Show Up Toronto

@showuptoronto.ca

https://showuptoronto.ca brings together community organizing, mutual aid, and advocacy events from around the city. Run by @phirephoenix.com. This account posts automatic reminders about events daily and a few hours before each event.

Today at 2PM: Choke Points of Empire (Available upon registration (downtown)). A teach-in presentation and discussion followed by a letter writing workshop, introducing the Strait of Hormuz as a vital choke point in the circulation of global capital and examining what it means for Iran to assert...

Choke Points of Empire

A teach-in presentation and discussion followed by a letter writing workshop, introducing the Strait of Hormuz as a vital choke point in the circulation of global capital and examining what it means for Iran to assert sovereignty over a strait that empire treats as a corridor for uninterrupted flow. Dinner provided!

cryptpad.fr

Today at 7PM: Civic Meetup: How The ArQuives is preserving queer history online (Hybrid). Join Natasha Fisher, Digital Archivist at The ArQuives (Canada's 2SLGBTQIA+ Archives), for an accessible introduction to queer and digital archives. We will discuss how digital preservation helps...

Civic Meetup: How The ArQuives is preserving queer history online

Join Natasha Fisher, Digital Archivist at The ArQuives (Canada's 2SLGBTQIA+ Archives), for an accessible introduction to queer and digital archives. We will discuss how digital preservation helps future-proof digital materials for long-term preservation and access.

guild.host

Today at 6PM: Talk to Transit Riders (Mount Dennis Station). Doug Ford wants to take over the TTC—taking full control of TTC fares, routes and service. After mishandling Toronto’s transit projects through Metrolinx, we can’t risk it. Join Progress Toronto and TTCriders to take action to...

Talk to Transit Riders

Doug Ford wants to take over the TTC—taking full control of TTC fares, routes and service. After mishandling Toronto’s transit projects through Metrolinx, we can’t risk it. Join Progress Toronto and TTCriders to take action to keep Ford’s hands off our public transit.

progresstoronto.ca

Today at 6PM: In Person Know Your Rights Workshop (720 Spadina Ave, Unit 202, Toronto ). Have you ever had a problem at your job? Join this free and confidential workshop to learn about your rights, how to protect yourself, and how to take action if you’re having an issue at work!

In Person Know Your Rights Workshop

Have you ever had a problem at your job? Join this free and confidential workshop to learn about your rights, how to protect yourself, and how to take action if you’re having an issue at work!

workersactioncentre.org

Today at 7PM: DSC Orientation (virtual). In this one-hour session, you will listen to a brief presentation outlining the DSC's mission, structure, and activities, and learn how to get involved in your local Chapter and/or on a National level. Following the presentation, they will have a...

DSC Orientation

In this one-hour session, you will listen to a brief presentation outlining the DSC's mission, structure, and activities, and learn how to get involved in your local Chapter and/or on a National level. Following the presentation, they will have a discussion period and the organizers will answer any questions.

democraticsocialists.ca

Today at 6PM: TWC Bookclub: Imagination A Manifesto Part 1 (Fred Hamilton Park and Playground). Are you tired of the collective imaginaries being shaped by the techno-oligarchs? Do you want to suspend your disbelief for few hours and imagine an alternative? Come discuss with likeminded tech...

TWC Bookclub: Imagination A Manifesto Part 1

Are you tired of the collective imaginaries being shaped by the techno-oligarchs? Do you want to suspend your disbelief for few hours and imagine an alternative? Come discuss with likeminded tech workers! Please read chapters 1-4 of Ruha Benjamin's "Imagination: A Manifesto"

luma.com

Today at 1PM: Summer Community Day & BBQ (To be announced). Join ELDV for Palestine for some fun in the sun at this community day and BBQ. This event is completely free! There will be hang out, have some great food, and get to know each other.

Summer Community Day & BBQ

Join ELDV for Palestine for some fun in the sun at this community day and BBQ. This event is completely free! There will be hang out, have some great food, and get to know each other.

events.humanitix.com

Today at 11AM: Gaza Square (371 Wallace Ave). Daveport 4 Palestine invites you to come hang out at Gaza square on Sunday mornings with hot chocolate and coffee, buttons and posters, lawn signs and colourful chalk. Come say hi and meet your fellow neighbours/organizers as they make their presence...

Gaza Square

Daveport 4 Palestine invites you to come hang out at Gaza square on Sunday mornings with hot chocolate and coffee, buttons and posters, lawn signs and colourful chalk. Come say hi and meet your fellow neighbours/organizers as they make their presence known and continue to build safety in their community!

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Today at 10AM: Virtual Tech Worker’s Coalition Coffee (Virtual). Drop by for a virtual coffee hour on Sunday mornings to chat with fellow tech workers about what’s on your mind and to learn more about the Tech Worker’s Coalition. Whether you are a gig worker, data labeler, designer,...

Virtual Tech Worker’s Coalition Coffee

Drop by for a virtual coffee hour on Sunday mornings to chat with fellow tech workers about what’s on your mind and to learn more about the Tech Worker’s Coalition. Whether you are a gig worker, data labeler, designer, software engineer, or content moderator, labour solidarity for all!

meet.google.com

Today at 12PM: Prisoners' Justice Day Signs Making (163 Queen St E 2nd floor). Inviting community members to join an afternoon of sign making in advance of the 51st Annual Prisoners’ Justice Day. Whether you’ve organized around Prisoners’ Justice Day before or are joining for the first...

Prisoners' Justice Day Signs Making

Inviting community members to join an afternoon of sign making in advance of the 51st Annual Prisoners’ Justice Day. Whether you’ve organized around Prisoners’ Justice Day before or are joining for the first time, everyone is welcome.

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Today at 10AM: Friends of Tom Riley Park Community Clean Up (Tom Riley Park). Join for this local community park clean-up! Grab a pair of gloves, meet your neighbours, and help make this park cleanup. Meet by the community garden near the Bloor St Entrance.

Friends of Tom Riley Park Community Clean Up

Join for this local community park clean-up! Grab a pair of gloves, meet your neighbours, and help make this park cleanup. Meet by the community garden near the Bloor St Entrance.

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Today at 10PM: Toronto Against Apartheid II (1650 Dupont St). Toronto Against Apartheid returns to raise funds for the displaced people of Palestine & Lebanon with an all-star lineup of local DJs. Join hands with the people of the world and with the heroic people of Palestine to stop this...

Toronto Against Apartheid II

Toronto Against Apartheid returns to raise funds for the displaced people of Palestine & Lebanon with an all-star lineup of local DJs. Join hands with the people of the world and with the heroic people of Palestine to stop this genocidal war and put an end to 75 years of occupation and apartheid.

ra.co

Today at 6:45PM: FilmSocial Presents: I AM CUBA (College Street United Church). The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to present I Am Cuba (1964) as the first entry in the FilmSocial series showcasing films on Cuba. It is more important than ever to keep attention on Cuba...

FilmSocial Presents: I AM CUBA

The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is very pleased to present I Am Cuba (1964) as the first entry in the FilmSocial series showcasing films on Cuba. It is more important than ever to keep attention on Cuba and the suffering experienced by the Cuban people due to U.S. aggression.

tickettailor.com

Today at 7PM: Power Hour Call: No Peace for Climate-Burning MPs (virtual). Join 350 Canada and people from across the country as they take action together to build pressure on Members of Parliament to take the climate crisis seriously and stop fast-tracking fossil fuel megaprojects.

Power Hour Call: No Peace for Climate-Burning MPs

Join 350 Canada and people from across the country as they take action together to build pressure on Members of Parliament to take the climate crisis seriously and stop fast-tracking fossil fuel megaprojects.

act.350.org

Today at 6PM: CivicTechBrampton 18th Meetup: MeshTastic Off-Grid Communication For Everyone (8 Queen St E). ​An open source, off-grid, decentralized mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices. No cell towers. No internet. Just pure peer-to-peer connectivity. Inviting all...

CivicTechBrampton 18th Meetup: MeshTastic Off-Grid Communication For Everyone

​An open source, off-grid, decentralized mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices. No cell towers. No internet. Just pure peer-to-peer connectivity. Inviting all technologists, students, and citizens interested in organizations decentralized and mesh networks, and CivicTech related projects.

luma.com

Today at 6PM: One Year Later: Legal Victory Ride and Rally (Ramsden Park). Last year, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that the province's attempt to remove 19 km of protected bike lanes was reckless and violated Canadians' Charter rights under Section 7. Join CycleTO to celebrate this victory...

One Year Later: Legal Victory Ride and Rally

Last year, the Ontario Superior Court ruled that the province's attempt to remove 19 km of protected bike lanes was reckless and violated Canadians' Charter rights under Section 7. Join CycleTO to celebrate this victory and stand up against this ongoing pattern of provincial interference and undermining of local democracy.

cycleto.ca