ACTRA Toronto members Andrea Gallo, Yvette McKoy & Mladen Obradović speak up about the challenges performers who speak with accents face in the screen-based industry and what needs to change.
Advocacy
Since 1941, ACTRA Toronto has played an important and vital role advocating for the welfare of performers, and the development of our screen-based industry and Canadian culture.
IPA 101: Hair & Makeup Equity (part 1)
Learn more about what can you do to support your sibling performers and help your union create real change in our fight for hair and makeup equity.
Modernizing EI for Gig Workers
Modernizing Employment Insurance (EI) is also about inclusivity. Performers aren’t included in financial assistance programs like EI, as they don’t contribute, but here lies the opportunity for modernization.
Why ACTRA Toronto is Supporting the Notion to Defund the Police
While companies and individuals pledged their support to the Black Lives Matter movement on social media, many wondered how and if this performative act would create any concrete change.
Organizing the Gig Economy
Performers Online interview with Thomas McKechnie, playwright and Foodsters United organizer.