Why 2015 is the Vatican's Pope Pius XII Moment
Dear Catholic Church:
I don't have any New Years Resolutions this year beyond being friends with the same wonderful people in my life now. But I have a New Years hope.
I hope that this time next year, the Vatican will have committed to divest from fossil fuels.
December 26, 2014
Energy East Protesters Face to Face with Kathleen Wynne At Premier's Home
Toronto, ON—On Sunday, December 14th, an autonomous coalition of students, families, and environmental organizations brought a special delivery to the residence of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. They delivered letters, written large cardboard cut-outs in the shape of sandals, which expressed their outrage that Premier Wynne has "flip-flopped" on her previous position that carbon emissions and climate change must be considered when approving the Energy East tar sands pipeline.
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December 15, 2014
170 Students March for Fossil Fuel Divestment at University of Toronto
November 13, 2014 (Toronto, ON)—Yesterday 170 students and members of the larger Toronto community marched at the University of Toronto, calling on the university to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry. The march was part of Divestment Action Week at the U of T, a series of events focusing on fossil fuel divestment.
November 13, 2014
Pipeline Problems Dog Trudeau at Book Signing
A team of activists from Toronto350.org interrupted a public interview and book signing by Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau at the Toronto Reference Library. Demonstrators sought to communicate their concerns to the Liberal leader over his party's support for the Energy East pipeline project.
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November 10, 2014
Climate Activists Hold Rally Outside TransCanada Conference in Toronto
Toronto, ON—TransCanada filed their application for the Energy East pipeline with the National Energy Board on Thursday October 30th. Activists from Toronto350.org, a local climate action organization and network affiliate of the international 350.org, were locked out of the proceedings along with other representatives of environmental NGOs. Activists peacefully rallied outside TransCanada’s press conference.
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October 30, 2014
Fossil Fuel Divestment Is Hitting the Mainstream
Canadian Universities Facing Increasing Pressure to Divest from Fossil Fuels
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October 17, 2014
Toronto350.org interrupts so-called sustainable tar sands panel
Toronto, ON—On October 9th, activists from Toronto350.org, a local climate action group, raised concerns of greenwashing at an event run by FoCOS (Future of Canada’s Oil Sands) at the MaRS Discovery Centre.
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October 10, 2014
350.org issues Truth or Dare to Stephen Harper; Naomi Klein and other Canadians take part
(Toronto)--Prime Minister Stephen Harper has decided not to attend the UN Climate Summit, against the wishes of thousands of Canadians.
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September 23, 2014
Margaret Atwood and other Canadian authors and public figures call for climate action as world leaders head to UN Climate Summit
(Toronto)—Two days after the largest climate action in history—the People’s Climate March, in which 400,000 marched in New York City; a day after #FloodWallStreet began in New York, in which thousands of protesters wearing blue drew the connection between climate change and capitalism; and on the day that world leaders head to the UN Climate Summit, Margaret Atwood and other prominent Canadian authors and public figures have released statements about the importance of the People’s Climate March and the UN Climate Summit.
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September 23, 2014
300 Torontonians join largest climate march in history in New York City
(Toronto) Early this morning, hundreds of Torontonians returned from New York City after gathering for the largest climate march in history: the People’s Climate March. Toronto350.org organized five buses carrying almost 300 Torontonians of all ages. The buses left Toronto on Friday night and arrived in New York on Saturday morning.
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September 22, 2014