CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES

Enforce the Canada Health Act

The Ontario Health Coalition held a press conference to announce that they have filed formal complaints on behalf of 50 patients who were charged user fees at private clinics.

We released open letters to Sylvia Jones, the provincial Minister of Health and to Marjorie Michel, Federal Health Minister. We are calling on the Ford government to reimburse the patients and take action to stop the private clinics. We are asking the federal government to take all action possible to enforce the Canada Health Act in Ontario where the Ford government is violating it, and we also launched a petition to that effect.

ontariohealthcoalition.ca

IPE Work and Labour Summer Webinar

When: June 19th, 12pm

An online conversation with Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (Senior Researcher, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) and Ariel Becherer (PhD student in Sociology and Political Economy, Carleton University), and facilitated by Dr. Ania Zbyskewska (Associate Professor, IPE and Law and Legal Studies).

carleton.ca

Life is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza

When: June 19th, 6:30pm
Where: Innis College, 2 Sussex Ave
Tickets: $15, $25, $35 (proceeds to go to a fund for Gazan families arriving in Canada)

We invite you to join us for a special screening of Life Is Beautiful: A Letter to Gaza, followed by a conversation with Gazan families organizing to bring their relatives to safety in Canada through the emergency Temporary Residence Visa program.

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Indigenous History Month

When: June 19th, 7pm

Town of York 1804: British Colonial relations with the Mississaugas First Nations and the tragic tale of the HMS Speedy.

With Speakers:
– Victoria Freeman, Historian of Indigenous-settler relations
– Margaret Sault, Mississauga of the Credit First Nation historian

twhp.ca

Blue Collar Empire

When: June 19th, 7pm

Webinar discussion and Q&A with author Jeff Schuhrke on his 2024 book Blue Collar Empire, with a focus on how the CIA used American unions to undermine workers at home and subvert democracy abroad — organized by People’s Voice newspaper and New Labour Press.

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All Out for 2SLGBTQ+ Freedom

When: June 20th, 1pm
Where: Queen’s Park (south lawn), 111 Wellesley St W

Come out, come out, wherever you are! We’re ALL OUT for love, justice, our rights, and our freedom!

Join 2SLGBTQ+ communities, allies, and 15+ community organizations in a rally to defend and celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ rights and freedom.

allouttoronto.ca

No NATO War Summit!

When: June 21st, 10am – June 22nd, 9pm

A group of organisations and activists, united in the Counter Summit Coalition for Peace and Justice, is organising a demonstration and counter summit against NATO in The Hague on 21 and 22 June. In the weekend preceding the NATO summit, the coalition wants to make its voice heard.

The counter-summit will feature panel discussions, workshops and lectures on the dangers of NATO’s military policy and alternative solutions for sustainable and just peace. This will be followed by a demonstration against the NATO war summit. The organisers expect a diverse group of participants from the Netherlands and abroad.

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BDS Leafletting

When: Every Saturday, 1-2pm
Where: Dufferin Mall, 900 Dufferin St (south entrance by Marshalls)

End the Occupation! Build the Boycott! This is your friendly reminder of D4P’s weekly BDS leafleting taking place every Saturday from 1 to 2 pm at Dufferin Mall. Meet outside south entrance to mall, 900 Dufferin Street by Marshalls. No prior experience necessary! We can buddy you up if it’s your first time.

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Organize for a Free Palestine Teach-In

When: June 22nd, 1pm

Join us on Sunday June 22nd for a teach-in and panel discussion featuring local organizers from the Palestinian Youth Movement, Labour for Palestine, and Palestinian trade unionists. Together, we will unpack Canada’s entanglement with global imperialism and subsequently the occupation of Palestine.

After more than 18 months of genocide in Gaza, it is clearer than ever: as students, workers, and organizers, we have a responsibility to confront Canadian complicity and target the institutions that enable it.

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Our Time in Nicaragua

When: June 22nd, 3pm

Please join this 90-minute webinar featuring a recent official Veterans for Peace delegation to Nicaragua. What did they experience, and what new knowledge can they share about this nation of Reconciliation and National Unity?

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Hands Off Iran

When: June 22nd, 4pm
Where: 360 University, US Consulate

In the past week, the Israeli occupation launched air strikes in Iran. We see this attack for what it is: a brazen attempt to escalate violence and undermine sovereignty in the region. From the Zionist occupation’s full blockade of the West Bank and starvation and genocide in Gaza, to US claims of nuclear weapons, to Carney’s failure to condemn the aggression, we stand against this coordinated imperialist attack on our region.

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Weekly Phone-zap for Palestine

When: Mondays at 12:30pm

Week after week, we’re keeping the momentum going with our Monday lunchtime zaps.

Our collective action is making waves, but we need to ensure our elected officials continue to feel the pressure until real change happens.

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Canadian Foreign Policy Hour with Yves Engler

When: Mondays at 6pm

Join author Yves Engler on Mondays for a weekly news roundup and interactive discussion about Canada’s role abroad. This weekly session will delve into the latest developments on subjects ranging from military affairs and Canada’s role in Ukraine to its contribution to Palestinian dispossession, and the exploitation of African resources. Join Yves for a critical take on Canada’s foreign policy. Questions, comments, and criticisms are all welcome.

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Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice

When: June 23 – June 28, from 1pm to 6pm

The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International is organizing the virtual Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice: Path to COP30 and Beyond. The global convening will address solutions for the protection and defense of human rights and nature at this critical time. This event is a free, public forum to take place virtually. 25 women and gender-diverse leaders from 50+ countries, with interpretation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

wecaninternational.org | zoom.us

Animal Justice in Court

When: June 24th, 12pm
Where: Outside the Ontario Court of Appeal, Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen St W

Ontario’s dangerous ag gag law — which punishes whistleblowers and hides animal abuse — is back in court. After a judge struck down much of the law as unconstitutional last year, the province filed an appeal in an attempt to overturn our hard-fought legal victory. Join Animal Justice and friends for a powerful rally outside the Ontario Court of Appeal as we return to the courtroom to defend the ruling.

animalrightstoronto.com

Grandmothers Against Genocide

When: Every Wednesday, 8am – 10am
Where: Bay and Bloor St

Peaceful vigil for Gaza. You don’t have to be a grandmother to show your support.

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Hard Questions for Portugal’s Left Bloc After a Terrible Parliamentary Election

The 18 May parliamentary elections were a disaster for Portugal’s Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc). The far right replaced the Socialist Party as the main opposition to the conservative government, and may now push for constitutional changes. All left parties suffered but none as much as the Left Bloc. Its vote collapsed, and it lost 4 of its 5 seats in the Assembly of the Republic (parliament). In this National Board resolution, the Left Bloc leadership takes stock of the legislative election results, starting from the national context and the party’s campaign, to find answers for the future.

Source: The Bullet No. 3149

The Indonesian People’s Movement Need to Build a Political Party

Twenty-seven years after the fall of Suharto (1921 – 2008), the Indonesian Poor People’s Union (SPRI) argues that democratic promises have been hijacked by oligarchs and capital owners who continue to dominate through co-opted political parties and state institutions. In this translated manifesto from a May 2025 public discussion, SPRI activists make an urgent case for building a new political party “born from the womb of the people’s struggle” rather than elite boardrooms.

Source: The Bullet No. 3150

Prime Minister Carney Must Take Decisive Action to End Genocide in Gaza

We write as a concerned group of 412 Canadians, including academics, lawyers, former and retired ambassadors (including to the United Nations), ministers and public servants, UN human rights experts, and civil society, labour and faith leaders, all deeply concerned with the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, now into its twentieth month. Israel’s actions in Gaza are broadly understood by international law experts and leading human rights organizations as constituting genocide.

Source: The Bullet No. 3151

Even Germany Now Condemns Israeli Crimes

By Patrycja Wieczorkiewicz

After months of silence and excuses, the European Union is beginning to speak directly about Israeli war crimes. Even Berlin – previously Netanyahu’s most loyal ally in Europe – suggests that “not everything can be justified anymore by the fight against terrorism.” Is this the beginning of real change, or merely moral window dressing? Just last autumn, Friedrich Merz, whilst seeking the chancellorship of Germany, promised “unlimited arms deliveries to Israel” and assured that Germany would support its “right to self-defence.” This was long after the number of casualties in Gaza and the West Bank had exceeded 50,000.

Source: The Bullet No. 3152