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Nov 9, 2026 - Documenting Life and Death in Gaza

When: Monday November 9th, 12pm
Where: 288 Church Street

Produced in collaboration with the Voices of Palestine project, this series of four events feature acclaimed Palestinian and Indigenous scholars, journalists, theatre makers, and musicians. This project has been made possible in part by The Muslim Fund.

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Nov 10, 2026 - Reading Poulantzas in the Middle East

When: Tuesday, November 10th, 2:30pm
Where: York University, S638 Ross Building

Nicos Poulantzas' commitment to Marxism and his theoretical contributions to it were shaped by his active involvement in left-popular democratic and communist movements in Europe, as well as by the strategic questions posed to Marxism by these struggles. This then raises the question of the extent to which Poulantzas can speak to popular classes and the development of emancipatory political strategies in the Middle East, at a conjuncture in which the latest genocidal war on Palestine and its violent regional reverberations have posed new theoretical and strategic questions for Marxism. This is particularly significant because the question of war is not central to Poulantzas' work or, more precisely, is posed primarily in negative theoretical terms.

Nima Nakhaei's forthcoming book, Crises of the Neoliberal World Order and the Regionalization of the Post-Revolutionary State in Iran, examines how crises of neoliberal imperialism have facilitated the regionalization of hegemonic struggles in Iran, materializing and condensing in a 'regional state formation'.

Nov 10, 2026 - Confronting the Resurgent Right

When: Tuesday November 10th, 2:30pm
Where: McMaster Univ, 1280 Main St, Hamilton

Join editor Miriam Edelson and chapter contributors Alex Silas, Riley Yesno and John Clarke for a conversation about the rise of the far right in Canada and the possibilities for collective resistance.

Taking the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" as a starting point, Confronting the Resurgent Right examines the deep roots of right-wing extremism and how its ideas shape Canadian politics and society. Bringing together perspectives from labour, Indigenous politics and community organizing, this discussion will explore how we can understand these movements and build solidarity to challenge them.

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Nov 10, 2026 - Building Power in Construction

When: November 10th, 7pm

The 1996 mass drive to organize electrical workers in the housing sector of Greater Toronto made history. Local 353 achieved a level of electrician union density in housing that exists nowhere else in North America. Barry Stevens tells the story, and John Cartwright will provide background on the construction industry.

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