The Global Labour Research Centre, in partnership with the Work and Labour Studies, the Politics Department, the Centre for Feminist Research and the Palestine Research Cluster invites you to attend “Workers’ Solidarity Against the Genocide in Palestine,” a public talk and discussion featuring Rafeef Ziadah (Department of International Development, King’s College London) and Adam Hanieh (Director, SOAS Middle East Institute, University of London).
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: HNES 140
This event examines Israel’s war on Gaza and the political economy of settler colonialism and resistance, offering critical insights from leading scholars and co-authors of Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine.
All students, faculty, and community members are welcome!
Wednesday February 25th, 2026
Toronto book launch of Resisting Erasure: Capitalism, Imperialism and Race in Palestine at William Doo Auditorium
Another Story Bookshop, Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity (New College), Work and Labour Studies Program at York University and Faculty for Palestine present the launch of
Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine
Featuring Adam Hanieh and Rafeef Ziadah in conversation with Chandni Desai
Doors open at 6pm, event starts at 6:30pm
William Doo Auditorium. Wheelchair accessible.
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Friday February 27th, 2026
All are invited to join us for the annual Leo Panitch Winter Lecture! We are honoured to welcome esteemed author and academic Adam Hanieh back to Toronto to deliver this year’s talk. This event marks the fourth edition of the school’s annual lecture, held in the memory of the late Leo Panitch.
Adam Hanieh will discuss how understanding oil’s place in world capitalism is key to grasping geopolitical dynamics and global finance, reviving vital climate struggles, and challenging the structural interests underpinning the system itself. He will also explore the connections between our fossil-fuel centred world and the contemporary politics of Palestine and the wider Middle East.
At a time when the world’s attention is being pulled in myriad directions by ongoing genocide, threats of war, economic instability, and rising authoritarianism, the role that resources such as oil play in global politics often go under-noticed. Amidst this chaos, governments and capital are massively expanding fossil fuel investment, leaving us to face a worldwide ecological crisis that is set to only hasten in the coming years.
Oil itself is woven into the fabric of this modern world in obvious but also surprising ways. Much more than an energy source or transport fuel, oil has a foundational place in all aspects of contemporary life – no challenge to the fossil fuel industry can be effective without taking this fact seriously. Oil greases the wheels of global capitalism. The world’s oil and gas trade is also rapidly changing, bringing with it shifting economic interdependencies across the Middle East and East Asia.
When – Friday 27 February – doors open: 6:30pm, talk starts 7pm, social to follow
Where – College Street United Church – 454 College Street, Toronto ON
How – Advance registration required. Free/PWYC – donations accepted with gratitude.
Space is limited! Make sure to save your spot today!
Those in attendance are warmly invited to gather after the lecture to socialize and continue the discussion. Complementary refreshments will be on offer. Beverages, merch, and literature will be available with all proceeds going to the LPSSE’s educational programming!
Featuring
Adam Hanieh is Professor in Development Studies at SOAS, University of London, and Director of the SOAS Middle East Institute. He specialises in the political economy of energy, oil, and capitalism in the Middle East, and is the author of Crude Capitalism.