Fall Training Series: Build your Personal Narrative

Fall Training Series: Build your Personal Narrative

Translating our values and experiences into collective action is a critical part of building movements and winning campaigns. In this workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of public narrative -- the story of self, the story of us, the story of now -- and practice telling your story to inspire others to take action. Learn from expert storyteller, Amara Possian, to perfect your personal narrative. Click here to find out more and register (it’s free!).

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Fall Training Series: How to Speak at a Government Committee

Fall Training Series: How to Speak at a Government Committee

Speaking at a committee is also known as making a deputation. Deputations are an opportunity for you to tell the Mayor, City Councillors, and TDSB Trustees your opinions and perspectives on issues they are considering. At this workshop you will learn the basics of making a deputation. You will learn a little bit about how to choose which committee to speak at, how to read the committee agenda, how to sign up for a deputation, and how to prepare your deputation (speech).

And! We will be hosting this in a Committee Room at Toronto City Hall! Click here to find out more and register (it’s free).

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Petition: Stop Ford's Child Care Cuts

Petition: Stop Ford's Child Care Cuts

Child Care in Toronto is already the most expensive in the country [1]. And now, according to a new City of Toronto report, Doug Ford is cutting at least $15 million a year from Toronto child care - which could rise to $49 million a year once much-needed new child care centres are opened. This immediately puts over 700 affordable child care spaces at risk

But Ford has backed down on his cuts before after hearing from thousands of people. Use our form now to send a message to Ford, his Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, your MPP, and Toronto City Council today.  Click here to sign the Petition

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Tell City Council It’s Time to Take Doug Ford to the Supreme Court

Tell City Council It’s Time to Take Doug Ford to the Supreme Court

In just a few days, Toronto City Council is voting on whether or not to stand up for our city and take Doug Ford to the Supreme Court of Canada for his interference in our active 2018 municipal elections. You remember, that time Doug Ford changed all the rules and wards in the middle of our election, weeks before voters went to the polls — an unprecedented attack on Toronto and local democracy.

Click here to use our tool to easily send a message today to your City Councillor and the Mayor.

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Show Your Support for Gender Equity!

Show Your Support for Gender Equity!

We’ve got some exciting news! Thanks to years of work from advocates across the city, Toronto City Council is *this close* to establishing Toronto’s own Gender Equality Office and creating an Intersectional Gender Equity Strategy! Both would help make sure our city services and programs are more effective and help to create a more equal city. Click here to use our form to show your support.

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Join Progress Toronto at the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show

Join Progress Toronto at the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show

Progress Toronto will be attending two film screenings organized and brought to our public spaces by the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show. We will be hanging out, eating popcorn, and enjoying the 9th film festival that TOPS has organized for our city! We’d love for you to join us! We’ll be taking in movies at Christie Pits and Corktown Common. RSVP here!

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