Labour 4 Palestine Ontario Education Workers issued a scathing report in April 2025, on anti-Palestinian racism within the Province's school boards. The report, School Delegations for Palestine, documents and analyzes months of delegations given to Trustees across the Province that mostly went ignored.

Four Education Workers from various backgrounds talk about their personal experiences with suppression, weaponized antisemitism and other ways their workplaces are unwelcoming to any displays of humanity towards Palestine.

They also talk about the work being done to pressure school boards to cut ties with the problematic organizations that are largely responsible for fostering an environment of fear and anti-Palestinian racism.

Hosted by: Jessa McLean

Call to Action: Stay in Contact with Labour 4 Palestine

Related Episodes:

• A Space to Exist, a discussion with Toronto Palestinian Families and Toronto Jewish Families
• Our interview with Jews Say No to Genocide, on their work to dispel the Zionist narrative and advocate for a Free Palestine.
• Answering the Call: Labour for Palestine. A discussion with Anna Lippman on why this IS a Labour issue.

More Resources:

• VIDEOS: Watch various delegations and Board Updates
• Toronto school board to force educators to undergo mandatory re-education on ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com
• The Maple: A List Of Some People In Canada Fired For Pro-Palestine Views
• About — Labour 4 Palestine
• School Delegations Report (Revised).pdf - Google Drive

Intro Clip Source: Critiquing the TDSB Israel Proposal: A Jewish Perspective | TikTok

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A cross-posted episode from The Skeptical Leftist podcast that features Blueprints of Disruption Host, Jessa McLean.

Together with Cory Johnston, they discuss the NDP collapse, the rise of another corporate technocrat and more reactions to the Canadian federal election results.

Also on the table: why the left keeps falling for electoral traps, what the NDP's collapse means for the broader left, and why organizing outside the system is more urgent than ever.

Related Episodes:

• Nourishing Community with Krish Dineshkumar; and,
• Inside the NDP Playlist, a collection of interviews that help explain just what happened to the NDP.
• Skeptical Leftist Podcast (YT)

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Migrant workers in the gig economy are arguably the most exploited labour force in Canada.

Derailing Dignity, an art installation and sound piece opening May 16th, encourages people to make the connection between the convenience of online food delivery services and the human beings making it all happen. The exhibit opens May 16th, and is part of the 40th annual Mayworks Festival in Toronto.

It was created by Krish Dineshkumar, a cook, sound producer, activist and artist, who is constantly looking for creative ways to build empathy. He joins the Blueprints studio to share his creative process, the motivation behind using art as a tool of engagement and the other ways he works on nourishing the community.

He calls it 'heartwork', and makes the caring case that its something we could better prioritize when we think about organizing.

Hosted by: Jessa McLean

Call to Action: Support Gig Workers United

Related Episodes:

• Our interview with Justice for Migrant Workers
• Rabble Rant from August 2023, on the Temporary Foreign Workers Program

More Resources:

• Migration and Migrant Labour in the Gig Economy: An Intervention
• Migrant Rights Network
• Mayworks 2025 Festival Guide and Archive
• Krish's Cooked Until Tender on IG

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