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Apr 23, 2026 - Lessons from Taiwan's Healthcare System

When: April 23rd, 8pm

We are hosting a webinar to draw lessons from Taiwan's healthcare system, regarded as one of the best in the world. We're thrilled to welcome Dr. William Hsiao, who led the task force that designed Taiwan's system.

Dr. Hsiao will explain why he chose Canada's single-payer system as the initial blueprint for Taiwan, how Taiwan has built on and improved that model, and what lessons we should take from Taiwan's system. The webinar will be moderated by CDM Vice Chair, Dr. Bernard Ho.

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Apr 23, 2026 - No War with Iran

When: April 23rd, 6pm
Where: 1202 Bloor St W

The Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity is continuing its "No War on Iran" campaign with an action in front of MP Julie Dzerowicz's office Thursday, April 23rd at 6pm.

We will hear speakers from:
- Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
- Davenport 4 Palestine
- Canadian Federation of Students - Ontario
- Palestinian Youth Movement - Toronto
- Student Mobilization Committee
- Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity

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Apr 23, 2026 - Women, war and social reproduction

When: April 23rd, 2:30pm

Rethinking the role of war and social displacement in the present restructuring of the global economy, Federici argues that women play a major role in the reconstruction of the community and the struggle for a different world.

Dr. Silvia Federici is a world renowned feminist intellectual and longtime activist, teacher, and writer.

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Apr 23, 2026 - How to break the climate silence

When: Thursday April 23rd, 12noon

Earth Day might get people talking about climate change, but how do we make it an everyday conversation? Canadians aren't sharing their concerns or questions about climate change with each other. To talk through how we can change that, Re.Climate has invited panelists who are having climate conversations every day. They'll offer practical advice for how to talk to elected officials, how to broach climate and climate solutions in daily life and how to break through the noise on social media platforms.

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Apr 22, 2026 - Ellen Meiksins lecture /w Bhaskar Sunkara

When: April 22nd, 6pm
Where: TMU, George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church St

Bhaskar Sunkara is the 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecturer. Ellen Meiksins Wood believed deeply in the importance of encouraging a new generation's rethinking of socialism, keyed to the class and social movements of the time. As the founding editor of Jacobin, president of The Nation, and publisher of Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy, Sunkara helped lay the intellectual foundations for this generation's socialist movements, including the movement behind Zohran Mamdani's historic campaign for Mayor of New York City.

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