Oct 13, 2021 | Theatre Group
ARE YOU:• a social justice activist?• a labour/union supporter?• a lover of community theatre? and• Indigenous, Black, or a Person of Colour? Then the Toronto Workers’ Theatre Group WANTS YOU!!! It’s been a long wait to get back on the boards and the theatre group of...
Oct 5, 2021 | Events & Presentations
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...
Jun 4, 2021 | Events & Presentations
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...
May 31, 2021 | Events & Presentations
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...
May 23, 2021 | Events & Presentations
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...
May 5, 2021 | Events & Presentations
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...
Feb 4, 2021 | Events & Presentations
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 7:00-8:30 pm (Zoom) Join us for a brief history of taxi drivers in Toronto – their challenges, victories, and a future which has yet to be determined in large part due to services like Uber and Lyft. Facilitator:Aparna Sundar Aparna...
Feb 3, 2021 | Events & Presentations
As part of the Yes, It Matters! Addressing Systemic Racism Campaign, and in recognition and celebration of the contribution that Black people have made to Canada, please share the attached slide with your contacts. We encourage you to post the information on your...
