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May 17, 2012 - Migrant Agricultural Workers' Human Rights and Health Conference

May 17 & May 18, 2012
Ramada Plaza Toronto
300 Jarvis Street

The Industrial Accident Victim's group of Ontario (IAVGO), Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) and Justicia for Migrant Workers (J4MW) invite you to participate in the Migrant Agricultural Workers' Human Rights and Health Conference taking place May 17th and 18th in Toronto.

Participants will have an opportunity examine various areas of law as well as healthcare issues relevant to migrant workers. The conference aims to provide aplatform to exchange ideas and updates on law reform work as well as formulate strategies that will increase the capacity of workers to improve their rights and protections.

While the targeted audience is community health clinics, community legal clinics, members of the private bar, organizers and activists, the conference is open to anyone who is interested in developing and implementing strategies to improve the working and living conditions of migrant workers in Ontario.

If migrant workers from your community are interested in attending this event please let us know in advance so that we can estimate numbers for our translators.

Please register by May 9th, 2012 by faxing the Registration Form to IAVGO at 416-924-2472 or e-mailing it to dinuccim@lao.on.ca. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mary DiNucci at 416-924-6477.

For more see: j4mw.tumblr.com

May 17, 2012 - The French Elections, Austerity and the European Left

Since 1789 if not earlier, France has been a harbinger for radical politics in Europe, and the most recent elections are more grist for the mill. Join us for these talks and discussion on the French elections.

Thursday, May 17, 2012
6:30pm until 8:30pm
Centre for Social Justice, 720 Bathurst (CSI building - south of Bloor), second floor, Toronto.

Speakers:

* A GTWA member and Socialist Project supporter who is a keen observer of, and frequent writer on, French politics and the Left.

* Greg Albo, Professor of Political Economy, York University, Centre for Social Justice.

Cosponsors: Centre for Social Justice, Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly Internal Education and Political Development Committee, Socialist Project | Facebook event | PDF poster

May 19, 2012 - Toronto Protest Against the NATO summit in Chicago

Canada Out of Afghanistan * NATO out of everywhere

Rally – Saturday May 19th - 1 p.m.
US Consulate - 360 University Avenue

NATO will be holding a summit in Chicago from May 19-21st to decide the future of the war in Afghanistan and the future of military alliance itself. It is expected that the summit will rubber stamp the U.S.- Afghan strategic partnership which will see foreign troops occupy the country until 2024. Stephen Harper and the Conservative government in Canada have already indicated that they may keep Canadian special forces soldiers in the country.

The Canadian Peace Alliance, Afghans For Peace, The Canadian Arab Federation and the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War will be rallying on Saturday May 19th to call for all Canadian soldiers to brought home from Afghanistan now and to oppose any extension of the occupation. Afghanistan is, after a decade of NATO intervention, mired in a violence, bombing, night raids and massive poverty. We will also be calling for an end to all NATO interventions.

A recent Angus Reid poll found 58 per cent of Canadians strongly disagree with keeping troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014. A CBC news live poll found a whopping 95 per cent of Canadians are opposed to the extension.

May 15 is also the anniversary of the Nakba, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly expelled from Palestine. The US is arguing for Israel to attend this NATO summit. The US, the most powerful of the NATO members, is also responsible for the ongoing occupation of Palestine; meanwhile, our own Harper Government has become an unconditional supporter of this unjust occupation. We will also rally to commemorate the day and to call for liberation for the Palestinian people.

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May 19, 2012 - Toronto Stop the Cuts One Year anniversary

For those of you lucky enough to stay in the city for the May long weekend, do we have a FUN event for you!!!!!

Toronto Stop the Cuts will host its first ever social, meet other like minded people event.

On Saturday May 19, 2012 join us for a movie (TBA), food, laughter, drinks and funky music (good to dance to!!)

Date: Saturday May 19, 2012
Time: Movie @ 5:00 p.m, Party @ 7:00 p.m.
Location: 1482 Bathurst Street, 4th Floor (CUPE 4400 ) (just north of St. Clair on Bathurst) (St. Clair W Subway station)
Cost: PWYC - suggested donation $5

*All ages event
*Wheelchair accessible
*Childcare/games provided
*Drinks and snacks available (for sale)- alcoholic and non-alcoholic | Facebook event