A thematic Social Forum focused on "Capitalist Crises, Environmental and Social Justice" was held from January 24-29, 2012 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The dominant theme of the Forum was the upcoming Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development taking place this June in Rio de Janeiro, 20 years after the famous 1992 UN environmental conference held in the same location. The great sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos has written a thoughtful report on the Porto Alegre event.
ecosocialism
Red is the New Green: Marx's Ecology
Jul 21 2010 - 6:00pm
Jul 28 2010 - 8:00pm
Location
Bloor Gladstone Library
1101 Bloor St. W In the meeting room to the right of the main entrance
Toronto, ON M6H 1M7Canada
Phone:
(416)393-7674
43° 39' 36.432" N, 79° 26' 2.7636" W
See map: Google Maps
This is a two week workshop that is designed to offer, through the use of visual aids and open discussion, a clear, accessible new understanding of current environmental issues through the historical perspective of an often misunderstood thinker. Our investigation will show the hidden roots of ecological thinking that date from the dawn of Western thought.
The first workshop of the series is titled Dialectical Naturalism on July 21st from 6pm until 8pm and the second workshop of the series is titled Dead Matter's Domination on Wednesday July 28th from 6 pm until 8 pm. Both workshops will be held at the Bloor Gladstone Library.
Facilitator: C.M. Whittall
Suggested Donation: $7 for each workshop
Contact name:
H. Walker or C.M. Whittall
Contact email:
Report by participants in the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
May 7 2010 - 7:00pm
May 7 2010 - 11:00pm
Location
Steelworkers Hall Toronto
25 Cecil Street (east of Spadina, south of College)
TorontoCanada
43° 39' 24.624" N, 79° 23' 44.3004" W
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PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS:
- Robert Lovelace, a leader of Ardoch Algonquin First Nation
- Ben Powless, Mohawk from Six Nations in Ontario, member of the Indigenous Environmental Network.
- Kimia Ghomeshi, Campaign Director, Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
- Danny Beaton: 2010 recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award (NAAA) for Environment and Natural Resources
- Delegation from Toronto Bolivia Solidarity
More than 15,000 social-movement and government representatives have confirmed attendance in Cochabamba to plan building a people’s movement to save the planet and us all. Join us on May 7 to learn of and be part of this initiative.
PLUS:
- Messages from supporters and sponsors
- Bolivian dance troupe and First Nations indigenous drumming.
- Bolivian food and beverages.
Donation $5 or pay what you can.
Action on climate change? Cuba Si
The world is getting hotter, and the main cause is greenhouse gas emissions produced by human activity. Enormous damage has already been done, and we will have to live with the consequences of past emissions for decades, perhaps even centuries. Unless we rapidly and drastically cut emissions, the existing damage will turn to catastrophe.
Anyone who denies that is either lying or somehow unaware of the huge mass of compelling scientific evidence.
Many publications regularly publish articles summarizing the scientific evidence and outlining the devastation that we face if action isn’t taken quickly.