Toronto
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Volunteer for Greenpeace in Ontario.
There are many ways you can help us out. The best way to get involved is by putting yourself on our email list. You will be sent regular updates and you will be notified when we are looking for people for specific activities. We may ask you to attend an event with us, paint a banner, or help us in the office. Perhaps you have specific skills you can offer. If this is the case, we’d love to hear from you.
Laura Severinac is the Volunteer Organizer for Ontario. She is based out of Toronto, but works with volunteers throughout the GTA, Ottawa and the rest of the province. She can be contacted at laura.severinac@greenpeace.org.
Our Office
33 Cecil Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1N1
Phone: (416) 597-8408 OR 1-800-320-7183
Fax: (416) 597-8422
TORONTO: Green Energy Team Briefing ALL WELCOME
Time:
Thu, 2010-08-12 19:00 - 21:00
Location:
33 Cecil St. Join the Green Energy Team!
Hey all you Renewable Energy Enthusiats...!!
The Greenpeace Canada Energy Campaign holding a briefing meeting on August 12th at 7pm for people who would like to become part of our (hard)core Green Energy Team!! RSVP here if you can make it. Read more »
Personal Blog from a Volunteer: An Account of the People First Rally
"Invest In The Future Now!"
By Meg
June 26th, 2010 marked the first day of the G20 summit. While the 20 met behind closed doors in a walled-off part of the city, roughly 100 Greenpeace volunteers and sympathizers made their way through the downpour to Greenpeace’s main office. Read more »
***SIGN THE G20 OPEN LETTER TO HARPER AND DEFEND CIVIL LIBERITIES***
*** JOIN THE MANY INDIVIDUALS AND NGOS AND SIGN ONTO THE OPEN LETTER TO HARPER AND DEFEND OUR CIVIL LIBERITIES! ***
Photo Courtesy of C 'Bryn' Stöhrer
$1.2 Billion Spent on G20 Security to Suppress Dissent!
Arbitrary Searches & Arrests, Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets!
Demand an Independent Public Inquiry!
Greenpeace Demands for G8/G20 Leaders
Greenpeace demands for the G8/G20 and the Harper government
Mind the Gap
* G8 and G20 leaders must keep the global average temperature increase as far below 2°C as possible. Current global emission reduction pledges put us on a pathway to a 3 °C world and climate chaos. They must close this gap by ensuring global greenhouse gas emissions peak by 2015 and fall close to zero by 2050. Read more »
- Vanessa.Butterworth's blog
- Login or register to post comments
TORONTO: Caribou Eco-Art Competition Winner!
We have a Winner!
Fraser Patterson has won the caribou eco-art competition.
His piece was called the ‘Cari-borg’.
Check out these glamour shots...
Greenpeace team starts Mount Logan climb for action on climate change
(Mount Logan, Yukon) — A Greenpeace team has started its expedition to the summit of Mount Logan to send a message to G8/G20 leaders that the world needs urgent action on climate change. 
- Vanessa.Butterworth's blog
- Login or register to post comments
CANADA: Volunteering Opportunities for the BP Oil Spill
Volunteering Opportunities for BP Oil spill
(The links aren't all connected but just google the url and you'll have success!)
1. Organizations are recruiting volunteers Read more »
Kumi to Visit Toronto and Vancouver Volunteers and Speak at the G8/G20 Rally in Toronto!
It is our pleasure to announce that Kumi Naidoo, the Executive Director of Greenpeace International, will be visiting and speaking to volunteers and activists in Toronto and Vancouver in June! He's a most inspiring speaker - not to be missed!
In Vancouver:
Kumi will speak to volunteers and activists, Greenpeace staff and donors on Tuesday June 22d at 6:30pm.
To RSVP for the event in Vancouver (and for location details) please contact Jessie.
In Toronto: Read more »
- Vanessa.Butterworth's blog
- Login or register to post comments
TORONTO: G8/G20 Rally Info and Bus Pick-up Info!
G8/G20 Rally and March - Saturday June 26th
1:00pm - Queen's Park, (south lawn) Toronto
Join us for a family-friendly march and rally on Saturday June 26th in Toronto (Look for a Greenpeace banner!). Show the world that Canadians still support the dream of a better world for everyone and lets get together to fight climate change with our voices! Read more »
- Vanessa.Butterworth's blog
- Login or register to post comments
TORONTO: Voices of the Public about Boreal Destruction
Here are some great pictures we took at the Green Living Show. People are showing their concern for the Woodland Caribou and the Boreal Forest by making signage for Dalton McGuinty.
- Vanessa.Butterworth's blog
- Login or register to post comments
TORONTO: Forest Defenders Strike!
Six-legged machines tear through more and more of the Ontario Boreal Forest on a daily basis. Already, half of the stretch of northern Ontario that comprises the Boreal has been lacerated by logging companies such as Weyerhaeuser, Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated using unsustainable overcutting with detrimental effects to the environment and their own future. Read more »
Need to know more about the G8/G20 summits?
Want To Know More About The G8/G20 Summits?
Here's a message from the Toronto Mobilization Network ...
The Group of 8 Leaders and the Group of 20 Leaders are meeting in Ontario, from the 25th to the 27th of June, 2010.
Following the collapse of the Copenhagen Climate Summit, they will be discussing the global economy, development and climate change. Read more »
TORONTO: Ready? Set? LETS GET GARDENING!
The long awaited garden is finally happening at the Greenpeace Warehouse and we need your help!
There are two big projects going down:
The first project, "Streetlevel", is a native plant garden in front of the Greenpeace warehouse and is a short term commitment.
The second project,"Rooftop", is an edible, potted-plants garden on the roof of the warehouse and is a more long term commitment. Read more »
JOIN THE TORONTO FOREST DEFENDERS VOLUNTEER GROUP!
If you care about protecting our forests please join us!
Volunteers meet every Thursday from 7:00-8:00 pm in Toronto.
Contact the University of Toronto Campus Group for more details!
TORONTO FOREST DEFENDERS TARGET NESTLE!
By Roxy Cohen's (Greenpeace Volunteer):
On Wednesday April 14th, a group of forest defending Greenpeace volunteers went down to Nestlé’s Canadian headquarters in North York, armed with chocolate and paper, to help inform the people of Nestlé ‘s unethical purchasing of palm oil from Sinar Mas. Read more »
