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13
Aug
2012

Discussion Circle on Workers’ Disablement and Anti-imperialist Organizing

The Centre for Women and Trans People at the University of Toronto presents:

A Discussion Circle on Workers’ Disablement and Anti-imperialist Organizing

Thursday August 16, 5-7pm
The Centre for Women and Trans People
536 Spadina Avenue

With
Pete Pinlac, Chairperson of MAKABAYAN/Workers for People’s Liberation, Philippines
Rachel Gorman, Assistant Professor, …

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13
Aug
2012

Disabled Workers Organize! Life and death at the Hanjin shipyard

Transnational Narratives of Disability Speaker Series presents:

Disabled Workers Organize!
Life and death at the Hanjin shipyard

Wednesday August 15, 5-7pm
Vari Hall Room 1156
York University

Featuring
Pete Pinlac, Chairperson, MAKABAYAN/Workers for People’s Liberation, Philippines
Rachel Gorman, Assistant Professor, Critical Disability Studies, York University

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10
Aug
2012

Transnational community organizing to be brought to the forefront at this weekend’s workers’ conference

For immediate release
August 9, 2012

Toronto, ON—Progressive individuals and organizations are set to bring out the integral experiences of workers in Canada for the upcoming two-day conference, “Workers’ Struggles Amidst Neoliberal Globalization.” The conference will highlight the importance of transnational community organizing in exposing and countering neoliberal policies that …

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6
Aug
2012

The Philippines’ Leading Trade Union Federation Chairperson and internationally-acclaimed novelist to speak at a Canada-wide workers’ conference

For Immediate Release
August 6, 2012

Toronto, ON–Preparations are underway for the upcoming national conference entitled “Workers’ Struggles amidst Neoliberal Globalization” where Pete Pinlac, chairperson of leading Philippine labour union central, MAKABAYAN/ Workers for Peoples’ Liberation and internationally-acclaimed novelist Ninotchka Rosca of AF3IRM (Association of Filipinas, Feminist, Fighting Imperialism, Re-feudalization, …

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1
Aug
2012

Book Launch: Asian Immigrants in “Two Canadas:” Racialization, Marginalization and Deregulated Work

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario with the support of Dr. Roland Sintos Coloma, Sociology and Equity Studies at OISE proudly present:

BOOK LAUNCH:
ASIAN IMMIGRANTS IN “TWO CANADAS:” RACIALIZATION, MARGINALIZATION AND DEREGULATED WORK

Latest publication by Dr. Habiba Zaman, Simon Fraser University

Friday, August 10th, 2012, 5:00 – 7:00 PM

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1
Aug
2012

Concert fundraiser “Roots Rhymes and Resistance” ignited Filipino Canadian youth’s collective voice of militant resistance against cutbacks

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Roots, Rhymes & Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks, a set on Flickr.

For immediate release
August 1, 2012

Toronto, ON—Filipino Canadian youth once again prove that their spirit of cultural resistance is alive and thriving through the successful cultural fundraiser show, “Roots, Rhymes and Resistance: Laying Tracks Against Cutbacks” (RRR), …

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