Ever heard of WWOOF? (“World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms”)
WWOOF connects people with organic farms and homesteads, where you can exchange a few hours of meaningful help each day for food, accommodation, and hands-on learning…
Category: What you can do
Even when the ‘wolves’ seem to be winning, don’t let it get us down! Real change comes from the heart. We will overcome!
Let’s work for it – GoodWork.ca/Climate. Climate jobs, careers, participation & volunteer positions.
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Free webinar: reducing carbon emissions from city construction
Join Kelly Alvarez Doran, a professor at the University of Toronto under The Daniels School of Architecture, on January 10, 2022, between 6-9 pm to discuss reducing carbon emissions from contemporary construction.
The presentation will focus on Doran’s current research: methods to halve carbon emissions from city construction projects in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area. Already, Doran’s findings have been widely shared and have contributed to City of Toronto carbon studies.
The event is available for in-person and virtual attendance, with in-person registration required by January 4, 2022. The event will consist of a one-hour presentation by Doran (virtual and in-person), followed by refreshments and networking (in-person).
In-person attendance will be at Entuitive’s office in Toronto (200 University Avenue, 7th Floor).
Click here for more information and to register for the event!
Additional Resources
- Learn more about carbon emissions from construction (also known as embodied carbon)
- Learn more about urban sprawl and what causes it
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Virtual public lecture: improving access to drinking water
Dr. Amber Wutich, a professor at the University of Waterloo, is hosting an open lecture over Zoom on December 8, 2021, from 6-7:30 pm.
The lecture will focus on how social infrastructure can help to solve problems regarding a lack of access to drinking water, also known as water insecurity. Some topics to be covered include how various social infrastructure components such as cultural norms, informal economies, and social networks; can be used to ensure everyone has equitable access to water.
Click here to sign up for more information and to register for the event!
Additional Resources
- Download or access Zoom online
- Learn more about the Indigenous water crisis in Canada
- Watch a short documentary on World Water Crisis
- Learn more about drinking water from the World Health Organization
Help the University of Guelph with tree planting day!
This coming Wednesday, September 29th, the University of Guelph is hosting an all-day tree planting event. The combined efforts of community members and the university’s staff and students will help make a greener campus by planting over 600 trees! And for all those that register, there will also be free snacks and drinks included.
The trees will be planted beside Lambton Hall across from Lang Way (see map below).
Register for your timeslot here!
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Climate Action Organizing
Canada Is [Still] On Fire — Mass Organizing Call
Climate scientists just declared a code red. But our politicians aren’t acting like it’s an emergency. Time to ramp up the pressure.
Join us on Tuesday, August 17 at 3pm PT / 4pm MT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET / 7pm AT / 7:30pm NDT to learn about our bold, unapologetic plans to demand real action on the climate emergency.
Sign up – https://act.350.org/signup/still-on-fire
Extreme heat early this summer has sparked one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. We’ve seen smoke cover cities, flooding, droughts and just heard from the IPCC that this is a “code red” moment when it comes to tackling the climate emergency. And, this is all happening with the specter of an election on the horizon. That’s why we’ve got a plan to bring climate action to the forefront of the Canadian political landscape but we can’t do it without you.
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Work for Climate Action – Jobs, Internships, Volunteer, Action: GoodWork.ca/Climate
Eco-friendly Christmas
This year, will your Christmas be eco-friendly? “Bake them a cake, write them a poem, give them a kiss, tell them a joke, but for god’s sake stop trashing the planet to tell someone you care. All it shows is that you don’t.” (George Monbiot) / Eco-friendly Christmas Gift Ideas
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