Council of Canadians Counter G20 Forum: Shout Out for Global Justice!

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Strong line-up of international speakers set for Council’s counter-G20 forum

The Council of Canadians will confront the pressures of global capitalism and a failed model of world trade that has led to inaction on climate change, the loss of clean, accessible water and rising corporate power as Canada hosts the G8 and the G20 in Ontario June 25-27.

We will be putting the issues of global trade and economic justice in the spotlight.

Major Public Forum
Friday, June 25, 2010, 7pm - 10pm
Location is changing, Toronto -- Stay Tuned!

On June 25, please join the Council of Canadians to challenge the G20 and demand trade, water and climate justice!

* NEWS: U of T to be closed for G20 summit - We are currently seeking clarification from administration about what this means for the Shout Out event venue and will update this page as soon as we have more details.

FEATURING:

Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch.

Leo Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers and Vice-President of the AFL-CIO.
 

Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of Democracy Now!, a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 800 TV and radio stations in North America.

John Hilary, executive director of War on Want, which campaigns for human rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice.

Naomi Klein, award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and author of the international bestsellers, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism and No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.

Dr. Vandana Shiva, founder of Navdanya, an environmental justice organization that counts 5,000,000 farmer families in sixteen states of India among its members. Before becoming an activist, Dr. Shiva was one of India's leading physicists.

Pablo Solon, Bolivian ambassador to the United Nations and lead negotiator for Bolivia at the December 2009 climate conference in Copenhagen.

Clayton Thomas-Mueller, aboriginal activist and tar sands campaigner with the Indigenous Environmental Network.

and more...