Category: Social justice
May Day 2026
The fight for better working conditions never ceases. May Day is International Workers’ Day. It commemorates the Haymarket massacre: unions in the U.S. had set May 1, 1886, as their goal for achieving the eight-hour workday. A general strike was...
Arab Heritage Month
April is Arab heritage month. Members with Arab heritage, we salute you and appreciate your contributions! To other members: how well do you know the role of Arab heritage in making up our workforce and our country? Almost one million...
International Women’s Day 2026
Struggles for social justice take time and perseverance. That applies even to a struggle for the rights and dignity of half the world’s people. According to UN-Women, “As we enter the second quarter of the 21st century, no nation has...
February: Black History and African Heritage Month
The Government of Canada has chosen as this year’s theme “30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations — From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries.” Celebrating Black Brilliance helps us remember that the story of oppression is...
Remembrance and Action
Each year Canada mourns and remembers the misogyny-driven murders of 14 women at Polytechnique Montreal on December 6, 1989. We remember them by holding vigils and saying their names. They are: Look for a vigil in your community. In addition...
Fund the Canadian Disability Benefit
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities we spotlight the Fund the Benefit campaign. Persons with Access needs are disproportionately likely to face poverty and food insecurity. The campaign aims to financially support Canadians with disabilities. Years of activism...
End New HIV Cases by 2030
The World Aids Day organization is running a momentous campaign. The goal: to take the final steps in ending new HIV cases. From the 1980s — when AIDS first became well-known — to today, medical progress and social progress has...
We Must Stop Gender-Based Violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) is still far too common. Almost one in three women have faced gender-based violence at least once in their life. Violence against women and girls happens in our workplaces, in our homes, and online. The United Nations’...