The great English radical singer-songwriter Leon Rosselson will be giving a concert at Toronto's Palestinian cultural centre Beit Zatoun (http://beitzatoun.org/) on Saturday August 6th at 7:30 PM. Sponsored by the culture committee of the Greater Toronto Workers Assembly.
Admission is $15 ($10 unwaged) with proceeds going to the to UK group Medical Aid for Palestinians (http://www.map-uk.org/).
Join the Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly for a Coffee House Discussion on:Québec Solidaire: On the Ballot and in the Streets Introduced by Benoit Renaud, National Québec Solidaire Coordinating Committee.
Wednesday July 6, 2011
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Meet at Dundas Square
Followed by a March to Nathan Phillips Square
During Extreme Heat Alerts, the City of Toronto counsels people to seek shelter and opens cooling centres across the City. People are at risk of death during these alerts – particularly pregnant women, senior citizens, people living with disabilities and chronic illnesses and people living in substandard housing.
This Saturday we will engage with people about the CUPW strike and distribute solidarity leaflets at several locations in Toronto from 1pm - 3pm. After the leafleting we will meet at the Imperial Pub (first floor back room - 54 Dundas Street East - Just East of Yonge) for a discussion of the leafleting with other GTWA members and CUPW members.
Next General Assembly of the GTWA: In the Spring of 2011 Will Struggle Bloom?
As we exit the elections and the capitalist class continues to consolidate itself the attacks against working people will come quicker and stronger. The need for an organized resistance is greater than ever.
This coffeehouse forum brings together a multi-generational panel of activists who have been involved in publishing movement publications on the political left, from the older and more well-established to more recent projects.
Student-Worker Solidarity (SWS) is bringing different UofT campus workers together to speak with students about their issues, while also providing students with an opportunity to relay their concerns to workers.
A couple of our members are involved in organizing this event to unite labour struggles and student issues on the U of T campus. Anyone in the Workers Assembly who is involved in student activism, labour struggles, or who is just curious about Student-Worker Solidarity and the U of T General Assembly is welcome to attend.
