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Feb 6, 2023 - Divest From Policing, Invest in People

When: Monday, February 6th, 11:30 am
Where: Nathan Phillips Square (in front of City Hall)

Fight For A Budget That Supports People, Not Policing!

Mayor John Tory plans to invest more money in policing the homeless by increasing the budget for transit and park enforcement and investing over $50million additional dollars in the Toronto Police while he plans to close shelter hotels despite already full shelters, and inadequate warming centres.

Tory's intention for the 2023 budget is to hire an additional 200 police. Police don't keep us safe. Police don't build social housing; they harass, beat up and criminalize poor people, Black, Indigenous and racialized communities, and violently evict and displace people from their connections and supports. Police don't ensure people have a safe, warm place to go. They destroy people's survival gear, sleeping bags, tents and other vital belongings. As a result, more and more people suffer from hypothermia and frostbite and are forced to crowd into hospital emergency departments and transit stations.

Feb 6, 2023 - Canadian Foreign Policy Hour with Yves Engler

When: Mondays at 6pm

Join author Yves Engler on Mondays for a weekly news roundup and interactive discussion about Canada's role abroad. This weekly session will delve into the latest developments on subjects ranging from military affairs and Canada's role in Ukraine to its contribution to Palestinian dispossession and exploitation of African resources. Join Yves for a critical take on Canada's foreign policy. Questions, comments and criticisms are all welcome.

zoom.us

Feb 8, 2023 - Health Students for Labour Rights

When: February 8th, 6pm

Join us to learn why decent working conditions are critical social determinants of health. As future health workers, students play an important role in advancing policies that close gaps in health equity.

Learn how to organize on campus and in your community to advocate for patients' health. This workshop will share health justice advocacy tools and strategize next steps in the campaign for paid sick days.

decentworkandhealth.org