(from the CERIS listserv)
Dear TIEDI partners,
Many of you will have read about the federal government’s plan to convert the ‘long form’ of the 2011 census into a voluntary survey, thereby significantly affecting the quality of social data that will be available in the years ahead. I won’t elaborate on the reasons why this is a bad idea – there have been many articles in the press over the last few days that make a variety of points. Here are a few, in case you haven’t seen them already: Read more…
A very successful forum was organised by three community-based trade union organisations. The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA), Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) and the Latin American Trade Unionists Coalition (LATUC) held a racialised municipal candidates’ forum to talk about issues important to people of colour and communities of colour. Invited guests were Kristyn Wong-Tam, Karen Sun, Neethan Shan, and Cadigia Ali.
The forum was opened by Janice Gairey, President of CBTU Ontario, and then the framework for the evening was laid by Jojo Geronimo, of ACLA. The panel was moderated by Pablo Godoy of LATUC.
Questions asked of the candidates can be seen in one of the photos posted on Flickr.
All photos can be seen here:
ACLA – www.aclaontario.ca
CBTU – www.cbtu.ca
LATUC – www.sindicalistas.ca
