Thursday, November 27, 2008

*OCSJ Assembly*

ONTARIO COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE

Assembly on Saturday, November 29, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Steelworkers' Hall
25 Cecil St.
Toronto, Ont.
(near College & University subway)


“GOOD JOB” CAMPAIGN &
RAISE RATES / END POVERTY!

10:00 a.m. “Good job” campaign:

John Cartwright, Toronto & York Region Labour Council

11:00 a.m. Report on status of Ont. poverty reduction strategy

11:15 a.m. End poverty:

*Aboriginal poverty: Ian Jacobsen & Teala Quintanilla,
Ont. Coalition of Indian Friendship Centres & aboriginal education

12:00 p.m. LUNCH break, & networking

12:30 p.m. Resume - End Poverty

*Activists against poverty: Carolyn Hamlin & Christine Watts
Northumberland Coalition Against Poverty, plus
Cindy Buott, National Anti-Poverty Organization

*Disability community: John Rae, Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
Cheryl Duggan, ODSP Action Coalition
Peter Page, Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

2:00 p.m. Small group discussions

3:00 p.m. Josephine Grey: facilitate concluding strategy discussion


Questions? Contact:

John Argue, Co-ordinator
Ontario Coalition for Social Justice
15 Gervais Dr., #305
Toronto, Ont., M3C 1Y8
(416) 441-3714
info@ocsj.ca