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Apr 24, 2024 - Fady Joudah Toronto launch for [...]

When: April 24th, 7pm
Where: Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St W
Tickets: $10

From one of our most acclaimed contemporary writers, an urgent and essential collection of poems illuminating the visionary presence of Palestinians.

Fady Joudah's powerful sixth collection of poems opens with, "I am unfinished business," articulating the ongoing pathos of the Palestinian people. A rendering of Joudah's survivance, [...] speaks to Palestine's daily and historic erasure and insists on presence inside and outside the ancestral land.

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Apr 25, 2024 - Status for All

When: April 25th
Where: 48B Rosemount Ave (12pm - Ahmed Hussen)
Where: 430 Parliament St (10:45am - Marci Ien)

Migrants and supporters in over 25 cities across the country are delivering names of petitioners to Cabinet Ministers. We are showing up to local constituency offices calling on them to support permanent resident status for all undocumented people without delay.

migrantrights.ca

Apr 25, 2024 - No Arms in the Arts Festival

When: April 25 to May 5

Join the "No Arms in the Arts Festival", a 10-day counter-program to Hot Docs including actions, film screenings, and talks. We are calling on Scotiabank to fully divest from Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems and for all cultural institutions receiving funding from the bank, including Hot Docs, CONTACT, and the Giller Prize, to end their complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

From April 25 to May 5, join us in the call: No Arms in the Arts! Scotiabank, Divest from Elbit!

All events will be PWYC to decolonize our cultural sector and empower artists and arts workers from Turtle Island to Palestine!

noarmsinthearts.com

Apr 26, 2024 - Day of Mourning

When: Friday, April 26th, 12pm
Where: Larry Sefton Park (Just behind City Hall), 500 Bay St

Join us in-person on Friday, April 26, 2024 to mark the Day of Mourning in Toronto and York Region. We will be holding a heartfelt tribute in two locations for the numerous workers who have tragically lost their lives, suffered injuries, or faced illnesses because of workplace incidents.

Let's stand united in remembrance and passionately advocate for the safety and well-being of all workers.

labourcouncil.ca