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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210428T120000
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SUMMARY:Spring Phone Zap for Paid Sick Days!
DESCRIPTION:April 28 is the Day of mourning for workers who have been killed or injured on the job. Many workers are taking action to mourn for the dead and fight for the living. \nWe are organizing a phone zap for paid sick days! Many workers still don’t have access to paid sick days. Low-waged and racialized workers are disproportionately impacted by the lack of legislated paid sick days for all. \nWe are going to call Tory MPPs and Premier Ford to tell them workers need paid sick days that are legislated\, adequate\, employer-paid and universal. Workers need paid sick days not policing! \nRegister for the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoceGvqz0rEtd3dXY6AJZHr1SyaNb9EOLC
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-phone-zap-for-paid-sick-days
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210429T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210405T161100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T153842Z
UID:7202-1619722800-1619728200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Reading group: Policing Black Lives
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Robyn Maynard’s book Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to Present. \nDelving behind Canada’s veneer of multiculturalism and tolerance\, Policing Black Lives traces the violent realities of anti-blackness from the slave ships to prisons\, classrooms and beyond. Robyn Maynard provides readers with the first comprehensive account of nearly four hundred years of state-sanctioned surveillance\, criminalization and punishment of Black lives in Canada.”: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/policing-black-lives \nFor this second meeting\, please read Chapter 2 and Chapter 3. You should still come even if you don’t get all the reading done\, there will be lots to talk about regardless. \nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsceyqrDwvGNE28P4js5bsQ-fYGsUd4Qnr
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/reading-group-policing-black-lives
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210503T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210503T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210426T215403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T215634Z
UID:7501-1620068400-1620073800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Anti-Racism\, Indigenous Sovereignty & Solidarity - Spring Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This is a meeting to talk through our perspectives and organize around Anti-racism\, Indigenous sovereignty & Solidarity. \nThis is a meeting for members of the Spring Socialist Network\, a pan-Canadian organization of socialists\, but others are welcome to join. \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1057882294737443 \nEmail info@springmag.ca  us for the zoom link
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/anti-racism-indigenous-sovereignty-solidarity-spring-organizing-meeting
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210509T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210509T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210405T155917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210506T155652Z
UID:7198-1620568800-1620576000@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Tamil Eelam\, National Liberation\, and Socialism: A Conversation with Tamil and Sinhalese Activists
DESCRIPTION:12 years after the historic Tamil protests in Toronto\, Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka live under the military occupation of the Sri Lankan state. Tamils who survived the 2009 genocide remain dispossessed as the state builds Sinhalese settlements through the Tamil homeland. What are the prospects for freedom and building a movement for Tamil self-determination? What is the role of socialists inside and outside the island in supporting Tamil resistance? \nJoin a conversation with Tamil and Sinhalese activists as they tackle these questions.\n-Viraj Mendez (International Human Rights Association\, Bremen)\n-Bashana Abeywardene (Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka)\n-Mithilen Mathipalan and Jenny Selluthurai from the Tamil Freedom Coalition (TFC) and Isai Priya from Tamil Solidarity (TS)\n-Krisna Saravanamuttu (Spring Socialist Network) \nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwufumoqzorGdICTPZ48YQtsz8sjwbwJXu2
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/tamil-eelam-national-liberation-and-socialism-a-conversation-with-tamil-and-sinhalese-activists
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210513T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210513T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210502T233534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T145204Z
UID:7572-1620932400-1620937800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Reading Group: Policing Black Lives
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Robyn Maynard’s book Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to Present. \n“Delving behind Canada’s veneer of multiculturalism and tolerance\, Policing Black Lives traces the violent realities of anti-blackness from the slave ships to prisons\, classrooms and beyond. Robyn Maynard provides readers with the first comprehensive account of nearly four hundred years of state-sanctioned surveillance\, criminalization and punishment of Black lives in Canada.” \nFor this third meeting\, please read the Chapter 4 and 5. You should still come even if you don’t get all the reading done\, there will be lots to talk about regardless. \nTo register for the meeting\, please follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsfu-tqTgjGdAxgYRKkW4LW3uh2StGgqQA
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/reading-group-policing-black-lives-3
LOCATION:Ontario
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210517T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210517T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210511T152503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T152503Z
UID:7705-1621278000-1621285200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Decent Work Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We 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! \nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/322962582582482 \nEmail info@springmag.ca to register for the meeting.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-decent-work-organizing-meeting-5
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210527T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210527T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210513T235257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210517T210435Z
UID:7741-1622142000-1622147400@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Reading Group: Policing Black Lives
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Robyn Maynard’s book Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to Present. \n“Delving behind Canada’s veneer of multiculturalism and tolerance\, Policing Black Lives traces the violent realities of anti-blackness from the slave ships to prisons\, classrooms and beyond. Robyn Maynard provides readers with the first comprehensive account of nearly four hundred years of state-sanctioned surveillance\, criminalization and punishment of Black lives in Canada.” \nFor this fourth meeting\, please read the Chapter 6 and 7. You should still come even if you don’t get all the reading done\, there will be lots to talk about regardless. \nTo register for Zoom link for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdeygqTkoHtD3fJzZ4vcwvHdwJP5sFxoN  \nExciting news: Robin Maynard will be joining our discussion on our next meeting (June 10\, Save the date!)
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/7741
LOCATION:Ontario
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210530T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210530T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210503T171316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T150612Z
UID:7583-1622383200-1622390400@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:No Life Like It: A Tribute to the Revolutionary Activism of Ernie Tate
DESCRIPTION:We warmly welcome you to join us for a tribute to the life\, activism and legacy of Ernie Tate (1934-2021). \nErnie Tate believed capitalism is a cruel and unjust system that has to be changed. Ernie was born in Belfast\, Northern Ireland in 1934 and emigrated to Canada in 1955. As a Marxist\, union activist and revolutionary\, Ernie spent his life working to achieve that in organizing against the war in Vietnam\, in union struggles at Toronto Hydro\, for protecting universal healthcare and living wages\, and much else. Ernie\, along with Tariq Ali\, was a leading organizer of the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign in Britain\, worked for Bertrand Russell’s International War Crimes Tribunal and was a founding member of the International Marxist Group in Britain.’ In 2014\, Ernie published a memoir of his life on the far left in Canada and Great Britain called Revolutionary Activism in the 1950s and 1960s. This two volume memoir is an important resource for anyone interested in a gritty account of mid-20th century revolutionary movements. It has been a source of information for the 2020-2021 Undercover Policing Inquiry hearings\, taking place in England\, in which the illegal and immoral activities of police agents in infiltrating the left have been laid bare. \nErnie died on February 5th this year. Please join us to reflect upon and celebrate Ernie’s life\, activism and legacy with many of his comrades and friends from around the world\, including: Tariq Ali and Phil Hearse (England)\, Richie Venton (Scotland)\, Barry Sheppard and Suzanne Weiss (USA)\, Pam Frache\, Judy Rebick\, Carolyn Egan\, Sam Gindin\, Bryan Palmer\, Rob Fairley\, and John Riddell (Canada)\, and Patrick Bond (South Africa).\nThe event will be online\, on ZOOM. Please register for your free ticket on Eventbrite. A link to the ZOOM room will be sent to you. \nHosted by Socialist Project\, Centre for Social Justice\, Spring\, Resistance\, Green Left Weekly\, Socialist Viewpoint \nFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/294767865500363 \nRegister for the event via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/no-life-like-it-a-tribute-to-the-revolutionary-activism-of-ernie-tate-tickets-150849684467
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/no-life-like-it-a-tribute-to-the-revolutionary-activism-of-ernie-tate
LOCATION:Ontario
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210531T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210531T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210523T202126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210523T202328Z
UID:7851-1622487600-1622494800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Anti-Racism\, Indigenous Sovereignty & Solidarity - Spring Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This is a meeting to talk through our perspectives and organize around anti-racism\, Indigenous sovereignty & solidarity. \nThis is a meeting for members of the Spring Socialist Network\, a pan-Canadian organization of socialists\, but others are welcome to join. \nEmail us info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/anti-racism-indigenous-sovereignty-solidarity-spring-organizing-meeting-2
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210610T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210610T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210523T194437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210523T201735Z
UID:7772-1623349800-1623355200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Policing Black Lives: Reading group with Robyn Maynard
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Robyn Maynard’s book Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to Present with the author herself! Robyn Maynard will join the call to answer questions and discuss the book we have been studying. \n“Delving behind Canada’s veneer of multiculturalism and tolerance\, Policing Black Lives traces the violent realities of anti-blackness from the slave ships to prisons\, classrooms and beyond. Robyn Maynard provides readers with the first comprehensive account of nearly four hundred years of state-sanctioned surveillance\, criminalization and punishment of Black lives in Canada.” \nFor this meeting\, please read the Chapter 8 and the Conclusion. You should still come even if you don’t get all the reading done\, there will be lots to talk about regardless. \nTo register for the meeting\, please follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckduytrzkiGtJSngf1fnCFo4r2Fj598_tJ
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/policing-black-lives-reading-group-with-robyn-maynard
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210616T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210616T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210613T200305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210613T200305Z
UID:8036-1623844800-1623848400@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Lunch and Learn with the Canadian Association of Labour Media
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring for a brief orientation to the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM)\, featuring Nora Loreto. \nSpring is a member of CALM and they have all sorts of resources\, from toolkits for effective podcasting to chairing Zoom meetings\, that can help make us more effective organizers and communicators. \nThe Canadian Association of Labour Media is a communications cooperative that represents nearly 200 labour unions across Canada. Together\, we seek to strengthen the communications capacity of the labour movement. \nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pdOuhrTstHdHLBBHtfRVE6UqsMizhKIFN
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-lunch-and-learn-with-the-canadian-association-of-labour-media
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210624T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210624T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210608T012236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210613T194737Z
UID:8010-1624561200-1624566600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Reading Group: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.  \n“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.” \nBook available here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/778-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation \nFor this meeting\, please read the Introduction and Chapter 1. All are welcome to come the meeting\, even if you didn’t complete the reading.   \nTo register for the Zoom meeting\, please follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcOyrpjIrHN3oYypm5IfvHtgk7th20mIG 
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/reading-group-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation-reading-group
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210627T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210627T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210621T152739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210621T152744Z
UID:8144-1624802400-1624807800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:How do we build winning campaigns? Socialist strategy and the united front
DESCRIPTION:As socialists we want to build a better world. And changing the world starts with the fight for reforms in the here and now. We recognize that capitalism can’t be gradually reformed into socialism\, but the fight for reforms are essential to build the capacity and confidence for a revolutionary transformation. \nSo how should socialist engage in and effectively build campaigns that can win reforms\, raise consciousness and build the confidence of the people around us to fight? \nJoin Spring for a discussion about the socialist strategy for building winning campaigns. \nRegister for the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoceCgqTktE9PO12Mz8KpxuDweVPjIBkVX
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/how-do-we-build-winning-campaigns-socialist-strategy-and-the-united-front
LOCATION:Ontario
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210705T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210705T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210621T153328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210621T153337Z
UID:8147-1625511600-1625518800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Anti-Racism\, Indigenous Sovereignty & Solidarity - Spring Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This is a meeting to talk through our perspectives and organize around Anti-racism\, Indigenous sovereignty & Solidarity. \nThis is a meeting for members of the Spring Socialist Network\, a pan-Canadian organization of socialists\, but others are welcome to join. \nEmail info@springmag.ca for Zoom link.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/anti-racism-indigenous-sovereignty-solidarity-spring-organizing-meeting-3
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210707T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210707T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210626T183647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210706T110736Z
UID:8203-1625684400-1625691600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Winning Paid Sick Days in BC
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSpeakers: \n\nDr. Amanpreet Brar\, Decent Work and Health Network\nAmrita Parmar\, BC LTC nurse\nPam Charron\, Community Engagement Coordinator- Worker Solidarity Network\nLaird Cronk\, President- BC Federation of Labour\nLisa Descary\, Spring Socialist Network\n\nThough 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. \nRegister for Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdOupqz4qHtcjau12aRn-1rheyomytflp
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/winning-paid-sick-days-in-bc
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210714T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210714T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210704T235558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210707T120938Z
UID:8250-1626264000-1626267600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Lunch & Learn: Using Tik Tok for Social Justice
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring for our lunch & learn looking at how we can use Tik Tok for social justice. \nAre 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? \nJoin 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. \nRegister for the Zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcumpqDwrGtErql0xEdrO_ziMUFp-iAYs
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-lunch-learn-using-tik-tok-for-social-justice
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210715T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210624T232625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210706T115156Z
UID:8189-1626375600-1626381000@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Reading Group: From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation. \n“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.” \nBook available here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1646-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation-expanded-second-edition \nFor 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. \nRegister for the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuc-yoqDkuG9NUI7e01KrMAkxEdr0x46RX
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/reading-group-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210719T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210719T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210629T215705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210629T215705Z
UID:8224-1626721200-1626728400@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Decent Work Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We 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!\n\nFind the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/508619243797051/\n\nEmail us at info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-decent-work-organizing-meeting-6
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210728T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210728T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210719T142149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T142149Z
UID:8406-1627473600-1627477200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Lunch & Learn: Chairing for Social Justice
DESCRIPTION:Effective meetings need an effective chair to keep us all on task\, encourage participation and make our meetings a success. \nJoin Spring for a lunch and learn about how to be an effective chair for social justice.\nThis workshop will outline best practices and tips for chairing for both online and in-person meetings. \nRegister for the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodOyupzwvHNMUf7kbQf9S-lVLPC8tN2rf
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-lunch-learn-chairing-for-social-justice
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210729T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210729T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210715T213658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210719T141653Z
UID:8383-1627585200-1627590600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation reading group
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation. \n“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.” \nBook available here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/778-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation \nFor 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. \nTo register for the meeting please follow this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tcOCgrjkrGd0n7HKZRzJIRdtfvCscpvio
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation-reading-group
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210807T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210808T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210730T140858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210730T140858Z
UID:8548-1628337600-1628442000@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Socialist Network 2021 Convention
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \nEmail info@springmag.ca to find out more.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-socialist-network-2021-convention
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210812T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210812T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210730T224448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210802T152115Z
UID:8566-1628794800-1628800200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation reading group
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine as we read and discuss Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation. \n“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.” \nBook available here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/778-from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation \nFor 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. \nRegister for the Zoom link for the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qc–pqDIqHNXUhYqg-FxhB-gqrjUn2uXL
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/from-blacklivesmatter-to-black-liberation-reading-group-2
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210819T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210819T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210819T151308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T152024Z
UID:8722-1629397800-1629403200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Book Launch: Take Back the Fight: Organizing Feminism for the Digital Age
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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. \nThis is both an in-person and online event.\nTo attend in person\, visit: https://bit.ly/3fPJfFD \nTo attend by Zoom email info@springmag.ca
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/book-launch-take-back-the-fight-organizing-feminism-for-the-digital-age
LOCATION:Ontario
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210823T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210802T171817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210802T171817Z
UID:8619-1629745200-1629752400@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Anti-Racism\, Indigenous Sovereignty & Solidarity - Spring Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This is a meeting to talk through our perspectives and organize around Anti-racism\, Indigenous sovereignty & Solidarity. \nThis is a meeting for members of the Spring Socialist Network\, a pan-Canadian organization of socialists\, but others are welcome to join. \nEmail info@springmag.ca for the zoom link.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/anti-racism-indigenous-sovereignty-solidarity-spring-organizing-meeting-4
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210906T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210906T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210819T144852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210819T151402Z
UID:8717-1630936800-1630947600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring's Toronto Labour Day Picnic
DESCRIPTION:Join the Spring Socialist Network for a Labour Day picnic on September 6th at 2:00 pm at Bickford Park in Toronto. \nThis is a great chance to meet other members of the Spring Socialist Network in the Toronto area\, talk politics and break bread. \nIf you’re a socialist and want to be organized\, let’s talk! This is a family friendly event. See you there! \nDirections: 400 Grace Street ( Grace Street and Harbord Street). South of Christie subway station.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/springs-toronto-labour-day-picnic
LOCATION:Bickford Park\, 400 Grace Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210912T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210912T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210902T184405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210907T113157Z
UID:8867-1631467800-1631473200@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Taking on Nova Scotia’s Tories and fighting for socialism
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \nEmail info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link. \nMeeting starts at 6:30pm ADT
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/taking-on-and-nova-scotias-tories-and-fighting-for-socialism
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210913T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210823T193613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210823T193821Z
UID:8761-1631559600-1631566800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring Decent Work Organizing Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We 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 us at info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/spring-decent-work-organizing-meeting-7
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210922T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210908T181003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T181003Z
UID:8918-1632337200-1632342600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Spring's Campus Caucus
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis meeting is a chance to talk about and strategize about how to build and organize for social justice on campus. \nEmail info@springmag.ca or the Zoom link
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/springs-campus-caucus
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Organizing meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210926T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210926T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210909T213953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210909T213953Z
UID:8929-1632677400-1632682800@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Federal election debrief: What next for the left?
DESCRIPTION: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. \nEmail info@springmag.ca for the Zoom link
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/federal-election-debrief-what-next-for-the-left
LOCATION:Ontario
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210930T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T102339
CREATED:20210823T211107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210907T112642Z
UID:8765-1633028400-1633035600@springmag.ca
SUMMARY:Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism reading group\, part 1
DESCRIPTION:Join Spring Magazine as we discuss Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism by Valerie Lannon and Jesse McLaren. \nFirst published in 2019\, the text engages the historic and continuing relationship between movements for Indigenous sovereignty and the struggle for socialism. \nAs 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. \nThis 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. \nPart 2 of the reading group will take place on Thursday\, October 28 at 7pm EDT and will cover Chapters 4 and 5. \nPart 3 of the reading group will take place on Thursday\, November 18 at 7pm EDT and will cover Chapters 6 and 7. \nThe full text of Indigenous Sovereignty and Socialism is available here. \nTo access the Zoom registration link\, please email info@springmag.ca.
URL:https://springmag.ca/event/indigenous-sovereignty-and-socialism-reading-group-part-1
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Reading Group
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