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Nov 19, 2025 - The Case for Sectoral Bargaining

When: Nov 19th, 7:30pm

This webinar examines whether expanding bargaining sector-wide can rebuild working-class power. Featuring Dr. Adam King and Dr. Sara Slinn.

In an era of multinational corporations, fissured workplaces, and gig economies, we ask if bargaining workplace by workplace is enough. Canadian unions, though resilient, remain fragmented, waging isolated battles. Elsewhere, sectoral bargaining sets robust standards across entire industries. This webinar examines what role expanding bargaining to the sector-wide level could play in rebuilding working-class power.

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Nov 19, 2025 - What Canadians Should Learn From Zohran’s Win in NYC

When: Wednesday, November 19th, 6:30pm

This call isn't about celebrating an American win. It's about asking why the NDP, Ontario Liberals, and Toronto's progressive councillors refuse to learn from victories like Mamdani's, Obama 2008, AOC 2018, or Stacey Abrams' organizing blueprint. We'll connect the dots between what works elsewhere and what's broken here: the consultant class that profits from losing, the bias against learning from organizers of color, and the strategic laziness dressed up as "pragmatism."

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Nov 17, 2025 - Booklaunch: Razing Palestine

When: Nov 17th, 6:30pm
Where; Another Story Bookshop, 468 Queen St W

Join us for the double launch of Razing Palestine, edited by Leila Marshy; and Batool Abu Akleen, Sondos Sabra, Nahil Mohana, and Ala'a Obaid's Voices of Resistance. Hosted by Samira Mohyeddin. With contributors Sheima Benembarek, Thoby King, Iman Kassam, Anna Zalik, Katherine Grzejszczak, Dr Yipeng Ge and more.

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Nov 17, 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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Nov 16, 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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Nov 15, 2025 - CLiFF Toronto

When: November 15th, 5pm
Where: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave

9 powerful shorts on work, justice & protest. Real stories, real voices. CLiFF 2025 - cinema with a conscience. Free and open to all!

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Nov 15, 2025 - Celebrate Gazawi Businesses

When: Saturday, November 15th, 3pm
Where: Tawheed Community Centre, 5585 McAdam Rd, Mississauga

We invite you to join us for a vibrant community market uplifting the spirit, resilience, and creativity of Gazawi-owned small businesses in our community.

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Nov 15, 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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Nov 15, 2025 - OFL Human Rights Summit

When: November 15th, 9am-4pm
Where: 123 Queen St W

Join the OFL's Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Summit for a day of learning, healing, and mobilizing. Gain tools to challenge hate, build inclusive workplaces and communities, and take collective action for justice. This one-day event will centre intersectional voices and experiences, offering space to learn, heal, connect, and mobilize. From bystander intervention and protest safety, to bargaining for equity, sustaining mental health in activism, and creative resistance through zine-making, the summit aims to equip attendees to resist harm, challenge division, and build inclusive movements.

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Nov 14, 2025 - US Climate Policy in the Age of Trump

When: Friday Nov. 14th, 2pm

The arrival of the second Trump administration has had a deeply destabilizing effect on US climate and energy policies. The administration is moving forward with large-scale environmental policy rollbacks, including efforts to block implementation of President Biden's signature climate laws and to withdraw from and even undermine international climate initiatives. State and local governments are again being thrust to centre stage as the key actors in US climate policy. The long-term outlook for climate action in the US remains uncertain at this point. Join us for a discussion of these developments and their implications for Canadian and global climate policy.

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Nov 14, 2025 - Support Ontario Nurses on Strike

When: Friday, November 14th, 10am
Where: Ontario Health office, 525 University Ave.

Primary care workers at North York Family Health Team (NYFHT) are on strike, fighting for their first-ever collective agreement so that they can continue providing the care our community needs.

Join a picket line in your community to show support for striking members. Picket details may be subject to change so check back here for the most up-to-date information.

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Nov 13, 2025 - Imperialism, the War Economy, and the Youth Fightback

When: Thursday, November 13th, 7pm
Where: OISE, 252 Bloor St. W, Room 2286

Please join the YCL-LJC Toronto for our educational panel on imperialism, the Carney government's war budget, and the youth and student fightback. We will be joined by friends at the Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance, Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity, Communist Party of Canada, and others.

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Nov 13, 2025 - Booklaunch: Women United

When: Nov 13th, 4pm
Where: 55 Dundas St W

Based on the firsthand stories of dozens of women leaders in the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW), Women United examines what workplaces were like for women, how they became involved in the union, and the challenges women faced, sometimes at great personal cost. From struggles for representation in their union to their fight for affirmative action and childcare, and work against gender-based violence and harassment, Peggy Nash and Julie White make an important contribution to feminist, labour, and social history.

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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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