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Aug 24, 2026 - Wheatpasting for Grassy

When: August 24th, 6pm
Where: 720 Spadina Ave

Between the 1960s and 1970s, the Dryden Mill in North-Western Ontario dumped 9,000 kilograms of mercury into the English-Wabigoon River upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation, or Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek. Residents of Grassy have been suffering from mercury poisoning ever since, and the Dryden Mill continues to operate and pollute the area to this day.

The community has fought back in countless ways over the decades (including having the longest running blockade in Canadian history!), and every two years, community members and leaders of Grassy Narrows travel 1,700km to come to Toronto for the bi-annual River Run Rally to demand justice.

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Aug 22, 2026 - Let The Children Learn

When: Saturday, August 22nd, 4pm
Where: The Public Studio, 58 Lansdowne Ave

Let the Children Learn is a volunteer-run, one-day pop-up art exhibition bringing together local creatives who believe art can do more than decorate walls; it can build community, spark conversation, and help children access education.

Every piece in this show has been generously donated by participating artists. 100% of proceeds go directly to Modern Childhood School, a tuition-free school rebuilt through mutual aid in southern Gaza that currently serves approximately 600 students.

This exhibition brings together artists working across a huge range of mediums and experience levels, from first-time exhibitors to established makers, all responding to themes of hope, resilience, childhood, learning, imagination, community, and Palestinian culture.

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Aug 22, 2026 - Tribute to Palestinian Journalists

When: Saturday, August 22nd, 2pm-6pm

On Aug 10, 2025, the Israeli occupation forces assassinated Anas Al-Sharif and five other journalists: Mohamed Qreiqeh, Moamen Aliwa, Mohammed Nofal, Ibrahim Zaher, and Mohemd Al-Khalidi. This targeting of Anas and his colleagues follows a long history of attacks against Palestinian journalists aimed at silencing Palestinian voices.

During the Gaza genocide, which continues to this day, over 270 journalists have been martyred with many more all over Palestine, Lebanon and the region. Over 42 journalists are currently imprisoned facing the worst conditions. These attempts at killing the truth will not succeed, we will not let the voices of Gaza die.

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Aug 22, 2026 - Higher Education Organizing Meeting

When: August 22nd, 9am - August 23rd, 6pm

Having problems at work and are not sure what to do? Do you work at a college or university and want to get connected to union struggles? Do you want to build worker power both in union and non-union parts of the higher education sector? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the How to Organize Your Workplace course is for you!

This edition of the workshop caters especially for people working at colleges and universities. All workers in the higher education sector are welcome, including academic, non-academic, admin, custodial, maintenance, campus housing, and student workers! Those who have worked in higher education in the past or are likely to again in the near future, including students, are also welcome!

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Aug 20, 2026 - Re-reading Ghassan Kanafani Today

When: August 20th, 7pm
Where: Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Ave

Even before his assassination in 1972, Ghassan Kanafani was one of the Palestinian liberation movements most influential leaders and intellectuals. Though initially known outside Arabic reading publics as a novelist, recent translations of his works of political analysis, culture critique and revolutionary history have made Kanafani's interventions accessible to a much broader public.

Join us for this event with Hazem Jamjoum, one of Kanafani's translators, for a discussion on the life and work of this revolutionary intellectual, and what they might contribute to our struggles against fascism and empire today.

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