Thursday, 5 January 2012
Tinto's lease has expired...
Some sad news in an email today (January 4th, 2012) from Tinto Coffee House:
"For those of you who may come to our doors, contradicting signs will
remain posted. Ours say we would be back by today, while our
landlord?s say our lease was terminated and were given 5 days, from
December 16, to vacate the space. While we are engaged in legal
proceedings over gaining access to the premises, which have to date
not been provided to us, let us say a word to you.
Thanks! For years of allowing us to integrate into the community,
thank you. And thanks for letting us try an attempt at being fair. We
served Fair Trade certified coffees and teas and sugar, we looked for
local suppliers who would provide us fresh ingredients from a
reasonable distance, we selected organic to reduce the impact of
chemicals on land, water, air and most importantly, on all the people
involved, from producer to consumer. We made an effort to make all
from scratch, fresh, unprocessed and healthy. In short, we were given,
with your support, the opportunity to prove that other possibilities
are at hand and work for a lot of people.
We had the chance to put together a team of dedicated staff members
that served you in such a way that many a time personal friendship and
work in the arts developed from your regular visits.
Tinto served as a community hub and many great initiatives in our city
found a natural space to share, to discuss, to connect and to feel at
home at Tinto. We offered the space for you to discuss how a better
world could be made possible and you accepted the invitation with
enthusiasm.
Unfortunately our lease was terminated and Tinto now comes to a close.
We appreciate your support and encourage your commitment to your work
in the community. Thanks for sharing that with us. Thanks for giving
us the chance to join you.
We will find new ways of working in the community and renewed
opportunities of crossing our ways with you."
"For those of you who may come to our doors, contradicting signs will
remain posted. Ours say we would be back by today, while our
landlord?s say our lease was terminated and were given 5 days, from
December 16, to vacate the space. While we are engaged in legal
proceedings over gaining access to the premises, which have to date
not been provided to us, let us say a word to you.
Thanks! For years of allowing us to integrate into the community,
thank you. And thanks for letting us try an attempt at being fair. We
served Fair Trade certified coffees and teas and sugar, we looked for
local suppliers who would provide us fresh ingredients from a
reasonable distance, we selected organic to reduce the impact of
chemicals on land, water, air and most importantly, on all the people
involved, from producer to consumer. We made an effort to make all
from scratch, fresh, unprocessed and healthy. In short, we were given,
with your support, the opportunity to prove that other possibilities
are at hand and work for a lot of people.
We had the chance to put together a team of dedicated staff members
that served you in such a way that many a time personal friendship and
work in the arts developed from your regular visits.
Tinto served as a community hub and many great initiatives in our city
found a natural space to share, to discuss, to connect and to feel at
home at Tinto. We offered the space for you to discuss how a better
world could be made possible and you accepted the invitation with
enthusiasm.
Unfortunately our lease was terminated and Tinto now comes to a close.
We appreciate your support and encourage your commitment to your work
in the community. Thanks for sharing that with us. Thanks for giving
us the chance to join you.
We will find new ways of working in the community and renewed
opportunities of crossing our ways with you."
Labels: Tinto Coffee House
Sunday, 27 November 2011
Tinto notes: "Days are shorter in winter" (2011 Winter Hours...)
A recent missive from Tinto Coffee House:
"You may have noticed that by late June, year in, year out, Canadians enjoy very long hours of daylight. You may have noticed too, that by late November, year in, year out, night hours are greater than daylight hours.
Tinto is following this trend by having shorter winter business hours, so starting next Monday, November 28th we will be open at 11 A.M. and will be closing by 6 P.M., both on weekdays as well as during weekends.
New winter hours, then, will be 11 A.M. to 6 P.M., seven days a week.
Please also note that we are using our alternate e-mail tintocoffeehouse@bellnet.ca
See you soon!"
"You may have noticed that by late June, year in, year out, Canadians enjoy very long hours of daylight. You may have noticed too, that by late November, year in, year out, night hours are greater than daylight hours.
Tinto is following this trend by having shorter winter business hours, so starting next Monday, November 28th we will be open at 11 A.M. and will be closing by 6 P.M., both on weekdays as well as during weekends.
New winter hours, then, will be 11 A.M. to 6 P.M., seven days a week.
Please also note that we are using our alternate e-mail tintocoffeehouse@bellnet.ca
See you soon!"
Labels: Tinto Coffee House
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Tinto's summer 2011 hours...
...received a recent email from Tinto Coffee House saying to MIND THE SUMMER:
Now that summer is really here, after the long weekend, our hours have changed to adapt to the new season.
Please make a note of our new summer hours and accept our apologies if summer may cause you any inconvenience.
Thanks very much and enjoy!
MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: NOON - 8 PM
THURSDAY& FRIDAY: 11 AM - 9 PM
WEEKENDS: 11 AM - 6 PM
Now that summer is really here, after the long weekend, our hours have changed to adapt to the new season.
Please make a note of our new summer hours and accept our apologies if summer may cause you any inconvenience.
Thanks very much and enjoy!
MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY: NOON - 8 PM
THURSDAY& FRIDAY: 11 AM - 9 PM
WEEKENDS: 11 AM - 6 PM
Labels: Tinto Coffee House
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Tinto Movie Screening: human rights abuses in Equatorial Guinea
Another good event at Tinto Coffee House:
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Screening of UNDERESTIMATED, INVISIBLE: LITERARY VOICES FROM EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
Written, produced and directed by Mischa G. Hendel, Austria.
An invitation from the movement of concerned citizens with Human Rights abuses in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea is the third largest oil producer in Africa south of the Sahara and the only African country with Spanish as official language. There are neither publishing houses nor libraries within the country. The government doesn’t show any interest for art and culture so the population stays isolated living under difficult conditions.
In this documentary, the “Literary Voices of Equatorial Guinea” quote from their literary creations and resume forty years of independence from Spain. Some do that from Guinea, others from exile.
They reflect the brutal tyranny of the first dictator Francisco Macías Nguema, analyze the role of Spain in the history of Equatorial Guinea and describe today’s situation with president Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has maintained a pseudo-democracy for thirty years.
The documentary switches between Equatorial Guinea and Spain, between past, present and future, and points out at life in the discrepancy between African origin and European metropolis.
The film has interviews with well known Equatoguinean writers like Juan Balboa, Donato Ndongo, María Nsué and Guillermina Mekuy. In the film there are shots of today’s Equatorial Guinea and the Guinean diaspora in Spain as well as archive footage from the former Spanish colony.
A distant, lurid perspective from outside is prevented and voice-off comment renounced, to give space to the personal experiences and the stories of the authors.
Director Mischa G. Hendel (1976, Vöcklabruck, Austria) worked as draftsman and clerk before studying Africanology at the University of Vienna (2001-2006). Later he worked as a journalist for the Austrian newspaper Rundschau, assistant in the musical documentary The Hard-Ons vs Europe(2007) by Klaus Winkler, as well as editor of the broadcast Sweetspot (Radio Orange Vienna). Director of the documentary film Escribir para ser leído (Writing to be read,2010) and cinematographer of the theater performance Zeichensturm (Signstorm, 2011) with deaf performers, directed by Michikazu Matsune. At present, doctorate candidate and lecturer in the Department of Africanology at the University of Vienna.
www.myspace.com/VocesGuineaEcuatorial
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Screening of UNDERESTIMATED, INVISIBLE: LITERARY VOICES FROM EQUATORIAL GUINEA.
Written, produced and directed by Mischa G. Hendel, Austria.
An invitation from the movement of concerned citizens with Human Rights abuses in Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial Guinea is the third largest oil producer in Africa south of the Sahara and the only African country with Spanish as official language. There are neither publishing houses nor libraries within the country. The government doesn’t show any interest for art and culture so the population stays isolated living under difficult conditions.
In this documentary, the “Literary Voices of Equatorial Guinea” quote from their literary creations and resume forty years of independence from Spain. Some do that from Guinea, others from exile.
They reflect the brutal tyranny of the first dictator Francisco Macías Nguema, analyze the role of Spain in the history of Equatorial Guinea and describe today’s situation with president Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has maintained a pseudo-democracy for thirty years.
The documentary switches between Equatorial Guinea and Spain, between past, present and future, and points out at life in the discrepancy between African origin and European metropolis.
The film has interviews with well known Equatoguinean writers like Juan Balboa, Donato Ndongo, María Nsué and Guillermina Mekuy. In the film there are shots of today’s Equatorial Guinea and the Guinean diaspora in Spain as well as archive footage from the former Spanish colony.
A distant, lurid perspective from outside is prevented and voice-off comment renounced, to give space to the personal experiences and the stories of the authors.
Director Mischa G. Hendel (1976, Vöcklabruck, Austria) worked as draftsman and clerk before studying Africanology at the University of Vienna (2001-2006). Later he worked as a journalist for the Austrian newspaper Rundschau, assistant in the musical documentary The Hard-Ons vs Europe(2007) by Klaus Winkler, as well as editor of the broadcast Sweetspot (Radio Orange Vienna). Director of the documentary film Escribir para ser leído (Writing to be read,2010) and cinematographer of the theater performance Zeichensturm (Signstorm, 2011) with deaf performers, directed by Michikazu Matsune. At present, doctorate candidate and lecturer in the Department of Africanology at the University of Vienna.
www.myspace.com/VocesGuineaEcuatorial
Labels: Tinto Coffee House
Monday, 17 January 2011
Classical Revolution at Tinto
Been a while since we've posted anything about Tinto Coffee House here, but this event sounds really nice:
Tuesday January 18th 7 PM -- Classical Revolution Toronto: An evening of Classical chamber music!
Violinist Edwin Huizinga recently made Toronto his home from San francisco where he along with his friends and colleagues started the Classical Revolution movement in California.
"We are excited to bring the community together and share the beauty of classical music for all to listen!"
Edwin Huizinga
Edwin Huizinga recently moved from San Francisco where he and some colleagues started a movement called the classical revolution. On Tuesday night, January 18th, at 7 pm Tinto will host an evening of classical music with musicians from around the city who want to take the time to play together and share some beautiful music with the community.
This is not a concert! You can still order your food and drinks while listening to classical music in a relaxed environment. Want to make a comment to the person next to you? You may. It will no be considered a major offence. Want to talk to the musicians between pieces? Still no a major offence. Bring friends, family, strangers. Be welcome.
Tinto Coffee House
Fair Trade - Latin American - Organic
89 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto M6R 2K6
Ph/Fx 416-530-5885
www.tinto.ca
tinto@tinto.ca
Tuesday January 18th 7 PM -- Classical Revolution Toronto: An evening of Classical chamber music!
Violinist Edwin Huizinga recently made Toronto his home from San francisco where he along with his friends and colleagues started the Classical Revolution movement in California.
"We are excited to bring the community together and share the beauty of classical music for all to listen!"
Edwin Huizinga
Edwin Huizinga recently moved from San Francisco where he and some colleagues started a movement called the classical revolution. On Tuesday night, January 18th, at 7 pm Tinto will host an evening of classical music with musicians from around the city who want to take the time to play together and share some beautiful music with the community.
This is not a concert! You can still order your food and drinks while listening to classical music in a relaxed environment. Want to make a comment to the person next to you? You may. It will no be considered a major offence. Want to talk to the musicians between pieces? Still no a major offence. Bring friends, family, strangers. Be welcome.
Tinto Coffee House
Fair Trade - Latin American - Organic
89 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto M6R 2K6
Ph/Fx 416-530-5885
www.tinto.ca
tinto@tinto.ca
Labels: Tinto Coffee House
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Tinto Coffee House beats the Construction Blues
A nice, little email recently received from Tinto Coffee House:
"here are many good things about construction on Roncesvalles Avenue. You can see the progress, it's upgrading some basic services on a permanent basis, and it's also bound to end some day.
Meanwhile it has moved north from the southern tip of Roncesvalles. So Tinto's portion is clearer and less dusty. This means less noise, as well.
Some times there is parking and some time there is none. But it looks there are more times with, than without parking.
It's all very positive and so are we. We are happy to be back on Wednesday 8th. Our good Fair Trade coffee from Latin America is back, so are our home bakes, salads, sandwiches and wraps, our locally supplied ingredients and organic ingredients along with South American wines and local beers. In short, we are back and beating construction blues.
Come share your summer tan with all of us! Hurry before it's gone!"
"here are many good things about construction on Roncesvalles Avenue. You can see the progress, it's upgrading some basic services on a permanent basis, and it's also bound to end some day.
Meanwhile it has moved north from the southern tip of Roncesvalles. So Tinto's portion is clearer and less dusty. This means less noise, as well.
Some times there is parking and some time there is none. But it looks there are more times with, than without parking.
It's all very positive and so are we. We are happy to be back on Wednesday 8th. Our good Fair Trade coffee from Latin America is back, so are our home bakes, salads, sandwiches and wraps, our locally supplied ingredients and organic ingredients along with South American wines and local beers. In short, we are back and beating construction blues.
Come share your summer tan with all of us! Hurry before it's gone!"
Labels: Tinto Coffee House
Monday, 28 September 2009
Tinto Events: Visual Voices for a Better Toronto & About the Olympics
Two events worth checking out at Tinto Coffee House:
Libra Information Services and TorontoTheBetter presents Visual Voices for a Better Toronto: An exhibit of photographs that represent a better Toronto until October 7.
Plus, Vancouver 2010 means Olympic Games. But what does that mean?...
Come to Tinto on Wednesday, September 30th at 7 pm to share some of the wealth of valuable information and insight into the many implications of the games for Vancouver and beyond.
Hear it all from John Richmond. John lives in Toronto but he grew up in Vancouver. He is now back to Toronto from an extended stay in the region. He'll tell us about the people and places that are going to be impacted by the long-lasting but already palpable effects of the games.
John says that the people know what the games means for them, and so does the government. And they are both taking steps, because the effects of the Olympics, which would normally only become apparent after the event, are already leaving their mark.
Join us, for free, to hear it from John Richmond and engage in a dialogue and discussion that is sure to be informing and thought-provoking.
Libra Information Services and TorontoTheBetter presents Visual Voices for a Better Toronto: An exhibit of photographs that represent a better Toronto until October 7.
Plus, Vancouver 2010 means Olympic Games. But what does that mean?...
Come to Tinto on Wednesday, September 30th at 7 pm to share some of the wealth of valuable information and insight into the many implications of the games for Vancouver and beyond.
Hear it all from John Richmond. John lives in Toronto but he grew up in Vancouver. He is now back to Toronto from an extended stay in the region. He'll tell us about the people and places that are going to be impacted by the long-lasting but already palpable effects of the games.
John says that the people know what the games means for them, and so does the government. And they are both taking steps, because the effects of the Olympics, which would normally only become apparent after the event, are already leaving their mark.
Join us, for free, to hear it from John Richmond and engage in a dialogue and discussion that is sure to be informing and thought-provoking.
Labels: 2010 Olympics, Libra Information Services, Tinto Coffee House, TorontoTheBetter.net
Friday, 5 June 2009
Tinto wins TFPC Local Food Hero Award
Tinto Coffee House is receiving a Toronto Food Policy Council Local Food Hero award at TFPC's June 10th meeting at City Hall, Room 4 at City Hall, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM.
From a recent TFPC Facebook message:
"Almost everything at the meeting is local, including the famous farmers market snacks served during the break, but some have come from far away to be local with us.
...
June's choice for the Local Food Hero award will also be rewarding. It's going to the folks at Tinto, who've made a bootstrap success of their restaurant thanks to servings with a local and social justice flair based on Latin American recipes. Come early (at 1:45) to talk with these inspired ecopreneurs and sample some of their wares, just before the formal meeting starts.
...
If you have questions or need more information, please call Leslie at 416-338-7934."
From a recent TFPC Facebook message:
"Almost everything at the meeting is local, including the famous farmers market snacks served during the break, but some have come from far away to be local with us.
...
June's choice for the Local Food Hero award will also be rewarding. It's going to the folks at Tinto, who've made a bootstrap success of their restaurant thanks to servings with a local and social justice flair based on Latin American recipes. Come early (at 1:45) to talk with these inspired ecopreneurs and sample some of their wares, just before the formal meeting starts.
...
If you have questions or need more information, please call Leslie at 416-338-7934."
Labels: Tinto Coffee House, Toronto Food Policy Council
Friday, 30 January 2009
January 30th video screening at Tinto; February 2009 events with Zatoun
A couple noteworthy invitations came to my inbox last night:
e-fagia presents: Video Screening - "Do Wambura" (Goodbye River) by Oscar Ordóñez
Friday, January 30th at 7:00 pm
Goodbye River shows the struggle of the Embera Katio peoples of the Sinu River in Cordoba, Colombia. It recovers the legacy of Kimi Pernia, indigenous leader who was assassinated for defending nature and the rights of his ethnic group.
This video is presented as part of the exhibition LEY DE ORIGEN (LAW OF ORIGIN).
e-fagia collective is pleased to present Oscar Ordóñez, a Colombian photographer and documentary film-maker based in Toronto; He is currently showing a series of photos of people from different native ethnic groups from various regions of Colombia. Through this exhibition, you will see rich cultural diversity in an extraordinary journey across several regions and peoples.
When the Spanish conquistadores arrived in Colombia, there were around nine million natives. Thereafter the vast majority of them were exterminated. Despite this, native peoples in Colombia have been fighting to preserve their own culture, autonomy, cosmogony, self-determination, and their rights to the land. At present there are around 84 native nations in Colombia and they speak approximately 64 different languages. This extraordinary cultural heritage is possible, in part, through a living oral tradition that remains strong across numerous generations.
For more information, please contact: Oscar Ordónez, mascalitoo@yahoo.com
Julieta Maria, 416-588-8171
contact@e-fagia.org
www.e-fagia.org
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Toronto Events with Zatoun:
- Wednesday, February 4; Poetry for Peace at OISE from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
- Sunday, February 8; Palestine, Israel, & Democracy at OISE from 7:30 pm
- Sunday, February 22; Bridge to the World: Fundraiser for Project Hope at Lula Lounge - 6:00 pm
( see below for details )
~ Poetry for Peace
Time: Wednesday, Feb-04 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: OISE - Peace Lounge, 7th floor South - 252 Bloor St. W. (St. George subway)
Sponsor: Tikkun Toronto & Transformative Learning Centre
Share music and poetry, coffee and dessert, as we collect funds to support "from Zatoun to Zatoun" initiative for humanitarian aid to Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza City
~ Public Forum: Palestine, Israel, & Democracy
Time: Sunday, Feb-08 at 7:30 pm
Location: OISE Room 5-260 - 252 Bloor St. W. (St. George subway)
Sponsor: NION - Jewish Voices Opposing Zionism; Information: www.nion.ca
Speakers: Robert Massoud, Founder Zatoun Fair Trade Olive Oil from Palestine
Jenny Peto, Anti-Zionist Jewish activist, member of CAIA, graduate student at OISE
~ Bridge to the World: Fundraiser for Project Hopesdaf
Time: Sunday, Feb-22 Doors open at 6:00 pm
Location: Lula Lounge - 1585 Dundas St. W. (between Dufferin and Lansdown)
Information: www.projecthope.ps
Tickets: $35 per person (includes finger food)
A special evening of cultural performances, gallery of pictures showcasing Project Hope's six years of work with children in Palestine, raffle, auction of embroidered dress from Palestine, presentations by volunteers just back from Palestine, sale of cultural items from Zatoun and other vendors & much more!
Performances include: Al Lala Dance Group (www.al-lala.com) - a group of dancers and drummers bring true spirit of Arabic folklore. Spoken word by: Samah Sabawi.Mraya (with the talent of Maryem Tollar, Roula Said, Jayne Brown, Sophia Grigoriadis) - performing Arabic, Greek and Balkan music, drum and vocal songs. A special dance performance by members of the MOSAIC Arabic Folklore Ensemble (www.arabmosaic.ca).
To purchase tickets via PayPal or local contacts (mona@projecthope.ps or (416) 879-8939; lemloumah@yahoo.ca or (416) 570-3674)
Zatoun invites you to learn more about our mission and activities.
experience ~ learn ~ share
ZATOUN, fair trade olive oil from PALESTINE; info@zatoun.com - www.zatoun.com
e-fagia presents: Video Screening - "Do Wambura" (Goodbye River) by Oscar Ordóñez
Friday, January 30th at 7:00 pm
Goodbye River shows the struggle of the Embera Katio peoples of the Sinu River in Cordoba, Colombia. It recovers the legacy of Kimi Pernia, indigenous leader who was assassinated for defending nature and the rights of his ethnic group.
This video is presented as part of the exhibition LEY DE ORIGEN (LAW OF ORIGIN).
e-fagia collective is pleased to present Oscar Ordóñez, a Colombian photographer and documentary film-maker based in Toronto; He is currently showing a series of photos of people from different native ethnic groups from various regions of Colombia. Through this exhibition, you will see rich cultural diversity in an extraordinary journey across several regions and peoples.
When the Spanish conquistadores arrived in Colombia, there were around nine million natives. Thereafter the vast majority of them were exterminated. Despite this, native peoples in Colombia have been fighting to preserve their own culture, autonomy, cosmogony, self-determination, and their rights to the land. At present there are around 84 native nations in Colombia and they speak approximately 64 different languages. This extraordinary cultural heritage is possible, in part, through a living oral tradition that remains strong across numerous generations.
For more information, please contact: Oscar Ordónez, mascalitoo@yahoo.com
Julieta Maria, 416-588-8171
contact@e-fagia.org
www.e-fagia.org
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Toronto Events with Zatoun:
- Wednesday, February 4; Poetry for Peace at OISE from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
- Sunday, February 8; Palestine, Israel, & Democracy at OISE from 7:30 pm
- Sunday, February 22; Bridge to the World: Fundraiser for Project Hope at Lula Lounge - 6:00 pm
( see below for details )
~ Poetry for Peace
Time: Wednesday, Feb-04 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: OISE - Peace Lounge, 7th floor South - 252 Bloor St. W. (St. George subway)
Sponsor: Tikkun Toronto & Transformative Learning Centre
Share music and poetry, coffee and dessert, as we collect funds to support "from Zatoun to Zatoun" initiative for humanitarian aid to Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza City
~ Public Forum: Palestine, Israel, & Democracy
Time: Sunday, Feb-08 at 7:30 pm
Location: OISE Room 5-260 - 252 Bloor St. W. (St. George subway)
Sponsor: NION - Jewish Voices Opposing Zionism; Information: www.nion.ca
Speakers: Robert Massoud, Founder Zatoun Fair Trade Olive Oil from Palestine
Jenny Peto, Anti-Zionist Jewish activist, member of CAIA, graduate student at OISE
~ Bridge to the World: Fundraiser for Project Hopesdaf
Time: Sunday, Feb-22 Doors open at 6:00 pm
Location: Lula Lounge - 1585 Dundas St. W. (between Dufferin and Lansdown)
Information: www.projecthope.ps
Tickets: $35 per person (includes finger food)
A special evening of cultural performances, gallery of pictures showcasing Project Hope's six years of work with children in Palestine, raffle, auction of embroidered dress from Palestine, presentations by volunteers just back from Palestine, sale of cultural items from Zatoun and other vendors & much more!
Performances include: Al Lala Dance Group (www.al-lala.com) - a group of dancers and drummers bring true spirit of Arabic folklore. Spoken word by: Samah Sabawi.Mraya (with the talent of Maryem Tollar, Roula Said, Jayne Brown, Sophia Grigoriadis) - performing Arabic, Greek and Balkan music, drum and vocal songs. A special dance performance by members of the MOSAIC Arabic Folklore Ensemble (www.arabmosaic.ca).
To purchase tickets via PayPal or local contacts (mona@projecthope.ps or (416) 879-8939; lemloumah@yahoo.ca or (416) 570-3674)
Zatoun invites you to learn more about our mission and activities.
experience ~ learn ~ share
ZATOUN, fair trade olive oil from PALESTINE; info@zatoun.com - www.zatoun.com
Labels: Tinto Coffee House, Zatoun
Sunday, 1 June 2008
Taste for Justice 2008 at Tinto
A message from Tinto Coffee House:
Tinto is glad to join forces with you in supporting Amnesty International.
From June 1 - 15, 2008 we take part in Taste for Justice. This fundraising campaign puts food and justice together.
We will donate 20% of the sales from the Amnesty Special Menu to AI so they may continue their work toward the universal protection of Human Rights.
This will be the third year in a row that you and us are together in Taste for Justice.
The Amnesty International Special Menu includes Spicy Chicken Summer Wrap, Sasuauge Grilled Wrap, Guava & Fresh Orange Juice Smoothie, Red Iced Tea and Tipsy Revuelto.
Tinto is glad to join forces with you in supporting Amnesty International.
From June 1 - 15, 2008 we take part in Taste for Justice. This fundraising campaign puts food and justice together.
We will donate 20% of the sales from the Amnesty Special Menu to AI so they may continue their work toward the universal protection of Human Rights.
This will be the third year in a row that you and us are together in Taste for Justice.
The Amnesty International Special Menu includes Spicy Chicken Summer Wrap, Sasuauge Grilled Wrap, Guava & Fresh Orange Juice Smoothie, Red Iced Tea and Tipsy Revuelto.
Labels: Tinto Coffee House
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Invitation from Tinto: Latin American art & culture series Feb. 15th
An invitation from Tinto
Una invitación de Tinto
Our Latin American Art & Culture series continues this Friday 15th at 7:30 p.m. with two more screenings of videos directed by Toronto based Jorge Lozano.Puerto Rican Obituary - Pedro Pietri
Upon his discharge from the Army, Pietri affiliated himself with a Puerto Rican Civil Rights activist group called the Young Lords. In 1969, he read for the first time his most renown poem, "Puerto Rican Obituary". The poem which was published in 1973, tells about five Puerto Ricans who travel to New York in search of a better way of life only to find hardships and suffer heartbreaks.Pietri, helped found the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, together with Miguel Piñero and Miguel Algarín. The Cafe is an institution where many Puerto Rican intellectuals perform. Pietri wrote the play "El Puerto Rican Embassy". The theme was that an island, which was neither an independent nation nor a state of the United States, should have an embassy. The idea for the play came about Pietri's nationalistic views.
During the performance, he would sing "The Spanglish National Anthem" and hand out simulated "Puerto Rican passports".
Paquita La del Barrio
She started her career in Ciudad de México in 1970. In her songs she takes a stance against Mexico's sexist male culture, which has made her popular especially with female audiences. She is known for her common song themes of women empowerment and man bashing; her signature phrase, with which she often teases male spectators in her shows, is "¿Me estás oyendo, inútil?" (Are you listening, good-for-nothing?). Many of Paquita's albums and songs are jukebox staples in Mexican clubs and cantinas, probably her best known song is Rata de dos patas (Two-legged rat)
Tinto Coffee House
Fair Trade - Latin American - Organic
89 Roncesvalles Avenue
Fair Trade - Latin American - Organic
89 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto M6R 2K6
Labels: Tinto Coffee House
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Workers Gone Wild! - Resist bosses PWYC movie screening- Thurs. March 22nd
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"MAQUILAPOLIS"
- A fascinating and intimate film where maquiladora workers create political change using undercover videocams.
WHEN?: Thursday March 22nd. 7.15pm
WHERE?: Tinto Coffee House, 89 Roncesvalles (N. of Queen)
**SPECIAL BONUS MOVIE : "Together We Win: The Fight to Organize Starbucks"**
Pay What You Can movies, Organic Fair Trade Food, Guest Speakers, Free Books.
See here for complete movie series information.
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Maquilapolis Description:
"As Carmen and a million other maquiladora workers produce televisions,
electrical cables, toys, clothes, batteries and IV tubes, they weave the very
fabric of life for consumer nations. They also confront labor violations,
environmental devastation and urban chaos -- life on the frontier of the global
economy. In MAQUILAPOLIS, Carmen and her colleague Lourdes reach beyond the
daily struggle for survival to organize for change: Carmen takes a major
television manufacturer to task for violating her labor rights. Lourdes
pressures the government to clean up a toxic waste dump left behind by a
departing factory."
"MAQUILAPOLIS"
- A fascinating and intimate film where maquiladora workers create political change using undercover videocams.
WHEN?: Thursday March 22nd. 7.15pm
WHERE?: Tinto Coffee House, 89 Roncesvalles (N. of Queen)
**SPECIAL BONUS MOVIE : "Together We Win: The Fight to Organize Starbucks"**
Pay What You Can movies, Organic Fair Trade Food, Guest Speakers, Free Books.
See here for complete movie series information.
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Maquilapolis Description:
"As Carmen and a million other maquiladora workers produce televisions,
electrical cables, toys, clothes, batteries and IV tubes, they weave the very
fabric of life for consumer nations. They also confront labor violations,
environmental devastation and urban chaos -- life on the frontier of the global
economy. In MAQUILAPOLIS, Carmen and her colleague Lourdes reach beyond the
daily struggle for survival to organize for change: Carmen takes a major
television manufacturer to task for violating her labor rights. Lourdes
pressures the government to clean up a toxic waste dump left behind by a
departing factory."
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