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SUMMARY:A Crash Course on Colonialism\, Capitalism\, and the History of Canada
DESCRIPTION:How and why did colonialism develop in the regions that became Canada? What role did capitalism play in the coming of colonialism? What effect did this have on indigenous peoples and in what was the role of anti-colonial struggle?  \nWhat can the history of these and other resistance movements tell us about the possibility of a better future? How did class struggles that challenged capitalism develop? What was their relationship to indigenous opposition to colonialism? \nIn this introductory course\, we will be engaging critically with these and many other aspects of colonialism and Canadian history. The history of colonialism and modern injustice against indigenous people is rightly a motivating issue for many. The structures and systems that led to such monumental injustices must be understood\, especially by those who believe that a fundamentally better world is possible. So\, too\, it is crucial to understand the exploitation and oppression endured by working people as Canada became an advanced capitalist nation state.  \nAll are warmly invited to join us for this special 4-part series\, led by renowned historian\, author\, and professor\, Bryan Palmer. The course will be largely based on Palmer’s recent three volume series examining colonialism\, capitalism\, and the legacy of Canada’s past. For an overview of the series\, please see this excellent interview with Palmer conducted by Adam King of the Maple.  \nEach session will feature a lecture\, followed by discussion and group exercises. No previous knowledge of the subject or formal education required! \nWhen: Sunday afternoons at 2pm: June 21\, June 28\, July 5\, and July 12.\nWhere: Downtown Toronto – Venue to be shared with registrants\nCost: Free – $10/session donation suggested\nHow: Registration required
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/course-colonialism-capitalism/
LOCATION:Ontario
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SUMMARY:Responding to the Trump Challenge
DESCRIPTION:A talk and discussion led by Herman Rosenfeld\, a long-time Socialist Project (Toronto) member. \nThe talk and discussion with SPFredericton members will focus on the current set of challenges facing working people\, driven by Trump and the US on the one side\, and the responses by Carney\, Labour\, popular movements and the left (including the NDP\, led by Avi Lewis) on the other? And we’ll ask: “How might socialists respond?” \nMonday\, July 6 @ 5 to 6:30 PM\, at Conserver House\, 180 St. John Street in Fredericton.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/responding-to-trump-challenge/
LOCATION:Ontario
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SUMMARY:Booklaunch: Out of the Impasse?
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School is proud to present the launch of Out of the Impasse? Debating Class Politics and Canadian Unions. It represents the latest in the long running series of pamphlets published by the Socialist Project. It features four pieces of striking analysis\, all drawing from Rosenfeld’s decades of experience as an autoworker\, educator\, and socialist activist.  \n“These interventions remind us that worker power depends not only on shop-floor solidarity\, but on building a capacity for independent collective political action by unions and workers…”  \nAll are invited to join as we celebrate this new entry into the debates on  Canadian socialism and working class politics!  \nAbout the author: Herman Rosenfeld is a Toronto-based socialist activist\, educator\, organizer\, and writer. He is originally from Newark\, New Jersey\, and came to Canada in 1972. He is a retired national staff person with the Canadian Auto Workers (now Unifor) and worked in their Education Department. Before\, he worked for 15 years in a General Motors Assembly Plant in Scarborough\, on the assembly line and as an elected union committeeperson. \nWhen: Friday July 17\, doors open: 6:30pm\, talk starts 7pm\, social to follow\nWhere: College Street United Church – 502 Bathurst Street\, Toronto ON\nHow: Advance registration required. Free – donations accepted with gratitude.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/out-of-the-impasse/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Mass Incarceration in El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:What is going on in El Salvador and how does this matter to Canada?  \nIn March 2022 the Nayib Bukele administration in El Salvador invoked an emergency measure called a “state of exception” in reaction to a spike in gang violence. \nUnder the pretext of protecting public order\, this measure suspends freedoms of assembly\, association\, and expression\, as well as fundamental rights surrounding arrest and detention. These include the right of habeas corpus\, the right to be informed of the reasons for detention\, access to legal assistance\, and numerous guarantees of due process. \nThough the Constitution allows for such exceptional measures on a temporary basis\, the state of exception has been renewed continuously on a monthly basis\, making it a permanent security policy. It is also wielded as a tool of repression against environmental defenders\, human rights workers\, lawyers\, journalists\, political opposition members\, and others. \nOver 91\,000 people have been imprisoned under the emergency regime\, making El Salvador’s incarceration rate the highest in the world at 2% of the population. \nThere has been a dramatic drop in gang-perpetrated murders\, but at the cost of a human rights catastrophe. National and international organizations have documented dismaying patterns such as arrests for alleged gang membership with no evidence\, often in poor communities\, persecution and arrest of courageous defenders of human rights\, environment\, and democracy\, severe mistreatment in detention amounting to torture\, and preposterous and cruel collective trials of hundreds at a time on gang-related charges. According to the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) there have been 483 deaths in custody.  \nJoin us on August 10\, Prisoners’ Justice Day\, for a panel discussion and educational Q&A session on who is being affected by unjust imprisonment in El Salvador\, and Canada’s stake in the erosion of democracy and human rights in the country. \nOur featured speakers – Samuel Ramirez\, activist with the Movement for the Victims of the Regime in El Salvador (MOVIR) \nOther speakers to be announced.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/mass-incarceration-el-salvador/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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SUMMARY:How to Organize your Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Having problems at work and are not sure what to do? Have you heard about unions and want to know how to get started? Do you lack the confidence to talk to your coworkers about forming a union? If you answered yes to any of these questions\, then the How to Organize Your Workplace course is for you! \nOver two days participants will learn what it takes to go from zero organization at work to a functioning committee of coworkers that can take on the boss and win! Together we will learn and practice the ideas\, methods\, and skills necessary to build power at work. The course will also feature a general discussion of unions: strengths and weaknesses\, potentials and limits\, and why organizing at work should be a top priority for those who want a better world. \nWhen: August 15-16 (morning until late afternoon)\nBreakfast and lunch to be provided.\nWhere: Toronto\, ON (Downtown – venue TBA)\nHow much: Free/by donation\nWho: Anyone curious about how to organize at work! \nRegistration deadline: August 8. We kindly ask that all participants register individually for this training. Coworkers and friends are welcome\, please just let us know!
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/how-organize-workplace/
LOCATION:Ontario
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