Toronto Workers’ History Project

Workers Make History

Events

Book Club: Where Histories Meet

Zoom Invite The Toronto Workers’ History Project is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Book Club: Where Histories Meet Time: May 6, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting…

We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes

Movie & Presentation Tuesday, April 21, at 7:00 PM (ET) We Lend A Hand – The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes From 1941-52, thousands of Ontario high school women, from cities (including Toronto), towns and rural areas devoted their summers to support…

Roll Up Your Sleeves: A Community Fundraiser

Roll Up Your Sleeves, WAHC’s Community Fundraiser, is BACK! The Workers Arts & Heritage Centre’s annual denim themed un-gala returns this April. This year’s edition will transform Hamilton’s Custom House and feature some of the city’s finest. Build your own…

50th Anniversary of the Argentina Military Coup

TWHP is proud to share a week of events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup in Argentina. In particular, we encourage all to attend the play on March 27th at the Steelworkers’ Hall. Proceeds will go to the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, an NGO…

The Canadian Seamen’s Union (CSU) 1936 – 1950

The Valiant Rank and File Union that was brought down by treachery Tuesday, February 17th, at 6:00 PM (ET) What happens when a militant, democratic union takes on powerful shipping interests and wins? What happens when those interests try to take their power back?…

About Us

Preserving and Promoting the History of Toronto’s Working People

The Toronto Workers History Project (TWHP) is a large group of workers, unionists, professors, students, artists, teachers, librarians, educators, researchers, community activists, and retirees dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the history of working people in Toronto.

We are committed to bringing to light the experiences of working people and their contributions as individuals and collectively to the building of this city, in the home, in the paid workplace, and in the community.

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TWHP Banner: Created by Carole Conde and Karl Beveridge

Toronto Workers’ Theatre Group (TWTG)

The Toronto Workers’ Theatre Group is a component of the Toronto Workers’ History Project.

It is dedicated to producing short, original plays on the history of working people in Toronto.

Gathering the Memories – An Oral History Project

TWHP has launched a project to gather the memories of the old-timers in Toronto’s labour movement.

So much of the history of the struggles of the city’s workers is available only in the stories that these women and men can tell.

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