Toronto Police intimidation, assaults and arrests of Palestinian solidarity demonstrators are on the rise

Organizers with Palestinian Youth Movement and Jews Say No To Genocide are hosting a press conference saying they won't back down. I'll stream it live here at 11 a.m.

We will not stand by and watch a massacre in Rafah. Neither should our MPs. There is a moment in which we can stop this, and Canada must call for an immediate ceasefire. The moment is now.

#CeasefireNOW #cdnpoli #FreePalestine

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We still have a ways to go to be able to publish the next issue. Any amount helps.

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🧵 One employer 'still owes at least $290,000 in unpaid wages, has received 18 more orders to pay wages against one of his private schools totalling nearly $184,000 & is facing at least 2 more claims for unpaid wages since Dec 2023.' 1/4
#Justice4Workers
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The Palestine exception live and direct: Toronto Police threatening protest organizers with $10k tickets today for marching for Rafah.

In our thousands, in our millions, we are all Palestinians. Davenport and Parkdale-High Park turned out big time in a day of action in over 20 ridings across the country today
#freepalestine 🇵🇸

No we don't. If we opposed the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza we would --

1. ban arms exports to Israel
2. not cut funding to UNRWA
3. actually ... do something ... to try and stop Israel from their continued campaign of ethnic cleansing.

Let us be clear.

Animation workers at Kickstart Entertainment in Vancouver have become the third #animation studio to join IATSE Canadian Animation Guild, IATSE Local 938. Congratulations and welcome to the IATSE // #IASolidarity family!! #WeDrewAUnion #union #UnionStrong #solidarity

Press release avail here: shorturl.at/klxAY

South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. International law expert Francis Boyle, who has argued successfully at the ICJ, says he believes 'South Africa will win an order against Israel.'

📢📢📢 Save the date!

Jan 13, 2PM Eastern Time

Join us for this important webinar: 'Worker to Worker solidarity: The role of unions in fighting Israeli apartheid'

Speakers will be announced soon

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

#cdnpoli #canlab #FreePalestine

Ticketing protesters at the Eaton Centre violates freedom of speech guaranteed by s. 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Yes, the guarantee applies on private property, and - as a court found in 1986 - specifically at Eaton Centre.

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Time and time again we're shown that police *don't* keep the public safe. They continue to cause more harm than good for Black Indigenous and disabled community members. This audio recording is horrendous. 💔💔

'In 2022, the average #CdnPoli worker got a raise of $1,800 or 3%. But prices went up by 6.8%, meaning workers took a real pay cut of almost 4% compared to 2021.'

It's time for a $20 minwage & annual cost-of-living increases for all.
#Justice4Workers
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#BREAKING : Winnipeg Police just killed a 19 year old international student from Nigeria after being called to deal with his mental health crisis! WE WANT ANSWERS‼️

Shocking audio reveals they shot Afolabi Stephen Opaso (Zigi) 3 times as soon as they showed up #JusticeForZigi

If they don't kill them with bombs, it is snipers; if not that, it is thirst; if not that, it is hunger; if not that, it is the diseases that spread in these conditions.

This is the calculated construction of an uninhabitable Israeli death camp in Gaza.

BREAKING: Minister Marc Miller ᐅᑭᒫᐃᐧᐅᓃᐸᐄᐧᐤᐃᔨᐣ promises broad & comprehensive regularization - which is what we have proposed. Victory is within reach!

We welcome this promise and will continue to fight for #StatusForAll . Join us across the country, Dec 16-18, 2023: MigrantRights.ca/Dec

😡 While Sobeys’ CEO received an $8.6 million salary in 2022, striking Sobeys workers in Halifax are being offered an insulting 5-cent wage increase.

✊🏾 Join the National Day of Action to support these striking workers!

#Justice4Workers #5CentsNotEnough #FairWages #Greedflation

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Published the text from a a short speech with Social Text Journal —No Human Animals: On Black solidarity with Palestine and the defense of life.
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