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Apr 16, 2024 - Remembering the HOGG’S HOLLOW TUNNEL Tragedy

When: Tuesday April 16, 7pm

On March 17, 1960, five men working on a watermain under the Don River died when a fire broke out in the tunnel.

They were all recent immigrants from Italy, part of the huge of wave of Italians in the 1950s who had become crucial to the Toronto construction industry.

Like so many others, these men had been mistreated, underpaid, and exposed to extremely dangerous working conditions.

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Apr 17, 2024 - Parkdale High--Park For Palestine: People's Forum

When: Wednesday, April 17th, 5:30pm

Join Parkdale-High Park for Palestine as we come together with our neighbours and community members in grief, love, and an unwavering commitment to liberation. Taking place on Palestinian Prisoners Day, the People's Forum for Palestine is an opportunity for community members to learn, share, and make their voices heard.

The event will be held at a venue in the Parkdale-High Park neighbourhood, accessible by transit. Location details will be emailed to registrants 24 hours prior to the event.

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Apr 17, 2024 - Film Social: Cradle Will Rock

When: April 17th, 7pm
Where: Eyesore Cinema, 1176 Bloor St

The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education and the Socialist Project presents "Cradle Will Rock" as the next movie shown in our ongoing FilmSocial series.

"Cradle Will Rock" is a 1999 historical drama, written, produced and directed by Tim Robbins. The film dramatizes the development of the 1937 musical "The Cradle Will Rock" by Marx Blitzstein and the events surrounding it. It explores the role of art, power, and politics in the 1930s against the backdrop of the labour movement struggle and the increased appeal of socialism.

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Apr 17, 2024 - CSI Cinema: "Unarmed Verses"

When: April 17th, 9pm
Where: CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst St

CSI and REEL CANADA are celebrating National Film Day on Wednesday, April 17 at CSI Annex with a screening of Unarmed Verses! This year's film is in part a moving documentary shown to honour and remember its director. Charles Officer - actor, writer, filmmaker, and longstanding member of REEL CANADA's Board of Directors - passed in December 2023 (Support Charles Officer's family here). Officer lent his talents not only to his films, but also to Canadian cinema more broadly; the Globe and Mail described him as "a rare director who could traverse the different worlds of the Canadian screen sector with remarkable ease."

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