BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Toronto Humane Society - ECPv6.9.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Toronto Humane Society 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:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210203 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042352Z UID:9564-1612137600-1612310399@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Black History Month DESCRIPTION:Black History Month in Canada celebrates the immense contributions Black Canadians have made to the growth and development of the country. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/black-history-month/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210206 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042352Z UID:9565-1612396800-1612569599@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:World Cancer Day DESCRIPTION:This day aims to bring awareness to the ways we can fight and prevent cancer. It also promotes the idea that treatment and testing for cancer should be accessible and affordable worldwide. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/world-cancer-day/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210210 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042352Z UID:9566-1612742400-1612915199@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Nirvana Day (Parinirvana Day) DESCRIPTION:Nirvana Day celebrates the day the Buddha reached Parinirvana upon the death of his physical body. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/nirvana-day-parinirvana-day/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210214 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042352Z UID:9567-1613088000-1613260799@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Lunar New Year DESCRIPTION:The Lunar New Year is celebrated across many East and South Asian countries in different ways. Festivities often include shared meals\, parades\, dancing\, and gifts. Celebrations typically last for more than a week to welcome the New Year\, celebrate with family\, and wish for a prosperous year. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/lunar-new-year/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210214 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042352Z UID:9568-1613088000-1613260799@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Losar DESCRIPTION:Tibetan Buddhism FestivalA New Year festival that is celebrated for different lengths of time in different regions across the world. It celebrated with food\, loved ones\, and sometimes prayer ceremonies. Losar ends on February 14\, 2021. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/losar/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210216 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042552Z UID:9570-1613260800-1613433599@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Valentine’s Day DESCRIPTION:Valentine’s Day originated as a Christian feast day to celebrate two Saints named St. Valentine. It is now also a day to celebrate love and romance across the world. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/valentines-day/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210217 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042552Z UID:9572-1613347200-1613519999@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Family Day Holiday DESCRIPTION:**The shelter is closed**This is a new holiday in Ontario with very few common traditions. Many Ontarians choose to use this day to spend time with loved ones. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/family-day-holiday/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210217 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042552Z UID:9573-1613347200-1613519999@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Louis Riel Day DESCRIPTION:Louis Riel is recognized as an advocate of justice for the Métis people. He is known for laying the framework for living in a multicultural society and fighting for rights of minority groups. He is regarded as a founder of Manitoba. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/louis-riel-day/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210215T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210215T111500 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042552Z UID:9571-1613385000-1613387700@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Family Yoga Day DESCRIPTION:Start your Family Day with a relaxing 45 minute yoga session in support of Toronto Humane Society.  The class will be hosted by Joanne Lowe\, Director and certified yoga instructor of Big Stretch Yoga Centre. She has over 20 years of experience as a yoga teacher and her dog Rufus was adopted from Toronto Humane Society.  Since we aren’t able to host a class in person\, we hope that you can join us for a virtual session on Monday\, February 15th at 10:30am. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/family-yoga-day/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210218 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042552Z UID:9574-1613433600-1613606399@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Vasant Panchami DESCRIPTION:A festival celebrated in regions of India to start the preparations and celebrations for Spring. It is celebrated in various ways across the regions. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/vasant-panchami/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210219 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042752Z UID:9575-1613520000-1613692799@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Ash Wednesday DESCRIPTION:Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day of prayer and fasting. Many Christians mark this day by making a Lenten sacfrice that they will not partake in until Easter. This day is also celebrated by having ashes placed in a cross shape on the forehead. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/ash-wednesday/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210219 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042752Z UID:9576-1613520000-1613692799@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Lent Begins DESCRIPTION:Lent is observed by many Christian faiths. The Lenten season prepares believers for Easter. Throughout the season many participate in prayer\, pentance\, charity work\, and fasting. It often aims to replicate the 40 days and nights Jesus is said to have spent in the desert. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/lent-begins/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210222 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042752Z UID:9578-1613779200-1613951999@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:World Day of Social Justice DESCRIPTION:This day aims to being awareness to how social justice affects poverty eradication. It also places importance on the global issues of poverty\, social and economic exclusion or unemployment. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/world-day-of-social-justice/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210220T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210220T143000 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042752Z UID:9577-1613826000-1613831400@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Cupcake Decorating Class DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Cupcake Decorating and Dog Treat Baking Class hosted by Jess from Elsie’s Baked Goods! URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/cupcake-decorating-class/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210224 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042752Z UID:9579-1613952000-1614124799@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:National Cupcake Day DESCRIPTION:By participating and raising funds\, you are ensuring more animals receive the care they need to find their own forever homes. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/national-cupcake-day/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210223T114100 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210223T114100 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T035408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T040441Z UID:9721-1614080460-1614080460@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Black History Month: Facing Change DESCRIPTION:Historically\, Black individuals and people of colour have not been equally represented in the animal welfare community. According to research shared by CARE\, an American organization that is devoted to bringing diverse voices to animal welfare while also advocating for a more inclusive path to pet adoption\, this was because economic hardship has been a way of life for many in the Black community\, so animal welfare and animal rights have not been a high priority. However\, the most frequently cited reason for this under-representation in the industry is that non-profit organizations are not making the necessary systemic changes due to the complexity and long-term commitment of building diversity within their organizations. \n At Toronto Humane Society\, we are committed to tackling our own barriers. In June 2020\, we shared our response to the Black Lives Matter movement\, and we made a commitment\, a promise\, to ourselves and to our community\, to advocate for change. Before we can advocate for such change\, the change had to happen inside of our doors. It had to happen within our own organization. \n The commitment put forward an initial two-step plan. The first step was to hire an employee to help Toronto Humane Society create a foundation for a new Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Program. In July 2020\, Subah Chhabra\, Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Specialist\, joined us and launched a formal Six-Phase DEI Program. Phase 1 of the process resulted in the creation of a Strategic Imperative which answered why it is important for Toronto Humane Society\, as an organization\, to focus on diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. We are now wrapping up Phase 2 of the program\, which contains the Current-State Assessment. The current state of Assessment aims to provide better clarity of where we stand today\, what the perspectives of our stakeholders are regarding DEI\, and to create DEI benchmarks for us to achieve as an organization. \n The second part of our commitment was to launch a research project to assess our accessibility as a whole (programs\, services\, volunteer opportunities\, and donations). This project has two phases; the first phase is to discover our service and accessibility gaps by using a Geographic Information system (GIS)\, and the second phase is to create and implement a plan of action to address gaps that are discovered. By addressing gaps in our service areas\, we may discover that there are families with pets in need of our assistance who are currently not aware of\, or have barriers preventing them from accessing\, our services. By better understanding the barriers that exist\, we will be able to help more community members who are in need and increase our life saving capacity. Currently\, we are in the process of gathering and plotting the data. We look forward to seeing the outcome of this project\, and better understanding how people interact with our organization as a whole. \n \n Black History Month 2021 is more than a celebration and reflection of the Black Community. It’s about taking action towards a more diverse community. Toronto Humane Society hopes that by taking steps to better understand ourselves and our community that we can remove barriers for Black individuals and people of colour in the animal welfare community. As James Baldwin said\, “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed\, until it is faced.” URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/black-history-month-facing-change/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BHM_thumbnail-dgob73.tmp_.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210226 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042952Z UID:9580-1614124800-1614297599@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Ayyám-i-Há (Intercalary Days) DESCRIPTION:This festival spans across four days that are added to the Bahá’í calendar to ensure the new year starts on the vernal equinox. This equinox is a day of the year when day and night are the same length\, and the sun is exactly above the equator. Festival ends February 28\, 2021. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/ayyam-i-ha-intercalary-days/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210226 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042952Z UID:9581-1614124800-1614297599@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Pink Shirt Day DESCRIPTION:This day brings awareness to the negative impacts bullying has on individuals. It focuses on the benefits of treating each other with kindness and respects. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/pink-shirt-day/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210228 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042952Z UID:9582-1614297600-1614470399@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Purim DESCRIPTION:Also known as the Festival of Lots\, Purim commorates the saving of Jewish people from Haman. The festival is celebrated with feasts\, offerings to the poor\, and gladness. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/purim/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210301 DTSTAMP:20260504T075527 CREATED:20210703T034301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210703T042952Z UID:9583-1614384000-1614556799@www.torontohumanesociety.com SUMMARY:Māgha Pūjā DESCRIPTION:This day celebrates a gathering between the Buddha and his first disciples. Buddhists celebrate the creation of an ideal and exemplary community. URL:https://www.torontohumanesociety.com/event/magha-puja/ LOCATION:ON CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR