Do you have a passion for environmental and social change? The York Environmental Studies (YES!) for a Day program is your opportunity to try out the Environmental Studies experience at York University and see if it's right for you! We offer visits Monday to Friday from January to March. It's      Show more . . .

There's a lot at stake for transit riders in the 2018 Toronto City budget. 2-hour transfers and the low income Fair Pass Program are approved but not yet funded. The TTC operating budget will not improve service levels or tackle overcrowding in 2018.      Show more . . .

Science for Peace invites you to our free weekly public lectures on global issues. Tom Rand, the Senior Advisor, Cleantech, will discuss the challenge of overcoming climate change denial. We issue a certificate of completion to anyone who attends six of the twelve lectures in the winter term. Bring      Show more . . .

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights presents Michael Petrou in a talk about the Islamic State and its media and propaganda strategy.      Show more . . .

Don't miss our first Toronto-wide #15andFairness organizing meeting of 2018!      Show more . . .

Unsettling the Commons: Social Movements Within, Against, and Beyond Settler Colonialism by Craig Fortier      Show more . . .

The Migration Law Research Cluster presents Dr. Bethany Hastie speaking on, "Movement without Mobility? The Labour Migration Paradox." Professor Hastie researches in the areas of precarious labour, and international migration. She has explored issues relating to migrant labour, labour exploitation      Show more . . .

This event will be a short speech and discussion about American Imperialism in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The event will be held in UC 67.      Show more . . .

Toronto is in the midst of a deadly crisis of homelessness. We know all three levels of government are responsible for creating the housing crisis and then refusing to deal with the consequences. But how exactly have they done this? What precisely is wrong with the Canadian housing policies? How to      Show more . . .

The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an interactive learning experience that teaches the Indigenous rights history we’re rarely taught. Developed in response to the 1996 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples — which recommended education on Canadian-Indigenous history as one      Show more . . .

Because we're not done yet.      Show more . . .

Women's March Canada – Winnipeg March acknowledges that we march on Treaty 1 territory and that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the homeland of the Metis Nation      Show more . . .

If you are reading this, there is a good chance that you've suffered from burnout at some point in your life. Perhaps you have also witnessed friends, colleagues or even whole organizations in various levels of exhaustion. In this workshop, we will examine what burnout looks like, how it can be      Show more . . .

In an education system based on Western values and knowledge, Black students go through school feeling alienated and graduate ill-equipped to bring about transformative changes in their communities. Is it not time to restructure the system?      Show more . . .

While many laud the benefit of digital technologies for the production of digital media - more access, more voices, more ways to tell a story, for example - paying attention to the experiences of workers in digital media demonstrates intensifying struggles underway. This talk presents research on      Show more . . .

Drawing on interviews with 51 anti-authoritarian organizers to investigate what it means to struggle for "the commons" within a settler colonial context. Unsettling the Commons interrogates a very important debate that took place within Occupy camps and is taking place in a multitude of movements in      Show more . . .

Celebrate Data Privacy Day with a hands-on workshop with Toronto-based developer for the Tor Project, Sukhbir Singh. Mr Singh has been a software developer in the applications and community team of the Tor Project since 2012.      Show more . . .

Why this Conference now? From Idle No More and the broader indigenous people's struggle for decolonization, to Black Lives Matter and resistance to police brutality and institutionalized racism, to the migrant justice movement’s resistance to the use of borders to control, divide and exploit      Show more . . .

Join the Montreal chapter on January 27 at noon to rally against NAFTA during the negotiations. Venue TBA      Show more . . .

A year ago, thousands of people across Canada joined in vigils and rallies in a show of solidarity with the Muslim community after the Quebec City mosque shooting. Come out on January 27th to Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square at 11AM to show our love and support to the families of Ibrahima      Show more . . .

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated annually by the United Nations on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. This year, Italy is the chair country of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. It is a global day of memorialisation for the victims of      Show more . . .

Join us for a workshop on Anti-Semitism facilitated by Sam Bick and David Zinman of the TREYF Podcast (https://www.patreon.com/treyfpodcast)!      Show more . . .

I Am Not Invisible is a Truth & Reconciliation Commission Legacy Project and Prisoner Rights campaign to raise awareness about the experiences of Inter-Generational Survivors: Indigenous and African men and women over-represented in Federal Prisons in this era of mass incarceration. We hope to      Show more . . .

John Cook - President and CEO of Greenchip Financial (fossil free and low carbon investing)      Show more . . .

Commemorating the Quebec City Mosque Massacre and Call to Action      Show more . . .

This is an introductory workshop that engages a wide range of learners in understanding power dynamics, oppression and liberation in a Canadian and global context. The workshop explores the language of social justice, and looks at models for creating more equitable communities. The workshop examines      Show more . . .

Sardined? Delayed? Can’t afford the fare?      Show more . . .

In person outreach and engaging the public in a 'one on one' or public speaking fashion can easily feel overwhelming, even for the most extroverted of us. So how can you ease the stress, anxiety, and initial barriers to actually getting people to talk to you? Come learn some tips, tricks, and best      Show more . . .

Eric Walberg's latest book, The Canada-Israel Nexus is a close examination of the long history and parallels between the two state entities. A central argument is that Israel recapitulates Canada’s colonial heritage, telescoping 300 plus years into 70 years, with important differences and      Show more . . .

The recent decision by President Donald Trump to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem amidst international condemnation has made the US the only country in the world to officially recognize Israel’s illegal, unilateral annexation of that city. At the same time, intensifying bloody repression      Show more . . .

Support your neighbours on rent strike!      Show more . . .

The Socialist Project is throwing a social to celebrate the launch of its beautiful new website and the shiny new OCAP pamphlet on basic income schemes. Please come out to Dooney's on Feb. 3rd, have fun, and bring anyone who likes to talk politics and have a good time!      Show more . . .

In light of the government's recently developed 'Voices at Risk: Guidelines for supporting human rights defenders', this roundtable discussion proposes to examine the conflicts that arise between Canada's 'economic diplomacy' to facilitate the operations of Canadian mining companies abroad and its      Show more . . .

Join OCHU to fight for better care in our hospitals and long term care facilities.      Show more . . .

Join OCIC, Tyra Cox and Alison Cox for an Indigenous Food Security Blanket Exercise - a powerful inter-active simulation, which includes a walk-through-time approach where learners become the Indigenous people and role play in an intense story of truth. Walk away with a deeper understanding of the      Show more . . .

Come join Cinema Politica Ryerson for the screening of Whose Streets? by Sabaah Folayan.      Show more . . .

A candid discussion on the complicated relationship between Canada's Black communities and the police. With Robyn Maynard, author of Policing Black Lives, civil rights lawyer Anthony Morgan and Toronto Star's Shree Paradkar. https://www.facebook.com/events/569946753352973/?active_tab=about      Show more . . .

Rapid advances in technology offer human rights activists' tremendous opportunities. We can now collect new, and richer data than ever before; gather information in dangerous or hard-to-access places and have greater capacity to project our findings and influence key decision makers and media.      Show more . . .

Menno Simons College invites you to engage with a panel of experts in refugee resettlement, in a conversation entitled, "Refugee Resettlement in Canada: Moving Forward from Lessons of the Past."      Show more . . .

More than eight years since the murder of Mariano Abarca, an outspoken community leader in Chiapas, Mexico, his son and a group of Mexican human rights defenders will visit Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto from February 5 to 9. Mariano led his community's struggle against the social and environmental      Show more . . .

Journalist and political activist Desmond Cole will speak to local teens. Other teens and adults are welcome to attend.      Show more . . .

As a result of the nebulous definitions and various exemptions in the Employment Standards Act (2000) and the Labour Relations Act (1995), many workers in Ontario have been unable to organize for decades and have been left without basic workplace protections and rights. The entertainment industry is      Show more . . .

Table-ronde sur le rôle de la diplomatie canadienne dans l'implantation de projets miniers au Mexique et dans les Amériques      Show more . . .

More than eight years since the murder of Mariano Abarca, an outspoken community leader in Chiapas Mexico, his son, and a group of Mexican human rights defenders are coming to Canada in search of justice. Mariano led his community's struggle against the social and environmental impacts of Canadian      Show more . . .

During International Development Week 2018, join the Ontario Council for International Cooperation, the YMCA of Greater Toronto, Canadian Feed The Children and photographer Allan Lissner in a lunch-time presentation featuring Allan's ongoing documentary work on Indigenous Rights issues within      Show more . . .

Rebel Knowledge is a social and environmental justice symposium that brings together activists, radical academics, critical researchers, and community organizers to learn, share, and strategize. Aiming to bridge divides and build relationships, Rebel Knowledge is a convergence of academic and      Show more . . .

The release of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee report (2015) and its 94 recommendations across all sectors have generated increased interest in the area of Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations in Canada. This series will identify an Indigenous framework incorporating values and principles      Show more . . .

Mass anti-regime protests have been taking place in over 100 cities and towns across Iran since December 28, 2017 to express the working and impoverished people's outrage against massive poverty, climbing cost of living, vast corruption and embezzlement by officials on all levels as well as brutal      Show more . . .

Budget Day Rally and Action. On February 12, City council will meet to finalize the budget for 2018. The lives of homeless people depend on the meeting’s outcome. The preliminary budget funds a maximum of 361 new shelter beds this year, less than a quarter of the 1500 that are necessary to      Show more . . .

We have long fought for establishing legislative measures to ensure economic justice. The Ontario Pay Equity Act was a key victory in both acknowledging the under-funding of women's work and in bringing in measures to ensure a process by which to achieve pay equity.      Show more . . .

The Council of Canadians invites you to an event with Dr. Gordon Laxer, who will be speaking about his new report "Escaping Mandatory Oil Exports." This report outlines how and why Canada needs to dump NAFTA's energy proportionality rule, like Mexico did in 1994. If left in place during current      Show more . . .

To mark Black History Month, Visionary Conversations will explore issues affecting the Black community and celebrate its stories.      Show more . . .

Saying that political and social oppression is a deeply unjust and widespread condition of life is not a terribly controversial statement. Likewise, theorists of justice frequently consider our obligation to not turn a blind eye to oppression. But what is our culpability in the endurance of      Show more . . .

Speaking about their essays in the Register and the issues in this year’s volume:      Show more . . .

In 2017, an estimated average of 333 people died every month from opioid related overdoses across Canada. In response to government inaction in the face of this lethal crisis, people involved in the Toronto Overdose Prevention Society setup an unsanctioned supervised injection site in Moss Park in      Show more . . .

The federal government's underfunding of services for First Nations children living on reserves has created a crisis situation for these children and their families. Join ANWHR, for a night of crafts, letter writing and sweet treats as we send messages to our Prime Minister and Members of Canadian      Show more . . .

This is a conversation with Denise B. McLeod on urban Indigenous women's realities and moving past stereotypes and changing perspectives. It also aims to build partnerships between Indigenous and mainstream service providers and organizations that can facilitate the provision of wrap-around,      Show more . . .

The 2018 Phyllis Clarke Memorial Lecture, "Four Theses on the Comrade," will be delivered by Dr. Jodi Dean, the Donald R. Harter '39 Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York.      Show more . . .

Climate chaos, poverty, inequality, racism and the rise of the far right are the dominant issues of the day. Our governments have done little or nothing to make the kind of change required to end these crises. At the same time, the campaigns of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party in the UK and Bernie      Show more . . .

Afrin and Another Genocide by the Turkish State: Radical Teach-In and Public Forum (3rd Meeting)      Show more . . .

Metis Rights Tour launch: Celebrate the launch of the new Metis Rights Tour with one of our interpreters. Learn about the history of Metis people and the rights they have fought for over the last 200 years.      Show more . . .

Please join the Occupational Health Centre for a free public presentation – Supporting Transgender People in the Workplace – presented by Frances Ennis.      Show more . . .

Celebrate our rich history of our struggle for freedom and join a discussion on the current struggles facing our community with the objective of developing strategies to makes our voices heard through political action.      Show more . . .

This presentation is a critical overview of the ways in which certain Marxist writers theorize class as well as capitalism. Deploying dialectical philosophy, and especially the form-content analysis, it presents an alternative framework for understanding capitalism. There are several political      Show more . . .

Join us for a day of learning and networking that will focus on building environmental leadership in our school communities. This conference is open to everyone (including teachers, school staff, outdoor education centres, administration, EcoTeam leads, and general public) and is an event not to be      Show more . . .

In this lecture Che Gossett brings together Fanon, Sylvia Wynter, and Afropessimism as well as recent Palestinian films about animal necropolitics to consider both abolitionist aesthetics and how abolition - which might be characterized as what Jared Sexton calls "the abolition the interminable      Show more . . .

Climate Change. Pipelines. War. Racism. Trump. Trudeau. How can we take direct action to confront and transform injustices?      Show more . . .

Join us we discuss this digital culture of lurking - from technological solutions to technological challenges! We will touch upon revenge porn, the tension between surveillance and witnessing, privacy vs civic duty, the gendered poltiics of reporting and and information sharing.      Show more . . .

Ontario's long-term care system is in crisis and is less funded than any other province in Canada.      Show more . . .

Maureen Silcoff will survey the challenges faced by Canada's inland refugee protection system, including:      Show more . . .

Danielle Ponder is a public defender by day and a musician by night. Join her to hear about her experiences, and participate in open discussion about issues of racism and social justice. It's going to be a fantastic afternoon of meaningful discussion and delicious catering by Wilfs.      Show more . . .

Do you believe in social justice in mental health? Then keep reading and get your ticket!! Join us for our Racism Talks Series!      Show more . . .

The Montreal Institute of Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University (MIGS), in partnership with U.S. Consulate General Montreal are pleased to invite you to a seminar with Rais Bhuiyan, founder of the organization World Without Hate. Mr. Bhuiyan will talk about his experiences as a      Show more . . .

Cyberbullying is a form of online harassment and violence that happens through social media and the Internet. With the rise of populism and the increasing momentum around violence against women, online harassment is shifting. Cyber-racism and cyber misogyny are two terms coined to describe the ways      Show more . . .

Celebrated as being one of America's leading young feminists, Dr. Brittney Cooper addresses issues with a fresh, honest and humorous perspective and reminds us that anger can be a powerful source of energy. Join the Department of Communication, Media and Film as Dr. Cooper explores how Black women's      Show more . . .

After nearly three years of organizing, protesting, striking, and lobbying, the Fight for $15 and Fairness secured a huge victory with the passage of Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, on November 22, 2017.      Show more . . .

Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present is a comprehensive account of nearly four hundred years of state-sanctioned surveillance, criminalization and punishment of Black life in Canada. While highlighting the ubiquity of Black resistance,      Show more . . .

You are invited to our 2018 Transit Summit. The purpose of our Summit is to build the movement for an affordable world class public transit system. This is a key time to advocate for our issues because we have a Toronto and Ontario election in 2018.      Show more . . .

The Honduro-Canadian Solidarity community invites you to join our contingent during International Women's Day rally in Toronto. We will meet at 12:30 outside of OISE (252 Bloor Street West). Look for the #JusticeforBerta banner.      Show more . . .

LIBERATION, HONOURING OUR SISTERS, CELEBRATING OUR VICTORIES, STRENGTHENING OUR RESISTANCE ON INDIGENOUS LAND! Rally at 11am at OISE, 252 Bloor Street West. March starts at 1pm.      Show more . . .

This event will be held as an action in the aftermath of the verdict released on February 22nd in which Raymond Cormier was found not guilty in the second-degree murder of 15 year old Tina Fontaine. Systematic colonial violence in Canada still remains rampant and we must take action in letting our      Show more . . .

This event intends to inform the public about the health, social and economic impacts of universal Pharmacare, and intends to help keep this issue at the forefront of the political agenda for Ontario and Canada as a whole.      Show more . . .

Clean Air Hamilton and the City of Hamilton are pleased to announce the tenth biennial Upwind Downwind Conference. The 2018 conference is focusing on the City of Hamilton’s airshed model, provincial air quality work, practical solutions and new partnerships to address air quality issues in      Show more . . .

Emerging waves of struggles in sectors such as logistics, food delivery, journalism, and other platform-based sites of labour are showing how workers resist the casualized and precarious work conditions of the digital economy. Uber, Deliveroo, Amazon, Instagram, and many other platform-based      Show more . . .

In today's world, national citizenship determines a person's ability to migrate across borders. In Migration Borders Freedom (2017, Routledge), Harald Bauder questions that premise. Recognizing the magnitude of deaths occurring at contemporary borders worldwide, Bauder problematizes the concept of      Show more . . .

First launched in Toronto in 2005, IAW has grown to become one of the most important global events in the Palestine solidarity calendar. This year, IAW will take place in more than 150 cities across the globe. The week aims to raise awareness about Israel's ongoing practices of apartheid,      Show more . . .

Feminism & Anti-Racism: Roach & Rebick — 20 Years Later      Show more . . .

Enjoy the day of speakers and workshops on topics such as, the involvement of racialised and indigenous women have participated in the feminist movement historically, how do we own our movement and much more.      Show more . . .

Let's all get together that's one Community United and Duty love and activism, to save Thunder Bay, to save the Earth our home.      Show more . . .

On March 11, 2011, the world's largest industrial accident occurred - a triple nuclear meltdown - in Fukushima, Japan. An area up to 50 km was evacuated and 160,000 people displaced, most whom have yet to return. Plants and animals are genetically damaged      Show more . . .

"We Are the First Generation that Can End Poverty, and the Last that Can End Climate Change"- Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon      Show more . . .

People often see and hear on the news that government is giving money to another Indigenous band or that there have been huge payouts to bands for the right for government to build something through or on their land. Why? Is money helping the situation? Why are we giving it? Come and join Harold      Show more . . .

Bargaining came down to the wire here at U of T just a few weeks ago, with CUPE 3902 securing a deal for TAs/CIs and averting a strike. At York, CUPE 3903 is mobilizing to strike in pursuit of a fair deal for workers. And at George Brown, OPSEU Local 556 are fresh off of an intense battle to protect      Show more . . .

What's holding up the Relief Line? When will the TTC get the funding it needs to fix overcrowding and long wait times?      Show more . . .

Please join us for a Panel Discussion on the options for creating new affordable housing in Parkdale.      Show more . . .

There is a pervasive sense that refugees and poor immigrants, particularly those without full immigration status, take resources away from the poor who were born in Canada. Many politicians exploit this sentiment to sow division among the poor for personal gain. Even those politicians who may not be      Show more . . .

To be held on the traditional territory of the Mississauga of the New Credit First Nation, Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, Wendat, and Huron Indigenous Peoples.      Show more . . .

On the occasion of INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, the Committee of Progressive Pakistani-Canadians presents:      Show more . . .

The world is facing its biggest refugee crisis in almost 70 years. Most attention has focused on Syria, but there are similar stories elsewhere, from Central Americans crossing through Mexico to Eritreans held hostage by gangs in the Sinai Peninsula. While there has been a renewed commitment to      Show more . . .

We have seen increasing numbers of people overdosing and dying from unsafe drugs in the last few years. The effect of this crisis on individuals, families and communities is resulting in increasing fear and concerns. The overdose crisis has lead to changes in harm reduction, healthcare strategies      Show more . . .

In celebration of the Equity Offices' 20th anniversary, join us on March 20th, 2018 for the Diversity & Inclusion Round-Table and Tri-Awards Celebration. At this event you will hear from leading practitioners in the fields of equity, diversity and inclusion.      Show more . . .

Learn the story of how Vote.org used emerging technology for one of the largest electoral mobilizations in US history. Brad Schenck, an alum of Organizing for America, Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign and Rainforest Action Network will share his insights as the Head of Engagement for      Show more . . .

What does Transraciality mean? What does it mean that our conditions for change have to change?      Show more . . .

Toronto City Councillor Neethan Shan is inviting various stakeholders including but not limited to ethno-specific organizations, local cultural and social service organizations, activists, residents, and faith groups to an evening of knowledge sharing and learning.      Show more . . .

Protect communities, fisheries, tourism and climate from Big Oil      Show more . . .

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March.On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid pass laws. United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the      Show more . . .

Leilani Farha was appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing in June 2014. She is also the Executive Director of Canada Without Poverty, a national anti-poverty charitable organization based in Ottawa. A lawyer by training, for the past 20 years Leilani has worked both internationally      Show more . . .

Do you believe in social justice in the justice system? Then keep reading and get your ticket!! Join us for our Racism Talks Series!      Show more . . .

On the occasion of the Semaine d'actions contre le racisme, the Conseil interculturel de Montreal is organizing a roundtable on the issue of systemic racism. If racism is morally and politically unacceptable, it is nevertheless a phenomena rooted in our plural societies. Racism manifests itself in      Show more . . .

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation's Canada Lecture invites accomplished Canadians to raise awareness and understanding of critical issues related to racism, racial discrimination, and creating social harmony in our society. The program provides a forum for addressing ways and challenges in      Show more . . .

No longer a disastrous future lurking later in the century, climate change is already causing extreme weather, droughts and floods around the world, exacerbating existing inequalities and creating the conditions for further rounds of accumulation by dispossession. In addition to the climate, Earth      Show more . . .

Celebrate World Water Day with us at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema with FREE film screenings followed by a discussion. We have two special films lined up – a Toronto premiere and a North American premiere – both of which are saying 'FRACK OFF!' to oil and gas companies in the name of      Show more . . .

Please join Science for Peace in collaboration with Pachamama Alliance for "An Introduction to Drawdown," led by Jon Love and Satya Robinson of JLS-Global.ca. By donation.      Show more . . .

Join us for the 2018 Walter Gordon Symposium. The panel will focus on the social implications of counting as it relates to the law and its enforcement. The proliferation of data analytics within police departments and related law enforcement agencies presents important ethical questions for the      Show more . . .

Join us at this FREE public forum to learn about the important labour law reforms we’ve won in Ontario, how we can protect our gains and extend our victories so that every single worker receives at least $15 an hour and fairness at work. With special guest: Bhairavi Desai, founder of the New      Show more . . .

Are you between 14 and 29 and interested in social and environmental issues, art and activism? Join us for Global Youth Day 2018      Show more . . .

Kinder Morgan is poised to start a key phase of construction on a pipeline and tanker project that would put hundreds of rivers and streams at risk of oil spills -- but a powerful movement is rising up to defend the land, water, and climate.      Show more . . .