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Check out the latest Issue of our e-bulletin, Soundbites. (June 23, 2011)
Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by admin.
This issue:
- Social Planning Toronto receives Vital Ideas Award
- Recap on SPT’s June Research & Policy Form: Justice & Equity on the Job
- Fees and Fundraising Update
- Partner News & Events (this is now featured in the right column)
- Worth Repeating: Sell-off of 900 TCHC homes: Facts and options
- Get Involved in Social Planning Toronto
- About Social Planning Toronto
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Social Planning Toronto receives Vital Ideas Award
Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by admin.
John Campey, Executive Director of SPT (pictured on right) receives a “Vital Ideas” Award on behalf of Social Planning Toronto at the Toronto Community Foundation’s Award Ceremony on June 22, 2011. Other recipients included SEDI, Toronto Acorn, TO Fund for …
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Recap on SPT’s June Research & Policy Form: Justice & Equity on the Job
Posted on 19. Jun, 2011 by admin.
On June 15th, Social Planning Toronto hosted its June Research & Policy forum entitled, “Justice & Equity on the Job: Challenging wage theft and employment barriers for racialized workers”. Invited speakers included Sheila Block, Director- Economic Analysis at the Wellesley …
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Check out the latest Issue of our e-bulletin, Soundbites. (June 8, 2011)
Posted on 08. Jun, 2011 by admin.
This issue:
- Social Planning Toronto and the Toronto Working Group on Poverty Present: Thinking Locally, Acting Provincially
- The Commitment to Community Campaign Presents: An Action-Oriented Organizing Meeting
- Registration is Now Open for Social Planning Toronto’s June Research & Policy Forum
- Roma Students in the TDSB: Challenges and Opportunities
- Community Engagement in the 2011 Federal Election
- Tracing Root Causes of Poverty
- Partner News & Events (this is now featured in the right column)
- Worth Repeating: Toronto’s Budget Survey Deeply Flawed
- Get Involved in Social Planning Toronto
- About Social Planning Toronto
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Registration is Now Open for Social Planning Toronto’s June Research & Policy Forum: “Justice & Equity on the Job”
Posted on 02. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Registration is Now Open for Social Planning Toronto’s June Research & Policy Forum: Justice & Equity on the Job: Challenging wage theft and employment barriers for racialized workers
Join us for a discussion on issues facing racialized workers in the Canadian labour market and the campaign to improve Ontario’s employment standards.
Time: June 15, 2011, 1:00pm-3:30pm
Location: Social Planning Toronto, 2 Carlton Street, Suite 1001 (Corner of Carlton & Yonge)
Our office is wheelchair accessible. Light refreshments will be served.
Speakers:
- Sheila Block, The Wellesley Institute, Canada’s Colour Coded Labour Market: The Gap for Racialized Workers
- Deena Ladd, The Workers’ Action Centre, Unpaid Wages, Unprotected Workers: A Survey of Employment Standards Violations
Space is limited so register early. You can register online at: http://spt-june-forum.eventbrite.com or call Mary Micallef at (416) 351-0095 x 251
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