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Nov 28, 2026 - On-to-Ottawa Trek

When: November 28th, 1pm
Where: Parliament Hill, Ottawa

Invited are all those who can represent organizations that advocate for patients, non-profits and NGOs, faith organizations, unions, seniors' organizations, social service and community groups, ethnocultural organizations, student groups, women's groups, anti-poverty organizations. Leaders at every level (local, provincial, national).

We have chartered VIA train cars from Toronto, Kingston and Montreal to Ottawa and return.

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Nov 12, 2026 - Fighting to Win

When: Nov 12 to Dec 2

Unions and social movements today are operating under incredibly dire circumstances. There is great economic uncertainty and we confront the worsening impact of climate change as well as a global situation marked by the growing threat of conflict and war. When workers strike or communities under attack take to the streets, it seems that victories are much harder to win and past gains more difficult to defend.

This course will grapple with these questions by looking at the forms of exploitation and oppression that exist in society and the means by which the power structure acts to limit and contain our struggles. The course will move towards a discussion of how our movements can overcome the factors that hold them back and fight to win!

Register: tickettailor.com

Oct 29, 2026 - Booklaunch: Austerity and Resistance

When: Thursday October 29th, 4pm
Where: York University, 519 Kaneff Tower

With author Paul Kellogg.

- Judy Rebick, author of Heroes in My Head (House of Anansi Press, 2018)
- Esther Reiter, author of A Future Without Hate or Need (Between the Lines, 2016)
- Herman Rosenfeld, retired national staff, Canadian Auto Workers (Unifor)
- Moderated by Phil Henderson, Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at GLRC.

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Oct 29, 2026 - Building Canada Strong Act and the right to strike

When: October 29th, 3:30pm

The Supreme Court of Canada has declared workers' right to strike constitutionally-protected. But Mark Carney's "Building Canada Strong" Act proposes to make it easier for the Minister of Labour to intervene in the federal jurisdiction.

Stephanie is an associate professor at the School of Labour Studies, McMaster University. Her research and teaching engage the theme of how ordinary people make social change through collective action in the face of powerful forces to the contrary.

Eric Tucker is a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. He has published extensively on the history and current state of labour and employment law.

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Oct 29, 2026 - Rally for Childcare

When: October 29th, 12pm
Where: Queen's Park, South Lawn

Ontario has signed a four-year extension to their child care agreement, but advocates are slamming the new plan for freezing wage improvements, stalling fee reductions, and making no new commitments to make affordable child care available for more families. The Ford government is finally back at Queen's Park at the end of October, and we'll be ready! Join the OCBCC, the AECEO, the OFL, CUPE Ontario, Parents for Child Care, and more of our members, partners and allies for a rally on Thursday October 29th at noon on the South Lawn of Queen's Park. We'll be calling on the Ford government to immediately deliver raise ECE wages, and deliver on affordability, decent work, and end the waitlist crisis for families.

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