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Words are Weapons! A Teach-In Against the WTO
For those who cannot assist to the teach-in, some of these will be recorded and rebroadcasted on Rock the WTO Radio next Saturday, July 26. Stay tuned!
When and Where
Saturday, July 26
9:30am-5:30pm
Pavillon Hubert Aquin
Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM)
St-Denis and Ste-Catherine (metro Berri-UQAM)
Services
Free!
Wheelchair accessible.
Childcare available on-site.
Translation.
Content
A full day of workshops, presentations and discussions; topics include:
War and Militarization * Agriculture * Indigenous Sovereignty * Education * Labour * Poverty * Women * Immigration and Displacement * Intellectual Property Rights * Alternatives to Capitalism.
Speakers
Confirmed speakers include:
- on Indigenous Sovereignty: Clifton Nicholas of the Kanesatake Nation and members of the Native Friendship Center;
- on Alternatives to Capitalism: Marie-Ève Beattie;
- on Education and Globalization: The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS);
- on Immigration and Displacement: Tess Tesalona of the Immigrant Workers' Center (IWC), Sarwat Viquar of the South Asian Womens' Community Center (SAWCC) and Jamel Ouchfoun of the Action Committee of Non-Status Algerians;
- on Labour: Dave Bleakney of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Marco Luciano of the Filipino Workers Support Group;
- on Agriculture and the Frontiers of Capital: Kevin Walsh of Food Not Lawns;
- on Patents and Intellectual Property Rights: Dr. Vinh-Kin Nguyen of McGill and Martin Petit of the Institut de recherche et d'information socio-économiques (IRIS)
- on War and Militarization: Block the Empire Montreal.
- ALSO, Creative Resistance, with members of the Popular Mobilization Against the WTO and the Beehive Collective.
Schedule
| Time |
Event |
Room |
Speakers |
| 9:30am-10:45am |
OPENING PLENARY |
A-1824 |
Barbara Legault (Block the Empire)
Aziz Choudry (ZNet and GATT Watchdog) |
| 11:00am-12:15pm |
War and Militarization |
A-1825 |
Block the Empire Montreal |
|
WTO, Agriculture and the Frontiers of Capital |
A-1850 |
Kevin Walsh of Food Not Lawns |
|
Indigenous Sovereignty |
A-1870 |
Clifton Nicholas of the Kanesatake Nation and members of the Native Friendship Center |
|
Education and Globalization |
A-1890 |
The Canadian Federation fo Students (CFS) |
| 12:15pm-1:30pm |
LUNCH |
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| 1:30pm-4:15pm |
Creative Resistance |
A-1824 |
Members of the Popular Mobilization Against the WTO and the Beehive Collective |
| 1:30pm-2:45pm |
Labour |
A-1825 |
Dave Bleakney of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Marco Luciano of the Filipino Workers Support Group |
|
Immigration and Displacement |
A-1850 |
Tess Tesalona of the Immigrant Workers' Center (IWC), Sarwat Viquar of the South Asian Womens' Community Center (SAWCC) and Jamel Ouchfoun of the Action Committee of Non-Status Algerians |
|
TRIPs |
A-1870 |
Dr. Vinh-Kin Nguyen of McGill and Martin Petit of the Institut de recherche et d'information socio-économiques (IRIS) |
| 3pm-4:15pm |
Poverty |
A-1890 |
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Women |
A-1850 |
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Alternatives to Capitalism |
A-1870 |
Marie-Ève Beattie |
| 4:30pm-5:30pm |
CLOSING PLENARY |
A-1824 |
Sarita Ahooja (No One Is Illegal)
Ahmed Abdirahman (Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights) |
Info: 514-409-2049 * resisteomc@resist.ca * http://montreal.resist.ca
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