There are some new events that have been added to the Unpacking Development Events listing and Calender! The Featured Event of the Week is the The 7th annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival which takes place from February 24 to March 6, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. http://humanrightsfilmfestival.ca/schedule/

My day started with a very cool Event which happened right in my living room! I watched people from over 124 countries participate by giving their voice to fight HIV/AIDS with Starbucks. Singing “All you need is love” and submitting a video to the Starbucks Love website. Starbucks (Red) Campaign is contributing money to the global fight against AIDS using various marketing campaigns, drink donations and in store purchases.
Events This Week:
Monday, December 7:
50 Comics In 60 Minutes (Toronto Food Bank):
Comedians perform. 9 pm. $5. Dominion on Queen, 500 Queen E. …

Tonight, CAPAIDS a great organization that Kate J and I support will be hosting their annual World Aids Day Fundraiser at the Annex Live.

The Canada Africa Partnership on AIDS (CAP AIDS) is a young Canadian charity focused on providing resources to the grassroots community-based organizations that are on the front lines in the battle against the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa
The CAP AIDS World AIDS Day (WAD) 2009 event will be an exciting social evening featuring live Canadian and African musical performances, dance, food, drinks, prizes and a silent auction!
VENUE: The Annex Live, …

FEATURED EVENT OF THE WEEK:
EVENT: Empower: Youth, Arts And Activism
World AIDS Day launch of an HIV/AIDS activism manual for youth with drag shows, visual art and more. Thursday, November 26. 6:00-9:00 pm. Free. William Doo Auditorium, 5 Willcocks. cuhi.admin@utoronto.ca.
CONFERENCE: Ivey Global Health Innovation Conference
Tuesday, November 24, 2009. 7:30 am -5:00 pm. The Fairmont Royal York. 100 Front St. W. Toronto. www.ivey.ca/ichil
SEMINAR: Research 2 Receptor Series - BioMass and Green Energy
Tuesday, November 24. 11:30 am - 6:00 pm. University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus. Guelph Ontario. www.research2receptor.com/ridgetown.html
SUMMIT: Cultural Knowledge and the …

FEATURED EVENT OF THE WEEK: ONE WEB DAY
SEPTEMBER 22,2009. www.onewebday.org
“OneWebDay is an Earth Day for the internet. The idea behind OneWebDay is to focus attention on a key internet value (this year, online participation in democracy), focus attention on local internet concerns (connectivity, censorship, individual skills), and create a global constituency that cares about protecting and defending the internet. So, think of OneWebDay as an environmental movement for the Internet ecosystem. It’s a platform for people to educate and activate others about issues that are important for the Internet’s future”.
FESTIVAL: …

BENEFIT: Sierra Club Music Fundraser at the El Mocambo, Performances by Jia Harlow, Coal Mine Canaries and Others. $8, $5 with a food Item www.elmocambo.ca
Thursday September 10, 8pm to 2am
CONFERENCE: Webcast of the TEDx TO Conference happening on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the Theatre Passe Muraille. In effort to make the conference available to all, TEDxTO will also be streamed live via webcast. The URL will be made available on September 10. If you’d like to to watch the webcast with others, several organizations around the city have committed …

Vote for CAPAIDS for TWESTIVALTO’s charity recipient HERE now!
Hi Everyone,
The charity that I support, CAPAIDS, is a potential beneficiary of the first ever Twestival Local Toronto (TwestivalTO). TwestivalTO is the local chapter of Twestival Global, a community-powered, Twitter-driven global charity event which raised over $250,000.00 for Charity:Water last February.
The charity with the most votes will be the beneficiary of 100% of the funds raised from this sure to be spectacular event on September 12, 2009.
A little more about CAPAIDS:
The Canada Africa Partnership on AIDS (CAP AIDS) is a young Canadian …

I am pleased to announce the launch of the Spring/Summer 2009 issue of Undercurrent: Canadian Undergraduate Journal of Development Studies.
In this issue of Undercurrent, Sarah Hamdi (McGill University) writes about the motivations of each activist group in the movement to “Save Darfur”.  Emily Jansons (Queen’s University) reviews author Lisa Lindsay’s book Working With Gender and Marie-Hélène L’Heureux (University of Ottawa) contributes a French-language look at power relations between non-governmental organizations in Senegal.  Kayleigh MacSwain (Dalhousie University) takes on debates within eco-feminism and also provides the cover photo for this issue. …

Wednesday Night Just Got a Whole Lot Yummier!!

Tomorrow night, Wednesday April 29th, 2009 there are ton of great restaurants across the city participating in A Taste for Life. Proceeds of your dinner will go to Fife House, a great organization delivering services to people who suffer from HIV/AIDS. Their range of services help to ensure the well being and a healthy standard of life to people living with HIV/AIDS in the city of Toronto.
The concept is easy! Call and book a table at any of the participating restaurants, go enjoy …

Stop back in January!