CONTENTS

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

Stop fast-tracking environmentally catastrophic fossil fuel projects

We, the undersigned, residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to stop fast-tracking environmentally catastrophic fossil fuel projects, protect the health and wellbeing of all those impacted by climate change, and invest in a worker, community and Indigenous-led green energy transition that benefits everyone in Canada.

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OPSEU Strike (week 13)

When: while the strike is on

Doug Ford has underfunded our community services to the point of crisis — and it’s pushing workers into poverty.

OPSEU members are now in the ninth week of their ongoing strike. These workers provide critical frontline services that our communities rely on. Stability, dignity, and decent wages for workers will mean better services for all.

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Using AI Well

When: August 20th, 6:30pm
Where: Different Booklist, 777 Bathurst St
Donation: $49

Ready to move beyond casual AI chats and start prompting with purpose?

Join us for Using AI Well, a bilingual workshop in English and French for curious beginners who want to understand AI beyond the headlines. Participants will learn how to create more deliberate prompts for better results while exploring responsible AI use that respects privacy, authorship, fairness and human dignity.

Please bring: A laptop and an active free Gmail account.

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Re-reading Ghassan Kanafani Today

When: August 20th, 7pm
Where: Another Story Bookshop, 315 Roncesvalles Ave

Even before his assassination in 1972, Ghassan Kanafani was one of the Palestinian liberation movements most influential leaders and intellectuals. Though initially known outside Arabic reading publics as a novelist, recent translations of his works of political analysis, culture critique and revolutionary history have made Kanafani’s interventions accessible to a much broader public.

Join us for this event with Hazem Jamjoum, one of Kanafani’s translators, for a discussion on the life and work of this revolutionary intellectual, and what they might contribute to our struggles against fascism and empire today.

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Higher Education Organizing Meeting

When: August 22nd, 9am – August 23rd, 6pm

Having problems at work and are not sure what to do? Do you work at a college or university and want to get connected to union struggles? Do you want to build worker power both in union and non-union parts of the higher education sector? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the How to Organize Your Workplace course is for you!

This edition of the workshop caters especially for people working at colleges and universities. All workers in the higher education sector are welcome, including academic, non-academic, admin, custodial, maintenance, campus housing, and student workers! Those who have worked in higher education in the past or are likely to again in the near future, including students, are also welcome!

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Tribute to Palestinian Journalists

When: Saturday, August 22nd, 2pm-6pm

On Aug 10, 2025, the Israeli occupation forces assassinated Anas Al-Sharif and five other journalists: Mohamed Qreiqeh, Moamen Aliwa, Mohammed Nofal, Ibrahim Zaher, and Mohemd Al-Khalidi. This targeting of Anas and his colleagues follows a long history of attacks against Palestinian journalists aimed at silencing Palestinian voices.

During the Gaza genocide, which continues to this day, over 270 journalists have been martyred with many more all over Palestine, Lebanon and the region. Over 42 journalists are currently imprisoned facing the worst conditions. These attempts at killing the truth will not succeed, we will not let the voices of Gaza die.

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Let The Children Learn

When: Saturday, August 22nd, 4pm
Where: The Public Studio, 58 Lansdowne Ave

Let the Children Learn is a volunteer-run, one-day pop-up art exhibition bringing together local creatives who believe art can do more than decorate walls; it can build community, spark conversation, and help children access education.

Every piece in this show has been generously donated by participating artists. 100% of proceeds go directly to Modern Childhood School, a tuition-free school rebuilt through mutual aid in southern Gaza that currently serves approximately 600 students.

This exhibition brings together artists working across a huge range of mediums and experience levels, from first-time exhibitors to established makers, all responding to themes of hope, resilience, childhood, learning, imagination, community, and Palestinian culture.

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Wheatpasting for Grassy

When: August 24th, 6pm
Where: 720 Spadina Ave

Between the 1960s and 1970s, the Dryden Mill in North-Western Ontario dumped 9,000 kilograms of mercury into the English-Wabigoon River upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation, or Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek. Residents of Grassy have been suffering from mercury poisoning ever since, and the Dryden Mill continues to operate and pollute the area to this day.

The community has fought back in countless ways over the decades (including having the longest running blockade in Canadian history!), and every two years, community members and leaders of Grassy Narrows travel 1,700km to come to Toronto for the bi-annual River Run Rally to demand justice.

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FilmSocial: Memories of Underdevelopment

When: August 28th, 6:45pm
Where: College St. United Church, 502 Bathurst St

The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to present Memories Of Underdevelopment (1968) as the second film in the new FilmSocial series on Cuba. It is more important than ever to keep attention on Cuba and the crisis it is going through from US aggression.

Memories Of Underdevelopment was directed by the prolific Cuba director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. It is Gutiérrez Alea’s most famous work and arguably Cuba’s most acclaimed film. It was elected one of the best film’s of all time in the Sight & Sound 2012 poll.

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Protest Doug Ford

When: August 29th, 1pm
Where: 111 Wellesley St W

Doug Ford has consistently shown he’s not on the people’s side. It’s time to stand up for our rights and for those who cannot. On this website, you’ll find all of the dates, times, and locations for future protests against Doug Ford and his agenda.

Change doesn’t happen quickly, but if we all stand together and say a collective “that’s enough”, it gets harder and harder for them to continue with what they are doing.

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National Exclusionism: A Global Problem and the Spanish Case

By Gabriel Gustavo Núñez Pérez

For Canadian readers, the names Frente Obrero (FO) and Reconstrucción Comunista (RC) probably evoke nothing. Organizations that wrap a reactionary program in the rhetoric of Marxism-Leninism tend to flourish in the relative obscurity that comes from operating outside large media circuits; that nobody knows them beyond their borders is part of their very reason for being. But the form this phenomenon takes in Spain is sufficiently articulated, and sufficiently documented in the organization’s own texts, to deserve international attention.

Source: The Bullet No. 3311

Wildfires and Floods are Devastating Communities

By Union of BC Indian Chiefs

Today [Aug 9], on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) calls on the governments of Canada and Alberta to immediately halt efforts to advance the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline. This proposal threatens both the inherent rights of First Nations and accelerates the expansion of the fossil fuel industry at a time when communities across the country are already experiencing devastating climate disasters. Canada cannot claim to respect Indigenous rights while ignoring free, prior, and informed consent, nor can it claim climate leadership while approving infrastructure designed to expand oil production.

Source: The Bullet No. 3312

Solidarity Rally with the People of Iran

Solidarity Rally with the People of Iran and Against the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran! As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues and people bear its devastating consequences, we invite all community members and allies to join us in demanding an immediate and permanent end to the war. We call for an end to the imperialist war and stand with the people of Iran in their struggle for freedom, equality, justice, and self-determination.

Source: LeftStreamed

Senior Researcher

The Canadian Labour Congress has vacancy for a Senior Researcher within the Social and Economic Policy (SEP) department. This position is based at the CLC’s headquarters located in Ottawa, Ontario with the expectation of regular presence in the office to help facilitate collaboration with colleagues, management, and the leadership team.

External Posting Deadline: September 4, 2026.

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