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RELEASE: Ontario Takes Last Place in Jobs, Social Programs and Income Equality
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2015 MEDIA RELEASE Ontario Takes Last Place in Jobs, Social Programs and Income Equality: New Report Says Fully Half of Ontarians are Caught in a Backslide (Toronto, Ontario) – An Ontario-wide coalition of more than 90 labour and community groups concerned with growing inequality released an alarming report today that delivers a grim warning about the erosion of income transfer programs, social programs and a labour force that is leaving millions behind. “Ontario is dead last in funding for social…
ADVISORY: Startling New Report to Show that Ontario is the toughest Province to Live and Work
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY Startling New Report to Show that Ontario is the toughest Province to Live and Work: Coalition of 90 Community Groups to Release Damning Report on Ontario’s Rising Inequality (Toronto, Ontario) – A cross-Ontario coalition concerned with growing income inequality is releasing a damning new report that shows that for all but the highest income earners, Ontario has become the most difficult province to earn a living and raise a family. The report will demonstrate that by nearly…
Harper’s Record on Income, Inequality and Canada’s Social Safety Net
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Harper’s Record on Income, Inequality and Canada’s Social Safety Net With October 19th Election only days away, the Ontario Common Front and the Ontario Federation of Labour has put together a fact sheet, entitled “Ruthless: The Harper Record on Income, Inequality and Canada’s Social Safety Net.” This informative document reminds voters about the Harper cuts to Old Age Security, Health Care, Arts and Culture, Women’s Advocacy, Pay Equity, Humanitarian Groups and First Nations/Aboriginal Programs. The fact sheet also comments on Harper’s track record when it…
OFL/ONIWG Compensation Conference
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The OFL and the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups will host a Compensation Conference on June 1 and 2, 2015. For information, please contact: Laurie Hardwick at 416-347-9732 or LHardwick@ofl.ca
OFL 13th Biennial Convention
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The 13th biennial convetion of the OFL will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel from November 22-27, 2015 DEADLINE FOR RESOLUTIONS: OCTOBER 26 DEADLINE FOR CREDENTIALS: NOVEMBER 9
Ontario Common Front South Asian Community Activism Awards – May 23, 2015
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South Asian Community Activism Awards 2015 Join the community and labour as we come together to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month and recognize community activists. Performances | Dinner | D.J. | Dancing May 23, 2015 − 7:00 pm Sagan Banquet Hall − 7180 Edwards Blvd − Mississauga, Ontario [map it!] Buy Tickets! Individual: $70 Table of 10 tickets: $700 Become a Sponsor for $1,000! Support important community activism, receive 10 tickets and the prominent display of your logo Contact Paulette Hazel: 416-443-7667 or phazel@ofl.ca Click…
ADVISORY: Ontario’s Largest Anti-Poverty Conference to Draw Speakers from U.S. “Fight for $15” and Québec Student Movement
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2015 ADVISORY: Ontario’s Largest Anti-Poverty Conference to Draw Speakers from U.S. “Fight for $15” and Québec Student Movement (TORONTO, ON) ─ Organizers of the Ontario Common Front Anti-Poverty Assembly are anticipating over 500 people to participate in the two-day conference this weekend in Toronto. Topping the roster of impressive speakers are Chicago “Fight for $15” minimum wage activist Jessica Davis, former Québec student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and award-winning author Linda McQuaig. Organized by the Ontario Common Front and the…
Ontario Common Front to Host Anti-Poverty Assembly from April 17-18, 2015
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Ontario remains a wealthy province inflicted with the disease of poverty. The only way to reverse the trend towards greater inequality is through broad and diverse organizing to demand meaningful change at every level. The Ontario Common Front and the Ontario Federation of Labour are calling on you to join students, workers, retirees and community and anti-poverty activists at an Anti-Poverty Assembly on April 17 and 18 at the University of Toronto. Together, we will draft, develop and launch a “Solidarity Against Inequality” campaign, designed…
Low income transit in Toronto and the struggle to make transit free
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The passing of a resolution to “develop a Policy Framework for Toronto Transit Fare Equity for consideration by the end of 2015” by Toronto City Council on July 8th, 2014 is a step forward. It reflects a series of struggles by low income people, social activists working in community movements, social agencies, transit activists, and allies in the trenches of the municipal government bureaucracy and government to address a particularly important issue of social justice – equal access to urban mobility – and a significant item in…
Why Ontario’s Retirement Pension Plan is a good idea
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Like universal health care in 1960, the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) is a plan without proof, so it can be criticized as impractical, too expensive, likely to fail, likely to offer poor returns, be open to political interference and so on. You have to have faith that it can work and be as efficient as the Canada Pension Plan, a model other countries turn to. Click HERE to read more:
Ontario is left with few options to fix its revenue problem
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When it comes to seeking new revenues, some politicians like to claim that economic growth will somehow increase and greater tax revenues will naturally follow. More growth would certainly be nice, but it isn’t something a government can just will into being. The Ontario government needs to find more revenues in the actual economy, not some fantasy one. Ms. Wynne will therefore be thinking about raising tax rates. And she will immediately encounter a tension between which taxes are least economically damaging and which are…
POVERTY: Community gardens grow friendships
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Click HERE to learn more about how community gardens in the Niagara region have benefited both the people and the community as a whole.
Canada Revenue Agency says ‘preventing poverty’ not allowed as goal for charity
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The Canada Revenue Agency has told a well-known charity that it can no longer try to prevent poverty around the world, it can only alleviate poverty – because preventing poverty might benefit people who are not already poor. The bizarre bureaucratic brawl over a mission statement is yet more evidence of deteriorating relations between the Harper government and some parts of Canada’s charitable sector. Click HERE for the entire report.
Inclusive zoning: Vancouver’s done it, can Toronto be next?
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Last week, amid the shouting and crying that marked the dying days of the provincial election campaign, Toronto’s city council did a good thing. It approved 80 units of affordable housing set aside for artists in a new 15-story condo development planned for the East Bayfront community. This decision is in line with the in-development neighbourhood’s zoning plan, which mandates that 20 per cent of new housing should be affordable. The deal—between the city, the private non-profit Artscape, and the condo developers—is the kind we desperately need in Toronto,…
Health Providers Against Poverty issue open letter to Wynne, Hoskins and Jaczek on necessary action for the next Poverty Reduction Strategy
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We were pleased that Premier Wynne’s Speech From The Throne announced plans for a new poverty reduction strategy for Ontario. Health Providers Against Poverty is an Ontario-based collective of doctors, nurses, and other frontline healthcare professionals. As health care providers, we see daily the devastating impacts of low income on our patients’ health. Individuals at the lower end of the income spectrum are at greater risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and mental health illness. In the health system, individuals living…
Two men die at Seaton House men’s shelter
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Both men died on the same day. In the morning. At the same shelter. Of unnatural causes. Because there was nothing natural about a 52-year-old and a 69-year-old dying in a men’s shelter in downtown Toronto. “If there had been two deaths within an hour or two of each other in any other city run facility, like a seniors’ home or a daycare or a school, we would have at least seen a press statement or communication from the COO of the city or the…
Can Kathleen Wynne change the conversation on poverty?
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These are tough times in Ontario. Once an economic giant, Ontario now has one of the largest debt-loads of any sub-national government in the world. And on a day-to-day basis for many, Ontario is a province in crisis. Forty per cent of those who suffer food insecurity in Canada live in Ontario. A job in the province no longer protects against poverty – a full 10% of those using food banks are gainfully employed. Immigrants, newcomers and other vulnerable groups are over-represented in precarious employment, often working…
Study shows poverty among urban Aboriginal people in Hamilton in a major barrier to good health
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78 per cent of First Nations adults in Hamilton earn less than $20,000 per year, according to study: Hamilton’s urban aboriginal people face multiple barriers to health care, significant rates of chronic disease and elevated emergency room visit levels compared to the rest of the city, according to a landmark study from St. Michael’s Hospital. The study, published Thursday in medical journal BMJ Open, marks the first time researchers have accessed detailed information about how an urban aboriginal population in Canada uses health care. Read…
Poverty: Older women face life on assistance
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Older women in St. Catherines facing life on social assistance: She thought she was done with welfare. A long time ago, she had dug herself out. Raised three girls on her own. Felt the sting of embarrassment for having to put items back at the grocery store checkout because her food voucher wasn’t enough to buy everything in the cart. Worked wherever she could. In a foundry grinding the rough edges off the plumbing parts. As a survey clerk in an office. She put herself…
OFL Response to Wynne’s Budget: Government Must Go Further to Reverse Austerity
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The Ontario Federation of Labour welcomes the measures in today’s budget that will make the province a better place for workers, but warns that it will continue to vigorously oppose all forms of privatization and cuts that unfairly place the burden for reducing the deficit on the backs of workers. Read more by clicking HERE.
Farmer’s market coupons available for Ontario County seniors
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The Ontario County Office for the Aging will be distributing senior farmers market coupon booklets beginning Tuesday, July 15. Coupon booklets are available to eligible seniors on a first-come, first-served basis as long as supplies last. Eligible Ontario County seniors need to be at least 60 years of age and affirm they are low-income based on one or more of the following criteria: a gross monthly income at or below: one-person household — $1,800 per month; two-person household — $2,426 per month; or three-person household…
Wheel-Trans taxi drivers strike over wage cuts
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
For a token a ride, Wheel-Trans is the cheapest transportation available to people with disabilities. But accessible taxi drivers say the TTC wants them to provide the service even more cheaply. Last weekend, the city’s contract with three taxi brokerages for Wheel-Trans expired and the new contract has dropped drivers’ guaranteed pay from $2.86 to $2.50 per kilometre. Now more than 80 per cent of the drivers are on strike until they get their old fees back. “We can’t afford it,” said Ahmed Idris Ali,…
Advocates push back against targeting the poor in downtown Hamilton
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Decision-makers hoping to stop loitering downtown risk criminalizing the poor and marginal, say social advocates. They say broader community solutions are needed, not a crackdown that excludes certain kinds of people from public spaces. The city’s task force for cleanliness and security in the downtown is looking at a three-year pilot project that would dedicate a bylaw enforcement officer and police officer to the area around Gore Park, similar to a program in Barrie. To read more about what is being done in Hamilton, click HERE for…
Kathleen Wynne should choose growth over austerity
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Kathleen Wynne campaigned and won on an anti-austerity platform. Will she deliver? Already, Ontario’s Liberal premier is being advised to backtrack on her promise to spend more for infrastructure and necessary services. To read more, click HERE.
How is Ontario’s Middle Class Faring? A TVO Debate
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Is Ontario’s middle class among the richest in the world, as the New York Times would have us believe, or is it struggling to stay afloat, as per the rhetoric of many a provincial politician? Steve Paikin, host of TVO’s current affairs show The Agenda, brings the CCPA’s Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan, Andrew Coyne from the National Post and Mike Moffatt from they Ivey School of Business to the table to crunch the numbers and debate which of these declarations is closer to the truth. Click HERE for…
The Case for a Stronger Fair Wage Policy in Ontario
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This report analyzes Ontario’s fair wage policy, which has not been modernized since it was introduced in 1995. It draws from a broad range of examples to show how a modernized fair wage policy can be a critical link to bring construction tendering policy in line with government policy objectives pertaining to skills training and apprenticeships, improved health and safety outcomes, and tackling the underground economy in construction. It could strengthen Ontario’s apprenticeship system, it could improve health and safety outcomes, it could help tackle…
The number of people receiving Ontario Works in Muskoka is declining
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Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
In May 2014, following a continuing trend of year-over-year diminished numbers, there were 1,033 people, in Muskoka, on Ontario Works, 2.64 per cent less than 2013. Click HERE for the full story.
The lack of affordable housing in Toronto, and what’s at the root of the problem
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Where: Central Ontario » GTA
Why is it so difficult to find an affordable apartment in Toronto? Matt Galloway spoke with Karen Andrews. She is a staff lawyer at the Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario. Click the link HERE to listen to this conversation.
A better way: Toronto’s chance to make transit fares more affordable
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A transit fare equity policy for Toronto just makes sense: Toronto City Council will meet July 8 to vote on the development of a transit fare equity policy for the GTA. The proposed fare equity policy will put a focus on transit affordability across the city with a particular spotlight on low-income people. City staff and advocates alike have recently pointed out that transit accessibility is about more than location and mobility; it’s about affordability as well. Click HERE for full article.
Legal Aid hopes to discourage feuding couples from acting as own lawyers
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Legal Aid Ontario’s new benefits are aimed at many couples who can’t afford a lawyer and try to represent themselves in family law court. Legal Aid Ontario is embarking on a significant expansion of legal services in family law that could chip away at the swelling masses of self-represented litigants and steer couples away from lengthy court battles. A pair of programs, which will be announced later in july, will offer financially eligible couples free access to a family lawyer to negotiate separation agreements and…
PRESS RELEASE: Federal Court Strikes Down Refugee Health Cuts
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Released July 4th, 2014 This press release displays the reactions of the Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care (CDRC), the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL), and Justice for Children and Youth (JFCY) on the Federal Court’s ruling that refugee health care cuts are “cruel and unusual” – and unconstitutional: “This decision is a victory for human rights, for human dignity, and for compassion.” READ MORE!
Ontario’s housing crisis is also a health crisis
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Whether we’ve managed to buy our dream home or are simply dreaming of having a home, few things matter to us more than where we live. Our homes can be a large part of our identity. But they’re much more than that. Research demonstrates that decent housing is fundamental to our health. If home is one of the most important things to both our health and well-being, you would imagine it would be at the top of every political platform. But in Toronto, where we…
Ontario’s workers’ compensation system is under attack
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Former WSIB chair, Odoardo Di Santo, says Ontario’s workers’ compensation system is under attack from within – changes “are undermining decades of progress” and “all Ontarians ought to oppose” them: To access the full article on the Toronto Star website, click the link HERE.
Submission – Ontario Minimum Wage Advisory Panel
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In the lead up to the 2013 Ontario provincial budget, the OFL coordinated a province- wide consultation that culminated in the release of a People’s Budget. It included a set of recommendations about how to make Ontario a more fair and equitable province. One key recommendation was to: “Raise the minimum wage to $14 per hour, which is 10 percent above the poverty line based on a 35-hour week, and de-politicize the minimum wage by implementing a formula that would determine regular future increases.” Fairness…
Falling Behind: Ontario’s Backslide into Widening Inequality, Growing Poverty and Cuts to Social Programs
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Thirteen million of the most highly educated people in the world call Ontario home. Endowed with rich natural resources, vast tracts of farmland, quadrillions of litres of freshwater, the rugged beauty of the Canadian Shield, and an industrial hub that stretches across its southern reaches; it is almost inconceivable that this province houses a generation of residents who are experiencing the largest increase in inequality in this province’s history. Yet the evidence is indisputable. Ontario is falling behind the rest of Canada in terms of…
National Apprenticeship competition Toronto
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Come out and support some of Canada’s most skilled apprentices as they face off ,in their respective trades, to be the best in the nation! This competition will be held in Toronto this August 22-23 at Roundhouse Park . As the location is a real tourism hub for Toronto it will be a great location to raise the profile of the competition and the trades. A number of our trade disciplines with be highlighted : Carpentry, Drywall, Flooring and Millwrighting. As well, we will be…
OTTAWA- PEOPLES’ SOCIAL FORUM: AUGUST 21-24
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The Peoples’ forum is intended as a space for social movements to meet and converge for free expression. On August 21st, Naomi Klein will give the keynote address at 1pm. Hope everyone can make it!
WSIB column doesn’t tell full story
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Gordon Wilson, Past President, Ontario Federation of Labour responds to Odoardo Di Santo’s, worker’s compensation under attack,opinion piece posted on June 28th. “Odoardo Di Santo is right on but his comments are not the whole story.” “Currently there are over 8,000 workers within Ontario who have claims that have been denied, many without a hearing at the WSIB of their initial claim, and are awaiting for their appeals to be heard in response to the board’s denials. The Appeals Tribunal is now processing approximately 80 to…
The Wrecking of Stelco and the Pension Funds
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Government’s and the courts should hold companies accountable for pensions/obligations which were agreed at the Bargaining table. These are what you call deferred wages. It is criminal what they are doing to people who have put in 30, 40, or even 50 years of hard work into their respective companies. Click HERE to read more about what these companies are doing to their employees. YOU be the judge.
OFL President’s Report – 2014.06.16
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Here is a look at the Latest OFL’s President Report. Within this report is and address from the OFL president himself, Sid Ryan, a review of the past election and much more information about today’s labour movement. Click HERE to access the report.
OFL Submission – Youth Unemployment and Underemployment
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In Ontario, the recent recession and the austerity measures that followed have had a disproportionate impact on young people. Their struggles foretell a broader low-wage future for all Ontarians if our government does not change course. The scope and depth of the challenges facing young workers demand a new, progressive approach to public policy and managing the economy. Young people across the province are calling on the provincial government to put job creation and the well-being of people and communities ahead of deficit reduction and…
Working for Less: The Coming Threat to Union Security in Ontario
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The role of unions as a progressive force in Canadian society and a voice for all workers is being challenged across the country. Historically, legislation has both supported and limited unions’ ability to negotiate and advocate for improved living and working conditions for workers. In recent years, changes have been made and proposed at the federal and provincial levels that erode some of the security that has previously been afforded to unions. A cornerstone of Canadian labour legislation – the Rand Formula – is one…
Resource – SolidariTweet: Social Media for Social Change
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Social media can fuel spontaneous, organic and grass-roots activism. As Technology continues to grow, this type of media becomes more and more effective. Activists can use social media to start petitions, spread the word, mobilize support, educate the public and put pressure on decision-makers at every level. Click HERE to learn more about how the labour movement plans, and is currently, using social media to get the message out!
Employment Insurance in Canada: Hitting Rock Bottom
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Cuts to Canada’s Employment Insurance Program are making it harder to help some of the most vulnerable people in today’s society. Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) produced this video about the cuts in Employment-Insurance. There’s also a press release attached to it. Access the video below: watch?v=hK3L5F4cAgk To access the Press Release click HERE: In order to access more information, click HERE to be redirected to their website I invite you to share this video as widely as possible !
Pulling Up The Ladder: Austerity’s Impact on the Next Generation
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A Call to Young Workers, There has never been a more important time for young workers to become actively engaged in the struggles of the labour movement – and for trade unionists to take inspiration from the activism of students and youth. Last year’s Occupy movement and this year’s student strike in Québec were important moments where labour unions fell in behind youth-led campaigns against inequality. However, it is also vital for young workers to take an active role in their unions or to organize…
Ontario’s Gender Gap: Women and Jobs Post-Recession
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A recovery strategy that aims to put Ontario back where it was in 2007 means no progress for women. Women had lower levels of employment and higher levels of poverty before, during and after the recession. Young women were among the biggest losers during the recession – experiencing nearly double the rate of decline in their employment as young men. At the other end of the spectrum, the numbers of women who stayed in the workforce after age 65 doubled betwen 2007-2013. Single mothers with…
More Support on the Way for Ontario Families
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The Ontario Child Benefit (OCB) has increased by $100 annually per child. This is a very important program Ontario families mitigate finical struggle when taking care of their children. To find out more about what this means for the families of Ontario, click on the link HERE.
Steve Paikin’s roundup of “what else happened” in the Ontario election
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Yes there was a Liberal Majority Government, but within the article below, find out what also happened during this year’s Ontario Provincial election! Ontario Election Facts
FALL 2014 OFL SOLIDARITY & PRIDE CONFERENCE
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Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
The OFL will be hosting a solidarity & Pride Conference. For more information , contact Carrol Anne Sceviour at 416-443-7670 or csceviour@ofl.ca
SEPTEMBER: TAKE BACK THE NIGHT EVENT
Action: Campaigns or Events | Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
Throughout September, Labour Councils and community groups across Ontario will be host “Take Back the Night” events to empower women and challenge gender-based violence.
FALL 2014: ABORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL GATHERING
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
The OFL will be hosting an Aboriginal Educational Gathering in the OFL auditorium, 15 Gervais Drive, Toronto. For more information, contact Janice Gairey at 416-347-9732 or JGairey@ofl.ca
THE GOOD JOBS SUMMIT
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
October 3rd-5th Unifor has partnered with Ryerson University, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Canadian Federation of Students to host a multi-stalkholder dialogue on how, together, we can create good jobs- now and in the future. the summit will take place at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. To find out more about the summit, please visit the website: http://canadians.org/good-jobs-summit-oct-3-5-toronto
ODRT COURSE: COLLINGWOOD: GEORGIAN AREA LABOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY, WSIB TRAINING
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario
ODRT Course: September 17th-21st ODRT:September 28th-October 3rd ODRT Fall Training For more information, contact Sue Fratric at sfratric@ofl.ca or vist the ODRT website: www.odrt.ca/events
ODRT COURSE: EDUCATION SECTOR SUMMER SCHOOL
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Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
Brock University Workshops:medical Orientation: Level 1: (Rights and Obligations); Level 2: (Benefits and Services). For more information, Contact Norm Westbury at 905-688-5550 ext 2978. Email: norm.westbury@gmail.com
2014 ONTARIO PRIDE EVENTS
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Southwestern Ontario » London & Region | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario » North East | Southwestern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern | Southwestern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario » Windsor Region
Summer: LGBTG pride events- A provincial list of LGBTQ pride events ar eposted on the OFL website Visit the link below for to access information on the upcoming events PRIDE EVENTS Come out and support!
WORLDPRIDE TORONTO: JUN. 20-29
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
From june 20th to 29th, Toronto will have the honour of hosting WorldPride 2014 (WP14TO). These ten days of Queer celebration will turn streets into parades, parks into parties and strangers into friends! For more information visit the link HERE
Dr. Danielle Martin, who says doctors “should be at the front of the parade to try to reduce poverty in Canada”
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Southwestern Ontario » London & Region | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario » North East | Southwestern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern | Southwestern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario » Windsor Region
Meet Danielle Martin, the health care leader heard across North America. Doctor Martin is the leading advocates for publicly funded healthcare in North America. Martin beleives that “as physicians we see the negative impact of poverty on the health of our patients every day. We should be at the front of the parade to try to reduce poverty in Canada.” In order to find out more about Danielle, click HERE to read more about who and what Danielle envisions for the future of North American Healthcare!
Ontario Human Rights Commission issues new policy on rights of people with mental illness and addictions
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The new policy – which comes at a time when statistics suggest one in five Canadians experience a mental health illness in any given year – offers those dealing with mental illness, as well as their employers, landlords and other service providers “user-friendly” advice on how to best identify and combat rights violations. This policy is saying that people with mental health issues are protected under the human rights code. They have rights. Employers, service providers, landlords all have responsibilities and we need to understand…
Why we need an Ontario Pension Plan
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Southwestern Ontario » London & Region | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario » North East | Southwestern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern | Southwestern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario » Windsor Region
Hello everyone, In the province of Ontario, there are 6 million workers, half of which dont have any type of pension plan. These three million Ontarians are looking at retirement years where their only income will be the Canada Pension Plan which pays a maximum of $1,038 monthly. This is not enough for people to live. The article found within the link below can give you more information on why Ontarians are in need of a provincial pension Ontario Pension Plan Enjoy!
Ontario’s 2015 Rent Increase Guideline Set at 1.6 Per Cent
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Southwestern Ontario » London & Region | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario » North East | Southwestern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern | Southwestern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario » Windsor Region
Ontario Government Committed to Affordable Housing Ontario is capping rent increases for 2015 at 1.6 per cent. The cap, also known as the rent increase guideline, is the maximum a landlord can raise a tenant’s rent without the approval of the Landlord and Tenant Board. It applies to rent increases between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2015. The guideline is based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation calculated monthly by Statistics Canada. It is calculated under the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006,…
Unfor Appeal: Stop the Shootings!
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
Yesterday an armoured car guard in Toronto was shot several times while doing his job. Unifor has been campaigning for more effective regulation of the armoured car industry. Help Unifor make this work and the people who do it safer. Help make sure no more armoured car workers die or are injured on the job. In just a few seconds you can send a message to the federal government in support of Unifor’s campaign. Just go HERE. For the full text of the Unifor statement on…
Peoples’ Social Forum August 21-24, 2014
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Southwestern Ontario » London & Region | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario » North East | Southwestern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern | Southwestern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario » Windsor Region
The Peoples’ Social Forum will open on August 21 with a traditional Algonquin ceremony at sunrise and a celebratory peoples’ march in the afternoon. August 21 and 22 will see hundreds of participant-led workshops happen simultaneously at the University of Ottawa. Saturday, August 23 will be a day of movement assemblies. The last day there will be a final all-movements assembly and closing ceremony. The Peoples’ Social Forum is also a joyous gathering with special exhibitions, work and peoples history tours, film screenings, critical mass…
National People’s Social Forum-March 22, 2014
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern
National People’s Social Forum is coming this summer! Join us for the kickoff gathering at CUPE 4400 Date: Saturday March 22, 2014 Time: 6:00 to midnight Address: 1482 Bathurst Street, 4th Floor (St. Clair Subway station – Bathurst and St. Clair) A grassroots Peoples’ Social Forum will be held in Ottawa-Gatineau from August 21-24 2014 (http://peoplessocialforum.wordpress.com/). Join us in inaugurating this exciting event, connect with people who have been involved in organizing,…
Raise the Rates Campaign
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
Dear Raise the Rates Campaign Endorsers and Supporters, On Saturday, March 22nd, we will be having a Raise the Rates meal, rally and march on the Liberal Party Convention here in Toronto (full details below). Right now we are booking buses from Ottawa, Sudbury, Waterloo Region, Kingston, and beyond. We are also setting up ‘meet-up spots’ for within Toronto for people to meet and come down together. Ways that you can participate in March 22nd: -Organize a contingent from your community, union, or group, then…
Celebrate International Women’s Day, Saturday March 8, 2014
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
Hello Everyone, Please join us in celebrating International Women’s Day in Toronto on Saturday March 8th, 2014. We want to build an even larger turn-out than usual marching through the streets, raising our voices, and calling for the kind of city and society we want. This is an important year to show the strength of the women’s movement. We are having an October municipal election and most likely a provincial election will be soon. Let them know our strength! Invite your family, friends and co-workers….
Ontario Common Front South Asian Community Activism Awards – May 31, 2014
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
Ontario Common Front South Asian Community Activism Awards 2014 Join the community and labour as we come together to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month and recognize community activists. Performances | Dinner | D.J. | Dancing May 31, 2014 − 7:00 pm Sagan Banquet Hall − 7180 Edwards Blvd − Mississauga, Ontario [map it!] Buy Tickets! Individual: $70 Table of 10: $650 Become a Sponsor for $1,000! Support important community activism, receive 10 tickets and the prominent display of your logo Contact Paulette Hazel: 416-443-7667 or…
African History Month Celebration February 23, 2014
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
DATE: Sunday, February 23, 2014 PLACE: Ontario Federation of Labour, 15 Gervais Drive, Auditorium (Eglinton Ave. East at Don Mills Road) Toronto Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. COLOUR ME a documentary: Challenges viewers to re-examine how we think about race through a film documentary on a ground breaking mentorship program for black teens in Brampton. The Event is sponsored by: Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).
Digital Access Campaign Action
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
Join Toronto ACORN in our campaign for affordable high speed internet for low income families! We are asking for $10/month high speed internet for low income families; for more information on the campaign, check out our website. Thursday, February 20 1:00pm Queen Station – south east corner of Queen St. & Yonge St., Toronto
Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion: Upcoming Events
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
OF NOTE Upcoming Community Events and Commemorative Days FEBRUARY Black History Month FEBRUARY 15 First Aid and CPR Training Courses February 15 th and 16th Presented by Golden Horseshoe Green Tech – GHGT Fees applicable. To register please visit www.ghgt.ca , call 1-855-668-4448 or emailing lab@ghgt.ca FEBRUARY 15 National Flag of Canada Day FEBRUARY 15 Fiesta del Amor y la Amistad Presented by Fraternity Hispanic Association Ukrainian Hall 821 Upper Wentworth 7:00 pm Baile, Comida Latina, Bar $10 por persona – cupo limitado Para…
Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
ONTARIO FAMILIES DESERVE A RAISE! Rally for a $14 Minimum Wage When: This Family Day Weekend – Saturday, February 15, 2014 Where: Yonge-Dundas Square Time: 1 pm Info: RaiseTheMinimumWage.ca Sponsored by: The Ontario Federation of Labour
Communist Manifesto Discussion Group
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
COMMUNIST MANIFESTO DISCUSSION GROUP Presented by Socialist Fightback @ York University Thu. Jan. 30 @ 6:00pm Accolade West building, room 209 York University (Keele campus) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/247691938737338/ Despite the continuous attempts by advocates of capitalism to smear the ideas of communism and the figure of Marx, more and more people around the globe are turning to Marxism to find an alternative to a capitalist system in crisis. What does communism really mean? Why is Marx still so controversial today? Come discover why the 2nd-best selling book…
Rosa Luxemburg’s “Reform or Revolution” discussion
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
ROSA LUXEMBURG’S “REFORM OR REVOLUTION” Discussion hosted by Socialist Fightback @ UofT/Ryerson Thu. Jan. 30 @ 6:00pm E.J. Pratt Library, room 202 (2nd floor) 71 Queen’s Park Cr. E. (Near Museum subway station) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/1430593550511639/ Near the close of the 19th century, the Social-Democratic politician Eduard Bernstein put forward the idea of “evolutionary socialism.” This was the belief that socialism, i.e. a classless society which can provide an abundance for everybody, can be achieved through reforming capitalism from within. To answer this opportunistic revision of Marxist…
Invitation to Ontario-Wide Webinar/Video Conference — Feb. 6th, at 1:30PM
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
Let’s make child support available to all eligible children: A Province-Wide Conversation When: 1:30-3:00pm, Thursday, Feb.6, 2014 Who: Single mothers receiving social assistance, Campaign 2000/Family Service Toronto/ISAC partner organizations & other interested individuals Where: In-person (Family Service Toronto at 355 Church St., Toronto), through one of the participating partners, or via your own computer (need to ensure you have the hardware and software to participate). TTC tokens are available. RSVP: By Monday, Feb. 3rd, 2014 (limited space, so please reserve asap) Email: liyugu@familyservicetoronto.org or…
Feathers of Hope: First Nations Youth Action Plan
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario » North East | Northern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern
Feathers of Hope: First Nations Youth Action Plan to be released on Monday, February 24, 2014! As you may recall, in March 2013, we held a forum in Thunder Bay, Ontario for First Nations youth called Feathers of Hope. Over the five days of the forum, more than 100 youth from First Nations communities across northern Ontario gathered to share their lived experiences, talk about issues of importance, and share the outcomes of their discussions with leadership from First Nations, provincial, federal and municipal government…
Book Launch and Discussion with Olivia Chow
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
Olivia Chow visits Ryerson Wednesday January 29th to discuss her new book, the memoir ‘My Journey’. Ms. Chow will be in conversation with Cathy Crowe (Ryerson Distinguished Visiting Practitioner) and a panel of Ryerson students. All are welcome to attend. Ms. Chow’s memoir examines the events, people and ideals that have shaped her journey from childhood immigrant to leading Canadian elected official. This event is co-sponsored by the Sam Gindin Chair, The Jack Layton Chair and the Ryerson Students Union. A light lunch and refreshments…
Save Canada Post! Toronto Town Hall Meeting
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
SAVE CANADA POST! TORONTO TOWN-HALL MEETING Fri. Jan. 24 @ 7:00pm OPSEU Hall 31 Wellesley St. E. (across the street from Wellesley subway station) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/254589278039010/ Our postal service is under attack by Harper’s Conservatives. Deepak Chopra, CEO of Canada Post, has announced cuts to home delivery and 6,000-8,000 layoffs. His response, when asked about the implications of cutting home mail delivery for elders, was that the elderly needed exercise. This is coming from a man who makes $500,000 a year. The attempt to gut Canada…
Fight Back Toronto
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO AND ITS RELEVANCE TODAY Presented by Socialist Fightback @ UofT and Ryerson Thu. Jan. 23 @ 7:00pm Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), room 12-274 252 Bloor St. W. (at St. George subway station) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/819155308111023/ Despite the continuous attempts by capitalists and their lackeys to smear the ideas of communism and the figure of Marx, the workers and oppressed of the world continue to seek out and (re)discover the ideas of Marxism. Through asking questions such as “What does the idea…
Social Justice Week 2014 in Oshawa
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
Friends, Here is a list of events taking place during Social Justice Week 2014 at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa. There are more details coming for the event on Tuesday, February 4th and I will forward them along once they firm up. Please forward this information to faculty, staff, community members, allies, front line social service providers and others. Events: Monday, February 3rd (11AM – 2PM, 61 Charles St, 2nd floor student lounge) Social Justice Week 2014 Fair Students, faculty,…
Public Forum on Race & Justice in Toronto
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
Public Forum on Race & Justice in Toronto January 30, 2014, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Room 103, FitzGerald Building, 150 College St., Toronto The Justice in Toronto Lecture Series, co-sponsored by the University of Toronto Global Cities Institute, begins 2014 with a lecture on Race and Justice in Toronto, featuring Gary Pieters, President of Toronto’s Urban Alliance on Race Relations, and Scot Wortley, a Professor at the Centre for Criminology and Socio-legal Studies at the University of Toronto. This series of public forums will address…
Minimum Wage Today
Action:
Where: Central Ontario
Ontario Minimum Wage There is still time to make your voice heard. Tell Premier Kathleen Wynne that we need a $14 minimum wage for a healthy Ontario! Join a province-wide call-in day today – call Premier Kathleen Wynne at (416) 425-6777 and your local MPP. Antoni Shelton Ontario Common Front
Minister of Finance Pre-Budget Hearings
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Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
Please find below the dates and cities for Charles Sousa’s finance ministry pre-budget consultations. These should not be confused with the consultations being held by the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Ottawa Jan 13 North Bay Jan 14 York region Jan 15 Windsor Jan 16 Niagara Jan 17 Toronto Feb 3 Mississauga Feb 4 London Feb 5 K/W Feb 6 Brant Feb 10 To get on the stakeholder invitation list call 1-866-989-9002 Antoni Shelton Director of Government Relations &…
Lincoln Alexander Tribute & Community Meeting – January 21
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
This meeting will be to further discuss the recently-released report “Towards a Vision for the Black Community.” Location to Be Announced January 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Public Forum – Raise the Minimum Wage
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Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
Super excited to confirm that Sterling Harders from Working Washington will be speaking at the Fight for Fair Wages forum on Jan. 24th! Working Washington just won a historic $15 minimum wage for workers at Seattle-Tacoma airport! Sterling will share how they won and what is next! Sign up to get updates on the forum (including the location which will be confirmed VERY SOON!) Friday, January 24 at 6:30pm in EST William Doo Auditorum, 25 Willcocks St., Toronto (Corner of Willcocks St. and Spadina, 2…
Youth Un(der)employment Forum
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
“Enough with un(der)employment!” You’re invited to join students, young workers, community and labour organizers and other allies for a forum addressing youth unemployment and underemployment in Ontario. When: Friday, September 27, 9am-4:30pm, followed by an evening social Where: Oakham Lounge (2nd floor), Oakham House, Ryerson University, Toronto Cost: FREE Registration: Click here to register. Click here to visit our event page on facebook. Looking for stories: We also want to hear how youth unemployment and underemployment is actually impacting the lives of young workers and…
Injured Worker Christmas Demonstration
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
Join us for the 22nd annual Injured Worker Christmas Demonstration! Ontario Ministry of Labour – 400 University Avenue, Toronto Monday December 9, 2013 11:00am Workers’ compensation benefits are under attack by WSIB cost-cutting. Come and send the message that we will not allow these cuts to continue on the backs of injured worrkers! The Minister of Labour is invited as well. For more information, please contact: Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups Toronto Injured Workers’ Advocacy Group members at (416) 461-2411 (416) 924 6477 (416)…
Digital Access to Opportunity – Horror Report Action (Metro Vancouver, Halifax, Gatineau, Ottawa and Toronto)
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Where: Central Ontario » GTA | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region
Low income consumers are HORRIFIED by cell and Internet companies! What are you doing this Halloween? Come join us for our national day of action to target Bell, Rogers, and Telus for affordable services. ACORN Canada members want $10 a month internet and affordable cell service in Canada. We will be releasing our “horror” report with SCARY actions in Metro BC, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Quebec. Qu’est-ce que vous faites cet Halloween? Venez nous joindre pour notre jour national d’action qui cible Bell, Rogers et…
Rogers Internet Access Action
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
1PM Monday December 9th. Rogers Headquarters – 333 Bloor St E (Bloor and Jarvis) Toronto After meeting with ACORN leadership at the start of our digital access to opportunities campaign, Rogers created an affordable internet product for 10$ for all Toronto Community Housing tenants. Trouble is that it is a very slow speed (3MBPS), they are upselling TCH tenants to higher speed products, it has a 30GB limit with fees for each GB after, as well as this product excluding the 100’s of thousands of…
Is Pan-Afrikanism Still Relevant to Global Afrikan Liberation?
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA | Southwestern Ontario
The Network for Pan-Afrikan Solidarity invites you to an Afrikan Liberation Day public discussion of the question: Is Pan-Afrikanism Still Relevant to Global Afrikan Liberation? WHEN: Friday, May 17, 2013 Time: 6:30pm WHERE: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Room 5-170 (next to the St. George subway station) FREE PUBLIC EVENT (donation accepted) May 25, 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Pan-Afrikan body the Organization of Afrikan Unity (OAU)/ the Afrikan Union (AU) PANEL…
Ontario Common Front Third General Assembly – August 19, 2013
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
August 19th, 2013 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at Yorkdale Holiday Inn, 3450 Dufferin Street, Toronto –Student, Social movements and labour activists from across Ontario will come together to build alternatives to a right-wing agenda of austerity, poverty and repression. We believe a future is possible that respects democracy, environment, land and human rights. But we need deep organizing. Speakers include: Dr. Henry Giroux, Global Television Network Chair in Communications studies at McMaster University. In 2004, Dr. Giroux wrote the book, The Terror of Neoliberalism….
Friday Education Worker Protests @ Kathleen Wynne Constituency Office
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
https://www.facebook.com/events/506345389427641/
ISAC Budget 2013 Analysis: Moving Forward on Positive Social Assistance Reform
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Southwestern Ontario » London & Region | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario » North East | Southwestern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern | Southwestern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario » Windsor Region
Budget 2013 has begun to make positive changes to a social assistance system that has continued to impoverish and cause hardship for low-income Ontarians. The majority of these changes apply to the Ontario Works (OW) program. After the Commission’s social assistance review report, starting the process of reform with positive changes to OW is the right way to proceed. The government has clearly heard the concerns of individuals and groups across Ontario about the negative impact of the report’s recommendations on people receiving ODSP. As…
Scarborough Education Workers’ Protest Wed. April 24
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
Come picket this Wednesday outside Soo Wong’s Liberal MPP HQ(2245 Kennedy Rd.)before and after the instructional day (7:45-8:15/3:35-4:15). All supporters of quality education and fair bargaining in Ontario are welcome. Facebook event http://m.facebook.com/events/356489294461619?_rdr
Young Conservatives On Campus
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario » GTA | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern
A group of Young Conservatives have popped up on the Durham College and UOIT campus recently. We don’t know much about them because their Facebook group is private and requires students to request approval for access. The group’s description simply states, “Supporting the students, supporting the country”. However, the current membership list boasts a who’s-who of Conservative Party insiders, MPs, MPPs and Young Conservative organizers from across Ontario. It seems the Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario have made our…
SAVE THE DATE: Trade Justice Network Meeting w/ information session on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern
You are invited to participate in a full-day Trade Justice Network meeting to discuss and strategize the Canada-EU CETA negotiations, and to hear from international experts about Canada’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement talks with India. Those who cannot make the meeting in person will be able to phone-in. When: April 15, 2013, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Where: CEP Boardroom (301 Laurier Avenue at Bank Street), Ottawa (MAP http://tinyurl.com/bvbl8d8) The meeting will be split into two parts:…
Join 25in5 in Calling for Poverty Reduction in the 2013 Budget – Send a Message to Party Leaders Today!
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Where: Central Ontario
Ontario is facing an historic opportunity to invest in poverty reduction in the 2013 budget. We can’t let this opportunity to pass us by. The 2013 Budget can allow Ontarians living on low-incomes to Earn More, Keep More and see benefits Restored. A recent letter sent by the 25in5 Network for Poverty Reduction urges all political parties to make minority government work for all Ontarians by investing in poverty reduction initiatives.Take Action to show your support for poverty reduction in the upcoming budget by signing…
Ontario Common Front South Asian Community Activism Awards – June 1, 2013
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
Ontario Common Front South Asian Community Activism Awards 2013 Join the community and labour as we come together for a closing ceremony to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month and recognize community activist. Performances | Dinner | D.J. | Dancing June 1, 2013 − 7:00 pm Sagan Banquet Hall − 7180 Edwards Blvd − Mississauga, Ontario [map it!] Buy Tickets! Individual: $60 Table of 10: $500 Become a Sponsor! Platinum: Half-page ad and 10 tickets for $1,000 Gold: Mention in the program and 10 tickets for…
RISE UP! Toronto News & Events – Feb17, 2013
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Where: Central Ontario » GTA
There is lots to share, like, retweet & endorse in the week ahead. Contact awillats@sympatico.ca to receive this weekly posting. Top of MY own wish-list this week is that a flood of us will witness the call from Solidarity City* for a city report on the creation of Access Without Fear policies and practices at all city-funded programs and services. The Solidarity City Network is asking us to: “Come out to City Hall and show your support if you can from 9am, February 21, 2013…
Workshop on Migrant Labour: Protecting Rights, Building Solidarity
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
Protecting Rights, Building Solidarity: A Workshop on Migrant Labour and Immigration Issues April 5 and 6, 2013 Program runs Friday evening and all day Saturday Metro Hall, Plenary Room 308-309 55 John Street, Toronto Join workers, advocates, unions, experts and community allies who are committed to protecting and strengthening the rights of newcomers to our province’s labour market. Through speakers and participatory sessions, participants will examine the impact of current policies, explore solutions, and develop strategies for joint action. Download the flyer here and help…
ACORN Canada 2013 Convention
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Southwestern Ontario » London & Region | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario » North East | Southwestern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern | Southwestern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario » Windsor Region
ACORN Canada 2013 Convention June 22-24 Toronto, Ontario (University of Toronto) Real People for Real Change The subsidized costs of the trip to the 2013 ACORN Convention in Toronto is $350 which includes: Room and Board Food (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) 2 Coach buses transport around the city $50 guarantees you a spot Phone: 613-746-5999 onacornot@acorncanada.org
Common Front South Asian Awards Dinner and Dance
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
Saturday June 1, 2013 Ontario Common Front South Asian Awards Dinner and Dance 7180 Edwards Blvd, Mississauga 6:00 p.m.
Where is our OBAMA?
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
Celebrate Black History Month Where is our Obama? What policies does she/he support? This event will be held February 28, 2013 at large boardroom, Public Service Alliance of Canada 90 Eglinton Avenue East Suite 608 Toronto On Event time 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. RSVP PSAC_Toronto-mail@psac.com Food and Refreshments provided
OCAP EMERGENCY MEETING — Homeless
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
OCAP is calling for an EMERGENCY MEETING to talk about homeless deaths in the city, the crisis in the shelter system and upcoming actions that we have called to continue to put pressure on the City of Toronto Thursday, February 28th 6:30pm @ St.Lukes Church (Sherbourne/Carlton, in the ‘Education Centre’ room) Important Update: No More Homeless Deaths Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 For the past several weeks, OCAP and allies have been forcing the issue of homeless deaths and the crisis in the Toronto shelter system…
Mississauga Town Hall on Rights & Democracy: Jan. 31
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
The Ontario government has been shut down while worker’s rights are under threat and cuts to jobs and services are hurting every community. It’s time to defend everyone’s democratic and economic rights. Join the London town hall discussion on Thurs. Jan. 31, 2013 @ Mississauga Valley, Recreation Centre, 1275 Mississauga Valley Blvd. Meeting: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Food and refreshments provided. Everyone welcome. Info: Motilall Sarjoo (SARJ), 416-709-6352 or msarj@rogers.com Download the campaign flyer here: http://ofl.ca/wp-content/uploads/Flyers-RegionalMeeting-2013.01.31-Mississauga.pdf Info: http://ofl.ca/index.php/campaigns/democraticrights Invite your friends to the event on Facebook:…
Jan. 26 Rally for Rights & Democracy – 1:00 pm Allan Gardens, Toronto
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Join the Ontario Federation of Labour and over 90 community groups for a rally at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 26 to bring our demands for democratic and economic rights directly to the Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention. The Ontario government has been shut down while workers’ rights are under threat and cuts to jobs and services are hurting every community. However, with an Ontario Liberal Leadership Race underway and a provincial election on the horizon, workers and community members are demanding new priorities for Ontario…
Repeal Bill 115 Durham
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA
Sunday, January 6th 2013 12:00 – 3:00pm Ajax Convention Centre 550 Beck Crescent, Ajax Happy New Year! Let’s make sure it’s one without right-wing, right-to-work agendas. Please join Durham Region Elementary and Secondary Teachers and other Durham labour affiliates as we remind Liberal leadership candidates that we want Bill 115 repealed and our democratic right to free collective bargaining restored.
Ontario Common Front Report (December 8, 2012)
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
On December 8 2012 the Ontario Common Front hosted an annual General Assembly at the University of Toronto (OISE). Over 250 delegates participated from over 90 community and labour groups. Download the full report here.
Idle No More: Oshawa Solidarity Rally
Action:
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
On Saturday, January 5th at 12:00pm, Oshawa will be the next community to join the thousands of voices across Canada participating in Idle No More. The solidarity rally will take place on the Albert St bridge over highway 401. As Chief Theresa Spence of Attawapiskat continues her hungry strike, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities across Canada are taking action to show solidarity and support for Idle No More. We are calling on the Harper Government to respect First Nations’ treaty rights and protect our environment. We…
ODSP Post Card Campaign to MPP
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OPSEU is having a campaign to save the Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefit and to keep the Ontario Disability Support Program as a Provincially delivered program for persons with disabilities. You can participate by going to your Local ODSP Office from Dec. 11 – 17th between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. ODSP staff will be outside the office and will give you a post card for your signature. Our plan it to present all the postcards to the MPPs during the…
Women and Trans Day of Action: Stop the Cut to Community Start Up!
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
To mark the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women – Women and Trans Day of Action: STOP THE CUT TO COMMUNITY START-UP! Friday, November 23rd 11am Ontario Women’s Directorate (777 Bay St.) Meet at the SE corner of Bay and College St, Toronto *Lunch and Coffee *Child Friendly *Tokens Available *Bring Banners and Signs! On Friday, November 23rd at 11am, anti-poverty, anti-violence against women groups and our allies will rally in front of the Ontario Women’s Directorate offices to demand that this government stop…
Dec. 8: Ontario Common Front General Assembly
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
Ontario Common Front General Assembly Saturday, December 8, 2012 University of Toronto – Ontario institute for Studies in Education (OISE) 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Click here to visit the event page on Facebook. You are invited to the Ontario Common Front (OCF) General Assembly on Saturday, December 8, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto. We are facing an increasing crisis in Ontario…
Courage, a documentary about the working poor in Ontario and the growing income gap in Canada
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario
Courage is a new documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada. There is a special screening of the film sponsored by the Community Connections group of the Documentary Organization of Canada. Courage will be shown Tuesday, October 30th at 7pm at Hart House, University of Toronto. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with participants from the Worker’s Action Centre, the Ontario Federation of Labour, the director of the film, Geoff Bowie, and Bebeth Asseli, who tells her story in the…
“We Are All Affected” Day of Action September 15
Action:
Where: Central Ontario
Toronto: Join us for “The People’s Court”, placing the austerity agenda and our political representatives, including Harper, Hudak, McGuinty and Ford on trial for the sweeping cuts to public services communities rely upon. Starts at 1:00 pm at the Toronto Court House, 361 University Ave.
Labour Appreciation Awards and Dinner
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario
Join us Friday November 2 for an evening recognizing labour in our community. MP David Christopherson, guest speaker. Posted by Peterborough and District Labour Council on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Join the Peterborough and District Labour Council with keynote speaker, David Christopherson MP Hamilton Centre and help us recognize Labour in our community! WHEN: Friday November 2nd. Coctails 6-7pm, Dinner 7pm WHERE: 24 Whitlaw ( Lansdowne and River Road Tickets: $35.00 each order at 705-742-9286
REMEMBERING THOMAS SANKARA
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
The Pan-Afrikan Solidarity Network (U of T) presents A flim screening and discussion of the work of social emancipation of Thomas Sankara as well as the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the martyrdom of this revolutionary leader from Burkina Faso (West Afrika). the film “Burkina Faso: A Revolution Recitified” by filmmaker Thuy-Tien Ho followed by a panel discussion Speakers: Omme-Salma Rahemtullah, Group for Research and Initiatives for the Liberation of Afrika (GRILA) Steve da Silva, International League of People’s Struggles (ILPS) – Canada Representative…
Hammertheatre’s NAKED HAMILTON
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern
WORLD PREMIERE OF SKY GILBERT’S NAKED HAMILTON AT THE ARTWORD ARTBAR Hamilton, Ontario (Saturday, September 22, 2012) For Immediate Release – NAKED HAMILTON is the seventh Sky Gilbert work presented by Hammertheatre to have its World Premiere in Hamilton, Ontario. Gilbert’s newest one-act play stars Elley-Ray Hennessy (HAMILTON BUS STOP) and Scott McCord (SCOTT MCCORD AND THE BONAFIDE TRUTH). The production will be presented at the Artword Artbar, located at 15 Colbourne Street, in Hamilton, Ontario, from November 15-25, 2012. THE PLAY: Hamilton’s changing. And…
REBEL FILMS
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
– Toronto Socialist Action Presents – REBEL FILMS Friday, September 28 – 7 p.m. Students in Revolt – Chile, Mexico and Quebec, 2012. 54 minutes (total) Co-sponsored by Youth for Socialist Action. Three short documentaries are joined together by Rebel Films to show the rise of students and youths around the world in action against the corporate agenda. It depicts street protests challenging reactionary education ‘reforms’ in Chile, electoral fraud (once again) in Mexico, and the university fees hikes and repressive legislation in Quebec. This…
Homeless in Niagara hit by austerity budget
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
The Liberals cut the Community and Start up Benefit and put in a new funding program. The end result is that $4.2 million will no longer be available to the Region of Niagara for issues related to homelessness some of which was used to fund the emergency energy fund and to provide emergency hostels. It is an 88% cut Last year over 11,200 households benefitted from the program. More than 1/2 of the households used it for rent deposits and 23% used it to prevent…
Biko: Our Minds are Our Own (Sept 21 @ 7:00 P.M.)
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Central Ontario » GTA
The Network for Pan-Afrikan Solidarity (NPAS) invites you to Biko: Our Minds are Our Own Dr. Rozena Maart, Professor at the University of Kwa Zulu Natal in Durban, Azania (South Afrika); “Black Consciousness and the Possibility of a Gender Analysis” Gussai Sheikheldin, Organizer with NPAS and Graduate Student at the University of Guelph; “Racial but Not Racial: Being Black to Biko and Rodney” Yolisa Dalamba, Community Activist & educator and was active int he anti-apartheid movement in Canada and Azania (South Afrika); “Black Consciousness and…
New Report Says Ontario is Falling Behind
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
The Ontario Common Front – an Ontario-wide coalition of more than 90 groups and organizations concerned with growing inequality – released an unprecedented new report today showing that Ontario has sunk to last place in Canada when measured against every important social indicator. The comprehensive report pulled together national research demonstrating that Ontario is at the bottom of the pack when it comes to equality and social programs and that a growing number of Ontarians are falling behind in the economy. The report found that: · 40% of…
Falling Behind Report – Quick Reference Fact Sheets
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
The Ontario Common Front – an Ontario-wide coalition of more than 90 groups and organizations concerned with growing inequality – released an unprecedented new report today showing that Ontario has sunk to last place in Canada when measured against every important social indicator. Get the fact sheets here.
Interim Report on Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Work
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
This report released by the Law Commission of Ontario includes recommendations designed to respond to the challenges faced by vulnerable workers in order to either reduce their vulnerability to, or the impacts of, precarious work. The Project focuses, in particular, on improvements to the statutory and policy framework of the Employment Standards Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act in protecting these workers. To read more, please click here.
Communities in Crisis: Welland
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
Click here to read the Canadian Labour Congress report on Welland, a community in crisis.
Ontario’s Fiscal Reality: Cup Half Empty or Half Full?
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
The McGuinty Government has been using the report of the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services, known as the Drummond report, to short-circuit an open, public debate about the value of public services and what Ontario needs to do to improve and protect them. This paper exposes the government’s strategy and critically reviews the Drummond report’s key premise: namely, that Ontario cannot afford to maintain its current level of public services because the province faces a dire fiscal crisis.
What Did Corporate Tax Cuts Deliver?
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
Cuts to corporate taxes have resulted in a major loss of government revenues, without the anticipated result of higher corporate investment in machinery and equipment, new plants, and other areas of company operations. Instead, we have seen a big increase in dividend payouts and in financial assets. In this report, the Canadian Labour Congress seeks to show the reality of corporate tax cuts.
ODSP/OW Home Repairs Benefit to be Cut
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
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The Home Repairs Benefit helps people on assistance pay for things like emergency plumbing repairs, patching a leaky roof, or repairing damage from fire or floods. The only alternative for people on OW or ODSP who own their own homes will be programs that provide loans for repairs – which people on OW and ODSP cannot afford to repay. The government stopped accepting new applications for the Home Repairs Benefit as of June 30, with the intention of spending all the remaining funds in this…
ODSP/OW Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit Cut
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario | Central Ontario » Central West | Eastern Ontario | Central Ontario » GTA | Southwestern Ontario » London & Region | Central Ontario » Niagara & Region | Northern Ontario » North East | Southwestern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario » North West | Northern Ontario | Eastern Ontario » Ottawa & Region | Eastern Ontario » South Eastern | Southwestern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario » Windsor Region
The Community Start-up and Maintenance Benefit is being cut. The Community Start-up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB) is important because: It is targeted to assist people on social assistance – people who rely on OW or ODSP are among the most vulnerable in Ontario. It provides people with the direct assistance they need to retain their housing and prevent homelessness – it can help them pay their rent or utility arrears, or help them move to safer or more secure housing. It is a mandatory benefit…
NOISE (New Opportunities for Innovative Student Engagement) Launch
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
September 27th, 2012 It offers the high-school students an engaged learning initiative that will see them working with current York social work students and Master of Social Work grads in project teams or “community action pods”. From September to December, each pod will learn about an issue that is important to communities in the city of Toronto.
Jane-Finch Youth Speak Out: Turf, Violence, Wellbeing
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
This report is a product of the ACT for Youth Project that is focused on developing a comprehensive youth strategy that will outline how urban communities like the Jane-Finch community can build assets for youth. 50 youth between the ages of 16 and 29 voluntarily participated and recorded their views on violence, turf or well-being, and then four research assistants identified some of the key concepts that appeared in the transcripts. To read the full report, click here.
Living in Our World: Exploring the Truths in Our Community
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
November 2nd, 2012- 9:30 am-3:30 pm Vari Hall, York University Youth-led conference at York University. As youth, we explore, educate and impact other youth in our community through the use of research. The objective of this conference is to explain and develop the positives of research, as well as examine the ways in which youth can assume authoritative roles in the research process.
The Impact of Government Underfunding on Students
Action: Reports
Where: Central Ontario | Eastern Ontario | Northern Ontario | Southwestern Ontario
Click Here to access the Canadian Federation of Students fact sheet on the Impact of Government Underfunding on Students.
Our America: Second Forum of the Americas
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
October 5th-7th, 2012 Metro Hall, 55 John St., 3rd level
Worker to Worker Canada-Cuba Labour Solidarity Conference
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
September 24th-26th Steelworkers Union Hall, 25 Cecil Street, Toronto This three-day conference will focus on exploring and strengthening Canada and Cuba worker to worker link.
PSAC Ontario- All Rise, The People’s Court
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
September 15th, 2012 Court House, 361 University, Toronto Federally, Provincially and Municipally, governments are taking away public services people rely upon. We are all affected by these cuts. On September 15th community groups, labour unions and concerned citizens will be holding a mock trial for these injustices against the people. Come join so your voice and our vision of Canada can be heard.
Grimsby Hospital Expansion Stopped
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
As a new resident to the Grimsby area, I am absolutely appalled at the idea that the hospital expansion will be stopped. It is impossible to find a walk in clinic in this town and as a result I believe that many people end up in the hospital. Surely expansion is the key to alleviating an already acute problem. The staff are in need of better facilities in order to provide a better level of care. The good citizens of this and the surrounding towns…
CCPA Workshop: A Living Wage in Ontario
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
October 11th & 12th, 2012 Cara Commons, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, 7th Floor, 55 Dundas St. West, Toronto This workshop will draw on real-life examples of living wage successes and it will provide space for participants to consider what a living wage could mean in the context of reducing income inequality in Ontario.
Perspectives on Social Justice Interfaith Dinner
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
September 13th, 2012, 6:30 pm 10 Trinity Square, Toronto
Two high school closures in Niagara region
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
The District School Board of Niagara has voted to close Kernahan Park and West Park secondary schools as of August 31st, 2013
West Lincoln Memorial Hospital project cancelled
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
The redevelopment project for the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital was cancelled by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term care
Ontario Early Years Centre closed
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
The Ontario Early Years Centre in Winona, the St. John’s site, was closed on March 31st, 2012
TDSB cuts
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
Toronto District School Board budget for 2012-2013 includes up to 32 cafeteria closures, and cuts to continuing education and ESL programs
Sunnybrook project cancelled
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre hospital project, to replace hemodialysis unit, was cancelled
TDSB cuts
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
The Toronto District School Board has made $47 million in cuts to their 2012-2013 budget which includes cuts to continuing education programs, ESL programs, and the closures of up to 32 cafeterias
9th Annual Ontario Economic Summit: Emerging Stronger
Action:
Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
November 6th-8th, 2012 White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Engaging business and civic leaders to build a prosperous economy. OES is putting regional economies at the forefront of the province’s economic development.
French Daycare Centre to Close
Action: Cuts or Testimonials
Where: Central Ontario » GTA
Garderie la joie, a French daycare centre will be closed down as of August 31st, 2012, due to a lack of funding. read more
OFL Equity Conference
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
Friday, November 9th 6700 Fallsview Blvd, Niagara Falls This conference is a follow up to the OFL’s Equity Retreat. The conference theme is “We Are Ontario: Putting Equity Ahead of Austerity” and is will be open to members who belong to the OFL’s equity-seeking constituencies as well as community groups. Registration details will be posted on the OFL website as they become available.
The People’s Forum 2
Action: Campaigns or Events
Where: Central Ontario » Niagara & Region
Saturday, October 20th Project of the Hamilton & District Labour Council, Solidarity Place Worker Education Centre & McMaster University Labour Studies Programme The goal of the People’s Forum Teach-in is to bring union and other community activists together around a general theme of mobilizing against the government austerity agenda.
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