MAI EVENTS, TORONTO, January, February, March 1998
Tuesday, January 20, 7:00 pm, People Against the MAI, (Science for
Peace) organizing both the academic and the broader community
to lobby the government. (416) 978-3606
McLennan Physics Lab, 60 St. George St, room 110 main floor
Wednesday, January 21, 7:30 pm, International Students' Centre
33 St George St, "The History & Future of Free Trade"
Speaker: Grant Orchard, CBC Video: 10 Years of Free Trade
Contact: OPIRG-Toronto 416-978-7770
Wednesday, January 21, 7:00 pm, Canadians Concerned About Violence
in Entertainment working group meeting. 265 Russell Hill Rd,
apt 503, south-east corner of St. Clair Ave west. Discussion
includes the MAI. Contact Leona Chase 416-924-9919
Wednesday, January 21, 7:30 pm Council of Canadians, organizing
activists against the MAI, Call 340-1865
Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St. east of Spadina.
Thurs., January 22, 7:00 p.m., Hart House Debating Society,
Hart House, U of T, Debates Room, Formal Debate: Be It Resolved
That Canada Must Reject the MAI. Responder: Maude Barlow
Free Admission, limited seating. Contact Colin Furness
416-978-0537 416-978-8387 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sat., January 24, 9:30 - 6 p.m. (COMER) Committee on Monetary and
Economic Reform panel: The Economics of the MAI with John McMurtry,
David Orchard, William Krehm, Paul Hellyer, Ann Emmett at the Bahai
Centre, Free admission. 288 Bloor St. W. at Huron, northeast corner,
Enter off Huron St. Ann & Elizabeth at 416-654-4248
Bring your own lunch.
Wednesday, January 28, 10:00 am OCSCO (Ontario Coalition of Senior
Citizens Organizations) General Meeting , 25 Cecil St, Toronto, free
admission Andrew Jackson, senior economist with the Canadian Labour
Council discusses the MAI. Call Felicia 416-979-7507
Wednesday, January 28, Canadian Students: National Day of Action
Toronto: 12:00 noon Hart House, U of T, 1:00 pm Queens' Park
2:00 pm the main event at Bay & King Sts, the heart of Canada's
financial/banking district 416-978-7770
Thurs., January 29, 7:30 p.m., Toronto Chapter of the Council of
Canadians presents James Winter, Prof. of Communications,
University of Windsor Call 416-340-1865
Democracies Oxygen: How the Media Smothers the Facts.
Lillian H. Smith Library, 239 College St. east of Spadina.
Tuesday, February 3, 7:30 pm MNSJ (Metro Network for Social Justice)
hosts 3rd meeting of community groups organizing against MAI.
(location to be announced) Karen 351-0095, Brent 598-4521 x225
Saturday, February 7, 9:30 am, 4:30 pm "What The Hell's The MAI?"
MAI Education/training for activists. Labour Council of Metro
Toronto & York Region and MNSJ (Metro Network for Social Justice)
at OFL Auditorium, 15 Gervais Drive (Don Mills Rd & Eglington Ave E)
Fee $15 covers lunch and materials. Ph 416-441-3663, f 416-445-8405
Wednesday, February 11, 7:30 pm, PAAC (Progressive Academic-Activist
Collective) Forum on Privatization, Innis College Town Hall
corner of Sussex & St. George, Doug Macdonald, 416-978-1558
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tues. February 24, 6:45 p.m., Panel on the MAI with Tony Clarke,
Bruce McLeod, and Jean Moffett, Newtonbrook United Church,
53 Cummer at Yonge St. Free Admission
Wednesday, February 25, 7:30 pm, PAAC (Progressive Academic-Activist
Collective) Forum on Global Culture, Innis College Town Hall
corner of Sussex & St. George, Doug Macdonald, 416-978-1558
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thurs., February 26, 7:30 p.m. Toronto Chapter of the Council of
Canadians forum on MAI with Maude Barlow, Call 416-340-1865.
Location to be announced. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fri. Feb. 27 and Sat. Feb. 28 Global Teach-In at McMaster University,
Hamilton, ON. Council of Canadians 1-800-387-7177 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Saturday, March 28, PAAC (Progressive Academic-Activist Collective)
all day forum on Gobalization, details to be announced
Doug Macdonald, 416-978-1558 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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ORGANIZATION CONTACTS
MNSJ (Metro Network for Social Justice)
Brent Patterson 416-598-4521 x225 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Karen Wirsig 416-351-0096 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Metro Labour Council Bill Howes 416-441-3663 fax 416-445-8405
PAMAI (People Against the MAI) or Science for Peace
Carolyn Langdon (416) 978-3606 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CCAFT (Concerned Citizens Against Free Trade) call
Marjaleno Repo or Grant Orchard at 416-922-7867 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
COC (Council of Canadians - Toronto Chapter) Derrell Dular 416-340-1865
COC (Council of Canadians, National) Sarah Dopp 416-505-1520 Toronto
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ottawa office 1-800-387-7177
OPIRG (Ontario Public Interest Research Group, U of T)
Brian Sharpe 416-978-7770 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
COMER (Committee On Monetary and Economic Reform)
Ann Emmett or Elizabeth Davies 416-654-4246
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OTHER INFORMATION
- On Friday, January 16, 9-11 pm, PBS will begin broadcasting a four-hour
miniseries that continues on Friday January 23, roduced by Pulitzer
Prize-winning reporter Hedrick Smith, with the title "Surviving the Bottom
Line", which explores the real-world impact of the winner-take-all
strategies driven by Wall Street money managers and corporate deal makers.
The series is featured on the PBS website (www.pbs.org/bottomline/), and
for more information contact:
Heartland Labor Capital Project <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
- There is free literature available from the Council of Canadians.
- An MNSJ work group is putting together a list of speakers & resourcees
- If you want help to hold an educational meeting on the MAI. Call:
Brent Patterson 416-598-4521 x225 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Karen Wirsig 416-351-0096 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- With thanks for compiling this to:
Bob Olsen phone 416-967-0768 fax 967-7519 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
