THE STRUGGLE FOR CHILD CARE

Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorised

Tuesday 12 October 7 pm on ZOOM A new federally sponsored child-care program is unfolding across Canada. This initiative didn’t fall from the sky – it’s the result of decades of agitation by child-care activists in Toronto and the rest of the country. We are bringing...

ONTARIO’S BLACK TEACHERS – Negotiating the politics of Black Women’s Professional Working Lives

Jun 4, 2021 | Event

This presentation features the stories of Black women teachers in 20th century Ontario. Considering that labour and employment were important markers in Black women’s lives, this presentation will rethink access to employment and uncover the ways Black women teachers...

Hotel Workers Rising: From the 1961 Royal York Hotel Strike to present day struggles

May 31, 2021 | Event

It was a year-long strike and a bitter strike at the prestigious Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto. Many of the workers were immigrants, people of colour and mostly, they were women. Join us for this fascinating presentation as race, gender and class play...

Gathering the memories – An Oral History Project

May 23, 2021 | Projects of TWHP

Gathering the Memories – An Oral History of Toronto Labour The TWHP is launching a new project to gather the memories of the old-timers in Toronto’s labour movement. So much of the history of the struggles of the city’s workers is available only in the stories...

When We Stood and Fought – Quebec City 2001 – The People’s Summit

May 5, 2021 | Event

The Second People’s Summit of the Americas took place from 17-21 April, 2001 in Quebec City. Activists from all over Canada – and the world (60,000 or more) went to Quebec City and voiced their opposition to the “Summit of the Americas”. Toronto was...