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SUMMARY:Introduction to Socialism
DESCRIPTION:Curious about socialism? Interested about if it is really possible and taking a sober look at the problems it will face? Want to discuss how to begin affecting change right now?  \nIn these uncertain and dangerous times\, The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is a space to listen\, discuss and challenge the contemporary relevancy of socialism.   \nThe School’s flagship course\, Introduction to Socialism\, is designed for both those experienced activists always looking to learn more\, and those newer to socialist ideas and full of questions. It will not only provide a unique venue for collectively tackling important topics\, but also a welcoming space where any question relevant to socialist organizing\, no matter how basic or advanced\, can be raised and discussed. \nInstead of providing exact definitions and historical readings\, the course will focus on understanding the structures of capitalism in order to challenge it and begin building a better world. We will rely on the ideas and lived experience of participants to enhance the presentations\, examples\, and collective discussions that make up each session. \nOver 8 weeks we’ll explore topics such as what and who is the working class\, what makes socialism different\, how we can overcome political barriers\, how socialists can approach elections and winning reforms in the existing state\, what role trade unions and political parties have played for working class struggles\, and much more!  \nWhen: Sunday September 27\, weekly until November 22. All classes 2:30-5pm (skipping Thanksgiving weekend)\nWhere: Jubilee United Church – 6000 Sussex Ave\, Burnaby\, BC V5H 3C2\nWho: Anyone and everyone curious about socialism!
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/tntroduction-socialism-burnaby/
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SUMMARY:Canadian Healthcare Today
DESCRIPTION:Since its inception\, Canadian healthcare has provided the vast majority of Canadians with medical services free at the point of care and provided by both public and private actors. However\, this system has long faced compounding challenges\, including: cost-containment\, chronic health human resource shortages\, prolonged wait times and the rise of “hallway medicine\,” and systemic racism in healthcare delivery. \nOver the last few decades\, these challenges have increased as federal and provincial governments have clawed back funding\, laid off workers\, and the use of new forms of private\, corporate actors to fill gaps in care. \nThis educational panel event\, hosted by the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education\, brings together health system researchers and public healthcare advocates to shed light on these critical developments and how we can push back on privatization and systemic racism within our healthcare system. \nWhen: November 6 – Doors: 6:30pm\, Start: 7:00pm\nWhere: Owl’s Club\, 847 Dovercourt Road\, Toronto ON\nCost: Free/by donation
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/canadian-healthcare-today/
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SUMMARY:Fighting to Win
DESCRIPTION:Unions and social movements today are operating under incredibly dire circumstances. There is great economic uncertainty and we confront the worsening impact of climate change as well as a global situation marked by the growing threat of conflict and war. When workers strike or communities under attack take to the streets\, it seems that victories are much harder to win and past gains more difficult to defend. \nThis course will grapple with these questions by looking at the forms of exploitation and oppression that exist in society and the means by which the power structure acts to limit and contain our struggles. The course will move towards a discussion of how our movements can overcome the factors that hold them back and to fight to win! \nWhen – Thursday November 12\, weekly until December 3. All classes 6-8pm\nWhere -Downtown Toronto – Venue shared with registrants\nHow – Advance registration required\nCost – Free/recommended donation $20
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/fighting-to-win-26/
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SUMMARY:Booklaunch: Lenin's Comintern Revisited
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the launch of the soft-cover version of John Riddell’s Lenin’s Comintern Revisited (Haymarket Books)\, and discuss lessons from the period of the Communist International for today’s movements and struggles.  \nThe Communist International (or ‘Comintern’) was launched in 1919 to promote worldwide extension of the 1917 workers’ and peasants’ revolution in Russia. During the Comintern’s first years under the leadership of V.I. Lenin\, it proposed and tested strategic and tactical concepts that retain their value and continue to be studied. While the Communist International was soon to be deformed and destroyed by the rise of bureaucracy and authoritarianism associated with Stalinism\, its perspective on the fight for international revolutionary change still presents a compelling vision\, and is an inspiring example for millions throughout the world. \nLenin’s Comintern Revisited is the latest volume in the Comintern publishing project and another monumental achievement for John\, his co-editor Mike Taber\, and all those involved in preserving this important part of revolutionary history. It represents the culmination of a decades-long project to make available the proceedings of the congresses of the Communist International (comintern) held during Lenin’s time. \nWhen: November 21 – Doors open: 1:30pm\, Event start: 2:00pm\nWhere: College Street United Church\, 454 College Street\, Toronto
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/lenin-comintern/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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