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May 23, 2026 - New Strategies Against Austerity

When: May 23rd, 7pm
Where: Friend's House, 60 Lowther Ave

Ontario's higher education sector is at a breaking point. From the systematic marketization of colleges and universities to the sustained attack on labour rights, the provincial government's strategy is clear: treat education as a commodity rather than a social good.

Join us for a political discussion as we analyze the Ford government's maneuvers -- including the devastating shift from OSAP grants to loans, the manufactured "international student crisis," and the broader austerity agenda threatening social equality.

We will explore strategies for a labour and community-led response, highlighting ongoing student and labour fightbacks and providing a direct opportunity for attendees to plug into the organizing work necessary to defend, expand, and decommodify our public institutions.

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May 23, 2026 - Standing Against Hate

When: Saturday May 23rd, 4:30pm
Where: International Mother Language Monument, Dentonia Park (near Sibley Ave and Dentonia Park Ave)

The Shahid Minar, or International Mother Language Monument, honours the 1952 Bangla language movement and, since 2000, stands as a symbol of cultural and linguistic diversity globally. Over the past year it has been the target of hateful vandalism, which is an attack on the inclusion and community values the monument represents.

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May 23, 2026 - Does This Look Expensive?

When: May 23rd, 2pm
Where: 1213 Bathurst St

Collecting photos of sculptures and plaques taken by @deantomlinsonphotography that Rocky has been installing across Toronto, hidden in plain site for the past 50 years! We're launching the publication and showing a short CBC doc about Rocky's work on Saturday, May 23.

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May 23, 2026 - People's Assembly for Housing Justice

When: Saturday May 23, 1:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: Roncesvalles United Church, 214 Wright Ave
Free dinner will be served.

There will be workshops discussions looking to build solidarity and awareness towards housing justice in Toronto and the GTHA.

This year's theme is Communities, with discussions related to building, preserving, reclaiming, defending, and (re)imagining them.

This year's assembly is planned by Parkdale Housing Justice Network, Toronto Underhoused and Homeless Union, Toronto Tenant Union (YSW & CJT), Democratic Socialists of Canada, Moss Park Coalition, and 230 Fightback.

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May 23, 2026 - #Build Communities Not Jails

When: Saturday May 23rd, 1pm
Where: 25 Grosvenor St, Solicitor General Headquarters

Let's join forces to stop the Ford Government's costly jail expansion plans!

According to a previously secret plan @cappontario obtained through a freedom of information request mere weeks before the law changed blocking the release of ministerial records, the Ford government is planning to build up to 5,760 new jail beds by 2050.

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