CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES

Protect Grassy Narrows

Kinross Gold — the Toronto-based company already fined for over 3,500 water violations in the US — wants approval to dump inadequately treated industrial wastewater into rivers that flow to Grassy Narrows First Nations.

If approved, this project would create a million tonnes of waste rock and environmental risks that will last for generations. Grassy Narrows — still suffering from decades of mercury poisoning — is demanding a full rejection.

Experts have warned that the company’s plan won’t remove sulphate — a toxin that worsens mercury toxicity in fish, the same fish that Grassy Narrows families depend on.

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Platform Politics

When: Thursday, September 4th, 5pm
Where: Sidney Smith Hall, Room 517A, 100 Saint George St

Join Luke Yates for a dive into the world of platform politics, promising an engaging discussion of Toronto’s history with tech giants

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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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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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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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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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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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Mike Constable: Artist, Cartoonist, Friend and Comrade

When: September 9th, 7pm

A time to share stories, photos, memories and a Screening of Michael Connolly’s documentary of Mike “How to Eat a Cat.”

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Trade Wars, Manufacturing & International Solidarity

When: Thursday, September 11th, 2pm
Where: York Lanes 280N, York University

The trade war unleashed by US president Trump has had devastating consequences for workers in Canada and around the world. Union leaders and researchers from the United Steelworkers, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the Miners’ Union (Los Mineros) and the Authentic Labour Front (Frente Auténtico del Trabajo) of Mexico, will discuss the effects of Trump’s tariffs on Canadian manufacturing and the broader economy, ways to build a more resilient economy that prioritizes workers and their communities, and the role of international solidarity.

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Co-resistance in the West Bank

When: September 11th, 8pm

The Winchevsky & Peretz Centres proudly present, in collaboration with the CJNV: Co-resistance in the West Bank: how Jews and Israelis are joining the fight for justice. A talk-back with Anna Lippman and Daniel Roth.

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OHC Weekend Educational

When: September 12-14
Where: UNIFOR Family Education Centre, Port Elgin, Ontario

A special weekend to learn, make connections, be inspired and have fun. The location is extraordinary: the beautiful town of Port Elgin on the shore of Lake Huron. It is an exciting opportunity for Health Coalition members and supporters to come together and deepen our knowledge and effectiveness in all our work with the Coalition & in other organizations and movements.

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Arundhati Roy Toronto Book Launch

When: Friday, September 12th, 7pm
Where: Convocation Hall, 31 King’s College Circle
Tickets $15 general admission, or $50 Book and Ticket.

In her first work of memoir, Roy explores the fierce, beautiful, and complicated bond with her mother, Mary Roy—an unflinching educator, activist, and force of nature who shaped Arundhati’s life as a woman, a writer, and a political thinker. From a rebellious childhood in Kerala to international literary acclaim, Roy’s journey is told with the poetic intensity and fearless honesty that have defined her career.

This is more than a conversation about a book—it’s an intimate exploration of love, grief, memory, and liberation. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from one of the most powerful literary voices of our time as she reflects on identity, artistry, and the indelible mark of a mother’s presence.

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No to Hate, Yes to Immigrants!

When: Saturday, September 13th, 12pm
Where: Christie Pits Park, 750 Bloor St W (near the tiger statue)

Join our community rally against a racist and anti-immigrant event that’s been called on September 13 at Christie Pits Park. Ours is community-led and family-friendly, with music, speeches, snacks and workshops.

Christie Pits is for the people, not for racists. We bring our kids here. The park has a history of anti-fascist organizing. To this day, it’s an important gathering space for migrants, Indigenous people, queer and trans people, survivors of sexual violence, unhoused people, students, and families. The park links Koreatown to Bloor West that is home to Toronto’s beloved East African, Latinx and South Asian communities. Bring everyone you know and let’s make it clear: there is no space for hate at Christie Pits Park.

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Workers’ Justice

When: Thursdays, September 18 to November 6th

Organized 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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Exposing Canada’s Role in Arming Israel

By Laurel M. Owns

On July 29, World Beyond War and the Palestinian Youth Movement published a 53-page report, “Exposing Canadian Military Exports to Israel,” detailing the extent of the Canadian government’s direct involvement in the Palestinian genocide, which has killed at least 59,219 and injured 143,045 in Gaza since October 7, 2023 through July 23, 2025. This document directly refutes the terms outlined in the one-way arms embargo implemented in March 2024 by the Canadian government under the leadership of the Liberal party.

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Challenging the EU’s Deadly Partnership with Israel

In the nearly two years since Israel’s assault on Gaza began, at least initially in response to the Hamas attack on 7 October, over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed. Entire cities lie in ruins, starvation is widespread, and a growing chorus of international legal experts warn of a looming genocide. Despite this, the European Union continues its preferential trade and research partnership with Israel under the EU–Israel Association Agreement – an agreement that is conditional on respect for human rights. Calls to suspend it are growing across Europe, yet EU institutions have so far declined to act.

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A New Left Party Emerges in Britain: Born for Life or Marked for Death?

By Max Shanly

For a socialist party, the fundamental purpose of its existence is to be a mass association of the working class, united for the purpose of collective political action, independent of all capitalist parties and influences. Its foundations are rooted not in the blind trust of or the slavish loyalty to the self-appointed few but rather for the democracy of the many. It is thus of supreme importance, above all else, that such a party reflects in its structures, practices, and modes of behaviour not the society it developed inside of but rather the society it aspires to build.

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SR 2025: Openings and Closures

Since the 2016 upsurge in enthusiasm for electoral organizing and party-building, the terrain has shifted. It was not so long ago that a new wave of democratic socialist organizing exploded onto the scene – but the defeat of candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn, following on the crumbling of the “new parties” in Europe, had a deflating effect. As Greece’s Syriza, Spain’s Podemos, and Portugal’s Bloco let down the leftist movements that brought them to power, those inspired by Hugo Chavez in Latin America also saw the Bolivarian revolutions hit an impasse. We find socialist strategy again at a crossroads, pressed by the urgent need to find new directions forward amidst mounting crises.

– Public Banks – Thomas Marois
– Climate and Suffrage Struggles – Feyzi Ismail
– Making Services Public – David A. McDonald

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