This summer, we will be hosting three free trainings and workshops to help you manage the stresses you feel personally but also give you some tools to help advocate for larger systemic change at City Hall. We will also provide an event focused on helping you navigate conversations with friends and family who are experiencing vaccine hesitancy.
Read MorePublic Spaces for Public Use: Re-imagining the City’s Golf Courses→
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Join us for a free event on Monday, July 12 at 12pm for a conversation about re-imagining the future of our city’s golf courses and how public golf courses can better serve communities. Toronto is currently reviewing the use of five City-operated golf course locations. This is our opportunity to shape what our public spaces are and to ensure they serve all communities. Learn more and sign up.
Read MoreYou're Invited: Making Progress→
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You’re invited to join us on Thursday, June 24 at 6:30pm for our second annual Making Progress - a not to be missed online fundraising event: a live online cooking demo with activist, author, and award-winning Chef Joshna Maharaj (bio)! As Joshna takes you through a delicious recipe she will be in conversation with the ever-inspiring Paul Taylor (bio), Executive Director of FoodShare. Learn more and get your ticket here.
Read MoreJune City Council Watch Party→
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On Tuesday, June 8, Toronto City Council is meeting and the Mayor and City Councillors will be debating items on the City Council agenda. They’ll be voting on implementing more public washrooms in our parks! Learn more and sign up.
Read MoreTake Action: Public Washrooms for All→
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Next week the Mayor and City Council will be voting to place more public toilets and sinks in parks across Toronto. Earlier this year a number of City Councillors voted against implementing more washrooms. Public washrooms are critical to provide dignity to those living outside and to everyone spending time in our city’s parks.
Learn more and take action here.
Read MoreTraining: Digital Organizing 101→
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Developing digital campaigns and strategies is crucial to winning on progressive issues, particularly now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Progress Toronto is excited to partner with Point Blank to provide this workshop! This workshop will be led by Senior Campaign Director, Natasha Madison, and Senior Digital Organizer, Shahad Rashid.
Join us on Wednesday, May 26 to learn the basics of digital organizing, what digital organizing can achieve, and how to create digital strategies. Learn more and sign up.
Read MoreTraining: How to Meet with Your Local Politician→
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On Wednesday, May 19 join Toronto Community Benefits Network’s Campaigns Director 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.
Read MoreTraining: How to Speak at Government Committee→
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Join Progress Toronto and the Toronto Youth Cabinet on Tuesday, May 11 for this workshop where you will learn the basics of making a deputation. You will learn 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.
Read MoreTraining: How to Phone Bank for Our City→
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Join Mosheh Herdsman on Tuesday, May 4 to learn how to phone bank from home using our online tool and best practices on helping people take action for a better city.
In the coming weeks, the City will be debating how to develop more affordable housing with inclusionary zoning. We’ll be using this training to prepare you to campaign to pressure the City to ensure all new development has a high number of affordable housing units. Learn more and sign up here.
Read MoreTraining: Know Your Rights→
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Join lawyer Danielle H. Morrison on Wednesday, May 5 to learn your rights and how to interact with police during the pandemic. Learn more and sign up.
Read MoreTake action: Fix the Housing Crisis with Strong Inclusionary Zoning→
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In the coming months, the City is finalizing its inclusionary zoning policy and this is our opportunity to ensure a high percentage of deeply affordable housing units are included in all new developments. Developers are working hard to water down this policy as they continue to make record profits.
Use our tool to send a message to your local Councillor and the Mayor. Learn more and take action.
Read MoreTraining: How to Build and Lead a Phone Bank →
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On Tuesday, April 27 learn how to lead a phone bank from home. At this training, expert organizer Mosheh Herdsman, will share what goes into leading a phone bank. Learn more and sign up here.
Phone Bank for Paid Sick Days Not Police→
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COVID-19 numbers are out of control and ICU beds are full. Instead of implementing sick days and making workplaces safe, Doug Ford is giving police the authority to stop people on the street just for being outside. Giving police more power is not a public health policy.
Join a phone bank and send a clear and urgent message to Premier Doug Ford and your MPP to reverse this decision and implement real public health measures that will keep us safe from COVID-19. Learn more and sign up.
Read MorePetition: Paid Sick Days Not Police→
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COVID-19 numbers are out of control and ICU beds are full. Instead of implementing sick days and making workplaces safe, Doug Ford is giving police the authority to stop people on the street just for being outside. Giving police more power is not a public health policy. Learn more and take action.
Read MoreSpring Training Series: City Hall 101→
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Join Progress Toronto's Program and Operations Director, Erica Woods, to learn more about the legislative process, who the key players are influencing decisions, and how you can have your say. Learn more and sign up!
Read MoreSpring Training Series! →
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Progress Toronto is offering 7 free trainings and workshops for our 2021 Spring Training Series! Due to COVID-19, all of our trainings are happening online. Learn more and sign up.
Read MorePhone Bank for Supportive Housing→
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The City of Toronto has the necessary infrastructure to provide permanent supportive housing to those experiencing homelessness. Now need we the province to step up and provide urgent funding to have services such as harm reduction and mental health support place to keep people housed. Learn more and sign up.
Read MoreTaking Doug Ford to Court! Online Watch Party & Discussion→
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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.
Read MoreTraining: Building Your Personal Narrative→
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In this online 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. Learn more and sign up here.
Read MoreTraining: How to Meet with Your Local Politician→
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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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