The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA) is a grassroots collective of community and labour activists.
Thank you to the following unions for sponsoring ACLA's 20th Anniversary Projects and Celebrations
On May 24, join artist Zinnia Naqvi, Professor Kin-Yip Chun, and migrant rights organizer Chris Ramsaroop for a talk on the struggles for justice that have made space for Black, Indigenous, and racialized workers within academic institutions. Register for the panel discussion HERE. Can’t make it to the event? Check out the Professor’s Desk: In Conversation at the Whippersnapper Gallery.…
Join Hot Pot Talks along with Mayworks BC for a special edition episode on ‘Chinatown, Labour, Futures’, where guests speakers, Karine Ng and Rita Wong will talk about the living histories of Chinatown labour organizing, and current issues related to intersectional social movement building. “Hot Pot Talks” is a virtual talk show series hosted by…
Mon, May 8, 2023 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT Register HERE. Join Hot Pot Talks for a special edition episode in collaboration with Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts BC, featuring special guests Chiyi Tam and Rick Sin. Hosts Jen and David talk to Chiyi and Rick about intersectional labour organizing and Chinatown(s), while…
Saturday, 13 May 2023 | 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. | Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto (Robarts Library, 8th Floor, 130 St. George Street, Toronto) With Christopher Siu-tat Mung, The Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor Christopher Siu-Tat Mung is the executive director of the Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor (HKLRM), a newly…
On Thursday, May 18 from 5:30-7:30pm, the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance and Arsenal Pulp Press, along with New College DG Ivey Library and Community Engagement Learning are pleased to present the Toronto launch of WHITE RIOT: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver by Henry Tsang, a book of essays and photographs that document the anti-Asian…
Join us for the art exhibit opening reception of the Professor’s Desk: In Conversation on May 7 at the Whippersnapper Gallery. The exhibit will be displayed at the gallery from May 4-31. The Professor’s Desk is a photo-based project by Zinnia Naqvi that combines archival materials and ephemera from the past 20 years of the Asian Canadian Labour…
ACLA is pleased to contribute to the release of WHITE RIOT, The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver, edited by Henry Tsang. White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading up to and the impact of a demonstration and parade in Vancouver, Canada, organized by the Asiatic Exclusion League and the ensuing…
2022 was an intense year, from rising inflation and continued pandemics to widespread concerns about our public education and healthcare system. Through it all ACLA has sought to continue to organize and build up the power of Asian Canadian workers and all workers so we can fight and win a better future for all. In…
Asian Canadian Labor Alliance (ACLA) organized talk on “Anti-Asian Racism in B.C. and the Community Organizers who Stand Against It About this event The Asian Canadian Labor Alliance (ACLA, BC Chapter) invites you to come to a talk in which we reflect on the global rise in Anti-Asian racism, by speaking to some of the…
