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 13th – Eat Your Feelings
- December 13th, Saturday – Margaret Atwood in Conversation
- December 14th, Sunday – Write for Rights
- December 14th, Sunday – Screening: The Take
- December 15th, Monday – UBI Works x Common Wealth Canada 2025 Town Hall
- December 16th, Tuesday – Sanction Israel NOW
- December 17th, Wednesday – International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers
- December 19th, Friday – Community Get-Together
- December 20th, Saturday – Solidarity March with Canada Post
- December 20th, Saturday – No Accountability No Peace
- December 21st, Sunday – Blackout The System: Citizens Assembly – Building Community Together
- December 22nd, Monday – The People’s Charter Open Call
- January 2026 is Veganuary
Videos of the Week
December 13th – Eat Your Feelings: “Feeling overwhelmed by the state of workers’ rights in Alberta? Come and Eat Your Feelings with us!
Across the province, workers are fighting hard to have their labour valued. We think that deserves celebration.
Join Common Horizon Edmonton for an afternoon of homemade comfort food, connection, and commiseration.
We’ll talk about how union members can build real power together. If you’ve ever wished you could do more to influence your workplace, your union, or the direction of this province, this is your moment.
This gathering marks the launch of our new Union Member Working Group, designed to help you actually make change.
Time: 1pm
Location: CO*LAB • 9641 102A Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5H 0G3 CA
Register: Common Horizon Edmonton
December 13th, Saturday – Margaret Atwood in Conversation: “Capping off our fabulous 50th Anniversary year, Audreys Books is thrilled to announce that the legendary Margaret Atwood has added one extra stop to the tour for her memoir, Book of Lives. In an exclusive visit on December 13, she will visit Edmonton to show her solidarity with libraries and other institutions fighting book bans in Canada and internationally. A portion of ticket sales for this event will be donated to the Edmonton Public Library.
Join us at the Edmonton Convention Centre for what promises to be a fascinating conversation.
Book & Ticket bundles include a copy of Atwood’s new memoir, ‘Book of Lives’. Purchase of the bundle entitles you to an entry into a draw to exchange your copy for one of several limited signed copies of the book. General Admission tickets do not include a copy of the book, and are not eligible for the draw. Books will be on sale at the event. There will be no book signing.
Doors open at 6.30 pm.”
Time: 6.30 pm
Location: Edmonton Convention Centre, 9797 Jasper Avenue
Tickets: ShowPass
December 14th, Sunday – Write for Rights: “Join your fellow Edmontonians and people from over 200 countries around the world to write letters in support of human rights.
For over 20 years, Amnesty International’s annual Write for Rights campaign has transformed the lives of people whose rights have been wronged.
Using the power of their words, hundreds of thousands of Write for Rights supporters in more than 200 countries have united behind a common purpose: together, we can change lives for the better.”
Time: 12 noon to 4 pm
Location: Stanley A Milner Library, Churchill Square, 102nd Avenue and 99th Street
Register: Amnesty International
December 14th, Sunday – Screening: The Take: “The Take is a political thriller that turns the globalization debate on its head. The film follows Argentina’s radical new movement of occupied businesses: groups of workers who are claiming the country’s bankrupt workplaces and running them without bosses.”
Time: Film starts at 6pm
Location: Earth’s Refillery Coop, 10831 – 95th Street
Facebook: Earth’s Refillery Coop
December 15th, Monday – UBI Works x Common Wealth Canada 2025 Town Hall: “Earlier this month (November), Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed 2nd Reading and is now on its way to Committee. We’re excited to announce that Senator Kim Pate, the bill’s sponsor, will be a keynote speaker at our upcoming UBI Works x Common Wealth Canada 2025 Town Hall.
I invite you to join us. We’ll showcase basic income wins and challenges of the year, highlights of our work on housing and fair tax reform, and take a look forward to 2026.”
Time: 5pm MT
Location: Zoom
Register: UBI Works
December 16th, Tuesday – Sanction Israel NOW: You are invited to join an important webinar on Tuesday, December 16 at 7:30PM ET, to hear from the Global Sanctions Coalition about our latest push to sanction Israel. You might be wondering why it is still so important to sanction Israel now, with the media and politicians focusing their attention on the so-called ‘ceasefire’ and Trump’s plan for Gaza. We will cover that and other important questions. “
Time: 5.30 pm MT
Location: Online – virtual
Register: Zoom – Independent Jewish Voices
December 17th, Wednesday – International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers: “This day was created in to call attention to hate crimes committed against sex workers all over the globe. Inaugurated by Dr Annie Sprinkle and started by the Sex Workers Outreach Project USA, the first annual day was in 2003 and was held as a memorial and vigil for the victims of the Green River Killer in Seattle Washington. International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers has empowered workers from over cities around the world to come together and organise against discrimination and remember victims of violence.”
Time: All day
URL for more information: SWAN
December 19th, Friday – Community Get-Together: “We’re hosting a community meet-up to strengthen our network and grow Palestine work in Edmonton.”
Time: 7pm
Location: Palestinian Centre, 13312 – 142nd street.
December 20th, Saturday – Solidarity March with Canada Post: “Working class folks and the services we have are being cut left right and centre with the Post Office at the centre of it. We are at risk of being the ONLY G7 nation without a post office all because those in power won’t consider expanding the revenues at the post office which would be a win / win for Canadians EVERYWHERE!
Join us on December 20th at NOON as we let the government know ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!”
Time: 12 noon
Location: Helen Nolan Park, 12327 108 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5M 2B4
December 20th, Saturday – No Accountability No Peace: “Let the people rise to their highest potential. We are scared, we are mad, we WILL NOT back down, We are ALBERTA!!!!
Our plan:nStart slow every second Saturday, while we make connections, repair bonds and gain a united voice. We keep showing up until we are there on mass, EVERY SATURDAY… building a community that will be infront of every UCP office across this provience demanding their resignation! Demanding a party that works for the people!
ACIP will be at the Alberta Legislature December 20th because hot or cold, sun or snow nothing should break our momentum. We ask that other organizations and individuals across Alberta stand up and speak up. Join us same time, different place (your closest UCP MLA office) because It’s not just time we mobilized it’s time we mobilized in unison.”
Time: 10.30 – 11.30 am
Location: Alberta Legislature Building
December 21st, Sunday – Blackout The System: Citizens Assembly – Building Community Together: “Citizens Assemblies are weekly gatherings that equip participants with the skills and confidence to replace corporate systems with local alternatives. This initiative marks the beginning of a cultural shift toward systems that prioritize people over corporations.”
Time: 5pm MT
Register: Blackout The System
December 22nd, Monday – The People’s Charter Open Call: “This year, a new permanent people-powered Parliament For Us was convened in London. An accurate snapshot of the UK listened to the voices of thousands of people to draft The People’s Charter.
Here’s a preview. The 5 headline demands are:
Tax wealth,not work
Slash political corruption
Choose life over GDP
End support for genocide
Reclaim our spaces
Join the call on the 22nd so we can get into what this all means together. We’ll let you know just as soon as the full People’s Charter is released.”
Imagine a House of the People instead of the Senate. Real democracy for the people.
Time: 12 noon MT
Register: Time to Assemble
January, 2026 is Veganuary!; “Veganuary inspires and supports people all over the world to try vegan for January and beyond. Millions of people have already taken part. Will you join them?”
When you sign up, they have lots of resources to support you for the whole month. One of the best decisions you can make. Try it out.
Register: Veganuary
It is true.
But it uses the same reasoning as – “all lives matter”.
Until all beings are treated equitably, an injustice is being committed.
At the moment, this is not happening.
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The Activist Agenda is compiled by Michael Kalmanovitch. Commentary, such a captions, are by Michael. If you have any events not listed and you feel they should be on the AA then please email them to me at michael.kalmanovitch@gmail.com.
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