The Connexions Calendar

Phone: 416-964-1511     Web: http://www.connexions.org

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This practical, hands-on course is open to everyone, no prior education or gardening experience is required. It will teach you how to produce organic food in thr city.

Venue:  Burnaby Adult and Continuing Education
Website:  http://www.gaiacollege.ca/food
For information contact:  Heide Hermary
Phone:  604-664-8888
Categories:   Environment; Health/Health Care; Food & Beverage

What Is Burning Man?
Once a year, tens of thousands of participants gather in Nevada's Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. They depart one week later, having left no trace whatsoever. Learn more about this incredible experience through our First Timers' Guide, our mission statement and Ten Principles.

What Isn't Burning Man?
Burning Man isn't a "festival" as most people know them. There is no "main stage," and other than burning the Man on Saturday night, the Burning Man Project doesn't book and schedule any entertainment whatsoever. Instead, Burning Man is an entirely participant-driven event, and therein lies its novelty.

Location:  Nevada Black Rock Desert
Website:  http://www.burningman.com

The goBeyond Youth Action Gathering, supported by the Sierra Youth Coalition (SYC), the Sustainable High Schools Project, and the BC Campus Climate Network, is taking place from August 31st to September 5th, 2010. We are inviting high school and post-secondary
participants to register, and we are offering opportunities for workshop facilitators, youth steering committee members, and other volunteers who would like to be part of this amazing experience.
goBeyond is a youth-led project which works to educate, inspire, engage and support our peers in taking climate action at British Columbia's schools, colleges and universities. We believe our campuses can goBeyond climate-neutral by taking responsibility for social and ecological impacts while taking the opportunity to create
climate change solutions for our communities. The Sustainable High Schools Project aims to improve the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of Canada’s high schools by engaging students and empowering them to measure and improve their schools’ level of sustainability.

The 2010 Youth Action Gathering will allow you to develop your grassroots organizing and leadership skills, network and bond with fellow students, and engage in fun activities in the great outdoors while enjoying great cooking!

Location:  North Vancouver, BC
Website:  http://www.go-beyond.ca
For information contact:  Tessa Taylor yag@campusclimatenetwork.org
Categories:   Environment; Children & Youth

The Ashkenaz Festival is the largest Jewish cultural event in Canada, and among the largest events of its kind internationally. The Festival takes place biennially at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre and satellite locations throughout Toronto. Each edition of this multidisciplinary event showcases approximately 50-75 acts from Canada and around the world, including 200+ artists and performers working in music, theatre, dance, film, literature, craft, and visual arts. The Festival draws a diverse, multicultural audience of over 40,000 people.

Venue:  various
Location:  Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.ashkenazfestival.com
Categories:   Arts & Culture; Music

LEAF Toronto will be running our Treetenders volunteer stewardship training workshop again this season! This 15 hour training program is designed for individuals who want to gain tree-related knowledge and skills. If you've always wanted to learn more about how trees work, tree planting and tree care, this is the course for you!
Each session provides basic arboriculture training which includes a combination of indoor and outdoor instruction. The final day of the course will feature a tree planting activity.

York Region Course
Thursday September 2nd, time TBD
Tuesday September 7th, time TBD
Thursday September 9th, time TBD
Saturday September 11th, time TBD
Location: Rouge River Community Centre, Markham

Cost: $50 plus GST (non-refundable).
Course manuals are available for $20 (highly recommended but not mandatory).

Venue:  Rouge River Community Centre
Location:  Markham, ON
Website:  http://yourleaf.org/tree-tenders-volunteer-training-and-stewardship
For information contact:  Sahar Ghafouri-Bakhsh
Phone:  416.413.9244 ex 21
Categories:   Environment; Nature & Outdoors

Break the day’s fast in community with others and help raise emergency funds for the victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan.

Organized by Islamic Relief Canada and hosted by Beit Zatoun, the Iftar is meant to bring together individuals in solidarity and caring for people in flood-ravaged Pakistan.

Islamic Relief is an international relief and development charity which envisages a caring world where people unite to respond to the suffering of others, empowering them to fulfill their potential. We are an independent NGO founded in the UK in 1984 by Dr. Hany El Banna.

With over 100 branches worldwide, working in some of the most remote areas of the World, Islamic Relief is striving to end poverty.

All contributions will be received by Islamic Relief Canada, a registered charity in Canada. Tax-deductible receipts will be issued for all contributions. Learn more at: www.islamicreliefcanada.org

Tasty food is donated by local restaurants to help maximize fundraising proceeds.

Need to know:
- No charge
- doors open at 7:30
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

Healthy and tasty Iftar meal provided by supporting restaurant. Also refreshments (non-alcoholic) and snacks with oliveoil+za'atar dipping.

Donations for flood relief accepted by Islamic Relief Canada, a registered charity in Canada - number 82189 6875 RR0001. Receipts issued for all contributions.

Time:  7:00pm - 9:30pm
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

The MONTREAL FETISH WEEKEND returns for its 6th consecutive annual edition on September 3-4-5, Labor Day Weekend 2010. VIP PASSES are now available at the reduced price of $150 cad.

With 3 grand themed events : Kabaret Kink - Latextacy - Night of Masks & Vampires; activities : workshops, the Fetish Art & Photo Exhibit, after-parties, shopping and more, the Montreal Fetish Weekend is a true celebration of the fetish lifestyle.

Isn't it time to discover the magic and join us for a weekend-long fetish odyssey!

Location:  Montreal, QC
Website:  http://www.fetishweekend.com/
Categories:   Sexuality

The Shelter Valley Folk Festival celebrates music, juried art, wellness, sustainable living and harvest food in the heart of Northumberland County through an annual Labour Day Weekend festival.

Venue:  Henkel Farm, Northumberland County
Location:  Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.sheltervalley.com/home.htm
For information contact:  festival@sheltervalley.com
Phone:  905-355-1244
Categories:   Arts & Culture; Music

Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario residents are invited to the first-ever Go Green Expo to learn new ways to make their homes and workplaces more eco-friendly, while saving money and helping the environment.

The Expo, scheduled to be held at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition in Thunder Bay on Sept. 10 - 12, 2010, will feature everything to help locals live in “greener” ways under one roof and includes tours of local green facilities.

From tips on how to make a home more eco-friendly, to building a rain garden and presentations from local eco heroes, the expo promises to offer something for everyone who is making changes, both big and small, to reduce their carbon footprint and help the environment.

Venue:  Canadian Lakehead Exhibition
Location:  Thunder Bay, ON
Website:  http://www.thunderbay.ca/gogreenexpo
For information contact:  skerton@thunderbay.ca
Phone:  807-625-2411
Categories:   Environment; Economic Development

NSEN will partner with Sierra Club of Canada - Atlantic Chapter and the Pictou County Watershed Coalition for a fabulous annual provincial gathering at the beautiful Stonehame Lodge & Chalets in Scotsburn, Pictou County: www.stonehamechalets.com

Gathering will include celebation & dance, key note, panel on sustainable economic development, sustainable forestry, toxic tour with visit to Boat Harbour, film screening, hikes, & more $B!D (B More details will come soon at www.nsen.ca

Venue:  Stonehame Lodge & Chalets
Location:  Scotsburn, NS
Website:  http://www.nsen.ca
Categories:   Environment; Economic Development; Nature & Outdoors

NOW in TORONTO at BEIT ZATOUN
Following showings in Montreal, New York, Beyrouth, Jbeil, Zahleh, Copenhagen, Amman, Tripoli, Paris, Tyre and Casablanca.

Imagine a young country where multiculturalism is part of the mental landscape and where differences are life enriching.

Imagine a much older country on the other side of the planet where 19 religious communities are at home on a territory only 1/10 the size of Southwest Ontario.

The link between these two countries is “Hyphen Islam-Christianity”, a multidisciplinary project which voyages into the heart of Lebanon but also into human memory of sharing and diversity.

For Canadians grappling with "reasonable accommodation" among its diverse population groups we can learn much from the example of Christians and Muslims living side by side in Lebanon for more than a thousand years.

Be our guest for a guided tour by the artist who brings her native country in 100 stunning photographs to Canada which welcomed her as one of its own.

Nada Raphael is the photographer and producer of Hyphen Islam-Christianity. Nada studied in Beirut and Montreal and received a Bachelor’s degrees in audiovisual studies, in communication and in journalism. She has variously worked as a photographer, a camera woman, a journalist, a theater director and a project manager.

Nada created a production company named “Electrochocks Productions” in 2003 in Montreal, her adoptive home. She co-produces and directs documentaries covering different topics.

As a photographer she takes a human outlook on events in the Middle East, most specifically in her native Lebanon.

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Need to know:
- No admission (donations accepted)
- Exhibition hardcover book and show postcards for sale
- Doors open at 6:45 pm
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible
Tasty refreshments (non-alcoholic) and oliveoil+za'atar dipping.

Time:  Opening night: 7:30pm to 9:00pm
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

From kids with training wheels to avid cyclists, this event allows you to experience rural hospitality, savour fresh, local food and explore that Ontario's Greenbelt has to offer - natural beauty, cultural diversity and engaging recreation. Re-discover the joy of a leisurely bike ride and come explore Ontario's Greenbelt, 1.8 million acres of protected land wrapping around the Golden Horseshoe.

Come enjoy Tour de Greenbelt 2010!
Visit www.tourdegreenbelt.ca for more information and to register.

Location:  Niagara Region, ON
Website:  http://www.tourdegreenbelt.ca
For information contact:  Elissa Hermolin
Phone:  416-960-0001
Categories:   Environment; Hobbies; Food & Beverage

Living Green simply means being informed about what you eat, wear, drive and buy and how those choices affect the earth and your health. Join us at this fun, fashionable and family oriented event and discover information, products, services and resources from a local and national experts ready to help you live a healthy, delicious and eco friendly lifestyle in Winnipeg.

Location:  406-63 Albert Street, Winnipeg, MB
Website:  http://www.winnipeggreenshow.com
For information contact:  stacy@nemg.ca
Phone:  204 415 3976
Categories:   Environment; Economic Development; Nature & Outdoors

The short documentary film is an integral part of a project which produced a 800-plus photographs collected in the book by the same name. It offers a more dynamic and fast-moving testimony of ordinary people, Christians and Muslims, living together in peace in what has been at various times a war-torn country.


The documentary presents interviews with people from many parts of Lebanon through the personal experience of the filmmaker in her country of origin. Individuals speak of their life with neighbors, friends, family members, who happen to be of the "other" religious persuasion.


Through interviews, viewers glimpse landscapes, personal and family stories that help to create a country's history and identity. The documentary presents an opportunity to have a closer relationship with the people interviewed and their reality which often conflicts with the images transmitted in the West of irreconcilable and deadly differences.

Video - 26 minutes followed by conversation with Filmmaker, Nada Raphael.

Nada Raphael is the photographer and producer of Hyphen Islam-Christianity. Nada studied in Beirut and Montreal and received a Bachelor's degrees in audiovisual studies, in communication and in journalism. She has variously worked as a photographer, a camera woman, a journalist, a theater director and a project manager.

Time:  2pm-4pm
Venue:  Beit Zatoun
Location:  612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.beitzatoun.org
Phone:  647.726.9500

The IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress will bring together specialists from academia, industry, consulting, environmental advocacy groups, and government to present innovative ways to improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize environmental impacts. The technical program will address the Congress theme, “Achieving Environmental Sustainability in a Resource Hungry World,” covering fundamental issues related to four focus areas: science, policy, industry, and sustainability.

The Congress will also feature presentations from industry leaders including Mike Harcourt, Former Premier of British Columbia, Mayor of Vancouver, and City Councillor; Martin Williams, Chairman of the Executive Body of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution; Edith Ardiente, Vice President, Environmental and Energy Affairs of Navistar, Inc.; and Miriam Lev-on, Executive Director and co-founder of the LEVON Group, LLC.

Visit www.iuappa2010.com for more information.

Venue:  Westin Bayshore Conference Centre
Location:  Vancouver, BC
Website:  http://www.iuappa2010.com/
Categories:   Environment; Economic Development; Nature & Outdoors

The Natural Step Canada invites you to register for our upcoming Sustainability for Leaders Course (Level 1): A Transformative Approach to Sustainability Thinking, Strategy, and Results. This is a 2-day intensive and interactive course for current and emerging sustainability practitioners. Participants will gain the knowledge, tools, and skills to strategically communicate, plan, and implement sustainability initiatives in their organization.

Location:  Montreal, QC
Website:  http://www.thenaturalstep.org/en/canada/
For information contact:  Kim Larocque klarocque@naturalstep.ca
Phone:  613-748-3001 x228
Categories:   Environment; Nature & Outdoors

The Best International Festival Experience on Canada's East Coast!

Fredericton comes alive for six days each September as hundreds of world class performers appear on dozens of stages, all conveniently located in Fredericton's beautiful and historic downtown.

Whether you want to dance all night at a spicy Cajun party, listen to the raw sounds of electric blues, sway to some smooth jazz or just get your funk on, you'll find something to tempt every musical taste, all at a price that's easy on the wallet.

Known internationally for presenting the best in established and up-and-coming talent, great musical memories and a touch of the unexpected are what the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival are famous for.

Venue:  various - see website
Location:  Fredericton, NB
Website:  http://www.harvestjazzandblues.com/index.html
For information contact:  info@harvestjazzandblues.com
Phone:  506-454-2583
Categories:   Arts & Culture; Music

Pedalling to Parliament - "Pedal for the Planet" hits Ottawa
Tuesday, September 15

12:15 - 1 pm:
Pedal for the Planet Rally on Parliament Hill. Join the rally to call for action on climate change. Welcome Pedal for the Planet riders as they converge on Parliament Hill, riding from cities across Canada. Bring your bike, and cheer on the riders!

1 - 2 pm:
Pedal for the Planet Ride: From Canada to Copenhagen. Climate cycling tour starts on Parliament Hill, 1 pm. Join the search for Canada's missing climate action plan. The ride is a virtual world tour from embassy to embassy, searching for clues for climate action. We will relay our findings to members of the Environment Committee who are debating Bill C-311, the Copenhagen climate bill. Let's help Members of Parliament design a climate action plan for Canada.

7 pm:
Pedal for the Planet Celebration with Marabou at the Rainbow Bistro, 76 Murray Street (doors open at 6:30 pm).

For information about other Pedal for the Planet events and rides, visit: www.kyotoplus.ca/pedal

Venue:  Parliament Hill
Location:  Wellington, Later at 76 Murray St, Ottawa, ON
Website:  http://www.kyotoplus.ca/pedal
Categories:   Environment; International

"Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?"

Burlington Central Library - 2331 New Street - Doors open at 6: 30
Films, speakers, free refreshments & eco-prizes !
Please help us host a green event (bring your own mug, carpool/public transit if you can)
$5 admission

www.burlingtongreen.org for more information

Venue:  Burlington Central Library
Location:  2331 New Street, Burlington, ON
Website:  http://www.burlingtongreen.org
For information contact:  Dianne Watkins dianne@burlingtongreen.org
Categories:   Environment; Nature & Outdoors

The fourth major film festival in Canada is the international Atlantic Film Festival, held every September in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Strong East Coast roots support a unique format for AFF with its distinctive focus on film and music. Large enough to attract the world's most notable actors, directors and producers, but intimate enough to be Canada's kitchen party Festival, the AFF provides an unpretentious atmosphere for watching some of the best international, Canadian and Atlantic Canadian films, with opportunities to hear some of the best artists the region offers.

Location:  Halifax, NS
Website:  http://www.atlanticfilm.com
Categories:   Arts & Culture

Almost 30 years after the event, the massacre at Sabra and Shatila within the Lebanon War of 1982 remains a chilling memory to the inhumanity and abuse of military power over the lives and deaths of ordinary people.

The damage to both victim and victimizer is captured admirably by the animated documentary film, Waltz with Bashir. Released in 2008, it is written and directed by Ari Folman who took part as a soldier in the Lebanon War.

SYNOPSIS: In 1982, Ari Folman was a 19-year-old infantry soldier in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). In 2006, he meets with a friend from his army service period, who tells him of the nightmares connected to his experiences from the Lebanon War. Folman is surprised to find that he does not remember a thing from that period. Later that night he has a vision from the night of the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the reality of which he is unable to tell. In his memory (Scene on poster above), he and his soldier friends are bathing at night by the seaside in Beirut under the light of flares descending over the city. Folman rushes off to meet another friend from his army service, who advises him to discuss it with other people who were in Beirut at the same time in order to understand what happened there and to revive his own memories. Folman converses with friends, a psychologist and the reporter Ron Ben-Yishai who was in Beirut at the time. The film ends with animation dissolving into actual footage of the aftermath of the Sabra and Shatila massacre.

Time:  7:30pm-10:00pm
Venue:  Beit Zatoun
Location:  612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.beitzatoun.org
Phone:  647.726.9500

In this, the International Year of Biodiversity, the 2010 RCEN Annual General Assembly is focusing on biodiversity across Canada and our planet.

Biological diversity – or biodiversity – is the term given to the variety of life on Earth and the natural patterns it forms. It is this combination of life forms and their interactions with each other and with the rest of the environment that has made Earth a uniquely habitable place for humans.

Yet over the last 50 years, humans have had more impact on ecosystems than at any other time in history. Loss of both species and ecosystem diversity has occurred as a result of habitat loss and alteration, over-exploitation, climate change, and the spread of invasive species into pristine environments. The current rate of species extinction is 1,000 times greater than the normal background rate that has existed since life evolved on Earth.

This is more than an academic issue. We are now starting to understand what the consequences of this loss might be. Biodiversity is crucial to the survival of humankind—indeed, of all life on Earth. It supports us with free ecological goods — such as food (including fish, seafood, game, wild foods, spices, crops), water, medicines, lumber and fuels, and free ecological services — such as air and water purification, decomposition of waste, pollination of crops, seed dispersal, pest and disease control, climate and flood regulation, ecotourism, and cultural, educational and spiritual inspiration.

For example, healthy biodiversity provides us with the continued existence of bees to pollinate food crops, or maintains the health of a marsh ecosystem to absorb flood waters and filter out pollution so fish and other organisms continue to survive. Biodiversity also creates and supports human cultures and our spiritual needs. Imagine, for instance, how First Nations cultures on the Pacific coast would have evolved without salmon, the principal iconic species. Our cultures—our values—are a direct result of our environment.

What are the costs of losing these free ecological goods and services — to life, to our cultures and to our economic systems? How can the concept of ecological goods and services help create solutions that will slow down the current rate of biodiversity loss? Can putting a price on ecosystem services protect and restore biodiversity?

Speakers with local, regional, provincial, national, and international perspectives will explore these questions, present examples of successful interventions that have led to the survival of species and habitats and will discuss the priority areas where practices, policies, strategies, and programs must be developed.

This conference will provide specific opportunities for attendees and speakers to engage and exchange on their experiences and challenges and help enhance the informal networks on this important topic.

Location:  Montreal, QC
Website:  http://www.cen-rce.org/AGA/2010/index.html
For information contact:  Joséphine Hénault josephine@cen-rce.org
Phone:  613-728-9810 x. 221
Categories:   Environment

Full Circles Ottawa a Freecycling community would like to invite the public to the first ever RRFM (Really Really Free Market).

Come to get perfectly usable goods FOR FREE. Drop off any unwanted usable items FOR FREE. We also invite you to make a food donation to the Ottawa Food bank and help the Country Cat Sanctuary with donations of sponsorship for their unadoptable feral colony. We are also recycling computers and electronics - all for free.

Date: Saturday September 18 from 10-4 at the corner of Deschamps and Hannah one block north of Montreal Road behind the Burger King

Time:  10-4
Location:  corner of Deschamps and Hannah, Ottawa/Vanier, ON
Website:  http://ottawa.fullcircles.org/
For information contact:  Kelly Wilson shelbycooper13@yahoo.com
Phone:  613-322-5372
Categories:   Environment

The 17th Annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

Whether we live near a coast or hundreds of kilometres inland, we are all connected to the ocean. It drives and moderates our climate. It helps provide the water we drink and much of the oxygen we breathe. It directly feeds millions of people. It also absorbs much of the air and water pollution generated worldwide.

It’s time to give back! In celebration of World Oceans Day, sign up today for the 17th annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup taking place September 18-26, 2010 at shorelinecleanup.ca.

Rivers and streams in every Canadian province and territory are constantly moving water towards the ocean, making it possible for litter to travel from hundreds of kilometres inland. Trash is one of the most widespread pollution problems endangering our oceans and waterways, yet it’s entirely preventable and you can help.

Canadians from every province and territory will be removing litter from their shorelines—anywhere land meets water, including lakes, rivers, streams or oceans—as part of the 2010 Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup.

A few hours removing litter from your local shoreline can make a big difference. In 2009, the combined efforts of communities across Canada removed over 160,000 kg of litter from 2,457 km of shoreline. That is the equivalent of 358 male moose and the driving distance from Vancouver, BC to the Manitoba/Ontario border. Together, we can protect our shorelines and help keep our waterways and oceans free of litter.

Celebrate World Oceans Day by registering for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. Already registered? Let’s make this year’s event bigger and better! Forward an invite to two friends and encourage them to organize their own cleanup. If you have yet to register, visit shorelinecleanup.ca today.

Registration is now open for the 17th annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup taking place September 18 – 26, 2010.

Location:  All across Canada
Website:  http://www.shorelinecleanup.ca
For information contact:  Jean Fong shorelinemedia@vanaqua.org
Phone:  1-800-375-8776
Categories:   Environment

Beit Zatoun is pleased to be a sponsor and offer a venue for the Second International Festival of Poetry of Resistance.

As well as hosting events and readings from the Festival, Beit Zatoun has programmed a special segment on the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish and his pivotal role on Palestinian resistance to the occupation by Israel.



Mahmoud Darwish and Palestinian Poetry of Resistance

Talk, video of poet tribute to Darwish, poetry reading in Arabic, English and Hebrew, as well as recorded music of the poems of Darwish. Performance of live music on themes presented.


Documentary film (60 minutes) on Mahmoud Darwish (at 5:00 pm)

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Need) to know:
- No charge (Donations to Beit Zatoun gratefully accepted)
- doors open at 1:45
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

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

Time:  2pm-6pm
Venue:  Beit Zatoun
Location:  612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.beitzatoun.org
Phone:  647.726.9500

Presented by the Krittibas Literary Group of Toronto (Founder director: Asoke Chakravarty) as part of the Festival of Poetry of Resistance. The Krittibas Literary Group is also celebrating an anniversary year - its 5th year of presenting in Toronto.

Rabindranath Tagore: 150th Anniversary
Poetry, Songs, Music and Discussion
Presenter: Bharati Chakravarty

Tribal Insurgency and Anti-globalization
Presenter: Rana Bose: Slide show and discussion on aboriginal / tribal resistance on different continents
Open forum for discussion on resistance.

Additional Poetry & Music
Participants: Ehab Lotayef, Rana Bose, Susan Wolf, Rachel Mcabe, Gandhar, Daren, Soma Srivastava, Radhakanto Sarkar, Jose Gonzalez, Bharati Chakravarty, Lisa Foster, Asad Ismi, Allison Hedge Coke


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Need to know:
- No charge (Donations to Beit Zatoun gratefully accepted)
- doors open at 6:45
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

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

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

Water is the lifeblood of the world and never more so than in Montréal, Canada, where 4,500 water professionals will gather in September 2010 for the International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress and Exhibition.

The key topics to be discussed at this event are:
• the science and application of water management
• water, climate and energy
• cities of the future
• managing utilities and their assets
• securing new and traditional water resources for the future
• water, ecosystems and catchments
• water and health.

The IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition is a high-profile biennial event that in previous years has been held in Vienna, Beijing, Marrakech, Melbourne, Berlin and Paris. In 2010, the Association is partnering with the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) and the Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ) to hold the event in Montréal.

The International Water Association is a global network of 10,000 individual and 400 corporate water professionals in 130 countries. IWA members span the continuum between research and practice and cover all facets of the water cycle, from the science and management of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater to the conservation of water resources throughout the world.

For more information or to register:
www.iwa2010montreal.org
www.cwwa.ca/IWA%20World%20Water%20Congress_e.asp

Location:  Montreal, QC
Website:  http://www.iwa2010montreal.org
For information contact:  2010montreal@iwahq.org
Phone:  +31 703 150 785
Categories:   Environment

This portion is the closing event of the 5-day Festival. To be followed by a dinner at Steelworkers Hall (25 Cecil Street ) at 7:00 pm.

Open Poetry by
Jose Gonzalez, Jesus Maya, Matlactli Kiahuitl, Grupo Chaak, Jorge Zubiri, Carla Mesa Guzzo, Ama Luna, Constanza Duran, Mama D, Marco A Castillo, Natasha Ksonzek


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Need to know:
- No charge (Donations to Beit Zatoun gratefully accepted)
- doors open at 1:45
- Sorry, not wheelchair accessible

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

Time:  2pm-5pm
Venue:  Beit Zatoun
Location:  612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.beitzatoun.org
Phone:  647.726.9500

Rising energy costs, stricter environmental regulations and the constant challenge to increase the bottom line mean that businesses need to ensure they operate in a much more cost-effective manner. Implementing energy efficient measures in your company can lead to significant cost savings.

This comprehensive event has been designed to offer essential information needed to conduct energy efficient practices more strategically. The conference will also provide first-hand expertise from specialists who have implemented energy efficient practices in their organizations and have seen major improvements in their bottom line.

Attend this two-day interactive conference to get solutions to your energy efficiency challenges:

* Hear case studies from companies including, Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd, St. Marys Cement Inc. and Lange Transportation and Storage Limited on their energy efficient practices
* Understand how to gain buy-in from management for energy-efficient initiatives and the importance of justifying the importance of these projects
* Learn how to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of energy efficient technologies for enhanced economic and technical excellence
* Hear from Natural Resources Canada and BOMA Toronto on financial incentives for energy efficient projects

And much more!

Venue:  Sutton Place Hotel
Location:  955 Bay Street, Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.CanadianInstitute.com/energysave
For information contact:  Customer Service marketing_info@canadianinstitute.com
Phone:  1-877-927-7936
Categories:   Environment

In 1990, a gathering of environmental advocates spanning academia, community, business and government leaders helped create the reality of The Compost Council of Canada. Paralleling the passion and struggles of those who believe in the importance of organics recycling, conservation of natural resources and the relevance of compost, The Compost Council of Canada has helped nurture and support the advancement and credibility of compost advocates across Canada.

Regulations have developed, compost operator training & certification have been created, public and industry awareness programs have evolved, standards for compost and compostable materials have been introduced and a protocol for compost's positive impact on greenhouse gas emissions is underway.

So much has been done on so little. And yet, so much more is yet to be done.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of The Compost Council of Canada, please join us as we celebrate our 20th Anniversary Conference, to be held in our nation's capital, Ottawa, on September 22 - 24, 2010.

For more information or to register:
http://www.compost.org/
http://www.compost.org/English/attend_events.htm

Venue:  Crowne Plaza
Location:  Ottawa, ON
Website:  http://www.compost.org/
For information contact:  Susan Antler
Phone:  416-535-0240
Categories:   Environment

The Interdisciplinary Environmental Association (IEA) is an organization of academics, practitioners, and concerned citizens from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives who believe that environmental problems require an interdisciplinary approach that needs to be clearly reflected in an organization dedicated to enhancing the discussion of these issues across disciplinary and political boundaries. The mission of the IEA is thus to bring together all disciplines so that environmental knowledge is enhanced though interdisciplinary communications. The goals of the organization are to enhance understanding of environmental issues by educating each other in an interdisciplinary format, and to present disciplinary perspectives of environmental problems to people outside those disciplines, as well as to those outside academia, in a clear, understandable fashion.

Venue:  The Hilton Tucson East
Location:  7600 East Broadway, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Website:  http://ieaonline.org/conference.htm
Phone:  520-721-560
Categories:   Politics & Political Organizations; Environment

The Green Building Festival is an annual 2 day conference and trade show featuring the best green building projects, practioners and products in Canada. Come and see cutting edge, market ready strategies, products and tools to help you inject some green into your business.

Venue:  Direct Energy Centre
Location:  Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.greenbuildingfest.com
For information contact:  Jeff Ranson contact@sbcanada.org
Phone:  416-364-0050 x 104
Categories:   Environment

The Blue Mountains Public Library in Thornbury, Ontario annually hosts a Green Fair that showcases sustainable talents in a market style setting. This year we are planning our event for Saturday, September 25 from 1:00-4:00pm.
We still have space open for Vendors! Please contact for space

Time:  1 pm - 4 pm
Venue:  The Blue Mountains Public Library
Location:  173 Bruce Street, South, Thornbury, ON
Website:  http://www.thebluemountainslibrary.ca/
For information contact:  Sheila Salamon-Durzi sdurzi@thebluemountains.ca
Phone:  519-599-3681
Categories:   Environment

The sustainability expo that brings the community its local producers, farmers and businesses with sustainable, environmental and ethical business practices. S.E.E. 'n' Green Show 2010 is at George Preston Center - 20699 42 Ave, Langley, BC on Sep 25th 9 am - 7 pm and 26th 9 am - 5 pm. Tickets $5 at the door or $3.00 online.

Venue:  George Preston Center
Location:  20699 42 Ave, Langley, BC
Website:  http://www.sarterevents.ca/seengreenshow.html
For information contact:  Teresa seengreenshow@gmail.com
Categories:   Environment

A day of environmental awareness highlighted by ecological demonstrations, youth and student initiatives and a local "Green Vendor Showcase". The day will conclude with a keynote address by renowned environmental advocate, Dr.David Suzuki.

Venue:  Asper Jewish Community Campus
Location:  Winnipeg, MB
Website:  http://mbeconetwork.org/events/
Categories:   Environment

Join the New York State Outdoor Environmental Educators
Association as they host attendees from around the world for
the 39th NAAEE Conference on September 28 - October 2, 2010,
at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.

Nine strands compliment the conference theme, "Building
Connections - Bridging Gaps," and include:

* Arts, Culture, and Spirituality
* Conservation Education
* Innovative Programs and Practices
* Network and Leadership Development
* Place-based Education
* Socio-ecological Justice and Community Engagement
* Teaching and Learning Sustainability
* Energy Education and Green Technology
* Urban and Rural Interface

For more information or to register:
www.naaee.org/conference/

Venue:  Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
Location:  Buffalo NY
Website:  http://www.naaee.org/conference/
Categories:   Environment

Sept 28th to Oct 5th – Environmental Decline and Climate Change as a Moral Issue will be held at St. Paul’s University and other locations in Ottawa. This week-long series of a Retreat and five community Round Tables offers an opportunity for leaders in various religious groups to have a dialogue and to build relationships for responding to environmental decline and climate change as people of faith.

Location:  Ottawa, ON
Website:  http://ucalgary.ca/oikos/Retreat/Ottawa/Program
For information contact:  Elaine Gibson aurenv@gmail.com
Phone:  613-599-3112
Categories:   Environment

Remembering Inninimowin is a two-year long documentary film project on the personal journey of a Cree woman, Jules Arita Koostachin, the documentarist, as she starts to remember her first language, Inninimowin (Cree). The body of work is a film-based documentary that follows the process of remembering in both an urban and rural context.

The work addresses the impacts of genocide on the Inninuwak, who have been systematically severed from their ancient language, Inninimowin. More specifically, the project focuses on the Cree peoples (Inninuwak) who originate from the Mushkegowuk territory, in northern Ontario. Cree is spoken in several communities across Canada, although considered most preserved; it too is at risk of disappearing. Cree is the vehicle for carrying forth the traditional Indigenous knowledge, customary laws, identity, spirituality, as well as the arts.

Inninimowin carefully embraces the sacred stories, ceremonial practices and the ancestral teachings of the Mushkegowuk.

Filmmaker, Jules Arita Koostachin was born in Moose Factory and raised by her Cree speaking grandparents for most of her childhood in Moosonee. Koostachin is Cree from Attawapiskat First Nations, Mushkegowuk Territory in northern Ontario, and graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with a Bachelors of Fine Arts, Theatre Major. She is currently living in Toronto with her family.

Video, 70 minutes

Time:  7:30pm-10:00pm
Venue:  Beit Zatoun
Location:  612 Markham Street (by Bathurst subway), Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.beitzatoun.org
Phone:  647.726.9500

West Coast Green is the largest and only conference + expo showcasing green innovation for the built environment. Join 11,000 thought leaders and forward thinkers from 20 countries as they gather to create meaningful and lasting positive change.

Location:  San Francisco
Website:  http://westcoastgreen.com
For information contact:  Kailani Swenson kailani@westcoastgreen.com
Phone:  415-955-1935
Categories:   Environment

Transformational Lecture Series featuring Sevag Pogharian
Presented by Cascadia Region Green Building Council

"Creating a Real Wealth Economy for a Just and Sustainable Cascadia"

Speaker: David Korten, Author, When Corporations Rule the World and Agenda for a New Economy
About the talk:

We humans are awakening to the reality that we are living beings and that life, by its nature, can exist only in community. The framework for a New Economy is designed to bring humans into balance with Earth's biosphere, equitably share the wealth of our common human heritage, and make democracy a living practice. It's time to turn away from the economic system ruled by global corporations and financial markets and create a future in which economic power is rooted in people and communities of place.

Visionary author and lecturer Dr. David Korten will speak on the themes of his most recent book, Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth, which sets forth a framework for an economy designed to bring humans into balance with Earth's biosphere, equitably share the wealth of our common human heritage, and make democracy a living practice.

Time:  5:30pm-7pm
Venue:  Antechamber at City Hall
Location:  1 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC
For information contact:  Jessica Woolliams jessica@cascadiagbc.org
Categories:   Environment

Transformational Lecture Series featuring David Korten
Presented by Cascadia Region Green Building Council

"Creating a Real Wealth Economy for a Just and Sustainable Cascadia"

Speaker: David Korten, Author, When Corporations Rule the World and Agenda for a New Economy

About the talk:
We humans are awakening to the reality that we are living beings and that life, by its nature, can exist only in community. The framework for a New Economy is designed to bring humans into balance with Earth's biosphere, equitably share the wealth of our common human heritage, and make democracy a living practice. It's time to turn away from the economic system ruled by global corporations and financial markets and create a future in which economic power is rooted in people and communities of place.

Visionary author and lecturer Dr. David Korten will speak on the themes of his most recent book, Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth, which sets forth a framework for an economy designed to bring humans into balance with Earth's biosphere, equitably share the wealth of our common human heritage, and make democracy a living practice.

Time:  12:30pm -2pm
Venue:  Roundhouse Community Centre
Location:  181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
For information contact:  Jessica Woolliams jessica@cascadiagbc.org
Categories:   Environment; Economic Development

Established in 2005, the Bay Film Festival is an independent film Festival taking place in Thunder Bay, Ontario showcasing films that features local, national, and international films with the theme "films for the people." Chosen stories often display stories that are relevant to audiences, enabling them to connect to the social justice, environmental, community activism, human rights and other themes explored through film. 15 filmmakers will be in attendance for this year’s festival, discussing their films with audiences and making workshop appearances to engage people in film.

Venue:  Various
Location:  Thunder Bay, ON
Website:  http://www.shebafilms.com/baystreetfilmfestival/index.html
For information contact:  info@baystreetfilmfestival.ca
Categories:   Arts & Culture; Media, Entertainment, News, Communications; Social Change, Social Justice, Alternatives

Contact us or visit our website for more details.

Location:  Moncton, NB
Website:  http://nben.ca/
For information contact:  nben@nben.ca
Phone:  (506) 433-6101
Categories:   Environment

EcoFest will be a FREE, waste-free event that will appeal to families and citizens concerned about the environment. Our EcoFest will involve a number of local food and arts based venues to engage appreciation of what our region has to offer. Our Round Table will look to identify common ground for local organizations and citizens and discuss shared concerns for the success of a local sustainable green future.

Admission fee: FREE

Time:  8am-3pm
Venue:  Queen's Park
Location:  London, ON
Website:  http://www.trea.ca/Welcome_To_TREA.htm
For information contact:  trea@wwdc.com
Phone:  (519) 645-2845
Categories:   Environment

This famous birthdate will be celebrated by various world famous cellists.

Time:  3 pm
Venue:  Royal York Road United Church
Location:  851 Royal York Road, Toronto, ON
For information contact:  ryrchurch@rogers.com
Categories:   Music; Native Peoples; Food & Beverage

The Canadian Urban Forest Conference is held every two years, alternating between an eastern and western host community. The CUFC has come to be recognized as THE educational & networking event for those working in the field of urban forest management; attracting top caliber presentations by leading experts from across North America and beyond. In that tradition, CUFC9 will strive to maintain the high quality of past conferences, and endeavor to build upon that success.

Location:  Truro, NS
Website:  http://www.cufc9.ca/
Categories:   Environment

L'heure juste (speaker series): The Rt. Hon. Herb Gray and Mr. Clifford Lincoln, in conversation, on the topic "Politics and Environmental Protection).

Venue:  McGill University Faculty of Law
Location:  3644 Peel St., Montreal, QC
Website:  http://www.mcgill.ca
For information contact:  Professor Jaye Ellis jaye.ellis@mcgill.ca
Phone:  (514) 398-6625
Categories:   Environment; Politics & Political Organizations

For over 10 years, the Antimatter Film Festival has been dedicated to the exhibition and nurturing of film and video as art, encompassing screenings, installations, performances and media hybrids into the Festival presentation. Screenings will take place in Victoria, B.C., where there is minimal commercial and industry agendas, promoting a non-competitive environment for film applicants.

Venue:  Various
Location:  636 Yates Street, Victoria, BC
For information contact:  Deborah de Boer or Todd Eacrett
Phone:  250-385-3327
Categories:   Media, Entertainment, News, Communications; Arts & Culture

10/10/10 will be a day of work parties all over the world. Will you join us?

In every corner of the globe, we will implement solutions to the climate crisis: from solar panels to community gardens, wind turbines to bike workshops. We'll tell leaders: "We're getting to work - what about you?"

350.org's slogan for 2010 is "Get To Work." Get to work to start changing our communities, and get to work to make our leaders realize that they actually need to lead. We've sifted through thousands of your emails from all over the world, and come up with an action plan for this year that we think may break the logjam and get us moving. But only, of course, if we act together to make it happen.

The first date to mark on your calendar: October 10. Working with our friends at the 10:10 campaign, we're going to make the tenth day of the tenth month of the millennium's tenth year a real starting point for concrete action. We're calling it the 10/10 Global Work Party, and in every corner of the world we hope communities will put up solar panels, insulate homes, erect windmills, plant trees, paint bikepaths, launch or harvest local gardens. We'll make sure the world sees this huge day of effort - and we'll use it to send a simple message to our leaders: "We're working - what about you? If we can cover the roof of the school with solar panels, surely you can pass the legislation or sign the treaty that will spread our work everywhere, and confront the climate crisis in time." 10/10/10 will take a snapshot of a clean energy future - the world of 350 ppm - and show people why it's worth fighting for. It's not too early to sign up here: http://www.350.org/oct10

Venue:  Various locations in Canada, USA & worldwide
Location:  Worldwide
Website:  http://www.350.org/about/blogs/getting-work-2010-our-new-plans
Categories:   Environment

more info on website

Venue:  Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise
Location:  Lake Louise, AB
Website:  http://www.recycle.ab.ca
For information contact:  info@recycle.ab.ca
Phone:  403.843.6563
Categories:   Environment

Planet in Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival is Canada's preeminent festival of its kind. For ten years we have championed the explosive growth and evolution of environmental cinema.

For ten years we have positioned ourselves as creative and cultural leaders in the realm of international environmental film festivals. For ten years we have have cultivated audiences to celebrate and experience the environmental works of Canadian and international filmmakers.

In this milestone year we continue building on our achievements through our rich film program; through our opening and closing Canadian films; through our Spotlight, Fast Forward Toward a 20/20 Vision; through our selection of Canadian shorts, through the special environmental works we are premiering from China, through our unique Land & Conflict collaboration; through our School Program; through our Film Industry Symposium; through our Children and Youth programs and much, much, more...

Our 10th anniversary is an occasion to celebrate the astonishing achievements of our International, Canadian and Industry/Media Eco Heroes. Maude Barlow, Ian Clifford and the CBC flagship program, The Nature of Things with David Suzuki our home grown environmental heroes and we are delighted to bestow this honour upon them on this anniversary year.

We are also lucky to welcome one of Canada's most cherished author's and environmental legend Farley Mowat who will be present at our opening night film Finding Farley. So join us and let's celebrate together.

Now in our 11th year, we are looking forward to beginning our second decade producing Canada's leading environmental film and video festival October 13-17, 2010.

Location:  Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.planetinfocus.org/
Categories:   Environment

We'll feature SEJ's typical impressive array of speakers, panels and workshops. They'll include Montana celebrities, Obama administration officials and experts filling you in on regional, national and international topics. Expect sessions on environmental law and politics (Montana likely has the highest ratio of professional environmentalists per capita), free-market environmentalism (Montana has the leading think tanks), environmental justice (focusing on Libby, a Montana mining town where asbestos has killed hundreds and EPA has declared a public health emergency), and the cutting-edge technologies and philosophical questions of modern wildlife biology. We'll cap it off with famous Western authors who'll explore our connections with the natural world.

Location:  Missoula, Montana, USA
Website:  http://www.sej.org/initiatives/sej-annual-conferences/AC2010-main
Phone:  (215) 884-8174
Categories:   Environment; Journalism, Writing, Literary, Language

A multi-media world premiere, with text and voice

Michael Riordon's forthcoming book, Our Way to Fight, documents creative resistance on both sides of the wall. In thousand year-old olive groves, besieged villages, refugee camps, checkpoints and barracks, here are the dangerous lives of non-violent activists, via excerpts from the author's text and the activists’ own voices.

Our Way to Fight emerges from encounters with more than sixty grassroots peace and human rights activists in Palestine and Israel. The book will be released in January 2011 by Pluto Press in the UK and Between the Lines in Canada.

Michael Riordon, is a Canadian writer and documentary-maker, Michael generates books and articles, audio, video and film documentaries, and plays for radio and stage. A primary goal of his work is to recover voices of people(s) who have been written out of the official version. In 2005, he published the book: An Unauthorized Biography of the World: Oral History on the Front Lines.

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

The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum -- join us in San Rafael, California, October 15-17 (with intensives October 14 and 18), 2010. At this premiere environmental conference, social and scientific innovators focus on solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity.

Location:  San Rafael, California, USA
Website:  http://www.bioneers.org/conference
Categories:   Environment; Science & Technology

The movement for boycott, divestment, and sacnations against Israeli apartheid is growing. Now is the time to reflect on the successes of the BDS movement to date, as well as to work to consolidate and intensify our efforts in solidarity with the people of Palestine, who continue to suffer under the brutal system of Israeli apartheid. All BDS activists, as well as anyone who is interested in learning more about BDS, are invited to attend this conference. Together we will map out the nexts steps in the movement of end Israeli apartheir and to free Palestine.

Location:  Montreal, QC
Website:  http://www.bdsquebec.org
For information contact:  info@bdsquebec.org
Categories:   International; Human Rights, Law, Legal

EcoCare 2010 - The only conference in Canada to speak directly to the link between health care and environment.

Date: October 18th and 19th at the London Convention Center, London Ontario.

Please have a look at the website for updates on topics and speakers for this years event: www.ecocarecanada.ca

Registration: Early registration on Sunday October 17th at the Hilton, London from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.

Price: Early bird registration until September 3rd 2010 - $495
After September 3rd - $625
Register 3 members from the same organization and get the 4th for free.

Registration deadline on October 1st 2010.

Gala dinner to be held on October 18th at the Museum London from 6:00pm - 10:00pm - $50/ticket

After the Gala dinner, our show sponsor Honeywell will have a hospitality suite at the Hilton London for more networking opportunities with your peers.

Venue:  London Convention Center
Location:  London, ON
Website:  http://www.ecocarecanada.ca
For information contact:  Sean Smyth sean.smyth@lhsc.on.ca
Phone:  519-685-8500 ext. 52082
Categories:   Environment; Health/Health Care

Seeds of Diversity Canada is holding our Annual General Meeting in Fredericton this year. This is a rare occasion for our national organization. Please join us and meet the board, staff and other members. Everyone is welcome, admission free. Speaker to be announced.

Time:  3pm
Venue:  Charlotte Street Arts Centre
Location:  Fredericton, NB
Website:  http://www.seeds.ca
For information contact:  Judy Newman mail@seeds.ca
Phone:  1-866-509-7333
Categories:   Environment

About the talk:

Montreal architect Sevag Pogharian is pushing the borders of net zero buildings by creating the Alstonvale Net Zero House, one of the Winning Projects in Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's EQuilibrium (TM) Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative. The Alstonvale Home strives to:

- generate all the energy required for the household's domestic needs
- generate all the energy required for the household's local transportation needs;
- integrate homescale agriculture in order to displace the industrial food system and enhance a household's food energy balance

Mr. Pogharian will share his experience creating the Alstonvale Net Zero House and discuss ways in which this project may serve as a model to advance net zero builiding practices in Canada.

For more information & to register, please click on the link below.

Time:  5:30pm-7pm
Venue:  Rotary Centre for the Arts
Location:  421 Cawston Ave, Kelowna, BC
Website:  http://cascadiagbc.org/events/2010/october/transformational-lecture-series-kelowna-fe
For information contact:  Jessica Woolliams jessica@cascadiagbc.org
Categories:   Environment

About the talk:

Montreal architect Sevag Pogharian is pushing the borders of net zero buildings by creating the Alstonvale Net Zero House, one of the Winning Projects in Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's EQuilibrium (TM) Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative. The Alstonvale Home strives to:

- generate all the energy required for the household's domestic needs
- generate all the energy required for the household's local transportation needs;
- integrate homescale agriculture in order to displace the industrial food system and enhance a household's food energy balance

Mr. Pogharian will share his experience creating the Alstonvale Net Zero House and discuss ways in which this project may serve as a model to advance net zero builiding practices in Canada.

For more information and to register, please click on the link below.

Time:  5:30pm-7pm
Venue:  Roundhouse Community Centre
Location:  181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
Website:  http://cascadiagbc.org/events/2010/october/transformational-lecture-series-featuring-
For information contact:  Jessica Woolliams jessica@cascadiagbc.org
Categories:   Environment

The Great Turning: Towards a Just & Sustainable World

Presentation by David Korten, internationally renowned economist, followed by a conversation with Bruce Campbell, CCPA; Tony Clarke, Polaris Institute; Kathy Vandergrift, CPJ; moderated by Lauirie Fagan, CBC Radio Ottawa.

Saturday Workshop, 9:30-3:00
(please bring a bag lunch - refreshments provided).

Friday Evening: $15 advance, $20 at the door
Friday Evening & Saturday: $25 advance
Students/Low Income: Pay what you can

For tickets/information, contact:
Kairos: Spirituality-for-Social Justice Centre
211 Bronson Ave. #306, Ottawa, Ont.
(613) 236-6557

Time:  3pm
Venue:  Bronson Centre
Location:  211 Bronson Ave. #306, Ottawa, ON
Phone:  (613) 236-6557
Categories:   Environment

CanWEA's 26th Annual Conference and Exhibition will gather over 2,500 wind energy professionals from all over the world to discuss the opportunities and the latest developments in the Canadian wind energy industry. The impressive exhibition hall will feature over 250 exhibiting companies and will provide excellent networking opportunities for participants.

Join us at Canada's largest wind energy conference.

Venue:  Palais des congrès de Montréal
Location:  Montreal, QC
Website:  http://www.canwea.ca/events/conference2010/index_e.php
Categories:   Environment

This years Vancouver Asian Film Festival will present an array of feature films, shorts and documentaries influenced, produced or directed by Asians. The VAFF provides a forum for independent North American Asian filmmakers to showcase their work to both Asian and non-Asian audiences. The aim of the Festival is to foster an understanding and appreciate of today's independent North American Asian filmmakers. Screenings will take place in Cinemark Tinseltow Theatres in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Venue:  Cinemark Tinseltow Theatres
Location:  88 West Pender, Vancouver, BC
Website:  http://www.vaff.org/
For information contact:  VAFF hotline
Phone:  604-737-9958
Categories:   Media, Entertainment, News, Communications; Arts & Culture; International

Theme: International Year of Biodiversity

Details forthcoming.
Save the date!

Venue:  St. Andrew's United Church
Location:  North Bay, ON
Website:  http://www.oen.ca
Categories:   Environment

The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) is hosting its second annual Community Power Conference this November. The event is Ontario’s single largest annual gathering of Community Power producers, proponents and supporters. Together with the Power Networking Centre trade show, the conference attracts industry regulators, commercial and community power generators, farmers and First Nation and Métis delegations.

The conference offers two full days of meeting and learning from community power experts, while the trade show displays the latest innovations in power generation technologies and services. The Community Power Award is presented to individuals and/or organizations, whose work has contributed significantly to the Community Power movement.

Location:  Toronto, ON
Website:  http://www.cpconference.ca/
For information contact:  Nicole Risse nicole@ontario-sea.org
Phone:  (416) 977-4441
Categories:   Environment

This conference brings together about 1000 renowned experts from across the spectrum of society to offer ideal models for education experts and decision makers.

Location:  Qatar
Website:  http://www.wise-qatar.org
Categories:   Education; International; Information, Libraries, Research

Greenbuild is the world's largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. Thousands of building professionals from all over the world come together at Greenbuild for three days of outstanding educational sessions, renowned speakers, green building tours, special seminars, and networking events.

Venue:  McCormick Place West
Location:  2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:  http://www.greenbuildexpo.org
For information contact:  info@greenbuildexpo.org
Phone:  (800) 795-1747
Categories:   Environment

Transformational Lecture Series featuring Brenna Bell
Presented by Cascadia Region Green Building Council

"Beyond 'public' and 'private': Lessons in community-based sustainable design from Recode Oregon"

Speaker: Brenna Bell, Environmental lawyer and educator; Co-founder, Tryon Life Community Farm

Cost: Free

About the talk:

Recode Oregon is a community group that engages the grassroots as leaders in changing local and state regulations that inhibit sustainable building and land use. This talk will discuss Recode's successful campaign to legalize the re-use of graywater in Oregon, drawing lessons about how we can unleash community driven planning to facilitate decentralized, coordinated innovation in the values and practices of sustainable urban living.

For more information and to register, please click on the link below.

Time:  5:30PM- 7PM
Venue:  Roundhouse Community Centre (Performance Centre)
Location:  181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
Website:  http://cascadiagbc.org/events/2010/november/transformational-lecture-series-vancouver
For information contact:  Jessica Woolliams jessica@cascadiagbc.org
Categories:   Environment

Transformational Lecture Series featuring Gordon Howell
Presented by Cascadia Region Green Building Council

"Transforming Housing: Net Zero Energy - Can We Afford Anything Less?"
Speaker: Gordon Howell, P.Eng., Howell-Mayhew Engineering
Cost: Cascadia Members, Cascadia Partners, Students & Emerging Green Builders: Free (RSVP mandatory)
Non-members: $10

About the talk:

Our perceptions of "affordability" and "economics" are most interesting -- what we choose to "afford" regardless of poor economics, and what we choose to decline regardless of good economics... What's up with net zero energy housing? How does it work? What are the costs? Can we afford it? Can we afford not to? What are we learning from the early net zero houses in Edmonton, where the costs have dropped by 35% in just one year. How will this affect policy development, municipal planning, worker training? What policies does net zero housing need to make it mainstream? Who will lead this transformation? Who will block it?

For more information and to register, please click on the link below.

Time:  5:30PM- 7PM
Venue:  Antechamber at City Hall
Location:  1 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC
For information contact:  Jessica Woolliams jessica@cascadiagbc.org
Categories:   Environment

aluCine is the premiere showcase of cutting-edge Latin short film and video. From its beginning aluCine has included and international showcase to promote critical dialogue between Latin and non-Latin artists. For 2010, aluCine continues the productive rethinking of issues around programming, and representation. The Festival is taking place at Cinecycle, the alternative film venue that has been in operation since the 1970' and Lennox Contemporary Gallery.

Venue:  Cinecycle & Lennox Contemporary Gallery.
Website:  http://www.alucinefestival.com/
For information contact:  aluCine Toronto Latin Media Festival Office
Phone:  416-548-8914
Categories:   Arts & Culture; Media, Entertainment, News, Communications

Announcing the creation of the first ever “Green” Consumer Show in Atlantic Canada to be held on November 19th-21st, 2010 at the Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB - the “Green Living Show”.

There is definitely a movement to go Green and we want to help consumers to get there. We are bringing consumers and suppliers of “Green” and “Environmentally Friendly” products together for three days under one roof for a very “Green” weekend and we will show everyone that “it is easy being Green”.

The Green Living Show is being designed to help consumers find greener products and services that will make it easier for them to make the shift to live a greener life.

This event will be like no other Consumer Show ever hosted in the Atlantic Provinces. We are calling upon suppliers and manufacturers to build a greener future for their businesses and their clients by participating in this event”.

Come out and show your Green side and participate and introduce your Green product or service to an enthusiastic public who want to do their part in the movement to go “Green”.

Venue:  Moncton Coliseum
Location:  Moncton, NB
Website:  http://greenlivingshow.net
For information contact:  Lynn Davidson chbanb@nb.aibn.com
Phone:  506-459-7219 ext 201
Categories:   Environment

Tisser une Agenda pour une Politique Alimentaire: nourir nos actions

The Assembly will take place at Universite de Montreal (Quebec).

The Assembly will begin with a keynote panel on Friday, November 26, focusing on the 'big picture' around food, energy, and climate change, with a panel of speakers from the 'global South' and Canada. The speakers will unveil the international corporate agenda and discuss the responses from small farmers and social movements against land grabs and the degeneration of agriculture into the production of biomass for whatever industrial purpose is currently convenient. This discussion will be placed in the context of the movement for Food Sovereignty.

In addition to the workshops focusing on the People's Food Policy, there will be approximately 20 other workshop spaces of approximately 1 hour 20 minutes each. Members of FSC and Québec partners are encouraged to submit workshop proposals dealing with the above themes and related topics. Interactive formats are preferred, but the standard presentation /discussion format is acceptable. The final program will be decided by the Program Committee which includes members from Food Secure Canada Steering Committee and conference partners from Québec organizations.

Registration opens September 15, 2010. Cost will range from $200 to $310.

Venue:  Universite de Montreal
Location:  Montreal, QC
Website:  http://foodsecurecanada.org
For information contact:  Brenda Doner fscadmin@foodsecurecanada.org
Categories:   Environment

Whether you are a skeptic or not, headlines around the world are recognizing global warming as a major threat facing us right now. Can we make more of a difference in shaping our future? Can we slow down the impacts of global warming?

Join us in Vancouver for CitiesAlive! 2010 and explore opportunities to expand your business. Position your business to take advantage of the leading edge conversation about new products, new design practices, new projects and markets, and new policies and research opportunities designed to maximize the ability of widespread green roof and wall implementation to contribute solutions to climate change.

CitiesAlive! 2010 is a three-day celebration of green roofs and walls, and the only event in North America that is specifically designed to bring the international community together in an effort to address the issues of green roofs and walls as they relate to environmental, social and economic needs on a local, regional and global level. Tap into the expanding West Coast Market and learn how to better position your products and services to help manage climate change by integrating building systems and increasing client payback and buy-in. Urban food, energy savings, renewables, embodied energy, water-energy dynamics, biofuels, cost savings – all these subjects will be on the table in the beautiful City of Vancouver, Canada in 2010.

CitiesAlive! 2010 will include a formal reception, tours, networking sessions, training courses and GRP accreditation testing. The CitiesAlive! Trade Show will be populated by industry leaders in the field of green infrastructure, a Global Village of Green Roof associations, and leading-edge educational institutions. A carefully developed program for international guests will feature special green roof and sustainable design destinations in Vancouver, and tourist activities.

Location:  Vancouver, BC
Website:  http://www.citiesalive.org
Categories:   Environment

The presentation will be lead by Darryl McMahon, who has expertise in peak oil, climate change, electric vehicles, renewable energy options etc. This will be followed by a screening of the documentary: The End of Suburbia.

Time:  7:00 - 10:00 pm
Venue:  St. Paul's U. Amphiteatre
Location:  223 Main St., Ottawa, ON
Website:  http://www.ustpaul.ca/aboutSPU/
For information contact:  jamieoastler@gmail.com
Categories:   Environment; Economic Development; International

The 2011 EECOM conference will focus on exploring the issues of learning and being active in society AND our environment. The word "Socioecological" attempts to foreground the intertwined nature of environmental education with cultural and social justice issues. We need to continue to consider our environment and our place in it as integrated. Societies determine the use (and abuse) of our environment and, as such, it is imperative to (re)consider the environment in our socially and culturally designed practices. Colonisation is a term appropriately applied to cultural activity, however it can also be aptly applied to the forces of power/oppression/resistance/habitat destruction that interfere within our natural environment. Themes within the conference will include: • socioecological pedagogies Teaching/learning strategies with a focus on environmental, cultural, and/or social justice. • place-based learning Teaching/learning strategies with a focus on place and/or outdoor education. • food/agriculture/sustainable living practices • activism and youth/community engagement • leadership development • diversity/species at risk

The call for presentations, workshops, and participation will be made in September 2010. Registration will open March 2011.

Venue:  University of Regina
Location:  SK
Website:  http://www.eecom.org/
Categories:   Environment