Bike Pirates is hosting another kids' bike day! There are various sizes of kids' bikes to give away in exchange for a small donation. Bring the child to make sure the bike fits!

Join this event for a post-screening panel on the life, work, and lasting influence of renowned Palestinian thinker Edward Said. The panel will take place immediately after the screening of Edward Said: Between Worlds. A separate ticket must be purchased to watch the film. A film ticket is not required to attend the panel.

Free, interactive letter-writing advocacy workshop. Explore the connections between food insecurity, income and affordability, hear from local speakers, learn how advocacy works, and put it into practice by writing a letter to an elected official.

A DIY arts market for Queer, Trans, BTPGM, disabled artists and allies, with 20+ vendors. There will also be groups representing mutual aid and fundraising efforts, as well as providing community resources. Masks encouraged!

Join us for a community gathering in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This event is presented by the Taiaiako'n Historical Preservation Society and Grandmother Donna Powless, with support from the High Park Nature Centre and the Office of Karim Bardeesy, MP for Taiaiako'n–Parkdale–High Park.

Dig into the fun and help LEAF grow Vaughan’s urban forest! Celebrate their 30th Anniversary with a family-friendly afternoon planting native trees and shrubs in McClure Meadows Park. LEAF events count toward secondary school volunteer hour requirements. Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

Join TTC Riders to talk with residents at Kennedy Subway Station about their candidates' transit priorities for this municipal election!

A medium sized repair cafe with three types of fixer stations, this cafe is now regularly scheduled for every three months! Location and all gender washrooms are accessible. Cafe runs from 1pm to 5pm with the last item accepted at 4:30 pm.

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The Mid Scarborough Hub Repair Cafe is a monthly repair cafe run by Scarborough Environmental Asc that typically occurs on the first or second Saturday of every month and typically has clothing, appliance, computer and bike repair available. Bring parts for fixing.

This second training session will provide tools to identify neighbours within your community who can be leaders in a struggle and move other neighbours to action. Identifying leaders is a key skill to be able to grow and strengthen our movement.

All-ages dry benefit show for the recent earthquake in Colombia. Pay what you can. Featuring Slow Decay, Insominiak, Prettycoat, and Embers of You.

Join this event for the launch of Eden Kinkaid's Disorienting Phenomenology! In conversation with Talia Mae Bettcher, hosted by Schem Bader. Disorienting Phenomenology takes as its point of departure the trans mundane: entering a public restroom, moving through airport security, navigating professional spaces.

The ArQuives is looking for volunteers to join our Curatorial Committee as curators. We will be hosting a drop-in info night, for anyone interested in learning more about the committee. Stop by to meet current volunteers, talk about upcoming projects, ask questions, and check out our current exhibition.

Come show your support for Palestinians every Friday at the Israel Consulate. Stand up for human rights and say no to genocide.

On September 29 the BC Supreme Court ruled that the criminal law used to arrest and convict DULF co-founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx is unconstitutional. Join a panel of experts for a Q&A on the judgement, legal arguments, and what this decision might hold for the future of drug policy in Canada.

In this zine making workshop facilitator Mehnaz Lamia will talk about the history of zines in social justice and solidarity movements. We’ll have lots of zine-making materials available, and everyone will be encouraged to make a single accordion fold zine—or more if you want to!

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Join Toronto mayoral candidates Chris Alexander, Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow for a debate on housing, affordability, and services.

Since 2000, Suoni Per Il Popolo has been a meeting ground for experimental music, art, and activism in Montreal. Now, UJPO is partnering with Suoni to bring an incredible evening of Toronto- and Montreal-based Jewish and Arab musicians, artists, activists, and filmmakers to Toronto!

Join SBFPS for a public webinar examining the urgent need for stronger protections for primates in Ontario. This conversation invites educators, advocates, and community members to learn, connect, and help shape a safer future for captive primates.

An exclusive panel discussion on all things municipal election. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how city politics works, the power of local voices and local governments, what's on the table for the environment and how this election can help build a greener city.

Join Queer Momentum for a Phone Zap focused on the 2026 Federal Budget. Together, we'll place calls to MPs, Ministers and the Prime Minister's Office urging them to Renew and Expand the Federal 2SLGBTQIA+ Action Plan in the 2026 federal budget.

Join this interactive virtual workshop to take a closer look at AI, how it’s changing the world around us, and how we can use it safely, responsibly and effectively. AI is everywhere these days. From ChatGPT and social media to the way we shop, work, communicate and find information, artificial intelligence is already a part of our everyday lives.

Learn about Youth Housing from a front-line organization, Rest Centres. Can technologists contribute their skills towards addressing the complex challenge of youth housing? ​Inviting all technologists, students, and citizens interested in working on Civic Tech projects.

Join TTCriders to talk with residents at Greenwood Subway Station about their candidates' transit priorities for this municipal election!

Join this event for an evening with Assal Rad, and her new book "Don't Say Palestine: How the Media Manufactured Consent for Genocide". She will be joined in conversation with journalist Samira Mohyeddin, On The Line Media.

What is the missing piece in the community? The youth! Join this event to create a puzzle mural, a visual representation of the diverse voices in the community coming together to be a part of something larger.

Join a panel of experts to discuss sustaining a strong democracy in Toronto. Learn about key democratic structures and issues, share ideas, and discover new pathways for civic action. The panel will be followed by a facilitated group discussion focused on thoughtful engagement in today's democratic systems.

Staging Environmental Action is a free, hands-on theatre project where creativity meets environmental action. Whether you're passionate about the environment, curious about theatre, or simply looking to connect with your community, this is your chance to make your voice heard.

Learn about York University's structure and governance, and how we can use these to take back our university! As York administration undermines student autonomy, and democratic or 'collegial' governance, learning how these systems are set up gives us more ways to reimagine and remake our university together.

Join to protest the Chinese consulate on China National Day. It is a day to mourn the loss of lives, freedom, human rights in China. And a day to condemn CCP oppression in Hong Kong, Tibet, East Turkistan (Xinjiang) and Taiwan.

This workshop will introduce the strategy and history of salting, while focusing on the practical work of building trust, identifying shared grievances, having organizing conversations, and mobilizing towards collective action. We’ll also consider the risks and responsibilities involved in organizing at work, and how individual workplace struggles can become part of a broader labour movement.

Hi friends and neighbours, If you’re joining the newsletter for the first time after the talk I gave about tech billionaires for The Walrus last week,...

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Register for this online phone and email zap to call mayoral and city council candidates to urge them to shut down Toronto's bid to host Carney's war bank!

The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) have teamed up to organize the 2026 Injured and Ill Worker Conference “Rise Up for the Future of Injured and Ill Workers”.

Embrace is Toronto's longest-running Queer and Trans-centered all ages open mic! Spend the night with us as we create a warm and welcoming space for you to participate in as an artist or audience member!

Please join this National Truth and Reconciliation Walk, where you will learn about Indigenous ways of being in respectful relationship with Mother Earth and the colonial impacts upon the land, as well as the need for reconcili-action as the lands, waters, and all beings continue to be harmed.

In less than one year, the largest archive of survivor testimony on residential schools is set to be destroyed by order of the Supreme Court of Canada. In the context of rising residential school denialism, this Yellowhead Fire, in collaboration with the Indian Residential School Records Project, is an important conversation at a critical juncture.

A workshop exploring Indigenous land defence, colonial “nation building,” and the connections between Indigenous struggles, student movements, workers, and broader movements for liberation and solidarity.

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All are welcome to gather together at the shores of Lake Ontario to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and promote real progress in the Truth and Reconciliation process.

Through this workshop we will unpack what we know as Toronto today and what we might not know about Toronto’s history. During Truth and Reconciliation month, we seek to tell the truth so we can find Reconciliation for all our relatives. The themes of this event are: Healing Justice, Indigenous History, Canadian History, Old Toronto and more.

AI literacy is not just about knowing how to use AI—it’s about knowing what AI is doing to us. This panel explores what Critical AI Literacy could mean across Canadian education, and what teachers need to navigate AI ethically, critically, and contextually.

Poemsongs of love and Palestine from Roula Said, Patrick O'Reilly, and Yoshi Wall.

Join this event for an evening with Catherine Leroux, Maggie Helwig, and Erum Shazia Hasan, discussing writing as a tool for activism. An evening of conversation that honours the power of words and writing as a call to action.

Governments in Canada and abroad are moving to protect children online: banning kids from social media, mandating safer defaults, restricting what platforms can recommend to young users. In this talk, Sara Grimes looks at the infrastructure these proposals routinely require, including AI-driven facial estimation and behavioural inference, applied to everyone.

Municipal elections shape many aspects of our daily lives, including housing, public transit, parks and recreation, community safety, and poverty reduction. Join Social Planning Toronto (SPT) for an interactive workshop on how everyday conversations can help strengthen civic participation in the upcoming 2026 municipal election.

Tenants across the city are fighting back against their landlords, and winning! Come enjoy dinner and hear from Toronto Tenant Union organizers about how they’re doing it. Followed by a screening of scenes from a documentary on a powerful tenant organizing story.