Upcoming Community Events
2. Toronto Women Against Poverty Collective Squat Meeting - March 5th
3. Rebel Film Series - March & April
1. Venezuela: The Challenge of 21st Century Socialism
An open and fraternal discussion among friends of Venezuela on the meaning for Canada and the world of President Hugo Chavez's call for "21st Century Socialism."
To lead off the discussion, short presentations from:
- Prof. Greg Albo, York University
- Dr. Maria Paez Victor
- Robin Breon, Vice-Presdient, steelworkers Local 1998
- And audience participation
Moderators: John Riddell and Amparo Torres
Wednesday, February 28, 7 p.m.
Bahen Centre,
40 St. George Street, Rm. 1180
Just north of College
For information: cvec-tor@yahoogroups.com
Sponsors: Coalition Venezuela We Are With You (CVEC), Hands Off Venezuela (HOV), Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASC), Louis Riel Bolivarian Circle, Manuelita Saenz Bolivarian Circle.
2. Community conversations about women, violence and affordable housing.
Monday March 5th at 9:00 am at Parkdale Community Legal
The Toronto Women Against Poverty Collective is a relatively new group that is planning a squat this spring. They would like to get more low-income women from Toronto involved and are also looking for women's organizations and groups to help organize the event. Contact information is below.
Poverty is one of the biggest concerns on the minds of women living with violence, and coupled with a lack of access to housing, it keeps women stuck in abusive situations. The Women Against Poverty Collective (WAPC) is a group of women and trans people who are working together to advocate for safe, affordable, and accessible housing for women experiencing violence.
Based on the ideas of women in the community, the WAPC is planning an action in for Spring 2007 to bring public and governmental attention to the issues. It will involve a housing takeover where women dealing with violence will create the safe, affordable housing that has been traditionally denied them and their children.
The WAPC would like to get more input from and involvement of women. We would like to know more about what they want and need, as well as what they may be willing to do to support the action. If you have an existing women's group that meets in your organization's space or can set up a meeting in your space, representatives of the Collective would like to visit and:
- Introduce the WAPC and what we are doing
- Encourage women to get involved and raise their voices
- Gather feedback and ideas about specifics of the planned action
Please contact Jen Plyler at 416.417.8962 for more information.
And ... If you would like to join us to help with organizing, please come to our next meeting on Monday March 5th at 9:00 am at Parkdale Community Legal Services, 1266 Queen St. West (west of Dufferin). Women and transpeople are welcome to attend. Wheelchair accessible.
3. Toronto Socialist Action Presents: Rebel Film Series
- Friday, March 9 - 7 p.m. The U.S. versus John Lennon, 2006, 96 min. How the musician became an anti-war activist.
- Friday, March 16 - 7 p.m. The Road to Guantanamo, 2006, 95 minutes - The story of the arrest of 3 innocent Britons and their torture in the world’s most notorious prison.
- Friday, March 23 - 7 p.m. The Iron Wall, 2006, 59 min. Documents the history of Zionist colonization and the building of the Apartheid ‘separation’ wall across Palestine.
- Friday, March 30 - 7 p.m. Battle of Algiers, 121 min. Pontecorvo’s classic 1966 film depicts an episode in the war for Algerian independence from France, and asks ‘What is terrorism?’
- Friday, April 6 - 7 p.m. Grain of Sand, 2005, 87 minutes Reveals the struggles of the citizens of Maclovio Rojas in Tijuana, Mexico against the global corporate agenda.
- Friday, April 13 - 7 p.m. The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power, 120 minutes. A 2003 Canadian documentary.
- Friday, April 20 - 7 p.m. Darwin’s Nightmare, 2004 - 107 min. Shows the impact of globalization on ecology and human society.
OISE, 252 Bloor St. West, Room 2-212
at the St. George Subway Station.
Everyone welcome. $2 donation requested.
For more information, visit the SA web site at:
www.socialistaction.org/ca.htm or call 416-535-8779.
