On Saturday, September 20th, we’re drawing the line - for People. For Peace. For the Planet.
From rallies to strikes, marches to gatherings, this September 20th, communities will mobilize across the country and demand that Prime Minister Carney and the Canadian government pick a side: injustice, violence, and climate destruction- or a just and safe future for all of us.
We refuse to stand by while the government and Canada’s richest corporations hoard wealth, gut our public services, fuel climate collapse, attack migrants, exploit Indigenous lands, and prop up a genocide in Palestine.
They think that if they can overwhelm and divide us, we won’t fight back. But climate justice, migrant justice, economic justice, Indigenous rights, and anti-war movements are uniting to prove them wrong.
Read the demands here: https://drawtheline.world/canada#demands
It’s a fair criticism, but I think there’s still enough value in a united protest like this one, precisely because it brings people together with common interests. People who might not otherwise cross paths. I was at Toronto’s Palestine Youth Movement protest recently, which had a very specific demand – an arms embargo. But the thing that struck me the most was the diversity of the crowd who showed up. There were groups representing Jews for Palestine, Irish for Palestine, Greenpeace for Palestine, and many more.
So the goals for Draw The Line may be diluted, but I expect the biggest impact will be a demonstration of camaraderie across groups.
That can be a good thing. I hope it goes well for them.