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
When: Saturday March 23, 2024, 11:30 amWhere: Toronto Chinese Consulate, 240 St George St, TorontoWhy: Emergency Protest Against Hong Kong’s Article 23 Legislation The Toronto Association for Democracy in China (TADC) strongly condemns Hong Kong government’s Article 23 of the Basic Law. Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously passed the new national security law on Tuesday that…
Join ACLA and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council’s Chinese Workers Network for a social event with food and refreshments, and a presentation about the relationship between Chinese diaspora and Indigenous People. WHAT: Mid-Autumn Festival Socialwith a commemoration of Truth and Reconciliation Day WHEN: Sunday, October 1 – 11:30am to 1:30pm LOCATION: OPSEU Membership…
Workers across the food chain including those employed on farms, in restaurants, grocery stores, and more, will come together with the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance, Chinese Canadian National Council – Toronto, Food Chain Workers Alliance, Gig Workers United, Injured Workers Action for Justice, and Justicia for Migrant Workers, on Friday, August 18, to support and…
ACLA along with our community partners and labour allies are canvassing for Toronto Mayoral candidate Olivia Chow. Join us for the canvass! WHAT: Community and labour canvass for Olivia Chow WHEN: Sunday, June 11, 2023 – 10:00am to 1:00pm LOCATION: 3333 Danforth Ave, Scarborough Campaign Office
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…
