Category: Anti-Racism
Status for All!
The advocacy organization, Justice for Migrant Workers, on June 29 called for an immediate shutdown of Ontario's entire agricultural industry until every workplace is fully sterilized to stop the spread of COVID-19 among its workers. From the start of the…
Racism spikes in PSAC
Sandra Griffith-Bonaparte was, until March 2020, a long-time president of a large local union in the Public Service Alliance of Canada based in the Ottawa area. Sandra emigrated in 1988 to Canada from her native Grenada in the south-east Caribbean. …
Black Students Matter demo at Toronto City Hall
Members of Socialist Action attended the Black Students Matter demo at Toronto City Hall on August 8, 2020. Black students and parents marched against racist discrimination in the Ontario education system. The demo started at Toronto City Hall and proceeded…
WEBCAST: The Formation of the Canadian Colonial Settler State
Thursday, August 6 7 p.m. The Formation of the Canadian Colonial Settler State, with presenters John Riddell and Peter Kulchyski. https://youtu.be/A2b26Rppkg8 For more information, including links to past webcasts and other videos, go regularly to: http://www.socialistaction.ca For answers to your…
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Cops snatch 3 Black Lives Matter – Toronto activists
by Sam Eric Three activists from Black Lives Matter - Toronto (BLM-TO) were snatched off downtown Toronto streets on Saturday, July 18, by an enraged Toronto Police Service (TPS). The abductions occurred around 11 a.m. after a peaceful protest and…
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Toronto Council Votes to Increase Police Budget
by Barry Weisleder It was a slap in the face to the tens of thousands who rallied and marched for weeks to protest cop brutality and murder. On June 29 Toronto City Council defeated a move, 8 votes to 16,…