Toronto Workers' History Project

Workers Make History

Events

BENEATH THE SUN: A PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF CAROLE CONDÉ

Join us for a public celebration of artist Carole Condé (1940 – 2024) on Saturday, November 9, 2024, 2 – 5 pm Location: A Space Main Gallery Exhibit Runs: November 9 – January 2, 2025Carole Condé was a visual artist who, along with partner and collaborator Karl...

Noronic Disaster

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Vincenzo Pietropaolo: Toronto Through an Activist’s Lens

Vincenzo Pietropaolo has been a dedicated chronicler of Toronto for more than fifty years. In 2023, he published a landmark book called Toronto as Community: Fifty Years of Photographs. The photographs are grouped around 40 short essays that explore Vince’s particular...

A Vist To Todmorden Mills

The History of Workers in the Don Valley Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre Location: 67 Pottery Road Date: Sunday 29 September at 2 pm Way back in the early 19th century, a tiny industrial community grew up on the east bank of the Don River, the village...

Unveiling the Queer Italian-Canadian Experience

Big Fight in Little Chinatown

In honour of Asian Heritage Month, TWHP is proud to co-sponsor Labour Council's movie screening of: Big Fight in Little Chinatown To register or for more information, contact Jennifer Huang at jhuang@labourcouncil.ca

Hogg’s Hollow Tragedy (1960)

REMEMBERING THE HOGG’S HOLLOW TUNNEL TRAGEDY (1960) Tuesday April 16 at 7 pm on Zoom On March 17, 1960, five men working on a watermain under the Don River died when a fire broke out in the tunnel. They were all recent immigrants from Italy, part of the huge of wave...

History of Labour Media (2024)

Recording The History of Labour Media Tuesday, 19 March, 20247:00 pm (ET) On ZOOM The world of media has been changing at a rapid pace. Unions have been either catching up or staying ahead of the curve. Join us to find out about how labour has used media in the...

May Day, 2024

International Workers Day, 2024 Download

Gairey Family

Event RecordingJoin Us in Honouring the Gairey Legacy of Civil Rights Activism The Gairey family’s history dates back to their great, great-great-grandfather’s escape from slavery through the Underground Railroad; the family’s activism is in their blood. Desmond...

About Us

Preserving and Promoting the History of Toronto’s Working People

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The Toronto Workers History Project (TWHP) is a large group of workers, unionists, professors, students, artists, teachers, librarians, educators, researchers, community activists, and retirees dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the history of working people in Toronto.

We are committed to bringing to light the experiences of working people and their contributions as individuals and collectively to the building of this city, in the home, in the paid workplace, and in the community.

TWHP Banner: Created by Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge

Oral History Project

David Kidd

David Kidd is a long-time labour and community activist who was interviewed on July 4, 2024. He was a member and elected steward with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79 which represents inside workers with the City of Toronto. In the interview, he...