The Week for Future, chock-full of climate actions, begins on September 20th with a youth-strike teach-in at Hart House Circle. It is followed by a concert at the Tranzac. Check https://climatechallenge.ca for an event calendar. See a list of select event highlights below this graphic....
23 and 24th - Banner Drops: TO350 is doing banner drops on the morning of the 23rd, 7-9 Dufferin Bridge and 24th, Ronscesvalles Pedestrian bridge. Join in the fun if you can!
23rd - Youth Speak Out!: an event to share the ClimateStrike youth's demands, from the Emergency Platform for Climate Justice on September 23, 7-9 at 60 Lowther Avenue. FridaysforFuture's Allie Rougeot is moderating and Vanessa Gray and Yasmeen Peer are speaking! find the Facebook Event and Eventbrite here.
25th - Just Transition Workshop: A few TO350 members have helped plan this event, taking place on September 25th, 6-9:30 at 60 Lowther Avenue. It features some amazing speakers and co-sponsors/co-hosts ($15 and Fairness, Greenpeace, ClimateFast and The Leap)!
Speakers...
Vanessa Gray, Aamjiwnaang and Sarnia Against Pipelines
Valerie Lannon, $15 and Fairness
Connie Sorio, Migrant Justice Coordinator, Kairos
Megan Whitfield, President, CUPW Toronto Local 626
Yasmeen Peer, Nature and Food Campaigner, Greenpeace
Maya Menezes, Senior Manager, Programming and Development, The Leap Toronto
Ali Hashemi, XR, Climate Pledge Collective
26th - Don't Bank on Climate Change: TO350, in collaboration with Sum of Us, are holding a rally at King and Bay, 8-9am, King and Bay. Come out and join us.
27th - the big day! Global Climate Strike starts at Queen's Park (11-4pm) rally 11am, march at noon, concert following. If you want to know what the Climate Strikers and the S27 Coalition who came together to help plan the event are asking for, see these links: Climate Strike Canada's demands, and Statement from the S27 Coalition.
See you there!