Solidarity rally for Caterpillar workers in London, ON – Sat Jan 21

Electro-Motive, a subsidiary of U.S. industrial giant Caterpillar Inc., wants to strong-arm workers at its London plant into a pay cut of over 50 percent, dropping hourly wages from $35 to $16.50. It is also imposing devastating cuts to benefits and pensions on members of CAW Local 27 at a time when the company has [...]

We Strike Together ~ Public Forum January 11th

UofT PUBLIC FORUM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 5PM OISE room 2214 (252 Bloor St. West) The 1% are undermining accessible public education by increasing tuition and class sizes, cutting funding and corporatizing campus. Join a discussion about how the 99% on campus–students, TAs, staff and faculty– can unite to support upcoming campaigns, like the February 1 [...]

Toronto protest against military rule in Egypt

Defend Egypt’s revolution! Condemn the military’s attacks on peaceful protesters! RALLY & PICKET Monday, December 19 5pm to 7pm Yonge-Dundas Square Toronto | TTC: Dundas Facebook: http://on.fb.me/tkZO8D Join the global solidarity protests against military rule in Egypt. In the last few days, the Egyptian military has brutally attacked peaceful demonstrators in Tahrir Square in Cairo and [...]

#Disability and #Climate Discourse – an Excellent Article

People have been asking me for more information on disability and climate change.  I’ve found an interesting and recent article that isn’t to long to read. The article explains how people with disabilities have largely been left out of climate change discourse, by referencing both disaster relief plans and reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on [...]