Toronto Workers’ History Project

Group of individuals standing in front of a seated audience and performing.

Toronto Workers’ Theatre Group, Toronto Workers’ History Project, a community heritage organization nominated for the 2021 Heritage Toronto Awards. Courtesy of Toronto Workers’ History Project.

A room with lots of people sitting on chairs listening to a speaker speak in front of the room near a podium with a laptop on it.

Kensington Market Historical Society Meeting, January 9, 2018, Toronto Workers’ History Project, a 2021 Heritage Toronto Awards community heritage organization nominee. Courtesy of Toronto Workers’

Image of a woman standing at a podium speaking. She is wearing glasses and a straw hat. There is a spotlight on her.

A woman performing, Toronto Workers’ History Project, a community heritage organization nominated for the 2021 Heritage Toronto Awards. Courtesy of Toronto Workers’ History Project.

The Toronto Workers’ History Project (TWHP) was founded in 2016 by a group of workers, unionists, students, artists, educators, researchers, community activists, and retirees, all passionate about preserving the history of working-class individuals in Toronto. The project strives to tell the stories of working class cultures in Toronto through the preservation of historical records, collection of oral histories, celebration of artists who capture working class life, educational walking tours, theatre, and activism.

The Toronto Workers’ History Project also aims to highlight the lived experiences of women, Indigenous peoples, racialized groups, people with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community through regular monthly discussions on topics in working-class history, and by engaging with other organizations across Toronto.