CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES

Tell the CLC to declare Israeli goods and services Hot Cargo!

Since October 2023, Israel has waged a genocide against Palestinians, committing unspeakable war crimes — with Canada’s support. The Israeli army is using weapons produced by Canadian companies to murder Palestinians and to bomb hospitals, schools, and refugee camps in Gaza.

Beyond weapons and bombs, Israel’s genocide and ongoing apartheid system is sustained by various forms of collaboration and trade with Canada; from academic partnerships and research, to the sale of alcohol produced in illegal settlements, to delivering mail and the shipping of goods, to the issuing of government permits and export licenses.

Palestinian trade unions have been clear: to stop the genocide, trade unions in the West must refuse all forms of collaboration with Israel.
Tell the Canadian Labour Congress to:

– Declare all Israeli goods and services to be Hot Cargo and call on the Canadian labour movement to refuse work related to Israel.

– Pressure the Canadian government to enact a two way arms embargo.

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Don’t Let Ford Gut the Endangered Species Act

The introduction of Bill 5 is an unprecedented assault on nature, environmental protection, Indigenous rights and democracy in Ontario, and a clear signal that the provincial government, much like Trump, prioritizes corporate profits over the well-being of people and nature.

If passed, Bill 5 risks fast-tracking major development projects by creating lawless zones where hand-picked corporations could be exempt from provincial law, in direct affront to Indigenous rights.

act.greenpeace.ca

40th annual Mayworks Festival

Mayworks 2025 bears witness to the strength, struggle and imagination of communities seeking labour justice.

Whether working in multi-channel video, experimental film, a walking tour, sculpture-based installation, poetry, theatre, or the painting of a large mural on the east side of the Steelworkers Building, the artists work within an honoured tradition of artistic practices engaged in social change.

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Climate Change Misinformation and Disinformation

When: May 29th, 10am

Climate change misinformation and disinformation can influence publics and decision makers to block or water down climate solutions. Join the Yale Center for Environmental Communication for a conversation moderated by YPCCC Director Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz with Philip Newell from Climate Action Against Disinformation, Cristina López from Graphika, and Dr. Sander van der Linden from the University of Cambridge. We will discuss how climate change disinformation spreads, groups that are susceptible, and how organizations and stakeholders can respond.

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Rally to Rescind Bill 6

When: Thursday, May 29th, 11:30am
Where: Queen’s Park (South Lawn)

We need to defend unhoused, disabled communities across Ontario now. Join the Encampment Justice Coalition for a rally to send a message to Premier Ford: Drop Bill 6! Homeless people need affordable housing — not jail time and $10,000 fines!

Speakers:
– Diana Chan McNally, Encampment Justice Coalition
– CCLA (Speaker TBD)
– Jennie Stone, Neighbourhood Legal Services
– Mskwassin Agnew, Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction
– Lyndon Kermack, Toronto Underhoused and Homeless Union
– HAC Toronto (Speaker TBD)
– Brad Evoy, Disability Justice Network of Ontario

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Disarmament Education Workshop

When: May 29th, 4pm

Welcome to the Ontario Teachers’ Workshop on Nuclear Disarmament Education! This transformative, hands-on workshop is designed for educators in Ontario (but is open to all) and focuses on the intersections of gender, peace, and disarmament education.

Participants will gain access to tools, resources, and expertise—featuring contributions from Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations—to help integrate disarmament education into their local classrooms and communities.

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Film screening + discussion: The Strike

When: Friday May 30th, 7pm (Doors open 6:30pm)
Where: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave

The high-security Pelican Bay prison was designed for mass-scale solitary confinement, often for a decade or more, and with little due process. In 2013, 30,000 incarcerated people went on a hunger strike that spread into a feat of unity across California prisons. The Strike follows these solitary survivors who fought to abolish indefinite isolation. Followed by a discussion moderated by Furqan Mohamed.

Panelists:
– Jordan House, Brock Labour Studies
– Nala Ismacil, Barton Prisoner’s Solidarity Network

mayworks.ca

Hands Off My Post Office

When: May 31, 12noon-3pm
Where: 1395 Tapscott Rd, Scarborough

Another impending labour dispute looms at Canada Post!

The postal workers are inviting you to a “Hands off my Post Office” rally taking place at the Albert Jackson Processing plant in Scarborough.

We are hoping to see you there to stand in solidarity with postal workers.

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Scarborough Better Transit Workshop

When: May 31st, 1pm
Where: Malvern Community Recreation Center, 30 Sewells Rd, Scarborough

Join us to let people know about the Better Transit Workshop, where we will share stories and have an open discussion about how to improve the TTC and win more riders onto the system. No experience is required, just show up!

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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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Injured Workers’ Day

When: June 1st, 11am
Where: Queen’s Park

The Ontario government continues to issue WSIB money to employers while saying there’s not enough money to lift injured workers lives out of poverty. On June 1, let’s take action and join the fight for justice for injured workers.

This year’s June 1st Injured Workers’ Rally is the first legally recognized Injured Workers’ Day in Ontario’s history. This recognition came about after years of leadership, organizing, and allyship from the Injured Workers’ Movement.

justice4workers.org

Crises, Contradictions, and Collective Life

When: June 2-4
Where: OISE

This year’s conference is situated in and amid the contradictions of collective life, of intellectual life and political action in the context of scorched earth, genocidal politics. At the same time, we cannot decontextualize this conference from the broader politics of today; the urgency of the moment and its challenge to intellectual life was highlighted by universities’ attempts to repress protests against Israel’s genocidal war in Palestine. What does it mean to have a conference negotiating the future of socialist thought and action in a setting undergirded by the funding of genocide and repression of critique? As such, the conference calls for contributions that ask how stretching our analyses – emphasizing new strategies, new tactics, and new frameworks – can answer this call.

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Beyond the Benefit

When: Monday, June 2nd, 12pm

The public has spoken and we have a Liberal government. What does this mean for the Canada Disability Benefit? Find out our reflections on the federal elections and what comes next.

Hosted by Michelle Hewitt and Rabia Khedr.

disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca

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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Scarborough Better Transit Workshop

When: June 3rd, 5pm
Where: Scarborough Town Centre Station, 300 Borough Dr

Join us to let people know about the Better Transit Workshop, where we will share stories and have an open discussion about how to improve the TTC and win more riders onto the system. No experience is required, just show up!

ttcriders.ca

What Toronto’s New Bylaw Means for Us

When: Wednesday, June 4th, 6pm
Where: EarlyON Centre, Jane Finch Mall

Toronto’s new “bubble zone” bylaw threatens our fundamental rights and freedoms. It is unconstitutional, undemocratic, and dangerous. Legal experts, community organizers, and residents across the city have been sounding the alarm.

Join Jane Finch Action Against Poverty (JFAAP) to:

– learn what this bylaw really means! Hear from legal experts, organizers, and community members,
– share your voice and stand in solidarity,
– discuss how we can protect our rights.

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Unified Call to Confront Famine in Gaza

Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organisations worldwide, issues this urgent and unified call: The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The international community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility. We are witnessing, in real time, the deliberate starvation of a civilian population as a method of warfare. Over two million Palestinians in Gaza are living in famine.

Source: The Bullet No. 3140

Academic Freedom in Canada

We write as a coalition of organizations – the Palestinian Canadian Academics and Artists Network (PCAAN), Faculty for Palestine, (F4P), the Jewish Faculty Network (JFN) and the Coalition Against Antisemitism, Anti-Palestinian Racism and Islamophobia in Canada (CAARI) and the Academic Alliance Against Antisemitism, Racism, Colonialism and Censorship (ARC) – alarmed by the repression of Palestine scholarship and solidarity activities on university campuses.

Source: The Bullet No. 3141

Imperialist Blackmail Disguised As Diplomacy

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) condemns in the strongest terms the disgraceful deception of the South African public by President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation during their recent meeting with Donald Trump in Washington. What was presented as a diplomatic engagement has now been unmasked as a covert operation to surrender South Africa’s already-weak transformation policies to the global billionaire elite.

Source: The Bullet No. 3142