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On Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Julius Deutsch passed away at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer. He was a friend, mentor and brother to all who knew him, and an inspiration for so many people whose lives he touched. Our thoughts go out to his family and many friends at this time.

March 6th 9-10:30 AM Annual Mary Spratt International Women's Day Breakfast, sponsored by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council and United Steelworkers District 6.
USW Hall, 25 Cecil Street, Toronto (click here for Google map)
Tickets $8.00 (proceeds go to Toronto area women's shelters). Contact Omero Landi for advance tickets at (416) 977-7274 x224

March 10th 7pm Phylllis Clarke Memorial Lecture Series "Operating in the Obama Movement: Challenges for Progressives" by Bill Fletcher Jr., long-time labour activist, former President and CEO of the Trans Africa Forum, founder of the Centre for Labour Renewal, editor of "The Black Commentator" and author of "Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labour and a New Path Towards Social Justice". Cara Commons/Lounge, 7th Floor, Room 1-148, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Ryerson University, 55 Dundas Street West, Toronto.(click here for Google Map)
Download .pdf flyer here.

March 22-26th George Brown College 18th Annual "Labour Fair" sponsored by George Brown College, Student Assoociation of GBC, OPSEU Locals 556 & 557, Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
This year's theme is "A Jobless Recovery: Who Wins? Who Loses? Featuring in-class speakers, theatre, spoken word performances, video documentaries, music and cultural events.
Download .pdf flyer here.
For further information and programme schedule click here.

April 24th "Women's Political Forum" sponsored by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council and the Canadian Labour Congress (Registration fee $40)   Download flyer here.

May 8th - (Registration at 8:15 AM) - 8th Annual Aboriginal and Workers of Colour Conference sponsored by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.   OFL Building, 15 Gervais Drive, Toronto
Download .pdf flyer here.

May 13-15th:   Labour Tech 2010 - A conference on unions, working people and technology - University of Windsor - Windsor, ON

July 9 -11th:   Labour Start Conference 2010 - McMaster University - Hamilton, ON

PAST EVENTS

September 21st - Judy Rebick's speech at the "Fix EI" Town Hall Meeting (click on video to play)

September 7th Labour Day Parade

For photos click here and here!

"FIX EI" Rally - June 13, 2009 (click on video to play)

Connecting Struggles and Movement Building

onnecting Struggles and Movement Building: Confererence, New College, Toronto, June 8 - 10, 2009

A collaborative project organized by the Labour Education Centre (Toronto) and the Highlander Research & Education Centre (Tennessee)

Coming soon! Enjoy pictures from this historic event
YouTube video also coming soon!