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Apr 21, 2026 - Film: We Lend A Hand

When: Tuesday, April 21st, 7pm

From 1941-52, thousands of Ontario high school women, from cities (including Toronto), towns and rural areas devoted their summers to support agricultural labour during and after WWII. During WWII, our farm produce was shipped to Europe to feed the needs of the war effort.

Following the screening, Bonnie Sitter, co-author of Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz, Memories of Ontario Farmerettes, along with some special guests, will share the stories and experiences of the Farmerettes.

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Apr 22, 2026 - Film: Changing Lanes

When: April 22nd
Ride: 5:30pm at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Entrance
Screening: 7pm at the York School, Senior Campus (1320 Yonge St)
All are welcome on the ride, but seating is limited. PWYC cash at venue ($10 recommended). RSVP to reserve your seat.

Changing Lanes (2025): When a beloved teacher is tragically killed in a hit-and-run crash in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a grassroots movement emerges to transform a notoriously dangerous four-lane boulevard into a safer, two-lane street with protected bike lanes. While many applaud the proposed road diet, it also sparks a backlash -- led in part by a powerful local business owner. As government support begins to waver, neighbors unite to challenge entrenched interests and fight for a safer Greenpoint.

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Apr 22, 2026 - Ellen Meiksins lecture /w Bhaskar Sunkara

When: April 22nd, 6pm
Where: TMU, George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church St

Bhaskar Sunkara is the 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecturer. Ellen Meiksins Wood believed deeply in the importance of encouraging a new generation's rethinking of socialism, keyed to the class and social movements of the time. As the founding editor of Jacobin, president of The Nation, and publisher of Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy, Sunkara helped lay the intellectual foundations for this generation's socialist movements, including the movement behind Zohran Mamdani's historic campaign for Mayor of New York City.

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Apr 23, 2026 - How to break the climate silence

When: Thursday April 23rd, 12noon

Earth Day might get people talking about climate change, but how do we make it an everyday conversation? Canadians aren't sharing their concerns or questions about climate change with each other. To talk through how we can change that, Re.Climate has invited panelists who are having climate conversations every day. They'll offer practical advice for how to talk to elected officials, how to broach climate and climate solutions in daily life and how to break through the noise on social media platforms.

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