BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Water Allies - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.waterallies.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Water Allies
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20230101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241105T000000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241120T000000
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20241101T185728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T185728Z
UID:1408-1730764800-1732060800@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:Ellie Joseph Events: Advocating Environmental and Climate Justice & Toxic Presents\, Decolonial Future
DESCRIPTION:JOIN ELLIE JOSEPH FOR TWO TALKS!\nEvent 1: Advocating Environmental and Climate Justice\n\nDate: November 5th\, 2024\nTime: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM\n\nEvent 2: Advocating Environmental and Climate Justice\n\nDate: November 20th\, 2024\nTime: 9:00 AM – 10:30 PM\n\nRegistration:\nPlease contact Bonnie McElhinny (bonnie.mcelhinny@utoronto.ca)\, to register\, for in-person or on-line attendance. Location and zoom link to be sent to registrants. \nEllie Joseph\nI am of the Mohawk Nation\, Turtle Clan\, born\, raised\, and still live on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory along the bank of The Grand River. I retired from a thirty-seven year tenure as a classroom teacher of  Elementary Schools in our public school system many years ago\, but remain an active volunteer in the education field. \nAfter participating on the sixteen day Two Row Renewal Campaign whose aim was to honour the Guswenta\, or Two Row Wampum\, from Albany to Manhattan\, New York\, on The Hudson River in 2013\, I was one of four participants who established what is now known as “Two Row on the Grand.” This ten day paddle excursion\, from Cambridge to Port Maitland\, brings our Six Nations Community together with ally participants. Cultural teachings are presented along the way\, encouraging healthy relationships and connections to Mother Earth. \nFunctioning as a grassroots-volunteer committee\, we have watched this project’s participation more than double in size in its eight years of existence.  Plans are already underway for Two Row on the Grand 2025\, our tenth anniversary. \nFor more information please visit www.tworowonthegrand.com \nAbout Two Row on the Grand\nTwo Row on the Grand is an annual nine day family-oriented camping and paddling excursion on The Grand River\, starting in Cambridge and ending at Port Maitland\, Lake Erie. The concept is based on the four hundred year old two row wampum. \nCo-Sponsers\nWater Allies and Experiential Learning Fellowship.
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/ellie-joseph-events-advocating-environmental-and-climate-justice-toxic-presents-decolonial-future/
LOCATION:Ontario
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ellie-Joseph-Talks-Flyer-4.pdf
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241121T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241121T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20241116T194711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241116T194711Z
UID:1416-1732197600-1732208400@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:Plastic Peoples Movie Screening & Panel Event
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for the Plastic Peoples Movie Screening & Panel Event\nWe invite you to the Screening of Plastic Peoples Documentary\, to raise awareness and spark action on the growing issue of plastic pollution. You will get to participate in the first screening on the UofT campus and engage with our panel members & members from Wellington Water Watchers–a non-profit advocating for human rights to clean water and sanitation in Canada. The Plastic Peoples Movie Screening and Discussion Panel would bring together a diverse range of voices\, including frontline advocates\, Indigenous community members\, experts across generations\, and policy leaders tackling this issue at various levels of government. \nThis event is a unique opportunity for students and attendees to engage in meaningful conversations\, learn about actionable next steps\, and connect with Indigenous leaders\, environmental activists\, and non-profit organizations. We encourage everyone to join us—whether in person (on a first come basis open to 50 attendees) or virtually—to explore how we can move from awareness to action and make a positive impact in our communities. \nDon’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation on one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time! \nMark your calendars!\nJoin us on November 21st from 2 pm to 5 pm at Robarts Theatre (RL 3-025) for the screening of Plastic People\, an award-winning documentary\, followed by a powerful discussion panel on environmental justice and water accessibility. Hear from experts\, including Layla Staats\, Zoie Diana\, Bev Thorp\, and Cassie Barker\, as we dive into the impact of microplastics and explore meaningful solutions.\nReserve your spot through the QR code or via this link: https://forms.gle/zrRt62Cy8yZsmpj46. If you can’t make it in person\, you can also join us on zoom for a streamed version of the panel \nRobarts Theatre (RL 3-025)\, 130 St. George St.\, Toronto\nAdmission is free\n#EnvironmentalJustice #WaterAccessibility #Microplastics #ClimateAction#UofTEvents \nThanks to Water Watcher and Students in Dr. Bonnie McElhinny’s ANT 364:  Advocating Environmental and Climate Justice course for co-organizing this event. \n 
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/plastic-peoples-movie-screening-panel-event/
LOCATION:130 St. George St.\, Toronto\, 130 St. George St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Poster50.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241122T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241122T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20241116T200130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241116T200130Z
UID:1426-1732291200-1732294800@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:Could Ontario Be 100% Renewably Powered?
DESCRIPTION:JOIN U OF T STUDENTS IN EXPLORING ONTARIO’S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE!\nJoin U of T students and OCAA in exploiting Ontario’s clean energy future. Delve into discussions about Ontario’s energy landscape\, nuclear colonialism\, bidirectional EV charges\, offshore wind\, moratorium\, and solar urban design. \nDate: November 22nd\, 4-5 pm \nLocation: Sidney Smith Commons (100 St George St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3G3)\, Room 1072 \nRSVP (free): here \nCould Ontario Be 100% Renewably Powered?\nHave you ever wondered if solar parking lots could replace dirty gas plants? How heat pumps can reduce energy demand? Or how wind energy in the Great Lakes could meet Ontario’s electricity needs? Be part of the conversation on powering Ontario. \nJoin U of T students in envisioning Ontario’s clean energy future. Discover how we can achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035 alongside the Ontario Clean Air Alliance. Our event will explore innovations in solar\, wind\, and energy storage that can power a sustainable Ontario. \nLight refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Department of Anthropology\, the Department of Women and Gender Studies\, and UTERN. \nCo-sponsored by: Climate Justice U of T\, U of T School of the Environment\, Ontario Clean Air Alliance\, and UTERN
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/could-ontario-be-100-renewably-powered/
LOCATION:100 St George St\, Toronto\, ON M5S 3G3\, 130 St. George St.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/OCAA-Poster.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250920T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250920T140000
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20250827T202915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T202915Z
UID:1462-1758376800-1758376800@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:Draw the Line Toronto: For people\, for peace\, for the planet.
DESCRIPTION:Draw the Line is a cross-country Day of Action taking place on September 20th in communities across Canada to resist Prime Minister Mark Carney’s anti-migrant\, anti-Indigenous\, and fossil fuel-driven policies. The Day of Action coincides with a global week of action calling for climate and economic justice worldwide. \nEvent Details\nDate: September 20th\, 2025 (2:00 PM)\nLocation: Yonge & Dundas\, 1 Dundas Street East\, Toronto\, Canada\nRSVP: Here \nA Message from Draw the Line \nWe refuse to stand by while the government and Canada’s richest corporations hoard wealth\, gut our public services\, fuel climate collapse\, attack migrants\, exploit Indigenous lands\, and prop up a genocide in Palestine. \nThey think that if they can overwhelm and divide us\, we won’t fight back. But climate justice\, migrant justice\, economic justice\, Indigenous rights\, and anti-war movements are uniting to prove them wrong. \nOn Saturday\, September 20th\, we’re drawing the line— for People. For Peace. For the Planet. \nFrom rallies to strikes\, marches to gatherings\, this September 20th\, communities will mobilize across the country and demand that Prime Minister Carney and the Canadian government pick a side: injustice\, violence\, and climate destruction— or a just and safe future for all of us. Read our full demands here. \nThis world is ours to build. This is our line to draw. \nWhy are we mobilizing? \nOnly months into his mandate\, Prime Minister Carney is fast-tracking a billionaires-first agenda— promoting pipelines as “nation-building projects\,” attacking migrants and refugees while scapegoating them\, trampling Indigenous rights\, gutting public services\, oversight and democratic process\, and pouring billions of public dollars into militarism and surveillance. Carney is appeasing Donald Trump\, slashing our public services\, and pandering to corporate interests. If Bill C-2 and C-5 are any indication of what’s to come under a Carney government\, we have our work cut out for us. Draw the Line is an opportunity for us to build a historic alliance to fight back\, and form coalitions that can continue to build beyond September 20th. \nWant to organize Action?\nFill in this form. We will then send you more information via email\, and connect you with one of our regional organizers. \n\n\nImage source: TO350.org
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/draw-the-line-toronto-for-people-for-peace-for-the-planet/
LOCATION:Younge & Dundas\, 1 Dundas Street East\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 2R8\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Horizontal_DTL_S20_Toronto.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250926T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250926T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20250924T205400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T205400Z
UID:1469-1758897000-1758906000@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:SAGE Weaving Connections: Ecocide in Palestine
DESCRIPTION:The event will be the first in a series of workshops dedicated to discussing sustainability and climate problems through an interdisciplinary and socially just lens – addressing environmental injustice around the world. This specific event will be focusing on the ecocide currently taking place in Palestine by Israel (aided by foreign powers)\, and how environmental destruction has been used as a tool for genocide and Indigenous erasure by settler colonialists throughout history. We also hope to connect this to the ecocide that has happened (and still continues to happen) on Turtle Island and across the world.
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/sage-weaving-connections-ecocide-in-palestine/
LOCATION:UTMSU Boardroom (second floor)\, 1815 Inner Cir Rd\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5L 1C6\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/QR.1000072559.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250927T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250927T110000
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20250827T202204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T202204Z
UID:1453-1758970800-1758970800@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:A Lake Story:  Call for Paddlers & Volunteers
DESCRIPTION:On September 27th and 28th the Bentway will be holding a large scale art-installation event as a part of their inaugural Water/Fall festival! They are seeking 500+ volunteers\, for on the water and on land. \nEvent Details\nDate: Sep 27 & 28\, 2025 (Procession at 11am & 4pm)\nLocation: Toronto Waterfront at Biidaasige Park\nVolunteers: Apply here (Free to attend!) \nAbout A Lake Story \nA Lake Story\, a new commission by artist Melissa McGill\, takes theform of a large-scale canoe procession that will write Lake Ontario’s story through colour\, across the sky and water. Featuring 400+ local canoers and paddlers joining us for this memorable performance\, participants will paddle in a coordinated\, slow-moving procession. An epic celebration of Lake Ontario along the Toronto Waterfront\, Melissa McGill’s project maps Toronto’s harbour and waterfront biosphere with the lake’s own vocabulary expressed through its natural colour palette. By giving visual voice to the interconnected relationships above and below the waters\, the project invites us to shift our perspective to participate in and learn from nature’s wisdom and creativity. \nWhat to Expect  \n\nA slow-moving procession of approximately 120 canoes with large\, wind-activated colour field paintings will move through Biidaasige Park and the Eastern Waterfront towards Sugar Beach.\nThe entire experience will last approximately 2 hours from beginning to end.\nTwo performances will take place at 11am and 4pm on September 27/28\nThe experience will be visible from many points along theEastern Waterfront and Biidaasige Park in Oekwemin Minising. A full map of optimal viewing areas will be available in September.\nFor the safety of the canoe participants\, the experience may need to amend its route or adjust starting times in response to high winds or inclement weather. Please follow @thebentway on social media for weather-related updates on the day of each performance.\nWe recommend dressing accordingly for the weather.\n\nDetails for Volunteers: A Lake Story_Paddling Volunteer Call_Poster_ PDF_Aug 7
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/a-lake-story-call-for-paddlers-volunteers/
LOCATION:Biidaasige Park\, 51 Commissioners St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5A 1A6\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/A-Lake-Story_Paddling-Volunteer-Call_Banner_Aug-7.pdf
ORGANIZER;CN="the bentway":MAILTO:hello@thebentway.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250930T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250930T130000
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20250924T210029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T210029Z
UID:1477-1759233600-1759237200@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:Reimagining  Education: Black Indigenous Waterways
DESCRIPTION:This special research talk organized by the Black Research Network will spotlight inaugural recipients of the BRN’s Black Indigenous Waterways Fellowship\, Jade Nixon (New York University Provost’s Faculty Fellow) and kara lynch (Associate Professor Emerita\, Hampshire College). Nixon and lynch will share insights into their fellowship work\, exploring decolonial approaches and how their respective practices engage with Black Indigenous histories and relationships. \nThe conversation will be followed by a Q&A session.This event will take place virtually. Please register to attend. Note: This workshop will be recorded and available on our BRN Resources page. \nRegister Here \nAbout the speakers: \n\n\n\n\n\nJade Nixon (she/her) is Afro- and Indo-Caribbean. She is currently a New York University Provost’s Faculty Fellow. Before she joined NYU\, she was the inaugural Black and Indigenous Waterways Research Fellow and completed her PhD at the Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto. She was born and raised outside of the Caribbean region\, in a city on the outskirts of Tkaronto\, and on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Lake Ontario\, one of what the Anishnaabe call the Five Freshwater Seas\, held her close when she lived far away from the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Now living in Lenapehoking\, she has the joy of calling the islands home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nkara lynch is a New York-based artist and associate professor emerita of video and critical studies at Hampshire College. A time-based artist\, lynch’s work considers autonomy for Black and Indigenous communities\, specifically through re-memory\, vision and movement. Through various collaborations and solo works\, lynch has fostered conversations about these shared histories\, mainly in the United States. She joined the BRN as its inaugural Artist in Residence (AiR) in 2024.
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/reimagining-education-black-indigenous-waterways/
LOCATION:Online
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Gz8pVUEW8AAHCAZ.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251117T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251117T180000
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20251104T013546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T013546Z
UID:1496-1763391600-1763402400@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:Weaving Connections: Extractive Colonialism in Africa & Call for Submissions: "Nature Speaks in Every Language" Poetry Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Weaving Connections: Extractive Colonialism in Africa\nThis discussion hosted by UTM Student Association for Geography & Environment centres Extractive Colonialism in Africa\, and how legacies of colonialism\, imperialism\, and the greed for natural resources causes instability and environmental injustice (amongst many other issues) within different countries in Africa. \nDate: Friday\, November 7th\, from 3pm to 6pm \nLocation: 1867 Inner Cir Rd\, Mississauga\, ON L5L 1C6 in room DV3130 \nRSVP: here \nCall for Submissions: “Nature Speaks in Every Language” Poetry Exhibition\nThis exhibition is a great way for students who enjoy writing and poetry to showcase their talents. This exhibition aims to celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity through poetry.\nWe are currently asking for students who are interested to submit their work to our Google Form linked below. If your work is accepted\, it will be displayed for our exhibition on November 19 and 20 in MN (North Reception). \nAdditionally\, students who submit their work will automatically be considered to have their work featured in Folia and selected poems may be featured in The Medium! \nDate: Submissions due November 14th\, 2025 \nFill out the form: here!
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/weaving-connections-extractive-colonialism-in-africa-call-for-submissions-nature-speaks-in-every-language-poetry-exhibition/
LOCATION:William G. Davis Building\, 1867 Inner Cir Rd\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L5L 1C6\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Weaving-Connections-Extractive-Colonialism-in-Africa_20251031_111441_000096-1.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251118T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20251029T174325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T174325Z
UID:1483-1763492400-1763499600@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:Standing Together for the Land - Taking on Bill 5
DESCRIPTION:Join this film screening and public discussion hosted by Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence (LAND) and Okiniwak. Hear from Indigenous youth organizers from Attawapiskat together with allies from as we raise awareness and solidarity to protect the land\, honour Treaty promises\, and stop Bill 5.\n\n\nEvent Details\nDate: Nov 18 from 7pm to 9pm EST\nLocation: CSI – 192 Spadina Avenue (Suite 101 Toronto\, ON M5T 3A4)\nRSVP: here (Tickets by donation – Space is Limited!)\n\n\n\nAbout the Event from LAND\nYou’re invited to join Ramon Kataquapit\, founder of the Indigenous Youth movement Okiniwak\, and Kerrie Blaise\, founder of LAND for an evening of sharing\, discussion and solidarity as together\, we work to stop Bill 5 and protect the Attawapiskat River.Learn about ongoing efforts against Bill 5\, including grassroots organizing and litigation\, and enjoy our new short film featuring faces and stories form the lands and waters in Treaty 9 in Northern Ontario where the Ring of Fire is proposed.\nFollow @naturesdefence\, @mahegkan\, @okiniwak on Instagram!
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/standing-together-for-the-land-taking-on-bill-5/
LOCATION:Centre for Social Innovation – Suite 101 Toronto\, 192 Spadina Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario\, ON M5T 3A4\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1163189093_1677298079263_1_original.jpeg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251206T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251206T181500
DTSTAMP:20260424T003654
CREATED:20251128T150745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T150745Z
UID:1511-1765013400-1765044900@www.waterallies.com
SUMMARY:Poetics of Water II: LA DERNIÈRE GOUTTE
DESCRIPTION:Join the Department of Classics\, Cinema Studies Institute\, Department of Art History\, and Centre for Medieval Studies for Poetics of Water II: La Dernière Goutte. \nDate: December 6th\, 2025 (9:30 AM – 6:15 PM)\nLocation: Lillian Massey 312\,125 Queen’s Park\nRSVP: Drop-in! No RSVP required \nAbout the Event \n9:30-9:45: Welcome \n\nJames Cahill and Victoria Wohl\n\n  \n9:45-11:00: ‘Writ in Water’: Like a Lagoon \n\nCarol Mavor\n\n  \n11:15-12:30: Seeing Water: Histories of Place\, Landscape\, and Self \n\nRobert Burley\nBonnie Devine\nSherry Lee (Moderator)\n\n  \n2:00-3:15: Talking Water: Conversations in Process \n\nJane Wolff\n\n  \n3:30-4:45: Water Gathering with Ziibii (Credit River): Decolonizing Municipal and Provincial Understandings of Lands\, Parks and Rivers \n\nBonnie McElhinny\nGiidaakunadaad (The Spirit Who Lives in High Places)\, Nancy Rowe\n\n  \n5:00-6:15: Water\, Given Time \n\nSarah Nooter
URL:https://www.waterallies.com/event/poetics-of-water-ii-la-derniere-goutte/
LOCATION:LILLIAN MASSEY 312\, 125 QUEEN’S PARK DECEMBER 6\, 2025
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.waterallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Poetics-of-Water-II-Detailed-Poster-Final86.pdf
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR