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Jul 9, 2026 - Moving Beyond Hierarchies

When: July 9th, 1pm

How do we break down rigid, top-down structures and build spaces rooted in community? Join Mariam Waliji and Sara Mai Chitty for an interactive session that explores anti-colonial, relational approaches to re-imagining governance. Whether you are planning events or building coalitions - across internal departments or between non-profit organizations - this workshop offers a holistic framework to shift away from traditional hierarchies.

Through real-world case studies and a hands-on Sphere of Influence activity, participants will map out their own capacity for impact. The session will conclude with a collaborative shareback, ensuring you leave with actionable takeaways to foster deeply rooted, collaborative relationships in your own work.

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Jul 9, 2026 - Progressive Vision for AI & Digital Sovereignty

When: July 9th, 6pm
Where: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church St

The global economy is overly dependent on U.S. tech giants for digital infrastructure, data, and artificial intelligence. U.S. laws and corporate dominance threaten external control over digital systems, putting sovereignty, privacy, and democracy at risk.

Democracies must be free from foreign influence and of profit at the expense of livelihoods. Meanwhile, AI as a tool for the profit of Big Tech companies is used to threaten jobs, undermine public education, healthcare, and public services, and erodes public trust. How do we make digital sovereignty and public, democratically controlled AI for the public good into real nation-building initiatives?

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Jul 9, 2026 - Class Strength in North America Today

When: July 9th, 6:30pm

Join us for a virtual panel discussion between Jay Youngdahl, Sam Gindin, and Adolf Reed Jr. on contemporary issues of class division and strength in North America.

The trio will discuss: where do divisions in the working class come from and who benefits from them? How can solidarity be built between workers across sectors today?

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Jul 9, 2026 - Venezuela: What is True, What is False?

When: July 9th, 8pm

Numa Molina is a Venezuelan Jesuit priest, theologian, journalist, and political commentator whose public life brings together Christian faith, liberation theology, anti-imperialism, and commitment to the Bolivarian Revolution. He was a friend of Pope Francis, Father Miguel d'Escoto, and President Hugo Chavez, and remains a friend of President Nicolas Maduro and of Cuba and Nicaragua. For Molina, politics and theology are inseparable from solidarity with the poor and the struggle for sovereignty; as he has said, "We must live with the poor, as the poor, and from the perspective of the poor."

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