***Please note the CHANGE OF TIME - Event Starts at 7:00 p.m.***
Racism and Poverty: The Local Reality
Thursday March 20, 2008 from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.
Peterborough Public Library (345 Aylmer Street North)
Free admission. All Welcome. Accessible Space.
Featuring a performance by Dub Poet Chet Singh with Beau Dixon & Jarret Prescott
And a panel discussion featuring:
*Patrick Clark on migrant workers in the Peterborough region
*Ziysah D. Markson, New Canadians Centre, on poverty and immigration
in Peterborough
*Gillian Balfour, Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough
*Mike Ma, Community Race Relations Committee, on a year of racism in
Peterborough
*Speakers from the Peterborough Coalition Against Poverty and the
Northumberland Coalition Against Poverty
Further details will be posted as they become available. For more information email pcap@riseup.net or racerelation@gmail.com
About Us
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- PCAP is a direct action anti-poverty group made up of poor people and their allies. We believe in the power of people to organize themselves. PCAP mounts social justice campaigns against regressive government policies that affect poor, homeless and working communities. We also provide free advocacy for individuals and families. Please note there is a change of office hours and location. We are hosting outreach meetings within Peterborough County. FIGHT to Win! Email: pcap@riseup.net;