February 2013

Town Hall Meeting: Our Community and the Porter Strike

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 22:45

When: 7:30pm, Friday March 1, 2013
Where: Harbourfront Community Centre, 627 Queens Quay West, Toronto.

* Why is there a strike at Porter?
* What is happening there now?
* How does it affect our community?

Forum and open discussion with:

* Porter Workers
* Director of Cope Ontario, Janice Best
* COPE Union Representative, Mary Stalteri
* Community Spokes people
* Professor Steven Tufts, Geography Department, York University

March 23 Coffeehouse: Queerly Political

Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/24/2013 - 13:03
Join the Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly for a 'coffee house' discussion on: Queerly Political: Activism, Feminism, Marxism and Queer Politics Saturday, March 23 -- 7:00 PM Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street (just south of Bloor, near Bathurst subway station).

GTWA Upcoming GMM: Feb 24

Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 16:14

Coming this month, Gautam Mody, an organizer of the exciting new union in India, will discuss the New Trade Union Initiative, which has built a democratic organization that now represents more than 1 million workers with a special emphasis on informal workers.

Facebook event

Join the Greater Toronto Workers’ Assembly on
Sunday, February 24, 2 - 4 PM,
at the Steelworkers’ Hall, 25 Cecil St., and please bring friends.

Feature Interview with GTWA

Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 09:28

On today's feature interview, News Now host Joanna Beaton interviews Herman Rosenfeld from the GTWA (Greater Toronto Worker's Assembly) regarding their free and accessible transit initiative.

CHRY is a community-based campus station at York University in Toronto....

Listen to interview at:
http://chrynews.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/806/