CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES

Support LCBO Workers!

Email Action – Support LCBO Workers! Keep the LCBO PUBLIC!

We need good jobs in our communities and we need public revenue to support public services.

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Film screening/discussion: “Stolen Time”

When: Thursday, July 18th, 6:30pm
Where: WAC, 720 Spadina, second floor

A compelling call for justice, “Stolen Time” follows charismatic elder rights lawyer Melissa Miller as she takes on the corporate for-profit nursing-home industry — an industry notorious for its lack of transparency and accountability. As the legal battle unfolds, families, frontline caregivers and change-makers chronicle an urgent crisis with ramifications — and inspiration — for us all.

justice4workers.org

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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Caravan for Palestine

When: July 21st
Meetup at 10am, Cineplex Cinemas, Mississauga

The return of R2L Car Rallies: Join us on July 21st enroute to the Canadian side at Niagara Falls and make this the largest Palestinian Caravan Ontario has ever seen.

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Weekly Phone-zap for Palestine

When: Mondays at 12pm

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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Justice for Garvin Yapp

When: July 22nd, 3pm
Where: 400 University Ave

Garvin Yapp was killed in a workplace accident on August 14, 2022. Yapp, a migrant farm worker, worked for 34 years in Canada as a farm worker. The rally is being organized to coincide with a pretrial prosecution against his employer, which will take place on July 23, 2024. Please join us to demand changes to our workplace laws to protect farm workers against, dirty, dangerous and deadly work. Protect those who put food on our tables.

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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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The current situation of the Philippines

When: Wednesday, July 24th, 8pm

If the Philippines is rich, why are its people poor? What are the burning issues in the Philippine economy and government? What does Philippine labour migration look like post-COVID? How has the climate crisis impacted farmers, fisherfolk, and Indigenous peoples in the Philippines? Join this webinar, which will seek to answer these questions and more by highlighting issues that affect Filipino youth in the homeland and overseas.

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Know Your Rights Workshop

When: July 25th, 6pm

Can you be paid in cash? Can your boss ask for a doctor’s note if you take a sick day? How far in advance must your boss give you your schedule? Learn about this and more at our upcoming Know your Rights at Work workshop taking place Thursday, July 25th, via Zoom! Together, we’ll discuss what our rights are, how we can protect ourselves at work, and what we can do to push for more in our workplaces and across Ontario.

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Celebration Of Cuba’s Rebellion Day

When: July 26th, 7pm
Where: Trinity St. Paul Church, 427 Bloor St W

On July 26, 1953, a group of brave young Cubans led by Fidel Castro attacked the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes garrisons, symbols of the tyranny and occupation of Cuba under the U.S. puppet regime of Batista. Although the attack was militarily defeated it raised the banner of struggle which led to the victory of the Cuba Revolution on Jan. 1, 1959.

This year’s anniversary celebration coincides with the ever-tightening genocidal economic, financial and trade blockade of Cuba, combined with the arbitrary naming of Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism” which aims to “suffocate the Cuban people into submission to no avail! The resistance of the Cuban people to defend the conquests of their revolution today is only matched with the heroic resistance of the Palestinian people against the ongoing genocide in Gaza and their thirst for liberation from occupation. Let’s celebrate our victories and resistance!

forumoncuba.com

Run For Palestine

When: Sunday, July 28th, 9am – 5pm
Where: Budapest Park, 1575 Lake Shore Boulevard W

All proceeds will be donated to Islamic Relief Canada to support the Provision of Emergency Food and Health Services in the Gaza Strip.

Run for Palestine (RfP) is a family-oriented, fun-filled day that welcomes all members of the community where participants can walk or run 5 Km to raise funds for much needed humanitarian projects helping the Palestinian people.

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Take Cuba Off the List and End the US Blockade

We, unions, political parties, and popular movements from around the globe, recognize Cuba as a pillar of international peace and justice and demand the immediate removal of its US designation as a “state-sponsor of terrorism.” In January 1959, Cuba dared to chart a revolutionary path in the belly of the beast, putting behind the indignities of colonial rule that had tormented its people for centuries. Since then, it stood firmly with the aspirations of peoples across the Third World.

Source: The Bullet No. 3016

Nine Months of Genocide in Gaza

By Independent Jewish Voices

This week marks nine months of Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza. The latest official estimates indicate that over 38,000 Palestinians have been killed so far, though according to leading medical journal the Lancet, that number may be closer to five times that amount. No words can describe the horrors Palestinians in Gaza have witnessed for the past nine months. Nor can words do justice to the rage and sorrow we have felt.

Source: The Bullet No. 3017

From Genocide in Gaza to Decolonizing Palestine

While our attention and hearts are focused on Gaza, civil society cannot abandon the wider fight for Palestinian rights and a better future for everyone between the River and the Sea. Jeff Halper is a Jewish Israeli-American peace activist and author, co-founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, and a founding member of the Palestinian-led One Democratic State Campaign. He is the author of Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism, and the Case for One Democratic State.

Source: LeftStreamed