andour candidate for the Toronto-Danforth by-election, who will aim to double the number of Green Party representatives in Parliament. Read more »
Emma Richardson was born and raised in Toronto, benefitting from a first-rate public school education. An economist by training, Emma completed a Master’s degree at the London School of Economics before working for five years with the United Nations in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala.
In 2009, Emma moved back to Toronto with her husband Pablo and gave birth to her daughter, Sara Isabel, Read more »
Ann Peel has lived with her sons in Toronto-Danforth for a wonderful 15 years. Ann’s personal commitment is to help to build a world in which people thrive. This has led to life as an advocate, particularly in the field of sport and in the engagement of young people in their own futures. She has worked across sectors and disciplines, always seeking to solve problems by asking the questions that matter to people. One of those most important questions involves reshaping our world to enable sustainable support for life on earth. Read more »
Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu is the climate change critic for the Green Party of Canada and was the party’s local candidate for the 2011 general election.
As part of a commitment to fight for a liveable world for her 5 children, Adriana joined the Green Party in 2005 and revitalized the riding association as the CEO. She has been reaching out to the community, raising awareness of the climate crisis and promoting the policies necessary to address it. Read more »
On Wednesday 2012 January 18, thousands of sites will go dark to protest SOPA & PIPA, two US bills racing through Congress that threaten online security and freedom of expression.
Support the world’s largest environmental event in 2012! Join the more than 52,00 cities and towns in 135 countries around the world that turn off their lights for one night. To find out more, visit earthhour.org.
Our family just celebrated the first night of Hanukkah with menorah, latkes, dreidels and other games. May your holidays be filled with light and happiness.
The Green Party has for many years been promoting a guaranteed annual income (GAI). It should be more economical than the hodgepodge of existing income support programmes, it will capture people who aren’t served by the current system (such as caregivers for family members who need round-the-clock support), and it addresses the dignity that every Canadian deserves. Read more »
I’ve been following the COP17 climate change conference in Durban, South Africa from right here in Riverdale. This will be a long, rambling omnibus post on my thoughts and concerns. Read more »
Thursday, 2011 November 17, 7 pm Room 1016, Wilson Hall, New College University of Toronto
The Canadian Boreal Initiative and the University of Toronto Forestry Faculty invite you to attend this free event and “be inspired by Aboriginal leaders sharing their personal stories of their relationship with their land and their vision for their people.” Read more »
On this day, let us remember, reflect, and re-commit to war no more.
For those who want to mark this day a little differently, the soldier’s tower in Hart House is open every year on this day. It’s an opportunity not just to remember those young people who lost their lives for Canada, but to see a lovely historic corner of the city. The tower was built in 1923-24, originally to remember those young university students who lost their lives in the first world war. Standing at 143 feet in height, it is still an imposing reminder to University of Toronto students today.
Toronto Art Festival: Regenerate
Saturday, 2011 November 5, 6-9 pm
Lucsculpture (663 Greenwood Ave, at Danforth)
Come experience a Japanese art exhibition this weekend, featuring over 90 artists from Japan and Toronto, such as internationally celebrated artist Warabé Aska. In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit Japan in March 2011, this group of artists created this exhibit to explore the theme of regeneration and examine the possibility for rebirth and growth.
The exhibit runs from November 5 to 15 and Saturday’s opening party is free and open to everyone. For more information, visit Lucsculpture.
Friday, 2011 October 28
South Riverdale Community Health Centre
955 Queen St East (near Carlaw)
Make a growing difference in our community! Come out and join the South Riverdale Community Health Centre to help plant about 60 Serviceberry, Elderberry, and Hazelnut trees in various assisted living and lower income housing locations around the Health Centre.
People (preferably with shovels and or wagons) interested in volunteering can come to the centre in the morning to help pick-up and then plant the trees (they will be in eight inch containers and will be about 12 inches tall). Read more »
I’ve been following the “Occupy Toronto” movement that’s powered by youth and hope in a world of corruption and decadence. I hope that it will prove to be the catalyst for the new ideas we need to take us forward.
This movement is occurring in a context. Though many of the participants may be unaware of it, there is a fairly obvious underlying reason for the rising levels of anger. Read more »
Wednesday, 2011 October 19, 7 pm to 9:30 pm
City Hall, Committee Room #2
Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu will be speaking at Post Carbon Toronto’s 83rd monthly meetup, which will focus on the current state of climate change. Adriana will present the political and science sides of the equation as they currently stand and the possible solutions she sees for the future. The second featured presenter, Dr. Danny Harvey, will be speaking about the latest discoveries in climate science and about Canada’s tar sands.
Saturday, 2011 Oct 22, 11 am – 4 pm
401 Richmond Street West
The Centre for City Ecology presents the 5th annual YIMBY (Yes in My Back Yard) Festival — YIMBY AT FIVE.
From the website:
This festival provides a social space for people and groups involved in grassroots, locally-driven community development to gather, exchange ideas and strategies to effect change, and imagine their future city. It’s a chance to celebrate achievements and identify new challenges and opportunities, in an atmosphere focused on listening, learning and engaging.
To find out more or to participate in this year’s YIMBY event, visit yimbytoronto.org.
The 12th annual Toronto Environmental Film Festival comes to the city this October. Featured films include Revenge of the Electric Car, narrated by Tim Robbins, The Whale, narrated by Ryan Reynolds, and Werner Herzog’s Happy People: A Year In The Taiga.
For the festival schedule or to buy tickets, visit planetinfocus.org.
Ann Peel has lived with her sons in Toronto-Danforth for a wonderful 15 years. Ann’s personal commitment is to help to build a world in which people thrive. This has led to life as an advocate, particularly in the field of sport and in the engagement of young people in their own futures. She has worked across sectors and disciplines, always seeking to solve problems by asking the questions that matter to people. One of those most important questions involves reshaping our world to enable sustainable support for life on earth. 
Saturday, 2011 Oct 22, 11 am – 4 pm