A16 Mobilization for Global
Justice
Halifax Events
1. Tuesday March 28, 6pm - Organizing Meeting
2. Wednesday March 29th, 8pm - Movie Showing
#1 (more to come)
3. Saturday April 1, 11am-5:30pm - Teach -In
4. Interested in going to Washington?
5. Demonstration in Halifax April 17
1. Organizing Meeting
Tuesday March 28, 6pm,
Cafeteria, 2nd floor, NSCAD 6153 Duke St.
*To plan education and actions in Halifax, and
travel to Washington D.C.
2. Movie Series #1
Wednesday March 29, 8pm
MacMechan Room, Killam Library, Dalhousie University
"To be a woman: African Women's Responses to the
Structural Adjustment"
Introduction by:
Barbara Rumscheidt, Faculty at the Atlantic School
of Theology,
Author of: No room for grace: pastoral
theology and dehumanization in the global economy
Upcoming movies (Date and time TBA):
"Deadly Embrace: Nicaragua, the World Bank and
the IMF"
Introduction by:
Linda Christansen-Ruffman, Faculty at St. Mary's
University
"Global Village or Global Pillage?"
Introduction by:
Paulette Sadoway, Canadian Labour Congress
3. Teach-in - Saturday April 1
5th Floor Boardroom, Nova Scotia College of Art
and Design, 5163 Duke St.
11am -1pm - Profit before
people: The economic policies of the World Bank and IMF
History and development of the IMF and World
Bank - Brian O'Neill, Oxfam Canada
+ Education - Jim Sacouman, Professor, Acadia
University Sociology Dept.
+ Environment - Cass Eliot, Youth for Environmental
Action
+ Labour - Manuel Montero, International Department,
Cuban Workers Central (tentative)
+ Militarization and War - Janet Eaton, Voice
of Women
1pm - 3:30pm - peoples'
parade and celebration
3:30pm - 5:30pm - Fighting
for our lives: Living with the policies of the World Bank and IMF
Indonesia - Rosdiani Rachim, Indonesian activist,
Graduate student, Dalhousie University
Nicaragua - Joan Campbell, CUSO (tentative)
And others!
4. Travel to Washington
There is transportation being organized from
Halifax to Washington for the April 16 demonstrations, and fundrasing to
cover costs. Likely departuredays include:
1. April 8
2. April 12 (evening)
3. April 14 (evening)
We really need drivers over 25 years of age!
And if you are interested in going, **please** get involved in organizing
and fundraising for the trip.
There is lots of work to do!
5. Halifax Demonstration
There will be demonstration in Halifax on April
17th. Details have not been confirmed, please get involved! |