Liter-Ally: Poetry Towards Left Renewal
A Different Booklist 777 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaLiter-ally: Poetry Towards Renewal brings together Toronto-based poets to address the opportunity and challenge of Left renewal. How are poets rethinking politics on the left? What role might poetry play in left politics today? Poetry as art. Poetry as thought. Poetry as resistance. Join us for an evening of readings and spoken word performances by a … Keep reading »
What’s Left, Toronto? Radical Alternatives for the City Election
Friends House 60 Lowther Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAs the Doug Ford Conservatives unpack their agenda, towns and cities across Ontario are getting ready for the October municipal elections. In Toronto, much of the early public debate leading up to the elections has been narrow and dominated by the Tories’ Bill 5, which proposes to cut in half the number of wards for … Keep reading »
Hotels vs Housing? Platforms, Rent and Resistance in Toronto
WAC 720 Spadina Ave, 2nd floor (suite 202), Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWhether it is called the collaborative, platform, crowd-sourcing, or ‘sharing’ economy, the rise of peer-to-peer exchanges raises important questions for workers and unions. Do emerging platforms such as Uber and AirBnB mark a significant shift in rent-seeking production and distribution systems? Are they emancipatory or exploitive? How can they be regulated across multiple jurisdictions and … Keep reading »
Action Keele Campaign Launch
Downsview Public Library 2793 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAfter months of talking with 41 bus riders about their concerns and issues, we are ready to officially launch the Action Keele Bus Riders campaign!
Book Launch: The Bloomsbury Companion to Marx
A Different Booklist 777 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThere are very few figures in history that have exerted as much and as varied an influence as Karl Marx. Edited by Jeff Diamanti, Andrew Pendakis and Imre Szeman, and with 74 chapters by significant Marx scholars from around the world, The Bloomsbury Companion to Marx is an incredible reference guide to Marx's life, work, … Keep reading »
Action Keele: Meeting and Public Canvass
Downsview Public Library 2793 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJoin the fight for transit justice! Action Keele will be holding an organizing meeting on the afternoon Dec 6, before heading out to talk to 41 riders. All welcome. For more information, contact: actionkeele@gmail.com 3:15-5:15 (Meeting) 6:00-7:30 (Canvass)
Non-Denominational Holiday Social
Pauper's Pub 539 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJoin the SP and friends for some holiday cheer!
Action Keele: Outreach Meeting
Downsview Public Library 2793 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJoin the fight for transit justice! Action Keele will be holding an organizing meeting on Dec 12. All welcome. For more information, contact: actionkeele@gmail.com
FilmSocial: Sorry to Bother You
Eyesore Cinema 1176 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBoots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You was one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2018. Through a brilliant mix of satire, drama, and humour, Riley is able to capture the horror, absurdity, and contradictions of life within contemporary capitalism. Exploring themes of exploitation, racism, alienation, and the strained relationship between activism, art, popular culture, and profound … Keep reading »
The World Turned Upside Down: Launching SR 2019
Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas St West, Toronto, ON, CanadaJoin 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 »