The Activist Agenda (Edmonton) is released on Thursday so you can see what might fit into your busy weekend. This list is constantly being updated so I suggest that you check throughout the week for any updated actions. Visit Activist Agenda to see the latest version.
- October 3rd, Thursday – Alberta School Walkout
- October 4th, Friday –
Weekly Climate Strike– One Year of Genocide - October 5th, Saturday – Weekly Ceasefire Now event at the Market
- October 5th, Saturday – One Year of Genocide/One Year of Resistance
- October 5th, Saturday – Imagining Liberation
- October 5th, Saturday – Edmonton Rodeo Disruption/Protest
- October 6th, 7th, & 8th – Global Days of Remembrance and Action
- October 8th, Tuesday – Climate Chat
- October 8th, Tuesday – Monthly Meeting of Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
- October 9th, Wednesday – NASA & ASSUA Practice Picket
- October 10th, Thursday – Building Student Power Workshop
- October 12th, Saturday – Raise You Voice
- October 12th, Saturday – FAM Launch
- October 16th, Wednesday – Roadtaking Training
- October 17th, Thursday – Rights to Roofs
- October 19th, Saturday – Make them Pay Town Hall
- October 20th, Sunday – Justice for Mathios
- October 21st, Monday – Stewarding/Marshalling Training
- October 24th, Thursday – Alberta School Walkout
- October 24th, Thursday – Rally for Respect:
- October 24th, Thursday – Roadtaking Training
- October 25th, Friday – Halloween Critical Mass Ride
- October 27th, Sunday – Enough Is Enough UCP
- November 15th to17th – Parkland Conerence 2024: The Road Ahead: Strategies for Building a Better Future
- November 15th, Friday – FIRE AND OIL: Rising to the Challenge of a More Flammable World
Videos of the Week
October 7th marks the one year anniversary of the genocide taking place in Gaza perputrated by the Zionist manufactured state of Israel.
Where do you stand?
October 3rd, Thursday – Alberta School Walkout: Students and supporters are encouraged to exit class quietly for 30-45 minutes and then return to your classes. Contact us if you need help locating information about your school. #ProtectTransKids #ABSchoolWalkout
Time: 10 am
Location: any Albertan school
Twitter: Alberta School Walkout
Instagram: Alberta School Walkout
October 4th, Friday – Weekly Climate Strike – One Year of Geneocide: Since it is almost one year of a genocide being perpetrated in Gaza we will honour those victims by holding signs supporting a ceasefire, an arms embargo, and more.
Time: 8 am to 9 am
Location: 109th street and 88th Avenue
October 5th, Saturday – Weekly Ceasefire Now event at the Market: “We will stand together in solidarity with people around the world calling for an immediate Ceasefire Now in all conflict zones and all parties work towards a just, respectful, and long-lasting peace.”
Time: 11:00am
Location: Old Strathcona Farmer’s Market, 10310 – 83rd Avenue
October 5th, Saturday – One Year of Genocide/One Year of Resistance: Join us for this International Day of Action.
Time: 2 pm
Location: Violet King Henry Plaza, 10801 – 99th Avenue
October 5th, Saturday – Imagining Liberation: The Struggle for Peace in Gaza Continues: “Join us on October 5 at the Imagining Liberation stop in Edmonton, where vital Palestinian voices and allies will share their perspectives. Gain a firsthand understanding of what it means to continue advocating for Gaza’s freedom in the face of ongoing atrocities.”
Time: 6 pm to 8 pm
Location: The New Canada Palestine Cultural Association Center, 13312 142 St NW
Tickets 10$ at Islamic Relief
October 5th, Saturday – Edmonton Rodeo Disruption/Protest: “Its that time of year again, where the bullies come out in droves to slam animals to the ground and wrap their necks with ropes while dragging them around a bit. The city of Edmonton continues to support this abuse all because of the money it brings in. We should know right from wrong by now.
Lets tell them.”
Time: 5pm
Location: Rogers Place Edmonton, 10415 102 St NW (meet up point will be shared with all participatants)
Facebook: Event Page
October 6th, 7th, & 8th – Global Days of Remembrance and Action: “Join us in your own way to say that violence, whether in defense or for liberation, is not the answer. Only nonviolence, which dismantles systems of oppression and violence and calls for collective justice and equality, will ensure that Israelis and Palestinians can live together in safety, peace, and justice.”
Wear a black ribbon or armband during these days. We want to see people all around the world, in our cities and towns, workplaces, and educational institutions, wear black ribbons or armbands in order to create the collective consciousness of grief for lives that haven been lost. You are also welcomed to write “Every life, a Universe” on your ribbons or armbands.
[Comment by Michael – I have a bit of a problem with the statement above – “ensure that Israelis and Palestinians“. It sets the foundation of moving forward as de facto the state of Israel deserves to exist. The reality is that it was and is Palestine and the Jewish people can “live together in safety, peace, and justice” in the state of Palestine (as they did before the Balfour declaration and the Zionists manufactured the state of Israel on the lands of the Palestinians. This is a false presumptive of equals. I like the goal of peace and nonviolence but I also like fairness, equity, respect, etc as well.]
URL: Nonviolence International
Hashtag: #EveryLifeAUniverse
October 8th, Tuesday – Monthly Meeting of Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness:
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. MT
Location: Zoom
Facebook: Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
Register: Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
October 8th, Tuesday – Climate Chat: “Do you feel disengaged from climate action? Do you see the terrifying outcomes that are already happening to our neighbours and think “this is hopeless, what could I possibly do”? Do your feelings overwhelm you when talking to others about the climate emergency?”
Climate Chats is a small-group workshop that will help you directly acknowledge and address your climate grief and anxiety, while bringing you together with other folks who feel the same. Throughout our evening together, our peer-facilitator will guide you through various exercises designed to help you explore and name your big feelings, practice listening, and tap into your values to plan your next action.
Join us to explore your complex emotions while building a supportive community and igniting hope and resilience.
Register now using the code WFEnews for a small discount as our thanks for being a Waste Free Edmonton supporter!”
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Location: EPL Stanley Milner Branch
Tickets: $10 (free for WFE volunteers)
Register: Eventbrite
October 9th, Wednesday – NASA & ASSUA Practice Picket: “Join Public Interest Alberta and bring your signs and flags and show your solidarity with workers at the University of Alberta. Both NASA and AASUA members are currently in bargaining and they need our support!
Assemble at the NE corner of 87th Avenue and 112 Street (near the Timms Centre for the Arts)
A strong show of support by students, staff, alumni and community will show the employer that the people are standing behind these workers.
The rally will kick off with an opportunity to make signs, will include short speeches from representatives from both unions, and conclude with chanting and a march to make our voices heard and come together to support our bargaining teams! Bring your energy, your colleagues, and your voice!
Let’s show the UofA employer and the provincial government that we won’t back down in the fight for fair working conditions, fair pay, and our collective bargaining rights!
Time: 12 noon
Location: NE corner of 87th Avenue and 112 Street
October 10th, Thursday – Building Student Power Workshop: hosted by Change Course. This workshop is an introduction to student activism and building student power on campus. Students will learn how to move from taking individual action to taking collective action on issues that matter to them, including climate justice and Indigenous rights, and how we can organize together to make institutional change.
Time: 5 pm to 7 pm
Location: SUB Cascade Room, Students Union Building, University of Alberta
October 12th, Saturday – Raise You Voice: “a protest will be taking place in Edmonton at the Violet King Henry Plaza (Alberta Legislature Building).
We will be gathering to protest the current ongoing genocide of the Uyghurs in Occupied East Turkistan, alongside condemning the 75th year of the occupation of our homeland by the Chinese government.
Edmonton, it’s time to take a stand.
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Violet King Henry Plaza, 10801 – 99th Avenue
Instagram: Alberta Uyghur Cultural Society
October 12th, Saturday – FAM Launch: Migration is a human right. Come and be a part of our launch, listen to our mission and vision, and join our cause.
This is a potluck event so please bring a dish to share.
Time: 3 pm
Location: Ukranian Centre, 11018 – 97th Street
October 16th, Wednesday – Roadtaking Training: Part of marshalling/stewarding a large march is blocking traffic (corking) and taking over the roadway. Sometimes this might include moving the crowd down a one-way roadway in the opposite direction of traffic flow. How do you safely manage that?
I am assuming that there might be some aspect of negotiations with the police/traffic authorities.
Time: 12 noon MT
Location: Online
Register: Action Network
October 17th, Thursday – Rights to Roofs: “Join us as we recognize the International Day to Eradicate Poverty on October 17th, 2024! We will be premiering our housing documentary and stay for a discussion panel afterward. Thank you to our allies at the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights for moderating the discussion. Please click the QR code to register or email us at saf@selfadvocacyfederation.com”
Time: 12 noon
Location: Landmark Cinemas, City Centre, 10200 – 102nd Avenue (third floor)
October 19th, Saturday – Make them Pay Town Hall: “The fact is: life is getting harder and harder for working Canadians. We are all being touched by the cost-of-living and climate crisis.
Food prices are skyrocketing. Rent is soaring. Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach. More and more of our summers are spent with our windows shut, trying to keep the smoke out of the air our families breathe.
At the same time, the architects of these crises — the billionaire class, Big Oil, and the Grocery Cartel — are making out like bandits, posting record profits as they gouge Canadian families and automate Albertans’ jobs out of existence.
It’s clear that we need an excess profits tax on BIg Oil and the Grocery Cartel to curb the rampant greedflation making life worse for us all, and put the money they’re fleecing from us back into the programs and services that allow all Canadians to thrive.
Join Common Horizon Edmonton for their Make Them Pay Town Hall, where we’re building the People Power to demand bold action on the climate and affordability crisis. Together, we’ll discuss how corporate greed is driving these crises—and how we can fight back together.”
Time: 3 – 5pm
Location: Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St NW
Register: Common Horizon
Hashtag: #MakeThemPay
October 20th, Sunday – Justice for Mathios:
Please note that this is a date change.
Please wear white.
There is limited parking in the area but great transit.
Time: 3 pm
Location: Tipton Park, 10849 – 81st Avenue
Facebook: Justice for Mathios
October 21st, Monday – Stewarding/Marshalling Training: Learn how to safely and respectfully marshal large groups of participants.
“Come and learn how to steward in a variety of situations. At the end of the training we will have a chance for questions and discussion.
At around 7:40 we will hold a Stewarding Briefing for Insure Our Survival”
Time: 12 noon MT
Location: Online
Register: Action Network
October 24th, Thursday – Alberta School Walkout: Students and supporters are encouraged to exit class quietly for 30-45 minutes and then return to your classes. Contact us if you need help locating information about your school. #ProtectTransKids #ABSchoolWalkout
Time: 10 am
Location: any Albertan school
Twitter: Alberta School Walkout
Instagram: Alberta School Walkout
October 24th, Thursday – Rally for Respect: CUPE is hosting a rally and I think the AUPE is showing up as well. This should be a big one.
Time 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location: Alberta Legislature Building (I assume the north steps), 10800 – 87th Avenue
October 24th, Thursday – Roadtaking Training: Part of marshalling/stewarding a large march is blocking traffic (corking) and taking over the roadway. Sometimes this might include moving the crowd down a one-way roadway in the opposite direction of traffic flow. How do you safely manage that?
I am assuming that there might be some aspect of negotiations with the police/traffic authorities.
Time: 12 noon MT
Location: Online
Register: Action Network
October 25th, Friday – Halloween Critical Mass Ride: “We ride.
Critical Mass rides are to make visible the number of cyclists in a city and remind city administrators that we require safe, smart, and effective infrastructure to all us to use our bicycles (or other human-powered devices).
Bring noise makers, lights, signs/messages (if safe to do so), cameras, etc and join your community in a celebration of the intelligence of the bicycle.
This ride will have a Halloween theme to it because – it can be scary out there… and it shouldn’t be! Please make sure your costumes keep you warm/dry, don’t hamper your vision or mobility, etc. Lights for bicycles.
Let’s have some fun!
The route will likely be about 8 kms. There could be a social afterwards.
Stay tuned for more details.
Please check back for updates before the event
Time: 5 pm and departing at 5:30pm
Location: Churchil Square, 102a Avenue and 99th Street (we will meet between city hall and the square)
Facebook: Edmonton Critical Mass
October 27th, Sunday – Enough Is Enough UCP: Lots of notice for this rally. It will coincide with the opening of the fall session of the legislature that is happening on Monday, October 28th, 2024.
Time: 2 pm
Location: North stairs, Alberta Legislature Building
Facebook: Enough Is Enough – Edmonton
November 15th to17th – Parkland Conerence 2024: The Road Ahead: Strategies for Building a Better Future: “In recent years, Alberta, Canada, and the world have been on a dangerous path. It is a path toward inequality and unsustainability. It is a path that creates winners and losers, with the losers left at the side of the road. It is also a path that leads to environmental destruction. Those who put us on this path foment division and conflict. But this path is not inevitable. We can forge a better direction for our communities. We need to find new ideas and refresh old ideas to fit new challenges. More than anything, we need to find new ways to organize so that we may build a more just, more democratic future for everyone. This conference takes a hard look at the path taken and offers options for a way forward.”
URL: Parkland Conference
November 15th, Friday – FIRE AND OIL: Rising to the Challenge of a More Flammable World: “John Vaillant – Humans, aided by the fossil fuel industry (the “fire industry”), have altered the chemistry of our planet and its atmosphere in profound, life-changing ways. As a result, we are now, in real time, crossing a threshold into a new climate regime marked by previously unimagined extremes and whipsawing instability. How we conceptualize and respond to this unprecedented challenge is of immediate and paramount importance, not just to our psyches and our souls, but to the future of everyone on Earth.
In this Changemakers talk, John Vaillant will offer ways of seeing, feeling – and meeting – this epochal moment.”
Time: 7:20 pm
Tickets: 20$ for John Vaillant – Parkalnd Conference
Enough said!
Science Literacy Course
The University of Alberta is offering this course again (free). Check out the details at https://www.coursera.org/learn/science-literacy
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