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Tue Mar 30: St Patrick’s reverb

Green beer with four-leaf clovers Danforth Greens Pub Night
Tue, 2010 Mar 30, 7–10pm
Gabby’s “Library Room”
729 Danforth, east of Pape

Join us for an echo of St Patrick’s day. Our next monthly Danforth Greens pub night falls on March 30. We welcome newcomers.

Posted by Bob Halstead on 2010 Mar 9
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Tue Feb 23: Danforth Greens pub night

Monthly Danforth Greens Pub Night
Tuesday, 2010 February 23, 7 pm – 10 pm
Gabby’s in the “Library Room”
729 Danforth Ave, east of Pape

We meet on the last Tuesday of each month. Please join us!

Posted by Bob Halstead on 2010 Feb 19
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Year of the Tiger

Wishing you a happy and prosperous Valentine’s Day and a romantic and sexy Lunar New Year!

[Tiger Valentine image courtesy of Charlene Chua Illustration.]

Posted by Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu on 2010 Feb 12
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Avatar

I watched Avatar with my family on New Year’s Day and highly recommend it. One of my friends described it as a futuristic Pocahontas story that ends well for the natives. He also found it amusing that the substance for which mankind was willing to lay waste to the beautiful moon of Pandora was called unobtainium. Spoilers ahead. Read more »

Posted by Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu on 2010 Jan 4
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Hundreds protest global warming

Posted by Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu on 2009 Dec 15
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Holiday spirit and climate action

I had a busy day today. Read more »

Posted by Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu on 2009 Dec 13
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Sat Dec 12: Riverdale Share Concert

Riverdale Share Concert (two showtimes)
Saturday, 2009 December 12, 2 pm & 4:30 pm
St Barnabas Church, 361 Danforth Ave

Tickets are $15 and available at The Big Carrot, Treasure Island Toys, It’s My Party — and also through PayPal for an extra dollar fee.

From the Riverdale Share Community Association site: Read more »

Posted by Charlie Halpern-Hamu on 2009 Dec 1
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Wed Dec 2: Buy something day

Green Party Holiday and Shopping Party Fundraiser
Wednesday, 2009 December 2, 7 pm – 9:30 pm
Ten Thousand Villages, 362 Danforth Ave
(just east of Carrot Common, just west of Chester Station)

As a complement to Buy Nothing Day, we have Buy Something for a Good Cause Day: Read more »

Posted by Charlie Halpern-Hamu on 2009 Dec 1
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Sat Dec 5: Dance for the climate

Saturday, 2009 December 5
12:30 pm (learn the dance), 1:00 pm (dance!)
Kensington Market, corner of Kensington and Baldwin

A message from my friend Pam Johnson: Read more »

Posted by Charlie Halpern-Hamu on 2009 Dec 1
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Fri Nov 27: Buy Nothing Day

Once a year, at Christmas, it’s nice to settle down to watch Charlie Brown’s special. So, perhaps for International Buy Nothing Day, you would enjoy The Story of Stuff:

Posted by Charlie Halpern-Hamu on 2009 Nov 26
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Tue Nov 24: Danforth Greens pub night

Danforth Greens Pub Night
Tue, 2009 Nov 24, 7–10pm
Gabby’s “Library Room”
729 Danforth, east of Pape

We meet on the last Tuesday of each month. Please join us!

Posted by Bob Halstead on 2009 Nov 13
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Mudslinging

Toronto candidates engage in pre-election mudslinging

The Fusion Pottery & Glass Show invited politicians to come do some mudslinging. I went with Toronto-Centre candidate Ellen Michelson, who took this picture.

Apart from the very specific support for arts and culture activities which the Green Party promotes, arts are integral to a green lifestyle which values local production by low-impact methods. Read more »

Posted by Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu on 2009 Oct 16
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Tue Oct 27: Green pub night

Danforth Greens Pub Night
Tue, 2009 Oct 27, 7–10pm
Gabby’s “Library Room”
729 Danforth, east of Pape

Danforth Greens pub night is the last Tuesday of each month. We welcome newcomers.

Posted by Bob Halstead on 2009 Oct 14
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Sun Oct 4: Multifaith Peace Walk

I’ll be participating in the Second Annual Danforth Multifaith Peace Walk and urge everyone to join me. The walk begins at Glen Rhodes United Church and continues past the Danforth Jewish Circle, the Pakistani Community Centre and the Madina Masjid on Danforth to celebrate the newly renovated space, ending at Eastminster United Church.

Women are asked to wear a head scarf inside the Madina Masjid.

Second Annual Danforth Multifaith Peace Walk
Sunday, 2009 October 4, 1 pm
Glen Rhodes United Church, 1470 Gerrard St E

Posted by Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu on 2009 Sep 30
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Sat Oct 17: Environment Day

Community Environment Day
Saturday, 2009 Oct 17, 10am – 2 pm
Riverdale Park East
(Broadview Ave north of Gerrard St)

Toronto City Councillor Paula Fletcher normally hosts our local Ward 30 Environment Day on Canada Day, but that all got delayed this year due to the garbage strike. Read more »

Posted by Charlie Halpern-Hamu on 2009 Sep 27
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Tue Sep 29: Meet and gab

Danforth Greens Pub Night
Tue, 2009 Sep 29, 7–10pm
Gabby’s in the “Library Room”
729 Danforth, east of Pape

The last Tuesday of every month we sit and gab about the issues.

Posted by Bob Halstead on 2009 Sep 26
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Sat Sep 12: Toronto Chinese Archway grand opening ceremony

There’s an important and fun event in the park across the street from my house tomorrow. From the Toronto Chinese Archway website:

After almost ten years of hard work of the committee, the “Zhong Hua Men” dream will come true to the Chinese community! Read more »

Posted by Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu on 2009 Sep 11
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መልካም አዲስ አመት!

Melkam Addis Amet! Happy Ethiopian New Year!

[See also: አማርኛ - የግሪን ዋጋዎች (ጥቅሞች).]

Posted by Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu on 2009 Sep 11
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Candidate caught in eyeglass scandal

Quite a few people comment on the fact that I wear glasses, yet the picture on my postcard has no glasses. A couple have worried that I took the glasses off for reasons of vanity. Read more »

Posted by Adriana Mugnatto-Hamu on 2009 Sep 10
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Mon Sep 21: International Day of Peace

The United Nations’ International Day of Peace is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace. Green Party candidates celebrated this event at C’est What in Toronto.