Oshawa: A History of Local 222
The Robert McLaughlin Gallery 72 Queen Street, Oshawa, Ontario, CanadaThis exhibition presents the photo series Oshawa: A History of Local 222 (1982-83), a comprehensive body of work that traces the history of the autoworkers union in Oshawa from its formation in 1937 through to the mid-1980s.
FilmSocial Presents: Soylent Green
Eyesore Cinema 1176 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFilmSocial 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, CanadaJoin 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, CanadaWe 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, CanadaWe 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 »
FilmSocial presents Paul Newman in Slap Shot
Eyesore Cinema 1176 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSlap Shot, the 1977 cult-classic comedy staring Paul Newman, follows a minor-league hockey team struggling to stay afloat in a declining factory town. After the closing of the steel mill, laying off 10,000 workers, the Charlestown Chiefs have to resort to an excessively violent style of play to draw crowds and keep the team from folding. … Keep reading »
RedNights presents: Socialist Feminist Cabaret 2020
The Supermarket 268 Augusta Avenue (Kensington Market), Toronto, CanadaJoin us for a leap year night of live music and video! With: Lillian Allen The Rise Up Feminist Jazz Band Honey Novick in tribute to Sophie Tucker Songs of Chilean resistance with Ernesto J. Espinoza, Oriana Barbato, & Pablo Gutiérrez Catherine Phillips Kate Kitchen Thirza Cuthand’s "Woman Dress" Complete lists of RedNights events
Capitalism, Socialism and the Pandemic
Leo Panitch is Emeritus Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science at York University in Toronto and co-editor of the Socialist Register whose annual volumes he has edited for past 35 years. His latest books are Searching for Socialism; The Project of the Labour New Left from Benn to Corbyn with Colin Leys (Verso); and the … Keep reading »
Book launch: Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left
2020 has seen an amplified struggle against the right and capitalism generally. This volume suggests it is essential to rethink longstanding assumptions, jettison wishful thinking and dated ideas, and recover wisdom from the past. The authors of Challenging the Right, Augmenting the Left put forward a range of approaches to help strategize the work that … Keep reading »
Book Launch: Canada in the World: Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination, by Tyler Shipley
Join us on Thursday September 17th for the launch of Canada in the World: Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination (Fernwood Books, 2020), with author Tyler Shipley, as well as Sara Jaffri, Cassandra Kislenko and Veldon Coburn. Join the event on Zoom at 6:50pm Thursday September 17th, and get your Eventbrite ticket to access it … Keep reading »