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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

Changes are coming -- more urban density amid signs of a weakening economy. How do we cope?Join us on a surprising journey to Ward 21 in the not-too-distant future – a place where we all live more modestly, but enjoy a greener, more vibrant community. What would it be like? How can we get there? In this two-hour visioning exercise, we’ll work together to shape the answers, and once we’ve made our plan, we’ll celebrate by sharing some lemonade and cake!This event is for (and by) the residents of…See More

"The Transition model uses...as many opportunities to celebrate successes as possible"* and this year we have plenty to celebrate!  We've started the Transition Skills Forum, have run several successful events already this year, are seeing neighbourhood groups and working groups start up, and have become an officially recognized Transition Town!   Let's celebrate this summer! Let's meet at Grange Park (behind the AGO on College St. and OCAD University) on June 9th, between 12 pm and 2pm for an…See More

This is the first of three film-making workshops taught by award-winning director Greg Greene (www.endofsuburbia.com) and film-maker Josh Graham.  This workshop is open to anyone interested in making films, and to those in the Transtion Toronto Film Contest (http://transitiontoronto.ning.com/page/transition-toronto-film). This workshop will help you set up your film project…See More