Last fall, after the catastrophic Toronto encounter between Michael Bryant and bicycle courier Darcy Allan Sheppard, I wrote a column lamenting the swift intervention by the PR firm Navigator on Mr. Bryant's behalf. I also said we'd started to learn about Mr. Sheppard, and that he was the product of a "failed adoption," plus much foster care.
29th Annual Injured Workers Rally: Save Our Workers' Compensation System!
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Ontario's worker's compensation system is under attack. Drastic changes have been proposed, while others have already been implemented. The result of these changes is increased poverty, marginalization and uncertainty for disabled workers.
Please join injuured workers, their advocates, organized labour, migrant workers and others for a fun filled and educational rally that aims to stop the cuts to disabled workers. Stand up to our elected representatives and WSIB officials whose actions have continued to injure and already injured segment of our population.
This is an important part of our social contract, one worth fighting for. After all, we all have the potential to be injured at work.
Trayvon Martin: Killing of an unarmed teenager sparks a movement for justice
Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012.
The African American teenager was shot by Zimmerman, a man of multi-ethnic heritage, who was patrolling a gated community in Florida. Martin had been walking back from a 7-Eleven where he had bought a bag of Skittles and an iced tea.
Speaking on his cell phone to his girlfriend, he was spotted by Zimmerman who called Sandford police to report a "suspicious person" in the Twin Lakes neighbourhood where he was leading neighbourhood watch.
Martin was unarmed when he was shot by Zimmerman's semi-automatic. He can be heard begging for his life on the police dispatch recording of the incident.
Bowling 4 Justice: A fundraiser for Justice for Abla
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Smash patriarchy, racism, and all forms of oppression ...and have fun doing it for our friend Abla!
You can create a team of up to 6 players or just show up and join a team. Cost is pay what you can after the cost of the shoe rental and game costs are covered.
If you have any other ideas for fundraising during this event or would like to just donate send us an email at bowling4justice@gmail.com
Also please check out the Justice for Abla facebook group for more details.
Eat for Tibet!
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All Tibetan restaurants in the Parkdale Neighbourhood will be offering the best of their dishes to hungry patrons and helping fund Students for a Free Tibet Canada. The annual event is called ‘Eat for Tibet’, and patrons can have a full belly and clear conscience knowing that their patronage directly helps fund the preeminent grassroots youth organization dedicated to campaigning for human rights and freedom in Tibet.
Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice
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Two journeys...
One historical, in search of a new life.
One modern, in search of justice.
This epic documentary mini-series touches on the largest exodus in humankind, covering over 150 years of history of the Chinese in Canada and abroad.
It is an epoch that delivers an important message, namely, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." (Spanish philosopher, George Santayana (1863-1952), in Reason in Common Sense, The Life of Reason.)
This event is free.
Registration capacity is 350 people.