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NOW: Eighty people have blocked the entrances to TTM Technologies in Scarborough. This plant makes circuit boards for Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems, slated for use in F-15 and F-16 fighter jets and other equipment used to attack Gaza. Coverage in collab with @TheHoser

The Hoser Fernando Arce reports on pro-Palestinian demonstrators that have demanded an arms embargo on Israel as they blockade a Scarborough plant that exports military equipment. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ thehoser.ca/posts/pro-pale…

Recent articles from Globalnews.ca and TIME have created more confusion than clarity about antisemitism. So we asked molly kraft with SURJ Toronto - Defund Toronto Police to dig into what antisemitism really is, how it’s showing up today, and how to fight it. thegrindmag.ca/to-fight-antis…

Super excited to co-host this conversation w/ Invisible Institutions' megan marie and feat. PressProgress' Rumneek The Breach's Martin Lukacs Briarpatch Magazine's @sophiejin__ Pivot's Elissa Kayal + The Hoser's Kevin Taghabon at Broadbent Institute's 2024 Progress Summit 💕

After 200 days of developing The Hoser database Big Shiny Takes co-host and "The Grocery Researcher" Eric Wickham is hosting a community event at Kensington Market to collect grocery prices from local stores and your invited! Join the data-driven fun CSI Toronto tomorrow at 6pm🥕

HAPPENING TOMORROW!:

BREAKING: University of Toronto encampment organizers are calling for community support, expect possible police intervention after 10 p.m. Thursday evening. thehoser.ca/posts/universi…

This is VANCOLOUR Thursday at 9pm CHEK News 📺 We’re talking hot-button consumer issues! 👉 Is the Loblaw boycott working? 🍎 (Eric Wickham/The Hoser) 👉 Is Lululemon deceiving its customers? 🧘🏾‍♂️ (Liz McDowell (she/her)/Stand.earth) 👉 Is consumerism evil? 🛍️ (J.J. McCullough)

Nice piece by Eric Wickham from The Hoser talking about grocery prices and May Loblaws boycott. Was happy to have had the opportunity to chat with him about this issue and pleased to have been featured. thehoser.ca/posts/understa…

Skyrocketing food prices, the Loblaws boycott and how data journalism can help consumers. Eric Wickham talks to @magusiak about The Hoser’s Grocery Tracker, which monitors the price of food staples. pressprogress.ca/my-dinner-with… #cdnpoli