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The World Turned Upside Down: Launching SR 2019

Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas St West, Toronto, ON, Canada

Join us for the launch of Socialist Register 2019: The World Turned Upside Down. Featuring presentations by Nicole Aschoff ("American’s tipping point? Between Trumpism and a new left"), Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin ("Trumping the Empire), and Colin Leys ("Corbyn and Brexit Britain: Is there a way forward for the left?"). Moderated by Greg Albo. … Keep reading »

Uber-Capitalism: Platform Mobility/Mobilizing Workers

After launching almost a decade ago, the transportation network corporations Uber and Lyft rapidly expanded their operations into cities around the world, disrupting taxi unions, degrading labour rights and diminishing public transit ridership. In this session of The Capitalism Workshop, Bronwyn Frey examines some of the worker organizational strategies emerging within Indonesia’s vast informal transportation sector.

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General Strike: Cabaret 1919

Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, AZ, Canada

An exciting cabaret evening of theatre, music and poetry on the centenary of the Winnipeg General Strike will celebrate its historical importance and enduring relevance to a diverse range of contemporary struggles.

free

The 1919 Winnipeg Strike

UJPO 585 Cranbrooke Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Story of Jewish Involvement in the 1919 Winnipeg Strike, with Roz Usiskin and Harriet Zaidman. Leo Panitch of The Socialist Project will moderate.

Poetry Night w/Giovanna Riccio and Alvin Wong

Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, AZ, Canada

Toronto’s most diverse and brave poetry reading and open mic series. Featured poets are Giovanna Riccio and Alvin Wong.

$7 – $10

FilmSocial Presents: Soylent Green

Eyesore Cinema 1176 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FilmSocial screens the dystopian cult classic Soylent Green. Saturday, November 30th @ 7:30pm at Eyesore Cinema (1176 Bloor, back room). Soylent Green (1973) brings us to New York in the year 2022. Rising global temperatures combined with food and water shortages only serve to exacerbate capitalism's pathological excess. Charlton Heston stars in this classic sci-fi/police procedural … Keep reading »

Winter Social

East of Brunswick Pub and Kitchen 720 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Canada

Join friends and old, new and emerging comrades for some winter social and cheer!  

Protest for Green Jobs in Oshawa

GM Oshawa Park Rd South and Malaga Rd, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

We Build it, We Own It: Stand With Communities, Not Corporations! Rally at outside the (soon to be former) GM Oshawa facility.

Book Launch: Socialist Register 2020: Beyond Market Dystopia, New Ways of Living

Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas St West, Toronto, ON, Canada

We warmly welcome you to join us for the Toronto book launch of Socialist Register 2020 – Beyond Market Dystopia: New Ways of Living (edited by Leo Panitch and Greg Albo). Connecting with and going beyond classical socialist themes, this volume of the Socialist Register combines analysis of the severe contradictions of neoliberal capitalism with plans for new … Keep reading »