CONTENTS
CALLS TO ACTION
Permanent Status Not Precarity and Deportation
Message to PM Carney:I call on you to prioritize immigration rights and justice that aligns with your commitment to building an economy and society that works for everyone and where no one is left behind.
This means cancelling all the anti-refugee and anti-immigrant provisions of Bill C-2.
The real issue is rights, not numbers. Over 2 million migrants in Canada grow our food, care for our families, heal our sick, and build our homes. Without permanent resident status, they face wage theft, unlivable homes, abuse and mistreatement that threatens their wellbeing and our collective society.
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EVENTS
Workers’ Justice
When: Thursdays, September 18 to November 6thOrganized 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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Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
When: Sept 22-26, 8am to 5pmWhere: 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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Toronto Palestine Film Festival
When: Sept 24 to Oct 3This 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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Booklaunch: You Will Not Kill Our Imagination
When: September 25th, 6pmWhere: TIFF Lightbox
TPFF and Another Story Bookshop are thrilled to host the launch of Saeed Teebi’s new book You Will Not Kill Our Imagination: A Memoir of Palestine and Writing in Dark Times on September 25, in advance of the Sept 30 publication date.
The discussion moderated by award winning author Noor Naga.
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Rally @Israeli Consulate
When: Every Friday, 3-6pmWhere: 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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Organizing for Power
Start: Friday, September 26th, at 6:30 pmEnd: Sunday, September 28th, at 2:00 pm
Where: Toronto Metropolitan University Student Centre, 55 Gould St
Don’t miss this year’s Justice for Worker’s Organizing for Power Assembly! It’s taking place in-person at the Toronto Metropolitan University Students’ Centre from Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 27.
We’re hosting sessions on strategizing, organizing, and skills-building, to develop a plan of action for next steps in the fight to build a powerful workers movement.
We are excited to announce two keynote speakers who will be joining us for our assembly: Margarita Hernandez, Labour Director, Grassroots Power Project; and Veronica Mendez, Co-founder of Minnesota-based Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha (CTUL, United Workers’ Center).
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Peace Walk
When: September 27th, 9amWhere: Gather in front of Scarborough Village Theatre: Kingston Rd at Markham Rd
We undertake a 20 km walk to remember the horrors of nuclear warfare waged 80 years ago, and commit to the total elimination of these weapons. Among the walkers will be those who carry with them the spirit of Gandhi’s peace and nonviolence.
Plan to join us for part or all of the walk, which begins in Scarborough and ends at the Peace Garden in Nathan Phillips Square.
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Kidical Mass TO
When: Sep 27th, 10:00amWhere: Lithuania Park, 188 Glenlake Ave
Kidical Mass is an international movement for child- and cycling-friendly cities. Kidical Mass rides are an all-ages and abilities celebration of cycling which also highlights the need for healthier cities. Cycle Toronto is proud to be powering the return of KidicalMassTO on the last Saturday of every month until October.
September’s ride will be a 5-km tour which starts and ends at Lithuania Park near Keele and Bloor.
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BDS Leafletting
When: Every Saturday, 1-2pmWhere: 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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Climate Justice Fall Orientation
When: Saturday, September 27th, 3pmWhere: Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St W
Are you interested in getting involved with Climate Justice Toronto? Want to be a part of our fight to win climate action by building a working-class majority towards a socialist future?
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Gaza Square
When: Every Sunday, 11am to 1pmWhere: 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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Propaganda and Graphic Design
When: September 28th, 12pmJoin us for a hands-on workshop where we will study the history of revolutionary art within the Palestinian struggle, understand the signficance of the visual language in the creation of propaganda, and learn the practical skills behind making posters and graphics for the movement.
From posters and pamphlets to murals and digital campaigns, propaganda has always been a decisive tool in shaping political consciousness, mobilizing masses, and breaking the monopoly of the oppressor’s narrative. This workshop is open to all Arab youth and no prior graphic design experience is necessary.
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Rally for Cuba
When: Last Friday of month – September 28th, 1pmWhere: 361 University Ave
Join our monthly protests to end the immoral US blockade and take Cuba off the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
Weekly Phone-zap for Palestine
When: Mondays at 12:30pmWeek 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 6pmJoin 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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Kick Israel Out of FIFA: No To Zionism In Football
When: September 29th, 12pmThe Israeli settler state’s assault on Palestine in collaboration with the U.S. and its allies, is normalizing fascism on a global scale. We must fight this on all fronts, including the world’s most popular stage: Football.
Football is not separate from this struggle; it is a crucial battleground. Sporting events, like the 2026 FIFA World Cup, cannot be allowed to whitewash genocide. That’s why we demand FIFA ban Israel and the U.S. from World Cup participation until they comply with international law.
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When Genocide Wasn’t News
When: September 29th, 7pmWhere: Another Story Bookshop, 315 Ave Roncesvalles
Join The Breach‘s Desmond Cole for a conversation with article contributors Sonya Fatah and Pacinthe Mattar about the new book When Genocide Wasn’t News: How Canadian media covered up the destruction of Gaza.
The sharp and searing anthology lays bare the Canadian establishment media’s complicity in the destruction of Gaza.
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Ilan Pappé on the Israel-Palestine Crisis
When: September 30th, 11amProfessor Ilan Pappé is the director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. A prolific author, Pappé has worked in many institutions exploring Israel-Palestine history, multiculturalism, and the dynamics of power and knowledge.
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The Flight Attendants Rebellion at Air Canada
When: Wednesday October 1st, 3:30pmAdam King is an assistant professor in labour studies at the University of Manitoba. He writes a weekly newsletter about work and the labour movement called “Class Struggle” for The Maple.
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Wednesdays for Palestine
When: Every Wednesday, 5pmWhere: Danforth Ave. and Pape St.
Join thousands of Canadians across the country to protest Israel’s genocidal violence and Canada’s complicity.
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Booklaunch: Leading from the Heart by Judy Darcy
When: October 2nd, 6:30pmWhere: 100 Front St W
I’m excited to invite you to the October 2nd Toronto launch of my new memoir, Leading from the Heart – the Battles of a Feminist, Union Leader and Politician.
I hope you will join me and Julian Sher for readings from my book, lively conversation, refreshments – and a chance to buy a book and have it signed too!
Looking forward to seeing you. And please invite your friends!
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Activists Assembly
When: Saturday October 4th, 9amWhere: Toronto Don Valley Hotel, 175 Wynford Dr
Working people have had enough. Food costs, gas prices, rent and mortgage payments just keep rising. Meanwhile, our wages have not kept up. At every turn, government leaders have failed to stand up for us. But it’s our work that keeps this country running.
Relentless corporate lobbying has led to weakened labour laws, increased privatization of our public services, and tax cuts for themselves. In the end it’s cost us taxpayers more and sacrificed our good jobs.
This ends now. This country is not for the wealthy few. It should be for us.
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The Many vs The Money
When: October 4-5Where: Fredericton, NB
New Brunswick has a strong activist community, many civil-society and community-based groups and organizations, and university faculty, students and staff committed to social justice. We have had many important wins. Yet we need to do it more collaboratively and strategically, especially at a time of economic upheaval when consequential decisions are being made on our behalf.
An event objective is to support conversations that move beyond criticism, to organize and develop more ways to engage with our neighbours, colleagues, and all New Brunswickers, to root ourselves in our living spaces, to develop bonds of trust with those around us, to foster community. These alliances will be necessary to fight against exploitation, protect our natural spaces, and build lively, livable neighbourhoods together.
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ARTICLES
The Passivity or Complicity of BRICS+ with Imperialist Wars
By Éric ToussaintIn the first part of this series entitled “Why the BRICS are not denouncing the ongoing genocide in Gaza,” Éric Toussaint demonstrated that instead of severing trade relations with Israel, the BRICS+ are actually maintaining and strengthening their trade with Netanyahu’s neo-fascist regime by supplying it with fuel and food, purchasing weapons from it, and specifically in India’s case, providing the Israel Defence Forces with drones and other military hardware.
Source: The Bullet No. 3193
The Intertwined Food and Climate Emergency: Heeding Science
By Judith DeutschThis is an astonishing world. Blame for current disasters cannot be offloaded to ‘human nature’. All who take care of children know that children can learn to live within limits and that they can develop a realistic sense of time, that they can learn to forego some pleasures and wishes. From psychoanalytic work, I find that people can learn to be objective and to have a conscience. But everywhere there are examples of shocking entitlement, lying, distorting facts.
Source: The Bullet No. 3194