G8 & G20
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Departure - Friday, June 25 |
Departure - Saturday, June 26 |
Click here for Contact Info & CLC Bus Schedules to Toronto re: June 26
How You Can Get Involved
June 19th @ 10 am to 4:30 pm
University of Toronto
June 25 @ 7:00 pm
Massey Hall, Toronto
June 26 @ 12 Noon - Queen's Park
June 26
June 1 , 2010
People's Summit: Fri., June 18 - Sun., June 20th, 2010 - Toronto
What is the People's Summit 2010?
A diverse coalition of Canadian civil society organizations and trade unions are coming together from June 18-20, to expose the undemocratic nature of G8 / G20 summits and to press world leaders to take meaningful concrete steps on critical issues such as climate change, human rights, poverty and social security. They are calling for a G8 / G20 agenda that combats poverty, transforms global economic systems and acts on climate change.
Visit http://peoplessummit2010.ca/section/2 for more information. If you wish to attend, please register by contacting Brenda Shillington, PSAC Regional Representative at shillib@psac.com or 416-485-3558 x227
G8 & G20 Open Forum, Saturday, June 19 10:00 - 4:30, U of T
Details: Forum Theme "People First: We Deserve Better!"
WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
. Financial Crisis - Who Pays?
. Jobs Pact
If you wish to attend, please register by contacting Brenda Shillington, PSAC Regional Representative at shillib@psac.com or 416-485-3558 x227
Click here for poster in [English] [French]
Shout Out for Global Justice! Friday, June 25, 2010, Massey Hall, Toronto
The PSAC is a proud co-sponsor of this Council of Canadians event on the eve of the labour rally. Join us as speakers challenge the G20 and demand trade, water and climate justice!
Click here for poster [English] [French]
G8 & G20 Public Rally and March - Saturday, June 26th
G8 & G20 Public Rally and March, Saturday, June 26th Please join the PSAC and other Labour unions and NGOs and the Canadian Federation of Students for a rally at Queen's Park in Toronto. Both the PSAC and the CLC have arranged buses from various communities across Ontario and Quebec. Please check our Get on the Bus Schedule for details of how to reserve a seat. We will be providing a box lunch at the PSAC staging point at 12 noon, in advance of the main rally at 12 noon.
June 26 @ 12 Noon - Queen's Park
May 19, 2010
The PSAC is Fighting to Protect Public Services!
Sisters and Brothers,
I want to start by congratulating all PSAC members in the Ontario Region for standing up and sending a clear message to the minority Harper government to back off our pensions. During our HANDS OFF our pensions! campaign, PSAC members across our region as well as the country, rallied, held town-hall meetings, sent letters to Prime Minister Harper, met with local Members of Parliament and collected over 80,000 signatures on our petition.
It is because we stood up and spoke out that the actual budget steered away from directly attacking our pensions. The March 4th budget, however, contained a number of austerity measures that will have a significant impact on our jobs, the public services we deliver and Canadian citizens who rely on these services every day of the week.
The current government has made no secret of its disdain for pay equity and human rights either, as witnessed by its funding cuts to human rights advocacy groups across the country.
That is why the PSAC is fighting back – and we need your help to mobilize an effective and powerful opposition.
Here’s what you can do today:
- Get your Fightback Campaign Kit: This is an important tool to help Local/Branch executive members, Stewards and other activists engage in the budget fightback campaign. It is available on our website at: www.ontario.psac.com/FightbackKit.shtml
- Attend the local president’s meeting or conference call in your area. A separate poster announcing the date and location of these meetings will be sent out through your RO soon!
- Join us in Toronto on June 26th as we take to the streets with our labour and community allies against the policies of the G8 and G20 leaders. Help us expose the corporate agenda of the Harper government on the international stage!
- Contact your Member of Parliament and tell him/her that you support public services.
- Check out our website for regular updates and schedule of events.
In Solidarity,
Gerry Halabecki
Regional Executive Vice-President, Ontario
Public Service Alliance of Canada
May 19, 2010
Calling All PSAC Activists! The G8 is Coming to Town!
World leaders from the G8 and G20 countries along with the heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank will be holding their summits in Toronto from June 25-27, 2010.
The PSAC along with our labour and community allies are part of a broader movement that is opposed to the undemocratic and unrepresentative nature of such Summits. As the host of the Summits, the Harper government is using this opportunity to globalize the same right-wing social and economic agenda that we are dealing with at home.
It is time to tell world leaders, and our own government, that public services, human and workers rights matter a whole lot more than corporate profits!
Labour and civil society groups are organizing our own People’s Summit to draw attention to the real issues that we know won’t be discussed at the G8 and G20. PSAC members, especially in the GTA, are encouraged to participate in the People’s Summit Forums which are taking place on June 18-20.
PSAC buses are departing from Ottawa, Kingston, Sudbury, London Niagara/Hamilton, and Montreal on June 26th. We are also coordinating efforts with the Canadian Labour Congress to bring as many trade union members from other destinations to Toronto for a Rally and March on June 26th, at 1:00 p.m.
The PSAC is holding a pre-rally meeting at the University of Toronto, the details for which will be posted on this site soon – stay tuned!
Contact your Regional Office for more information on bus schedules and other details related to the People’s Summit and G8 / G20 mobilizations.
For regular updates, calendar of events and other community actions please visit the following sites:
PSAC Ontario - www.ontario.psac.com
Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) - www.canadianlabour.ca
The 2010 People’s Summit - www.peoplessummit2010.ca
Toronto Community Mobilization Network - http://g20.torontomobilize.org
In Solidarity,
Gerry Halabecki,
Regional Executive Vice-President, Ontario
Public Service Alliance of Canada