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SUMMARY:A Living Wage in Ontario: Why It Matters
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 11th\, 7:00 pm - Evening keynote address    The History and Potential of the Living Wage Movement: The B.C. Experience\, featuring Seth Klein\, Executive Director\, B.C. Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives    Friday\, October 12th\, 8:30-4:30 pm - Full-day workshop    What does it take to make a living wage?    What role can governments play in ensuring a living wage?    How can businesses get engaged in the goal of paying a living wage?    What can we learn from Canadian experiences with living wage campaigns?    The workshop will draw on real-life examples of living wage successes and it will provide space for participants to consider what a living wage could mean in the context of reducing income inequality in Ontario.    Space is limited so register now! Click here to register.    For more information\, please contact: CCPA-Ontario Director Trish Hennessy at trish@policyalternatives.ca.    Guest speakers include:    Hugh Mackenzie and Jim Stanford\, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives    Jaime McEvoy\, City Councillor\, New Westminster    Michael McCarthy Flynn\, full-time organizer\, Metro Vancouver Living Wage campaign    Jordan Brennan\, Dept. of Political Science\, York University    Robert White\, B.R.I. Consultants    Kristyn Wong-Tam\, City Councillor\, Toronto    Kernaghan Webb\, Director\, Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility\, Ryerson University    Winnie Ng\, Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice\, Ryerson University    Sonia Singh\, Workers’ Action Centre\,    Dave Tate\, ACORN    Kirsten Sutton\, SAP Labs    … and more!    Conference Co-Sponsors:    Centre for Labour Management Relations\, Ryerson University    Metcalf Foundation    Centre for Civic Governance\, Colombia Institute    Social Planning Toronto    Income Security Advocacy Centre    Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction    Campaign 2000
LOCATION:7th Floor, 55 Dundas Street W, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
URL:http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/event/a-living-wage-in-ontario-why-it-matters/
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