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CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF EDUCATION AND WORK – UPDATE 9th OCTOBER 2010
EVENTS
WORKSHOP – BOARD-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE IDEAL AND REALITY IN THE GOVERNANCE OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
with Vic Murray, Schulich School of Business, York University
October 29, 2010
9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Social Economy Centre (OISE/UT)
252 Bloor St. West (ROOM TBA), Toronto (St. George Subway Station)
Join us in this workshop to:
– Explore the gaps between the ideal and reality in board governance
– Learn how to develop ways of bringing the ideal and reality closer together
– Learn how to use contingency-based analysis and tailored board development approaches
Cost: $140 + HST; Each additional participant from the same organization will receive a $15 discount, as will those who register for more than one workshop. Student rate available. Refreshments, coffee & tea served, but lunch not provided.
To register: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FY65KMM or contact Lisa White at secworkshops@gmail.com or 416-978-0022.
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LECTURE – HOW LABOUR IS (PART OF) THE PROBLEM IN BUILDING THE LEFT
The University of Toronto Department of Sociology is pleased to announce an important lecture by:
Professor Frances Fox Piven, CUNY Graduate Center
Friday October 15, 2010
1:30 pm
Room 240, 725 Spadina Avenue, Toronto
A leading scholar and political activist, Frances Fox Piven was recently president of the American Sociological Association and is former Vice-President of the American Political Science Association. Her most recent book is Keeping Down the Black Vote (2009). Other books include Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America (2006), The War at Home: The Domestic Causes and Consequences of Bush’s Militarism (2004), Why Americans Still Don’t Vote (2000), Breaking of the American Social Compact (1997) and Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare (updated edition, 1993).
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SEMINAR – A LIBERAL VISION: FILM AND MIDDLE CLASS IDENTITY IN POST-WAR INDUSTRIAL MEDIA
Friday, October 15
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
108N – North House
Munk School, University of Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place
Speaker: Heide Solbrig (Assistant Professor of Media and Culture at Bentley College)
Sponsored by Centre for the Study of the United States
Co-sponsored by University of Western Ontario , Cinema Studies, Innis College , University of Toronto
Register online at: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=8801
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LUNCHBOX SPEAKERS’ SERIES – MICRO FINANCE
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Noon – 1:30 pm
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
252 Bloor St. West, Toronto
Room 12-199
With:
Susan Henry, Corporate Social Responsibility – Alterna Savings
Kenn Ross, Miziwe Biik
Alex Kjorven, ACCESS Community Capital Fund
– Susan Henry will discuss the Community Micro-Loan Program’s impact on clients, Alterna Savings itself, as well as the overall social return on investment.
– Kenn Ross will talk about the unique aspects of lending to Aboriginal entrepreneurs.
– Alex Kjorven will explore the challenges of lending in specific neighbourhoods; in particular, the new Regent Park area.
Moderator: Ann Jamieson, Toronto Enterprise fund, United Way Toronto, will provide context and background information for this discussion.
Bring your lunch and a mug. Water, coffee and tea will be provided.
For more information, please contact Lisa White: secspeaker@oise.utoronto.ca
This event will also be webcast live on the Internet. Please see our website for detailed instructions: http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/english/webcast.php
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WORKSHOP – DEEP DEMOCRACY: WHOLE SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION
October 27th, 2010
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Toronto
We know we live in times of democratic crisis- only 60% of Canadians voted in the last election, and of that number, only 37% of 18-24 year olds. We hear everyone from politicians to pundits explaining reasons why more and more people are disenfranchised with the current system. And yet, the answers are always ‘out there’. Rarely do we look deep enough to understand the root causes of democratic disengagement.
Join special guest Julie Diamond for a provocative presentation and shared imagining of a society where everyone has agency. With municipal, provincial and federal elections coming up in the next year, deep democracy offers some tantalizing possibilities of how to evolve our system at the level of consciousness that created it.
US based thought leader Julie Diamond is a trainer, facilitator and consultant, who has been working in the field of human and organizational change for over 25 years. The author of two books, she currently serves as the Vice President of Academic Affairs for the Process Work Institute of Portland. She writes about issues of leadership, power and learning on her blog, A User’s Guide to Power.
Event Fee(s)
General ($20 + HST) $ 22.60
CSI Member ($10 + HST) $ 11.30
To register: https://socialinnovation.ca/civicrm/event/register?id=30&reset=1
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SYMPOSIUM – TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS (TFW)
Sponsored by the Work and Learning Network in partnership with the Prairie Metropolis Centre
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Stanley Milner Public Library
Edmonton Room, Downtown Edmonton
Come and join us as we share information about policies, practices, and research related to TFWs in Manitoba and Alberta.
Acknowledging the diversity of workers involved, this symposium focuses on one area that has been a focus of recent recruitment — nursing.
Questions addressed by our speakers from health, government, and research communities in Alberta and Manitoba relate to the workings of immigration and credential assessment and recognition processes and program outcomes.
This symposium will provide a forum for discussion amongst policy-makers, employers, unions, academics, immigrant-serving agencies and others about the complex issues arising from the TFW program.
Registration fees (Lunch and service fees included)
– In person participation – $60.00
– Online participation – $40.00
– Low wage fee – $20.00
To register: http://tfw.eventbrite.com
Symposium website: http://www.wln.ualberta.ca/tfw_2010/welcome_tfw.html
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NEWS & VIEWS
MARK CARNEY ON THE “NATURAL RATE” OF UNEMPLOYMENT
by Andrew Jackson, Bullet No. 418, October 8 2010
I was disturbed to read this comment on the current state of the U.S. economy in Governor of the Bank of Canada, Mark Carney’s speech last week.
“The natural rate of (U.S.) unemployment may be increasing sharply. The scale of industry restructuring means that some unemployed workers do not have the skills suitable for the expanding sectors. Other job seekers are tied to their local area, due to an inability to sell their homes in distressed markets, hampering the mobility that has been a hallmark of the American labour market. The current cycle is also self-reinforcing. As long-term unemployment becomes more entrenched, workers’ skills deteriorate and their reintegration into the labour force becomes more difficult.”
Why is this disturbing?
Continue reading: http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/418.php
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PANTALONE CAN WIN…
by Gary Shaul, rabble.ca
On Thursday night I attended the monthly meeting of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council to hear Joe Pantalone speak. It was a very exciting part of the agenda. This report doesn’t do justice to the electrifying atmosphere in the room but I’ll do my best (I didn’t take notes). If anyone reading this was there, please feel free to chime in.
Read more: http://www.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/gary-shaul/2010/10/why-pantalone-will-win
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THE VENEZUELAN ALTERNATIVE – COULD A NEW BRAND OF SOCIALISM AID AND INSPIRE OPPOSITION TO CAPITALISM?
by Al Engler, rabble.ca
Book review of The Socialist Alternative: Real Human Development
by Michael Lebowitz
Monthly Review Press, 2010; $16.41)
Michael Lebowitz is a professor emeritus of economics at Simon Fraser University now living in Venezuela working with Centro International Miranda, a government-supported think tank. In The Socialist Alternative: Real Human Development, he contrasts Venezuelan policies with the top-down socialism of the 20th century. The latter had focused on rapid industrial development through state ownership and top-down command. In Venezuela the government of Hugo Chavez focuses on human development, on the cooperative meeting of human needs, on social ownership and on participation in community and workplace decisions.
Read more: http://rabble.ca/books/reviews/2010/10/venezuelan-alternative
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JOB POSTINGS
INDOOR LOCATIONS FUNDRAISERS – VARIOUS CHARITIES/NGOS – NON-COMMISSION
Public Outreach http://www.publicoutreach.ca
Toronto, Ontario
We are seeking spirited, dynamic individuals who are looking to do either seasonal or full-time fundraising on a non-commission basis (meaning you are guaranteed a wage + bonuses) as part of our new and expanding Indoor Locations Program.
Public Outreach is Canada’s leader in face-to-face fundraising, and we take great pride in representing our charities using honest, respectful, and ethical practices.
The Indoor Locations Program is a business-casual, professional style of interactive fundraising, where we do not ask you to use pressure, but assurance, where you are the catalyst or the spark in bridging the gap
between monthly donor, and charity.
For more information and to apply, visit: http://www.publicoutreach.ca/flash/index.html
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JOIN OUR TEAM: RABBLE EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS ARE BACK!
Fetch stories, not coffee as a rabble editorial intern. Immerse yourself in the world of activism, news writing, blogging and audio producing!
rabble.ca offers a wonderful work environment and a chance to hone your media-making skills.
We’re currently seeking volunteer editorial interns — please see snap shot descriptions of each at the website below and download the full application package. This year we are offering an honorarium for those who successfully complete the internships.
Read more: http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/rabble-staff/2010/10/join-our-team-rabble-editorial-internships-are-back
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COORDINATOR, HEPATITIS C COMMUNICATIONS & SOCIAL MARKETING
CATIE (The Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange) is currently looking to immediately fill this position (full time with finite term of 3 years).
Primary Role: The Coordinator, Hepatitis C Communications & Social Marketing is responsible for the overall coordination of the development and execution of communications and social marketing campaigns in support of CATIE’s Hepatitis C Program.
Click to be taken to CATIE’s website for position details and application directions: http://www.catie.ca/eng/GetInvolved/Career.shtml
We invite you to pass this e-mail on to anyone that you feel might be interested.
CATIE is an equal opportunity employer. Persons living with HIV/AIDS and/or hepatitis C are encouraged to apply.
CATIE is a national, not-for-profit charity committed to improving the health and quality of life of all people living with HIV and/or hepatitis C in Canada. We serve people living with HIV and/or hepatitis C and the people and organizations that support them by providing accessible, accurate, unbiased and timely information. We work in partnership with a network of other information providers to ensure that people have access to the information they need, in the form they desire, to make informed health care choices.
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For more information about CSEW, visit: http://www.csew.ca
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