Socialist Action / Ligue pour l’Action socialiste is an organization of revolutionary socialists across the Canadian state, active in the labour movement, social justice, international solidarity, feminist and environmental campaigns. SA/LAS supporters work to build the NDP Socialist Caucus, support for indigenous peoples’ struggles, as well as anti-war, anti-poverty and human rights movements. SA/LAS strives to build a Revolutionary Workers’ International. To that end, and to foster international workers’ solidarity, SA/LAS seeks to collaborate with revolutionary socialists and their organizations around the world.
Some of Our Initiatives
We organize rallies, demonstrations, film screenings, book launches, parties, concerts… We never stop.
Education for Activists Conference: Revolution or Ruin
“Revolution or Ruin” — An online gathering to address the multiple crises of world capitalism
Webcasts
Socialist Action webcasts feature activists and experts. They stimulate vivid debates on important political, social, and economic issues.
Rebel Films
Socialist Action organizes the best political film festival in Toronto. Each film is followed by a vivid discussion. Although Fall 2020 series are cancelled due to the pandemic, you can watch all of the 2019 discussions.
Recent Articles and News
We publish analyses, reports, and news articles below. Some of these articles are republished in the paper edition of Socialist Action Newspaper, which arguably the best political newspaper in North America.
WEBCAST: The Road to a Mass Eco-Socialist Party
Thursday, November 26, 7 p.m. Eastern Time The Road to a Mass Eco-Socialist Party, with former British Labour Party activist Alan Freeman, past Manitoba NDP MLA Marianne Cerilli, and Socialist Action B.C. organizer Gary Porter. Link: https://youtu.be/Vs7WAPOUtcE For more information, including links to past…
From Here to Workers’ Power: The Road Ahead
The following speech was presented by Julius Arscott, leading member of Socialist Action at the recent Revolution or Ruin conference held online on November 21, 2020 following the panel ‘What We Need’ in the session titled ‘How to Get It’.…
WEBCAST: Will The Pandemic Ever End?
Thursday, November 12, 7 p.m. Will the Pandemic Ever End? With leading SA member Daniel Tarade, a PhD candidate in laboratory medicine and pathobiology at the University of Toronto, Siobhan O’Brien, a senior PhD candidate at the U of T…
Will 2030 be the year of poverty eradication, or the year of more widespread poverty?
This year the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was celebrated by the United Nations, governments and non-governmental organizations around the world. In Afghanistan this day was commemorated by civil society organizations through gatherings and dissemination of statements. The…
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Steelworkers Reject CLC endorsement of Bill Morneau
On November 3, 2020, the United Steel Workers’ Union issued the following statement: “Late on Friday, October 30, the Canadian Labour Congress, without consulting any union affiliate, announced a joint endorsement with the business lobby group, the Canadian Chamber of…
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Stop the AHS Layoffs! Defend Public Health Care and Workers’ Rights!
For a General Strike to Kick Out Jason Kenny and the UCP! On October 18 the United Conservative Party adopted a plan for a privately-funded, privately-managed health care system to operate alongside the public Alberta Health Services (AHS). The decision…
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