On Monday, October 25, 2010, Ontarians go to the polls to elect mayors, councillors, trustees, reeves alderpersons, and many other local-level representatives.
Below is a list (as of 16 July, 2010, of the people of colour/racialised candidates running for elected office in the GreaterToronto Area. If you know of any others, please send us an email at scrub@buzzardpress.com
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
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