Archive for Actions

We’re coming up on the four-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.  There will be a Canada-wide day of action on March 17.  In Toronto, there will be rally, a march, another rally, and a giant peace symbol made out of people.

Peace Rally at United States Consulate
Saturday, 2007 March 17, 1 pm
360 University Ave
(organized by the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War)

…followed by a march through downtown, and then…

Peace Rally at Nathan Phillips Square
Saturday, 2007 March 17, 3 pm
100 Queen St West
(organized by the Canadian Peace Alliance and Échec à la guerre)

…including the giant “live” peace sign.

Now’s the time to join the Charles Battershill campaign team. We still have crucial positions open. Let us know you’d like to help on the volunteer page.

The evening after Mary Ann Grainger’s candidate and campaign school, there will be a memorial for Tooker Gomberg:

On the 3rd anniversary of Tooker Gomberg’s passing, please join us for tales, ritual, music, and special screening of the 2006 video documentary Big Bucks, Big Pharma: Marketing Disease and Pushing Drugs.

Followed by a Critical Mass bike ride along Bloor/Danforth to celebrate TakeTheTooker.ca.

Tooker Gomberg Memorial
Saturday, 2007 March 3, 7:30 pm
341 Bloor St West (at St George) free
For more info call 416-534-9033 x 1

Actually, it’s a perfectly convenient vigil: just one hour, relatively warm weather, good people.

Show your support for Al Gore’s message. You might head over to Green Drinks after, but first join this vigil organized by the East Toronto Climate Action Group:

An Inconvenient Truth — Candlelight Vigil
Wednesday, 2007 February 21, 6 pm
outside Convocation Hall, King’s College Circle
University of Toronto

“This is not a political issue; it is a moral issue”
— Al Gore

On Wednesday February 21st, Toronto citizens will unite in a peaceful display of solidarity in response to Al Gore’s message delivered in An Inconvenient Truth.

Al Gore is scheduled to speak at 7:00 pm in Convocation Hall. As 900 tickets sold in 1 minute, and the website crashed due to more than 20,000 hits in 3 minutes, it is apparent that many in Toronto are in agreement that we are suffering climate change.

Please show your support for his crucial message by attending an hour long candlelight vigil to symbolize your willingness to become carbon neutral and recognize your ecological footprint.

Meet in front of Convocation Hall from 6 pm — north of College & west of University Ave. Walk through the main gates of the U of T campus and you will find King’s College Circle. Convocation Hall is on the left and we will stand outside. Carry a small light which we will turn off at 7:00 pm when Al Gore begins his lecture inside the Hall.

Families are encouraged to attend.

East Toronto Climate Action Group
etcag@sympatico.ca

Local Green Ian Jackson asks us to take action on Valentine’s Day for the Temagami old-growth forest.  Here is the email sent by Earthroots:

TAKE ACTION FOR TEMAGAMI BY THIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14th!

Please take a few minutes to send a personal letter to show your support for increased protection in Temagami. Submitting your comments will only take a few minutes of your time.

Send a free fax right now by clicking on this link.

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