CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES

Support Migrant Workers

The federal government is proposing changes that will allow employers to take 5-30% of wages from each worker. That’s up to $1,307/month, $15,600/year!

Considering there are over 100,000 migrant food and fishery workers in Canada, that’s over $1.5 billion stolen from some of the most impoverished and exploited people in the country.

While the deductions are supposed to be for shelter, they don’t come with any shelter standards. Instead of implementing enforceable housing rules (promised in 2020), they want to create 12 vague and unenforceable guidelines.

migrantrights.ca

War, Peace, and Law

When: Mondays, August 6 to Sept 8

War and peace are not only political struggles—they are legal constructs that shape global power, foreign and domestic policy, and everyday life. War is prohibited under international law, and numerous constitutions, treaties, and legal systems restrict, renounce, or seek to prevent it. Yet exceptions persist, enforcement is selective, and legal norms are routinely ignored, undermined, or exploited. The result is a world where war is illegal on paper but legitimized and normalized in practice.

worldbeyondwar.org

Joint Bill 5 and C5 Rally

When: Friday, August 8th, 1pm
Where: Queen’s Park

We’re calling on all youth, youth councils, youth organizations, war chiefs, warriors societies, headpeople, community members, leadership, knowledge keepers, dancers, singers, and allies.

This is a stand for our future, our lands, and our rights. Come walk with us, raise your voice, and show that we are stronger together.

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Women in Black

When: August 8th, 3pm
Where: Yonge and Bloor

The horror in Gaza continues. Our conscience does not permit us to look on passively, wringing our hands, while thousands are starved and slaughtered. Please come out, once again, to show Toronto, Canada and the world that there is growing protest against Israel’s actions and that we want our government to stop supporting Israel’s war! We are so moved by the outpouring of support for Women in Black …. we are letting Toronto know that it is just and right to express our opposition to wanton killing.

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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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TPFF Outdoor Screening

When: August 8th, 6pm
Where: Christie Pits Park, 750 Bloor St W

After an unprecedented denial of our noise permit by Councillor Saxe, TPFF’s team sprung into action to save our beloved outdoor screening. We are happy to report, with help from our friends, we persevered. Now, we are getting ready to welcome you to a night of Palestinian music, food, marketplace, and film beneath the stars. Most importantly, we will be launching the 18th TPFF program.

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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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Arms Embargo Now

When: August 9th, 3pm

In light of the breaking report that exposes and proves, without a shadow of doubt, Canada’s complicity in Israel’s war machine, now is the time to act. Join our urgent Town Hall to strategize towards a two-way arms embargo on Israel and better equip ourselves to confront the Zionist, imperial war machine.

The Town Hall will include speakers and a panel discussion with labour leaders and community organizers, followed by critical community discussions and planning towards next steps to take action. Together, we will get informed, get organized, share skills and take action.

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Rise Up for Gaza

When: August 9th, 6:30pm
Where: Ireland Park, Éireann Quay, foot of Bathurst St

Activists across the world are calling for a Global Day of Action on Saturday, August 9th. Join us in taking to the streets and demanding an end to the brutal US-backed Israeli siege and genocide in Gaza.

We call on all people of conscience to take action, join a protest, organize sit-ins, flyer neighborhoods and workplaces and more. It is the US government and US politicians that continue to greenlight and facilitate this genocide, despite overwhelming disapproval among their constituents.

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Sundays for Palestine

When: Every Sunday 11am
Where: Bathurst and Sheppard

A weekly Sunday pro-Palistine group, counter-protesting the Toronto Jewish-Zionist Community celebrating Ethnic Cleansing.

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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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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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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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The right to housing in Canada

When: Wednesday August 13th, 12pm

Canadian and international laws say that housing is a human right. But many Canadians are not aware of this. Or do not know how to claim this right. As a result, people from marginalized communities continue to face serious challenges in accessing safe and affordable housing.

The Federal Housing Advocate and the National Right to Housing Network are working to make Canadians aware of their right to housing.

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People’s Assembly for Healthy Homes

When: August 13th, 6:30pm
Where: Wellesley Community Centre, 495 Sherbourne St

Join us at our citywide meeting to get landlords licensed! Hold landlords accountable for heat-related illness and deaths.

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Green Summit 2025

When: August 14th, 6pm
Where: Metro Hall, 55 John St

The Green Summit is an annual, one-day networking event dedicated to driving sustainability, innovation, and collaboration with meaningful discussions and actionable solutions for a more sustainable world. It connects change-makers, and industry leaders from diverse sectors to accelerate green transformation.

After two successful annual events in 2023 and 2024, the Green Summit continues to grow as a key hub for sustainable transformation. Now, as we move into 2025, the momentum builds stronger.

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Critical Femininities Conference

When: August 15-17

This three-day virtual conference will bring together scholars, activists, and artists exploring femininities through critical lenses.

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Canada Must Act to End the Genocide in Gaza

By NUPGE

We are witnessing unimaginable suffering in Gaza, as Israel uses starvation as a weapon of war through its blockade and militarized aid system. People in Gaza are dying from malnutrition and hunger-related illnesses. This week, over 100 humanitarian organizations warned of mass starvation in Gaza. Aid workers, health care workers, and journalists cannot do their jobs because they, too, are facing starvation.

Source: The Bullet No. 3172

Soft Surveillance and Control

By Rezgar Akrawi

Digital corporations, in collaboration with major powers, actively monitor individuals’ movements through smart devices and various communication tools. Virtually all digital activities – including supposedly secure private meetings – are subject to continuous observation and analysis. In reality, there is no digital space that is 100% secure. Data is systematically collected and used to assess and classify individuals and groups based on their behavioral patterns and political or intellectual orientations.

Source: The Bullet No. 3173

Thinking as a Class

If what we were saying to workers in a workplace was in the 1950s and 60s, you didn’t actually have to think about anybody else. If you were an auto worker, you were probably strong and you could win things for yourself. And what a lot of auto workers learned is we don’t actually need anybody. They didn’t learn that this was a temporary situation.

Source: LeftStreamed

CUPE Presser: Reinstate Paramedic Katherine Grzejszczak

Paramedic and CUPE Ontario executive board member Katherine Grzejszczak fights for reinstatement to her job. She was fired by York Region for an anti-war comment she made on Facebook. The state of Israel is intensifying the genocide and forced displacement of Palestinians. Despite the Canadian government making condemning statements they continue to send military goods and maintain normal relations with Israel. As workers we must be able to speak freely to organize an end to this horror. We refuse to be silenced and will continue supporting each other.

Source: LeftStreamed