If you would like to join us on March 1st at 7:00pm to discuss "Women, Race & Class" by Angela Y. Davis, please email us at [email protected] to get a Zoom link. Looking forward to seeing you there!

In this episode, Misha and Serena continue their conversation about trans liberation. Our release of this episode tragically coincides with the murder of Brianna Ghey amidst a storm of transphobic hate from the UK media and government. Please consider making a financial contribution to Transgender Action Block or if you live in the UK, showing up to one of the rallies they are hosting over the coming days to help fight back against transphobia: https://linktr.ee/transactionbloc.

Articles for further reading:

Samuel Ng: Sylvia Rivera’s STAR and the Black Panther Party

https://lh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/lh/article/view/39213.

Syrus Marcus Ware: All Power to All People

https://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article-abstract/4/2/170/84689/All-Power-to-All-People-Black-LGBTTI2QQ-Activism

Solidarity Winnipeg will be hosting a public discussion on Wednesday, January 25th at 7:00pm CST:

"We know that the PCs and Liberals are parties of business, but what should we expect from an NDP government?"

Please take a listen to our recent episode on this topic (Episode 22) before attending. Email us at [email protected] to register the event and receive the Zoom link!

With a provincial election coming this year it's important to understand what the Manitoba NDP governments of 1999-2016 were like, why they did so little for working-class people, and what those of us who want radical change should learn from this. With guest Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land.

Some articles mentioned or quoted in this episode:

https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/prison-unionism

https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/gary-doers-manitoba

https://policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/fastfacts-labours-future-streets

Also worth reading:

https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/manitobas-ndp-and-unions-are-helping-advance-a-police-state

When Your Union Breaks Your Heart: A Winnipeg Case

A discussion with two municipal workers about why unions matter in spite of their many problems, CUPE Local 500 (the union for most people who work for the City of Winnipeg, which recently came close to going on strike) and working to change our unions.

Two articles connected to this episode:

Steward's Corner: What to Do When Your Union Leaders Break Your Heart

https://labornotes.org/2020/02/stewards-corner-what-do-when-your-union-leaders-break-your-heart

Sexism in Winnipeg’s labour movement

https://www.rankandfile.ca/sexism-and-winnipegs-labour-movement/

Solidarity Winnipeg will be hosting a public discussion about Trans Liberation on November 24th at 7pm. If you haven't already, please take a listen to our last episode on the topic. Please email us at [email protected] to get a zoom link for the event!

We are also opening our monthly reading group to the public! If you would like to join us on November 30th at 8pm to discuss the speculative fiction novel Everything for Everyone: An Oral History or the New York Commune, 2052-2072, please email us at [email protected] to get a zoom link.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

In this first installment of a two part series, Solidarity Winnipeg members Misha and Serena discuss transphobia and why the left must seriously engage with transgender liberation. A follow up episode will focus more on what kind or organizing is needed to bring about trans liberation and what the revolutionary horizon of trans liberation might look like.

Solidarity Winnipeg will be hosting a public discussion about trans liberation in the last week of November. Stay tuned for details!

Articles for further reading:

Misha Falk: Neither Liberalism nor Fascism, but Trans Liberation and Socialism https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/neither-liberalism-nor-fascism-but-trans-liberation-and-socialism/

Jules Gleeson: How Do Gender Transitions Happen? https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/how-do-gender-transitions-happen/

How do you think ecosocialists should relate to the upcoming elections?

Elections are upon us in Winnipeg, and if you don't live here, you've probably experienced some elections wherever you live too. Yes, they are cyclical--but how should ecosocialists relate to them?

In this episode, Misha, Taylor, and Travis have a nuanced discussion about municipal elections. They explore topics like voting, urbanism, the police budget, and much more.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

Some resources mentioned in this episode:

https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/is-voting-really-harm-reduction

https://newsocialist.org/socialists-and-elections-how-can-we-participate/

Join us for a discussion about capitalism vs. capitalism and the ecosocialist response at 7pm on Sept 12 at Vimy Ridge Park. Hope to see you there!

In this episode Misha and Jesslyn have a conversation with authors M. E. O'Brien and Eman Abdelhadi about their new book Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072, a utopian novel that is set in a post-revolutionary world. The book is an opportunity for readers to explore what a post-capitalist world could look like.

To find out more about the book or to purchase a copy, please go to https://www.commonnotions.org/everything-for-everyone