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CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF EDUCATION AND WORK – UPDATE 6th MARCH 2011
EVENTS
REGISTER FOR CERTIFICATE IN ADULT & CONTINUING EDUCATION (CACE) DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
CACE distance education courses beginning in April 2011
University of Victoria’s Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education (CACE) is an award-winning professional development program for those interested in adult learning, program coordination, instruction/training, facilitation, instructional design/technologies, and leadership.
Courses include: Planning Program Evaluation, Managing Collective Learning in the Workplace, Strategic Marketing in Adult Education, and more.
For further information/registration:
Heather Brand, Program Secretary, Continuing Studies in Education, Phone: (250) 721-8944; Fax: (250) 721-6603, E-mail: brandh@uvic.ca
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MOVIE: INSIDE JOB
From Academy Award nominated filmmaker Charles Ferguson (No End in Sight) comes Inside Job, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs.
Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia. Narrated by Academy Award winner Matt Damon, Inside Job was made on location in the United States, Iceland, England, France, Singapore, and China.
Official Site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/insidejob/
Now playing at Magic Lantern Theatres (formerly Carlton Cinema), Toronto.
Show times: http://www.rainbowcinemas.ca/A/index.php?theatre=Carlton&synopsis=true#Inside_Job
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CASAE/AERC JOINT CONFERENCE IN TORONTO
Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) and the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE/ACEEA).
Registration is now open for the 2011 Joint Meeting of AERC and CASAE in celebration of CASAE’s 30th Anniversary. Early bird rates apply until May 1st and seating in pre-conference events is limited, so register as early as you can! Visit http://www.casae2011aerc.org to register online, view abstracts for pre-conference workshops, and find information on accommodation and travel to Toronto.
Please read the following registration instructions carefully. Our on-line registration process has three steps. First, you have the option to register for ONLY pre-conference events or to register for the entire conference (including pre-conference events). Second, you will fill out a form on our website with your registration and contact information. Third, when you press submit you will be redirected to the University of Toronto website to process your online payment. A confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email and you will receive a second email confirming payment. Unfortunately, you can only register one conference participant at a time.
For more info and to register: http://www.casae2011aerc.org
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ENGAGING HEARTS AND MINDS: EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP IN ACTION
March 7-8, 2011
Delta Toronto East Hotel
2035 Kennedy Road, Toronto
The Institute for Global Citizenship and Equity at Centennial College invites you to attend a unique conference. This event will be addressing how as global citizens we can get involved locally, nationally and internationally to dialogue and exchange ideas on global issues.
Many dynamic speakers will be taking part including:
– Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the TRC – Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
– Dr. Sherene Razack, Professor, Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
– Dr. Henry Giroux, Global Television Network, Chair in Communication Studies, McMaster University
– Rev. Gretta Vosper, founder of the Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity, author and participant at United Church of Canada
Presenters and panelists from around the world are also confirmed, discussing equity, social justice and global citizenship in action.
Space is limited. Call Aida Haroun at 416-289-5000 x. 3438.
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OUR CITY, OUR SERVICES, OUR FUTURE!
Community Day of Action in Toronto
Saturday, April 9, 2011 (details to be announced)
1 p.m.
Toronto City Hall
Since taking office in November, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has begun implementing his own personal agenda … an agenda that is frighteningly similar to the Tea Party Republicans in Wisconsin and Ohio whose actions have sparked massive protests. Ford has made it clear that he is hell bent on selling off public services, derailing public transit, targeting trade unions and rolling-back Toronto’s environmental plans. This style of “aggressive conservatism” is designed to usher in a new wave of Harris-style cuts across Ontario.
Toronto should be a city that everyone can be proud of – one that serves all its residents regardless of income, which celebrates its diversity and plays a leadership role in crucial areas like climate change and social equality. Today, all of these priorities are under threat in Toronto. Tomorrow they could be challenged in any town or city in Ontario!
Take Action:
On Saturday, April 9, 2011, come to Toronto City Hall to help defend good jobs, public services and greener cities throughout Ontario. Together, we can challenge the conservative agenda that is threatening our jobs, our livelihoods and our neighbourhoods.
Book Buses to Toronto:
Organize and fill buses to Toronto and register them with the rally organizers.
Eddie Ste. Marie, CLC: 416-441-3710 x226 or estemarie@clc-ctc.ca
Contact Rally Organizers: Laurie Hardwick, OFL: 416-571-3087 or lhardwick@ofl.ca
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NEWS & VIEWS
DISASTER IN THE MAKING: THE QUIET EROSION OF CANADA’S REGULATION SYSTEM
By Trish Hennessy, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
In Canada, regulations adopted by every level of government have historically helped to make this one of the safest, most desirable places to raise a family. But a slow, steady, and quiet erosion of regulations by our governments put Canadians’ health, safety and well-being increasingly at risk. This primer on regulation, by the CCPA’s Trish Hennessy, tells the story of Canada’s slippery slide into deregulation. It also provides resource information to learn more about regulation issues in Canada.
Read more: http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/disaster-making
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CANADIAN WORKER CO-OP FEDERATION (CWCF) URGES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR CONVERSIONS TO WORKER CO-OPS
The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF) has called on the federal government to provide funding to support conversions to worker co-ops.
Appearing before the Standing Committee on Finance on February 15, CWCF president Alain Bridault and executive director Hazel Corcoran said worker co-ops could meet the challenge posed by the imminent retirements of large numbers of “baby boomers”.
“We know that with the retirement of very large numbers of workers from the baby-boomer generation, we shall face a serious problem of manpower shortages,” Mr. Brideault said, adding that the democratic and participatory nature of worker co-ops would be attractive to potential employees.
Read more: http://www.canadianworker.coop/news/worker-co-op-news/cwcf-presentation-standing-committee-finance-february-15-2011
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WISCONSIN SPIRIT SWEEPS ACROSS THE MIDWEST
By Jenny Brown, Dan La Botz, Labor Notes
The spirit of Wisconsin is inspiring union members in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan to jam capitol buildings by the tens of thousands to fight a raft of union-busting bills in their states.
By aiming their attack against such a broad range of working people—teachers to state workers to building trades—conservative legislators and their shadowy billionaire funders unintentionally created the conditions for unity.
By making their aggression so naked, the legislators scotched the usual impulse from most labor leaders to think they could negotiate a way out behind closed doors. When the right took off the gloves, labor finally put up its dukes.
Read more: http://labornotes.org/2011/02/wisconsin-spirit-sweeps-across-midwest
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USW-CANADA IN SOLIDARITY WITH WISCONSIN WORKERS – RESISTING THE ATTACK ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS
The United Steelworkers stands in support of the working people of Wisconsin who are fighting an unprecedented attack on their rights by Republican Governor Scott Walker.
This direct attack on public workers has far-reaching implications. Unionists across North America are watching closely and standing together with our sisters and brothers in Wisconsin. We know that governments and corporations in Canada and the U.S. will be eager to attempt similar measures to weaken workers’ rights.
Read more: http://www.usw.ca/media/statements/opinions?id=0018
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A FUTURE FOR STEEL IN CANADA?
By D.W. Livingstone and Warren Smith, Hamilton Spectator
The Jan. 29 Day of Action in Hamilton has been met by a deafening silence from both U.S. Steel and the federal government. This is an ominous sign for the future of steelmaking at the site that a generation ago employed the largest industrial workforce in Canada.
Read more: http://www.thespec.com/opinion/article/493015–a-future-for-steel-in-canada
[D.W. Livingstone is Canada Research Chair in Lifelong Learning and Work and Professor Emeritus at University of Toronto. Warren Smith was president of USW Local 1005 from 1997 to 2003. They have just published Manufacturing Meltdown: Reshaping Steel Work (Fernwood Publishing,
http://www.fernwoodpublishing.ca/Manufacturing-Meltdown/).]
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JOB POSTINGS
EDUCATION DIRECTOR, SEIU LOCAL 1 CANADA
SEIU Local 1 Canada is seeking an Education Director to develop and implement the education program for the local. The successful candidate must understand the organizing, mobilizing model of trade unionism, be able to develop education programs that reflect this model, and be able to work with the Leadership and staff and executive board as they go through the process of implementing a mobilizing model.
For more info: http://www.charityvillage.com/cvnet/viewlisting.aspx?id=227954&eng=True&fs=True&fa=False
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CULTURAL CONSULTING SERVICES PROMOTER, MAYWORKS
Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts Contract Position: Cultural Consulting Services Promoter (Contract position, March – May 2011)
This short term contract position will undertake targeted outreach and promotion of Mayworks’ cultural consulting services to the union movement.
The primary outcome is the expansion and diversification of Mayworks’ consulting services in order to maintain and increase earned revenue through consulting services. The contract will also serve to raise the profile of the festival in the labour movement as well as build and maintain festival audiences.
General overview of activities to be implemented*:
March/April 2011
– Identify upcoming union conferences and conventions
– Identify unions for targeted outreach
– Design and print consulting services flyers, ‘give-away’ item and slide show
– Print business cards
April 2011
– Mail out of promotional flyer with letter, follow-up with email, phone calls
– Start targeted outreach to identified unions for general promotion
– Set meetings, start making any travel arrangements**
– Pitch specific event programming to unions with upcoming conferences, meetings or conventions
– Meet with unions and continue outreach
May 2011
– Negotiate any new contracts
– Look into social enterprise umbrella organisations that would support Mayworks or provide networks
– Table at union conferences
– Any last meetings, outreach, contract negotiations
– Wrap up promotional work
– Write final report
– Evaluate success of promotional tour, and next steps
*At times, working in consultation/collaboration with graphic designer **Potential travel to Ottawa for promotional meetings with Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Travel expenses will be covered by Mayworks.
Hours of work and remuneration:
The total work hours for the initiative is 100 hours from March 2011 through May 2011 (at least 40 hours per month April and May 2011). Remuneration for the project is $2710 which includes a percentage in lieu of all fringe benefits.
The applicant should have the following qualifications:
– A minimum of two years experience in event/project development and coordination
– Good working knowledge of the labour movement and social justice/activist communities
– Established networks within the labour movement an asset
– Good negotiation, outreach and promotional skills
– Ability to meet tight deadlines
– Ability to work with union members and manage different needs
– Strong written and oral communication skills
Send a letter of application and resume by March 18, 2011 to:
Email: Hiring Committee, c/o mbwall@sympatico.ca Regular mail: Mayworks, 25 Cecil St., 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1N1. Fax: 416-599-8661.
No phone calls, please.
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ABOUT CSEW (CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF EDUCATION & WORK, OISE/UT):
Head: Peter Sawchuk
Co-ordinator: D’Arcy Martin
The Centre for the Study of Education and Work (CSEW) brings together educators from university, union, and community settings to understand and enrich the often-undervalued informal and formal learning of working people. We develop research and teaching programs at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (UofT) that strengthen feminist, anti-racist, labour movement, and working-class perspectives on learning and work.
Our major project is APCOL: Anti-Poverty Community Organizing and Learning. This five-year project (2009-2013), funded by SSHRC-CURA, brings academics and activists together in a collaborative effort to evaluate how organizations approach issues and campaigns and use popular education.
For more information about CSEW, visit: http://www.csew.ca
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