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Jun 16, 2026 - Honouring Patronella Verna Johnston

When: Jun 16th, 7pm

Elder and mentor to hundreds of Aboriginal youth in Toronto and her home community of Neyaashiinigmiing at Cape Croker, Ontario. Verna was a core volunteer in the building of many Indigenous NGOs in Toronto, including the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, Anduhyaun women's shelter and Wigwamen housing agency.

The event will feature readings from Verna's book, Tales of Nokomis by Indigenous activists from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).

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Jun 16, 2026 - This Mine Stops Here

When: June 16th, 7pm

Join us as we celebrate nine continuous years of peaceful resistance of the Xinka People in Eastern Guatemala. Their valiant efforts and organization strategies have successfully kept the Escobal Mine closed in their territories since 2017, as they exercise their right to self-determination and territorial autonomy. This event will be an opportunity to learn more about how they have worked together despite efforts of criminalization and persecution, while also honoring the nine-year milestone of their continued resistance.

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Jun 17, 2026 - Labour and the Fight Against Trumpism

When: June 17th, 9am

The Trump administration isn't just America's problem; it's everyone's. The consequences of Donald Trump's governance extend far beyond US borders, and so must resistance. This online panel, hosted by the Global Labour University, brings together labor and social movement activists from the US and abroad to ask: what does genuine international solidarity look like in this moment, and how do we build it?

Speakers: James Hernandez, Frank Hoffer, Eric Blanc, Julia Soul, Meagan Day.

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Jun 17, 2026 - Mask off Maersk

When: June 17th, 12pm

Two years ago, the Palestinian Youth Movement launched Mask off Maersk: a campaign to expose and end logistic giant Maersk's enablement of the genocide of the Palestinian people. Since then, our work has grown into the People's Embargo for Palestine, a movement taking action in pursuit of a global arms embargo against Israel. Join us on Thursday, June 17th to learn about our latest reports and campaigns, from Italian and French shipments of military components to Israel, to crude oil flowing through Turkey.

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