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From: fawcett@physics.utoronto.ca (Eric Fawcett)
To: s4pont@physics.utoronto.ca, s4potht@physics.utoronto.ca, s4ptor@physics.utoronto.ca
Subject: Global Teach-In 2 in Hamilton
Date: Wed, 28 Jan
OPIRG McMaster & The Council of Canadians (Hamilton Chapter) Present:
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GLOBALIZATION
TEACH - IN 2:
Challenge to Democracy
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Date: February 27-28 1998
Place: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
The Conference at a Glance:
Friday February 27, 7:30 p.m.: The Challenge
Maude Barlow - Honourary Chair of the Council of Canadians will discuss
the MAI and Canadian sovereignty
Warren Allmand - Director of the Center for Human Rights and Democratic
Institutions
Dr George Sorger - will discuss globalization and El Salvador
Duff Conacher - Coordinator of Democracy Watch will discuss balancing free
market capitalism and democratic rights
Saturday February 28, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: The Response (panel
discussion)
Politicians: Warren Allmand (international); Bill Blaikie M.P. (National);
Dominica Agostino M.P.P. (Provincial); Andrea Horwath (Regional) will
respond to Friday evenings Challenge
Saturday February 28, 10:45 to Noon: Workshops
1) Medicare: Lynn Simmons, Ontario Health Coalition. Is publicity funded
health care doomed?
2) Labour: Dr. Don Wells, Labour Studies, McMaster University. Can
organized labour meet the challenge of globalization?
3) Banking in Canada: Dr. GordenCoggin, of the Committee on Monetary and
Economic Reform (COMER). The connection between money creation and
debt.
4) Internet: Dr David Jones, President electronic frontiers Canada.
Regulation and Content of the global Internet.
5) Values and Ethics: TBA
6) Democratic Activism: Anne Emmett and Elizabeth Davies. Fighting Bill
104.
7) Mexico, NAFTA and Human Rights: Dr. Nibaldo Galleguillos of McMaster.
8) Fighting Globalization Hands-On: Bryce Rudyk of McMaster OPIRG. The
power of institutions to fight globalization through selective
purchasing, with reference to the Free Burma Movement.
Saturday February 28, 12:15 to 2:15: Luncheon Speaker
Tony Clarke, director of Polaris Institute. The proper balance between the
public and private sectors with special reference to non-government
agencies.
Saturday February 28, 2:30 to 3:45: Workshops
9) Effectively Challenging Corporations: Kevin Thomas, of friends of the
Lubicon. Strategies for grassroots consumer campaigns and the case of
the Daishawa Inc.
10) Education: Malcolm Buchanan, General Secretary of the Ontario
Secondary Schools Teachers Federations (OSSTF). An examination of the
joint pressures of cuts, privatization, charter schools and voucher
education bought on by globalization.
11) Pensions and Proposed New Seniors Benefits: Bill Heshka, Chair of St.
Catharines Council of Canadian. Whither or Whether C.P.P.?
12) International Monetary Fund: Dr. Gordon Coggins, of COMER. The
practices of history of the IMF, friendly banker or corporate
colonizer?
13) Environment: Bernard Eccles, Greenpeace. The threats posed to the
environment and the future of human kind.
14) Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering: Richard Wolfson, Ph.D, Nat'l
Director Canada Consumer Rights to Know Campaign. Mandatory
labeling and long-term testing of genetic engineered food.
15) International Health, Challenges and Controversies: Dr. Karen
Trollope. The relationship between international health programs,
indigenous medical systems and the role of the
pharmaceutical industry.
16) Employment, Race to the Bottom. Jim Mulvale, of McMaster University.
Prospects of employment and globalization.
Saturday February 28, 4:00 p.m.: Wrap-Up Speaker
John Sewell, former Mayor of Toronto and head of Citizens for Local
Democracy. Strategies for the democratic struggle against the forces for
globalization.
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Registration Information:
Cost:
General All Events $35.00* Friday Evening $10.00
Fixed Income All Events $15.00* Friday Evening $5.00
*includes Saturday Lunch
Registration may be made in person at Health Sciences Center, McMaster
University on February 27/28, 1998. Pre-registration is strongly
encouraged in order to obtain preferred workshops. Sessions will be
limited to 25 participants.
By Mail or Fax: Please Make Cheque or Money Order payable to:
Council of Canadians Hamilton Chapter
Fax to: Globalization Teach-In , c/o O.P.I.R.G, McMaster University, (905)
523-0107
Mail In: Globalization Teach-In 2, c/o O.P.I.R.G,
P.O. Box 1013, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 1C0
In Person: Room 210, Hamilton Hall, McMaster University
Billeting available on a first come first serve basis during
pre-registration.
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