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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• February 6th, Thursday – An Anti-Valentine Affair: Tailings Don’t Love You Back
• February 7th, Friday – Protest for Palestine
• February 7th, Friday – Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Part 1
• February 8th, Saturday – National Anti-Fur Day
• February 8th, Saturday – Not Another Genocide
• February 8th, Saturday – Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Part 2
• February 8th, Saturday – Edmonton for East Turkistan
• February 9th, Sunday – From Gaza to Jenin
• February 9th, Sunday – Period Positivity Workshop
• February 11th, Tuesday – Monthly Meeting on Housing and Homelssness
• February 11th, Tuesday – Protest Jordan Peterson
• Februrary 12th, Wednesday – War, Climate Fairness & Planetary Health: Is the COP Process Harmful?
• February 12th, Wednesday – Beyond the Shock Doctrine: A Conversation on Tariffs, Climate and Solidarity
• February 13th, Thursday – No Love in Genocide
• February 13th, Thursday – How we fight back
• February 13th, Thursday – Life in Gaza
• February 13th, Thursday – Townhall for a General Strike
• February 14th, Friday – Valentine’s Day Special
• February 14th, Friday – International Winter Bike to Work Day
• February 15th, Saturday – United Against Fascism
• February 15th, Saturday – My Alberta is Inclusive
• February 15th, Saturday – Valentines Fundraiser Dance Party
• February 16th, Sunday – Will You Free My Palestine
• February 16th, Sunday – 4B Harm Reduction Fundraisers
• February 18th, Tuesday – Reuniting with Fire: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship in Canada
• February 20th, Thursday – Updates on the Youth Climate Corps campaign
• February 23rd, Sunday – Anti-Oppression Training for Environmental Advocacy
• February 24th, Sunday – Youth Resisting Extraction
• February 25th, Tuesday – Equitable Education for ALL Kids
• February 27th, Thursday – March to Defend Public Education
• February 28th, Friday – Economic Blackout Day
• March 27th & 28th – PIA Conference: Community in Perilous Times
• April 8 – April 10th – Stride Human Rights Advocacy Training

Videos of the Week

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February 6th, Thursday – An Anti-Valentine Affair: Tailings Don’t Love You Back: “To commemorate the 2-year anniversary of the Imperial Oil Kearl Mine tailings spill, we are hosting an event with the SNAP Gallery in Edmonton. Join us for a screening of “Killer Water” by Brandi Morin and the opportunity to make print slogans like “Dear Alberta, Break up with Tailings” or “Tailings are Toxic, like my ex” onto a t-shirt, tote or paper. Please bring a T-shirt or Tote if you’d like to partake in the silk-screening activity. Our Boreal Program Manager, Kaitlyn Philip will share some words on our current tailings project. Tickets are $20/each.”
Time: 6 – 9pm
Location: SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists),10572 115 Street
Tickets: Eventbrite

February 7th, Friday – Protest for Palestine:
Time: 3:30 pm to 5 pm
Location: 109th Street and Whyte Avenue (82nd Avenue)

February 7th, Friday – Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Part 1: “Discover the essential techniques of winter pruning in this online workshop. Gain the knowledge to keep your fruit trees and shrubs healthy, productive, and thriving.”
Time: 7 – 9 pm
Registration: Operation Fruit Rescue

February 8th, Saturday – Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Part 2: “Get hands-on with winter pruning! Learn and practice under expert guidance, to cut with confidence, while connecting with Edmonton’s fruit-growing community.”
Time: 11 am to 1 pm
Registration: Operation Fruit Rescue

February 8th, Saturday – How can scientists effectively message to the public?:
Time: 11:30 – 1pm MT
Sign in: https://meet.jit.si/srti-salons

February 8th, Saturday – National Anti-Fur Day:
Time: Noon – 2pm
Location: Strathcona farmers market, 103rd Street and 83rd Avenue
Facebook: National Anti-Fur Day Edmonton We the Free (WTF) Edmonton

February 8th, Saturday – Not Another Genocide: Come and show solidarity with the people in Gaza and Palestine.
Time: Noon to 2 pm
Location: Strathcona Farmer’s Market, 83rd Avenue and 103rd Street (Gateway Blvd)

February 8th, Saturday – Edmonton for East Turkistan: ” Join the movement and raise your voice alongside the Uyghurs.
Together, we demand justice and an end to the ongoing genocide being committed against the Uyghur peoples of East Turkistan.”
Time: 2 pm
Location: Violet King Henry Plaza, 10801 – 99th avenue [they usually gather on the lower platform at the north end of the plaza closer to the legislature building]
Instagram: East Turkistan Society

February 9th, Sunday – From Gaza to Jenin: There is a ceasefire in the Gaza area of Palestine but the onslaught continues upon the Palestinian people.
Time: 1pm to 3 pm
Location: Intersection at 111th Street and 51st Avenue (NW corner from Southgate Mall)

February 9th, Sunday – Period Positivity Workshop: “Come together to learn about our bodies and the phases of the the menstrual cycle in a positive way. Let’s break the stigma and celebrate our periods!
General Public: $30 per youth and parent/trusted adult
Community League Members: $20 per youth and parent/trusted adult
$10/additional youth.
Youth must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information and to register, email: meaganweyland@gmail.com
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Forest Terrace Heights Community League, 10150 80th Street
Resitration/Tickets: Eventbrite

February 11th, 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

February 11th, Tuesday – Protest Jordan Peterson: This person is coming to the city and giving a show called: “An Evening to Transform Your Life”. There will be a short counter-protest outside Rogers Place.
The image is from The Australian.
Time: we will gather at 6:45 pm (the show starts at 7:30pm)
Location: Rogers Place, 103rd Street and 104th Avenue, north side of the Avenue close to the front doors.
Facebook: Edmonton Activist Calendar

Februrary 12th, Wednesday – War, Climate Fairness & Planetary Health: Is the COP Process Harmful?: “Join us for this timely event to explore the intersections of war, climate justice, and planetary health featuring our campaigns director, Anjali!”
Time: 6pm MT
Location: Online
Register: Climate Emergency Unit – Zoom

February 12th, Wednesday – Beyond the Shock Doctrine: A Conversation on Tariffs, Climate and Solidarity: “Climate crisis. Eroding social safety net. Colonialism. The rise of xenophobia and the far right. Just when we thought things couldn’t get worse, US broligarchs unleashed the threat of tariffs on the Canadian economy, leading to economic anxiety and corporate profiteering. Corporate-aligned governments of all stripes are profiting off this moment to promote further resource extraction, deregulation and deportations. What does a people-first response to this moment look like, and how can it cut through all the noise?
Hosted by Climate Action Network Canada and the UBC Centre for Climate Justice, this conversation will feature author and activist Naomi Klein, Co-Director of the Centre for Climate Justice, Syed Hussan, Executive Director of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, and Lubicon Cree advocate Melina Laboucan-Massimo, founder and Executive Director of Sacred Earth.”
Time: 5 pm MT
Location: Online/Zoom
Registration: Zoom

February 13th, Thursday – No Love in Genocide: “Show up for this low risk action to continue raising awareness about the ongoing genocide and occupation in Palestine. We will be there during high traffic hours, and our target audience is the drivers passing by. Come grab a sign from one of the organizers at the intersection then choose a spot to stand where it’s easy for drivers to read your sign. Please spread out throughout the intersection to maximize our presence.
We understand the weather will be cold so stay only as long as you can.”
Time: 3:30 pm
Location: 104th Street and Whyte Avenue (82nd Avenue) – Pride Corner

February 13th, Thursday – How we fight back: “It’s getting harder and harder for everyday Canadians to make ends meet. Everything keeps getting more expensive: rents are skyrocketing, grocery bills are higher than ever and wages are not keeping up. Meanwhile, billionaires and massive corporations rake in record profits—and politicians like Pierre Poilievre are ready to let them keep exploiting us.
We know we don’t have to accept this as our collective future. That’s why we’re launching our election campaign to fight back against Poilievre’s Conservatives and elect leaders who will fight for us—not for corporate interests. 
We’re ready to make a plan to win together and to do it, and we need you with us.
Time: 4 – 5 pm MT
Location: Online – Zoom
Register: LeadNow

February 13th, Thursday – Life in Gaza:
Ticketed event, $15 from the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council
Time: 5:30 – 830 pm
Location: University of Alberta
Tickets: Ticket Source

February 13th, Thursday – Townhall for a General Strike: “Don’t miss our next town hall with the honorable and inspiring Senator Nina Turner and Chris Smalls moderated by Steven Donziger.
We need a general strike for resignations now! It’s time.
http://www.generalstrikeforresignations.com
Time: 8pm EST/6pm MT
Location: Online Zoom
Registration: General Strike

February 14th, Friday – Valentine’s Day Special:
Time: 11 am to 9 pm (you need to request special menu when reserving)
Location: The Moth Cafe, 9449 Jasper Avenue
Reservations: The Moth Cafe

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

February 15th, Saturday – United Against Fascism: National Day of Action
[I have not heard of any definite plans yet – just a rumour that something is being planned. Stay tuned]

February 15th, Saturday – My Alberta is Inclusive: “For one year our province has been dialled in to an active fight for trans rights. Come together to commemorate this and show we still have plenty of gas in the tank. If this fight is far from over, let’s show them the fight we have in us.”
Time: 1pm
Location: Wilbert McIntyre Park (Gazebo Park), 104th Street and 83rd Avenue
Instagram: Trans Rights YEG

February 15th, Saturday – Resign Lagrange:
Time: 10:30 am
Location: 5913 – 50th Avenue, Red Deer
Instagram: Public Interst Alberta

February 15th, Saturday – Valentines Fundraiser Dance Party: Fundraising event for Climate Justice Edmonton and Common Horizon Edmonton to support their community organizing space.
Time: 8 pm – late
Location: Arcadia Brewing, 10712 120th Street
Entry Fee: $20 suggested, PWYC 
Purchase Ticket: Common Horizon
Instagram: Climate Justice Edmonton
Eventbrite: Valentines Community Organizing Space Fundraiser

February 16th, Sunday – Will You Free My Palestine: This is a human presence. We stand around the intersection with our signs to raise awareness to as wide an audience as possible.
Time: 1 pm to 2 pm
Location: Intersection at 137th Avenue and 50th Street

February 16th, Sunday – 4B Harm Reduction Fundraisers:
Time:
Location: The Aviary, 9314 111 Avenue 
Tickets: The Aviary
Instagram: 4B Harm Reduction

February 18th, Tuesday – Reuniting with Fire: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship in Canada: “A Webinar on “Good Fire” with Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson.
Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in Indigenous fire and a growing recognition of the importance of cultural burning practices, particularly in relation to increasing biodiversity and providing nature-based climate solutions.
This free webinar co-hosted with CPAWS Southern Alberta will discuss Indigenous fire knowledge, impacts of cultural severance, and reunion with fire.
Time: 12 noon to 1 pm
Location: Online/Zoom
Register: CPAWS – Northern Alberta Chapter

February 20th, Thursday – Updates on the Youth Climate Corps campaign: “Join the Youth Climate Corps organizers for this national call to discuss where the campaign is headed this year.
The proroguing of Parliament has slowed the progress we were making in winning a Youth Climate Corps this year, but that hasn’t stopped our drive to win a YCC. This year, we’ll be fighting to make a Youth Climate Corps key elections policy and to elect YCC champions. Are you in? Join us to see how we can fight, and win, a YCC together.”
Usually, this a the age group under 34 years old.
Time: 5pm MT
Location: Online Zoom
Register: Youth Climate Corps

February 23rd, Sunday – Anti-Oppression Training for Environmental Advocacy: “This workshop offers a critical lens on how systems of oppression shape environmental and climate advocacy. We’ll explore the displacement of Indigenous peoples through the national parks program, the role of settler environmentalism in reinforcing the “untouched wilderness” narrative, and the sidelining of racial justice, workers’ rights, and demilitarization as “non-climate issues.” Additionally, we’ll analyze frameworks like the Green New Deal and connect global struggles, including Palestine, to environmental solidarity against imperialism.”
Time: 11 am MT
Location: Online/Zoom
Register: Zoom

February 24th, Sunday – Youth Resisting Extraction: “Youth resisting extraction: Voices From the Frontlines Webinar 🌱✊✨
RSVP to join Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en Youth in a webinar on February 24, 7pm ET/4pm PT on Zoom. 👩🏽‍💻
Youth will deliver an update from the frontlines on their territories, where they are resisting fossil fuel and LNG build-out, in particular the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission and Coastal Gaslink Pipeline phase 2. The webinar will include a call to action for students, youth, and workers on post-secondary campuses to take action on March 20 in solidarity with Indigenous land defenders, targeting Canada’s big banks and those funding the destruction of Indigenous land and our collective futures.
Featuring Speakers:
Drew Harris, Gitxsan Youth of the Lax Yip and Shaylee Holland, Wet’suwet’en Youth
Students and young people have a unique power to dissuade banks and funders from continuing to finance the destruction of Indigenous lands and our shared climate. Join us to hear youth voices from the frontlines and join the fight for climate justice and Indigenous sovereignty on campuses and beyond! Although this webinar is aimed at a youth and student audience, non-student allies and community members are encouraged to join us and hear this powerful message from the land defenders.
Time: 5 pm
Location: Online
Register: Voices from the Frontlines
Instagram: Change Course

February 25th, Tuesday – Equitable Education for ALL Kids:”Kids with disabilities have had their rights to an education infringed on. It’s time to get our kids funded appropriately, their supports paid what they deserve, and to fight to ensure all children have equitable access to an education.
All are welcome! Bring your signs, bring your friends/families, bring your kids! All our rallies are family friendly and it’s nothing without them. Diversity is a spectrum so wear alllll the colors make it bright and fun”
Time: 1pm
Location: Alberta Legislature, 10800 – 97th Avenue
Facebook: Hold My Hand Alberta

February 27th, Thursday – March to Defend Public Education: “Let’s stand united as teachers, education workers, post-secondary instructors, students, parents, grandparents, and members of the community. This government needs to hear and see how critical it is to have UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC education system, that must have ABUNDANT, SUSTAINABLE UNDIN to ensure classrooms and students are supported.
After decades of chronic underfunding to public education and increased funding to PRIVATE and CHARTER schools using public funds, this would be the perfect time to make our voices hear on the day the government announces the budget”.
Time 3:30 pm
Location: Start at Convention Centre, 98th Street and Jasper Avenue and march to the Alberta Legislature
Facebook: March to Defend Education AB

February 28th, Friday – Economic Blackout Day: ” We take back the power. For one day, we unite in a nationwide economic blackout-no buying, no spending, no engaging with their system. We remind them who holds the real power: the people. This is not a protest; it’s economic resistance. The first step in reclaiming control and showing them we are the driving force. This is just the beginning.
One day, no spending. A powerful blow to the power-hungry few.”
If you are going to buy a coffee – buy from a local independent cafe (Tim Hortons is NOT Canadian), gasoline – buy from businesses that are not corporate (if it has Shell, Mobil, Exxon, etc on the station don’t buy there) like Domo, EconoGas, etc since the retail profit is not going into those corporations, NO Amazon, No Home Depot, No Wallmart, No McDonalds, No Pizza Hut, No KFC etc.
It is like a Buy Nothing Day.
Time: All Day
Location: wherever you are at

March 27th & 28th – PIA Conference: Community in Perilous Times: “Building community power is the only way we are going to build the Alberta we all want and deserve.
These days we can all feel it. We live in perilous times and there are no silver bullet solutions in the fight back. From rampant attacks on healthcare, education, and social services to relentless cuts and privatization, things are getting harder and harder for everyday Albertans. Our right wing populist government targets the very institutions and services that make our province work and blames vulnerable communities for the mess they’ve created.
It’s an effective strategy that needs a better response from all of us. And it starts at the community level. In our workplaces, in our community leagues, and in our schools. Our power rests in our relationships and our ability to organize together.”
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Barnett House11010 142 St NW
Registration/More information: Public Information Alberta

April 8 – April 10th – Stride Human Rights Advocacy Training: “This three-day intensive training is designed to strengthen community-based human rights advocacy.
Participants will gain the knowledge, networks, and tools needed to advance the rights of communities facing systemic barriers through provincial, territorial and national and international human rights mechanisms.”
Time: 10 AM – 5 PM MST each day (Doors will open at 9 am and programming will begin at 10 am promptly)
Location: IN PERSON – ArtsHub Ortona, 9722 102 Street NW
Cost: $225 – Thanks to the McConnell Foundation, we have subsidized spaces available. Please register and provide more details on your needs, and we will work with you.
Registratoin: John Humbrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights

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