CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES
4. EMPLOYMENT

Fund Schools, Not Policing

Bill 33, ‘Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025′ was introduced at the Ontario Provincial Legislature by the Minister of Education Calandra. The proposed sweeping legislation makes it easier to take over School Boards and is part of a broader effort to undermine public education. Part of the wide-ranging legislation is to also centralize police power by concentrating police decision-making authority over School Boards, this undemocratic move ultimately mandates police(ing)-in-schools across the province of Ontario.

The Ford Government already knows that equitable access to education is a human right and structures of policing impede this access including the presence of police-in-schools and police-in-school programs and that this proposed legislation would be violating human rights, yet they are seeking to move forward with it.

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Tell Carney: Starvation is a War Crime

The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point. After months of Israel’s murderous siege and blockade of food supplies, an escalating number of people are now dying of starvation, including children. Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers repeatedly open fire on those who are desperately trying to access food, killing over 1,000 people in daily massacres at Israeli-run aid distribution sites. This is a human catastrophe on an unthinkable scale, playing out in real time. And it is entirely the predictable result of Israel’s deliberate, genocidal policies.

Earlier this year, PM Carney finally threatened to sanction Israel over its attacks on Gaza, and he imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. On July 21, Canada joined over 20 countries in condemning Israel’s attacks on Palestinians and warning that they “are prepared to take further action.” However, Canada has failed to put these words into action and impose measures that can bring an end to Israel’s forced starvation of two million people.

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Stop Starving Gaza

When: July 24th, and 25th

The people of Gaza have called on us to act and we have the duty to answer. We are joining the call to people of conscience all over the globe to stand against the U.S.-backed Israeli-manufactured famine in Gaza. Children, elderly, and people of all age groups are being gruesomely starved, with deaths due to malnutrition on the rise each and every day.

join us in a solidarity fast for Gaza this Thursday, July 24th, and Friday, July 25th for a global day of action against those complicit in this brutal act of mass starvation and genocide. We stand by our siblings in Gaza and we will be in the streets, targeting those who are helping perpetuate this genocide.

Visit our highlight in our bio to find details on an action near you. See you in the streets.

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Celebrating Frantz Fanon

When: July 24th, 6pm
Where: Different Booklist, 779 Bathurst St

With Kamala Kempadoo and Zahir Kolia.

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RIØT: An Anti-Genocide Artistic Protest

When: July 25th, 10pm
Where: Buddies in Bad Time

The Royal Court is bringing together some of Tkaronto’s most powerful Queer/Trans political voices and movers in support of Palestine and fighting fascism in North America. This is a fundraiser, including a raffle supported by some incredible local Canadian businesses, to donate to Water is Life Gaza and the CCLA.

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Dia de Campo Latinx

When: July 26th, 12pm
Where: 750 Bloor St W

Acompañanos el día Sabado 26 de Julio a las 12 del día. A nuestro día de campo de la comunidad Latinx. Recuerda que este evento es para mantenernos unidxs y seguir luchando juntxs. Nos encontraremos en el Parque Christie Pits frente a la estación de Christie, busca el area de BBQ.

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Moncada Day

When: July 26th, 3pm
Where: Steelworkers’ Hall, 25 Cecil St

Moncada is a pivotal part of Cuba’s history due to the daring attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba on July 26, 1953. Led by Fidel Castro, a group of young revolutionaries attempted to overthrow Batista’s dictatorship, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution. Although the assault failed, it sparked a wave of resistance and became a rallying cry for the revolutionaries.

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Celebration Of Cuba’s Rebellion Day

When: July 26th, 7pm
Where: Trinity St. Paul Church, 427 Bloor St W

On July 26, 1953, a group of brave young Cubans led by Fidel Castro attacked the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes garrisons, symbols of the tyranny and occupation of Cuba under the U.S. puppet regime of Batista. Although the attack was militarily defeated it raised the banner of struggle which led to the victory of the Cuba Revolution on Jan. 1, 1959.

This year’s anniversary celebration coincides with the ever-tightening genocidal economic, financial and trade blockade of Cuba, combined with the arbitrary naming of Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism” which aims to “suffocate the Cuban people into submission to no avail! The resistance of the Cuban people to defend the conquests of their revolution today is only matched with the heroic resistance of the Palestinian people against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and their thirst for liberation from occupation. Let’s celebrate our victories and resistance!

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Run for Palestine

When: July 27th, 9am
Where: Budapest Park

The 14th annual Run for Palestine is organizing 5km runs and 1km walks to fundraise for the provision of food and emergency health services in the Gaza Strip. This family-friendly event will also feature food, a vibrant bazaar, and lots of local vendors.

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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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Rally for Cuba

When: July 27th, 1pm
Where: 361 University Ave

Join our monthly protests to end the immoral US blockade and take Cuba off the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list.

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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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Your Basic Tenant Rights

When: July 29th, 12pm

Are you a tenant living in the GTA? Do you have questions about your rights under the law?

This FREE interactive workshop explains:
– How leases work
– How rent increases are calculated
– What to do to get repairs done
– How to end a tenancy
– And much more!

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Pathways to Liberation Workshop

When: July 29th, 6pm
Suggested donation of $10 or Pay What You Can

Join us for a two-hour workshop, we will engage in facilitated individual and group activities to think critically about land, resistance and collective liberation. We will use writing, drawing and mapping prompts to ask the hard-to-answer questions about how to stay rooted in local and global anti-colonial struggle and unpack pathways to collective liberation and freedom.

This workshop is designed in reference to the Pathways to Liberation Workbook and facilitated by Razan Samara from Furdose and Eglinton-Lawrence & Don Valley for Palestine.

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Underground Freedom Train

When: July 31st, 10:45pm
Where: Vaughan Metro Centre Station (ending at Union Station)

It’s one of the most thrilling commemorative events of Emancipation Day you’ll ever experience in Canada. Whether it will be your first time or you’ve joined us every year since its inception, come aboard the Freedom Train at 10:45pm at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. We’ll journey to Union Station where together we will welcome in Emancipation Day, a time to honour Black freedom and resilience.

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How Employers Have Become Part of a Persecution Campaign

By Harry Glasbeek

There are many accounts and criticisms of public-private partnerships (PPP’s) which are created to attain a government’s goal. Governments have internalized a market notion that profit-seeking leads to more efficiency and better outcomes. All too often this is not true. One aspect of these PPP arrangements is that government is expected to hold its private partner responsible for any failure to meet the formally agreed-upon terms. Governments are seen to be responsible to the public for the way in which a PPP is operating and delivering.

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Real and Fake Antidotes to Trump’s Latest Tariffs, Seen from South Africa

By Patrick Bond

US President Donald Trump apparently aims to reassert his power to cause a full-blown economic catastrophe, perhaps reminiscent of 1930s-scale Make America Great Depression Again. The self-harm to his own MAGA lower-middle-class social base – especially consumers of cheap imports – will soon become evident when price inflation rises.

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Housing a Basic Right or Playground for Global Capital?

By Paul Jay

Across Canada and the United States, housing is not treated as a basic human need. It has been reimagined as an investment vehicle, a speculative asset class, and a profit machine for institutional investors. This transformation, what housing experts call the financialization of housing, sits at the heart of the affordability crisis gripping cities across North America.

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Socialist Self-Sufficiency /w Paramjit Singh

US President Trump’s tariffs and trade policies represent a fundamental attack on Canadian working people. In our workplaces and communities, we are faced with layoffs, intensified attacks on social programs and rights, job security and potentially deep economic recession.

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Communications Officer

Under the direction of the Executive Director and working in close collaboration with other employees and external contractors and service providers, this position is responsible for the maintenance, development, and implementation of The Council of Canadians’ digital presence.

The Digital Officer will assist in building the Council’s overall communications strategy. This includes overseeing and directing the content flowing onto the Council’s website, and other online spaces, and collaborating with staff and partners to ensure the Council’s message and materials are optimally presented. The incumbent will perform maintenance on the website, debugging graphical and HTML problems.

The Council of Canadians is an equal opportunity employer. This is a unionized full-time permanent position based in Ottawa with the option to work remotely in Canada. Salary starting is $73,576.77 (Classification 5, step 1).

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