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Tony Tracy @tonytracy.ca · Apr 22

NO ONE LEFT BEHIND:
Organizing A Workers-First Agenda To Address The Tariff Crisis

HYBRID:
In person *and* online on Zoom

TUESDAY APRIL 22nd @ 6:30pm AT
RadStorm
2177 Gottingen Street
Halifax, NS

SIGN UP for HALIFAX EVENT:
bit.ly/TariffsHalifax

HYBRID on ZOOM:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us TONIGHT (Tuesday April 22nd) for a PUBLIC FORUM on the Tariff Crisis & Emergency Supports Needed

HYBRID MEETING: in person *and* online on Zoom

NO ONE LEFT BEHIND: Organizing A Workers-First Agenda To Address The Tariff Crisis

TUESDAY APRIL 22nd @ 6:30pm
RadStorm
2177 Gottingen Street
Halifax, NS

SPEAKERS:

Christine Saulnier
Nova Scotia Director
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS (CCPA-NS)

Tony Tracy
Activist and Organizer
Justice for Workers Nova Scotia (J4W-NS)

Coffee and light snacks available.

Doors Open: 6:00pm
Forum Begins: 6:30pm

REGISTER for HALIFAX EVENT:
https://EventBrite.com/e/no-one-left-behind-organizing-a-workers-first-agenda-to-address-the-tariff-tickets-1326152019389

HYBRID on ZOOM:
https://us02web.Zoom.us/meeting/register/SpZKGQPZRNencxqAoAuCkg#/registration
6:30pm Atlantic / 5:30pm Eastern / 2:30pm Pacific
TUESDAY APRIL 22nd 2025

Organized and Hosted by:
JUSTICE FOR WORKERS - NOVA SCOTIA (J4W-NS)

Co-Sponsored and Endorsed by:
• Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council
• Halifax Workers' Action Centre (WAC)
• Spring Socialist Network / Spring Magazine

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Justice For Workers - Nova Scotia (J4W-NS) @j4wns.bsky.social · Apr 22

NO ONE LEFT BEHIND:
Organizing A Workers-First Agenda To Address The Tariff Crisis

HYBRID: in person *and* online on Zoom

TUESDAY APRIL 22nd @ 6:30pm AT
RadStorm
2177 Gottingen Street
Halifax, NS

REGISTER for HALIFAX EVENT:
bit.ly/TariffsHalifax

HYBRID on ZOOM:
bit.ly/TariffsHalif...

#canlab

PUBLIC FORUM on the Tariff Crisis & Emergency Supports Needed

HYBRID MEETING: in person *and* online on Zoom

NO ONE LEFT BEHIND: Organizing A Workers-First Agenda To Address The Tariff Crisis

TUESDAY APRIL 22nd @ 6:30pm
RadStorm
2177 Gottingen Street
Halifax, NS

SPEAKERS:

Christine Saulnier
Nova Scotia Director
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS (CCPA-NS)

Tony Tracy
Activist and Organizer
Justice for Workers Nova Scotia (J4W-NS)

Coffee and light snacks available.

Doors Open: 6:00pm
Forum Begins: 6:30pm

REGISTER for HALIFAX EVENT:
http://bit.ly/TariffsHalifax

HYBRID on ZOOM:
http://bit.ly/TariffsHalifaxZoom
6:30pm Atlantic / 5:30pm Eastern / 2:30pm Pacific
TUESDAY APRIL 22nd 2025

Organized and Hosted by:
JUSTICE FOR WORKERS - NOVA SCOTIA (J4W-NS)

Co-Sponsored and Endorsed by:
• Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council (HDDLC)
• Halifax Workers' Action Centre (WAC)
• Spring Socialist Network / Spring Magazine

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irina cerić @irinaceric.bsky.social · Mar 26

Got to chat with @springmagca.bsky.social about Toronto's proposed 'bubble zone' anti-protest bylaw springmag.ca/torontos-pro...

Toronto’s proposed bylaw polices dissent - Spring

The freedom to protest is the bedrock of a functioning democracy. Toronto’s new bylaw proposal may parade itself as an act of compassion and protection, but beneath its reassuring façade lies a danger...

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Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Mar 13

The Spring Socialist Network is holding meetings in TORONTO, OTTAWA, and HAMILTON over the next week!

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

SpringMag.ca/events

#ONpoli #canlab #cdnpoli #SpringMag

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Oriol Salvador @oriolsalvador.com · Mar 6

POSTERS: Blame billionaires, not immigrants! - Spring

The ruling class is bleeding us for every last cent under capitalism. Wages have not kept up with inflation, rent is rising, and meanwhile billionaire CEOs are boasting about record profits. And while they count their money with one hand, they're using the other to point at who they're telling us to blame: immigrants. Immigrants

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Oriol Salvador @oriolsalvador.com · Mar 6

Posters by @springmagca.bsky.social, a "magazine of socialist ideas in action," have appeared in downtown Halifax to highlight the challenges migrant workers face and the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in Canada, pointing at who promotes it and why.

"Blame billionaires, not immigrants!"

A black metal pole on a city sidewalk with a poster attached to it. The poster has a bold blue and white design with capitalized text.

The main message reads:

"CAN'T FIND A GOOD JOB?
BLAME BOSSES NOT IMMIGRANTS"

Below this, additional text explains:

• "Bosses exploit migrant workers because their immigration status gives them fewer rights."

• "This erodes working conditions for everyone—more than 36% of Canadian workers are now in precarious jobs."

• "Granting migrants equal rights raises the floor to improve working conditions for all workers."

At the bottom, a smaller line of text states:
"All workers must stand together."

Parts of another similar poster are visible on the same pole. The background includes a street with a parked car, a bus, and some bare bushes. The pole is worn, with remnants of older stickers and peeling paint.

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Antifa International @antifaintl.bsky.social · Mar 5

HALIFAX REPORTBACK!

Get these posters from @springmagca.bsky.social:
springmag.ca/posters-blam...

@crimethinc.com's guide to wheatpasting:
crimethinc.com/2017/07/18/a...

GET BUSY!

#antifa, #springsocialistnetwork, #dontblameimmigrants, #yourborderskill

Poster wheatpasted on a street lamp titlted WAGES TOO LOW? BLAME CORPORATIONS NOT IMMIGRANTS & then providing some facts about wage stagnation in Canada.

Wheatpasted posted that says RENT TOO HIGH? BLAME LANDLORDS NOT IMMIGRANTS! + some facts about rents in Canada. Poster ends with "Don't let them distract you with racism"

Five people on a street in Halifax standing around three wheat-pastered DON'T BLAME IMMIGRANTS flyers, smiling.

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Jocelyn @jpitcherpt1.bsky.social · Mar 5

Legend. Thanks @springmagca.bsky.social for this inspiring screening of Union and talk with Chris Smalls and co-director Brett Story!

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Mani Moksha @manimoksha.bsky.social · Mar 4

Lest we forget: "US workers–including some who may have voted for Trump–are not our enemy. In most cases, they are reeling from 40 years of neoliberalism and a worsening cost-of-living crisis."

Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Feb 5

For the labour movement and the Left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power.

The Left must put forward a clear political alternative or risk getting swept aside by the forces of reaction and profit.

SpringMag.ca/trade-wars-a...

Trade wars and class wars

For labour and the left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power. The Left must put forward a clear political alternative to the forces...

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Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Mar 3

We’ll be discussing a working class response to the tariff wars and other pressing political issues & strategizing about how we can build power to oppose oppression & take on the bosses.

This meeting is open to anyone interested in getting involved with Spring.

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Mar 3

Join the Spring Socialist Network’s Kjipuktuk/Halifax chapter for an organizing meeting TOMORROW (Tuesday March 4th) at 6:30pm at the Glitter Bean Café (5896 Spring Garden Road in Halifax).

Can’t make it in person?

There is a hybrid Zoom option:

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#canlab #NSpoli

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Tony Tracy @tonytracy.ca · Feb 26

Like others here in Halifax, I am deeply saddened by news that longtime Halifax prisoner justice activist Harry Critchley died suddenly last week.

Harry committed his life to solidarity work with prisoners and victims of police violence.

Harry Critchley, ¡Presente!

SpringMag.ca/defunding-th...

Defunding the Police in Halifax - Spring

In September 2020, the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners appointed Professor El Jones to chair an independent committee that would prepare a report outlining a roadmap for “defunding the police” i...

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Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Feb 26

Spring is deeply saddened by the news that Halifax prisoner justice activist Harry Critchley died suddenly last week.

Harry committed his life to solidarity work with prisoners and victims of police violence.

We were fortunate to interview him in 2021:

springmag.ca/defunding-th...

Defunding the Police in Halifax - Spring

In September 2020, the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners appointed Professor El Jones to chair an independent committee that would prepare a report outlining a roadmap for “defunding the police” i...

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Livmore High Park Tenants’ Association @lhpta.bsky.social · Feb 19

So one of our neighbours wrote about all this in @springmagca.bsky.social … springmag.ca/tenants-tack...

Tenants tackle rent hikes in Toronto’s High Park - Spring

Navigating the private rental market is hellish right now. Demand is outstripping supply, with costs continuing to skyrocket. So there’s really no debate whether there is a need to reinstate rent cont...

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Chris Dixon @withmovements.bsky.social · Feb 12

“The problem is that nationalism, even left-nationalism, disarms workers from fighting the boss. A ‘Team Canada’ approach tells workers that we have shared interests with companies and politicians who have for decades waged class war against the interests of workers.”

Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Feb 5

For the labour movement and the Left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power.

The Left must put forward a clear political alternative or risk getting swept aside by the forces of reaction and profit.

SpringMag.ca/trade-wars-a...

Trade wars and class wars

For labour and the left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power. The Left must put forward a clear political alternative to the forces...

springmag.ca

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christoaivalis.bsky.social @christoaivalis.bsky.social · Feb 12

Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland want to move Canada in a right-wing direction

My latest for @springmagca.bsky.social

springmag.ca/freeland-and...

Freeland and Carney put capitalists before workers by cutting taxes on the rich

While Justin Trudeau’s centre-right Liberal government was never as progressive as some suggested, the post-Trudeau Liberals are taking a sharp right turn, especially on the question of how to tax the...

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · Feb 10

Love @springmagca.bsky.social's graphic here. This is the Doug Ford I’ve seen for six years 💲

Doug Ford’s booze deal gives public money to CEOs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is going to spend $225 million to get beer and wine into convenience and grocery stores ahead of schedule. Last week, the Ford government announced that it will pay the multi...

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christoaivalis.bsky.social @christoaivalis.bsky.social · Feb 6

My new article for @springmagca.bsky.social

Freeland and Carney put capitalists before workers by cutting taxes on the rich

springmag.ca/freeland-and...

Freeland and Carney put capitalists before workers by cutting taxes on the rich

While Justin Trudeau’s centre-right Liberal government was never as progressive as some suggested, the post-Trudeau Liberals are taking a sharp right turn, especially on the question of how to tax the...

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Théo @amloiandy.bsky.social · Feb 6

"Likewise Poilievere is also using this moment to advocate for the removal of 'interprovincial trade barriers,' this is simply code for deregulating trucking – which would simply accelerate the race to the bottom for workers. Nationalism is being used as a cover to attack workplace standards."

Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Feb 5

For the labour movement and the Left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power.

The Left must put forward a clear political alternative or risk getting swept aside by the forces of reaction and profit.

SpringMag.ca/trade-wars-a...

Trade wars and class wars

For labour and the left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power. The Left must put forward a clear political alternative to the forces...

springmag.ca

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Drugdog 🇵🇸 @monitorco.online · Feb 5

Excellent piece from @springmagca.bsky.social on the US tariffs and the allure of left-nationalism. Buying Canadian won't save us!

springmag.ca/trade-wars-a...

Trade wars and class wars

For labour and the left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power. The Left must put forward a clear political alternative to the forces...

springmag.ca

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Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Feb 5

For the labour movement and the Left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power.

The Left must put forward a clear political alternative or risk getting swept aside by the forces of reaction and profit.

SpringMag.ca/trade-wars-a...

Trade wars and class wars

For labour and the left, the trade war awakens long-dormant political questions about nationalism, free trade, and class power. The Left must put forward a clear political alternative to the forces...

springmag.ca

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Tony Tracy @tonytracy.ca · Feb 1

Such a great couple of nights of Spring Magazine (@SpringMagCA.bsky.social) meetings and talks in Halifax / Kjipuktuk this week!

Thanks to all for coming out and joining us for excellent political discussion and debate.

For more on the Spring Socialist Network:

SpringMag.ca

#canlab #1u #NSpoli

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Tony Tracy @tonytracy.ca · Feb 1

Fabulous Spring Socialist Network (@SpringMagCA.bsky.social) public meeting here in Halifax / Kjipuktuk last night on “Global Crisis, Global Rage: Politics in the Age of Trump”, with speaker James Clark, a Spring member based in Toronto.

FULL VIDEO:

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#canlab #1u

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Spring Magazine @springmagca.bsky.social · Jan 31

7pm TONIGHT in HALIFAX:

“Global Crisis, Global Rage: Politics in the Age of Trump”

A Spring Socialist Network (@SpringMagCA.bsky.social) Public Meeting with speaker James Clark.

TONIGHT (Friday, January 31st)
7pm to 9pm
University of King’s College
New Academic Building, Seminar Room
Halifax, NS

Global Crisis, Global Rage: Politics in the Age of Trump
Friday, January 31st
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
University of King’s College
New Academic Building, Seminar Room
Halifax, Nova Scotia

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#canlab #1u #Halifax #NSpoli

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