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SUMMARY:Online Reading Group: Basic Income and Socialist Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Should the Left support a demand for a Universal Basic Income (UBI)? This simple question has provoked a fervent and confusing debate. In the midst of a global pandemic and a massive economic crisis discussion over UBI touches on real political and economic anxieties. Over the last 40 years the attack on the social welfare state\, the depreciating power of organized labour and an economy producing increasingly low-wage precarious jobs have led many to search for alternative mechanisms and policies to address these problems. The collapse of the labour market and the economy has only added fuel to this debate. Universal Basic Income with its promise of streamlined access to minimal economic security has attracted many adherents on the Left.\n  \nBut the very same forces that make it difficult to win improvements in current social programs\, would not be magically abolished by the implementation of UBI. In many ways UBI presents more favourable conditions for employers and the government to attack existing social programs and make it harder for workers to win things like higher wages.\nSo should the left support a Universal Basic Income? This Spring Reading Group will explore this question.\n  \nReadings:\n-Universal Basic Income: reasons to be cheerful or no go central? by Ellen Clifford and Mark Dunk\nhttp://isj.org.uk/universal-basic-income/\n-The Basic Income Illusion by Alex Gourevitch and Lucas Stanczyk\nhttps://catalyst-journal.com/vol1/no4/the-basic-income-illusion\n-The Basic Income Debate by David Calnitsky\nhttps://catalyst-journal.com/vol1/no3/debating-basic-income\n\n\n  \nTo RSVP vis Facebook click here. \nEmail info@springmag.ca to get the zoom link
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/online-reading-group-basic-income-and-socialist-strategy
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200612T203000
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SUMMARY:West Coast Reading Group: Racism\, Oppression\, and Revolution
DESCRIPTION:As dozens of American cities rise in rebellion against murderous and racist police forces\, calls for defunding or even abolishing the police are becoming louder. What does Marxism say about the role of the police under capitalism\, and what would society look like with no police? Is this an attainable goal? What are the prospects for revolutionary change in our time?\n\nJoin the next Spring reading group to take part in this important discussion. This will be a continuation or our last reading group session on socialism from below and revolution in the 21st century\, with an added focus on the current uprising against police violence in North America\, and the chances of radical change from a system of oppression and violence to one based on meeting people’s real needs.\n  \nThe recommended readings and resources are: \n\nRevolution in the 21st Century – Chris Harman (Chps. 5 – 6; https://www.marxists.org/archive/harman/2007/revolution/index.html)\nFrom #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation – Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (Chp. 1; https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ATfLUhbRhQ4VDzXs0lSZ9iKYnk9nZfR9?usp=sharing)\nPodcast – Abolish the Police: Liberal vs Revolutionary Perspectives.; (https://wearemany.org/a/2019/07/abolish-police)\nAngela Davis – Freedom is a Constant Struggle (YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u1aHpEtWyA)\n\n  \nEmail Spring at info@springmag.ca for a zoom link \nTo RSVP via Facebook Click Here
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/west-coast-reading-group-racism-oppression-and-revolution
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Online reading group: Abolish the police
DESCRIPTION:The murder of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers has unleashed a wave of anger. Protests across the country and beyond (thousands marched for #justiceforRegis in Toronto) have turned into an uprising against police violence and anti-Black racism. The movement is pressing cities and institutions across the country to punish killer cops and defund police departments. Join us for a discussion of the racist history and politics of the police\, the dynamics of the movement right now\, the limits to police reform\, and how we can get rid of the police altogether.\n  \nSuggested Readings: \n\nDefunding the police will save Black and Indigenous lives in Canada: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/defund-police-canada-black-indigenous-lives_ca_5ed65eb2c5b6ccd7c56bdf7d\n“The Limits of Police Reform” excerpt from book The End of Policing: free e-book available here https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing\nOf Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/opinion/george-floyd-minneapolis.html\nThe origins of the police. audio: https://wearemany.org/a/2012/06/origins-of-police or print: http://socialistworker.org/blog/critical-reading/2014/12/09/main-role-police-protecting-ca\n\nEmail Spring at info@springmag.ca for a zoom link \nTo RSVP via Facebook Click Here
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/online-reading-group-abolish-the-police
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:West Coast Reading Group: Who do the Police Serve and Protect?
DESCRIPTION:The movement against police brutality and racism are continuing to grow in the US\, Canada\, and the world. There is an ever increasing push on government on all levels to defund and abolish policing. What would this mean for our communities? What is the role of policing today? Do the police serve and protect all citizens\, or a select few?\n  \nJoin the next Spring reading group to take part in this important discussion. This is building off our last discussion of Marxism\, oppression\, and racism with a specific focus on looking at the role that police and violence play in the state\, the movement to defund and abolish\, as well as the role of organized socialists and revolutionaries.\n\n  \nRecommended Resources and Readings:\nThe Socialist Case Against the Police: Abolish the Police – https://rampantmag.com/2020/03/31/abolish-the-police/\nRevolution in the 21st Century\, Chps. 7-9 – https://www.marxists.org/archive/harman/2007/revolution/index.html\n  \nEmail Spring at info@springmag.ca for a zoom link \nTo RSVP via Facebook Click Here
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/west-coast-reading-group-who-do-the-police-serve-and-protect
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200711T160000
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SUMMARY:Online Reading Group: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
DESCRIPTION:The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future\, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called “surveillance capitalism\,” and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior.\n  \nIn this masterwork of original thinking and research\, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth.\n  \n\nZuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism advances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth and power are accumulated in ominous new “behavioral futures markets\,” where predictions about our behavior are bought and sold\, and the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new “means of behavioral modification.”\n  \n\nThe threat has shifted from a totalitarian Big Brother state to a ubiquitous digital architecture: a “Big Other” operating in the interests of surveillance capital. Here is the crucible of an unprecedented form of power marked by extreme concentrations of knowledge and free from democratic oversight. Zuboff’s comprehensive and moving analysis lays bare the threats to twenty-first century society: a controlled “hive” of total connection that seduces with promises of total certainty for maximum profit–at the expense of democracy\, freedom\, and our human future. With little resistance from law or society\, surveillance capitalism is on the verge of dominating the social order and shaping the digital future–if we let it.\n\n  \n\nJoin us for an online reading group of this very substantial read. We are proposing to read it in chunks\, with the first meet up being on July 11 and the goal for us to discuss the first two chapters entitled:\n  \n1. Home or Exile in the Digital Future \n2. August 9\, 2011: Setting the Stage for Surveillance Capitalism \n  \nFor a copy of the book email: info@springmag.ca \nFor a Zoom link: info@springmag.ca  \n 
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/online-reading-group-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-by-shoshana-zuboff
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200725T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200725T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20200716T195855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200716T195855Z
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SUMMARY:Online Reading Group: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism - PT. 2
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online reading group of this very substantial read. We are reading this book in sections. This is our second meeting to discuss this book. But all are welcome\, even if you missed our last discussion.\n  \n-We will be reading up to the end of Part 1 (Chapters 1 – 6)\n–For Zoom link email: info@springmag.ca \nThe challenges to humanity posed by the digital future\, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called “surveillance capitalism\,” and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior.\n  \nIn this masterwork of original thinking and research\, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth. Zuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism advances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth and power are accumulated in ominous new “behavioral futures markets\,” where predictions about our behavior are bought and sold\, and the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new “means of behavioral modification.”\n  \nThe threat has shifted from a totalitarian Big Brother state to a ubiquitous digital architecture: a “Big Other” operating in the interests of surveillance capital. Here is the crucible of an unprecedented form of power marked by extreme concentrations of knowledge and free from democratic oversight. Zuboff’s comprehensive and moving analysis lays bare the threats to twenty-first century society: a controlled “hive” of total connection that seduces with promises of total certainty for maximum profit–at the expense of democracy\, freedom\, and our human future. With little resistance from law or society\, surveillance capitalism is on the verge of dominating the social order and shaping the digital future–if we let it.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/online-reading-group-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-pt-2
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200806T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200806T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20200728T155130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200728T155221Z
UID:4270-1596738600-1596747600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Socialism in the Park
DESCRIPTION:Join the Hamilton Spring Socialists for a meet-up on August 6th at 6:30 pm\, where we will be talking about who we are and what we do. If you’re a socialist and want to be organized\, let’s talk! See you there! \nRSVP via Facebook 
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/socialism-in-the-park
LOCATION:Gage Park\, 1000 Main St E\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8M 1N2
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200807T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200807T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20200712T001856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200716T200200Z
UID:3998-1596826800-1596832200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Online reading group: Socialist journalism
DESCRIPTION:As Malcolm X warned\, “if you’re not careful\, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed\, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” How can socialists challenge the ideas of the corporate media? How can we amplify the demands of social movements\, remember lessons of past struggles\, and build our own networks of resistance? Join us for a discussion of socialist writing\, filming\, posting and media of all kinds.\nSuggested Readings: \n\n\n\nWriting while socialist: http://bostonreview.net/global-justice/vijay-prashad-mark-nowak-writing-while-socialist\nUnfortunately\, we can’t log off: https://jacobinmag.com/2018/12/log-off-social-media-twitter-organizing-facebook\nThe revolutionary press: https://www.marxists.org/archive/harman/1984/xx/revpress.html\nWhat is to be done: The website as organizer: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/27025 or video from the author\, Revolution 2.0? Social media and social movements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E74Ear0seaE\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Spring at info@springmag.ca for a zoom link \nTo RSVP via Facebook Click Here
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/online-reading-group-socialist-journalism
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200812T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200812T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20200810T001225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200810T001635Z
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SUMMARY:Solidarity trip to 1492 Land Back Lane
DESCRIPTION:Show your support for Indigenous Sovereignty! Join the Toronto solidarity trip to 1492 Landback Lane! \n\n\nLand Defenders from the Haudenosaunee Six Nations are occupying their traditional territory at the McKenzie Meadows construction site in south Caledonia which is slated for development into townhomes. Just last week\, the OPP arrested 9 people and fired a rubber bullet while enforcing an injunction from Haldimand County mayor Ken Hewitt. \n\n\nLet’s bring our solidarity and material aid to show these Six Nations Land Defenders that we support their fight. \n\nWe will be leaving Toronto together and driving down together. Sign up to get details\, send supplies\, drive down a group or to find a ride at: info@springmag.ca\nDonations can be sent to landback6nations@gmail.com
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/solidarity-trip-to-1492-land-back-lane
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200819T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200819T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20200807T174139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200812T041144Z
UID:4407-1597865400-1597870800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:West Coast Reading Group: Marxism & Oppression
DESCRIPTION:One of the reasons we fight for revolutionary change is to put an end to oppression. It is important to truly acknowledge\, not just the objective truths of the violence capitalism forces on us\, but the ways in which this violence is measured\, spread\, and reproduced. Marxists are often accused of ‘class reductionism\,’ that is\, that all forms of oppression faced by the masses of marginalized peoples is a product of the class struggle.\n\n  \nWhile it is true that those most oppressed by the ruling class are often members of historically and systemically marginalized groups\, we do not all face oppression under capitalism the same way. Today\, we are more multiracial\, more openly LGBTQ2SA+\, more disabled\, and more upset than ever.\n\nJoin Spring for an online discussion on this topic and how we can best unite and fight in our time for a better world.\n  \n\nResources: \n\nRussia 1917: gender\, class and the Bolsheviks (https://marxistleftreview.org/articles/russia-1917-gender-class-and-the-bolsheviks/)\nRevolution in the 21st Century; chps 10-12 (https://www.marxists.org/archive/harman/2007/revolution/index.html)\nMarxism\, Exploitation\, and Oppression (https://wearemany.org/a/2018/07/marxism-exploitation-and-oppression)\n\nTo RSVP via Facebook click here \nEmail info@springmag.ca for zoom link 
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/west-coast-reading-group-marxism-oppression
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200901T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200901T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20200817T203015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200817T203015Z
UID:4623-1598986800-1598994000@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Online Reading Group: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism - PT. 3
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online reading group of this very substantial read. We are reading this book in sections. This is our second meeting to discuss this book. But all are welcome\, even if you missed our last discussion. \n-We will be reading up to the end of Part 2 (Chapters 7 – 11).\n-Email info@springmag.ca for zoom link\n–RSVP via Facebook \nThe challenges to humanity posed by the digital future\, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called “surveillance capitalism\,” and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior. \nIn this masterwork of original thinking and research\, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth. \nZuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism advances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth and power are accumulated in ominous new “behavioral futures markets\,” where predictions about our behavior are bought and sold\, and the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new “means of behavioral modification.” \nThe threat has shifted from a totalitarian Big Brother state to a ubiquitous digital architecture: a “Big Other” operating in the interests of surveillance capital. Here is the crucible of an unprecedented form of power marked by extreme concentrations of knowledge and free from democratic oversight. Zuboff’s comprehensive and moving analysis lays bare the threats to twenty-first century society: a controlled “hive” of total connection that seduces with promises of total certainty for maximum profit–at the expense of democracy\, freedom\, and our human future. \nWith little resistance from law or society\, surveillance capitalism is on the verge of dominating the social order and shaping the digital future–if we let it.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/online-reading-group-the-age-of-surveillance-capitalism-pt-3
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200911T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200911T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20200824T152749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200824T152825Z
UID:4686-1599850800-1599858000@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Online reading group: We need socialist organization
DESCRIPTION:The capitalist system breeds a cruel world of racism\, sexism\, exploitation and climate chaos. These problems lead many to question the system and start thinking about alternatives. But\, as Antonio Gramsci said\, “ideas can’t live without organization.” The corporations\, the capitalist state\, the right wing are all organized. They are constantly learning and honing their methods. Our side needs organization too. To go from understanding the system to challenging it we need socialist organization. Join this discussion of the why\, what\, how and when of socialist organizing. \nEmail info@springmag.ca for zoom link\nRSVP via Facebook  \nSuggested Readings: \n-Why you should join a socialist organization: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/05/join-socialist-organization-dsa-working-class \n-Why socialists need organization: https://solidarity-us.org/whyorganization/ \n-Towards a revolutionary socialist party: https://www.marxists.org/archive/hallas/works/1971/xx/party.htm \n-The period\, the party and the next left: http://socialistworker.org/2019/03/22/the-period-the-party-and-the-next-left \n-The Dig Podcast\, “Organize to Win”: https://www.thedigradio.com/podcast/organize-to-win-with-andres-celin-and-rapheal-randall/
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/online-reading-group-we-need-socialist-organization
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201004T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201004T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20200922T021816Z
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UID:5022-1601823600-1601830800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Universal Basic Income: Should the left support it?
DESCRIPTION:Should the Left support a demand for a Universal Basic Income (UBI)? This simple question has provoked a fervent and confusing debate. In the midst of a global pandemic and a massive economic crisis\, discussion over UBI touches on real political and economic anxieties. \n\nOver the last 40 years the attack on the social welfare state\, the depreciating power of organized labour and an economy producing increasingly low-wage precarious jobs have led many to search for alternative mechanisms and policies to address these problems.\n\nCould Universal Basic Income be that alternative policy? This Spring online meeting will explore this question. \n\nSpeakers:\nLoretta Fisher\, writer\, poet and activist\, member of Spring and the Workers’ Action Centre\nMina Rajabi\, an education researcher and policy analyst\nJohn Clarke\, longtime anti-poverty activist with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty\nDavid Bush\, contributor to Spring Magazine\n\n  \n\nFind the event on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/406748450313592/\n\n  \n\nZoom link:\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Oct 4\, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)\nTopic: Universal Basic Income: Should the left support it?Please click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88001376352?pwd=eCtOZGhaZjhGRGtJU044bEVjWWkydz09\nPasscode: 180664\nOr iPhone one-tap :\nCanada: +15873281099\,\,88001376352#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,180664#  or +16473744685\,\,88001376352#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,180664#\nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nCanada: +1 587 328 1099  or +1 647 374 4685  or +1 647 558 0588  or +1 778 907 2071  or +1 204 272 7920  or +1 438 809 7799\nUS: +1 312 626 6799  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 646 558 8656  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 301 715 8592\nWebinar ID: 880 0137 6352\nPasscode: 180664\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kMTm2Xmj5
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/universal-basic-income-should-the-left-support-it
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20200923T185319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201008T170809Z
UID:5044-1602270000-1602277200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:West Coast Reading Group: What's Class got to do With it?
DESCRIPTION:The global health pandemic and continued economic and climate crises have only shown capitalism’s inability to put the needs of people over profit. More than ever\, we need an international and organized working class movement. We need to work in solidarity with one another to put into motion a world free from oppression\, exploitation\, and disaster. \nJoin Spring for a discussion focusing on the what\, the why\, and the how of building the strength of the international and intersectional working class. \nRecommended resources: \n-The Working Class is the Vast Majority of Society https://jacobinmag.com/2020/09/working-class-peoples-guide-capitalism-marxist-economics \n-Race is About More than Discrimination: https://monthlyreview.org/2020/07/01/race-is-about-more-than-discrimination/ \n-Marx was Right: Economics for the 99% (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEObOvuwI0g) \nAlso check out Covid\, Crime\, and Capitalism on our YouTube channel\, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIT3RHiglOc \nFacebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/752946208614561/ \nZoom Link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81492029783?pwd=QWhlWVhwM3ZaOWQ0bGozUXpmM0RQQT09 \nMeeting ID: 814 9202 9783\nPasscode: 637886\nOne tap mobile\n+14388097799\,\,81492029783#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,637886# Canada\n+15873281099\,\,81492029783#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,637886# Canada \nDial by your location\n+1 438 809 7799 Canada\n+1 587 328 1099 Canada\n+1 647 374 4685 Canada\n+1 647 558 0588 Canada\n+1 778 907 2071 Canada\n+1 204 272 7920 Canada\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\nMeeting ID: 814 9202 9783\nPasscode: 637886\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kigioRhfE
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/west-coast-reading-group-whats-class-got-to-do-with-it
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20201004T172104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201013T182827Z
UID:5167-1603393200-1603400400@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Capitalism: How the economy works (or doesn’t)
DESCRIPTION:We are now living through the largest global recession in modern history. With widespread joblessness\, public health emergencies\, rising rates of homelessness\, mass uprisings against racism and police brutality\, and a looming climate crisis\, 2020 has shaped up to be the beginning of a new era. Underpinning these crises however is the historical constant of the last 500 years: capitalism. Though 2020 has been a rocky year its upheavals are not unique under capitalism\, which is inherently prone to “crises and booms”. \nJoin Spring for the first part of our “Spring into Socialism: A Beginners’ Guide to Social Change” series with an introduction to capitalism and come away with an understanding how Marxism empowers us to both understand the world and to fight to change it. \nSuggested Readings:\n-The Crisis Deepens- Joseph Choonara http://isj.org.uk/the-crisis-deepens/\n-Marx’s theory of economic crisis https://isreview.org/issues/32/crisis_theory.shtml\n-Why You Should Join a Socialist Organization https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/05/join-socialist-organization-dsa-working-class \nFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2418001821841488 \nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88904118499?pwd=MWtpbXNteHh0MDQwSjVLK2hjL0psQT09 \nMeeting ID: 889 0411 8499\nPasscode: 598090\nOne tap mobile\n+17789072071\,\,88904118499#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,598090# Canada\n+12042727920\,\,88904118499#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,598090# Canada \nDial by your location\n+1 778 907 2071 Canada\n+1 204 272 7920 Canada\n+1 438 809 7799 Canada\n+1 587 328 1099 Canada\n+1 647 374 4685 Canada\n+1 647 558 0588 Canada\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\nMeeting ID: 889 0411 8499\nPasscode: 598090\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kb4CZpV5FS
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/capitalism-how-the-economy-works-or-doesnt
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201105T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20201028T062824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201028T062858Z
UID:5470-1604602800-1604608200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:NDP Re-elected: What Does This Mean For Our Fight for Reforms?
DESCRIPTION:With the provincial NDP winning a majority government\, many are hoping to see movement towards social reforms that the NDP shares historic connections with. Has John Horgan and the BC NDP placed themselves in a better position to the ongoing climate\, employment\, and housing crises?\nJoin Spring as we discuss the political record of the BC NDP\, as well as explore the ideas of reforms and the fundamental conflicts between a democratic society and capitalism.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/ndp-re-elected-what-does-this-mean-for-our-fight-for-reforms
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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ORGANIZER;CN="Spring":MAILTO:info@springmag.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20201020T180903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201109T023108Z
UID:5380-1605812400-1605817800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:The state is not neutral: Canada’s violent history of genocide and oppression
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our second course in the series Spring into Socialism: A Beginner’s Guide to Social Change. \nThe history of the settler Canadian state is the history of resource extraction on unceded lands from which Indigenous peoples have been dispossessed. The Canadian left has an extended tradition of producing counter-history in exploring and exposing the tension between Canada’s famous perceived image of multicultural tolerance and its exploitative imperialist practices rooted in capitalism. In this session\, we will learn more about both the history of oppression in Canada and the rich traditions of resistance that have emerged in response to colonialist exploitation. \nIf you missed the first session\, don’t worry\, all are welcome. \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1417688658439811/  \nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83701620733?pwd=Wll2UzVTU2wrR1lvWW9kOS82VEpaZz09\nPasscode: 033291\nOr iPhone one-tap :\nCanada: +17789072071\,\,83701620733#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,033291# or +12042727920\,\,83701620733#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,033291#\nOr Telephone:\nDial(for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):\nCanada: +1 778 907 2071 or +1 204 272 7920 or +1 438 809 7799 or +1 587 328 1099 or +1 647 374 4685 or +1 647 558 0588\nUS: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 646 558 8656\nWebinar ID: 837 0162 0733\nPasscode: 033291\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbLj8SgKYd
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/5380
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20201117T205141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201129T170825Z
UID:5665-1607626800-1607632200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Why the international working class?
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our third course in the series Spring into Socialism: A Beginner’s Guide to Social Change. \nThe fundamental ethic of the struggle for socialism is solidarity. As Rosa Luxemburg argued\, solidarity must be international for the fight for liberation to truly succeed. The working classes of the world are extremely diverse but they are unified in their oppression under the capitalist system. They share a common cause in the overthrow of a system that\, in the age of climate crisis\, is increasingly recognized as untenable and in need of a global solution. In this session\, we will explore who the working classes are\, what inextricably links them\, and how socialists have come to understand that it is only through international solidarity that capitalism’s continuous crises may be brought to a halt. \nIf you missed the first two sessions\, don’t worry\, all are welcome. \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2695362240702437/ \nZoom link: \nTopic: Why the international working class?\nTime: Dec 10\, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85942795637?pwd=QXZNNFN1ZlFLa1JXM0RrT1JxSkMrZz09 \nMeeting ID: 859 4279 5637\nPasscode: 621300\nOne tap mobile\n+14388097799\,\,85942795637#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,621300# Canada\n+15873281099\,\,85942795637#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,621300# Canada \nDial by your location\n+1 438 809 7799 Canada\n+1 587 328 1099 Canada\n+1 647 374 4685 Canada\n+1 647 558 0588 Canada\n+1 778 907 2071 Canada\n+1 204 272 7920 Canada\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\nMeeting ID: 859 4279 5637\nPasscode: 621300\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbsJxHRNPz
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/why-the-international-working-class
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201212T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201212T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20201201T012619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T195433Z
UID:5835-1607781600-1607787000@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Revolution Time وقت الثورة
DESCRIPTION:وقت الثورة\n\nيوم السبت 12 ديسمبر\n2 مساءً بتوقيت شرق الولايات المتحدة ، 7 مساءً بتوقيت غرينتش ، 9 مساءً بتوقيت افريقيا الوسطي\nانضم إلى مناقشة الكفاح من أجل الحرية والعدالة من قبل الشعب السوداني. لقد تم كسب بعض الحريات منذ الإطاحة بالبشير ، لكن هناك الكثير من الحريات على المحك. ما الذي يتطلبه الفوز بالثورة التي تضع القوة والاقتصاد في أيدي المواطنين السودانيين العاديين؟\nسيتم استكشاف هذه الأسئلة الاستراتيجية في العروض التقديمية والمناقشات الجماعية باللغتين الإنجليزية والعربية ، مع الترجمة.\nالمتحدثون هم:\nمزن النيل (السودان) شاب ثوري بالخرطوم\nإلهام عبد الخالق (كندا) ، المؤسسة المشاركة لمنظمة كنداكة الدولية لحقوق المرأة\nوسيم وجدي (بريطانيا) ، ثوري مصري\n\n  \n\n“Revolution time”\n\n  \nJoin the discussion of the fight for freedom and justice by the Sudanese people. Some freedoms have been won since the overthrow of Bashir\, but so much more is at stake. What will it take to win a revolution that truly puts power and the economy into the hands of ordinary Sudanese people? These strategic questions will be explored in presentations and group discussions in English and Arabic\, with translations.\n\n  \nPanelists: \n\nMuzan Alneel (Sudan)\, young revolutionary in Khartoum\nElham Abdelkhalig (Canada)\, co-founder of Kandaka International for Women’s Rights\nWassim Wagdy (UK) \, Egyptian revolutionary\n\n\n  \nSaturday\, December 12\n2:00 pm EST\n7:00 pm GMT\n9:00 pm CAT\n  \nPanelists will refer to articles from the International Socialist Journal:\nhttps://isj.org.uk/living-on-revolution-time/\nhttps://isj.org.uk/class-power-and-revolution-in-sudan/\nSee Arabic translations in Spring magazine:\nhttps://springmag.ca/arabic-living-on-revolution-time; and https://springmag.ca/arabic-class-power-and-revolution-in…\n\n\n  \nZoom link:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82500308979?pwd=bEJKU2psWUFRdXhtVHdOSHRtL0pzdz09\nMeeting ID: 825 0030 8979\nPasscode: 533860\nOne tap mobile\n+16473744685\,\,82500308979#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,533860# Canada\n+16475580588\,\,82500308979#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,533860# CanadaDial by your location\n+1 647 374 4685 Canada\n+1 647 558 0588 Canada\n+1 778 907 2071 Canada\n+1 204 272 7920 Canada\n+1 438 809 7799 Canada\n+1 587 328 1099 Canada\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+44 203 051 2874 United Kingdom\n+44 203 481 5237 United Kingdom\n+44 203 481 5240 United Kingdom\n+44 203 901 7895 United Kingdom\n+44 131 460 1196 United Kingdom\nMeeting ID: 825 0030 8979\nPasscode: 533860\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kB5FUPyss
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/revolution-time-%d9%88%d9%82%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ab%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%a9
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20201209T205442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201216T171921Z
UID:5926-1608318000-1608325200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring into the Holidays - Social
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine for an online holiday social! \nWe will look back on this wild year\, celebrating revolutionary organizing\, and activism while also looking forward to the end of 2020! We will have games\, trivia\, music\, photos and poetry! \nAll are welcome! \nFind the event on Facebook: Click Here  \nPlease email info@springmag.ca us for the Zoom link
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-into-the-holidays-social
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20210106T141102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210106T143853Z
UID:6226-1609927200-1609934400@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Reading group: Crisis & Resistance in Lebanon
DESCRIPTION:A few of us are getting together Wednesday morning to discuss a recent article on Lebanon by Anne Alexander\, published in the International Socialism Journal. The readings are listed below. \n–http://isj.org.uk/lebanese-apocalypse/\n–https://menasolidaritynetwork.com/2020/12/22/a-year-after-lebanons-uprising-there-is-power-in-our-collective-organisation/ \nZoom link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81955067526?pwd=eTdXUERacUw0VmphVGh4bWtRTFNQdz09 \nMeeting ID: 819 5506 7526\nPasscode: 075817 \nOne tap mobile\n+12042727920\,\,81955067526#\,\,\,\,*075817# Canada\n+14388097799\,\,81955067526#\,\,\,\,*075817# Canada \nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcAzI69n84
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/reading-group-crisis-resistance-in-lebanon
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Spring":MAILTO:info@springmag.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210109T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20201216T212959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201216T212959Z
UID:6008-1610193600-1610208000@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring into 2021 - Spring Socialist Network Winter Convention
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2021 Spring Socialist Network Winter Convention. \nWe will be looking back at 2020\, learning from the upsurge in social movements\, assessing our work and discussion how we can prepare to fight and organized in the year to come. \nJoin us as we discuss how to build the movements to take on racism\, settler colonialism and capitalism\, while also building our socialist network. \nFind the event on Facebook: Click Here \nEmail info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-into-2021-spring-socialist-network-winter-convention
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20210104T012142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210104T012142Z
UID:6189-1610996400-1611003600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Decent Work Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Fighting for paid sick days\, safe schools\, higher minimum wage and decent work for all. 2021 will be a year to support struggles of union and non-union workers for better working conditions.  \nWe are devoting the meeting to planning and thinking through how we can better support the decent work movement and fight the bosses. \nMovement folks who are interested in this strategic discussion are welcome! \nEmail info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/397180941570873
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-decent-work-organizing-meeting
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210124T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20210102T010946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210105T225729Z
UID:6170-1611496800-1611504000@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Ten years after the Egyptian Revolution
DESCRIPTION:January 25\, 2021 marks the ten-year anniversary of the start of the Egyptian Revolution. Join us to hear Egyptian socialist and revolutionary\, Wassim Wagdy\, talk about the origins of the revolution\, its impact across the region and around the world\, and the lessons it offers other revolutionary movements today. \nA discussion will follow Wassim’s talk. \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/741361499852846 \nZoom link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81837263926?pwd=eGNoMlppRHZJT3R2dk5WeDJIYjdsUT09 \nMeeting ID: 818 3726 3926\nPasscode: 810007\nOne tap mobile\n+15873281099\,\,81837263926#\,\,\,\,*810007# Canada\n+16473744685\,\,81837263926#\,\,\,\,*810007# Canada \nDial by your location\n        +1 587 328 1099 Canada\n        +1 647 374 4685 Canada\n        +1 647 558 0588 Canada\n        +1 778 907 2071 Canada\n        +1 204 272 7920 Canada\n        +1 438 809 7799 Canada\n        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n        +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\nMeeting ID: 818 3726 3926\nPasscode: 810007\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdhpJVlSxM
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/ten-years-after-the-egyptian-revolution
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210128T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T055920
CREATED:20210105T224330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210128T145731Z
UID:6220-1611860400-1611865800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Building power: Centering anti-racism and anti-oppression practice
DESCRIPTION:Capitalism’s contradictions necessitate inequality\, injustice\, and social division. Be it by race\, gender\, sexuality\, ability\, religion\, nationality\, or age\, people struggle unequally under a system that mandates their oppression. \nMarxist organization provides a framework for understanding exploitation\, strengthening fights against different forms of oppression\, and requires the centering of different oppressions in order to be effective. Learn in this class the relationship between capitalism and racism\, capitalism and other forms of oppression\, and how Marxism empowers those fighting inequality and injustice to fight back. \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/228561755550008 \nReadings: \n\nKeeanga-Yamahtta Taylor:  https://socia7listworker.org/2011/01/04/race-class-and-marxism  \nClaudia Jones: https://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/ucf%3A4865/datastream/OBJ/download/An_end_to_the_neglect_of_the_problems_of_the_Negro_woman_.pdf \nEsma Choonara: http://isj.org.uk/racism-institutional-structural/\n\nZoom Link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89893532788?pwd=dDRvRWg0UUt6ZGRZeUJjNkpqY0NtUT09 \nMeeting ID: 898 9353 2788\nPasscode: 766092\nOne tap mobile\n+15873281099\,\,89893532788#\,\,\,\,*766092# Canada\n+16473744685\,\,89893532788#\,\,\,\,*766092# Canada \nDial by your location\n+1 587 328 1099 Canada\n+1 647 374 4685 Canada\n+1 647 558 0588 Canada\n+1 778 907 2071 Canada\n+1 204 272 7920 Canada\n+1 438 809 7799 Canada\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)\nMeeting ID: 898 9353 2788\nPasscode: 766092\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kOwcAvrpW
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/building-power-centering-anti-racism-and-anti-oppression-practice
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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UID:6461-1612105200-1612110600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Socialists and Elections: What Brings Change?
DESCRIPTION:Where does the power of the working class reside\, the ballot box or the streets? How should socialists understand where social change comes from. And does this relate to elections? \nIn 2021 we are likely to face a federal election and many provincial elections. Join Spring for a discussion about how socialists should approach elections and the project of building working class power. \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/414243043334615 \nSuggested reading: \nBeyond the New Democratic Party: https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/beyond-the-new-democratic-party \nZoom Link: \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81574584186?pwd=SWt3YzVKK3ViT1U1Z1RIVjl2OXpZQT09 \nMeeting ID: 815 7458 4186\nPasscode: 578276\nOne tap mobile\n+12042727920\,\,81574584186#\,\,\,\,*578276# Canada\n+14388097799\,\,81574584186#\,\,\,\,*578276# Canada \nDial by your location\n+1 204 272 7920 Canada\n+1 438 809 7799 Canada\n+1 587 328 1099 Canada\n+1 647 374 4685 Canada\n+1 647 558 0588 Canada\n+1 778 907 2071 Canada\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\nMeeting ID: 815 7458 4186\nPasscode: 578276\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdj4ImBglM
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/socialists-and-elections-what-brings-change
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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UID:6467-1612810800-1612818000@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Indigenous Sovereignty\, Anti-Racism\, & Solidarity - Spring Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This is a meeting to talk through our perspectives and organize around Indigenous sovereignty\, Anti-racism\, & Solidarity.\n\nWe will be focusing on the current state of the abolition movement in Canada and how we can contribute to building it.\n   \nThe second half of the meeting we will be discussing the rise of the far-right in the United States and what lessons can take from the fight against fascism.\n\n   \nThis is a meeting for members of the Spring Socialist Network\, a pan-Canadian organization of socialists\, but others are welcome to join.\n\n   \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/139782281290198/\n\n   \nEmail info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/indigenous-sovereignty-anti-racism-solidarity-spring-organizing-meeting
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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UID:6524-1613674800-1613680200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Getting organized for revolution
DESCRIPTION:Marxist economics provides an invaluable framework for understanding our world. However\, as Marx famously said\, “the point [of interpretation]… is to change it”. To actualize the possibility of socialism\, forces must collectively unite in order to be strong enough to confront the problems of capitalism. It is organization that provides the means for doing so. \nIn this session\, we will discuss the value of joining a socialist organization specifically and the strategy involved in building the movements that will overthrow capitalism. Through movements we struggle for reforms to the capitalist system with revolution as our aim. \nJoin us for the discussion. \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/490522649014030 \nGetting organized for revolution\nFeb 18\, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) \nJoin Zoom Meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83222435878?pwd=ejcyd0hUOWZpZm5uSWNuSjNvdFlrdz09 \nMeeting ID: 832 2243 5878\nPasscode: 183768\nOne tap mobile\n+15873281099\,\,83222435878#\,\,\,\,*183768# Canada\n+16473744685\,\,83222435878#\,\,\,\,*183768# Canada \nDial by your location\n+1 587 328 1099 Canada\n+1 647 374 4685 Canada\n+1 647 558 0588 Canada\n+1 778 907 2071 Canada\n+1 204 272 7920 Canada\n+1 438 809 7799 Canada\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\nMeeting ID: 832 2243 5878\nPasscode: 183768\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kclfnOzZOw
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/getting-organized-for-revolution
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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UID:6649-1614020400-1614025800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Decent Work Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Fighting for paid sick days\, safe schools\, higher minimum wage and decent work for all. We will be discussing supporting the struggles of union and non-union workers for better working conditions. \nWe are devoting the meeting to planning and thinking through how we can better support the decent work movement and fight the bosses. \nMovement folks who are interested in this strategic discussion are welcome! \nEmail info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2773018076280827
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-decent-work-organizing-meeting-2
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210228T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210228T170000
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UID:6653-1614524400-1614531600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Farmers' Protest: Resistance & Repression in India
DESCRIPTION:Millions of people have been moved into action as farmers in India resist the far right BJP government of Narendra Modi. Last year\, Modi pushed through 3 agricultural laws that will further impoverish India’s farmers and farming communities. \nThe laws remove the minimum price farmers receive for their crops\, remove the requirement of state support for farming communities\, and further shift the balance of power away from farmers to big corporations and tech firms. \nJoin us for this group discussion as we draw inspiration from the mass movement\, assess the political terrain\, and share lessons. \nSpeakers: \n-Navi Aujla is a leader in the Fight for $15 and Fairness and a community organizer based in Brampton.\n-Sarah Nafisa Shahid is a freelance writer based in Toronto\, mainly writing about film\, culture\, and art with a particular interest in the political and social implications of visual media.\n-Garry Sran is an Economist and a Senior Research Advisor at the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. He lives in Edmonton. \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/700662770626289 \nClick here to register to attend the meeting on Zoom
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/farmers-protest-resistance-repression-in-india
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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