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This March 21st, we are extremely fortunately to have Richard Heinberg in Toronto, live at the University of Toronto.  Richard's talk will be on:SNAKE OIL: How the Petroleum Industry’s Misleading Promise of Plenty Imperils Our Future Oil, coal, and natural gas are finite and depleting, while burning them changes Earth’s climate and compromises our future, so you might think that curtailing their use would be simple common sense. But there are major players in the energy debate that want to…See More

You asked for it.  You got it.  Back when we showed "The End of Suburbia", there was a near unanimous request to show the follow-up film, "Escape from Suburbia," so that's exactly what we're doing.Escape from Suburbia chronicles the journey of three people (Kate Holloway, Philip Botwinick and Carol Steinman) as they struggle to do what they feel is best within the coming era after Peak Oil. Where The End of Suburbia was direct and brutally honest, Escape from Suburbia is a rich interplay on the…See More

The Permaculture Project GTA is developing a curriculum for a series of workshops to facilitate a shift the skills base in our communities, and would like to consult with Transition Toronto membership and the public on how this curriculum can best serve Torontonians. Join us to decide which skills are most essential and practical, and how they should be shared.  This curriculum can only be meaningful if it reflects the collective genius of the community.