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Salut everyone! For anyone still thinking that the Occupy movement in dead, here is a listing of four upcoming Occupy Toronto events to plug into.

 

2. Occupy the Budget — three-day occupation of Toronto City Hall!

The Deets:

Tuesday January 17, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. – Thursday January 19, 2012, at 8:30 p.m.
Toronto City Hall
Toronto, ON

The Idea:

All out for a three-day outdoor occupation of City Hall during the city budget meetings!
Bring your tent, stay the night! Show Rob Ford and his corporate backers that our city isn’t theirs to dismantle!

More info here.

3. Occupy Toronto Activist Assembly

The Deets:

Friday January 20, 2012 – Sunday January 22, 2012
OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) – St. George and Bloor Street
Toronto, ON

The Idea:

Three days of workshops, presentations and break-out groups to discuss the future of the Occupy movements.

More info and schedule here.

4. Occupy Talks: What Gravy Train?

The Deets:

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)
60 Lowther Avenue
Toronto, ON

The Idea:

The next instalment of Occupy Talks: What Gravy Train? Austerity, Finance, and the Polarization of Wealth

As Ford and Toronto City Council meet to discuss and vote on massive budget cuts, we will explore the underlying structures that lead to such backward decisions with renowned speakers Linda McQuaig, Jim Stanford, and Sam Gindin.

More info here.

5. Occupy Talks: Indigenous Perspectives on the Occupy Movement

The Deets: Monday, January 23, 2012
7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Beit Zatoun
612 Markham St., Toronto, ON
Toronto, ON

The Idea:

The next installment in Occupy Talks. What does it mean to Occupy already occupied lands? How does Occupy relate to 500 years of resistance on Turtle Island? Please join speakers Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Clayton Thomas-Muller and Leanne Simpson with MC Tannis Nielson to explore and discuss these dynamics of the occupy movement.

More info here.

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