Nov 9, 2023 | Event, Events & Presentations
“The people united will never be defeated.” That was the chant of determined women strikers in the streets of Toronto nearly forty years ago. This play brings to life the struggles for justice waged by 250 women cleaners working at First Canadian Place in...
Nov 6, 2023 | Event, Events & Presentations
TWHP Presents Davy The Punk Join us for a lively evening with esteemed Canadian folksinger, composer and author Bob Bossin Bob will discuss Davy the Punk, his award-winning book about his father’s life in Toronto’s gambling Underworld of the 1930s and ‘40s. Event...
Oct 5, 2023 | Event, Events & Presentations
TWHP presents IN THE STREETS Historian Ian Radforth will talk about his new book, EXPRESSIVE ACTSCelebrations and Demonstrations in the Streets of Victorian Toronto In nineteenth-century Toronto, people took to the streets to express their jubilation on special...
Sep 13, 2023 | Event, Events & Presentations, Video
Recording Join us for a Live Zoom Event! Tuesday, September 19th, 7 PM (ET) Join us Tuesday, September 19th, at 7:00 PM (ET) for an exciting and informative Zoom presentation exploring Graphic Histories. Topics include: The history of labour comics/graphic histories,...
Jun 6, 2023 | Event, Events & Presentations, Video
Recording Join us for a Live Zoom Event! Tuesday, May 9th, 7 PM (ET) June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Join us next Tuesday, June 13th, to...
May 1, 2023 | Event, Events & Presentations, Video
Recording Join us for a Live Zoom Event! Tuesday, May 9th, 7 PM (ET) Register for Free on Zoom In September 1986, one thousand Toronto garment workers launched strike action against 18 clothing factories up and down Spadina Avenue. Most of the strikers were immigrant...
