Unite the struggles of the people on International Workers’ Day for an Anti-Capitalist May Day! *The richest 10 people in Toronto earn almost 3.5 times the annual income of all people earning minimum wage in Canada* All over the world on May 1, millions of people fill the streets to advance the struggles and issues of the working class. On May 1, 2012 in Toronto, we need to also be out in the streets – not as a parade, but as a call to people across the city and across the country. A call to action against the governments of the bankers and ...

Join us as we take a look at the unjust practices of multi-national Canadian mining companies and the roles that governments play.  We will explore the adverse impact of mining in countries such as the Philippines and in different parts of the world. As a result of destruction of mother earth and violation of human rights, communities are often displaced and end up migrating to the cities or abroad. We will be looking at the impact on the indigenous communities and the resistance wherein women play a major role. We will also hear the report from a representative of a Canadian ...

No One Is Illegal – Toronto, the May 1st Movement and Occupy Toronto would like to invite you to join to a broader city-wide meeting of progressive forces and allies to come together and organize an anti-colonial, anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist demonstration on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in Toronto. Please join us on Sunday March 18, 2012, 6pm at 252 Bloor West, room 5250, with your ideas for what you would like to see happen on  May 1. At a preliminary meeting, No One Is Illegal – Toronto, May 1st Movement and Occupy Toronto discussed the following themes: (1) Respect Indigenous Sovereignty, (2) ...

WUAI Open Letter on Community Accountability As a women’s collective working through a lens of anti-imperialism, struggling to end gender violence in all its forms, we are appalled by the violations committed within the community in the past year in regard to sexual assault. Women United Against Imperialism (WUAI) is pressing for a community dialogue around sexual assault and community accountability for activist organizations and groups. It has caused a ripple effect of triggering emotions but no avenue has yet been set on how to deal with this situation. It has also given us reasons to reflect on our own policies ...

The Migrant Women’s Coordinating Body is a working class women’s coalition whose objectives are to organize and mobilize ourselves to be more visible as, to provide an opportunity to educate ourselves and others on the struggles of working-class women here in Canada and abroad and to initiate activities for which we will mobilize our respective networks to work towards building a women’s mass organization. In order to celebrate International Women’s Day Celebration 2012, we have organized a series of events that involve education through forums and a mobilization. This year, we will be dealing with local as well as international issues ...

Come and join Women United Against Imperialism (WUAI) as we discuss how we are dealing with issues related to childcare that we are facing due to austerity measures and lack of resources. This workshop will also include a practical session on how to start a parenting coop so that we can face childcare problems head on and build people’s power to combat increasing cuts. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at womynanti.imperialists@gmail.com Events are free and all are welcomed. Child-minding will be provided. Wheelchair accessible. Ryerson Student Centre (55 Gould st) Saturday March 3 from 2pm- 4pm Room ...

The May 1 Movement (M1M) is a coalition of working class organizations and progressive allies, with representation from various sectors, including organized labour, youth, media, women, human rights, migrant and various ethnic communities. M1M formed in 2009, “the initial idea was bringing out May 1st as international workers day” says Marco Luciano of Migrante Ontario. “We would like to share our experience of May Day, but also be able to learn from the worker struggles of other communities.” Participants of the Coalition include: Barrio Nuevo, Bayan Canada, BASICS Free Community Newsletter, Canada-El Salvador Action Network (CELSAN), CASA ...

Women United Against Imperialism (WUAI) is an anti-imperialist working class women’s collective whose objectives are to organize and mobilize ourselves to be more visible as, to provide an opportunity to educate ourselves and others on the struggles of working-class women here in Canada and abroad and to initiate activities for which we will mobilize our respective networks to work towards building a women’s mass organization. In order to celebrate International Women’s Day Celebration 2011, we organized a series of events that involved education through a forum, a cultural event and a mobilization. The theme was ‘Confronting Precarious Work in the Age ...