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- AAA Calendar Checklist
Here are: (a) A checklist of particular categories of events to consider for inclusion in Connexions or Sources Calendars -- we may need to do some research to find the best listings of such events. (b) The best event websites to visit regularly to find events to include in the Connexions Calendar and/or Sources Calendar. (c) Other websites that also have event listings, worth checking out from time to time (headed "Related Links")..
(a) Event Categories: - Literary, writing, & publishing, e.g. Word on the Streets, Authors events, writing competitions, book fairs - Award presentations (e.g. for writers, journalists, media, Actra, Junos, etc.) - Public relations and advertising industry events - Film festivals - Annual meetings of major associations - Folk festivals - Doors Open - Agricultural Fairs - Trade show (at least in fields related to what we do) - National and international Days and Weeks marking specific issues, etc. - Religious holidays
Special media-related and censorship-related sites with news releases: International Federation of Journalists - www.ifj.org Reporters without Borders - www.rsf.org Committee to Protect Journalists - www.cpj.org International Freedom of Expression Exchange - www.ifex.org Electronic Frontier Foundation - www.eff.org World Assn of Newspapers & News Publishers - www.wan-ifra.org - Centre for Social Justice Calendar
Toronto events. - City of Toronto Events portal page
Festivals, special events, arts and culture, public meetings. - The Coast Event Listings
Halifax and area events. - Connexions Selected Links & Resources: Media Links: Periodicals & Broadcast Media Online
A selection of progressive media websites. - Cryptome
Declassified documents on electronic privacy, surveillance, crytography, and espionage issues. Cryptome welcomes documents for publication that are prohibited by governments worldwide, in particular material on freedom of expression, privacy, cryptology, dual-use technologies, national security, intelligence, and secret governance -- open, secret and classified documents -- but not limited to those. - Electronic Frontier Foundation
When our freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. EFF confronts cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today. From the beginning, EFF has championed the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights. - Georgia Straight Events Calendar
Events primarily in Vancouver and the lower BC mainland. - National Events List
Listings of United Nations events, Government of Canada events, and NGO events.
- NOW Events Calendar
Toronto events. - People - & Planet-Friendly Events & Information
Event calendar, job listings and other resources related to sustainable living, environment, and peace.
- Popular Resistance Events Calendar
National U.S. social-change-related events. - Rabble What's Up
Progressive events. - RISE UP! News & Events
Email events listing for Toronto & area. - Seeds of Fire
Recalling events that happened on this day in history. Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence. - Socialist Project Event Calendar
- T.O. Greenspiration Events
Weekly Toronto Events list, updated Mondays.
Related Links - Academy for Lifelong Learning
A centre for intellectually curious adults who are interested in exploring and understanding the world around them. The principal focus is a series of some 40 Workshops in current affairs, the arts, sciences and social sciences. The social side of the Academy is met by the popular Spring and Summer Walks and by lunches and other gatherings. - Agricultural Conferences, Meetings, Seminars Calendar
International (but U.S.-based) calendar of agriculture-related events. - Article 19
Defends and promotes freedom of expression and freedom of information all over the world. - The BDSM Events Page
Event listings. - Between the Lines Events
Book launches and other events. - Canadian Special Events Portal
Site for the special events and trade show industry. - CBC Radio - Ideas Schedule
Broadcast schedule for the radio program Ideas. - Centre for Social Innovation events
Centre for Social Innovation Toronto events listing - Charity Village Fundraising & Community Events Listings
Primarily professional development and other events for people working in the fundraising and charitable sectors. - CNW (formerly Canada NewsWire)
Distributes corporate news releases to business and media. Clients include about 2,000 publicly traded companies. Online database is searchable by company name, industry category, or by a limited number of broad topics. - Committee to Protect Journalists
Defending journalists worldwide. - Council of Canadians Event Calendar
Events sponsored by the Council of Canadians. - A Different Booklist Events
- Doors Open Ontario
From April to October each year, communities open the doors to some of our most intriguing and charming heritage sites. - Earth Calendar
Lists recurring holidays. - Ecological & Progressive Calendars
A list of calendars devoted to environmental issues and related topics. - eMediaWire
Online news and press release distribution service. - Forum 18
Everyone has the fundamental human right to freedom of thought, conscience and belief. Forum 18 expresses this fundamental right as: The right to believe, to worship and witness. The right to change one's belief or religion. The right to join together and express one's belief. - The Freedom Forum
The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. The foundation focuses on three priorities: the Newseum, First Amendment freedoms and newsroom diversity. - Gleaning: Sites to glean for current content and news
Selected websites with current news and features which we visit regularly to find articles to include in Sources article sites such as JournalismSources.com, MediaSource.ca, PublicitySources.com, and IntelligentSearch.ca. - Global Investigative Journalism
International conferences on investigative journalism. - Haymarket Books events
Readings & book launches. - Holidays on the Net
Religious and other recurring holidays. - Hot Docs
Schedule of events showing at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. - How to Create an Effective Calendar
If you're thinking of starting your own calendar, think carefully! It takes a lot of effort to build and sustain one. There are already thousands of calendars on the web. For a variety of reasons, the vast majority are underused, ineffective, or are popular for a while but soon fail. - Hugh's Room
Upcoming performers appearing at Hugh's Room in Toronto. - Idealist
International directory, organized by country, of thousands of non-profit activist organizations, designed to help people "think globally and act locally". Features an events calendar of mostly US events.
- Intentional Communities Upcoming Events
Events for those involved in creating intentional communities. - International Federation of Journalists
The world's largest organisation of journalist representing around 600.000 members in more than 100 countries. - Loving More
Organization and resource for people who who wish to move beyond traditional monogamy. - Magazines Canada Event Listings
Events related to magazine publishing. - Masthead Online
Online service of Masthead magazine, with news and information about and for the Canadian magazine industry. - Masthead Online Events Calendar
Calendar of events related to the magazine and related industries and associations. - Media Alliance
Media Alliance is a media resource and advocacy center for media workers, non-profit organizations, and social justice activists. Our mission is excellence, ethics, diversity, and accountability in all aspects of the media in the interests of peace, justice, and social responsibility. - Media in Canada Upcoming Industry Events
- National Magazine Awards
A bilingual, not-for-profit institution whose mission is to recognize excellence in the content and creation of Canadian magazines through an annual program of awards. - On This Day
- Ontario Fairs
Information about agricultural fairs and exhibitions across Ontario.
- OR Books Events
Book launches, readings, etc. - Pedestrian Sundays at Kensington Market
Information about pedestrian-only days in Toronto's Kensington Market. - Pluto Press Events
- PM Press Events
Book launches, book tables and other events by PM Press, a radical publisher. - Polyamory Society Events Index
- Protest.net
An international calendar of protests, events, meetings and conferences. - Smart Growth Online Calendar
Sustainability-related events. - Socialist Action Events
- Sources Internal Links: Media & Publishing Organizations
Organizations in the media and publishing field. - Sources Internal Links: Sites for Journalists
These are sites for journalists and writers which provide them with resources, training, and support. - This Week in Peace History
This Week in History is a collection designed to help us appreciate the fact that we are part of a rich history advocating peace and social justice. While the entries often focus on large and dramatic events there are so many smaller things done everyday to promote peace and justice.
- Toronto Activist Calendar (Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly)
Toronto events. Formerly run by Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly; not sure who is doing it now. On Web and on Facebook. - Toronto.com Events Calendar
Attractions, visual and performing arts, kids' and family events, trade shows, concerts, clubs, singles events. - United Nations Observances
Lists International Days, Internationat Weeks, International Years, International Decades. - Verso Books events
Book launches, readings, etc. - What's on Kingston
Events in Kingston Ontario. - Writers at Woody Point
- Xtra Event Listings
For event listings, select Events and select city. Events for Toronto, Ottawa, and Vancouver.
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