Toronto: How will the current economic crisis impact workers' rights? and Capitalism's Prosperity and Poverty: May 6 and 7

(1) Panel Discussion:
How will the current economic crisis impact workers rights?
with Michael Parenti, David McNally & Marco Luciano

6pm - Wednesday, May 6th
Vanier College Lecture Hall: Rm 135
York University

(2) Talk:
Capitalism's Prosperity and Poverty
with Michael Parenti

7pm - Thursday, May 7th
OISE Auditorium: 252 Bloor St. W
University of Toronto
Suggested Donation $5

Michael Parenti is an internationally known award-winning author and lecturer. He is a leading progressive political analyst. His highly informative and entertaining books and talks have reached a wide range of audiences in North America and abroad.

Parenti will deal with the crisis of the corporate global system of investment, how it undermines democracy and prosperity and fosters poverty and instability, and how only strong popularly supported government ownership can treat the ongoing crisis.

David McNally is a professor of Political Science at York University and a founding member of the New Socialist Group. He is the author of a number of books, including Another World is Possible: Globalization and Anti-Capitalism.

Marco Luciano is the coordinator for Migrante Ontario, an alliance of Filipino migrant organization in Ontario. The organization advocates for the rights of migrants and their families. Marco is also a community and labour activist and currently a staff of CUPE Local 1281.