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Spring Socialist Network - 2022 Winter Convention
2022-01-07 19:00 - 2022-01-08 18:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join us for the Spring Socialist Network 2022 Winter Convention.
We will be looking back at 2021, learning from the year of struggles, assessing our work and discussion how we can prepare to fight and organized in the year to come.
Join us as we discuss how to build the movements to take on racism, settler colonialism and capitalism, while also building our socialist network.
The convention will take place on Friday evening and Saturday during the day.
This event will be held via Zoom. Email info@springmag.ca for link.

Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism reading group, part 3
2021-12-02 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Spring Magazine as we discuss Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism by Valerie Lannon and Jesse McLaren.
First published in 2019, the text engages the historic and continuing relationship between movements for Indigenous sovereignty and the struggle for socialism.
As settlers, the authors have attempted to compile in a single accessible publication all the major contributions of Indigenous thinkers, scholars, and activists who have grappled with this question. The focus of the reading group will be on these Indigenous contributions.
This is part 3 of the reading group and will cover Chapters 6 and 7. All are welcome to attend the meeting, even if you haven’t completed the readings.
The full text of Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism is available here:
https://bit.ly/IndSovSoc
To access the Zoom registration link, please email info@springmag.ca.

Spring Decent Work Meeting & Year in Review
2021-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join us Spring for this meeting focused on Decent work organizing. We will be discussing fighting for paid sick days, stronger income supports, a higher minimum wage and supporting workers taking workplace action.
The second half of the event we will do a year in review of Spring and our 2021 holiday trivia!
Email info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link.

Anti-racism, Indigenous sovereignty and solidarity - Spring organizing meeting
2021-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
This is a meeting to talk through our perspectives and organize around Anti-racism, Indigenous sovereignty & Solidarity.
This is a meeting for members of the Spring Socialist Network, a pan-Canadian organization of socialists, but others are welcome to join.
Email info@springmag.ca for the zoom link.

Spring’s Nova Scotia Organizing Meeting
2021-11-21 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Ontario
Join the Spring Socialist Network’s Nova Scotia organizing meeting. We will be discussing how to build campaigns fighting for workers’ rights, climate justice, racial justice, Indigenous sovereignty and housing justice.
This meeting is open to all Nova Scotia members of Spring and those interested in getting involved.
Email us at info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link

Spring Decent Work Organizing Meeting
2021-11-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
We are devoting the meeting to planning and thinking through how we can better support the decent work movement and fight the bosses.

Movement folks who are interested in this strategic discussion are welcome!

Please DM us or email us at info@springmag.ca for the link

Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism reading group, part 2
2021-11-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Spring Magazine as we discuss Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism by Valerie Lannon and Jesse McLaren.
First published in 2019, the text engages the historic and continuing relationship between movements for Indigenous sovereignty and the struggle for socialism.
As settlers, the authors have attempted to compile in a single accessible publication all the major contributions of Indigenous thinkers, scholars, and activists who have grappled with this question. The focus of the reading group will be on these Indigenous contributions.
This is part 2 of the reading group and will cover Chapters 4 and 5. All are welcome to attend the meeting, even if you haven’t completed the readings.
The full text of Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism is available here:
https://bit.ly/IndSovSoc
To access the Zoom registration link, please email info@springmag.ca.

Spring's Campus Caucus
2021-11-03 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Spring members and supporters who attend or work on campus are welcome to attend this meeting

This meeting is a chance to talk about and strategize about how to build and organize for social justice on campus.

Please email info@springmag.ca or the Zoom link

Sudan Resists the Coup: Organizing Solidarity with Sudan's Revolutionaries
2021-10-31 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
In 2019, Sudan’s mass democratic uprising toppled the country’s hated dictator, Omar al-Bashir, and secured a power sharing agreement between civilian leaders and the military with the promise of elections for a new government. The military has reneged on that pledge and carried out a coup, arresting activists across the country. The people have now returned to the streets in mass numbers to defend their revolution. Join this meeting to learn about the situation and what you can do to build solidarity and support for the Sudanese people’s fight for democracy, justice, and equality.
Speakers:

Rabab Elnaiem, Sudanese activist, member of the Sudanese Workers Alliance for the Restoration of Trade Unions.
Muzan Alneel, Sudanese activist, co-founder of the Innovation, Science and Technology Think-tank for People-Centered Development (ISTiNAD) in Sudan and non-resident Fellow of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP).

Sponsors:
Internationalism from Below, Tempest Collective, Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE), New Politics, Spring Magazine.
Register for Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwod-yvqTIoHNWsivZz_SwdjAZVll-Sa80v

Anti-racism, Indigenous sovereignty and solidarity - Spring organizing meeting
2021-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
This is a meeting to talk through our perspectives and organize around Anti-racism, Indigenous sovereignty & Solidarity.
This is a meeting for members of the Spring Socialist Network, a pan-Canadian organization of socialists, but others are welcome to join.
Email info@springmag.ca for the zoom link

Viva Palestina! A Roundtable Discussion on Palestinian National Liberation
2021-10-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Spring for this special roundtable discussion on the history, achievements, challenges, and opportunities of the Palestinian national liberation struggle, featuring a multi-generational panel of leading Palestinian and solidarity activists: Issam Yamani, Nadia Shoufani, Chandni Desai, Moe Alqasem, and Tara Alami.
The roundtable will cover a wide range of questions, including: Is Oslo still relevant? What would a one-state solution look like? How has BDS transformed the movement? What is the role of the Palestinian left, and what are its prospects for renewal? What is the role of the Arab working class across the region? And more!
Email info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link.

Spring's Nova Scotia Organizing Meeting
2021-10-17 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Ontario

Afghanistan: 20 years of war, occupation and resistance
2021-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
October 7, 2021 will mark the 20-year anniversary of the start of the US-led bombing campaign of Afghanistan, which led to two decades of war and occupation. In recent weeks, the US and its allies were driven out of Afghanistan in an unprecedented defeat for US imperialism.
Join Spring socialists for a panel discussion, as we assess the impact of the war, including Canada’s 13-year mission, and nearly two decades of anti-war organizing in Canada and internationally.
Topics will include:
* US imperialism, then and now
* Canada’s role in Afghanistan and the War on Terror
* What the anti-war movement accomplished, and how to rebuild it
* The ongoing fight against Islamophobia and to defend civil liberties
* Building solidarity with the people of Afghanistan
Speakers:
* Angela Joya is a former Afghan refugee and a scholar of the Middle East and North Africa. She has published on recent developments in the region, including on Afghanistan. She has been part of the anti war movement since 2001 and was a contributor to Empire’s Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan, co-edited by Jerome Klassen and Greg Albo.
* James Clark is a founding member of the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War and a steering committee member of the Canadian Peace Alliance. Since 2001, he has been active in anti-war organizing around Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine.
Please join and share on Facebook.
This meeting will take place on Zoom. Email info@springmag.ca for Zoom registration link.

Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism reading group, part 1
2021-09-30 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Spring Magazine as we discuss Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism by Valerie Lannon and Jesse McLaren.
First published in 2019, the text engages the historic and continuing relationship between movements for Indigenous sovereignty and the struggle for socialism.
As settlers, the authors have attempted to compile in a single accessible publication all the major contributions of Indigenous thinkers, scholars, and activists who have grappled with this question. The focus of the reading group will be on these Indigenous contributions.
This meeting of the reading group will cover the Introduction and Chapters 1, 2, and 3. All are welcome to attend the meeting, even if you haven’t completed the readings.
Part 2 of the reading group will take place on Thursday, October 28 at 7pm EDT and will cover Chapters 4 and 5.
Part 3 of the reading group will take place on Thursday, November 18 at 7pm EDT and will cover Chapters 6 and 7.
The full text of Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism is available here.
To access the Zoom registration link, please email info@springmag.ca.

Federal election debrief: What next for the left?
2021-09-26 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Save the date! Whatever the outcome of the federal election, there will be implications for the left, labour, and social movements. Join Spring socialists for this post-election debrief and strategy discussion.
Email info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link

Spring's Campus Caucus
2021-09-22 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
As universities and colleges open back up for in-person activity Spring is hosting campus caucus for all university/college workers and students who are members of Spring or are interested in getting involved.
This meeting is a chance to talk about and strategize about how to build and organize for social justice on campus.
Email info@springmag.ca or the Zoom link

Spring Decent Work Organizing Meeting
2021-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
We are devoting the meeting to planning and thinking through how we can better support the decent work movement and fight the bosses.
Movement folks who are interested in this strategic discussion are welcome!
Email us at info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link

Taking on Nova Scotia’s Tories and fighting for socialism
2021-09-12 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join this meeting with the Spring socialist network and allies to discuss how to get organized for housing, healthcare, decent work and social justice in the wake of the recent Nova Scotia provincial election.
The discussion will focus on key issues and campaigns in Halifax and across the province that could bridge the urban-rural divide, connect with workers in their workplaces and communities, and build a stronger movement for social justice.
Email info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link.
Meeting starts at 6:30pm ADT

Spring's Toronto Labour Day Picnic
2021-09-06 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Bickford Park, 400 Grace Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Join the Spring Socialist Network for a Labour Day picnic on September 6th at 2:00 pm at Bickford Park in Toronto.
This is a great chance to meet other members of the Spring Socialist Network in the Toronto area, talk politics and break bread.
If you’re a socialist and want to be organized, let’s talk! This is a family friendly event. See you there!
Directions: 400 Grace Street ( Grace Street and Harbord Street). South of Christie subway station.

Anti-Racism, Indigenous Sovereignty & Solidarity - Spring Organizing Meeting
2021-08-23 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario

Book Launch: Take Back the Fight: Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age
2021-08-19 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Spring Magazine and The City & The City Books to hear journalist, author, and activist Nora Loreto talk about her latest book, Take Back the Fight: Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age. Loreto’s book discusses the state of modern feminism in Canada and argues that feminists must organize to take back feminism from politicians, business leaders, and journalists who distort and obscure its power.
This event is co-sponsored by Spring Magazine and The City & The City Books. Copies of Nora’s book will be available to buy at the book launch and at The City & The City Books, 181 Ottawa Street North, Hamilton.
This is both an in-person and online event.
To attend in person, visit: https://bit.ly/3fPJfFD
To attend by Zoom email info@springmag.ca

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation reading group
2021-08-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.
“The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law carry out violence against Black people and punctured the illusion of a postracial America. The Black Lives Matter movement has awakened a new generation of activists. In this stirring and insightful analysis, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and persistence of structural inequality such as mass incarceration and Black unemployment. In this context, she argues that this new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation.”
Book available here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/778-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation
For this meeting, please read the Chapter 6 and Chapter 7. All are welcome to come the meeting, even if you didn’t complete the reading.
Register for the Zoom link for the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qc–pqDIqHNXUhYqg-FxhB-gqrjUn2uXL

Spring Socialist Network 2021 Convention
2021-08-07 12:00 - 2021-08-08 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
The Spring Socialist Network’s 2020 Convention will be held over three days (August 7th & 8th). The convention is a chance for Spring to take a step back, discuss the political context, assess the movements we are part of and the state of our organization.
The Spring Socialist Network is a membership based socialist organization committed to building movements that fight oppression, resist settler-colonialism and strengthen the power of the working class.
Email info@springmag.ca to find out more.

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation reading group
2021-07-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.
“The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law carry out violence against Black people and punctured the illusion of a postracial America. The Black Lives Matter movement has awakened a new generation of activists. In this stirring and insightful analysis, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and persistence of structural inequality such as mass incarceration and Black unemployment. In this context, she argues that this new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation.”
Book available here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/778-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation
For this meeting, please read the Chapter 4 and Chapter 5. All are welcome to come the meeting, even if you didn’t complete the reading.
To register for the meeting please follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tcOCgrjkrGd0n7HKZRzJIRdtfvCscpvio

Spring Lunch & Learn: Chairing for Social Justice
2021-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Effective meetings need an effective chair to keep us all on task, encourage participation and make our meetings a success.
Join Spring for a lunch and learn about how to be an effective chair for social justice.
This workshop will outline best practices and tips for chairing for both online and in-person meetings.
Register for the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodOyupzwvHNMUf7kbQf9S-lVLPC8tN2rf

Spring Decent Work Organizing Meeting
2021-07-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
We are devoting the meeting to planning and thinking through how we can better support the decent work movement and fight the bosses.
Movement folks who are interested in this strategic discussion are welcome!

Find the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/508619243797051/

Email us at info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link

Reading Group: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
2021-07-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.
“The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law carry out violence against Black people and punctured the illusion of a postracial America. The Black Lives Matter movement has awakened a new generation of activists. In this stirring and insightful analysis, activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and persistence of structural inequality such as mass incarceration and Black unemployment. In this context, she argues that this new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation.”
Book available here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1646-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation-expanded-second-edition
For this meeting, please read the Chapter 2 and Chapter 3. All are welcome to come to the meeting, even if you didn’t complete the reading.
Register for the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuc-yoqDkuG9NUI7e01KrMAkxEdr0x46RX

Spring Lunch & Learn: Using Tik Tok for Social Justice
2021-07-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Spring for our lunch & learn looking at how we can use Tik Tok for social justice.
Are you new to Tik Tok or interested in joining and want to figure out how to use Tik Tok effectively to advance left wing politics, amplify campaigns and build an audience?
Join us as we give an orientation about how to use Tik Tok, how to make effective videos and why/how socialists should be using this powerful social media platform to advocate for social justice.
Register for the Zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcumpqDwrGtErql0xEdrO_ziMUFp-iAYs

Winning Paid Sick Days in BC
2021-07-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Ontario
The BC NDP has promised to introduce permanent paid sick days starting on January 1, 2022. No specific number has been introduced. Join members of Spring, The Worker Solidarity Network, frontline healthcare workers, and more, for a discussion on how we win paid sick days that are universal, adequate, employer- paid, and accessible.
Speakers:

Dr. Amanpreet Brar, Decent Work and Health Network
Amrita Parmar, BC LTC nurse
Pam Charron, Community Engagement Coordinator- Worker Solidarity Network
Laird Cronk, President- BC Federation of Labour
Lisa Descary, Spring Socialist Network

Though this event features speakers and participants from across so-called BC, it is important to center the fact that all of this territory today remains unceded and stolen Indigenous land. In all of our work and all of our efforts, we fight against colonialism, racism, bigotry, and all forms of oppression. We do not recognize this in the abstract. We learn through struggle and through the work of movements and organizations that are confronting the brutality of capitalism, racism, and settler-colonialism across Turtle Island and around the world.
Register for Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdOupqz4qHtcjau12aRn-1rheyomytflp

Anti-Racism, Indigenous Sovereignty & Solidarity - Spring Organizing Meeting
2021-07-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
This is a meeting to talk through our perspectives and organize around Anti-racism, Indigenous sovereignty & Solidarity.
This is a meeting for members of the Spring Socialist Network, a pan-Canadian organization of socialists, but others are welcome to join.
Email info@springmag.ca for Zoom link.
