Calendar of Events 2010
CF member events and others
(Revised Mar 8_10)
When |
What/Where |
Details |
Common Frontiers Meeting in Toronto |
All-members day long meeting – location The United Church in Toronto |
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Mar 20-27 |
Canadian fact-finding mission to Chiapas, Mexico |
Delegation to meet main actors involved in and impacted by the activities of Canadian mining company Blackfire in Chiapas. For more info: comfront@web.ca |
People’s World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth Rights, Cochabamba, Bolivia. |
The premise for this global gathering is that 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit was a failure - People and governments need to agree on far-reaching solutions now. Contact www.cmpcc.org |
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WSF-Thematic gathering Another Way out of the Crisis is Possible; Mexico City |
Special focus on a different model of economic and social development following the crisis of new-liberalism. For more info contact secretario.rmalc@gmail.com |
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May 7-9 |
The 9th Tri-national Conference for the Defense of Public Education, Montreal |
This biennial event is a forum for union activists and representatives from Mexico, the United States and Canada to share their experiences defending public education. Program available on the site www.trinationalcoalition.org |
May (date TBA) |
North American legislators and civil society gathering to end NAFTA, Washington |
One of a series of N.A. legislators-civil society meetings – this one to take place with advancing US TRADE ACT as key discussion point. Meeting to be confirmed. |
May 30 |
Presidential Elections in Colombia |
Uribe may not be running this time, but Uribismo will be at play. |
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Jun 21-27 |
G20 People’s Summit 2010, Toronto, CanadaDays of Action leading to G20/G8 |
A week of forums and workshops in Toronto during the week running from June 18-25 to propose alternatives, followed by mobilization/marches to protest the G20 Summit taking place in Toronto June 25-27 |
| Jun 18-19 |
ICEM/IMF Triple Crisis of Sustainability Conference, Toronto Canada |
Two Global unions hosting this Conference on sustainability at Chestnut Residence Hotel |
| Jun 20 |
Day of Solidarity with Labour Rights in Mexico, Toronto, Ontario |
Unions from around the world and social movement organizations to hold a roundtable focusing on labour rights in Mexico [with a special focus on the cases of SME and the Mineros] - at Chestnut Residence Hotel. comfront@web.ca |
Jun 21-25 |
ITUC 2nd World Congress |
Vancouver, Canada www.ituc.org/spip.php |
| Jun 22-26 |
US Social Forum in Detroit, Michigan, USA. |
“Another World is Possible – Another US is Necessary”. Thousands of activists from around the US expected to attend. Contact www.ussf2010.org |
2010 Americas Social Forum, Asuncion, Paraguay |
Contact info.: Magdalena León: consejo@forosocialamericas.org / José Miguel Hernandes: jmamerica@yahoo.com.mx Also see: www.forosocialamericas.org |
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IV North American Tri-National Energy Sector Conference, Los Angeles, California |
North American energy sector unions and popular sector organizations have had three previous meetings looking at an agenda of fomenting decent green jobs and reducing the environmental footprint in the energy sector. Also seeks to provide an energy blueprint as an alternative to NAFTA provisions. Meeting will be hosted by Utility Workers Union of America. |
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Presidential Election in Brazil |
This first round likely to be followed by a second round on October 31 |
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Mid-term legislative elections in the U.S. |
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Nov 29-Dec 10 |
UN conference on Climate Change - COP 16, Cancun |
After failure of Copenhagen meeting in 2009, and galvanized by the Cochabamba climate change gathering in April 2010, popular sector organizations plan to be present in Cancun during the COP-16. For more info: (official) http://unfccc.int/2860.php |