What can you do to change the course of climate history?

Oxfam ambassador and Bollywood film star Rahul Bose have been traveling around Toronto and Vancouver, speakingabout the most pressing environmental issue of our time. India is already feeling the impacts of climate change - what can Canadians do to change the weak government position on climate change?

How can we move from environmental laggard to environmental leader?

Dubbed the `Sean Penn of Asian cinema` for his social activism and his preference for Indian art-house films, Bose is a former rugby player whose movies were the subject of retrospective at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.

He will be accompanied by Christina Ora, a 17-year-old woman from the Solomon Islands, who will speak about the personal toll climate change has taken on her family and her island home. Ora is a powerful and award-winning speaker; her story is both intense and poignant.

The full tour itinerary can be found here.

Highlights of the tour include:

Oct. 17
`Growing Grassroots Justice` with Christina Ora, a powerful Solomon Islands teenager telling her personal story about the impacts of climate change
1-2.30 p.m.
St. Paul`s Lutheran Church, Guelph

Oct. 17
Celebrate Diwali with Bollywood star Rahul Bose
Hear Rahul`s story on how climate change is affecting India and what you can do to help address this global problem.
Enjoy the comedy of RASUL SOMJI
$25 in advance; $35 at the door (includes light hors d`oeuvres)
Tickets online at www.oyetickets.com
Ambrosia Restaurant and Lounge
8655 Weston Road, Woodbridge

Oct. 18
`Women & Climate Change`
Christina Ora, Solomons Island teen, speaks about how climate change affects women worldwide
12.30-2 p.m.
Bloordale United Church, 4258 Bloor St. W., Toronto

Oct. 19
`Climate Change: Closer than You Think`
Bollywood star Rahul Bose and award-winning Solomons Islands speaker Christina Ora share stories on who climate change is affecting their homes and ours.
12-2 p.m.
York University, HNES Building, Room No. 140
4700 Keele St., Toronto

Oct. 20
`Call to Action: Canadians and Climate Change`
Bollywood star Rahul Bose and award-winning Solomons Islands speaker Christina Ora call on Canadians to press politicians for a fair, binding deal at the Copenhagen climate negotiations
7-9 p.m.
University of Toronto
East Common Room, Hart House
7 Hart House Circle, Toronto