Book Launch: The Contradictions of Pension Fund Capitalism
March 29, 2018
When: Thursday, March 29th, 7pm Where: Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street Kevin Skerrett (Research Officer for the Canadian Union of Public Employees) and Chris Roberts (National Director of Social and Economic Policy for the Canadian Labour of Congress) discuss the significance of their edited book, The Contradictions of Pension Fund Capitalism (Cornell University Press, 2018). […] Learn More
Toronto’s Housing Crisis
December 1, 2017
When: Friday December 1st, 7pm Where: Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. Free or PWYC Why it’s happening and what to do about it. Presentations by: * Simon Wallace – The Parkdale Rent Strike * Niko Block – Why Housing Costs are Skyrocketing Organized by the Socialist Project, co-sponsored by Centre for Social Justice | Facebook […] Learn More
The France of Macron, the ‘New’ Neoliberal Reforms and the Left
August 22, 2017
When: Tuesday, August 22nd, 7pm Where: A Different Booklist Cultural Centre, 777 Bathurst St. (South of Bathurst subway stop) Analyses and Reportbacks from the 2017 Election with Stefan Kipfer and Nathan Rao The 2017 Presidential and Parliamentary elections produced a paradoxical result: the victory of a youngish Emmanuel Macron who is a pure product of […] Learn More
South Africa, a Dream Betrayed
April 20, 2017
When: Thursday April 20th, 7pm Where: A Different Booklist Cultural Centre, 777 Bathurst Street Understanding the Political Crisis in South Africa Since 1994, the political leaders of South Africa have attempted to solve the national question through the ‘de-racialisation’ of the economy and society. How to remake the state without addressing the benefits and misfortunes […] Learn More
No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age
December 1, 2016
When: Thursday, December 1st, 7pm Where: United Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street, Toronto Income inequality has reached levels not seen since the 1920s. Labor unions’ membership is in decline, and popular opinion has turned against them. Promising movements like Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter lack an organized base, and therefore are unable to […] Learn More