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May 1, 2026 - FilmSocial: Bread and Roses

When: May 1st, 7pm
Where: College St. United Church, 502 Bathurst St

The Leo Panitch School, along with the Socialist Project, is pleased to be co-hosting a special May 1 screening of Bread and Roses with our friends in the Greater Toronto Area Industrial Workers of the World.

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May 1, 2026 - Mayworks

When: May 1 to May 31
Where: Various locations

The artists of this year's festival engage with our world as it is. They bring us into the lives of workers, both local and international: a truck driver in Brampton, a health care worker in Thunder Bay, an activist in Montreal, a miner in Morocco, a sugar cane worker in the Dominican Republic, a guide in Palestine, and a contract worker in Mozambique.

Their works raise issues such as wage theft, labour misclassification, technological displacement, union busting, and incarceration as public policy. They also demonstrate how such issues are interwoven into a network of global supply chains, and how communities are organizing as agents of change.

Presented throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, the diversity of works include live theatre, film, animation, installation, music, and pastry making.

Festival Program

May 1, 2026 - BBQ and Party: May Day 2026

When: Friday May 1st, 5pm
Where: Christie Pits Park, 750 Bloor St. W. (near the firepit/basketball courts)

Let's come together on May 1st to celebrate International Workers' Day 2026!

Did you know that internationally the 1st of May is a national public holiday, and is known as "International Workers' Day"?! The government of Canada made the first Monday in September "Labour Day," but let's also keep the more radical May Day spirit alive!

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May 1, 2026 - Jane's Walk

When: May 2 - 4

Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) - citizen activist - was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building. Jane's Walk is an annual festival of free, community-led walking conversations inspired by Jane Jacobs, a journalist, author, theorist, activist, and proud Torontonian.

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Apr 30, 2026 - Oil is Costing Us Too Damn Much

When: Thursday April 30th, 7pm

Join 350 Canada and exciting guest speakers to learn more about how we rise up to ensure a safer, more affordable future for Canadians.

As a result of the illegal war on Iran, Canada's oil giants are raking in billions they didn't earn and don't deserve. This year alone, Canadian Oil and Gas companies could make extra profits to the tune of $50-100 billion.

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