Mar 12 2009

What is the Place of Activism in the Academy?

Category: Events — Bob Hanke @ 2:11 pm

The Graduate Women’s  Studies Student Association Presents:

What is the Place of Activism in the Academy?

A Roundtable Discussion in Honour of International Women’s Day

Friday, March 13. 2:30-4:00pm. Founders Senior Common Room (Rm 305). Food will be provided.

Confirmed speakers:

Anna Agathangelou, professor of Women’s Studies and Political Science
Lykke de la Cour, professor of Women’s Studies and Social Science
Kenji Tokawa, BA student, University of Toronto
Shaunga Tagore, MA student in Women’s Studies
Laura Kwak, MA student in Women’s Studies
Natalie Kouri-Towe, PhD student at OISE

Healy Thompson will act as the roundtable moderator.

Download the IWDposter.

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Mar 07 2009

Support the Accused! Court Hearings – Tuesday, March 10th

Category: Elections (2011),Events — jonnyj @ 12:24 pm

From Gabrielle Gerin:

Next Tuesday, March 10th, at 3 pm, the 4 people who were arrested and charged by the Toronto police during the CUPE 3903 demonstration against BTW legislation will be attending court for their first or second hearing. This is a rather formal procedure, and will not last very long.

However, we invite you to come attend the hearings in large numbers, in order to show the Crown lawyer and judge that these cases are political ones, and that the accused have community support. This should help getting the state to drop the charges.

We will be meeting in front of Old City Hall (Queen & Bay) at 2:30.

Make sure you show up in advance or in time as there can be a long queue before you pass security. And don’t bring anything that could be refused by security, of course.

From there we will attend the hearings, and leave all together when they are done to show the Court that we were all there in support of the accused (these courts see hundreds of cases one after the other in a single day).

After the hearings,we will gather outside Old City Hall to hear from the accused and potentially from other groups fighting police brutality and activism repression, notably in Toronto’s poor and racialized communities.

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Jan 26 2009

Negotiate, don’t Legislate! Rally on January 27

Category: Events — Bob Hanke @ 10:37 pm

To all educators, students, parents, workers, unions, community groups, activists, progressive allies and concerned citizens…

Join us to oppose regressive back-to-work legislation! Join us to challenge the attack on our democratic rights!

When: Tuesday, January 27, 10 am. Where: Ministry of Labour, 400 University Avenue (St. Patrick subway station at University and Dundas)

When: 11:30 am. Where:  Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1 Queen’s Park

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To read a transcript of today’s debate, including NDP Leader Howard Hampton’s 1 hour presentation, download the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Hansard Transcripts January 26, 2009 and skip to page 29

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Withdraw back-to-work legislation, OFL tells Ontario government

(TORONTO) — The Ontario government must change its course of action in the York University strike, says the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).

To read the press release, click here.

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Letter of the Day: Stefan Kipfer Back-to-Work Letter Jan 25 2009


Jan 24 2009

General Membership Meeting – January 27

Category: Events — jonnyj @ 7:37 pm

There will be a GMM held on Tuesday, January 27 from 2:30-5:30pm at the Bloor Cinema (between Bathurst and Spadina). All CUPE 3903 members are encouraged to attend.

Early this morning, the bargaining team and the CUPE 3903 executive held an emergency meeting. The executive voted, by a substantial majority, to reject binding arbitration and to offer to continue to bargain. Here is the complete CUPE Executive Statement

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Jan 24 2009

Town Hall Meeting – January 26

Category: Events — jonnyj @ 7:34 pm

There will be a town hall meeting on back to work legislation:

When: Monday, January 26, 6 – 9 pm

Where:  Trinity St. Paul Church (427 Bloor Street West of Spadina)

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