On the eve of an Ontario election that will focus on the Conservative government’s destructive plans for privatization, hundreds of CUPE members from across Canada will gather in Toronto to strategize about how to defend and protect public services. The “New Ways of Winning” conference starts Thursday night, with a rousing speech by CUPE National President Judy Darcy. Darcy’s address is sure to prove why the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships calls CUPE the #1 obstacle to privatization.
After Judy Darcy’s speech energizes CUPE members, another Judy will put privatization on trial. Friday morning, political activist Judy Rebick will preside over a Peoples’ Court, complete with real lawyers and witnesses, hearing evidence on the strengths of public services and the horrors of privatization. The conference continues until Sunday morning, when prominent anti-privatization fighter Alexander Lopez Maya, from Colombia, will give CUPE members a global perspective. Lopez, a member of the Colombian legislature and a former union leader, has played a pivotal role in defence of the public utility in Cali.
The media is welcome to attend all three of these events. Here are the details:
Judy Darcy speech
Thursday, March 27, 8:00 p.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Room 106
Putting Privatization on Trial in the Peoples’ Court
Friday, March 28, 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, John Bassett Theatre
Yes, cameras are welcome in our courtroom!
Panel Presentation: From Local to Global We Are Winning!
Guest Speaker: Alexander Lopez Maya, union leader from Colombia
Sunday, March 30, 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
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For more information:
Kaj Hasselriis, Communications, (613) 237-1590 ext. 268, (613) 798-6925 (cell)
Robert Fox, Communications, (613) 237-1590 ext. 264, (613) 795-4977 (cell)
After Judy Darcy’s speech energizes CUPE members, another Judy will put privatization on trial. Friday morning, political activist Judy Rebick will preside over a Peoples’ Court, complete with real lawyers and witnesses, hearing evidence on the strengths of public services and the horrors of privatization. The conference continues until Sunday morning, when prominent anti-privatization fighter Alexander Lopez Maya, from Colombia, will give CUPE members a global perspective. Lopez, a member of the Colombian legislature and a former union leader, has played a pivotal role in defence of the public utility in Cali.
The media is welcome to attend all three of these events. Here are the details:
Judy Darcy speech
Thursday, March 27, 8:00 p.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Room 106
Putting Privatization on Trial in the Peoples’ Court
Friday, March 28, 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, John Bassett Theatre
Yes, cameras are welcome in our courtroom!
Panel Presentation: From Local to Global We Are Winning!
Guest Speaker: Alexander Lopez Maya, union leader from Colombia
Sunday, March 30, 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
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For more information:
Kaj Hasselriis, Communications, (613) 237-1590 ext. 268, (613) 798-6925 (cell)
Robert Fox, Communications, (613) 237-1590 ext. 264, (613) 795-4977 (cell)