Events
04 / 6
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Toronto: Common Cause monthly general meeting Sunday April 6, 2008 In the lobby of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education If you're new please let us know if you'll be attending, if you are a regular please let us know if you can't make it. You can do so via email or through the forum at http://linchpin.ca | ||
04 / 7
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Monday, April 7 Students, workers, and faculty will also be congregating for an Open Forum on Monday, April 7 to discuss the inaccessibility of post-secondary education and to raise awareness on a broad range of issues pertaining to Education as a universal right for all. We will also be debating the structure of the Governing Council, the highest decision-making body on campus. We encourage students, staff and faculty members to attend and welcome discussions on strategy, principles, tactics and theory. | ||
04 / 8
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04 / 9
Start: 1:23 pm
Start: 04/09/2008 - 13:23
End: 04/10/2008 - 13:23
Protest Armsfair in Ottawa When: Where: Contact: The annual conference of the Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries is coming to Ottawa this April. It has been banned after long efforts from all City of Ottawa property but the Ottawa Congress Centre is provinicial property and therefore sustains this death showcase. The first day is scheduled to be a family-friendly protest while the second is a call for action and resistance through a spectrum of tactics. Please join No War/Paix and the People's Global Action-Bloc Ottawa in resisting to this abomination. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
LAND RIGHTS NOT MINING RIGHTS DATE: Wednesday April 9th, 6 pm Featuring: Ovide Mercredi, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, and members of the KI and Ardoch First Nations. In a travesty of justice and a grave assault on Aboriginal rights, seven Aboriginal leaders are in jail today for upholding indigenous and Canadian law. In March, Robert Lovelace from Ardoch and Chief Donny Morris of the | ||
04 / 10
End: 1:23 pm
Start: 04/09/2008 - 13:23
End: 04/10/2008 - 13:23
Protest Armsfair in Ottawa When: Where: Contact: The annual conference of the Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries is coming to Ottawa this April. It has been banned after long efforts from all City of Ottawa property but the Ottawa Congress Centre is provinicial property and therefore sustains this death showcase. The first day is scheduled to be a family-friendly protest while the second is a call for action and resistance through a spectrum of tactics. Please join No War/Paix and the People's Global Action-Bloc Ottawa in resisting to this abomination. | ||
04 / 11
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04 / 12
Start: 7:00 pm
TURTLE ISLAND TO PALESTINE - FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS!! CAIA FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT OF THE ARDOCH ALGONQUIN FIRST NATION JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF LIVE CULTURAL PERFORMANCES,GREAT FOOD,DANCING AND FUN! ********************************************************* To coincide with Palestine Political Prisoners Day, the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid ( CAIA), is organising a fundraiser in support of the struggle of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation (AAFN ) against uranium mining on their land. All proceeds will go to the AAFN | ||
04 / 13
Start: 6:00 pm
Bad Books Club (Second Sunday of the Month) Hosted by Common Cause April book: The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. In THE SHOCK DOCTRINE, Naomi Klein explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically. Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the world-changing crises and wars of the last four decades, The Shock Doctrine is the gripping story of how America’s “free market” policies have come to dominate the world-- through the exploitation of disaster-shocked people and countries. Don't have time to read the whole book? Read an excerpt from the introduction: Watch a short film by Alfonso Cuarón and Naomi Klein, directed by Jonás Cuarón: | ||
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04 / 18
Start: 8:00 pm
Organizing 21st Century Workers: A discussion on new strategies and challenges for unionizing and activism Friday, April 18th 8pm 519 Church St. Community Centre (intersection of Church and Wellesley, near the Wellesley subway station) Featuring: Millions of workers are entering today's workplaces without knowing why and how to join unions. Manufacturing jobs still remain, but the 21st Century brings new challenges. Many immigrants, youth and knowledge workers labour in sweatshop like conditions without security, benefits or, increasingly, rights. Times have changed, but "An Injury to One" is still "An Injury to All". | ||
04 / 19
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
All Out on April 19th—International Day of Protest Free Mumia! On 27 March, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of upholding the frame-up conviction of Mumia Abu-Jamal. In turning down Mumia’s appeal for a new trial, the Court ordered a new sentencing hearing to decide whether he is again to be sentenced to die or condemned to the living death of life in prison. With this horrendously unjust ruling the courts signaled that for Mumia, a former Black Panther, MOVE supporter and eloquent “voice of the voiceless,” proof of innocence is not legally admissible. The evidence is clear: Mumia is the innocent victim of a racist, politically-motivated frame-up. On April 19th there will be a mass demonstration in Philadelphia to demand Mumia’s freedom, with supporting demonstrations in cities around the world. All out for Mumia on April 19th! Saturday April 19, 1 pm U.S. Consulate, 360 University Ave between Dundas St. and Queen St. Start: 8:00 pm
Fanning the Flames of Discontent: Saturday, April 19th 8pm Featuring: * Rebel Girl (Guelph) Cover $10 All door proceeds to support retiring radical folk legend Utah Phillips Presented by the Toronto Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Contact: | ||
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05 / 3
Start: 12:00 pm
MAY DAY OF ACTION: STATUS FOR ALL! No One Is Illegal-Toronto is calling on all allies and supporters to endorse and help organise the May Day of Action for Status for All on Saturday, May 3rd. Millions across North America have taken to the streets in the last two years, demanding Status for All! In Toronto, workers, students, trade unionists, activists and community members have led passionate demonstrations calling for justice and dignity for immigrants and refugees. We continue to fight against the Conservative government's ongoing attacks on migrant communities. The last year has seen unprecedented targeting of refugees in Sanctuary. Asylum seekers have been arrested from schools, workplaces and even hospital beds. Families have been torn apart. Over 12,000 friends, family, and community members have been deported. | ||
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