Once again Blair should resign OR apologize for what happened under his “leadership?” at the Toronto G20. Crimes were committed by people in uniform that aren’t getting to court… The Blame ultimately lies with our Crime Minister; who chose Toronto on short notice to show off our financial district! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/06/29/toronto-g20-review-of-policing.html...
Thu, 28 June, 7:40 – 10:00pm Where379 Victoria St Kerr Hall Gymnasium, Ryerson University, Toronto Description Speakers include Trey Winney from Occupy Toronto and Ryan Dyment from the Zeitgeist Movement! Roundtable Live is a discussion platform for a wide spectrum of socially conscious people: activists, academics, artists, educators, public officials and everyday citizens. It’s where we all sit around the table as equals and look for how to build a more just, healthy and sustainable society. The first part of the event features a media panel with 6-7 guest speakers. Every speaker presents his or her point of view and relates it to the other opinions around the table. The audience actively participates by contributing questions and comments to the discussion. In the second part, the audience continues the forum in guided discussion groups of 8-10 participants. All Roundtable Live events are broadcast live on the Internet. We wish for speakers and participants to speak from their hearts. Everyone has an opinion and is encouraged to share it, while the others listen, reflect, and respond; the result is a new, family atmosphere of public discourse. The groups were to reflect on 2 values and making commitments towards some action!...
European band aid solution for Global capitalism though the markets are up after 20 European summits since the 2008 Economic collapse brought on by the massive fraud and declining Amerikan housing. Germany is slowly taking control through banking with out going to war. Though it is Spain OR Italy NOT Greece that will bring down the Euro http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1219076–europe-s-debt-crisis-eu-leaders-reach-surprise-deal-at-summit...
with the recent Masquerade March through the downtown it is important to keep drawing attention to issues like Tuition and the Right to Protest. Earlier in the week the Provincial gov’t passed the Budget which had a lot of cuts that will affect residents. There was a surtax on those making over $500,000.00 which would be 23,000 Ontarians of 13,600,000 people OR 0.001691 NOT QUITE the 1% We are the 99%! We should continue the conversation…...
given the World is still reeling from the crisis caused by the Wall Street Elite since 2008. The agreements made in the Toronto G20 look doubtful as the blame will go to Europe see Greece, Spain?! for their purchase of toxic assets from Amerika. The G20 countries include the G8 plus Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and the rotating European Union President. Not to mention the representatives from the World Banksters and the International Mugging Fraternity(imf) The group accounts for about 80 per cent of world trade and two-thirds of the world’s population. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/06/17/g20-setup.html...
was raised 8 months ago when citizens marched on to the Financial District and assembled in St. James Park to Occupy Toronto. Discuss…...
When: Saturday, 1:30pm to 7:00pm Where: O.I.S.E. – Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Just above St George subway station) What does it mean to be a revolutionary today? Can you be a revolutionary without a revolution? What exactly does a revolutionary do? ‘I am a revolutionary’ is a one-day conference that aims to discuss these and other questions about being an effective anti-capitalist activist. Organized by the International Socialists, the conference features four workshops that will discuss how to be a revolutionary in your workplace, on your campus, in your neighbourhood, and in the social movements. Discussion will include what practical steps you can take on a daily basis as well as organizing over the long term. Everyone is welcome to participate and share their experiences. Schedule: 1:30 pm Registration 1:45 pm Arming ourselves for the battle of ideas What do we mean by the ‘battle of ideas’? How do we challenge mainstream ideas about capitalism, the possibility of resistance, and human nature? How do ideas affect our ability to organize and resist capitalism? 3:00 pm Being a socialist at work What do you do at work if you’re a socialist? What if you don’t have a union, is it still possible to fight the boss? What if you have a union, but your leadership won’t fight concessions? How can you build the confidence of your co-workers to fight back? 4:15 pm Being a socialist in the classroom What should socialists do if they’re students? How should you relate to your student union or to the Canadian Federation of Students? Is it possible to organize a strike on campus? Why is it important to connect students to workers’ struggles? 5:30 pm Building resistance in your community How can you be an effective socialist in your neighbourhood? How can you build support for local community struggles? Is it important to organize resistance geographically, or should you focus on your workplace? All workshops include a 15-minute introduction followed by an hour of discussion. Readings are posted online. If you have time before the conference, please check them out:http://iamrev.wordpress.com/readings/ Registration: http://iamrev.wordpress.com/register/ Organized by the International Socialists...
Read over the weekend that the official unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.3% even though 7,700 jobs were created because you really need 15,000 jobs to keep up with population growth. The REAL unemployment rate would be closer to 11% if you add in the people off benefits, layoff, loosely looking for work. When the Conservatives first came to power in 2006, the official rate was 6.4% Youth unemployment is almost double the nation rate at 13.3% With the University/College students facing competition from High Schoolers later this month we could see something closer to 20% given the slowing economy!...
HOW do you get the Bank of Canada to lend money at no interest for Public projects when the governor is a Goldman Sachs alumni; Mark Carney? (I posed this question to many an occupier who talked about the money system OR fractional banking) Discuss…...
So 6 months ago the St. James encampment was dismantled by circles of police & some outside workers but the movement continues… I heard in the corporate media that we did not have solutions! I emailed the original media team to post solutions but it never made it onto the site until now occupier economies: discussing solutions to growing inequality Nov. 5 to 22… Objective:How to close the gap between the wealthy and the poor? by Question Mark & 50plus voices Stop Crony Capitalism; example an unelected economist now runs Greece and an unelected Goldman Sachs alumni leads Italy $1 Billion will be raised from Wall St. & Industry to ReElect Obama In Canada, the Conservatives got 39.6% of votes successfully cast, 54% of the seats and ALL the power. Solution to First Past the Post is Electoral Reform ie. Proportional Representation Solutions for people who are suffering, sick & working poor/class STOP Fords Cuts Raise minimum wage Raise the taxable income federally to above poverty line levels A serious look at native, people of colour & immigrants Inclusionary Housing Strategy build affordable housing, seniors residences, supportive housing for addiction Tuition Reform/Debt Invest in ECE:Early Childhood Education, nutrition programs, Education, Free post secondary for all who qualify Youth Hiring Incentives Jobs Plan, environmental jobs Worker Cooperatives Civil Society Non Governmental Organizations(NGOs) Not for Profit Management ECONOMIC Progressive Income Taxation to reallocate resources Financial Transaction Tax Inheritance Tax(see U$) Improve Unemployment Benefits Bank of Canada lending at no interest for Infrastructure projects...
Toronto G20 summit police have commited criminal acts like beating up protesters. Kettling people at Queen & Spadina; a day after the police left their cars behind that were later set on fire?! Bliar lied about the law. The police are bad at math because aside from a few people who got within 5 metres of the Summit fence. There were over 1,100 arrests and about 20 something people convicted; sometimes guilty in a plea bargin while the approach for the police will encounter the thin blue line. Bliar should at least apologize if not resign for what happened under his watch even though it was Harper who chose Toronto in the first place likely to showcase Toronto’s financial district when Harper could have added a dozen chairs at the G8 in Huntsville! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/05/18/toronto-g20-blair.html...
Marxism is the annual political conference organized by the International Socialists. This year’s theme is “global crisis, global resistance.” Held over three days at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto, Marxism 2012 features more than 30 talks and panels with speakers from across Canada and Quebec and around the world. Marxism 2012 is endorsed by the Ryerson Students’ Union. DATES Friday, May 25 to Sunday, May 27, 2012 For exact times, please see the full schedule. LOCATION Ryerson Students’ Centre * 55 Gould Street Toronto, Ontario TTC: Dundas | Directions & map * The Ryerson Students’ Centre is a fully accessible space. MORE INFO Email: marxism [at] socialist [dot] ca Phone: 416-972-6391 Facebook: Marxism 2012 Schedule This is a preliminary schedule and is subject to change. Speakers’ biographies are availablehere. FRIDAY MAY 25 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The global fight against austerity: from the ballot box to the street (Room 1) – Nikos Loudos, Judith Orr, Andria Babbington, Monique Moisan, Carolyn Egan 9:00 pm – late Social SATURDAY MAY 26 10:00 am – 11:15 am Egypt and the Arab World: the year of revolution (Room 1) – Member of Egypt’s Revolutionary Socialists (TBA), Yusur Al-Bahrani, Sid Lacombe 11:30 am – 12:45 pm The 2012 Quebec student strike (Room 1) – Xavier Lafrance, Monique Moisan, Sibel Epi Ataoğul Thomas Mulcair & the NDP: what next? (Room 2) – Ritch Whyman The red in the rainbow: socialists & queer liberation (Room 3) – Darren Edgar Why is the 1% imposing austerity? (Room 4) – Pam Frache, Paul Kellogg 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Building rank & file resistance in labour / lunch break (Room 1) – Carolyn Egan, Sung-Lim Kang, Jonathon Hodge, Jeff Ince, Pam Johnson 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm Tar Sands, pipelines & Indigenous sovereignty (Room 1) – Ben Powless, John Bell ‘Occupy everything!’ The history of the Russian Revolution (Room 2) – Octavian Cadabeschi Can capitalism be reformed? (Room 3) – Kevin Brice 1965: Canada’s rank & file rebellion (Room 4) – Pam Johnson 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm ‘From each according to their ability’: socialists & the disability movement (Room 1) – Melissa Graham, Michele MacAulay, Patricia Reilly Quebec, First Nations & the Canadian state (Room 2) – Chantal Sundaram Too many people? Population, immigration & climate change (Room 3) – Ian Angus The radical roots of hip hop (Room 4) – Mohammad Ali Aumeer 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Can we stop the Harper Agenda? (Room 1) – Brigette DePape, Tasha Peters, Ben Powless, Hadayt Nazami, Michelle Robidoux 9:00 pm – late Social SUNDAY MAY 27 10:00 am – 11:15 am Eyewitness to the Greek rebellion (Room 1) – Nikos Loudos ‘Never going back!’ How women won abortion rights (Room 2) – Michelle Robidoux, Judith Orr The new class struggle in Africa (Room 3) – Ali Awali From Libya to Syria: revolution vs ‘humanitarian intervention’ (Room 4) – Jesse McLaren 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Palestine: imagining the one-state solution (Room 1) – Palestinian guest speaker, Abbie Bakan Racism, Islamophobia & economic crisis (Room 2) – Nikos Loudos, Chantal Sundaram 1972: when Quebec workers occupied (Room 3) – Jessica Squires Chile: students & workers rise up (Room 4) – Peter Hogarth 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Are you a revolutionary? Introduction to the International Socialists / lunch break (Room 1) – Yusur Al-Bahrani, Kevin Brice 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm The role of socialists in Egypt’s revolution (Room 1) – Member of Egypt’s Revolutionary Socialists (TBA), Judith Orr What’s green about Marxism? (Room 2) – Bradley Hughes Women, workers & resistance in Iran (Room 3) – Niaz Salimi, Faline Bobier Hacktivism, social media & revolution (Room 4) – Chris Bruno, James Clark 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Closing rally: global crisis, global resistance (Room 1) – Nikos Loudos, Judith Orr, Monique Moisan...
Where the leaders of some of the top economies will talk but not necessarily take action! The NATO summit is to follow in Chicago. Originally the G6; Canada was added to make it G7 & Russia to make it G8. This year Vladimir Putin chose not to attend. While Mario Monti remains an unelected leader from Italy as Francois Hollande of France makes his debut! When Harper first came to power in 2006, Canada had the 8th largest real economy. Under minority Conservative governments & Finance Minister Flaherty; Canada has fallen to 11th place having been surpassed by Brazil, Russia & India while the People’s Republic of China recently became the 2nd largest economy in the World though is not part of the G8. (see BRICs)...
Socialist leader defeats Conservative in France while Greece votes for anti austerity candidates as the EU looks at a double dip recession?! http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1173954–france-election-francois-hollande-defeats-nicolas-sarkozy-to-become-president...
I was thinking about watching all the American content of the Frontline documentaries that have aired on PBS about the financial industry. In Canada, we have problems as well. This book was released in April. http://thievesofbaystreet.ca/about/...
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