The Activist Agenda (Edmonton) is now being released on Thursday so you can see what might fit in your weekend. This list is constantly being updated so I do suggest that you check throughout the week for any updated actions. Visit Activist Agenda to see the latest version.

• March 28th, Friday – Weekly Climate Strike
• March 30th, Saturday – Weekly Ceasefire Now event at the Market
• March 30th, Saturday – Marshalling and Action Safety 101 Training
• March 30th – March for Palestine
• March 31st, Sunday – World Day to End Fishing
• March 31st, Sunday – Trans Day of Visibility 2024
• March 31st, Sunday – Trans Rally and Vigil
• April 3rd, Wednesday – Seniors Climate Conversation
• April 5th, Friday – Strategy for Sustainability Transitions
• April 5th, Friday – Weekly Climate Strike
• April 6th, Saturday – Weekly Ceasefire NOW event at the Market
• April 6th, Saturday – 30th Anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide
• April 6th, Saturday – Fossil Fools Day
• April 7th, Sunday – Stop Genocide NOW
• April 8th, Monday – Volunteer Info Night
• April 10th, Wednesday – Neighbouring For Climate Webinar
• April 11th, Thursday – Canada’s households and the zero carbon transition
• April 12-13 – The Decline and Fall of Western Civilization: Our Choice?
• April 16th, Tuesday – Chris Turner: How to be a Climate Optimist
• April 17th, Wednesday – Canada Pension Investment Board (CPPIB)
• April 17th, Wednesday – Official Notice of Annual General Meeting for the Conservative Electoral District Association of Edmonton Strathcona
• April 21st, Sunday – Celebrate Earth Day
• April 22nd, Monday – Earth Day

Video of the Week

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March 29th, Friday – Weekly Climate Strike: A weekly reminder to Edmontonians that we are in a Climate Emergency.
Extra signs will be available for people to use – or bring your own.
Time: 8 am to 9 am
Location: 109th street and 88th Avenue
Facebook: Edmonton Climate Strike
Hashtags: #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeYEG #FridaysForFutureYEG

March 30th, Saturday – Marshalling and Action Safety 101 Training: TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: Join us virtually or in person in Toronto for a marshalling and action safety training! This training is ideal for those with little to no marshalling experience, or those who want to brush up on their action safety knowledge.”
Time: 12pm ET
Location: Virtual – online
Register: Change Course

March 30th, Saturday – March for Palestine:
Time: 1pm
Location: Sir Winston Churchill Square, 102nd Avenue and 99th Street
Instagram: Free Palestine YEG

March 31st, Sunday – World Day to End Fishing:
Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
Location: Catch of the Week (Fish and Seafood Store), 5036 – 106th Avenue
Facebook: World Day to End Fishing

March 31st, Sunday – Trans Day of Visibility 2024: “In the wake of the most devastating proposed legislation, it is important to see transness in action. Thriving transness. Magical transness. Grieving transness. On trans day of visibility we will aim to amplify the voices of transgender Albertans. Show up on Sunday and bring friends. We need to show the province that we will continue showing up for the trans community.”
Time: 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Landmark Cinemas, City Centre, 102nd Avenue and 101st Street
Instagram: Trans Rights YEG

March 31st, Sunday – Trans Rally and Vigil: “Join in community. March 31 is trans day of visibility. We invite members of the community to join together and hold space for how 2024 has impacted us so far. This will be a space for grief, frustration, fear, and injustice to be felt, held, and transformed. All speakers will be of the gender diverse community.”
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm (on the other poster it shows that this will go until 8pm. a little inconsistency)
Location: Wilbert Macintyre Park (Gazebo Park) 83rd Avenue and 104th Street
Instagram: Trans Rights YEG

April 3rd, Wednesday – Seniors Climate Conversation: You are invited to the second Seniors Climate Conversation. Tentative agenda includes coming up with a snappier moniker than Seniors Climate Conversation ; ), establishing some guiding principles, and deciding what issues we want to focus on. You are most welcome to attend this meeting even if you didn’t attend the first one! Hope to see you there. If you have questions feel free to send me an email to loiseauchanter73@gmail.com
Time: 7:00 & 9:00 pm
Location: Idylwylde library – 8310 – 88 Ave

April 5th, Friday – Weekly Climate Strike: A weekly reminder to Edmontonians that we are in a Climate Emergency.
Extra signs will be available for people to use – or bring your own.
Time: 8 am to 9 am
Location: 109th street and 88th Avenue
Facebook: Edmonton Climate Strike
Hashtags: #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeYEG #FridaysForFutureYEG

April 5th, Friday – Strategy for Sustainability Transitions: “Kristof Van Assche and Monica Gruezmacher analyze the challenges and possibilities of sustainability transitions, presenting the dilemmas facing the path to sustainable communities and societies, as well as proposing creative solutions. They deploy evolutionary governance theory as a conceptual framing for transition strategy, highlighting the importance of understanding governance and community strategy in any potential response to environmental crises. The presentation is based on a book appearing in April.”
Time: 12 – 1pm
Location: In person and Zoom – Hybrid (Tory 3-36 and Zoom)
Register: University of Alberta

April 6th, Saturday – 30th Anniversary of the Start of the Rwandan Genocide

April 6th, Saturday – Weekly Ceasefire Now event at the Market: “We will stand together in solidarity with people around the world calling for an immediate Ceasefire Now in all conflict zones and all parties work towards a just, respectful, and long-lasting peace.”
Time: 11am
Location: Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market, 10310 – 83rd Avenue. I made a What Three Words for the exact location where we normally stand. If we move away from this spot we will be noticeable and easy to find.

April 6th, Saturday – Climate Justice Signage Display: I will erect these signs beside the bus stop on Gateway and 83rd Avenue. This is a static display since I normally go over and stand with a group of people doing Ceasefire Now activism in front of the market (see event above).
I invite you to join me at this display of signs and you can easily stand there and talk with people to discuss the issues. The signs displayed also include signs about homelessness/houselessness.
Hope to see you out to demand a change that will lessen the impact of the climate emergency we are experiencing (and homelessness/houselessness).
Why do I have UCP on this sign? Well, they form the present government in Alberta and like all previous Alberta governments (including the NDP) have pushed the fossil fuel agenda to the detriment of the planet while knowing what impacts their actions would have on people and planet.
Time: 11 am
Location: Grass area on the NE corner of 83rd avenue and Gateway (104th Street)
Facebook: Edmonton Climate Strike

April 6th, Saturday – Fossil Fools Day: RBC is the largest funder of fossil fuels in Canada and they have not negotiated in good face with the Indigenous community, especially with the Wet’suwet’en people. RBC’s AGM is scheduled for April 11th and this is an opportunity to show up and remind this corporation – we are watching.
Time: 1pm
Location: RBC, Unity Square, 11604 104 Ave.

April 7th, Sunday – Stop Genocide NOW: “March with us as we once again show government officials the power and support of the people towards a free and liberated Palestine.
HCWs, please wear your scrubs. Please bring a halal non-perishable donation for the Edmonton food bank.”
Time: 1 pm
Location: Violet King Henry Plaza, 10801 – 99th Avenue
Instagram: Free Palestine YEG

April 8th, Monday – Volunteer Info Night: Climate Justice Edmonton is the most effective climate group operating in Edmonton. If you want to help take action to help reduce the impacts that the climate collapse will have on our world and our future generations then turn up – Michael
“Join us on April 8th at 7pm for our Volunteer Info Session! We’ll introduce you to the campaign we’re building for summer and how you can get involved with the fight for a livable future!”
Time: 7 – 8:30pm
Location: provided when you register
Registration: Volunteer Info Session

April 10th, Wednesday – Neighbouring For Climate Webinar: “Join us for a free one-hour online session to see how you can be a Climate Connector for your block or building.”
Time: 12 pm (noon)
Location: Online – Virtual
Register: City of Edmonton

April 11th, Thursday – Canada’s households and the zero carbon transition: “Canada’s energy transition is part of the global energy transition currently underway. Canada’s energy system has been evolving, similar to that of other countries, but this time change is urgent to limit warming. In addition to addressing the climate crisis and promoting greater energy security, energy transitions and shifting to renewable energy systems have the potential to address interrelated challenges connected to fossil fuels. But even low carbon transitions can distribute the costs and benefits of transition unequally and calls are being made for the energy transition to be equitable so that it benefits everyone.” See for registration link more information.
Time: 12 – 1pm
Location: Hybrid ==> Henderson Hall — Rutherford Library South (Room 1-17) and ==> Zoom
Register: University of Alberta

April 12-13 – The Decline and Fall of Western Civilization: Our Choice? This is a right-wing ‘freedom’ fest. They are hosting climate change denier Dr. Patrick Moore and Maxime Bernier (People’s Party of Canada).
Others include: John Robson (columnist at Epoch Times and National Post), Michelle Stirling, Stockwell Day, Paul Hinman, Andrew Lawton, and Marc Morano (from Wikipedia – “founded and runs the website ClimateDepot.com… a US non-profit organisation that promotes climate change denial“. It is being sponsored by The Heinze Group.
[This event is only listed for reference in case anyone was interested in disruption and such].
Location: Red Deer

April 16th, Tuesday Chris Turner: How to be a Climate Optimist: In this presentation, based on his most recent bestselling book, Chris Turner distills 20 years on the climate solutions beat worldwide into a powerful case for optimism in the face of the challenge of climate change. Turner has been reporting on clean energy, sustainable business, and smart green design the world over since long before any of these were mainstream interests, and he draws on the full breadth of his extensive reporting to paint a vivid portrait of a global energy transition already tackling the climate crisis and pointing the way to a much brighter future.
Time: 7 pm
Tickets: MacEwan University

April 17th, Wednesday – Canada Pension Investment Board (CPPIB): “The Canada Pension Investment Board (CPPIB) holds regular meetings across the country (usually 1 in each province at least every 2 years) to provide information and take questions from Canadians about their pension plan investments.”
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: TIMMS Centre for the Arts, 112th Street and 87th Avenue
Register: CPP Investments

April 17th, Wednesday – Official Notice of Annual General Meeting for the Conservative Electoral District Association of Edmonton Strathcona:
• Report by the President on behalf of the Board of Directors
• Presentation of Financial Statements
• Election of Directors
• Presentation of the Election Readiness Plan
• National Council update from the Party
Time: Doors open at 6:45 PM | Meeting at 7:00 PM
Location: Fulton Place Hall, 6115 Fulton Rd NW, Edmonton
Register: We kindly ask that you RSVP by April 10th so that proper setup arrangements can be made: RSVP HERE:  joe@joetheberge.com

April 21st, Sunday – Celebrate Earth Day: Come for FREE fun, music, food, gifts, information. All are welcome. 
Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm
Location: Windsor Park Community League  87Avenue and 118 Street
Contact: Questions? marilyngaa@telusplanet.net

April 22nd, Monday – Earth Day: The first Earth Day was on April 22nd, 1970.

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Science Literacy Course

We are often told not to believe everything we read online or see on TV—but how do we tell the difference between sensationalized statistics and a real scientific study? Learn how to spot sound science in this 5-week course.
This course is free and offered through the University of Alberta.
Register: University of Alberta you will then need to register at Coursera

Petitions/Letter writing

To trim this page down a bit I have moved the petitions to their own page.

Please send things that should be on this list to michael.kalmanovitch@gmail.com

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