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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• January 2nd, Thursday – Free Dr Abu Safiya
• January 5th, Sunday – Edmonton Human Chain
• January 7th – ECOHH Policy and Communication Committee Meeting
• January 10th, Friday – Resistance for Palestine
• January 12th, Sunday – Rally for Gaza & Jenin
• January 14th, Tuesday – Monthly Meeting on Housing and Homelssness
• January 18th, Saturday – Dinner Fundraiser for the Arkangelo Family:
• January 18th, 2025, Saturday – Festivals of Resistance
• January 19th, Sunday – After Syria is Iran Next?
• Janurary 25th, Saturday – Call for Respect Stand Up for Public Health Care
• February 14th, Friday – International Winter Bike to Work Day

Videos of the Week

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January 2nd, Thursday – Free Dr Abu Safiya:
Time: 4 pm to 5 pm
Location: 109th Street and Whyte Avenue (82nd Avenue)

January 5th, Sunday – Edmonton Human Chain:
Time: 1pm
Location: 109th Street and 97th Avenue

January 7th, Tuesday – ECOHH Policy and Communication Committee Meeting: “Our Policy and Communications Committee meets the first Tuesday of every month from 3:30 pm -5:00 pm, 12 months a year. This committee is where a lot of ECOHH‘s work to educate and advocate for affordable housing happens.”
All are welcome.
Time: 3:30 – 5pm
Location: Contact edmhousingcoalition@gmail.com for zoom details

January 10th, Friday – Resistance for Palestine:
Time: 3 pm
Location: Pride Corner, 104th Street and 82nd Avenue

January 12th, Sunday – Rally for Gaza & Jenin:
Time: 1pm
Location: Tipton Park, 10849 – 81st Avenue

January 14th, Tuesday – Monthly Meeting on Housing and Homelssness: “The Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness (ECOHH) is a member-driven coalition working to raise awareness, advocate, and educate for actions and solutions to housing and homelessness issues.. ECOHH holds General Member Meetings on the second Tuesday of every month from 10:00 am – 11:30 am”
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Location: Our General Member Meetings are hybrid – you can attend in person at Communitas (#200 – 12120 106 Avenue NW, Edmonton), or on line via Zoom. Contact edmhousingcoalition@gmail.com for zoom details

January 18th, Saturday – Dinner Fundraiser for the Arkangelo Family: “Join us for an evening of community, support, and solidarity at the Ukrainian Centre. This special event is dedicated to raising funds for the Arkangelo family to assist them during this difficult time following the loss of Mathios.
Enjoy a night filled with delicious food, meaningful conversations, and a shared commitment to standing together as a community. Your presence and contributions will provide much-needed support to Mathios’ family as they navigate this challenging journey.
Together, we can honour Mathios’ memory and show his loved ones that they are not alone.”
Time: 5 pm to 8 pm
Location: Ukrainian Centre, 11018 – 97th Avenue
Register: Eventbrite

January 18th, Saturday – Festivals of Resistance: trump is being inaugurated on January 20th. People are being invited across the USA and elsewhere to host Festivals of Resitance events.
Who wants to host one here in Edmonton?
URL: CrimethInc

January 19th, Sunday – After Syria is Iran Next?: “Join us on January 19th for an online webinar with peace movement leaders Miguel Figueroa from the Canadian Peace Congress, Jad Kabbanji from the Mouvement Quebecois pour la Paix, and Reza Saniee. The speakers will expose the aggression of US, Zionist, Turkish, and Canadian imperialism in Syria and their plans for Iran, and how people in Canada can fight for peace.”
Time: 12 pm MT
Location: Zoom

Janurary 25th, Saturday – Call for Respect Stand Up for Public Health Care: “United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) is encouraging UNA Locals across the province to participate in a Day of Action on Saturday, January 25, 2025.
UNA Locals are encouraged to work with their members and reach out to other unions at their workplaces to hold information pickets, rallies or winter themed events outside their worksites and in their communities to show their support for safe staffing, safe patient care, and public health care and call for respect for frontline health care workers.
The Day of Action is an opportunity for members to connect with each other and show solidarity on the anniversary of an important milestone in UNA’s history – the 1988 nurses’ strike.
Details about Day of Action event times and locations will be posted on the UNA website.”
Time: TBA
Location: TBA

February 14th, Friday – International Winter Bike to Work Day:
Time: all day
Location: from here to there on your bicycle
URL: Winter Bike to Work Day

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