Final reminder for upcoming “Making the Youth Count in Canada’s Future” conference happening this Saturday!

A Conference reminder:

Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance presents:

Making the Youth Count in Canada’s Future: The Struggles of Young
Workers in the Age of Austerity and Neoliberal Globalization

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A Province-Wide Youth Conference

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2013
Location: United Steelworkers Hall
25 Cecil St. (College & Spadina)
Toronto, Ontario
Time: ALL DAY
Registration starts 9AM
Opening remarks begin: 10:00AM

Join us as we gather with youth and other members of various communities and professions from across Canada to tackle issues youth face today under the increasing attacks of neoliberal globalization. These include:
-Rising student debt and unemployment
-Environmental degradation
-Criminalization of student activity on campuses
-Systemic racism
and more!

All are invited to take part in this conference. Register online now: http://bit.ly/maketheyouthcount

Speakers include:
Emmanuel Sayo, Co-founder of the Kalayaan Resource Centre • Fay Faraday, Immigration, Labour, and Human Right Lawyer • Reuben Sarumugam, Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance • Karina Francisco & Aizaz Malik, Students Against Israeli ApartheidKrisna Saravanamuttu, National Council of Canadian Tamils • Andrew Sayo, Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipinso sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance • Mike Leitold, Criminal Defense Lawyer • Gabrielle Fayant, Youth For Northern Communities/Odawa Native Friendship Centre • Aila Comilang & John “Kebz’ Nerier, Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipinso sa Canada/Filipino Canadian Youth Alliance • Cecilia Diocson, National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada

For more information, contact the conference secretariat:
Charie Siddayao or Reuben Sarumugam
(416) 519-2553
www.magkaisacentre.org
Email: ukpc-on@magkaisacentre.org
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