Saturday spotlight series Designer, educator, husband, and dad (not necessarily in that order), Todd Barsanti is a Professor of Design at Sheridan College. His primary focus in academics is design foundations and in the integration of sustainability issues into design curricula. An award-winning designer with more than two decades of professional and academic experience, Todd has a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies as well as a diploma in Environmental & Sustainability

October 1st, 2020 Statement on the importance of dismantling systems of oppression Last June, The Climate Reality Project Canada stood in solidarity with those demanding justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor,  Régis Korchinski-Paquet , Pierre Coriolan, and countless other lives lost to systemic racism, white supremacy, and police brutality. Those past incidents revealed a disturbing trend: The murder of BIPOC is made common by a system that is rigged aga

By Toronto Climate Action Network's Co-Chair for Amelia Rose Khan, Regional Organizer for Toronto/Durham The COVID-19 lockdown came in waves, first slowly, and then all at once. As the lockdown orders found their way to Ontario, the second half of March became filled with emails and notifications of events & meetings postponed or cancelled. Newsletters became filled with calls for people to stay home and stay safe. Organizing for anything but the mutual aid required to get ou

By Joy Kwak Grassroots activism has defied countless odds and ensured numerous environmental victories over the years. The unique strength and resilience of grassroots activism is highlighted throughout the film “Water Warriors”, a documentary which describes the monumental standoff between New Brunswickers and SWN in 2010. The documentary opens with the sound of water and a single line: “nothing in this world can live without water.” That sentiment, which pushed hundreds and

By Paula Bernardino As fires are raging in California and affecting the air of so many other States and even countries – smoke from U.S. wildfires spreads to at least 5 Canadian provinces and smoke from the US West Coast wildfires has reached Europe – it got me reflecting on the upcoming global climate conversation on October 10-11 for 24 Hours of Reality: Countdown to the Future , an opportunity to reflect on the state of our planet and take action. The climate conversatio