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May 17, 2026 - Booklaunch: Radical Jewish Tradition

When: May 17th, 2pm
Where: Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St

Speakers: Donny Gluckstein and Janey Stone with Judy Rebick and Julia Barnett.

The Radical Jewish Tradition tells the inspiring and lesser-known story of working class Jews--together with their non-Jewish neighbours--who took on the bosses, the Czars and the fascists.

The book is recommended reading for all Jewish people scouring their histories for alternatives to Zionism. But it is meant for a more general audience, too. All readers interested in uncovering the roots of racism, understanding the way ruling classes need scapegoats to divide and rule and learning strategies for cross-cultural movements against oppression, will get something out of The Radical Jewish Tradition.

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May 17, 2026 - Envisioning Return Amid Genocide

When: Sunday May 17th, 2pm

We are honored to invite you to join us in conversation with Angela Davis and Rashid Khalidi to discuss Zochrot's Vision of Return Initiative.

While the world speaks of "the day after" in Gaza, it erases the root: over 70% of Gaza's population are refugees or their descendants, living under siege and denied the right to return.

Our Return from Gaza Vision is not a slogan but a political horizon, centering return and confronting responsibility from within.

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May 16, 2026 - Food Not Bombs

When: Saturday May 16th, doors @ 8pm
Where: Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave (Kensington Market)
Pay what you can at the door (fundraiser)

All proceeds go towards Food Not Bombs, an anarchist org that conducts weekly food serves and grocery drives throughout the globe. Come out and support food sovereignty! Come out and dance together!

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May 16, 2026 - Frames of Sudan

When: Saturday May 16th, 6pm
Where: TMU, 350 Victoria St

Join us for a powerful evening screening of Heroic Bodies, a groundbreaking documentary that premiered at IDFA 2022--making history as the first Sudanese feature selected in a "Frontline" Section at IDFA--and went on to win multiple international awards, including the Audience Award at Malmö Arab Film Festival and the Shireen Abu Akleh Award for Best Documentary Film at the Jerusalem Arab Film Festival, among other honors.

The film explores the history, resilience, and resistance of Sudanese women. Through intimate storytelling and rare archival footage, the film sheds light on deeply rooted systems of oppression while celebrating the courage of those challenging them.

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May 16, 2026 - Nakba 78

When: Saturday May 16th, 3pm
Where: Sankofa Sq, Yonge/Dundas

Since the Nakba 78 years ago, the US-backed Zionist project has continued to wage a war of extermination on the Palestinian people, culminating in the last two years of genocide in Gaza. Emboldened by the genocide they are still committing in Gaza, the US and Israeli war machine has expanded the scope of their imperial war to Lebanon, Iran and the entire region.

On Saturday May 16th, 3pm, at Sankofa Square (1 Dundas St E, Toronto) thousands of people will come together to demand an end to the ongoing Nakba and to affirm that we will struggle until full liberation and return.

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