Celebrating its 20th anniversary\, WLC&rsquo\;s five-part Kama Benefit Reading Series has attracted over 200 of Canada&rsquo\;s leading authors and public intellectuals\, such as Margaret Atwood\, David Suzuki\, and Michael Ondaatje. With the support of these and many other authors\, Kama has grown to be one of Toronto&rsquo\;s most exciting and sought-after literary events.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120404T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120530T020000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/creative-writing-workshop-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/creative-writing-workshop-1 SUMMARY:Creative writing workshop DESCRIPTION:A great way to start writing\, jump start your stalled writing\, or push your writing to a new level ... \;
Join a new session of an ongoing creative writing workshop\, which evolved out of a University of Toronto Creative Writing course.
Through a series of writing prompts\, we'll explore various components of narrative prose - exposition\, dialogue\, point-of-view\, style\, etc. Each week participants write a short\, assigned piece which we'll read and discuss in class. These exercises are designed to spark the imagination and hone the craft of writing\, and are suitable to writers of fiction and memoir\, beginning writers or those further along.
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
If I Were a Monument is an exhibition by renowned artist Louise Liliiefeldt. \;The exhibition consists of paintings and installations that deal with the \;issue of loneliness. The images Liliefeldt creates are born from a very \;personal place\, as dementia and caregiving have been part of her immediate \;family\, perhaps exaggerating the solitude of both the person who has
dementia and the caregiver. The images surrounding the walls of the gallery \;represent images of what loneliness would feel like if she were a monument \;erected to honor the lives of others.
\;
When May 24\, 2012 - June 03\, 2012
Where Beit Zatoun\, 612 Markham Street\, Toronto\, ON M6G 2L8 (TTC\: Bathurst subway stop on Bloor line)
\;
Exhibition\: Thursday\, May 24 to Sunday\, June 3
Opening Reception\: Saturday\, May 26 at 7 pm
\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120527T200000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/marxism-2012-global-crisis-global-resistance URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/marxism-2012-global-crisis-global-resistance SUMMARY:Marxism 2012\: global crisis\, global resistance DESCRIPTION:END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120526T220000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/fair-vote-canada-agm-convention URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/fair-vote-canada-agm-convention SUMMARY:Fair Vote Canada AGM Convention DESCRIPTION:
This is a key time in history for those of us who want all Canadians to cast a vote that counts. Canadians and the three centre left political parties are clear\: we need electoral reform. We know proportional representation is the game changer. We need to build a massive movement to push this to the top of the agenda and make this a ballot box issue. To do this\, we need the support of all Canadians who want to see a Parliament that reflects how we voted. Please join us on May 26 and be part of making it happen.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120527T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120527T220000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/community-bbq URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/community-bbq SUMMARY:Community BBQ - Agricultural Workers Alliance DESCRIPTION:Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120528T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120529T003000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/trans-film-screening-series-paper-dolls URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/trans-film-screening-series-paper-dolls SUMMARY:Trans Film Screening Series\: \\"Paper Dolls\\" DESCRIPTION:==>\;Trans Film Night\: \\"Paper Dolls\\"
==>\;Free Film! Free Snacks! Free Talk!
The Trans Film Screening Series hosts a FREE screening of\:
\\"PAPER DOLLS\\"
Everyone welcome. Allies welcome.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120528T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120529T010000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/book-launch-healthy-society-how-focus-health-can-revive-canadian-democracy URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/book-launch-healthy-society-how-focus-health-can-revive-canadian-democracy SUMMARY:Book Launch\: A Healthy Society\: How a Focus on Health Can Revive Canadian Democracy DESCRIPTION:Drawing on his experiences as a family physician in the inner city of Saskatoon\, in Mozambique\, and in rural Saskatchewan\, Dr. Meili argues that health delivery too often focuses on treatment of immediate causes and ignores more fundamental conditions that lead to poor health. Income\, education\, employment\, housing\, the wider environment\, and social supports\: far more than the actions of physicians\, nurses\, and other health care providers\, it is these conditions that make the greatest difference in our health. Brought to life by patient stories\, A Healthy Society explores a number of specific health determinants\, and ends in a discussion of democratic reforms that could help reshape the way we organize ourselves to create a truly healthy society.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120528T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120529T013000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/richard-ford URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/richard-ford SUMMARY:Vancouver International Writer's Festival\: Richard Ford DESCRIPTION:Richard Ford's latest novel\, Canada\, tells the unforgettable story of Dell Parsons\, a young man spirited across the Montana border into Saskatchewan. Here he is taken in by Arthur Remlinger\, an enigmatic man whose own past exists on the other side of the border. Dell struggles to understand what his future can be even as he comes to understand the violence simmering below the surface in his new life. Haunting and spectacular in vision\, Canada is a novel rich with emotional clarity and lyrical precision\, and an acute sense of the grandeur of living.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120530T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120531T010000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/great-lakes-need-great-friends-maude-barlow-final-stop-great-lakes-tour URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/great-lakes-need-great-friends-maude-barlow-final-stop-great-lakes-tour SUMMARY:Great Lakes need great friends\: Maude Barlow final stop on the Great Lakes tour DESCRIPTION:The final stop on the Great Lakes Tour!
\;
Great Lakes Need Great Friends8 CITY TOUR &ndash\; MAY 2012
Join Maude Barlow and other guests to celebrate the Great Lakes &ndash\; a common heritage that belongs to the Earth\, other species and future generations as well as our own. Hear how we can collectively protect them from private interests and government complacency and restore more democratic control over them. Public events. Admission is FREE (donations encouraged). Arrive early as seating is limited.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120530T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120531T020000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/book-launch-omar-khadr-oh-canada URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/book-launch-omar-khadr-oh-canada SUMMARY:Book Launch\: Omar Khadr\, Oh Canada DESCRIPTION:Omar Khadr has been held prisoner by the United States since 2002. Some Canadians see Khadr as a symbol of terrorism in action. For others he is the victim of a jihadist father and Canadian complicity in the unjust excesses\, including torture\, of the US \\"war on terror&rdquo\;. \;
In Omar Khadr\, Oh Canada\, over thirty contributors analyze Khadr's background\, his incarceration\, the actions of Canadian authorities\, and the implications raised by his legal case.
On Wednesday\, May 30th Sierra Club Canada will host a #BlackOutSpeakOut teach-in on the environmental implications of the federal budget bill. Beginning at 7\:00 p.m. MPs Megan Leslie (NDP)\, Kirsty Duncan (Liberal) and Elizabeth May (Green)\, and environmental law expert Stephen Hazell\, will field questions from a live audience at St. Paul University in Ottawa ( 223 Main Street ). Environment Minister Peter Kent has been invited and we hope he will attend (we will save a seat for him).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120601T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120601T200000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/fifty-years-freedom-%E2%80%93-anniversary-speakers-series URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/fifty-years-freedom-%E2%80%93-anniversary-speakers-series SUMMARY:Fifty Years of Freedom – Anniversary Speakers Series DESCRIPTION:A day-long symposium featuring some of the highest profile covil liberties defenders in Canada\, including\: Michael Geist\, the national's leading commentator on civil rights inthe cyber-age\, including copyright\, net neutrality and lawful access and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa\; Dr.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120601T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120601T170000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/29th-annual-injured-workers-rally-save-our-workers-compensation-system URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/29th-annual-injured-workers-rally-save-our-workers-compensation-system SUMMARY:29th Annual Injured Workers Rally\: Save Our Workers' Compensation System! DESCRIPTION:Ontario's worker's compensation system is under attack. Drastic changes have been proposed\, while others have already been implemented. The result of these changes is increased poverty\, marginalization \;and uncertainty \;for disabled workers.
Please join injuured workers\, their advocates\, organized labour\, migrant workers and others for a fun filled and educational rally that aims to stop the cuts to disabled workers. Stand up to our elected representatives and WSIB officials whose actions have continued to injure and already injured segment of our population.
This is an important part of our social contract\, one worth fighting for. After all\, we all have the potential to be injured at work.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120601T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120602T020000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/shout-out-against-mining-injustice-public-forum URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/shout-out-against-mining-injustice-public-forum SUMMARY:Shout Out Against Mining Injustice Public Forum DESCRIPTION:\;
The Council of Canadians is pleased to announce we are hosting a major event in Vancouver on June 1st and 2nd\, 2012. \;Shout Out Against Mining Injustice \;is a two-day international conference aimed at exposing the appalling environmental and human rights abuses of Canadian mining companies. Through workshops\, panel discussions and strategy sessions\, we will raise awareness\, build resistance and strengthen our networks of solidarity.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120602T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120602T210000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/shout-out-against-mining-injustice-teach URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/shout-out-against-mining-injustice-teach SUMMARY:Shout Out Against Mining Injustice Teach-In DESCRIPTION:\;
The Council of Canadians is pleased to announce we are hosting a major event in Vancouver on June 1st and 2nd\, 2012. \;Shout Out Against Mining Injustice \;is a two-day international conference aimed at exposing the appalling environmental and human rights abuses of Canadian mining companies. Through workshops\, panel discussions and strategy sessions\, we will raise awareness\, build resistance and strengthen our networks of solidarity.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120602T173200Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120602T173200Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/bc-civil-liberties-association-golden-anniversary-gala-liberty-awards URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/bc-civil-liberties-association-golden-anniversary-gala-liberty-awards SUMMARY:BC Civil Liberties Association Golden Anniversary Gala & Liberty Awards DESCRIPTION:Join Vancouver's freedom fighters and lovers for an evening of good food and wine\, and great conversation. Featuring keynote speeches by John Cruickshank\, publisher of the Toronto Star\, and Clayton Ruby\, renowned human rights lawyer\, as well as the Liberty Awards\, including the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.
Funds go to support the ongoing public education\, legal intervention and policy work of the BCCLA's small but dynamic team!
TIX\: $150 single // $250 pair // $1350 table (10)
BUY\: 604.630.9750 OR 604.787.5903
INFO\: www.bccla.org
*tax receipts available for charitable portion of ticket*
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120602T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120603T013000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/cantores-celestes-presents-ride-chariot URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/cantores-celestes-presents-ride-chariot SUMMARY:Cantores Celestes presents 'Ride the Chariot' DESCRIPTION:Cantores Celestes Women's Choir\, director Kelly Galbraith and pianist Ellen Meyer present 'Ride the Chariot' Music from classical to Celtic and Gospel - celebrating joy Saturday\, June 2\, 2012 7\:30 pm Admission\: $20 St. John's United Church (2 Nobert Road North of 401\, east of Victoria Park) Admission\: $20 416-491-1224 info\: www.cantorescelestes.com stjohns@stjohns-uc.com ENTIRE Proceeds to the music programme at St. John's United Church (WORLD MUSIC)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120603T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120603T220000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/contours-anti-neoliberalism-latin-america-and-caribbean-case-studies-cuba-venezuela-colombia URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/contours-anti-neoliberalism-latin-america-and-caribbean-case-studies-cuba-venezuela-colombia SUMMARY:Contours of anti-neoliberalism in Latin America and the Caribbean\: Case studies from Cuba\, Venezuela\, Colombia and ALBA DESCRIPTION:4pm to 6pm\, OISE
Panelists\:
&bull\; Dr. Concepció\;n Nieves Ayú\;s\, Dean Institute of Philosophy of Havana
Winnipeg will be host to the annual national CASE (Canadian Association for Supported Employment) conference this coming June. \; It is expected that over 250 delegates will attend the conference at the Delta Winnipeg Hotel to discuss strategies and successes of supporting persons with disabilities to work. The conference will bring together service providers\, advocates and educators to share tools\, resources and innovative practices in supported employment. CASE is a national network of service providers and citizens who are concerned about the full participation of persons with disabilities in the Canadian labour force.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120606T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120607T023000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/book-launch-healthy-society URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/book-launch-healthy-society SUMMARY:Book Launch\: A Healthy Society DESCRIPTION:
There&rsquo\;s more to health than the medical system &ndash\; there&rsquo\;s democracy and social justice! Dr. Ryan Meili argues that health delivery too often focuses on treatment of immediate causes and ignores more fundamental conditions that lead to poor health in the first place.
Join authors Ian McKay and Jamie Swift as they dissect Canada's militaristic rebranding of itself into a \\"Warrior Nation.\\"
Please RSVP to\:
Once known for peacekeeping\, Canada is becoming a militarized nation whose apostles-the New Warriors-are fighting to shift public opinion. New Warrior zealots seek to transform postwar Canada's central myth-symbols. Peaceable kingdom. Just society. Multicultural tolerance. Reasoned public debate. Their replacements? A warrior nation. Authoritarian leadership. Permanent political polarization.
Sponsored by Between the Lines and Sisters of Providence
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120609T120000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120609T213000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/tedxedmonton-activating-ideas-joanne-cave URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/tedxedmonton-activating-ideas-joanne-cave SUMMARY:TEDxEdmonton\: ACTIVATING IDEAS with Joanne Cave DESCRIPTION:Startup Edmonton presents Joanne Cave\, one of eight speakers in TEDxEdmonton\: Activating Ideas on Saturday\, June 9\, 2012\, in the Maclab Theatre at The Citadel Theatre\, 9828-101 A Avenue. Registration is now open at http\://www.tedxedmonton.com/2012.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120609T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120610T030000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/festival-solidarity-2012-indignation-mobilization URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/festival-solidarity-2012-indignation-mobilization SUMMARY:Festival of Solidarity 2012\: From Indignation To Mobilization DESCRIPTION:From Indignation To Mobilization
\\"AFTER THE QUEBEC SPRING\: MERGING THE STRUGGLES\\"
Festival of Solidarity 2012
Saturday June 9\, 2012 from 11am to 11pm
É\;cole Le Plateau\, 3710 Calixa-Lavallé\;e\, Parc Lafontaine\, Montreal
Follow on Facebook
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120609T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120609T173000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/filmmakers-series-rhpl-refining-your-vision URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/filmmakers-series-rhpl-refining-your-vision SUMMARY:Filmmakers Series at RHPL\: Refining Your Vision DESCRIPTION:Have you shot some footage\, but are unsure about how audiences will respond? In an interactive screening format\, participants will share their footage and receive feedback. Participants must come prepared to share approximately five minutes of footage on DVD.
Pre-register at\: http\://filmmakingseries3.eventbrite.com/
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120610T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120610T190000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/ecology-action-center-garden-party URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/ecology-action-center-garden-party SUMMARY:Ecology Action Center Garden Party DESCRIPTION:Join the Ecology Action Center for their 15th Annual Garden Party and Eco Auction. Bid on eco-friendly items at a silent auction\, or a live auction\, with Canadian comedian Cathy Jones as auctioneer.
Enter a $2 raffle for a chance to win a special item\, or go home with a potted plant or home-made goodies.
Schedule of Activities\:
12 \; p.m. Doors open\, Silent Auction items on display for viewing &\; bidding
1 p.m. Live Auction begins
2 p.m. Silent Auction ends\, winners announced (yes\, you get to go home with your item that day!)
3 p.m. Doors close
Tickets are $7 regular\, $5 seniors/students/unwaged. Available at the door or online.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120610T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120610T220000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/canadian-memory-championship URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/canadian-memory-championship SUMMARY:Canadian Memory Championship DESCRIPTION:Guiness World record holder for most playing cards memorized (59)\, Dave Farrow\, will give a talk about memory development \;and be the arbiter of the contest. International Grandmaster of Memory Andy Fong from Hong Kong will make a demonstration of his memory skills and give a talk on the subject of memory.
The event is free but registration is required as space is limited. \;We register people \;on a first come first served basis. Reserve at memorizetoronto@yahoo.ca and please \;state whether you wish to compete or simply \;attend as \;a spectator.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120614T213000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120614T233000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/book-launch-warrior-nation-rebranding-canada-age-anxiety URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/book-launch-warrior-nation-rebranding-canada-age-anxiety SUMMARY:Book Launch - Warrior Nation\: Rebranding Canada in an Age of Anxiety DESCRIPTION:Once known for peacekeeping\, Canada is becoming a militarized nation whose apostles - the New Warriors-are fighting to shift public opinion. New Warrior zealots seek to transform postwar Canada's central myth-symbols. Peaceable kingdom. Just society. Multicultural tolerance. Reasoned public debate. Their replacements? A warrior nation. Authoritarian leadership. Permanent political polarization.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120620T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120620T200000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/world-refugee-day-vancouver-2012 URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/world-refugee-day-vancouver-2012 SUMMARY:World Refugee Day Vancouver 2012 DESCRIPTION:City of Vancouver &ndash\; \;Free Event!
\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120527T035214Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120623T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120623T200000Z UID:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/rally-truth-mass-action-against-electoral-fraud URL;VALUE=URI:http://rabble.ca/whatsup/rally-truth-mass-action-against-electoral-fraud SUMMARY:Rally For Truth - Mass Action Against Electoral Fraud DESCRIPTION: \; Rally for Truth\, a group of non-partisan\, concerned citizens that was formed spontaneously in the wake of the election fraud scandal\, has been rallying for a full public inquiry every weekend on Parliament Hill\, stressing the threat to the foundations of our democracy from a compromised electoral process. A Facebook page provides details on the group's activities and links to pertinent public information. \;