CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES

Petition on Deep Seabed Mining

A Canadian company – The Metals Company – has circumvented international law, the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea, and the authority of the multilateral International Seabed Authority (ISA). Frustrated by not receiving permits through the ISA when it wanted them, The Metals Company has applied for permits to mine the deep seabed in international waters – the Common Heritage of Humankind – through the US government. We believe the Canadian government, as a signatory to UNCLOS, has an obligation to assure that its nationals do not breach international law.

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OPSEU Strike (week 7)

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 fifth 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.

opseu.org | opseu.org

Moving Beyond Hierarchies

When: July 9th, 1pm

How do we break down rigid, top-down structures and build spaces rooted in community? Join Mariam Waliji and Sara Mai Chitty for an interactive session that explores anti-colonial, relational approaches to re-imagining governance. Whether you are planning events or building coalitions – across internal departments or between non-profit organizations – this workshop offers a holistic framework to shift away from traditional hierarchies.

Through real-world case studies and a hands-on Sphere of Influence activity, participants will map out their own capacity for impact. The session will conclude with a collaborative shareback, ensuring you leave with actionable takeaways to foster deeply rooted, collaborative relationships in your own work.

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Progressive Vision for AI & Digital Sovereignty

When: July 9th, 6pm
Where: George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church St

The global economy is overly dependent on U.S. tech giants for digital infrastructure, data, and artificial intelligence. U.S. laws and corporate dominance threaten external control over digital systems, putting sovereignty, privacy, and democracy at risk.

Democracies must be free from foreign influence and of profit at the expense of livelihoods. Meanwhile, AI as a tool for the profit of Big Tech companies is used to threaten jobs, undermine public education, healthcare, and public services, and erodes public trust. How do we make digital sovereignty and public, democratically controlled AI for the public good into real nation-building initiatives?

broadbentinstitute.ca

Class Strength in North America Today

When: July 9th, 6:30pm

Join us for a virtual panel discussion between Jay Youngdahl, Sam Gindin, and Adolf Reed Jr. on contemporary issues of class division and strength in North America.

The trio will discuss: where do divisions in the working class come from and who benefits from them? How can solidarity be built between workers across sectors today?

wahc-museum.ca

Venezuela: What is True, What is False?

When: July 9th, 8pm

Numa Molina is a Venezuelan Jesuit priest, theologian, journalist, and political commentator whose public life brings together Christian faith, liberation theology, anti-imperialism, and commitment to the Bolivarian Revolution. He was a friend of Pope Francis, Father Miguel d’Escoto, and President Hugo Chávez, and remains a friend of President Nicolás Maduro and of Cuba and Nicaragua. For Molina, politics and theology are inseparable from solidarity with the poor and the struggle for sovereignty; as he has said, “We must live with the poor, as the poor, and from the perspective of the poor.”

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Sistering Solidarity Concert

When: July 10th, 5:30pm
Where: 962 Bloor St W

The Democratic Socialists of Canada and the Common College of Art stand with the workers of Sistering Women’s Shelter who have been on strike for the past many weeks demanding the bare minimum: to be able to afford their groceries and not worry about being a paycheque away from being on the streets. Social and Community workers work tirelessly to care for the most vulnerable people, uplifting women and their communities everyday!

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NATO in Crisis (post summit)

When: July 11th, 9am

What does the NATO summit mean for our vision and our movement? How do we build alternatives to NATO and war in the new context?

Our vision: common security through cooperation; disarmament and peace through coalition building (scene setting with Joseph Gerson, USA, and Walden Bello, Philippines).

Concluding words and presentation of the declaration about No to NATO and forthcoming events by Ludo and Annachiara.

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A Breath of Clean Air

When: Saturday July 11th, 2:30pm
Where: Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Ave

Join Clean Indoor Air Toronto for A Breath of Clean Air, a workshop to learn how to improve indoor air quality and make our indoor environments more resilient to the impacts of air pollution and climate change.

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Know Your Immigration Rights

When: July 11th, 5pm

Join us to discuss your rights as undocumented persons and during interactions with CBSA. This is a safe and confidential space to learn, connect, and build community.

workersactioncentre.org

Summer Practice School

When: Sundays (1-4pm), July 12 to Sept 20 Biweekly

Alliance of Workers and Students (AWAS) is launching a summer series of hands-on trainings to build practical skills for actions and organizing. Sessions will include security culture at actions, street medic, legal observing (LO), Know Your Rights (KYR), chant leading, street tactics, and more.

The goal is to build collective capacity across the city, so more of us feel confident stepping into key roles at actions.

Sessions will run bi-weekly on weekends and be led in collaboration with experienced organizers and groups.

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Filmscreening: No Jets TO!

When: July 13th, 6:30pm (second date added July 20th)
Where: Friends House

How can we prevent jets on our waterfront? Stay after the film to meet the filmmaker Elizabeth Littlejohn and hear WHAT YOU CAN DO about the proposal to expand the airport – and what it means for the waterfront from NoJetsTO and for our health from Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE).

Speaker lineup: Elizabeth Littlejohn, Norm di Pasquale for No Jets TO and Anne Keary from CAPE. This event is co-hosted by Toronto Climate Film Festival, ClimateFast and Environmental Defence.

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Tenant Rights Workshop

When: July 7 and July 14, 7pm

Are you a tenant in the GTA? Do you have questions about your legal rights?

These FREE and interactive workshops are designed to explain the law, your rights and answer your questions.

torontotenants.org

VOW Summer Peace Lunch

When: July 15th, 12:30pm

Canadian Voice of Women for Peace are inviting you to join us for a Summer Peace Lunch in Toronto with special guest Ellen Woodsworth, Co-Chair of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Canada.

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Debating Class Politics and Canadian Unions

When: July 17th, 7pm
Where: College Street United Church, 502 Bathurst St

The Leo Panitch School is proud to present the launch of Out of the Impasse? Debating Class Politics and Canadian Unions. It represents the latest in the long running series of pamphlets published by the Socialist Project. It features four pieces of striking analysis, all drawing from Rosenfeld’s decades of experience as an autoworker, educator, and socialist activist.

“These interventions remind us that worker power depends not only on shop-floor solidarity, but on building a capacity for independent collective political action by unions and workers…”

All are invited to join as we celebrate this new entry into the debates on Canadian socialism and working class politics!

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Cyprus in the New World Disorder

By Nicos Trimikliniotis and Eren Duzgun

Since 7 October 2023, Cyprus has moved from the margins of Middle Eastern conflict into its operational geography. British bases on the island have supported Israeli and US military activity across the region; the Republic of Cyprus has expanded defence cooperation with the United States, Israel, France, and Greece; and Northern Cyprus has been integrated more deeply into Turkey’s military infrastructure. The March 2026 drone strikes on the island exposed the consequence: Cyprus can no longer host the machinery of regional war while assuming that war will remain elsewhere.

Source: The Bullet No. 3302

Colonialism and Capitalism (1500 – 2025)

Bryan Palmer is the author of three volume history of Canada, Capitalism, and Colonialism!

Moderated by Deb Cowen. Presentations by Russ Diabo, George Elliott Clarke, and John Clarke.

Source: LeftStreamed