Taking Doug Ford to Court! Online Watch Party & Discussion

Taking Doug Ford to Court! Online Watch Party & Discussion

Join us on Tuesday, March 16 and watch live as we take on Premier Doug Ford at the Supreme Court of Canada over his attack on Toronto’s democracy. Assistant Professor at UBC’s Allard School of Law, Alexandra Flynn and Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, Bruce Ryder will join us to share legal insight into what is happening and help us understand legal procedure. Learn more and sign up.

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Training: How to Meet with Your Local Politician

Training: How to Meet with Your Local Politician

On Wednesday, March 3, join Toronto Community Benefits Network’s Campaigns Manager Kumsa Baker and Councillor Mike Layton’s Chief of Staff Stephanie Nakitsas for this training. You'll find out why meeting with your local politician matters and how you can prepare for your meeting to make sure your voice is heard. Learn more and sign up here.

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Event: Doug Ford vs the People: Taking Ford to the Supreme Court

Event: Doug Ford vs the People: Taking Ford to the Supreme Court

Join us for a free event on Thursday, March 4 to learn about Progress Toronto’s case at the Supreme Court of Canada as we take on Premier Doug Ford! 2018 Toronto City Council candidate and 2014-2018 TDSB Trustee Ausma Malik will be in conversation with Progress Toronto’s lawyer at the Supreme Court Don Eady. Learn more and sign up here.

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City Budget Online Watch Party & Discussion

City Budget Online Watch Party & Discussion

Join Progress Toronto on Thursday, February 18 at 9:30AM via Zoom so we can watch City Council live together. While we watch the livestream, Progress Toronto will be there, online with you on our Zoom chat. We will be providing helpful info throughout the day, and can help to answer questions about process, timing, motions, and more! Learn more and sign up here.

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Take Action: End the Crisis in Child Care

Take Action: End the Crisis in Child Care

There is no economic recovery without affordable child care. Yet, 133 child care centres in Ontario and 27 in Toronto have closed during the pandemic. Without increased funding from the City, Province and Federal Government, many non-profit child care centres are in jeopardy of closing permanently. Thousands of families - particularly racialized women - won’t be able to access child care and will fall further behind.

City Council will be voting soon on its 2021 budget priorities. The City needs to fight for child care by ensuring funding is made available now! Learn more and take action here.

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Training: How to Phone Bank for Our City

Training: How to Phone Bank for Our City

Join Progress Toronto Organizer, Mosheh Herdsman on Tuesday, February 2 to learn how to phone bank from home using our online tool and best practices on helping people take action for a better city.

Half of this workshop will be a training where you will become familiar with our online phone bank tool and how to move people to action, and in the second half of the workshop you will get a chance to put your new skills to practice and phone bank people across our city to take action. We will debrief after you make some calls! Learn more and sign up here.

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Take Action: End Homelessness Now

Take Action: End Homelessness Now

In December, the Mayor and City Council made a commitment to house everyone living in encampments and outside over the winter. In the coming days, City Council will vote on Toronto’s homelessness crisis as part of the 2021 budget process. With shelters at capacity, this is our chance to win emergency housing for everyone.

Learn more and take action by using our tool and send a message to your elected officials below to keep their commitment!

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Training: How to Speak at Government Committee

Training: How to Speak at Government Committee

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). Right now, deputations at the City of Toronto are taking place online. We will review how this works and how you can prepare. Learn more and sign up here.

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Volunteer to Get Out the Vote and Win on Friday, January 15!

Volunteer to Get Out the Vote and Win on Friday, January 15!

The Scarborough—Agincourt by-election is just days away and we’re so close to getting our Progressive Champion, Manna Wong, elected! Sign up for Election Day this Friday and help get voters to the polls! Want to join another day? You can phone bank all week!

Learn more and sign up: https://www.progresstoronto.ca/byelection-volunteer

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Winter Training Series 2021

Winter Training Series 2021

Progress Toronto is offering 6 free trainings and workshops for our 2021 Winter Training Series! Due to COVID-19, all of our trainings are happening online.

Workshops this Winter include how to phone bank for our city, how to meet with your local politician, using your personal narrative to move people to action, and more!

Learn more and sign up here: https://www.progresstoronto.ca/winter-training-series-2021

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HOUSING NOW: Take Action to Support the Expropriation of Vacant Units for Emergency Housing

HOUSING NOW: Take Action to Support the Expropriation of Vacant Units for Emergency Housing

This week Toronto City Councillors will vote on a motion that would call on the Federal government to use their emergency powers to expropriate vacant hotel and apartment units to help solve the housing and homelessness crisis in Toronto.

Instead of criminalizing homelessness, we need bold and decisive action to save lives. Use our tool to send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Mayor John Tory and your local Councillor and MP. Take action here.

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