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From Fukushima to Toronto: A Town Hall

Mar 18 2012 - 1:00pm
Mar 18 2012 - 5:00pm

Location

918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education
918 Bathurst st
Toronto, ON M5R3G5
Canada
43° 40' 6.9096" N, 79° 24' 45.6192" W

You're invited. 

From Fukushima to Toronto: A Town Hall is an opportunity to understand the causes of the Fukushima disaster and the parallels that exist in Ontario’s nuclear industry.  Workshops and pannel discussion will provide community groups, as well as old, and new activists alike with the knowledge needed to start building an Ontario free of nuclear risks powered by 100% renewable energy. 

Together we’ll develop strategies, and plans for 2012 and beyond for Torontonians to stop nuclear expansion in our region, and build a greener Ontario.

Cost: $5 or pay what you can (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Featuring workshops, and panel discussions on:

Contact name: 
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(Un)Lawful Access Legislation -- Ottawa forum

Feb 8 2012 - 6:00pm
Feb 8 2012 - 10:00pm

Location

Amphitheatre, St. Paul Univeristy
223 Main Street
Ottawa, ON
Canada
45° 24' 28.3104" N, 75° 40' 36.732" W

The government is trying to push through a set of electronic surveillance laws that will invade your privacy and cost you money. The plan is to force every phone and Internet provider to allow "authorities" to collect the private information of any Canadian, at any time, without a warrant.

Please join us for this event featuring a book launch, viewing of (un)Lawful Access -- a mini-documentary that features some of Canada's leading legal and privacy experts, who explain the dangers of the federal government's impending 'Lawful Access' legislation, dubbed 'Online Spying' by Canadians -- both technical and political panels and questions and further activities.

6:00pm - 7:00pm: Book Launch: The Internet Tree: The State of Telecom Policy in Canada 3.0

Post-election round table discussion

May 12 2011 - 6:00pm
May 12 2011 - 8:00pm

Location

W2 Media Cafe
111 West Hastings
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 16' 55.5636" N, 123° 6' 27.4464" W

rabble.ca and Mayworks present:

The morning after (the 2011 federal elections)

There has been a lot of talk about the post election blues. Was this election hot and cold for you? Good and bad? Do you wake elated for a moment, then with dread?

Join in a post-election discussion in Vancouver to make sense of what the new Canadian political landscape is and to strategize for what comes next.

Speakers include:

- Libby Davies (Vancouver East MP, NDP Deputy Leader)

- Jamie Biggar (Leadnow.ca)

-Itrath Syed (PhD student / School of Communication, SFU)

-Scott Clark (UNN)

- Derrick O'Keefe (StopWar)

- Duncan Cameron (rabble.ca board president and columnist)

 

Moderated by:

Seeing Reds: The Red Scare of 1918-1919, Canada’s First War on Terror by Daniel Francis

Jan 20 2011 - 7:30pm
Jan 20 2011 - 9:00pm

Location

SFU Harbour Centre
515 W. Hastings Terasen Room 1800
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 17' 2.67" N, 123° 6' 42.9948" W

The policy of state political repression in Canada -- past, present, future panel forum with speakers Daniel Francis, author of Seeing Reds: The Red Scare of 1918-1919, Canada's First War on Terror (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010), and Michael Vonn, B.C. Civil Liberties Association. Introduction by Kimball Cariou, editor of People's Voice.

Free admission -- collection will be taken to cover room rental costs. Copies of the new book by Daniel Francis will be on sale.

Panel discussion: Islamophobia and the presumption of innocence

Oct 21 2010 - 7:00pm

Location

JK Wyllie Board Room, PSAC building
23 Gilmour (at Metcalfe)
Ottawa, ON
Canada
45° 24' 56.5308" N, 75° 41' 28.5216" W

Panel discussion: Islamophobia and the presumption of innocence

Presenters include:
-Matthew Behrens, Campaign to Stop Secret Trials
-Monia Mazigh, Human Rights campaigner
-Rania Tfaily, Justice for Hassan Diab campaign
-Yahya Abdul Rahman, Muslim community activist and blogger.

Join the discussion of this important topic.

Organized by Nowar-Paix

For more information: nowar.paix-at-gmail.com

Michel Khleifi and Christina Piovesan at Toronto Palestine Film Festival - part two

The Toronto Palestine Film Festival hosts a discussion panel featuring Michel Khleifi, acclaimed Palestinian director (Wedding in Galilee and Zindeeq) and Palestinian-Canadian producer Christina Piovesan (Amreeka and The Whistleblower). They discuss their experiences making films on Palestine and filming in Palestine and share their thoughts on the future direction of Palestinian cinema.

Michel Khleifi and Christina Piovesan at Toronto Palestine Film Festival - part one

The Toronto Palestine Film Festival hosts a discussion panel featuring Michel Khleifi, acclaimed Palestinian director (Wedding in Galilee and Zindeeq) and Palestinian-Canadian producer Christina Piovesan (Amreeka and The Whistleblower). They discuss their experiences making films on Palestine and filming in Palestine and share their thoughts on the future direction of Palestinian cinema.

MacLean's Editor Andrew Coyne in conversation, hosted by Canadians Advocating Political Participation

May 8 2010 - 1:00pm

Location

Libra Room
1608 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 16' 13.5552" N, 123° 4' 10.4412" W

Andrew Coyne, editor for an obscure magazine known as Maclean's and a man known for having and expressing political opinions, will be participating in a panel discussion hosted by Canadians Advocating Political Participation (CAPP) Vancouver this Saturday. With the aid of Emcee Charles Demers, he will discuss questions regarding participatory democracy, voter engagement and parliamentary accountability with the audience.

Please be warned that the room capacity is 100, so come early, come often. Also be warned that entry is by donation (suggested amount: $5), which will be used to cover costs and organise future events. Food and drink will be available.

A book launch with a panel discussion on cooperatives in a changing economy

Dec 3 2009 - 3:00pm
Dec 3 2009 - 4:30pm

Location

Conference Room, 5th Floor, York Research Tower
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 46' 26.4288" N, 79° 29' 37.7124" W

Books:

Cooperatives in a Global Economy: The Challenges of Cooperation Across Borders.

Living Economics: Canadian Perspectives on the Social Economy, Cooperatives, & Community Economic Development.

Panel discussion:

Jack Craig, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology at York University.

Jack Quarter, Professor, OISE, and Director, Social Economy Centre at the University of Toronto.

Sally Miller, Director, West End Food Coop, and author of Edible Action.

 

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