This workshop for artists explores the language, theories and practices of anti-oppression within a critical understanding of culture as a product of colonial, racial, gendered and intersecting violence. The session is rooted in the question “what is the role of the artist in our times?” Artists will examine the power dynamics that shape access to resources in our cultural landscape. The anti oppression framework will be used to critique institutional dynamics as well as personal artistic practices.

Draw the Line Against Transphobic Violence is a free, 90-minute, instructor-led webinar that will help participants recognize harmful dynamics, and build skills for fostering cultures of consent, gender inclusion, and healthier relationships overall. This session is designed for students, educators, administrators, and staff in both secondary and post-secondary schools in Canada. Join Egale in creating awareness that leads to action towards building inclusive schools.

For 30 years, organizations across Ontario have been protecting land using Conservation Easement Agreements (CEAs). Learn from land trusts and conservation authorities about their experiencing creating, registering, managing, amending and enforcing these agreements. This first of five webinars reflecting on the lessons learned about CEAs will focus on the creation of CEAs as legal contracts and as instruments registered on land titles.

This presentation explores the layered realities of environmental racism in Canada through a critical lens that connects colonisation, whiteness, and racialized geographies. Participants will engage with the concept of therapeutic landscapes—spaces often celebrated for healing and wellbeing—but interrogate who truly feels safe, welcome, and restored in these environments.

See full details for 4 organizing/advocacy/mutual aid events happening in Toronto on 2025-10-15

Join Mayor Olivia Chow, Budget Committee Chair Shelley Carroll and Members of Council to share your ideas about the City’s 2026 Budget. This is your chance to participate in building a city that works for you.

Civic Tech Toronto's weekly hacknights bring together Torontonians who want to improve the city through design, tech, and data. tech, and data. This week, Wingham Rowan will discuss how multinational platforms have displaced traditional markets for labour, finance, goods, services, and content, and how governments need to develop a new type of market system in response. Followed by breakout group sessions to work on projects.

An important town hall about the future of public education and why it matters. Bill 33 shifts decision-making power and this is a critical moment for public education. Join parents, students, educators, and community members to learn what’s at stake, speak up, and stand together for democratic, locally accountable schools. Your voice matters!

See full details for 3 organizing/advocacy/mutual aid events happening in Toronto on 2025-10-14

Join GTA 4 Palestine to stand united for Palestine. 735 Days of Genocide. Two years of injustice, loss, and unwavering resilience. Let’s raise our voices for truth, freedom, and humanity. Bring your family, friends, and neighbours to join us — this is a peaceful, family-oriented rally where everyone is welcome.

Peer support group meetings for adults over the age of 18 who are bereaved through the death of a family member or friend by road violence, and for those who are recovering/have recovered from traumatic injury in a collision with a vehicle. If you are struggling in the aftermath of road violence, you are not alone. Virtual option available.

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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!

Weekly counterprotest to the Zionist community that comes out to celebrate the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Flags and signs provided.

The struggle of the Cuban people for independence from Spanish colonial rule began in 1868 and finally materialized in 1959. Despite the economic war and media assault by the U.S. aimed at suffocating the Cuban people into submission, join the Forum on Cuba in celebrating the unifying principles that have made Cuba a beacon of international solidarity, from South Africa to Palestine.

From Turtle Island to Palestine to Sudan, Congo and beyond, we know that families worldwide live on the front lines of colonial violence. Gather with Toronto Families and Kids for Palestine in love, grief and solidarity. There will be lots of activities, a small rally, grief support, and a bake sale and art sale. All proceeds will go to mutual projects in Gaza, Sudan, and Indigenous sovereignty work here in Turtle Island. Please bring a water bottle, pots/pans to bang, kites to fly, art and/or baked goods for the mutual aid table, and of course, your loved ones!

Join Davenport 4 Palestine for the weekly BDS leafleting campaign at Dufferin Mall. Meet outside south entrance and buddy up – no experience necessary!

See full details for 4 organizing/advocacy/mutual aid events happening in Toronto on 2025-10-11

Sobeys is still supporting cruel cage confinement for hens—despite growing public outcry and the cage-free commitments made by their leadership team. Join Animal Justice outside Sobeys to stand up for animals and call on them to go 100% cage-free.

Acclaimed Montreal author Norman Nawrocki is launching his exciting, timely new book, Squat The City! How To Use The Arts For Housing Justice. Nawrocki will be joined by speakers from several local community groups, discussing how they use the arts in their campaigns.

Join Healthcare Workers and community supporters for an urgent rally at the Israeli Consulate to demand the immediate release of Canadian and International Flotilla activists & Palestinian prisoners abducted by Israel, government sanctions on Israel & a permanent end to the genocide & siege on Gaza..

As temperatures rise and emissions climb, drastic climate “solutions” are being put on the table. One of the most controversial: solar geoengineering—using planes to inject sulphates into the sky to block sunlight. Some see it as a last-ditch effort to buy time; others see it as reckless. In this public lecture, Andreas Malm, one of today’s most influential voices on climate politics, argues that geoengineering risks becoming a form of repression—pushing the crisis out of sight without addressing its causes.

A webinar and call to solidarity action with Indigenous communities standing up to industry on their territories. In the wake of Bill 5 and the new Major Projects Office opening, students need to take action against the financiers of projects that violate Indigenous sovereignty and cause climate chaos.

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

The City of Toronto is partnering with community organizations to host consultations ahead of the 2026 City Budget. Create positive change by sharing your experiences, ideas and priorities on addressing the key issues affecting our City. Lunch will be provided. Even if you don’t live in the area, you can still register to receive more information about upcoming consultations.