[Januaryfirst] Leaflet

[Harjap Grewal]

hey folks,

quick not to say that there is only a single "s" in Cease's first name and
also that we should probably not include speakers until we have
more/everyone confirmed.

harjap



On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Gil <zapat3ro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I suppose nobody managed to meet last week? Apologies again, but the
> Social Housing Coalition's meeting was at the same time, and we couldn't
> miss it.
>
> Here's a PDF of the handout/leaflet, in case people can handout anything
> this weekend. We should reorganize another leafleting meting this week tho.
> Would anyone be up for that this Wednesday?
>
> Also, we have not found any other speaker! I have checked with people
> looking for someone in the South just now, and I'm waiting for a response
> soon. I also took the liberty of emailing Mark Leier just now, in case
> nobody has done it... I mentioned somebody else *may* have tho, just in
> case I jumped the gun! haha
>
> We should ramp up the promotion (just re-blasted it on FB), so please make
> sure to email your friends with the invite to make sure as many people as
> possible get it! (I attahced an easy to copy+paste version below)
>
> Hope you're all good and see you soon!
>
> gil
>
> -----callout-----
>
> FTAs are so 1990s!
> Almost two decades have past since Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) were the
> hot topic, when the incredible resistance to the World Trade Organization
> at Seattle covered front pages across the globe, and the Zapatistas of
> Chiapas, Mexico were on everyone’s minds. Even the powerful music and
> message of Rage Against the Machine seems like ancient history!
>
> But two decades have not been enough to normalize the almost-complete
> destruction of our social safety nets (health care, education, unemployment
> insurance programs), the impoverished living and working conditions that
> are constantly getting worse, and the general dispossession that thousands
> of people across North America and the rest of the world have endured due
> to these agreements. Two decades of FTAs have also meant two decades of
> resistance.
>
> Join this public discussion of how communities have endured these two
> decades, and be part of the ongoing struggle to recover the lost ground and
> build anew communities that rely on our collective sense of belonging and
> friendship, and where our work is put to the benefit of all, not the few.
>
> *when:* Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. Start at 6PM
> *where:* YWCA Downtown Meeting Room at 733 Beatty St., corner of Georgia
>
> Speakers:
> Ceasse Wyss
> + TBA
>
> [image: Inline image 1]
>
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