Oct 18, 2011
#Occupy Toronto joins Anti-poverty and Good Jobs for All rally at Ryerson University
Occupy Toronto marched from St. James Park to Ryerson University on Monday to join the Anti-poverty and Good Jobs for All rally.
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Oct 16, 2011 #Occupy Toronto movement gains momentumOn Sunday, several hundred people gathered in St. James Park to decide what to do in the upcoming days. |
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Oct 16, 2011 Occupy Toronto settles in St. James ParkOn Saturday, thousands gathered at King and Bay Streets in downtown Toronto for the beginning of the Occupy Toronto movement. |
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Aug 20, 2011 Health and safety concerns of corrections workers ignored by Ontario Ombudsman, says OPSEUOPSEU's Dan Sidsworth said the ombudsman's investigation must take into account a range of ancillary issues affecting conditions that correctional officers face each day. |
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Aug 15, 2011 Health-care professionals against electroshock form new speakers bureauOver the decades, many health-care professionals have spoken out against electroshock. But for the first time, an organization of professionals has been formed to expose this treatment. |
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Jul 27, 2011 World Hepatitis Day raises awareness of hepatitis B and COn Thursday, July 28, World Hepatitis Day will be held in Dundas Square from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. to raise awareness of the diseases. |
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Jul 25, 2011 Raise the Rates solidarity barbecue feeds over 1200 peopleThe barbecue was the first of a series in Ontario towns and a way to take forward the fight for the right to an income that lets people pay the rent, eat properly and live with dignity. |
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Jul 23, 2011 Heat waves can be deadly for psychiatric survivors taking medicationsMuch has been written about those at risk during heat waves. But few know how lethal high heat and humidity can be for psychiatric survivors taking certain medications. |
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Jul 10, 2011 Community organizations determined to stop cuts to city servicesOn Saturday, a mass outreach day was held in the Downtown East End by the Toronto Stop the Cuts Network to stop the proposed cuts and expand city services for all. |
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Jul 7, 2011 Groups call for free public transit on smog and heat alert daysThose who can't afford the transit fares to get to and from the cooling centres are put at greater risk of sickness or death on days with high temperatures, humidity and smog. |
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Jun 28, 2011 G20 Anniversary Panel (part 2): Reclaiming university campuses from the neoliberal agendaStudents and community activists looked at how they have been organizing to reclaim their campuses from the neoliberal agenda of privatization and austerity. |
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Jun 27, 2011 G20 Anniversary Panel: One year after the G20 summit protests in TorontoStudents and community activists from Ottawa and Toronto recalled the way they were targeted as part of the largest mass arrests in Canadian history. |
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Jun 18, 2011 Lack of child-care spaces frustrates mothersToronto mothers are frustrated with the lack of affordable, high-quality child care and with the failure, they say, of all levels of government to listen to the perspectives of mothers. |
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Jun 15, 2011 Transitional housing supports for ex-prisoners can save taxpayers thousands of dollarsTransitional housing and support can save an estimated $350,000 for a homeless ex-prisoner, according to a report launched Tuesday by the John Howard Society of Toronto. |
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Jun 2, 2011 Injured workers face reduced benefitsOn Wednesday, injured workers came to Queen's Park to demand justice. As the economy improves, they said injured workers still face cuts to their medication expenses, retraining and compensation. |
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Jun 1, 2011 Alvaro Orozco's deportation delayed until June 9Friends and supporters rallied outside the 519 Community Centre in Toronto to pressure the government to stay the deportation order and grant Orozco residency status. |
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May 31, 2011 Lax employment standards forces workers to sue for unpaid wages, wrongful dismissalTwo live-in caregivers have filed suits against their former employers to recover unpaid wages, overtime and other employment standards entitlements. |
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May 27, 2011 Canadian Boat to Gaza sets sail this springThe Canadian Boat for Gaza, a member of the Freedom Flotilla II, sets sail for the Gaza in June joining at least 10 boats representing nations from around the world. |
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May 27, 2011 CUPE Ontario wants an end to poverty, more cash for public servicesMembers of CUPE Ontario took a break from their convention on Thursday to send a message to the McGuinty Liberals. |
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May 18, 2011 Queer artist fights deportation orderQueer community advocate Alvaro Orozco continues to fight for his release from detention and a stay on his deportation proceedings until his Humanitarian and Compassionate application has been heard. |
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May 11, 2011 Toronto's homeless death toll continues to climbTwo more names were added at Tuesday's homeless memorial vigil outside the Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto. |
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May 8, 2011 Anti-psychiatry activists demand an end to electroshock therapySupporters marched from College and Spadina to Queen's Park on Saturday in support of NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo's private member's bill to defund electroconvulsive/electroshock therapy in Ontario. |
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Apr 28, 2011 Activists protest against Barrick GoldOn Wednesday, over 100 activists protested against Barrick Gold outside the Metro Convention Centre, where Barrick Gold was holding its annual shareholders' meeting. |
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Feb 25, 2011 Forum seeks an end to Canada’s housing crisisOver 100 people gathered for a forum Friday in Toronto looking for ways to end homelessness and increase the stock of affordable housing in Canada. |