Amidst the engulfing impacts of the economic crisis on workers’ lives, a national conference aims to spark up vital discussions towards generating a wave of resistance for genuine social change. The Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC), its member organizations and allies invite all to participate in “Workers Struggles Amidst Neoliberal Globalization,” to be held on August 11th and 12th at the United Steel Workers Hall in Toronto. As workers’ lives and conditions are being edged onto the precipice of society by the crisis of neoliberal globalization, the conference hopes to meet this critical moment by underscoring the important role that all workers have to play in addressing the challenges and opportunities at hand.

Canadians for Tax Fairness is organizing a conference for activists, researchers, labour and NGO leaders, students, environment group members, beneficiaries of social programs, journalists and elected officials to discuss how we can build a movement for progressive taxation in order to protect social programs and build a more equal society.
The goals of the conference also include: