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Page 1: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious
Page 2: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

For the full Labour Fair program with over 95 classroom and special events, check

http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-

fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23

Tweet at #LabourFair23

Page 3: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

LABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events

Friday, March 20

12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious employment and persons with

disabilities. Liz Brockest’s class, Room 262E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

Monday, March 23

11:00-2:00 Labour Fair Kick-off Community Fair + Barriers to Education: Call-to-

action Break the Barriers. Break the Blame. The Community Action Centre gives

voice to students’ multiple barriers to affordable, accessible and equitable quality

education through participatory art and action. What’s your barrier? Let’s

dismantle them together! Visit the table. Enter to win Labour Fair “student booster”

prizes! Main entrance lobby, SJA, 200 King St. East.

12:00 The cutting and serving of the Labour Fair cake!

Tuesday, March 24

12:00-2:00 Project ReVision is a facilitated presentation with digital storytellers around

representation and disability, including an overview of the considerations related to

disability and representation. The Project ReVision event is an important

opportunity for students and faculty to engage in a discussion around accessibility in

the heath care related fields. Room 205, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive.

Co-sponsored by Diversity, Equity, and Human Rights!

12:00-2:00 Labour Fair Cake + Barriers to Education: Call-to-action Break the Barriers.

Break the Blame. The Community Action Centre gives voice to students’ multiple

barriers to affordable, accessible and equitable quality education through

participatory art and action. What’s your barrier? Let’s dismantle them together!

Visit the table. Enter to win Labour Fair “student booster” prizes! Main entrance

lobby, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Dr

2:00 The cutting and serving of the Labour Fair cake!

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

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6:00-9:00 Laverne Cox, Ain’t I A Woman: My Journey to Womanhood Laverne Cox

is an outspoken Black Trans activist and the critically acclaimed actress of Orange is

the New Black, playing the groundbreaking role of “Sophia” an incarcerated African

American transwoman. Laverne Cox explores how the intersections of race, class,

and gender uniquely affect the lives of trans women of colour. Drawing from her

own personal narrative to share how she has been able to navigate the world and

all its challenges; a journey of professional achievement, self-acceptance, and love. A

student union collaboration and Labour Fair associated event via The Community

Action Centre www.facebook.com/communitycentreGBC Full details:

http://bit.ly/AskLaverneTO Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street

Wednesday, March 25

12:00-2:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Henry Giroux speaks to Community Worker students

on “Neoliberal Violence in the Age of Orwellian Nightmares,” ALL ARE

WELCOME! Don’t miss this opportunity to listen to one of Canada’s greatest

thinkers on the critical issues facing us now. Room 406, St. James Campus, 290

Adelaide Street E

2:00-3:30 Branch Out Theatre presents a popular theatre workshop on young

workers and unions! Rusa Jeremic’s class, Room 494F, St. James Campus, 200 King

St. E

Thursday, March 26

12:00-2:00 Labour Fair Cake + Barriers to Education: Call-to-action Break the Barriers.

Break the Blame. The Community Action Centre gives voice to students’ multiple

barriers to affordable, accessible and equitable quality education through

participatory art and action. What’s your barrier? Let’s dismantle them together!

Visit the table. Enter to win Labour Fair “student booster” prizes! Student Lounge,

Casa Loma Campus E Building, 146 Kendal Ave

1:00 The cutting and serving of the Labour Fair cake!

11:00-2:00 Branch Out Theatre presents a popular theatre workshop on young

workers and unions! Linda Croalls’s class, Room C541, Casa Loma Campus,

Building C, 160 Kendal Ave

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

Page 5: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

12:00-1:00 Smokey Thomas, President of OPSEU, The New Economy, Donna Chang’s class,

Room 217A, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

12:00-1:00 Queering the Waterfront: Work it Queering the Waterfront is a monthly

meet-up for George Brown LGBTQ students. Held the last Thursday of the month.

March’s theme: Labour. Work It. Event details: bit.ly/QWaterfront Waterfront

Campus, 51 Dockside Dr. rm.225 Meeting Room

12:00-1:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: David Hulchanski speaks to Social Service Worker

students on “Toronto’s Growing Spatial Divide: An Update on the Three Cities in

Toronto Trend, 1970-2012,” ALL ARE WELCOME! Don’t miss this opportunity to

learn how social inquality is shaping our city. Room 128, St. James Campus, 200

King Street E

Friday, March 27

10:30-12:30 FILM SCREENING: Pride Set in the summer of 1984 – Margaret Thatcher is in

power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay

Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money

to support the families of the striking miners, but the Union seems embarrassed to

receive their support. The activists decide to ignore the Union and go direct to the

miners. They identify a mining village in deepest Wales and set off in a mini bus to

make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two

seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant

partnership. Student Life Lounge, Basement near the cafeteria, 200 King St. E

12:30-1:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Shane Wark, executive assistant to the President of

Unifor, speaks with students and the George Brown Community about organizing a

union and collective agreements! Anne Hardacre’s class, Room 554E, St. James

Campus, 200 King St. E

2:00-5:00 Tools for Change Workshop: Radical Accessible Movements What is

radical accessibility? What can radical accessibility look like in campus and

community organizing? How accessible are social justice movements now? Using an

intersectional accessibility analysis – this workshop will be a space to reflect on

thoughts, ideas and actions on accessibility. Facilitated by Kayla Carter and Geoff

Wilson as part of Tools for Change: Skill development trainings for Toronto based

activists via The Community Action Centre. St. James Campus, 200 King St. E.

Career Centre Room B155

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

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George Brown College’s

23rd Annual Labour Fair Monday, March 23 – Friday, March 27, 2015

Blaming Students, Blaming Workers: The Business of (mis)Education

Monday, March 23

9:30-11:00 Helen Kennedy, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79, Social

Activism and Community Unionism, Adeesha Hack’s class, Room 455E, St. James

Campus, 200 King St. E

10:00-11:00 Randy Kitt, Unifor, Globalization and Labour Conditions: The Rana Plaza Disaster, Jamie

Zarowitz’s class, Room 330, St. James Campus, 341 King St. E

10:00-11:00 Piper Henderson, Unifor, LGBTQ Rights at Work, Zuby Saloojee’s class, Room 346G,

St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

10:00-11:00 Kaylie Teissen, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Economics for the

People, Linda Croall’s class, Room H356, St. James Campus, 290 Adelaide St. E

10:30-11:30 Deena Ladd, Workers’ Action Centre, Part-time and Precarious Work, Victor

Wroblewski’s class, Room 256E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

Page 7: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

Special Event! All welcome!

11:00-2:00 Labour Fair Kick-off Community Fair + Barriers to

Education: Call-to-action Break the Barriers. Break the Blame.

The Community Action Centre gives voice to students’ multiple

barriers to affordable, accessible and equitable quality education

through participatory art and action. What’s your barrier? Let’s

dismantle them together! Visit the table. Enter to win Labour Fair

“student booster” prizes! Main entrance lobby, SJA, 200 King St.

East.

12:00 The cutting and serving of the Labour Fair cake! Main lobby,

St. James Campus, 200 King Street E

11:20-12:20 Emily Visser, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Language, Culture,

and Power in the Labour Movement, Tracy Tidgwell’s class, Room 418, St. James

Campus, 341 King St. E

11:30-12:50 Debra Crane, The Esplanade Youth Movement, Youth and Labour Exploitation,

Marilyn McLean’s class, Room 387C, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

12:00-1:00 Piper Henderson, Unifor, LGBTQ Rights at Work, Zuby Saloojee’s class, Room 262E,

St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

12:00-1:00 Jay Yerex, UNITE HERE, Part-time and Precarious Work, Susan Lewis’ class, Room

594F, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

12:00-2:00 Dennis Pfeffer, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union, Technological Change in the

Workplace and its Impact on Workers, Nadia Qureshi’s class, Room 497F, St. James

Campus, 200 King St. E

12:30-1:15 Alexandra Eshelman, United Steelworkers (USW), International Business Issues and

Labour, Anu Harder’s class, Room 711 St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

1:00-2:00 Sylvia Plain, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Environmental Justice from an Aboriginal

Perspective, Amna Mussaddeq’s class, Room 713, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside

Drive

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

Page 8: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

1:00-2:20 Debra Crane, The Esplanade Youth Movement, Youth and Labour Exploitation,

Marilyn McLean’s class, Room 427A, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

1:00-2:00 Lorraine Diaper, Public Service Alliance Canada (PSAC), Duty to Accommodate and

AODA, Bill Knox’s class, Room 350E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

1:00-2:00 Lisa Kelly, Unifor, Women and Unions, Farhia Abdi’s class, Room 252E, St. James

Campus, 200 King St. E

2:00-3:00 Pablo Godoy, Students Against Migrant Exploitation/UFCW, Immigrant, Non-status, and Migrant Workers, Sara Sturino’s class, Room 569D, St. James Campus, 200 King

St. E

2:00-2:40 Jay Yerex, UNITE HERE, Unions in the Hospitality Sector, Joanne Gellatly’s class,

Room H354, St. James Campus, 300 Adelaide St. E

3:00-4:00 Lesley Prince, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Bargaining and

Collective Agreements, Carla Moore’s class, Room H357, St. James Campus, 300

Adelaide St. E

3:00-4:00 Adrie Naylor, Workers’ United, International Labour Movement, Wayne McLennan’s

class, Room E324, Casa Loma Campus, Building E, 160 Kendal Ave.

3:00-4:00 Andy Summers, Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), The Role of the Ontario Nurses’

Association, Elizabeth Akerman’s class, Room 607, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside

Drive

3:30-4:30 Karen Cocq, Workers’ Action Centre, Part-time and Precarious Work, Victor

Wroblewski’s class, Room H334, St. James Campus, 300 Adelaide St. E

4:00-5:00 Sabrina Butt, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Apparel Industry

Unions, Leah Barrett’s class, Room C301, Casa Loma Campus, Building C, 146

Kendal Ave.

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

Page 9: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

George Brown College’s

23rd Annual Labour Fair Monday, March 23 – Friday, March 27, 2015

Blaming Students, Blaming Workers: The Business of (mis)Education

Tuesday, March 24

9:00-10:00 Sue Carter, Unifor, Neoliberal Attacks on Public Services, Resh Budhu’s class, Room

455E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

9:00-10:00 Greg Hamara, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Labour Relations,

Susan Lewis’ class, Room 344E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

11:00-12:00 Bernard King, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Organizing a union

& collective agreements, Karen Chandler’s class, Room 654, Ryerson Campus, Sally

Horsfall Eaton Centre, 99 Gerrard St. E

Special Events! All welcome!

12:00-2:00 Project ReVision is a facilitated presentation with digital storytellers around

representation and disability, including an overview of the considerations

related to disability and representation. The Project ReVision event is an

important opportunity students and faculty to engage in a discussion around

accessibility in the heath care related fields. Room 205, Waterfront Campus,

51 Dockside Drive

12:00-2:00 Manzur Malik, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Economics for the

People, Nadia Qureshi’s class, Room 497F, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

Page 10: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

Special Events! All welcome!

12:00-2:00 Barriers to Education: Call-to-action Break the Barriers. Break the Blame.

The Community Action Centre gives voice to students’ multiple barriers to

affordable, accessible and equitable quality education through participatory art

and action. What’s your barrier? Let’s dismantle them together! Visit the

table. Enter to win Labour Fair “student booster” prizes! , Main entrance

lobby, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive

2:00 The cutting and serving of the Labour Fair cake! Main entrance lobby,

Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive

12:00-2:00 Joel Duff, Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), ABCs of Unions, Johanne Clare and

et. al.’s classes, Room B155, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

12:00-1:00 Paola Gomez, PEN Writer in Residence, Writing Well for Labour and Social Justice,

Rona Kaushansky’s class, Room 615, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

2:00-3:00 Scott Travers, The Society for Energy Professionals, Labour Issues in Electrical

Engineering, Nigel Wynne’s class, Room E322, Casa Loma Campus, E Building, 160

Kendal Ave.

3:00-4:00 Sabrina Butt, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Apparel Industry

Unions, Leah Barrett’s class, Room C301, Casa Loma Campus, Building C, 146

Kendal Ave.

3:00-4:00 Randy Kitt, Unifor, Globalization and Labour Conditions: The Rana Plaza Disaster, Jamie

Zarowitz’s class, Room E325, Casa Loma Campus, E Building, 160 Kendal Ave.

3:00-4:00 Nahed Mansour, Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts, Labour and the

Arts, Jo Petite’s class, Room 410A, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

3:00-4:00 Paola Gomez, PEN Writer in Residence, Writing Well for Labour and Social Justice,

Rona Kaushansky’s class, Room 128, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check

http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

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3:00-4:00 Manzur Malik, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Economics for the

People, Srinivas Inguva’s class, Room 375D, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

3:30-4:30 Tim Vining, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Human Rights and

Equity, Lisa Dunstan’s class, Room 607, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

Page 12: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

George Brown College’s

23rd Annual Labour Fair Monday, March 23 – Friday, March 27, 2015

Blaming Students, Blaming Workers: The Business of (mis)Education

Wednesday, March 25

9:00-10:00 Ibrahim Bozai, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Neoliberal Attacks

on Public Services, Resh Budhu’s class, Room 452E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

9:00-10:00 Kaylie Teissen, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Economics for the

People, Bill Knox’s class, Room 295F, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

9:00-10:00 Speaker TBA, Social Activism and Community Organizing, Liz Brockest’s class, Room

262E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

10:00-11:00 Lisa Kelly, Unifor, Women and Unions, Farhia Abdi’s class, Room 394F, St. James

Campus, 200 King St. E

10:00–11:00 John Klein, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Impact of Unionization on

Human Resources, Carla Moore’s class, Room 129, St. James Campus, 290 Adelaide

St. E

11:00-12:00 Sue Carter, Unifor, Gendered Analysis of Work and Labour, Verlia Stephens’ class,

Room 346G, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

11:00-12:00 Zenee Maceda, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Bargaining

Collective Agreements, Karen Chandler’s class, Room 550, Ryerson Campus, Sally

Horsfall Eaton Centre, 99 Gerrard St. E

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

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11:00-12:00 Tim Vining, OPSEU, New Anti-bullying Laws, Michelle Pereira’s class, Room C542,

Casa Loma Campus, C Building, 146 Kendal Ave.

11:00-12:00 David Kidd, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79, Social Activism

and Community Unionism, Pahl Schiralli-Earle’s class, Room E327, Casa Loma Campus,

E Building, 160 Kendal Ave.

Special Event! All Welcome!

12:00-2:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Henry Giroux speaks to Community Worker students

on “Neoliberal Violence in the Age of Orwellian Nightmares,” ALL ARE

WELCOME! Don’t miss this opportunity to listen to one of Canada’s greatest

thinkers on the critical issues facing us now. Chandra Budhu, et. al. classes, Room

406, St. James Campus, 290 Adelaide Street E

12:00-2:00 Helen Kennedy, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79, Workers’

Rights, Nadia Qureshi’s class, Room 497F, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

12:30-1:15 Alexandra Eshelman, United Steelworkers (USW), International Business Issues and

Labour, Anu Harder’s class, Room 615, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

12:30-1:30 Andy Summers, Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), The Role of the Ontario Nurses’

Association, Catherine Rowland’s class, Room 215, Waterfront Campus, 51

Dockside Drive

1:00-2:00 Sue Carter, Unifor, Gendered Analysis of Work and Labour, Audrey Batterham’s class,

Room 346G, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

Special Events! All Welcome!

2:00-3:30 Branch Out Theatre presents a popular theatre workshop on young

workers and unions! Rusa Jeremic’s class. Room 494F, St. James Campus, 200 King

St. E

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

Page 14: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

2:00-3:00 Nahed Mansour, Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts, Labour and the

Arts, Linda Croall’s class, Room E322, Casa Loma Campus, Building E, 160 Kendal

Ave

2:30 - 3:30 Gerry Leblanc, United Steelworkers (USW), Labour and the Environment and Human

Security, Chandra Budhu and Bill Fallis’ classes, Room 352E, St. James Campus, 200

King St. E

3:00-4:00 Randy Kitt, Unifor, Globalization and Labour Conditions: The Rana Plaza Disaster, Jamie

Zarowitz’s class, Room 709, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

3:00-4:00 Tanya Ferguson, Workers United Union, International labour movements, Judi

Shekter’s class, Room E218, Casa Loma Campus, Building E, 160 Kendal Ave

3:00-4:00 Pam Johnson, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Neoliberal Attacks

on Public Services, Resh Budhu’s class, Room 539E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

4:00-5:00 Sabrina Butt, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Apparel Industry

Unions, Leah Barrett’s class, Room C538, Casa Loma Campus, Building C, 146

Kendal Ave.

4:00-5:00 Sylvia Plain, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Environmental Justice from an Aboriginal

Perspective, Amna Mussaddeq’s class, Room 455E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

4:00-5:00 Valerie Scott, Sex Professionals of Canada, Sex Work and the New Prostitution Laws,

Ed Ksenych’s class, Room 236E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

4:00-5:00 Karen Cocq, Workers’ Action Centre, Part-time and Precarious Work, Srinivas

Inguva’s class, Room 206, St. James Campus, 290 Adelaide St. E

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

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George Brown College’s

23rd Annual Labour Fair Monday, March 23 – Friday, March 27, 2015

Blaming Students, Blaming Workers: The Business of (mis)Education

Thursday, March 26

9:00 - 10:30 Gerry Leblanc, United Steelworkers (USW), Labour and the Environment and Human

Security, Resh Budhu’s class, Room 437E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

10:00-11:00 Pat Striewe, Workers’ Health and Safety Centre, Health and Safety and Unions, Nigel

Wynne’s class, Room E076, Casa Loma Campus, Building E, 160 Kendal Ave.

10:00-11:00 Randy Robinson, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Privatization

and P3s, Allan Esser’s class, Room 364D, St. James Campus, 290 Adelaide St. E

10:00-11:00 Alastair Woods, Canadian Federation of Students Ontario, Student Organizing and

the Labour Movement, Jo Petite’s class, Room 128, St. James Campus, 290 Adelaide

St. E

10:00-11:00 Piper Henderson, Unifor, LGBTQ Rights at Work, Natalie Stelmach’s class, Room

262E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

11:00-12:00 Karen Wirsig, Canadian Media Guild, Media and the Labour Movement, Liz Brockest’s

class, Room E327, Casa Loma campus, Building E, 160 Kendal Ave.

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

Page 16: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

Special Events! All Welcome!

12:00-2:00 Barriers to Education: Call-to-action Break the Barriers. Break the Blame. The

Community Action Centre gives voice to students’ multiple barriers to affordable,

accessible and equitable quality education through participatory art and action.

What’s your barrier? Let’s dismantle them together! Visit the table. Enter to win

Labour Fair “student booster” prizes! Student Lounge, Casa Loma Campus, Building

E, 146 Kendal Ave

1:00 The cutting and serving of the Labour Fair cake! Student Lounge, Casa Loma

Campus, Building E, 146 Kendal Ave

11:00-2:00 Branch Out Theatre presents a popular theatre workshop on young

workers and unions! Linda Croalls’s class, Room C541, Casa Loma Campus,

Building C, 160 Kendal Ave

12:00-1:00 Smokey Thomas, OPSEU, The New Economy, Donna Chang’s class, Room 217A, St.

James Campus, 200 King St. E

12:00-2:00 Speaker TBA, Workers’ Rights, Jessica Paterson’s class, Room 356E, St. James

Campus, 200 King St. E

Special Events! All Welcome!

12:00-1:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: David Hulchanski speaks to Social Service Worker

students on “Toronto’s Growing Spatial Divide: An Update on the Three Cities in

Toronto Trend, 1970-2012,” ALL ARE WELCOME! Don’t miss this opportunity to

learn how social inquality is shaping our city. Room 128, St. James Campus, 200

King St. E

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

Page 17: Labour Fair 2015 - George Brown CollegeLABOUR FAIR 2015 SPECIAL EVENTS Everyone is welcome to all events Friday, March 20 12:00-1:30 John Rae speaks with students about precarious

12:00-1:00 John Rae, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Disability and Work,

Fran Odette’s class, Room 236E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

1:00-2:00 Sylvia Plain, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Environmental Justice from an Aboriginal

Perspective, Amna Mussaddeq’s class, Room 207, St. James Campus, 290 Adelaide St.

E

2:00-3:00 Inderdeep Sidhu, Workers’ United, International Labour Movements, Wayne

McLennan’s class, Room E323, Casa Loma Campus, Building E, 160 Kendal Ave.

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23 Tweet at: #LabourFair23

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George Brown College’s

23rd Annual Labour Fair Monday, March 23 – Friday, March 27, 2015

Blaming Students, Blaming Workers: The Business of (mis)Education

Friday, March 27

9:00-10:00 Branch Out Theatre presents a popular theatre workshop on young workers and

unions! Bill Knox’s class, Room 515, St. James Campus, 341 King St. E

10:00-11:00 Pablo Godoy, Students Against Migrant Exploitation/United Food and Commercial

Workers, Immigrant, Non-status, and Migrant Workers, Farhia Abdi’s class, Room

538E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

10:00-11:00 Joan-Anne Gravesande, Public Service Alliance Canada (PSAC), Human Rights,

Diversity, and Equity, Ross Sweeney’s class, Room C445, Casa Loma Campus, Building

C, 160 Kendal Ave

10:00-11:00 Amy Wood, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Labour and Globalization,

Thomas Ponniah’s class, Room 260E, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

10:00-11:00 Dennis Pfeffer, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Technological

Change and Its Impact on Workers, Srinivas Inguva’s class, Room 465D, St. James

Campus, 200 King St. E

10:00-11:00 Pat Striewe, Workers’ Health and Safety Centre, Health and Safety and Unions, Nigel

Wynne’s class, Room D309, Casa Loma Campus, Building D, 1 Dartnell Ave.

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11:00-12:00 Sue Carter, Unifor, Work, Wages, and Inequality, Ed Ksenych’s class, Room H354, St.

James Campus, 300 Adelaide St. E

11:00-12:00 David Kidd, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79, Social Activism

and Community Unionism, Pahl Schiralli-Earle’s class, Room E322, Casa Loma

Campus, Building E, 146 Kendal Ave

12:00-1:00 Joan-Anne Gravesande, Public Service Alliance Canada (PSAC), Human Rights,

Diversity, and Equity, Ross Sweeney’s class, Room C445, Casa Loma Campus, Building

C, 160 Kendal Ave

12:00-1:00 John Cartwright, Toronto York Region Labour Council, Social Activism and Community Unionism, Adeesha Hack’s class, Room 252E, St. James Campus, 200 King

St. E

Special Keynote Event! All Are Welcome!

1:00-2:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER Shane Wark, executive assistant to the President of

Unifor, speaks with students and the George Brown Community about organizing a

union and collective agreements! Anne Hardacre’s class, Room 554E, St. James

Campus, 200 King St. E

1:00-2:00 Pam Johnson, Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU), Part-time and

Precarious Work, Bill Knox’s class, Room 465D, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

2:00-3:00 Tanya Ferguson, Workers’ United, International Labour Movements, Judi Shekter’s

class, Room E218, Casa Loma Campus, Building E, 146 Kendal Ave

2:00-3:00 Jay Yerex, UNITE HERE, Labour unions in hotels, Joanne Gellatly’s class, Room 482C,

St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

2:00-3:00 Pablo Godoy, Students Against Migrant Exploitation/United Food and Commercial

Workers, Immigrant, Non-status, and Migrant Workers in Food Production, Heather

Mercer’s class, Room 567D, St. James Campus, 200 King St. E

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3:00-4:00 Caitlin Gascon, United Food and Commercial Workers, Seniority and Influence in

Recruitment and Selection, Carla Moore’s class, Room 129, St. James Campus, 290

Adelaide St. E

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SPECIAL THANKS to our newest sponsor who generously contributed time and resources!

Unifor

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HUGE THANKS to all the participating unions and community organizations!

who generously contribute the time of their members and staff to our students A Different Booklist

Another Story Bookstore Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Canadian Federation of Students Canadian Media Guild

Canadian Office and Professional Employees’ Union (Ontario) Canadian Union of Public Employees

Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 79 The Esplanade Youth Movement

Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts McMaster University

Ontario Federation of Labour Ontario Nurses’ Association

Ontario Public Service Employees’ UnionPEN International

Public Service Alliance of Canada Ryerson University

Service Employees International Union Sex Professionals of Canada

Skyworks Society for Energy Professionals

Students Against Migrant Exploitation Student Association of George Brown College

Toronto Community Housing Toronto and York Region Labour Council

UNITE HERE United Food and Commercial Workers

United Steelworkers University of Toronto

University of Waterloo Workers’ Action Centre

Workers’ Health and Safety Centre Workers’ United

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HUGE THANKS to our supporters, sponsors and funders

inside and outside the college Unifor

George Brown College President’s Office

George Brown College Vice-President, Mark Nesbitt, and Fatima Gata for the LF cakes! George Brown College Diversity Equity and Human Rights Services

George Brown College Centre for General Education and Access George Brown College Aboriginal Programs and Services

Community Action Centre of the Student Association of George Browm College Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union Local 556Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union Local 557

CopyRITE Print Shop Toronto and York Region Labour Council

HUGE THANKS to the 2015 Labour Fair Committee!

Pramila Aggarwal Nik-Keisha Moody

Liz Brockest Marilyn McLean

Chandra Budhu Corazon Mercado

Resh Budhu Paul Miskin

Chris Caron Fran Odette

Megan Carter Karla Orantes

Elizabeth Orbe Donoso Kathryn Payne

Acsana Fernando Michelle Petits

JP Hornick Michelle Scott

Staffie John Nadine Sookermany

Min Kaur Mick Sweetman

Shana Kealey Brook Thorndycraft

Ed Ksenych Lynne Thorndycraft

Ed Larocque Anne Villahermosa

Monique LeDrew Sarah Wiebe

Andria Lewis-Alexander Trish Yeo

Rachele Maciel Coty Zacariah

Jatinder Mann

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For daily updates to this program, check our website: http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-

fair.aspx

Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/LabourFair23

Tweet at #LabourFair23

For the full updated Labour Fair program with over 90 events, check http://www.georgebrown.ca/schooloflabour/lab-fair.aspx

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