About this Event
With the participation of:
- Samantha Dolores Sanchinel Valdez, Assistant Professor, U of T. (moderator)
- Vannina Sztainbok, Ph.D.
- Gladys Klestorny, Community Member
- Alicia Romo, PhD Candidate
- Rosy Cervantes
This book gathers the unforgettable voices of Latin American feminist activists who joined together to confront entrenched power and along the way transformed Canada’s biggest city. Based on decades of grassroots feminist activism and engaged scholarship, R. Magaly San Martin offers a sweeping and deeply affecting account of the pivotal role racialized immigrant feminists have played in Toronto’s legendary social justice struggles.
San Martin’s oral history upends dominant historiographies, revealing Latin American feminists' role in shaping Toronto's unique political and social milieu. Through a tapestry of voices, Revolution on the Move reveals how anti-oppression work evolved within the Latin American community. Neither linear nor devoid of contradictions, this dialogue across generations contributes to a unique and evolving Latina feminist subjectivity. Everyone interested in social justice, feminist politics, and Toronto’s singular political culture will find in the company of these extraordinary characters the courage and inspiration to transform our own time.
R. Magaly San Martin completed her doctoral studies in sociology and equity studies at OISE, University of Toronto, and teaches at Sheridan College in social work, gerontology, and social and community development, developing curricula and teaching courses from an anti-oppression perspective. She is a community worker, educator, and political activist involved in solidarity and liberation movements, as well as feminist and anti-racist movements in Toronto. Her work as a feminist led her to become involved in Latin American women’s groups confronting racism in the women’s movement and sexism in the Latin American diaspora in Canada. She has worked with grassroots organizations such as the Latin American Women’s Collective, MUJER, and the Latin American Coalition against Racism. Her work as a community worker, always intertwined with political advocacy, included actively organizing around immigrant and refugee issues, violence against women, policing, anti-poverty, and Indigenous solidarity.
Event venue & nearby stays
Workers Action Center, 720 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Canada
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