CALLS TO ACTION
CMA must condemn war on Gaza healthcare
Israel is waging war on Palestinian health workers and facilities.The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) must demand the release of Kamal Adwan hospital director Hossam Abu Safiyeh and join the World Health Organization in publicly condemning Israel’s war on Palestinian health workers and infrastructure.
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EVENTS
ONA Phone and Email Zap
When: January 9th, 12pmJoin nurses and healthcare professionals to demand that decision makers negotiate registered nurse-to-patient ratios as they bargain for the next provincial hospital contract. Understaffing and service closures in hospitals are getting worse as hospital CEOs and the Ford Conservatives continue to funnel our public taxpayer money into private clinics. Nurses and healthcare professionals are fighting for staffing ratios to provide the care that people need and deserve. Hospital members need your support as they fight for nursing ratios. On January 9, 2025 from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. join the phone and email zap! A computer and phone are required to participate. We will provide all the information you need to take action during the meeting.
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Film screening: “Common Ground”
When: January 10th, 6:30pmWhere: Cecil Community Centre
Tickets: $10+
Join the fun with Compost Toronto, at this new film by the makers of Kiss the Ground. Celebrate regenerative agriculture, climate action and healthy food!
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Gaza Square
When: Every Sunday, 11am to 1pmWhere: 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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Weekly Phone-zap for Palestine
When: Mondays at 12:30pmWeek 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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Canadian Foreign Policy Hour with Yves Engler
When: Mondays at 6pmJoin 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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Sites Save Lives
When: Monday January 13th, 7.30pmWhere: Trinity St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor Street W
Public meeting in support of supervised consumption sites.
Sponsored by former mayors David Crombie and John Sewell.
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Booktalk: Pitfall
When: January 14th, 3pmJoin Earthworks and MiningWatch Canada for a talk with Christopher Pollon, author of Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World’s Most Vulnerable Places.
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Digi-Labour
When: January 14th, 4pmBook talk with Tanner Mirrlees (Ontario Tech).
Book: Work in the Digital Media and Entertainment Industries (Routledge)
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Book launch: Climate Change is a Class Issue
When: January 14th, 6pmThe Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is honoured to host Sarah Glynn and John Clarke to launch their book Climate Change is a Class Issue as the first installment in the school’s brand new webinar series!
This book is addressed, primarily, to a working-class audience because most books on climate change ignore working-class concerns; because the working class will be affected first and worst, despite being least responsible; and because the people most responsible for climate change are too vested in the current system to countenance significant disruption, while the combined power of the working class is the force that can bring the world to its senses.
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Join the TWHP
When: January 14th, 7pmThe Toronto Workers History Project is always looking for new recruits to join our Executive Committee – people with great ideas and good connections to help build our programs. A commitment to labour and a keen interest in history are important.
The committee consists of a president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, and at least nine at-large members. The term is for one year. Monthly meetings are held on Zoom.
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Followed by “The Truth About the ’37 Oshawa Strike” (at 7:30pm)
Join us as Tony Leah, longtime union activist and member of Local 222 in Oshawa, discusses his fascinating new book on the strike of 1937.
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People’s March – Fighting for a Better World
When: Saturday, January 18th, 12pmWhere: March begins at US Consulate, 361 University Ave
Join the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Community Solidarity Toronto, and International Women’s Day Toronto to push back against hate and the far right on Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The Labour Movement is mobilizing and the stakes are higher than ever. Let’s fight for a better world in Canada in solidarity with our friends in the US.
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FilmSocial Presents: “Sweet Country”
When: Wednesday, January 22nd, 7pmWhere: Eyesore Cinema, 1176 Bloor St
Set in the sparsely populated outback of Australia’s Northern Territory, “Sweet Country” explores the tension between European settlers and indigenous people in the period between the two world wars. Based on true events, the film follows the story of Sam Kelly, an aboriginal farm worker who is accused of murdering a white settler and WW1 veteran. Sam is forced to go on the run from a legal and judicial system almost certainly stacked against him.
The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to be presenting “Sweet Country” as the first instalment in 2025 of the ongoing FilmSocial series of film screenings.
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ARTICLES
Lock-Outs: The Newly Embedded Right to Strike
By Harry GlasbeekThere is a new epidemic in Canada. It is the use of the lock-out by large employers in some federally regulated sectors. For instance, the lock-out was used by Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. last August. Another lock-out was announced on 5 November by members of the BC Maritime Employers Association, who operate port terminals across the length of the British Columbia coast and, in Montreal, on 10 November, the Maritime Employers Association locked-out its workers.
Source: The Bullet No. 3076
Resisting Empire and Injustice Through Fiction
Tamara Pearson interviewed by Alexandria ShanerEmpire and injustice are not abstract concepts – they shape our daily lives. Awareness alone won’t change that. We can read the news, digest the facts, but change requires more than information; it demands emotional connection, imagination, a vision for something different, and a willingness to dismantle the systems that uphold these injustices. Storytelling is crucial in this process. It allows us to understand and challenge the status quo, to resist, and to create the futures we need.
Source: The Bullet No. 3077
On Rafael Barrett: A Radical Voice in a Dispossessed Land
William Costa interviewed by Michael D. YatesRafael Barrett was born in Torrelavega in northern Spain, close to the Bay of Biscay. Eldest of two sons, he grew up in a well-to-do, though not extremely wealthy, family and enjoyed the privileges that such families took for granted: travel, good education, social and cultural capital. For reasons made clear in William Costas’s Introduction to Paraguayan Sorrow, Barrett left Spain in 1902, going first to Paris, followed by Buenos Aires, and then in 1904, traveled to Paraguay. He arrived with his classical liberal, if elitist, politics intact, but within a short time, he underwent a transformation, becoming a fierce critic of the nation’s politicians and landowners and a dedicated champion of its workers and peasants.
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EMPLOYMENT
Youth Program Coordinator
Windows-to-Opportunity is a community-based mentorship program that is designed to engage BIPOC youth, ages 15 to 24, in the arts, culture and technology. As a part of the Centre’s executive team, the Program Coordinator works closely with the Executive Director and liaises with instructors, mentors, partners, and students to implement all program activities in accordance with the Ministry’s guidelines. The Coordinator will perform duties that include, but are not limited, to reporting, coordination, designing events, budgeting, registering participants, researching and administration. Blackhurst Cultural Centre (BCC) – The People’s Residence is a non-profit and destination that provides opportunities to experience the rich culture and history of Canadians of African and Caribbean ancestry.Send your Cover Letter and Resume to info@blackhurstcc.org by January 12, 2025 at 11:59PM.
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CALLOUT
Call for Artists for Food Sovereignty
In April 2025, during the 3rd Global Nyéléni Forum — the most important event of the global movement for food sovereignty, systemic transformation, and justice for all — the Nyéléni Virtual Gallery will be launched as a space for committed artists engaged in popular struggles. So far, the Nyéléni process has united small-scale food producers, including farmers, fishers, and pastoralists, alongside Indigenous Peoples, feminist groups, racialized communities, academics, and human rights defenders from around the world. Now is the time to strengthen our alliances and join forces with others who resist the oppression of the system.We invite artists from all backgrounds to submit their works in various formats by January 31, 2025, for the “Call: Artists for Food Sovereignty – Nyéléni Edition.”