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SUMMARY:FilmSocial: The Organizer
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to present The Organizer (1963) as the next film in the FilmSocial series of socialist film screenings.  \nSet in Turin\, Italy at the turn of the 20th century\, the story follows the workers of a textile factory\, one of whom suffers a serious injury caused by exhaustion at the end of 14-hour shift. When workers stage a walk out after the factory owners refuse to shorten the work day\, determination wanes as they begin to fear for their jobs and return to their work benches. It’s not until a labour activist (Marcello Mastroianni) on the run from Genoan police appears and passionately shares from past organizing experience that the workers are emboldened to go on strike\, and in the process begin to understand the sacrifices that come with holding their ground.  \nWhen: Wednesday February 25th @6:45pm\nWhere: Eyesore Cinema\, 1176 Bloor St W\, Toronto\nWho: All are welcome! Free registration is recommended.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/filmsocial-the-organizer/
LOCATION:Eyesore Cinema\, 1176 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6H1N1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260227T210000
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SUMMARY:Oil\, Capitalism\, and Climate
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to join us for the annual Leo Panitch Winter Lecture! We are honoured to welcome esteemed author and academic Adam Hanieh back to Toronto to deliver this year’s talk.  \nThis event marks the fourth edition of the school’s annual lecture\, held in the memory of the late Leo Panitch.  \nAdam Hanieh will discuss how understanding oil’s place in world capitalism is key to grasping geopolitical dynamics and global finance\, reviving vital climate struggles\, and challenging the structural interests underpinning the system itself. He will also explore the connections between our fossil-fuel centred world and the contemporary politics of Palestine and the wider Middle East. \nAt a time when the world’s attention is being pulled in myriad directions by ongoing genocide\, threats of war\, economic instability\, and rising authoritarianism\, the role that resources such as oil play in global politics often go under-noticed. Amidst this chaos\, governments and capital are massively expanding fossil fuel investment\, leaving us to face a worldwide ecological crisis that is set to only hasten in the coming years.  \nOil itself is woven into the fabric of this  modern world in obvious but also surprising ways. Much more than an energy source or transport fuel\, oil has a foundational place in all aspects of contemporary life – no challenge to the fossil fuel industry can be effective without taking this fact seriously. Oil greases the wheels of global capitalism. The world’s oil and gas trade is also rapidly changing\, bringing with it shifting economic interdependencies across the Middle East and East Asia.  \nWhen – Friday 27 February – doors open: 6:30pm\, talk starts 7pm\, social to follow\nWhere – College Street United Church – 454 College Street\, Toronto ON\nHow – Advance registration required. Free/PWYC
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/oil-capitalism-climate/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260316T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260317T210000
DTSTAMP:20260309T192329Z
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SUMMARY:Socialism and Capitalism - SP Fredericton
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is thrilled to be supporting a brand new course: Socialism and Capitalism organized by the Fredericton Committee of the Socialist Project. The course represents the very first Leo Panitch School program on the east coast! \nOur 8-week course examines the historical development of socialism as a response to the continual evolution of capitalism. We ask: “What is socialism now and how did we get here?” And we ask: “What is capitalism now and how has it changed?” All the while we trace the evolution of socialism as an analytical and political paradigm responding to the harmful and often violent effects of capitalism. Throughout our journey we will stress that the essence of socialism involves the desire to get beyond the horrors\, misery\, and trauma caused by capitalism. \nClick here for course outline\nClick here to register \nWhen: Monday evenings at 7pm beginning March 16.\nWhere: In person in Fredericton\, NB – Venue to be shared with registrants
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/socialism-capitalism-sp-fredericton/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260308T144629Z
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SUMMARY:FilmSocial Presents: Norma Rae
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to present Norma Rae (1979) as the next film in the FilmSocial series of socialist film screenings. \nSet in a small-town Southern textile mill\, the film follows Norma Rae (Sally Field)\, a courageous worker and single mother\, who becomes politically active in her workplace after meeting Reuben Warshowsky (Ron Liebman)\, a charismatic New York labor organizer who arrives in town to confront crushing employment conditions at the factory and help workers form their own union. After her father dies suddenly on the mill floor\, Norma is thrown deeper into the struggle\, risking her job\, relationships\, and community standing to confront the bosses and organise her often-reluctant coworkers. \nDirected by Martin Ritt\, who was blacklisted himself during the Red Scare\, this Oscar-winning film is based on the real story of Crystal Lee Sutton\, who was one of three generations of her family to work at J.P. Stevens & Company mills in Burlington\, North Carolina\, and went on to become a celebrated ACTWU organizer. Often emotionally raw and unvarnished\, Norma Rae’s struggle to build solidarity at the plant is both personal and political as she navigates the intersections of race\, class\, and gender\, and bravely stands up for what she believes is right. The film culminates with the union election\, delivering one of the most iconic and electrifying scenes of 1970s American working-class cinema. \nWednesday March 25th – Doors: 6:45pm\nEyesore Cinema\, 1176 Bloor St W\, Toronto\nFree/PWYC
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/filmsocial-norma-rae/
LOCATION:Eyesore Cinema\, 1176 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6H1N1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T200000
DTSTAMP:20260319T195320Z
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SUMMARY:Class Strength in North America Today
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual panel discussion between Jay Youngdahl\, Sam Gindin\, and Adolph Reed Jr. on contemporary issues of class division and strength in North America. \nThe trio will discuss: where do divisions in the working class come from and who benefits from them? How can solidarity be built between workers across sectors today? \nThis panel activates Jay Youngdahl’s solo exhibition\, I Don’t Want Your Millions (Billions)\, Mister\, on at WAHC from February 13 – April 11\, 2026. \nZoom link to be sent to registered attendees approximately 1 week before the event.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/class-strength/
LOCATION:WAHC\, 51 Stuart Street\, Hamilton\, ON\, L8L 1B5\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260425T210000
DTSTAMP:20260327T230021Z
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SUMMARY:CUBA Resiste! In Conversation About Cuba Today
DESCRIPTION:Cuba is facing deepening hardship with blackouts\, and critical shortages of food\, fuel\, and medicine. As the crisis intensifies\, communities worldwide are coming together in solidarity. \nJoin us for an evening of dialogue\, learning\, and collective action as we unpack what is happening in Cuba today beyond the headlines. \nAll proceeds from the evening to go toward sending vital equipment\, food\, and supplies to Cuba. \nPanelists: \n\nKeith Bolender is the author of several books and a freelance journalist living in Toronto who has written extensively on Cuban matters for a variety of North American publications. He is also a lecturer on American foreign policy and the Cuban Revolution.\nSharmini Peries is a journalist and the Co-Founder of The Analysis News as well as former Senior Editor and Co-Founder of The Real News Network. Peries was International Economic Development and Trade Adviser to the President of Venezuela\, and has served as the executive director of The Commission on Systemic Racism in the Criminal Justice System; International Freedom of Expression Exchange\, and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.\nNicolas Avendaño Ruiz is a member of the Canadian Cuban Friendship Association Toronto executive committee (CCFA Toronto). Member of the steering committee of the Venezuela Solidarity Coalition (VSC). Member of the Young Communist League – Ligue de la jeunesse communists (YCL-LJC Canada).\n\nThis event is being organized by: Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association Toronto\, Casa Salvador Allende Toronto\, Grupo Guillermo Gonzalez\, Socialist Project.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/cuba-resiste/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260427T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T114742Z
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SUMMARY:Confronting the Far-Right
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School is pleased to present “Confronting the Far-Right: Lessons from Italy and Spain.” We are honoured to welcome Clara Serra and Salvatore Prinzi to Toronto to lead us in a discussion of this vital topic. Clara and Salvatore are both activists\, authors\, and philosophers\, experienced in movements confronting the rise of the far-right in Spain and Italy\, respectively.   \nHow did the rise of the contemporary far-right come about in Southern Europe? How are left and anti-fascist movements responding to this? What lessons can the socialist left in Canada take from the experiences of Italy and Spain?  \nThe Spanish and Italian movements against the right have taken a number of expected as well as more experimental forms. Clara and Salvatore will lead us in a discussion of what they’ve witnessed and participated in. This will range from the effects of the decline of the traditional social democratic parties\, to the role of mutual aid\, to new and creative forms of community activation. They will also discuss the role of feminism in fighting the growth of the far-right\, and how socialist feminism becoming a hegemonic political ideal may be the key to turning young men away from fascism.  \nAbout the speakers: \n\nClara Serra is a philosopher and feminist from Madrid. In 2013\, she was a representative of Podemos in the Madrid Assembly until 2019. She is a member of the feminist network Alianzas Rebeldes. Clara has written on a number topics\, including  feminist strategy\,  politics\, and most recently\, consent.\nSalvatore Prinzi was one of the founders of Ex OPG in 2015 and later Potere al Popolo. He has published works on numerous topics\, including social class\, Italian politics\, and fascism. He is currently conducting new work around the issue of the minimum wage in Italy.\n\nThis event is being organized by the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education\, with support from the Socialist Project and the Global Labour Research Centre.  \nWhen: Monday 27 April – 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/confronting-the-far-right/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260530T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T114600Z
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SUMMARY:Mayworks Festival
DESCRIPTION:Featuring…\nLive Music:\nParallel Play Collective\, whose music is a call to action and solidarity\, drawing inspiration from the revolutionary struggles of the Filipino people \nPanel Discussion:\nRaw materials\, goods\, capital\, and workers themselves are part of a network of global supply chains where each link is integral to the system of wealth distribution shaping our living and working conditions. \nThis panel discussion invites labour activists and organizers to address the movement of financial assets\, cargo and labour\, and the power we have to disrupt those supply chains. Speakers include Jody Chan (No Arms in the Arts)\, Mostafa Heneway (Immigrant Rights Network)\, Radhika Desai (Geopolitical Economy Research Group)\, moderated by Moe Alqasem (Labour for Palestine). \nDate/Time: Friday May 1\, 2026\, 6:30–9:00pm (doors open at 6pm)\nLocation: United Steelworkers Hall\, 25 Cecil St\, Toronto
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/mayworks/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260501T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260502T180000
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SUMMARY:A Worker is a Worker — May Day Forum
DESCRIPTION:To mark International Workers’ Day\, we gather across New Brunswick to affirm a simple truth: a worker is a worker\, no matter where we come from or what immigration status we hold. \nAt a time when racism\, xenophobia\, and anti-migrant policies are being used to divide workers\, these May Day forums will bring together migrant justice organizers from Minneapolis and New Brunswick and you to name divide-and-rule strategies and organize against them. \nInstead of addressing rising rents\, low wages\, crumbling public services\, and deepening inequality\, politicians are turning to deportation\, enforcement\, and Trump-style immigration policies like Bill C-12. Migrants are being scapegoated so that the people most responsible for this crisis can escape accountability. We refuse that divide. \nFeaturing Aizar Cabrera from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee\, who will speak about the ongoing fight for survival in Minneapolis and how migrant communities are building solidarity in the face of escalating attacks. \n\nFriday\, May 1\, 2026\, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM\nViscount Kitchen – Pinoy Fiesta\, 435 King St.\, Fredericton\nSaturday\, May 2\, 2026\, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM\nVenue/location: TBD\, Moncton
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/mayday-worker-is-worker/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260504T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260504T173000
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SUMMARY:Japanese Left Today
DESCRIPTION:The Japanese Left Today and the Return to Marx’s Capital \nThe world is facing war\, economic shocks\, deep inequalities\, and ecological crises; these challenges affect us all. Join Kazuo Shii for a compelling discussion on why our society’s dominant systems need a profound transformation\, and discover why Marx’s Capital is more relevant now than ever. \nKazuo Shii is the chairman of the Japanese Communist Party and served as its secretary-general for over twenty years. A member of the Japanese parliament from 1993 to 2026\, he has been one of the leading figures of the Japanese left for many decades and continues to influence contemporary political discourse. The author of numerous books\, his most recent publications include Communism and Freedom (2024)\, Das Kapital is Interesting Now (2025)\, and Free Time and “The Capital” (2026). \nMay 4\, 2026\, 15:30 – 17:00\n802 South Ross Building\, York University\, Toronto\nRefreshments will be served at 17:00
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/japanese-left-today/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T203000
DTSTAMP:20260508T195333Z
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SUMMARY:Capitalism Can't Be Fixed
DESCRIPTION:Every Wednesday at 6:30pm\, March 25 to May 13\, 2026. \nCapitalism Can’t Be Fixed \nActivism and Mental Health with Ashwin Shantha.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/capitalism-cant-be-fixed/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260523T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260524T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T220241Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T220241Z
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SUMMARY:Organizing 101
DESCRIPTION:The IWW’s Organizer Training 101 (OT101) is a skill-based training that will teach you how to organize a union at your job\, take action and win better working conditions for you and your coworkers. \nLocation: Toronto\, Ontario\nDate: Saturday and Sunday\, May 23 – 24\nTime: 9am – 5pm  \nThe training consists of two 8 hour sessions. We’ll contact you closer to the date with location details. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. \nTo offset some of the costs associated with this training\, we encourage participants to pay a registration fee of $15. No worker will be turned away for financial hardship\, so please contact us if you can’t make this contribution. \nThe training is being held by the IWW\, the SP is happy to help promote it.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/organizing-101/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260523T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260505T000142Z
CREATED:20260504T230048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T000142Z
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SUMMARY:Education Under Siege
DESCRIPTION:Ontario’s higher education sector is at a breaking point. From the systematic marketization of colleges and universities to the sustained attack on labour rights\, the provincial government’s strategy is clear: treat education as a commodity rather than a social good. \nJoin us for a political discussion as we analyze the Ford government’s maneuvers—including the devastating shift from OSAP grants to loans\, the manufactured “international student crisis\,” and the broader austerity agenda threatening social equality. \nWe will explore strategies for a labour and community-led response\, highlighting ongoing student and labour fightbacks and providing a direct opportunity for attendees to plug into the organizing work necessary to defend\, expand\, and decommodify our public institutions. \nThis event is open to all\, especially people who work or study at a college or university. The discussion is a part of the ongoing Higher Education Workers’ campaign of the Socialist Project. If you work at a higher education institution\, we’d love to get you involved in the campaign! \nThis event is being supported by the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education as a part of its ongoing series of educational discussions on current labour and political struggles.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/education-under-siege/
LOCATION:Friends House\, 60 Lowther Avenue\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5R 1C7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260527T220000
DTSTAMP:20260507T210031Z
CREATED:20260507T203010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T210031Z
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SUMMARY:FilmSocial: Finally Got the News
DESCRIPTION:Finally Got The News is a documentary that shows the activities of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers inside and outside the auto factories of Detroit. Through interviews with the members of the movement\, footage shot in the auto plants\, and footage of leafleting and picketing actions\, the film documents their efforts to build an independent black labor organization that will respond to worker’s problems\, such as the assembly line speed-up and inadequate wages faced by both black and white workers in the industry. \nThe film was directed by members of Newsreel\, a radical filmmaking collective formed in New York City in 1967. The filmmakers were drawn to Detroit after hearing about DRUM (Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement)\, a group of revolutionary workers in the main Dodge factory. DRUM had carried out successful strikes and inspired similar groups in other factories. DRUM eventually merged with other groups to form the League of Revolutionary Black Workers. \nWhat makes Finally Got The News distinctive is that it makes explicit the message that it will be the working class that will make and lead the revolution. It was also one of the few films that was made under the direct control of working class black people with the purpose of radicalizing other black workers.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/filmsocial-finally-got-the-news/
LOCATION:Eyesore Cinema\, 1176 Bloor Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6H1N1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T193000
DTSTAMP:20260521T124641Z
CREATED:20260521T124010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T124641Z
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SUMMARY:Socialist Register 2026
DESCRIPTION:Building upon more than a half century of sustained analysis of the evolving political economy of contemporary capitalism – and in particular the challenges it poses to the left – Socialist Register 2026\, Late-Stage Capitalism? Accumulation in the Ruins puzzles through the rubble left behind after decades of rampant neoliberalism. \n\nWhat kind of world order is now emerging?\nIs capitalism entering a terminal crisis\, or being violently reconstituted?\nHow is American empire being reshaped from Palestine to New York?\nAnd what possibilities remain for socialist politics in an age of ecological breakdown\, geopolitical fracture\, and resurgent authoritarianism?\n\nIbrahim Shikaki\, Costas Lapavitsas and Paul Heideman\, three contributors to this year’s Socialist Register volume\, will consider these and other question in conversation with co-editor Steve Maher and the new editor of Monthly Review Press\, Arun Kundnani. \nThursday May 28th\, 5:30pm at the People’s Forum\, New York. \nLate-Stage Capitalism? Accumulation in the Ruins
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/socreg26/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T122020Z
CREATED:20260413T121504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T122020Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Confronting the Resurgent Right
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Confronting the Resurgent Right. Scholars and activists take Canada’s 2022 “Freedom Convoy” as a recent manifestation of deep-rooted extremism and provide intersectional commentary on the resurgence of the political right\, demonstrating how its ideology permeates and shapes the structures of our society. \nWith evidence-based research\, and careful analysis of the genesis and methods of the right\, contributors to this volume model pathways of resistance and charge us with our most urgent collective tasks: finding ways to work together\, building coalitions in civil society\, and exposing and countering the regressive forces that spew hate. \nThe evening features a panel discussion about the book’s themes with the editor\, Miriam Edelson\, and contributors Peter Smith\, Tim McCaskell\, Judy Rebick and John Cartwright followed by Q&A.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/booklaunch-confronting-resurgent-right/
LOCATION:Tranzac Club\, 292 Brunswick Ave\, Toronto\, ON\, M5S 2M7\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260620T210000
DTSTAMP:20260602T182308Z
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SUMMARY:Colonialism\, Capitalism\, and Canada
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School is thrilled to host renowned historian and author\, Bryan Palmer\, for a celebration of his three volume history of Canada\, Capitalism\, and Colonialism!. \nThis monumental work offers readers access to a clear-eyed understanding of Canada’s past\, explaining how recently-acknowledged dark facts about our history are tied to the creation of a richly endowed\, wealthy but very unequal first world country. \nCost: Pay what you can\nHow: Registration required \nThe evening will feature remarks from Bryan Palmer\, as well as a panel of celebrated activists\, organizers\, and academics. \nFeel free to bring cash as discounted copies of the books as well as other reading material and merch will be available for purchase! \nFeaturing the following panel… \n\nBryan D. Palmer is the author of Revolutionary Teamsters: The Minneapolis Truckers’ Strikes of 1934 (Chicago: Haymarket\, 2014)\, co-author of Toronto’s Poor: A Rebellious History (Between The Lines\, 2016)\, and a past editor of the journal\, Labour/Le Travail. He is Professor Emeritus\, Trent University\, Peterborough\, Ontario.\nChair – Deb Cowen is a Tkaronto-based geographer recognized for work exploring the intersections of circulation\, settler colonial infrastructure\, and political economy. Deb serves as a trustee of the Groundswell Community Justice Trust and an editor with Katherine McKittrick and Simone Browne of the Duke University Press book series Errantries.\nGeorge Elliott Clarke is a University of Toronto prof\, and has taught at Duke and Harvard. He was Toronto’s 4th Poet Laureate and Canada’s 7th Parliamentary Poet Laureate. George has been awarded the Bellagio Centre Fellowship (US)\, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fellows Prize\, the Governor-General’s Award for Poetry\, and the Premiul Poesis (Romania).\nJohn Clarke was a longtime organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) until 2018. He was the Packer Visitor in Social Justice and presently facilitates Fighting to Win\, a course for union and community activists\, with the support of the Leo Panitch school.\nRuss Diabo is a highly respected policy analyst and advocate with decades of experience championing Indigenous rights and sovereignty in Canada. A member of the Kahnawake Mohawk Nation\, Russ has specialized expertise in federal policies\, legislation\, and processes impacting First Nations\, particularly in land and resource management.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/colonialism-capitalism-canada/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260621T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260712T170000
DTSTAMP:20260508T193131Z
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260706T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260706T190000
DTSTAMP:20260704T131653Z
CREATED:20260704T130052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260704T131653Z
UID:4568-1783357200-1783364400@socialistproject.ca
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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260717T210000
DTSTAMP:20260619T190011Z
CREATED:20260619T185007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T190011Z
UID:16340-1784314800-1784322000@socialistproject.ca
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260731T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260731T203000
DTSTAMP:20260711T174151Z
CREATED:20260711T173055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260711T174151Z
UID:12871-1785523500-1785529800@socialistproject.ca
SUMMARY:FilmSocial: I Am Cuba
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to present I Am Cuba (1964) as the first entry in the FilmSocial series showcasing films on Cuba. It is more important than ever to keep attention on Cuba and the suffering experienced by the Cuban people due to US aggression.  \nI Am Cuba was the first co-production between the Soviet Union and Cuba led by regular collaborators Mikhail Kalatozov (director) and Sergey Urusevsky (cinematographer) who had previously won the Palme d’Or in 1958 for their film The Cranes Are Flying. The film follows four distinct stories about the Cuban population that chronicles Cuba’s ascent from colonialist degradation and the authoritarian rule of Batista’s regime to a revolution that spreads across the country. \nThe film was not well received by either Cuban or Soviet audiences when it originally premiered in 1964 and. The film was pulled quickly from theatres and largely forgotten until it was re-discovered and rescued by American filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola 30 years later. Since then it has gotten a new appreciation\, especially for its dazzling images.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/filmsocial-i-am-cuba/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260809T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260809T173000
DTSTAMP:20260802T110849Z
CREATED:20260802T110054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260802T110849Z
UID:5653-1786291200-1786296600@socialistproject.ca
SUMMARY:Solidarity Rally with the People of Iran
DESCRIPTION:Join Our Solidarity Rally with the People of Iran and Against the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran! \nAs the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues and people bear its devastating consequences\, we invite all community members and allies to join us in demanding an immediate and permanent end to the war. \nJoin our community rally in solidarity with the people of Iran and against the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. \nWe call for an end to the imperialist war and stand with the people of Iran in their struggle for freedom\, equality\, justice\, and self-determination. \nCome raise your voice for peace and solidarity. \nSunday\, August 9\, 2026\n4:00–5:30 PM\nNathan Phillips Square\, Toronto \nPlease note: Flags of the United States\, Israel\, the Islamic Republic of Iran\, as well as the Lion and Sun flag and SAVAK symbols\, are not welcome at this rally. \nOrganized by: Iranian Collective for Peace and Justice – Canada and Feminists for Jina – Toronto.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/solidarity-with-people-iran/
LOCATION:Nathan Phillips Square\, Bay and Queen West\, Toronto\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260810T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260810T210000
DTSTAMP:20260709T150105Z
CREATED:20260709T150046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T150105Z
UID:16387-1786388400-1786395600@socialistproject.ca
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260816T170000
DTSTAMP:20260702T133219Z
CREATED:20260702T130003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T133219Z
UID:15202-1786784400-1786899600@socialistproject.ca
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/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260822T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260823T180000
DTSTAMP:20260805T152038Z
CREATED:20260805T150025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T152038Z
UID:16431-1787389200-1787508000@socialistproject.ca
SUMMARY:Higher Education Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Having problems at work and are not sure what to do? Do you work at a College Or University and want to get connected to union struggles? Do you want to build worker power both in union and non-union parts of the higher education sector? If you answered yes to any of these questions\, then the How to Organize Your Workplace course is for you! \nThis edition of the workshop catered especially for people working at colleges and universities. All workers in the higher education sector are welcome\, including academic\, non-academic\, admin\,  custodial\, maintenance\, campus housing\, and student workers! Those who have worked in higher education in the past or are likely to again in the near future\, including students\, are also welcome! \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 22-23 (morning until late afternoon)\nBreakfast and lunch to be provided.\nWhere: Toronto\, ON (Downtown – venue TBA)\nHow much: Free/by donation\nWho: Anyone who works in higher education and wants to organize at work!\nHow: Registration required – Register here
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/higher-ed/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260828T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260828T213000
DTSTAMP:20260819T132451Z
CREATED:20260817T180559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T132451Z
UID:16948-1787943600-1787952600@socialistproject.ca
SUMMARY:FilmSocial presents: Memories of Underdevelopment
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to present Memories Of Underdevelopment (1968) as the second film in the new FilmSocial series on Cuba. It is more important than ever to keep attention on Cuba and the crisis it is going through from US aggression. \nMemories Of Underdevelopment was directed by the prolific Cuba director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. It is Gutiérrez Alea’s most famous work and arguably Cuba’s most acclaimed film. It was elected one of the best film’s of all time in the Sight & Sound 2012 poll. It follows Sergio\, a relatively wealthy writer\, who decides to stay in Cuba after the revolution while his wife and many of his friends choose to leave for Miami. Sergio looks back over the changes in Cuba and the effect of living in what he calls an underdeveloped country. \nGutiérrez Alea’s work is representative of the greater New Latin American Cinema movement occuring in the 1960s and 1970s. Memories Of Underdevelopment is specifically an example of “Imperfect Cinema” which rejected the “perfect” style of Hollywood movies and the “art cinema” of European movies. Imperfect cinema rejects elitism and focuses on the process over the product. The movement’s main goal was to make films where the viewer becomes an active participant. \nWhen: August 28 – Doors: 6:45pm\nWhere: College Street United Church\, Toronto
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/filmsocial-underdevelopment/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260901T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260901T180000
DTSTAMP:20260813T211328Z
CREATED:20260813T210010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T211328Z
UID:15842-1788278400-1788285600@socialistproject.ca
SUMMARY:Don't Let Them Destroy Canadian Public Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:On September 1\, Alberta’s Danielle Smith government is rolling out private healthcare to end universal public healthcare and bring in US style privatization. It has been 7-months in the making\, yet the federal Mark Carney government has not yet stood up for the Canada Health Act. \nPublic healthcare across Canada is in grave peril. Demand our federal MPs take a stand and enforce the Canada Health Act. NO MORE DELAYS! \nPrivatizing public healthcare is an economic issue and a betrayal of Canada’s core values. \nTUESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 1 – ACROSS CANADA \nSeptember 1st\, 4pm\nDanielle Martin’s office\n622 College Street\, Toronto \nCheck poster for other locations/times.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/canadian-public-healthcare/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260920T150000
DTSTAMP:20260806T194102Z
CREATED:20260806T193035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T194102Z
UID:17903-1789912800-1789916400@socialistproject.ca
SUMMARY:Rally and March for Migrant Justice
DESCRIPTION:Migrants make Canada work. We care for children and elders\, grow food\, build homes\, and keep communities running. \nBut the government is pushing migrants out instead of giving people equal rights. Permits are expiring\, being refused\, cancelled\, or made impossible to renew. Refugees are under attack. People are being deported. Families are being separated. Those who remain are forced to work with fewer rights and more fear. \nAt the same time\, working class people are being squeezed by high rents\, low wages\, service cuts\, and insecurity. Migrants are being blamed for a crisis created by underfunding\, privatization\, corporate greed\, and governments that put the rich first. \nSunday\, September 20\, 2026\, 2:00 PM\nChristie Pits Park\, 750 Bloor West\, Toronto
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/rally-march-migrant-justice/
LOCATION:Christie Pits Park\, 750 Bloor St W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261108T160000
DTSTAMP:20260819T130541Z
CREATED:20260727T212539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T130541Z
UID:13124-1789912800-1794153600@socialistproject.ca
SUMMARY:Understanding Capitalism: An Introduction to Capital
DESCRIPTION:Frustrated with capitalism and its impacts on human beings and the planet? Do you believe that a more equitable\, democratic\, and liberatory society is possible? \nWaking up from the capitalist nightmare requires a clear understanding of what we are up against: how we understand capitalism\, how it works\, and how it compels us to act in certain ways – these all shape what kinds of strategies will be needed to move beyond it. \nThis course will approach these questions and others through An Introduction to the Three Volumes of Karl Marx’s Capital by Michael Heinrich\, one of most approachable and understandable guides through Marx’s masterwork. Capital remains the most important work of critical analysis of capitalism in history\, through its exploration of the economic principles that govern capitalism\, and the problems faced by workers and society. \nWhy not just read Capital directly? Capital is infamously long and difficult! Many aspiring socialist activists over the years have plunged in head first\, only to find the language daunting and the ideas hard to grasp. Heinrich’s book gives a compact\, concise\, and clear presentation of the main points\, providing a solid understanding of how capitalism functions. \nWe will discuss the most common questions raised by Heinrich’s book (and Marx’s three volumes of Capital)\, as well the political and practical relevance of the material today. Understanding capitalism isn’t just an intellectual exercise\, it’s a key part of how we begin to build a better world! \nWhen: Sunday September 20\, weekly until November 8. All classes 2-5pm\nWhere: Toronto ON + Online\nHow: Advance registration required\nCost: Free/recommended donation: $40 \nAll are welcome to this introductory 7-week course. Whether you’re just dipping your toes into socialist politics and full of questions\, or an experienced activist wanting to revisit your understanding of capitalism\, we’d love for you to join us! \nParticipants will be asked to read along as we work our way through a 220 page book over seven weeks. A free PDF or at-cost physical copy of the book will be made available.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/understanding-capitalism/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260925T210000
DTSTAMP:20260817T180120Z
CREATED:20260817T180045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260817T180120Z
UID:14736-1790362800-1790370000@socialistproject.ca
SUMMARY:FilmSocial Presents: Che (part 1)
DESCRIPTION:The Leo Panitch School is proud to present Che: Part One as the next entry in the special FilmSocial series showcasing films on Cuba.
URL:https://socialistproject.ca/event/filmsocial-che1/
LOCATION:College United Church\, 502 Bathurst St\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada
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