Hi, folks!
My apologies for pressing this now, but we've little time left re: SSHRC
grant app.
Rhonda has rightly reminded our WGSCC Committee that our conference ought
to include labour voices, which reflect people with disabilities.
To that end, she has suggested that we approach John Rae as a prospective
roundtable speaker, whose bio can be viewed here:
http://www.innoversity.com/roadmap/speakers/john-rae/
Says Rhonda (of Rae):
"Rae was an active union member in the ON public service; he remains an
active advocate for people with disabilities and their workplace struggles;
he can speak expertly to challenges with human rights commissions for
people with disabilities dealing with workplace discrimination; he also
played a key role in the Canadian Human Rights Museum’s universal access
committee; and has consulted with CMHR on a variety of issues related to
people with disabilities."
It sounds like a no-brainer to me. Rae can easily fit into the second
Roundtable panel and, what's more, will serve as a critical and unique,
leading voice in conversations re: disability rights and labour issues.
Can I get a vote, here, from committee members to extend Rae a Roundtable
invite? And quickly (forgive me)?
KL
204.899.8687
JERRY WOODS has agreed to participate in our Roundtable on *Building an
Inclusive Labour Movement.*
*Jim M., Rhonda and Paul J:* Is it too late to include Jerry in our SSHRC
app?
His info. is as follows:
JERRY WOODS: Past chair, MB Human Rights Commission; Indigenous labour
rights activist
WINNIPEG, MB
Status: *ATTENDING*
This is FANTASTIC!
KL
204.899.8687
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: JERRY WOODS <jerryw(a)shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: SPEAKING REQUEST RE: 1919 WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE CENTENARY
CONFERENCE (MAY 9-11, 2019 | WINNIPEG, MB)
To: Krishna Lalbiharie <krishna.lalbiharie(a)gmail.com>
Hi Krishna. I accept your invitation with pleasure. Thank you
Sent from my iPhone
Hi all,
I'm going to contact those who made proposals and tell them, for the most part, that they have been accepted and we will get back to them closer to the time of the conference with the schedule and any other guidelines.
For those who were not there, we returned to the issue late in the meeting. There were 3 proposals that we were debating: Mancini, Fairbairn, and Bako. We decided to find a place for Mancini in one of the other panels, and to reject Fairbairn's proposal. On Bako, we decided that I would contact him and suggest that he play some other role in the conference. Shortly afterwards, I was talking to my daughter Adrie, who some of you know (she works for Workers United in Toronto) who had just returned from the Labor Notes conference in Chicago. She was quite keen that we have a session on young workers and said that she would be willing to participate and/or to find someone. I think she has a point that we do want to have something addressing young workers as it would be attractive to the MFL Young Members Assembly. I won't contact Bako immediately, but let me know what you think about constructing a session addressing young workers.
Also, after the deadline I was contacted by Myer Siemiatycki at Ryerson, who missed the deadline and wanted to see if he could still apply. He was a contributor to Craig Heron, ed., The Workers' Revolt in Canada, 1917-1925. He is interested in presenting on the Mathers' Commission that was investigating industrial relations in 1919. I said that I would ask the committee if we would accept a proposal from him.
Jim
James Naylor
Professor
Department of History
Brandon University
270 18th Street
Brandon, MB R7A 6A9
Canada
Office: 204 727 9664
Cell: 204 720 2117
Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca>
people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/<https://people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/>
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Greetings!
After my Sunday, April 8, 2018 appeal to all 13 identified prospective
WGSCC roundtable participants, I am pleased to report the following, which
is current as of this writing:
*1. POVERTY AND THE FIGHT FOR A MATERIAL EXISTENCE (THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER
LIFE)*
DEENA LADD: Workers’ Action Centre
Toronto, ON
Status: *ATTENDING*
JOHN CLARKE: Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
Toronto, ON
Status: *ATTENDING*
VICTOR ELKINS: Hospital Employees Union
Vancouver, BC
Status: *ATTENDING*
SEAN SMITH: Toronto Airport Workers’ Council
Toronto, ON
Status: *ATTENDING*
*2. BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE LABOUR MOVEMENT (SOLIDARITY ACROSS BOUNDARIES)*
FRED HAHN: CUPE Ontario
Toronto (Markham), ON
Status: *ATTENDING*
CHRIS RAMSAROOP: Justice for Migrant Workers
Toronto, ON
Status: *ATTENDING*
PAM PALMATER: Indigenous Rights Advocate/Author/Academic (Ryerson
University)
Toronto, ON
Status: *TENTATIVELY ATTENDING; WILL CONFIRM ASAP*
BILAN ARTE: Canadian Labour of Congress
Ottawa, ON
Status: *TENTATIVELY ATTENDING; SEEKING APPROVAL FROM EXECUTIVE*
JERRY WOODS: Past Chair, MB Human Rights Commission/Indigenous Labour
Rights Activist
Winnipeg, MB
Status: *NO REPLY*
*3. MAKING LABOUR A SOCIAL FORCE & POLITICAL LEADER (BUILDING A
WORKING-CLASS ALTERNATIVE)*
SUZANNE MacNEIL: President, Halifax-Dartmoth and District Labour Council
Halifax, NS
Status: *TENTATIVELY ATTENDING; WILL CONFIRM ASAP*
BASIA SOKAL: President, Winnipeg Labour Council
Winnipeg, MB
Status: *ATTENDING*
ALIA KARIM: Fight for $15 Movement
Toronto, ON
Status: *ATTENDING*
SCOTT CHRICTON: IBEW 424/Alberta Labour History Institute Board
Edmonton, AB
Status: *ATTENDING*
++++++++++
This has been a very fruitful appeal, which can be summarized as follows:
*ATTENDING: 9*
*TENTATIVELY ATTENDING: 3*
*NO REPLY: 1*
*TOTAL: 13*
*It’s my recommendation that we can include all prospective roundtable
participant names within the SSHRC application, save for Jerry Woods, who
has yet to reply, unfortunately.* To the latter, I will continue to seek
out Jerry’s participation this week and moving forward. Alongside, Leslie
Spillett would be a great addition to our conference — this, as discussed
at the March 3, 2018 meeting of the WGSCC Committee. I will approach her as
you all advise.
All my best for now!
Krishna
204.899.8687
krishna.lalbiharie(a)gmail.com
Friends, *ALL 13 ROUNDTABLE REQUEST PACKAGES* — including one to Scott
Chricton (IBEW 424) of the Alberta Labour History Board as so recommended
by Jeff Taylor! — *HAVE BEEN SENT OUT!*
Please note that I have BCC-ed some of you on these requests where you've
agreed to do a follow-up call or email with the prospective roundtabler
owing to a personal connection.
Thus far, I have received commitments from folks to follow-up as such:
KRISHNA: Pam Palmater, Bilan Arte, Jerry Woods, Alia Karim
PAUL MOIST: Victor Elkins, Fred Hahn
DAVID CAMFIELD: Deena Ladd, John Clarke, Suzanne MacNeil
JEFF TAYLOR: Scott Chricton
If any one has a personal connection with Sean Smith or Chris Ramsaroop,
please indicate so and follow-up as you can (otherwise I will do so myself):
Sean Smith: Toronto Airport Workers’ Council
ONTARIO
Sean(a)unifor2002.org
Chris Ramsaroop: Justice for Migrant Workers
ONTARIO
ramsaroopchris(a)gmail.com
Finally, I'm attaching a sample ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER REQUEST PACKAGE, which
was individuated for all 113 asks! (Sending John Clarke's example.)
Okay! I'm off to a thing, but back home by 10, I suspect. Will be super
attendant to these matters in advance of our Wednesday SSHRC report back
meeting, I assure you.
All my best!
KL
204.899.8687
Hi, all!
So, this is very URGENT, as discussed at yesterday's WGSCC Committee
meeting re: SSHRC application.
I am attaching a word doc pitch, which I will send (and properly configure)
to all suggested ROUNDTABLE speakers. Note, too, that I will attach a
proper letterhead, poster and general "ABOUT US" piece as a PDF alongside
the request. *PLEASE SUGGEST CHANGES, RHONDA AND JIM M., ESPECIALLY! :-)*
What's more, below (in the body of this email), please take note of the
following email addresses, which, if need correcting, please do let me
know! To that end, note that I haven't a current address for Jerry Woods
(his old MB Human Rights Commission email is no longer receivable on his
end), but I will be able to acquire said later today for close
acquaintances. *Further, I still require a contact name re: IRON & EARTH
(ALBERTA). Can you help, Jeff T.?*
ALSO, please do indicate from the list below if you are able to do personal
phone call or email follow-up with friends/colleagues that you know well —
this after my initial email request of roundtable speakers this afternoon.
(I would recommend that you begin contacting your personal connections
either this late afternoon or tomorrow, certainly.)
FYI, the following has been agreed upon (so far) re: follow-ups:
*KRISHNA: Pam Palmater, Jerry Woods, Bilan Arte, Alia Karim*
*PAUL MOIST: Victor Elkins, Fred Hahn*
All my best for now! Hope to send all invites by noon, with follow-ups
thereafter — and surely at least till Wednesday, as agreed, re: Rhonda and
Jim M's request.
KL
204.899.8687
++++++++++
*1. POVERTY AND THE FIGHT FOR A MATERIAL EXISTENCE (THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER
LIFE)*
Deena Ladd: Workers’ Action Centre
ONTARIO
deena(a)workersactioncentre.org
John Clarke: Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
ONTARIO
johnclarke(a)riseup.net
Victor Elkins: Hospital Employees’ Union
BC
velkins(a)shaw.ca
Sean Smith: Toronto Airport Workers’ Council
ONTARIO
Sean(a)unifor2002.org
*2. BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE LABOUR MOVEMENT (SOLIDARITY ACROSS BOUNDARIES)*
Fred Hahn: CUPE Ontario
ONTARIO
fhahn(a)cupe.on.ca
Chris Ramsaroop: Justice for Migrant Workers
ONTARIO
ramsaroopchris(a)gmail.com
Pam Palmater: Indigenous Rights Advocate/Author/Academic (Ryerson
University)
ONTARIO
myraraworld(a)hotmail.com
ppalmater(a)politics.ryerson.ca
Bilan Arte: Canadian Labour Congress
ONTARIO
arte.bilan(a)gmail.com
Jerry Woods: Past chair, MB Human Rights Commission; Indigenous labour
rights activist
MANITOBA
email: TBA
*MAKING LABOUR A SOCIAL FORCE & POLITICAL LEADER (BUILDING A WORKING-CLASS
ALTERNATIVE)*
Suzanne MacNeil: Halifax Labour Council
NOVA SCOTIA
president(a)halifaxlabour.ca
Basia Sokal: Winnipeg Labour Council
MANITOBA
bjsokal(a)icloud.com
wlcpresident(a)winnipeglabour.ca
Alia Karim: FF15
ONTARIO
aliak(a)yorku.ca
“Name”: Iron & Earth
ALBERTA
"email"
++++++++++
*ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER REQUEST:*
Greetings, <INSERT NAME>!
I write to you on behalf of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike Centenary
Conference Committee, which proudly hosts *THE 1919 WINNIPEG GENERAL STRIKE
CENTENARY CONFERENCE (WGSCC): BUILDING A BETTER WORLD from May 9-11, 2019
in Winnipeg, Manitoba.*
As you know, the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was a landmark moment in
North American working-class history. In May and June that year, over
30,000 workers ceased work for six weeks. Provoked by the inequities of
industrial capitalism, the authoritarianism of their workplaces, the brutal
experiences of the First World War, rising prices and stagnating wages, an
insecure economic outlook, intransigent employers, and a federal state that
responded to their demands with growing repression, the city’s workers
stood together in an astounding display of unity. This was also an era
filled with hope; the horrors of industrialization and militarism
encouraged many to think of ways of constructing a better world. The
combination of anger and hope was infectious. In 1919, Winnipeg workers
displayed an inspiring unity, facing hunger, threats of permanent dismissal
and blacklisting, and violence at the hands of authorities, most notably in
the vicious assault they unleashed on “Bloody Saturday,” killing two
workers and injuring many more.
A century later, the WGSCC Committee seeks to commemorate, honour and
better understand these events by way of this historical conference
gathering of approximately 200 activists, organizers, scholars, trade
unionists and social justice and labour rights advocates from across Canada
and beyond.
Over the course of three themed days (May 9-11, 2019), WGSCC delegates will
participate in concurrent sessions led by several invited conference paper
presenters — *with each day concluding with a PLENARY/ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
led by three-to-five solicited speakers, whose experiences, expertise and
prolific work in the area of labour rights and related social justice
movements and scholarship remains significant.*
*To that end, the WCSCC Committee invites you to participate as a WGSCC
ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER in one of three plenary sessions planned within our
conference’s program schedule, which is arranged under the following
themes:*
1. Poverty and the Fight for a Material Existence: The Fight for a Better
Life — May 9, 2019
2. Building an Inclusive Labour Movement: Solidarity Across Boundaries
— May 10, 2019
3. Labour as a Social Force & Political Leader: A Working-Class Alternative
— May 11, 2019
*Specifically, we invite you to participate as a WGSCC ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER
on:*
<INSERT THEME>
While the WGSCC Committee recognizes that our event takes place more than a
year from this initial writing,* your quick and positive response to this
invitation will certainly help in our overall logistical conference
planning and the arrangement of your needs as a WGSCC ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER.*
*What’s more, please note that our fundraising efforts and other supports
and partnerships will more-than-likely allow for your full travel and
accommodation expenses, although we do ask that you request funding from
your representative organizations where applicable and possible. *
Together with the assistance from organizations and public institutions
like the Canadian Committee on Labour History (CCLH); the Canadian
Association for Work and Labour Studies (CAWLS); Faculties of Arts at
Brandon University, the University of Manitoba and the University of
Winnipeg; the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL); and the Winnipeg Labour
Council (WLC) we hope to receive you as a WGSCC ROUNDTABLE SPEAKER in
respect of this unique and critical event in the history of Canadian labour
rights activism and human rights and anti-poverty advocacy.
Note, too, that the WGSCC Committee is actively securing the participation
of one or more renowned and prominent keynote speakers, which, together
with a host of other conference activities, promises to make our 1919
commemorative efforts a fantastic draw for the whole of Winnipeg and
Canada, altogether!
Again, the WGSCC Committee looks forward to your positive and quick
response to this request and is available to answer any questions you may
have! To this end, please connect with:
Jim Naylor
WGSCC Committee Chair
204.727.9644 (office)
204.720.2117 (cell)
Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca
Please do survey our current WGSCC website for further information:
1919-2019.com
Follow us on Facebook, too:
facebook.com/1919WinnipegGeneralStrikeConference/
In Solidarity!
Krishna Lalbiharie
WGSCC Committee Member
204.899.8687
krishna.lalbiharie(a)gmail.com
*WGSCC ROUNDTABLE THEMES*
*1. Poverty and the Fight for a Material Existence: The Fight for a Better
Life — May 9, 2019*
Just as workers in 1919 sought to lift themselves and their communities out
of poverty and win a fairer share of the fruits of economic growth,
21st-century workers are facing worsening material conditions: stagnating
wages and increasing precarious employment, along with cuts to social
services that increase demands upon working-class families. The “Fight for
15,” struggles for family supports such as child care, and the rise of
antipoverty movements are at the forefront of today’s organizing,
reflecting the ways in which neoliberalism has forced the fight for a
living wage and a working-class economic security onto centre stage.
*2. Building an Inclusive Labour Movement: Solidarity Across Boundaries
— May 10, 2019*
A century ago, Winnipeg was a divided city – not only along the lines of
class, but workers were, themselves, divided along lines of race and
ethnicity. A capitalist labour market pitted “British Canadian” and
“immigrant” workers against each other; the First World War heightened
fears of the “foreigners,” and the economic insecurity that faced returning
soldiers at the end of the war led, on occasion, to confrontations on the
streets of Winnipeg. Amazingly, attempts by employers to use bigotry to
divide the city’s strikers failed. Today, governments and businesses use
international borders, an exclusionary “citizenship” which often denies
workers from abroad a range of social and labour rights, and post 9/11
xenophobia, to ensure their control over labour. The lessons of overcoming
these divisions and fighting for common, expanded rights, are as central
today as they were then, and include a growing understanding of the rights
of Indigenous people as First Peoples and as workers.
*3. Labour as a Social Force & Political Leader: A Working-Class
Alternative — May 11, 2019*
The Winnipeg General Strike was part of a continent-wide, even an
international, labour revolt that saw unions, mass strikes and
working-class parties act in their own name. In Winnipeg, despite the
defeat of the strike, socialist and labour parties continued the fight by
other means. This was an era in which labour was the voice of the
dispossessed; if there was a solution to the problems that capitalism
brought, it was represented by labour. In the 21st century, a wide range of
social movements address issues that were often unimagined a century ago.
Building an effective response to a wide range of assaults on the
environment, and in defence of Indigenous rights, gender rights, on the
rights of the disabled, and so much more, requires education, organizing,
and mobilization. To what extent are these class issues that labour needs
to centrally address? Can labour lead in building a better world in which
all forms of oppression and exploitation are fought?
As discussed, here's the list of the roundtable names that we need to
connect with ASAP and report back by Wednesday to Rhonda and Jim re:
inclusion in SSHRC application.
I will personally contact the following:
1. Pam Palmater
2. Bilan Arte
3. Jerry Woods
4. Alia Karim
I am assuming that we can include Basia, even though that she lives here?
1. POVERTY AND THE FIGHT FOR A MATERIAL EXISTENCE (THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER
LIFE)
• Deena Ladd: Workers’ Action Centre & FF15&F
• John Clarke: Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
• Victor Elkins: Hospital Employees’ Union (BC)
• Sean Smith: Toronto Airport Workers’ Council
2. BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE LABOUR MOVEMENT (SOLIDARITY ACROSS BOUNDARIES)
• Fred Hahn: CUPE Ontario
• Chris Ramsaroop: Justice for Migrant Workers
• Pam Palmater: Indigenous Rights Advocate/Author/Academic (Ryerson
University)
• Bilan Arte: Canadian Labour Congress
• Jerry Woods: Past chair, MB Human Rights Commission; Indigenous labour
rights activist
3. MAKING LABOUR A SOCIAL FORCE & POLITICAL LEADER (BUILDING A
WORKING-CLASS ALTERNATIVE)
• Suzanne MacNeil: Halifax Labour Council
• Basia Sokal: Winnipeg Labour Council
• Alia Karim: FF15&F
• “Name”?: Iron & Earth (Alberta)
Hello all,
Please go to the History Common Room, 3rd floor, Ashdown Hall.
Go up escalator to 3rd floor, turn right toward Ashdown Hall, to first door
on your right.
Sharon
Sharon Reilly
On Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 5:19 PM James Naylor, <Naylor(a)brandonu.ca> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> The postponed meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee
> will be this Saturday, April 7, at 1:30 in room 2B23, University of
> Winnipeg.
>
> Agenda:
>
> · Reports
> · Status of Round Tables
> · Report regarding conference papers and sessions (Julie and Jim
> M.)
> · Friday night event (and related issues)
> · Brandon Activities
> · Finances (SSHRC proposal)
>
> Jim
>
>
> James Naylor
> Professor
> Department of History
> Brandon University
> 270 18th Street
> Brandon, MB R7A 6A9
> Canada
>
> Office: 204 727 9664
> Cell: 204 720 2117
>
> Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca
> people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 1919-Conference mailing list
> 1919-Conference(a)lists.umanitoba.ca
> http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/1919-conference
>
Hi everyone,
The postponed meeting of the Winnipeg General Strike Conference Committee will be this Saturday, April 7, at 1:30 in room 2B23, University of Winnipeg.
Agenda:
• Reports
• Status of Round Tables
• Report regarding conference papers and sessions (Julie and Jim M.)
• Friday night event (and related issues)
• Brandon Activities
• Finances (SSHRC proposal)
Jim
James Naylor
Professor
Department of History
Brandon University
270 18th Street
Brandon, MB R7A 6A9
Canada
Office: 204 727 9664
Cell: 204 720 2117
Naylor(a)BrandonU.ca<mailto:Naylor@BrandonU.ca>
people.brandonu.ca/naylorj/
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Here is the CCPA request. Please add this to your agendas.
julie
From: Molly McCracken [mailto:molly.mccracken@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 10:40 AM
To: Julie Guard
Cc: Ellen Smirl
Subject: Re: 2019 speaking event
Hi Julie
I hope this email does not come too late for the committee meeting. I spoke with Jason Hooper last week. Upon reflection, I changed what I suggested to you earlier regarding possible CCPA MB involvement to the following:
Would the committee and WECC be supportive of a third event with Bragg where he speaks at Knox Church? We could have an interesting format, perhaps interview style with a prominent Winnipegger. I understand Bragg is a good speaker and has done this type of thing before.
I suggested this to Jason and he said he'd think about it and talk to the committee.
Thanks
Molly
On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 4:57 PM, Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Julie.Guard@umanitoba.ca>> wrote:
Thanks for your input Molly. I will share your suggestions with the committee, at our meeting in three weeks (yoiks! I thought I had shed some of my meeting obligations!)
julie
From: Molly McCracken [mailto:molly.mccracken@gmail.com<mailto:molly.mccracken@gmail.com>]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2018 4:56 PM
To: Julie Guard
Cc: Ellen Smirl
Subject: Re: 2019 speaking event
Thanks Julie. Billy Bragg will be fantastic. His name came up when we met on the collaboration between the 1919 Strike Committee and CCPA MB at the Good Will back in the summer.
I'm suggesting that it be explored that the public event be held at a larger venue, Knox. WECC will sell out very quickly for Bragg. It sounds like the conference committee wants to hold the event for conference attendees at the Labour Temple, which makes a lot of sense to me.
I'd like to just float the idea by Jason to see what he thinks.
It sounds like the Billy Bragg events are taking precedence so I'd like to explore CCPA's involvement.
Thanks
Molly
On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Julie.Guard@umanitoba.ca>> wrote:
Hi Ellen:
I will pass that suggestion on to the committee. I know the group was quite intent on getting the Labour Temple for the evening, and we have had to negotiate with the Labour Council to get it, but we can certainly add it to the agenda of our next meeting. We didn’t set a date, but I think we expect to meet again in a few weeks.
julie
From: Ellen Smirl [mailto:ellen@policyalternatives.ca<mailto:ellen@policyalternatives.ca>]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2018 3:44 PM
To: Julie Guard
Cc: Molly McCracken
Subject: Re: 2019 speaking event
Hi Julie,
I was speaking with Molly and we are wondering if there might be room for CCPA to partner to bring Billy Bragg to a larger venue? It sounds like the Labour Temple is for the conference attendees, but would there be a possibility to bring Billy to Knox United rather than WECC to draw a bigger crowd? CCPA would love to be able to support this event if possible, and if so, Molly suggested she could speak to Jason about how CCPA could partner in hosting a larger event. I’m going to cc Molly here so she can be part of this conversation.
On Mar 6, 2018, at 2:42 PM, Julie Guard <Julie.Guard(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Julie.Guard@umanitoba.ca>> wrote:
Hi Ellen:
I think we’ve more or less opted to try to get Billy Bragg and not worry about trying to get a really high-profile speaker like Arundhati Roy, fabulous as that would be. Jason from WECC came to our last meeting, and my understanding is that he is working on setting up two events, one at the Labour Temple for the conference and another at the WECC. I regret to tell you that we neglected to discuss the role of the CCPA. It just slipped by us, but I don’t think the opportunity has disappeared. Our understanding is that the conference would engage him, if he is available and will come, to perform, as would the WECC. So if we can either singly or jointly arrange a speaking engagement, that should still be possible.
Do you want to discuss that with the Steering Committee?
julie
From: Ellen Smirl [mailto:ellen@policyalternatives.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2018 2:37 PM
To: Julie Guard
Subject: 2019 speaking event
Hi Julie,
I just wanted to touch base to see where we are at in terms of the 2019 event. Unfortunately my notes on our meeting are not very clear (note to self: take better meeting notes!) but I do remember that we were supposed to receive some sort of confirmation from U of M organizing committee about feedback on the idea of bringing in a speaker. I think we were also tossing the idea around about music as well (Billy Bragg). And is there any support that CCPA can give you at this time?
Talk soon,
Ellen
Ellen Smirl
Project Coordinator
CCPA-Manitoba
205-765 Main Street
Winnipeg MB R2W 3N5
204-927-3202<tel:(204)%20927-3202>