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 24th, Thursday – Alberta School Walkout
• October 24th, Thursday – Rally for Respect
• October 24th, Thursday – Roadtaking Training
• October 25th, Friday – Halloween Critical Mass Ride
• October 25th, Friday – Weekly Climate Strike
• October 26th, Saturday – Weekly Ceasefire Now event at the Market
• October 27th, Sunday – Enough Is Enough UCP
• October 27th, Sunday – Stand Tall for Palestine & Lebanon
• October 28th, Monday – Trans Rights Town Hall
• November 1st, Friday – Weekly Climate Strike
• November 1st, Friday – Stand Against Genocide
• November 2nd, Saturday – Weekly Ceasefire Now event at the Market
• November 2nd, Saturday – Stop the UCP!
• November 2nd, Saturday – 3 Minute Movie Halloween Challenge
• November 5th, Tuesday – Greening Faith Buildings Webinar
• November 7th, Thursday – Save Our CPP Town Hall
• November 12th, Tuesday – ECOHH Monthly Meeting
• 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
• November 16th – Peace Train Vigil
• November 16th, Saturday – We Charge Nakba: Genocide of the Palestinian People and Limits of International Law
• November 23rd, Saturday – National Housing Day Community Education Event

Videos of the Week

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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 25th, Friday – Weekly Climate Strike: A weekly reminder to Edmontonians that we are in a Climate Emergency.
Extra signs will be available for people to use – or bring your own.
Time: 8 am to 9 am
Location: 109th street and 88th Avenue
Facebook: Edmonton Climate Strike
Hashtags: #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeYEG #FridaysForFutureYEG

October 26th, 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 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

October 27th, Sunday – Stand Tall for Palestine & Lebanon: weekly rally and march to end the genocide, call for a ceasefire, end the occupation, etc
Time: 2 pm
Location: Tipton Park, 10849 – 81st Avenue

October 28th, Monday – Trans Rights Town Hall: In light of recent legislative proposals affecting the trans and gender-diverse community in Alberta, we invite you to a town hall meeting focused on supporting and advocating for trans rights in Edmonton and beyond.
This event will provide a welcoming space for community members, allies, and advocates to come together to discuss the current state of trans rights in our province. Our agenda will include:

• Guest Speakers: Hear from local trans activists, community leaders, and experts who will share insights on the challenges facing the trans community and the importance of advocacy.
• Open Forum: Engage in an interactive discussion where you can voice your concerns, ask questions, and share your experiences. This is a chance to amplify our collective voice and strategize for effective action.
• Resources & Support: Learn about available resources for trans individuals and their allies, including support groups, legal advice, and ways to get involved in advocacy efforts.

Your presence is vital as we stand united in support of trans rights and work toward a more inclusive and equitable Alberta. Together, we can make a difference and ensure that every individual is respected and valued for who they are.
Let’s come together to foster understanding, build community, and advocate for the rights of all.
All are welcome! Bring your friends, family, and allies.
Time: 6-9 PM
Location: Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10618 105 Avenue

November 1st, Friday – Weekly Climate Strike: A weekly reminder to Edmontonians that we are in a Climate Emergency.
Extra signs will be available for people to use – or bring your own.
Time: 8 am to 9 am
Location: 109th street and 88th Avenue
Facebook: Edmonton Climate Strike
Hashtags: #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeYEG #FridaysForFutureYEG

November 2nd, 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

November 2nd, Saturday – Stop the UCP!: Joint rallies in Calgary and Edmonton on November 2. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
Join us on November 2nd, 2024 to defend our schools, our healthcare, and the rights of our neighbours. 📚🩺🏳️‍⚧️
The Government of Alberta, under Premier Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party, has undermined our public schools, defunded and destabilized our healthcare system, and threatens our rights and freedoms, starting with our transgender neighbours.
Danielle Smith is out of step with the values of Albertans and she needs to start listening to all of us! We are workers, parents, teachers, pensioners, and queer people. We are proud Albertans and we are speaking up for a fair, free and equitable Alberta.
On October 28th, Premier Smith is expected to unveil her latest policies that put personal political agendas ahead of everyday Albertans. Who do these policies actually help?
These latest actions, rationalized with fear and misinformation, will make life harder for transgender Albertans and their families.
In response, we ask all Albertans who want a fair, equitable, and progressive future to speak up for the province we want. Come together as concerned citizens, workers, teachers, parents, queer people and everyday Albertans to stop the UCP and get Alberta back on track.
Time: 3 pm to 5 pm
Location: Alberta Legislature, 10800 – 97th Avenue
Instagram: Pride Corner on Whyte
#stoptheucp #albertansdeservebetter #protectourtranskids #protecttranspeople #protectpublichealthcare #protectpubliceducation

November 2nd, Saturday – 3 Minute Movie Halloween Challenge: “Join the WTF Edmonton group to be kept up to date with this and other events: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wtfedmonton
The We The Free 3 Minute Movie Challenge invites members of the public to view a short clip of standard animal agriculture practices in exchange for a vegan treat.
Please wear dark blue or black upper clothing.
Time: 5 pm
Location: 103rd Street (Gateway) and 82nd Avenue
Facebook: We The Free Edmonton

November 1st Friday – Stand Against Genocide:
Time: 4 pm
Location: Main Quad, University of Alberta
Instagram: Muslim Student Association

November 5th, Tuesday – Greening Faith Buildings Webinar:
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Zoom

November 7th, Thursday – Save Our CPP Town Hall: “Next fall, Albertans will face a critical decision via referendum: whether to remain in the viable and dependable Canada Pension Plan or to trust the UCP’s unproven scheme for an Alberta Pension Plan. 
Premier Smith and the UCP are spending millions of dollars trying to convince Albertans of their plan for the APP. From the faulty calculations used to make pie-in-the-sky promises of higher benefits and lower contributions to working Albertans, to the reverse engineering of evidence to move forward with this plan, to purposefully obscuring the results of consultation with Albertans, Albertans have seen time and time again that they just can’t trust Smith and the UCP with their retirement security.
Thousands of Albertans have already taken action to protect their retirement security. And thousands more will join us as we ramp up to campaign hard to save our CPP. Are you one of them?” 
Time: 6:30pm 
Location: Bellvue Community League, 7308 112 Ave NW, Edmonton
Register: Public Interest Alberta

November 12th, Tuesday – ECOHH Monthly Meeting: Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness.
All are welcome.
Time: 10 am to 11:30 am
Location: Online – Zoom
Register: ECOHH

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

November 16th – Peace Train Vigil: A group of people are travelling to Ottawa on the ‘Peace Train’. When it stops in Edmonton we will show up to show our support.
Time: 7 pm but check on the Via website for delays
Location: VIA Rail Station, 12360 121st Street
URL: Peace Train Canada

November 16th, Saturday – We Charge Nakba: Genocide of the Palestinian People and Limits of International Law: (Acedemics need to make the titles of their lectures and books unappealing).
“The ECMC Chair In Islamic Studies at the University of Alberta, in collaboration with Canada Research Chair in Politics of Citizenship and Human Rights, the Department of Political Science, and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS), cordially invite you to attend this lecture.”
“For eleven months and counting, the only nuclear power in the Middle East has waged a genocidal campaign against a besieged population who are predominantly refugees exiled from their homes still within eye’s view. Had international law been adequate to redress the condition of dispossession, exile, and torture, there would be no genocide today and Nakba would be a historical lesson rather than a source of contentious debate. Therefore, it should not be surprising that international law, including decisions issued from the International Court of Justice as well as arrest warrants requested from the International Criminal Court, have been unable to stem gruesome, relentless slaughter. This keynote will attempt to address this conundrum as well as the following questions: What explains this historic and contemporary insufficiency? How does the genocide in Gaza test the legitimacy, or lack thereof, of international law and legal institutions? Finally, what is the potential of existing legal frameworks and laws to meet this challenge?”
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Arts Barn (in Old Strathcona), 10330 84 Ave NW, Edmonton
Register: Eventbrite

November 23rd, Saturday – National Housing Day Community Education Event:
Time: 1pm
Location: Violet King Henry Plaza, 10801 – 99th Avenue

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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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