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May 26, 2026 - Weapons Make the World More Dangerous

By Stop Militarisation

The genocide in Gaza, the war in Ukraine, the Congo, Sudan and all the many other armed conflicts put the international system under very strong pressure. War is a horror and the search for solutions is essential. The Belgian government is considering only one option: more weapons and more military spending. (See the analysis of the peace movement that accompanies this manifesto.) But history shows that this does not lead to peace, nor does it guarantee "security."

Source: The Bullet No. 3292

May 24, 2026 - Solving the Climate Crisis Requires Peace

By Helga Kromp-Kolb

The Agenda 2030 states a simple truth: There can be no sustainable development without peace and no peace without sustainable development. Therefore, it is not possible to treat sustainability - or the climate crisis, as an essential threat to sustainability - without also addressing the numerous wars raging at present, especially those that threaten to escalate, possibly to nuclear war.

Source: The Bullet No. 3291

May 20, 2026 - Feminism in Spain

Clara Serra is a philosopher and feminist from Madrid, Spain. In 2013, she was a representative of Podemos in the Madrid Assembly until 2019. She is a member of the feminist network Alianzas Rebeldes. Clara has written on a number topics, including feminist strategy, politics, and most recently, consent.

Source: LeftStreamed

May 18, 2026 - Rethinking Free Speech

By Peter Ives

The analogy that free speech acts as a "marketplace of ideas" originated with Justice Holmes's comparison to speech being valued like a consumer buys products, functioning as commodities for sale on the open market, as was expressed in his dissenting opinion in Abrams v. United States in 1919: "But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the very foundations of their own conduct that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas - that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out."

Source: The Bullet No. 3290

May 12, 2026 - Confronting the Far-Right: Lessons from Italy and Spain

The Leo Panitch School is pleased to present "Confronting the Far-Right: Lessons from Italy and Spain." We are honoured to welcome Clara Serra and Salvatore Prinzi to Toronto to lead us in a discussion of this vital topic. Clara and Salvatore are both activists, authors, and philosophers, experienced in movements confronting the rise of the far-right in Spain and Italy, respectively. How did the rise of the contemporary far-right come about in Southern Europe? How are left and anti-fascist movements responding to this? What lessons can the socialist left in Canada take from the experiences of Italy and Spain?

Source: LeftStreamed