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/information/changes.
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- December 6th, Friday – What Can I do? Addressing Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools
- December 6th, Friday – Once Upon A Border: Stories of resilience in Palestine and Lebanon
- December 7th, Saturday – Climate Carolling
- December 7th, Saturday – Rally for Free Syria
- December 8th, Sunday – Rally and March for Gaza and Lebanon
- December 8th, Sunday – Thirft for Palestine
- December 8th, Sunday – YEG Unitarians Write for Rights in Edmonton
- December 8th, Sunday – Combatting Consumerism How to Make Holiday Shopping Sustainable
- December 9th and 10th – Tailing Behind: 60 Years of Inaction on Toxic Tailings Cleanup
- December 10th – 18th – Justice4Reel Film Festival
- December 15th, Sunday – Rally and March for Gaza and Lebanon
- December 15th, Sunday – PR 101: proportional representation vs first past the post:
- December 15th, Sunday – Dinner Fundraiser: Justice for Mathios
- December 15th, Sunday – Christspiracy
- December 18th, Wednesday – 1-800-ON-HER-OWN
- December 18, Wednesday – International Migrants Day:
Videos of the Week
Yes, it’s a genocide
December 6th, Friday – What Can I do? Addressing Anti-Palestinian Racism in Schools: Join us to “learn how to address anti-Palestinian racism in schools. This workshop is open to all caregivers and community members.
Volunteers will be hosting dot art activities with children 4 and up, and dinner will be provided. Please RSVP at the link in our bio.
This is a FREE event; however, we will be accepting donations at the door to cover the cost of the venue and supplies. We hope to see you there!
Time: 6-8PM
Location: Rosslyn Community League, 11015 134 Avenue NW
Instagram: Parents4Palestine YEG
December 6th, Friday – Once Upon A Border: Stories of resilience in Palestine and Lebanon: “Join us next Friday on December 6th at 8:00 pm, in CCIS 1-160 at the University of Alberta for a speakers panel featuring youth from Palestine & Lebanon, in which we will be discussing personal experiences of resilience and steadfastness in the face of an on-going genocide and occupation.
We are honored to host our panelists from Palestine: Mohammad Khaled & Shahd Al-Shorafa 🇵🇸 / and from Lebanon: Sara Ramal 🇱🇧 @sara_rammal_
This event will be moderated by PhD student Eleyan Sawafta. The discussion will be open to the public and will be followed by a Q&A portion!”
Time: 8 pm
Location: CCIS 1-160 at the University of Alberta
Register: Google Doc
December 7th, Saturday – Climate Carolling: Join Edmonton Youth for Climate for an afternoon of festive climate carolling! Sing in defence of the environment, meet some people, and grab some snacks and hot chocolate.
Time: 1 pm
Location: Strathcona Farmer’s Market
Instagram: Edmonton Youth for Climate
December 7th, Saturday – Rally for Free Syria: There is shit happening in Syria. Personally, I am unsure of all the factions.
Time: 2 pm
Location: Alberta Legislature, 10800 – 97th Avenue
Instagram: Marwa Alshara
December 8th, Sunday – YEG Unitarians Write for Rights in Edmonton: Drop in for our 2024 letter-writing event — materials, sample letters, and help provided. A letter, a post, or a tweet from you can make a difference in the human rights cases highlighted by Amnesty International!
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm MST
Location: foyer, Unitarian Church of Edmonton,10804 119 Street NW
URL: Amnesty Canada
December 8th, Sunday – Rally and March for Gaza and Lebanon: Join us as we come together to demand justice and freedom for Palestine. Together, we will take a stand against oppression, apartheid, and occupation.
This is not just a march—it’s a unified call for humanity, dignity, and hope.
Time: 1 pm
Location: Violet King Henry Plaza, 10801 – 99th Avenue
December 8th, Sunday – Thirft for Palestine: “See you for round two? This time we’re collaborating with our dear friends at @arcadiabrewingco / @timeforkindness.yeg. Not only will you be able to score some vintage wears and enjoy some great brews, but this round of donations will be benefiting the tremendous work of @connectinghumanity.
Time: 1 – 8 pm
Location: Arcadia Brewing, 10712 – 120th Street
Instagram: Thrift for Palestine
December 8th, Sunday – Combatting Consumerism How to Make Holiday Shopping Sustainable: “Join us this Sunday, December 8th, for a discussion on consumerism, degrowth, and the future of our planet.”
Time: 5pm – 7 pm
Location: Virtual
Link: Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island (US/Canada)
December 9th and 10th – Tailing Behind: 60 Years of Inaction on Toxic Tailings Cleanup: A coalition of Indigenous, community, climate justice, and environmental organizations will be staffing a table on the main floor of the Students Union Building from 10 AM to 2 PM on Monday December 9 and Tuesday December 10. They have prepared information for distribution on the crisis situation of the oil sands tailings ponds.
They will also hold a media conference at noon on Tuesday December 10 on the second level of the SUB. Indigenous speakers will address the limitations of the technical approaches that have been prioritized to date by the industry and governments, and will call for actions to clean up the tar sands in ways that are acceptable to the Indigenous communities living in close proximity, and downstream from, the tar sands mines.
These events were planned to coincide with the Oil Sands Tailings Conference that is being held in the SUB in the Dinwoodie Lounge over these two days.
Please stop by the table if you are in the SUB on Monday or Tuesday, and attend the media conference on the 10th at noon if you are free.
Time: See details in the body of this announcement (Tabling 10am to 2pm and conference on Tuesday at noon)
Location: Tabling -main floor of the Students Union Building; Conference SUB on the second level.
December 10th – 18th – Justice4Reel Film Festival: “The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights and Migrante Alberta are thrilled to present the Justice4Reel Film Festival, a week-long cinematic journey taking place from December 10-18, 2024 at CKUA Edmonton. The festival invites audiences to bear witness to powerful untold stories from across the globe of oppression, resistance, and displacement, offering perspectives on human resilience celebrating voices often left unheard. Justice4Reel will feature an powerful lineup of films and discussions aimed at deepening understanding and inspiring viewers toward justice and advocacy on urgent human rights issues.”
Cost: Free
More information: John Humphrey Centre
December 10, Tuesday– Democracy Briefing: It’s Time to Get Organized and Push Back Online. This is a meeting for Americians but we can learn from their strategy.
“DemCast is holding an organizing call as it re-launches for expanded impact during Trump’s 2nd term.
Our intent is to build a network of social media accounts so massive that, when we push “go” on a network-wide campaign, video launch or priority call to action, the effort immediately trends across all social media platforms, garnering attention from legacy media and piercing the algorithmic bubbles that surround political communities.”
I attended this earlier this month and there was some good information in this presentation – which you could use anywhere. We need to start mobilizing against the right.
Time: 6 pm MT
Location: Zoom
Register: Digital Drumbeat
December 15th, Sunday – PR 101: proportional representation vs first past the post: “Want to learn the basics of the campaign for proportional representation? What’s wrong with winner-take-all systems? What is proportional representation? How would it strengthen our democracy?
Join Fair Vote Canada for PR 101! We’ll look at proportional representation vs first past the post. A half hour presentation is followed by questions and answers in a small group setting.”
Time: 11 am
location: Zoom
Register: Fair Vote Canada
December 15th, Sunday – Rally and March for Gaza and Lebanon: Join us as we come together to demand justice and freedom for Palestine. Together, we will take a stand against oppression, apartheid, and occupation.
This is not just a march—it’s a unified call for humanity, dignity, and hope.
Time: 1 pm
Location: Tipton Park, 10849 – 81st Avenue
December 15th, Sunday – Dinner Fundraiser: Justice for Mathios:
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Ukrainian Centre, 11018 97 St NW
Instagram: Justice for Mathios
December 15th, Sunday – Christspiracy: We are excited to invite you to an exclusive, one-day screening of Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret.
Join us and be a part of a worldwide audience experiencing the film live in a virtual cinema, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers, Kip Andersen and Kameron Waters!
Time: See the starting times below
Location: Online
Register: Click on the RSVP in the table below to register
December 18th, Wednesday – 1-800-ON-HER-OWN: “is a cinematic musical road trip through the life of feminist singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, founder of the first “woman-run non corporate queer-happy” record label Righteous Babe Records. Throughout the ride from her punk-folk past to her life today as activist, rock star and mother, she’s brutally honest, famously foul-mouthed and totally hilarious. Her daily challenges resonate as we reveal both an enduring, inspiring musical icon and a very relatable contemporary “everywoman” with her own epic fails and hard-won victories.
With a live music performance by Alex Dawkins at 6:30PM. Film at 7PM.”
Time: 6:30 pm for music
Location: Metro Cinema, 8712 109 Street
Tickets: Metro Cinema
December 18, Wednesday – International Migrants Day: “a powerful moment to unite and take action against exploitation and scapegoating. Migrants are not just workers – we are human beings who care for and build the communities around us. Yet, we are treated as disposable, denied rights and blamed for crises we did not create. It’s time to show everyone that nothing moves without migrants!
This year, International Migrants Alliance – Canada is calling for “A Day Without Migrants.” Migrant organizations, migrants and allies across the country are taking action to show that nothing moves without migrants!”
[I have not seen anything planned yet for Edmonton – Michael]
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
Disclaimer – the Activist Agenda attempts to ensure that the information contained within it is accurate but mistakes do happen. Please double-check events and information that are relevant to you to make sure you have the correct date, time, location, and any other relevant information.
I have a tendency to do this with Trump and Poilievre.
I respect Greta Thunberg. They are an incredible activist, intelligent, very gifted in the way they phrase things, and on the right side of things (in my opinion).
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