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Darcy Sheppard's life wasn't only tragic

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.

labour

Immigrant workers fight back

Fight Back: Workplace Justice for Immigrants

by Aziz Choudry and Jill Hanley et al.
(Fernwood Publishing,
2009;
$17.02)

"A lot of Filipinos and others are silent in their jobs....They are scared that if they do something for change, they will be deported....They feel held at the blade between life and death."

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29th Annual Injured Workers Rally: Save Our Workers' Compensation System!

Jun 1 2012 - 11:00am
Jun 1 2012 - 1:00pm

Location

Queens Park
Queens Park Circle
Toronto
Canada
Phone: 416 461 2411
Fax: 416 461 7138
43° 39' 47.0808" N, 79° 23' 35.538" W

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.

Contact name: 
Bryan Cook
Contact email: 
Living On Purpose

# 190 - Toronto Island Airport

April 15, 2012
| Concerned parents and community members are organizing for safety in Toronto Island Airport expansion

14:16 minutes (13.07 MB)
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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.

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Bowling 4 Justice: A fundraiser for Justice for Abla

Feb 25 2012 - 4:00pm
Feb 25 2012 - 7:00pm

Location

Bowling McArthur Lanes
175 McArthur Ave
Ottawa, ON K1L6P8
Canada
45° 25' 52.4748" N, 75° 39' 44.514" W

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!

Feb 26 2012 - 11:00am
Feb 26 2012 - 4:00pm

Location

Parkdale Queen Street West
Queen Street West Between Queen St W & Callender and Queen St W & Jameson
Toronto, ON
Canada
Phone: 6476371810
43° 38' 25.9116" N, 79° 26' 32.1324" W

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.

Contact name: 
Urgyen Badheytsang
Redeye

Development funds used to mitigate impact of Canadian mining companies overseas

February 16, 2012
| A new program of the Canadian International Development Agency is funding Canadian non-governmental organizations to help local populations deal with the impact of Canadian mining companies.

13:00 minutes (11.9 MB)

Lost Years: A People's Struggle for Justice

Jan 24 2012 - 7:00pm
Jan 24 2012 - 9:30pm

Location

3200 Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V5B 1H4
Canada
Phone: 778-782-5089
49° 16' 51.6684" N, 123° 0' 11.1708" W

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.

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