Show Up Toronto - April 16, 2026
Hi friends and neighbours,
Sometimes, life and extreme weather conditions conspire against your best-laid newsletter plans. At least this email is, by the merest of technicalities, still going out on Thursday.
See you next week.
Jenny
Events this week
Thursday, April 16, 2026 🔗
10AM — Spring care kit drive (1377 Lawrence Ave. E, North York)
Labour Community Services - Come make care kits to support unhoused neighbours and reconnect with after all the cold weather. Help put together some personal hygiene kits, make a product or monetary donation, or come say hi during your break
3PM — Resisting CANSEC with Quaker Roots (Virtual)
Canadian Friends Service Committee - Pete Doubtfire from Quaker Roots in Britain to discuss successes and lessons learned during their activism against DSEI – Britain’s biggest arms fair and what lessons can be learned for organizing around Canada’s arms fair – CANSEC (May 27-28 in Ottawa).
6PM — Scarborough: Know Your Rights At Work (The Hub)
Workers’ Action Centre - Are you paid properly at work? Are you treated unfairly? Were you fired for standing up for your rights? Join WAC at The Hub in Scarborough for a free and confidential workshop. You will learn your basic rights at work and how to protect them.
6PM — Workers’ Justice: A Community-Based Course on Rights and Action (Jane-Finch area)
Jane Finch Centre - Session 1 of a free, in-person 8-session course for workers and community members in Jane-Finch, Rexdale, and Northwest Toronto. This program is especially for racialized workers, non-unionized workers, youth and first-time workers, and newcomers. Dinner and childcare provided!
6PM — Abolition Pub-Ed: Imagining Indigenous Futurisms (Virtual)
Disability Justice Network of Ontario - Explore Indigenous futurisms as a valid direction for creating justice. Learn what an Indigenous futurism is and how we can work together to build ideas and actions that lead towards permanent overhaul of systems that affect social justice.
6PM — Volunteer for Renters’ Rights (St George Station)
Progress Toronto - Doug Ford’s government passed new legislation (Bill 60) that makes it easier for landlords to evict renters and make finding an affordable place to live even harder. Join Progress Toronto in knocking on doors inside rental buildings across Toronto to make sure Ford still feels the pressure for his threats to renters.
Friday, April 17, 2026 🔗
9:30AM — LNG: Not In Our National Interest - Toronto Action (1028 Queen St E)
Stand Earth - Join Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Na’Moks and Gwii Lok’im Gibuu, Jesse Stoeppler, Deputy Chief for the Hagwilget First Nation as they deliver their demands to the Minister of the Environment: No to LNG Canada Phase 2 & Ksi Lisims LNG.
3PM — Fridays 4 Palestine (Yonge and Bloor)
Fridays4Palestine - Come show your support for Palestinians every Friday at the Israel Consulate. Stand up for human rights and say no to genocide.
5:30PM — All Out for Palestinian Prisoners (Sankofa Square)
Palestinian Youth Movement - Join this rally to demand freedom for all Palestinian prisoners and an end to the genocide behind bars. This protest is in honour of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day.
6PM — Toronto Spring Monthly Meeting (720 Spadina Ave #221)
Spring Magazine - April edition of Spring Magazine’s monthly chapter organizing meeting in Toronto. Come hear about current campaigns and actions and discuss key political issues and socialist strategies and tactics for becoming effective organizers.
6PM — From Gaza to Gitxsan Territory: Resisting the Billionaire Class across Turtle Island and Beyond (Hybrid)
8th Fire Rising - As billionaires continue to profit from massive human suffering and from the destruction of Indigenous territories and lives around the globe, join us to find out how you can show up and support Indigenous resistance from Gaza to Gitxsan territory.
6:30PM — TWC Canada Social with NY Times Tech Guild and Collective Action in Tech (Jason George)
TWC Canada - Come have a pint and talk about labour with TWC Canada and special guests from TWC Global, Clarissa Redwine (Collective Action in Tech) and Talha Rahman (New York Times Tech Guild)!
7PM — South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora Toronto Book Launch (240 Jarvis Street)
Another Story Bookshop - The Toronto launch for South Asian Feminisms in Diaspora explores how South Asian feminisms challenge exclusionary narratives in the Global North. Featuring a keynote by Sunera Thobani and discussion with editors and contributors.
Saturday, April 18, 2026 🔗
7AM — Earth Day Globe Walk (Bluffers Park Beach)
Earth Day Globe Walk - Let’s reignite the call for safe air, clean water and a fair, healthy future for all. From sunrise to sunset, join your neighbours for Earth Day celebrations across the city! Take a shift on the marathon cross-city Globe Walk and join celebrations at re-charging stations along the route!
10AM — Toronto Tenant Union Founding Convention (Bishop Marrocco School)
Toronto Tenant Union - After years of organizing, tenant unions across the city are coming together to build a city-wide tenant union. All renters are invited to come together across every neighbourhoood to declare that we won't be pushed out of our city, and our homes are not for profit.
10AM — Scarborough Village Repair Cafe (3600 Kingston Rd)
Scarborough Zero Waste - Come fix your damaged clothing and faulty small appliances as well as jewelry! Volunteer fixers will welcome you and do their best to help you while showing you how to fix things the next time something breaks.
10AM — Amnesty International Toronto Organization 2026 Regional Meeting (Oakham House)
Amnesty International Toronto Organization - Join Amnesty International Toronto Organization (AITO) for the regional organizing meeting. It’ll be an informative, energizing day with opportunities to learn more about human rights issues, take action, network, and more!
10AM — Ride to Centennial Park (Eglinton Ave & Black Creek Dr)
Cycle Toronto - Spring is here, and Cycle Toronto is hosting a community group ride. There'll be snacks and refreshments at the end, all ages and abilities welcome!
10:30AM — WAC Tamil New Year Celebration (Scarborough Civic Centre)
Workers’ Action Centre - Join WAC members for a celebration of Tamil New Year, a joyful gathering for the new year as well as organizing for the year ahead for the important wage theft campaign. All welcome, most of the event will be held in Tamil.
12PM — Scarborough Eco Fair (Scarborough Museum)
Scarborough Environmental Association - Eco-Day is a free community event celebrating sustainability, nature, and local environmental action! Whether you’re looking to repair your bike, swap clothes, pick up a free meal kit, exchange seeds, or connect with local groups, there’s something for everyone.
1PM — BDS Leafletting (900 Dufferin St)
Davenport 4 Palestine - Join Davenport 4 Palestine for the weekly BDS leafleting campaign at Dufferin Mall. Meet outside south entrance and buddy up – no experience necessary!
1PM — Uncovered: Ag-Gag Poster Jam (600 Bay St, Suite 307)
Mercy for Animals - Come together for a fun, creative, and purpose-driven workshop where truth is turned into impact. Facts about ag-gag laws and animal agriculture in Canada will be explored, from hidden industry practices to policies most people don’t even know exist.
1PM — Volunteer for Renters’ Rights (Spadina Station)
Progress Toronto - Doug Ford’s government passed new legislation (Bill 60) that makes it easier for landlords to evict renters and make finding an affordable place to live even harder. Join Progress Toronto in knocking on doors inside rental buildings across Toronto to make sure Ford still feels the pressure for his threats to renters.
1PM — STT Neighbourhood Tour - Cliffside Village, Scarborough (Scarborough GO)
Strong Towns Toronto - Come join the first Neighbourhood Tour of 2026! Walk south through residential streets to Kingston Rd and explore Cliffside Village, and discuss life and urbanism with real world examples.
1PM — Volunteer for Renters’ Rights (Eglinton Station)
Progress Toronto - Doug Ford’s government passed new legislation (Bill 60) that makes it easier for landlords to evict renters and make finding an affordable place to live even harder. Join Progress Toronto in knocking on doors inside rental buildings across Toronto to make sure Ford still feels the pressure for his threats to renters.
1PM — Repair Cafe Workshops (George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre)
Repair Cafe Toronto - Need help with a textile repair or other sewing, knitting, or crochet projects? Want to learn or refresh your skills? This Saturday drop-in session offers one-on-one assistance for projects on the go, or still to come. Basic supplies provided, please bring scissors and your project.
2PM — Speak Easy: A democratic Partay (192 Spadina)
RISE Toronto - A free and beginner-friendly event designed to demystify government. Whether you’re a total newbie or just curious, come hang out with for an evening of learning and connection, over coffee, tea, and snacks.
3PM — Cuba Resists (24 Cecil St)
Alliance of Workers and Students - A political/cultural education event. Come learn about the Bay of Pigs, the first military defeat of US imperialism in the Western hemisphere, and how Cuba defeated the US empire in less than 72 hours.
3PM — Pedestrian Memorial Installation (130 Eglinton Ave E)
Friends and Families for Safe Streets - A pedestrian memorial sign will be installed in memory of Margie Boucher, struck and killed by two hit-and-run drivers on December 31, 2025. Come help honour Margie's memory and show Margie's family that they are not alone.
4:30PM — Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity Film Fundraiser (473 Oakwood)
Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity - Inviting all peace loving people for a film screening fundraiser of The Motorcycle Diaries (2004). PWYC, all funds will support the forthcoming TAPS World Peace Council meetings in Montreal in the fall. Drinks, books, merch, and more for sale!
7PM — Boycott Film Screening & Community Discussion (60 Lowther Ave)
GTA Boycott 4 Palestine - Join for a screening of the 2021 movie “Boycott”, a story about everyday people challenging laws seeking to silence boycotts of Israel. After the credits roll, stay for an unfiltered panel with some of the key voices leading BDS efforts in Toronto
8PM — CPSO Karaoke Fundraiser (Spadina and Dundas)
Canada-Philippine Solidarity Organization - Come sing karaoke and help fundraiser to help cover the cost of a peasant leader and organizer who will be doing a cross-Canada speaking tour about the struggle of the 3/4 of the Filipino population who are peasants and farmers.
Sunday, April 19, 2026 🔗
9AM — Ride the Loop, Close the Gap (Fix Coffee + Bikes)
Toronto Community Bikeways Toronto - Join TCBC in riding the Loop around the city to advocate to close crucial gaps along the trail. Come for the entire 72 km ride, or just for segments of it. Register by emailing community.bikeways.toronto@gmail.com.
9:30AM — Table with TTC Riders at Spadina-Fort York's Community Environment Day (David Crombie Park)
TTC Riders - Come and join TTC Riders to table at the Ward 10 Community Environment Day event! Engage with local residents on all things public transit. Come for an hour, two or all of it, you don't have to join for the entire time.
10AM — Virtual Tech Worker’s Coalition Coffee (Virtual)
Tech Worker’s Coalition Canada - Drop by for a virtual coffee hour on Sunday mornings to chat with fellow tech workers about what’s on your mind and to learn more about the Tech Worker’s Coalition. TWC considers anyone who is involved in the production and maintenance of digital technology to be a tech worker, whether you are a bike courier working at a food delivery app service, a designer, a software engineer, a product owner, a data labeller or a content moderator. Hope to see you there!
11AM — North York Community Clean-Up (Bayview Arena)
North York Cycles - As the snow melts, spring presents the ugliness of litter that must be cleaned up. North York Cycles has had the privilege of using the Finch Hydro Corridor as a wonderful route – come help keep the trail clean for the warm season!
11AM — Gaza Square (371 Wallace Ave)
Davenport 4 Palestine - Daveport 4 Palestine invites you to come hang out at Gaza square on Sunday mornings with hot chocolate and coffee, buttons and posters, lawn signs and colourful chalk. Come say hi and meet your fellow neighbours/organizers as they make their presence known and continue to build safety in their community!
11AM — Sundays 4 Palestine (Bathurst and Sheppard)
Sundays4Palestine - Weekly counterprotest to the Zionist community that comes out to celebrate the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Flags and signs provided.
11AM — ReMode, Circular Fashion Festival (Evergreen Brick Works)
Fashion Takes Action - ReMode is a circular fashion festival to inspire, educate, and activate citizens around sustainable fashion. This event will feature a circular fashion marketplace, educational programming, engaging hands-on workshops, and a clothing swap.
11AM — Spring Garden Clean-up (102 Tyndall Ave)
South Parkdale Community Pollinator Gardens - Join neighbours in South Parkdale for a spring garden clean-up. Help clear up accumulated debris and garbage and leave the leaves and stems, which act as nesting sites for bees, butterflies, fireflies, and other pollinators.
11AM — Earth Day Cleanup At Christie Pits (Christie Pits Park)
Severn Creek Toronto Nature Stewards - Come help clean up Christie Pits Park for Earth Day and meet your neighbours! Bring long pants, close-toed shoes, and water bottle. Gloves and garbage bags provided, open to everyone.
11AM — How Will Canada’s Restrictive Policies Impact Us All? (Old’s Cool General Store)
Scarborough Loves Palestine - While we look at political developments south of the border, we must be honest and aware of where Canada is headed. Hidden under the veneer of "national security" and legalese, the fine print of recent drafted legislations raises concerns about how surveillance is increasing and the ability to dissent is eroding. Let's talk about it as a community.
12PM — Off the Defensive Toronto General Assembly (TBD)
Off the Defensive Toronto - Come out to Off the Defensive Toronto’s first General Assembly to launch this new organization, discuss neighbourhood organizing and possibilities to advance the class struggle.
12PM — Civic Space Sunday (1RG)
1RG - 1RG is opening their space to folks working on projects addressing civic challenges with technology. Whether you're already involve in an existing project, or you're looking at finding one to contribute to, join in for an afternoon of building.
12PM — PaintPix & Chill + Mask-Making for Toronto Animal Rights March (Vegutainment Centre)
Wishbone Animal Rights Lab - Let your creative juices flow freely in a judgment-free art session hosted by Kieran Hayes, volunteer at Wishbone (aka The Sunday Guy), along with a special session making masks for the upcoming Toronto Animal Rights March.
1PM — Junk Independence Day (1677 St Clair Ave W)
HackLab.TO - E-waste does not belong in the landfill. Help Hacklab in its mission to make you independent from your junk and pick up a few new gadgets, gizmos and obsessions along the way!
1PM — Day of Action For Cuba (Christie Pits Park)
Canadian Network on Cuba - Come join this day of action in support of Cuba!
2PM — Palestinian Prisoners' Day (Available upon registration)
Palestinian Youth Movement - Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is a day that centers the over 9,000 Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli prisons facing starvation, torture, and the systematic denial of basic rights with an educational exhibit reflecting on the history of the prisoner's movement.
6PM — Toronto launch of Becoming an Ally (4th Ed) (Another Story Bookshop)
Another Story Bookshop - When the first edition of Becoming an Ally was published in 1994, the idea was new. Thirty years later, it is everywhere – embraced, rejected and interpreted in many different ways. Come hear from the author about what’s in in this latest edition and how allies can help transform our world into a more just society.
Monday, April 20, 2026 🔗
12:30PM — Weekly Phone Zap for Palestine (Virtual)
Toronto Zaps For Palestine - Join with organizers from coast to coast in calling, emailing, and faxing demands to elected officials for a full two-way arms embargo to stop Canada's complicity in the genocide.
1PM — Harm reduction under threat: Defending public health in a shifting landscape (Virtual)
CATIE - In the last few years, many parts of Canada have experienced a decrease in harm reduction services being offered. This webinar provides an overview of the changing landscape and how it is impacting access to care. Speakers discuss the broader contextual factors driving these changes and strategies for how to respond.
4PM — The People’s Gallery Screening and Discussion (First Student Centre, Keele Campus, Room 430)
Palestine Solidarity Collective @ YorkU - Join The People’s Gallery for a screening of several short films made by students and community members, including Acceptable Protest, and a discussion of experiences with censorship and anti-Palestinian repression.
7PM — TWC Book Club – Automation and the Future of Work Pt 1 (Bahen Centre for Information Technology)
TWC Canada - Beyond the endless hype of AI, how does automation really affect work? Come read Automation and the Future of Work by Aaron Benanav with TWC Canada and discuss what social movements can do and how society can adapt to these changes. This meeting will cover chapters 1-3.
9PM — DSC Orientation (Virtual)
Democratic Socialists of Canada - In this one-hour session, you will listen to a brief presentation outlining the DSC's mission, structure, and activities, and learn how to get involved in your local Chapter and/or on a National level.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 🔗
5:30PM — Fundraiser Screening for Lebanon (Available upon registration)
Lebanese 4 Palestine and Eglinton-Lawrence & Don Valley 4 Palestine - The premiere screening of Jaafar Hamdan's "The Meaning of my Survival" (2026), followed by a panel discussion with Jaafar & independent reporters covering the war on Lebanon today. PWYC, all proceeds to mutual aid groups working on-the-ground in Lebanon.
6PM — How to Talk Politics with Family and Friends (Virtual)
Progress Toronto - Progress Toronto’s 2026 Spring Training Series covers important and practical skills on meeting people where they are at and motivating them to get involved in shaping the place they live. Hear from Progress Toronto Organizing Manager Donovan Hayden and Community Organizer Peter Nguyen on how to navigate difficult conversations about politics.
6PM — CivicTechBrampton: Noise Monitoring by Ordinary Citizens (41 George St S)
CivicTechBrampton - Inviting all technologists, students, and citizens interested in working on Civic Tech and Public Interest Technology projects. Gabe Sawhney, Co-founder of CivicTechTO will present a platform for Noise Monitoring by ordinary citizens.
6PM — Talkin’ Justice Workshop: Citizenship Through Family 101 (The 519)
The 519 - A lot of people have questions about new rules around citizenship by descent, or who can apply for Canadian citizenship through their parents and grandparents. Come fo a 101 workshop to understand the basics of this new pathway to immigration.
7PM — We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes (Virtual)
Toronto Workers’ History Project - We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes is a documentary film that tells the extraordinary story of 40,000 teenage girls who volunteered on Canadian farms and helped win WWII. Join this special screening, followed by a panel discussion.
7PM — Civic Meetup – How Governments Actually Govern AI (Hybrid)
Civic Tech Toronto - Civic Tech Toronto's weekly meetups bring together Torontonians who want to improve the city through design, tech, and data. This week, hear about how governments across the world are making AI governance decisions. Followed by project breakout sessions.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 🔗
10AM — Waterfront Community Cleanup (96 Queens Quay W)
Waterfront BIA - Help keep the vibrant waterfront neighbourhood clean and beautiful. Inviting the entire community to take part in this Earth Day cleanup. Supplies provided! Whether you come for 5 minutes or an hour, every bit helps.
5PM — Wednesdays 4 Palestine (Danforth and Pape)
Wednesdays 4 Palestine - Every Wednesday afternoon in East Toronto. Flags and signs are provided.
5:15PM — Doorknocking for Palestine (Available upon RSVP)
Davenport 4 Palestine - Davenport 4 Palestine is doorknocking in the neighbourhood to mobilize neighbours in support of a real arms embargo. No experience is necessary, you'll be paired up with a seasoned doorknocker. RSVP by emailing at davenport4palestine@gmail.com.
5:30PM — Cycle Toronto Midtown Screening: Changing Lanes (Mount Pleasant Cemetary)
Cycle Toronto - A group ride through Mount Pleasant Cemetery followed by a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Changing Lanes, about a grassroots movement to transform a notoriously dangerous four-lane boulevard into a safer, two-lane street with protected bike lanes. Ride at 5:30pm, screening is at 7pm at 1320 Yonge St.
6PM — Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture on Socialism feat. Bhaskar Sunkara (George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre)
Broadbent Institute - The founding editor of Jacobin, president of The Nation, and publisher of Catalyst, Bhaskar Sunkara helped lay the intellectual foundations for this generation’s socialist movements, including the movement behind Zohran Mamdani’s historic campaign for Mayor of New York City. Come for a public lecture, followed by reception.
6PM — Volunteer for Renters’ Rights with Chiara Padovani (Keelesdale Station)
Progress Toronto - Doug Ford’s government passed new legislation (Bill 60) that makes it easier for landlords to evict renters and make finding an affordable place to live even harder. Join Progress Toronto in knocking on doors inside rental buildings across Toronto to make sure Ford still feels the pressure for his threats to renters.
6PM — Volunteer for Renters’ Rights (Victoria Park Station)
Progress Toronto - Doug Ford’s government passed new legislation (Bill 60) that makes it easier for landlords to evict renters and make finding an affordable place to live even harder. Join Progress Toronto in knocking on doors inside rental buildings across Toronto to make sure Ford still feels the pressure for his threats to renters.
6:15PM — Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable Book Club (Wishbone Animal Rights Lab)
Wishbone Animal Rights Lab - Pick up a copy of “Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable”, bring along a yummy plant-based food item, and come ready to discuss this wonderful book with like-minded souls!
6:30PM — Activism & Mental Health: Capitalism Can’t Be Fixed (Virtual)
Socialist Project - Every Wednesday from March 25 to May 13, join Dr. James Deutsch and the Socialist Project for a new political education series on activism and mental health. Capitalism can’t be fixed!
7:30PM — Say NO to AI Data Centres (Virtual)
ClimateFast - A virtual town hall meeting to organize against AI data centres in Ontario. Please join and bring along a friend!
Thursday, April 23, 2026 🔗
11AM — Harm Reduction & Naloxone Training (550 Queen St E, Unit 150)
Black Coalition for Aids Prevention - A vital, hands-on Harm Reduction & Naloxone Training session. This workshop is designed to be accessible, non-judgmental, and practical. Whether you're looking to support your community or simply want to be prepared, you'll leave with the confidence to act in an emergency.
2:30PM — Reading the past to unchain the present: Women, war and social reproduction (Virtual)
York University Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change - Rethinking the role of war and social displacement in the present restructuring of the global economy, Federici argues that women play a major role in the reconstruction of the community and the struggle for a different world.
5:30PM — Phone Bank for School Meals (Virtual)
Progress Toronto - Mayor Chow and Toronto City Council have voted to expand school meals, but to feed all students, the Ford government must match the city’s investment. Join Progress Toronto in calling residents across the city to help them tell the Ford government to fund school meals!
6PM — Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries (First Unitarian Congregation)
Workers’ Alliance - Come hear authors Jerome Scott and Walda Katz-Fishman discuss their new book, “Mowtown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries: The Story of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers” and learn about an important point in the history of auto organizing in Detroit
6PM — No War With Iran! (1202 Bloor St W)
Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity - TAPS is continuing its ”No War on Iran” campaign with an action in front of MP Julie Dzerowicz’s office. All peace-loving people must stop Canada from joining the imperialist war on Iran. Canada needs a foreign policy based on peace, disarmament, and solidarity, not war and aggression!
6:30PM — Queer South Asians Craft Day (333 Sherbourne St)
Queer South Asians - A relaxed evening of crafting in support of our free community events and programs. Come make buttons, cards and many other sorts of crafts! PWYC, all skill levels welcome, supplies provided, open to all LGBTQ+ folks and allies.
8PM — Lessons from Taiwan's Health Care System (Virtual)
Canadian Doctors for Medicare - Dr. William Hsiao, who led the task force that designed Taiwan’s world-class health care system, Dr. Hsiao will explain why he chose Canada's single-payer system as the initial blueprint for Taiwan, how Taiwan has built on and improve d that modeland what lessons we should take from Tai in turn. Bernard Ho.
Down the road
Friday, April 24, 2026 🔗
3PM — Fridays 4 Palestine (Yonge and Bloor)
4PM — The People’s Gallery Fundraising Auction (First Student Centre, Keele Campus, Room 430)
Saturday, April 25, 2026 🔗
8PM — The Grind’s 3-Year Anniversary Party (Available upon registration)
9:15AM — Earth Week Retreat: Rooted in Earth, Rising in Creativity! (Trinity St. Paul's United Church)
10AM — Zine Workshop: Envisioning a Sustainable Markham (Milliken Mills Library)
10:30AM — No Frills Outreach with Parents for Child Care (No Frills at 222 Lansdowne Ave)
11AM — VegStock! Toronto’s First Vegan Market (108 Dundas St W)
12PM — St James Town Repair Cafe (349 Ontario St)
12PM — The Neighbourhood Group at Central Neighbourhood House Repair Café (349 Ontario St)
1PM — Jane and Finch Civic Assembly Pilot (Virtual)
1PM — BDS Leafletting (900 Dufferin St)
1PM — Socialist Job Fair (Available upon registration)
2PM — Harm Reduction in Toronto: A Panel Discussion on Advocacy & Services (North York Central Library)
2PM — Motown and the Making of Working-Class Revolutionaries (St Luke’s Church)
3PM — Oral History Project Showcase (Pamenar)
3PM — Freelancers of Toronto, Unite! (Film Cafe)
6PM — No More Divide & Rule: People’s Forum on Xenophobia and Migrant Justice (427 Bloor St W)
6:30PM — Earth Night Toronto 2026 (108 Dundas St W)
Sunday, April 26, 2026 🔗
7PM — CUBA Resiste! - In Conversation About Cuba Today (College St United Church)
10AM — Virtual Tech Worker’s Coalition Coffee (Virtual)
11AM — North York Community Clean-Up (Old Cummer Historical Bridge)
11AM — Gaza Square (371 Wallace Ave)
11AM — Sundays 4 Palestine (Bathurst and Sheppard)
Monday, April 27, 2026 🔗
9:30AM — Thinking Beyond The Market: Film Screening and Discussion (10 Trinity Square)
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 🔗
7PM — Confronting the Far-Right: Lessons from Italy and Spain (College St United Church)
6:15PM — Toronto Screening: Earth's Greatest Enemy (Innis College)
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 🔗
6:30PM — Activism & Mental Health: Capitalism Can’t Be Fixed (Virtual)
Thursday, April 30, 2026 🔗
6PM — Abolition Pub-Ed: Critical Care For Survival (Virtual)
Saturday, May 2, 2026 🔗
7PM — FilmSocial: Bread and Roses (College St United Church)
1PM — Jane and Finch Civic Assembly Pilot (Jane-Finch area)
6:30PM — Resisting Imperialism: Workers for Solidarity, Sovereignty, and Peace (25 Cecil St)
Sunday, May 3, 2026 🔗
1PM — How to Knock on Doors (Queen and Spadina)
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 🔗
6:30PM — Activism & Mental Health: Capitalism Can’t Be Fixed (Virtual)
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