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Sep 24, 2025 - FilmSocial: Force of Evil

When: Wednesday September 24th, 6:45pm
Where: Eyesore Cinema, 1176 Bloor St W.
Free/PWYC

The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to present Force of Evil (1948) as the second installment in our special series of film screenings on the topic of money.

Featuring powerhouse performances from Beatrice Pearson and John Garfield, Force of Evil is a masterpiece of American film and is often considered the high point of the film-noir genre. The film was the last contribution from director Abraham Polonsky before he was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee and subsequently blacklisted by the industry for his refusal to divulge the names of fellow Communist Party members.

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Sep 24, 2025 - The Possibilities of Left Government in Europe

When: September 24th, 5pm
Where: OISE, 12th floor

An academic lecture by Dr. Panagiotis Sotiris, Department of Sociology, University of the Aegean in Mytilene.

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Sep 24, 2025 - Toronto Palestine Film Festival

When: Sept 24 to Oct 3

This year's theme, designed by the talented Maham Momin, is focused on the displacement and forced migration of the Palestinian people. Inspired by Palestinian refugee camps and their persistent fight against injustice and exile, these camps are sites of resistance and resilience in the face of illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide.

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Sep 23, 2025 - Where Histories Meet Toronto Launch

When: Tuesday September 23rd, 7pm
Where: Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St

Join us for an evening of discussion and celebration of the publication of Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encounters in the Toronto Area. With author Victoria Freeman and guest speakers Alan Ojiig Corbiere, Allison White, Carolyn King and Theo Nazary. Hosted by Jennifer Bonnell.

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Sep 23, 2025 - Save our public healthcare

When: September 23rd, 4:30pm
Where: human chain on Hospital Row (University Ave, south of College St.)

The Ford government is privatizing our public hospitals. That is not an exaggeration.

When they privatized cataract surgeries, Ford appeared all over TV promising that people would never pay with their credit card, only their OHIP card. That was a lie. All over Ontario, seniors are now routinely charged thousands of dollars in the private for-profit eye surgery clinics.

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Sep 22, 2025 - 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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Sep 22, 2025 - 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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Sep 22, 2025 - Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

When: Sept 22-26, 8am to 5pm
Where: Rotunda, City Hall

Photos from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum of the Impacts of the 1945 atom bombs (note: some images may be disturbing) as well as efforts since to abolish nuclear weapons.

Co-sponsored by Simons Foundation of Canada and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Canada.

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Sep 21, 2025 - Jin*, Jiyan, Azadi Beyond Borders

When: Sunday Sep 21, 2pm
Where: UTSU Student Commons, 230 College St, Room B100

We will reflect on feminist struggles against colonial, patriarchal, and state violence across the region.

Moderator: Samira Mohyeddin
Panelists: Khadija Abbasi, Sahar Saba, Khadija Baker, Niloofar Golkar, with a special performance by Sarrah Malek
Digital photo exhibit including 30 Iranian photographers' work curated by Babak Salari

Organized by Feminists for Jina Toronto and OPIRG Toronto. In collaboration with Toronto centre for Palestine | instagram.com

Sep 21, 2025 - People's Hearings on Military Spending

When: September 21st, 1pm
Where: 25 Cecil Street

Military spending in Canada is poised to skyrocket to a staggering 5 percent of GDP. That represents $150b/annually in Canada.

Canada's projected increase will come at the expense of spending that working people urgently need: healthcare, education, childcare, environmental protection, housing, employment insurance and public pensions, social assistance, public transit and more.

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Sep 21, 2025 - Gaza Square

When: Every Sunday, 11am to 1pm
Where: 371 Wallace Ave

We'll be at Gaza square once again this Sunday morning with hot chocolate and coffee, buttons and posters, lawn signs and colourful chalk! Come say hi and meet your fellow neighbours/organizers as we make our presence known and continue to build safety in our community!

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Sep 20, 2025 - Draw the Line

When: September 20th, 2pm
Where: Yonge and Dundas

For people, for peace, for the planet. Join us!

We refuse to stand by while the government and Canada's richest corporations hoard wealth, gut our public services, fuel climate collapse, attack migrants, exploit Indigenous lands, and prop up a genocide in Palestine.

They think that if they can overwhelm and divide us, we won't fight back. But climate justice, migrant justice, economic justice, Indigenous rights, and anti-war movements are uniting to prove them wrong.

On Saturday, September 20th, we're drawing the line -- for People. For Peace. For the Planet.

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Sep 20, 2025 - 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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Sep 19, 2025 - Rally @Israeli Consulate

When: Every Friday, 3-6pm
Where: Bloor-Yonge

Come show your support for Palestinians every Friday between 3 pm and 6 pm. Come anytime for as long as you like. Most people come at 5 pm. The location is the Israel Consulate, located at 2 Bloor Street East, on the northeast corner of Yonge and Bloor Streets. Stand up for Human Rights. Raise your voice to say that the elimination of 50,000 people, including 18,000 children, is NOT okay. Will it only stop when another 2.2 million people are eradicated?

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Sep 18, 2025 - Resisting Canadian Mining in Guatemala

When: September 18th, 5pm
Where: Kaneff Tower 519, York University

Earlier this year, the Xinka Indigenous People of Guatemala delivered the result of a historic consultation process, denying consent for the restart of Canadian Pan American Silver's Escobal mine in southern Guatemala. They are now calling for its permanent closure.

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Sep 18, 2025 - Workers' Justice

When: Thursdays, September 18 to November 6th

Organized by the Jane Finch Education Action Group, Jane/Finch Centre and the Global Labour Research Centre at York University.

This is a free course for those who live or work in the Jane-Finch/Rexdale/Northwest Toronto communities. Participants will receive a certificate of completion from the Global Labour Research Centre at York University.

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Sep 8, 2025 - Fighting To Win

When: Monday September 8th, 6pm

A Ten-Week Course for Union and Community Activists Facilitated by John Clarke, former organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).

Unions and social movements today are operating in a very challenging situation. There is great economic uncertainty, the worsening impact of climate change and 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 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 to fight to win!

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