Sudbury Social Justice News - November 9, 2013

EVENTS & MEETINGS:

1) Monday, November 11: Meeting of Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty
2) Tuesday, November 12: Trial of the S-CAP 11 - Day 3
3) Tuesday, November 12: Rainbow Routes Association AGM
4) Wednesday, November 13: Science Cafe -- Thinking Extinction: Should We Save All Species (And Maybe Bring Some Back?)
5) Wednesday, November 13: S-CAP Lobby for Ontario Disability Support
6) Thursday, November 14: Meeting of the Sudbury Working Group of The
Media Co-op
7) Thursday, November 14: Action to Raise the Minimum Wage
8) Friday, November 15: Support Community Media: CKLU 96.7 Mid-Life Crisis Fundraiser
9) Saturday, November 16: Defend Our Climate, Defend Our Communities - Sudbury
10) Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24: Female Eye Film Festival

NEWS, ANALYSIS, & CALLS TO ACTION:

1) Demand That Your MPP Pledge to Protect ODSP!
2) MNR tries to stop grassroots home building in 'unorganized Indian settlement land'

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Monday, November 11: Meeting of Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty

Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Offices of the Sudbury and District Labour Council (Suite 209 upstairs in 109 Elm Street, which is across the street from the Native Friendship Centre)

Matters to be discussed include our continuing direct action support work and the trial of the S-CAP 11. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Children are welcome to attend, or childcare support is available upon request.

S-CAP is a direct-action anti-poverty organization based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. We provide direct-action support work assisting individuals in their struggles with welfare and ODSP, housing, employers, and others who deny people what they are entitled to in order to meet their needs. In addition, we mount campaigns against and support educational work about regressive government policies as they effect working people and people living in poverty. We believe in the power of people to organize themselves. We believe in the power of resistance!

La coalition contre la pauvreté de Sudbury (S-CAP) est un organisme d’action directe luttant contre la pauvreté. Elle se trouve à Sudbury en Ontario.

Le travail de la coalition se base dans l’action directe et consiste à apporter de l’aide aux individus dans leurs luttes pour l’assistance sociale, l’invalidité, le logement, l’emploi et à les aider à faire face aux gens qui leur refusent ce à quoi ils ont droit pour rencontrer leurs besoins. De plus, la coalition fait des compagnes de sensibilisation et de dénonciation par rapport aux politiques gouvernementales régressives quant à leurs effets sur les travailleurs et travailleuses et les personnes vivant dans la pauvreté.

La coalition croit au pouvoir des personnes de s’organiser elles-mêmes; elle croit au pouvoir de la résistance!

Please call us (249-878-7227)

Email us at sudburyCAP@gmail.com

S-CAP on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/257339454351403/

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Tuesday, November 12: Trial of the S-CAP 11 - Day 3

Time: 9:30am
Location: Room C-11, Tom Davies Square (200 Brady Street, Sudbury)

A year ago, eleven members and supporters of the Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty were arrested while trying to deliver a message at the constituency office of Liberal MPP Rick Bartolucci in opposition to then-proposed (and now implemented) cuts and changes to a social assistance benefit meant to keep people out of homelessness and to allow women to leave abusive relationships.

The prosecution has presented their case against the S-CAP 11. Charges against four participants have been dropped. Now the defense will present its case. S-CAP is inviting people in the community to attend and show their support.

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Tuesday, November 12: Rainbow Routes Association AGM

Time: 7pm
Location: St. Andrew's Place (111 Larch Street, Sudbury)

Infrastructure deficits, transit issues, pedestrian accidents, bike lanes…rarely a day goes by without a transportation issue making headlines. In response to this, Rainbow Routes Association will assemble a community panel to discuss transportation issues in Greater Sudbury as part of its Annual General Meeting. Moderated by CBC’s Markus Schwabe, attendees can expect a lively discussion about cars, transit, walking, cycling and how we move in and around our community.

YOU are most welcome to join them on Tuesday, November 12th, at 7pm at St. Andrew’s Place, 111 Larch St. The space is 100% accessible. Contact rainbowroutes@sudbury.ca for further details.

P.S. If you are a Rainbow Routes Member you can vote at the AGM. Or you can pay $10 and become one at the meeting.

This event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/390388911091505/

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Wednesday, November 13: Science Cafe -- Thinking Extinction: Should We Save All Species (And Maybe Bring Some Back?)

Time: 7:30pm
Location: The Laughing Buddha (194 Elgin Street, Sudbury)

The current rate of species loss on our planet is alarming, but scientists and conservationists are divided about the best response to this extinction crisis.

Is it possible to save all species, and should we even try?

What is the value of a species, and what is lost in extinction?

If it is not possible to save all species, how should we make decisions about where to focus our conservation efforts?

Do we have a responsibility to conserve as many species as possible... or even bring some back?

Moderator: Dana Murchison
Staff Scientist, Science North

Free admission and snacks

In partnership with Thinking Extinction 2013.

This event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/580362548667899/

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Wednesday, November 13: S-CAP Lobby for Ontario Disability Support

Time: TBA
Location: Please email address below.

On Wednesday, November 13, the Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty will be visiting France Gelinas' office (she is the NDP MPP for Nickel Belt) to talk to her about why she needs to oppose the merger of the Ontario Disability Support Program with Ontario Works (the social assistance program for people the province deems to be non-disabled). We will be delivering to her the resolution on the topic that was passed at the province-wide gathering of people opposed to poverty that happened here in Sudbury during the culmination of the week of action against poverty held in October. If you are interested in coming with us contact Christy at cknockleby@eastlink.ca soon to get all the details.

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Thursday, November 14: Meeting of the Sudbury Working Group of The
Media Co-op

Time: 10am to noon
Location: meeting room #1, downstairs, main branch of the Sudbury Public Library (74 Mackenzie Street, Sudbury)

Everyone is welcome to join us for our meeting on Thursday, October 10 from 10am to at the main branch of the Greater Sudbury Public Library. We'll be discussing a proposed new training session to offer in the community, our efforts to solicit paid journalistic content, ongoing conversations about prioritizing and promoting content, and of course brainstorming story ideas.

Also, mark future meetings on your calendar, 10am to noon on Thursday, November 14 and Thursday, December 12.

The Sudbury working group of The Media Co-op wants to support people in creating independent media in the North, to speak to our issues and outlooks on our communities as well as the world around us. Independent media provides an avenue for people who are wishing to gain critical perspective on the issues that matter most to us, and to give a voice to those people and stories that you won't find in the mainstream media.

Find our site at:
http://www.mediacoop.ca/group/sudbury

Our new callout for content, some of which we might even be able to pay for:
http://sudbury.mediacoop.ca/blog/grassrootssudburymedia/19108

Contact the Sudbury Working Group to learn more about writing for us or to let us know about community issues and events at:
grassrootssudburymedia@gmail.com

Find us on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/GrassrootsMediaCollective

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Thursday, November 14: Action to Raise the Minimum Wage

Time: 11am to 1:20pm
Location: both Laurentian University and downtown Sudbury (see below for details)

Raise the Minimum Wage to 14$ an hour!

11:00am – Guest Speakers, Third Floor, Student Centre, Laurentian University
11:45pm – Bus leaving campus to bring students downtown for a short rally and information session
12:00noon – Rally at MPP Rick Bartolucci's office (93 Cedar Street)
1:00pm – Bus leaving rally to return to Laurentian
1:20pm – Free lunch (with proof of rally attendance), Third Floor Student Centre Laurentian University

JOIN US NOVEMBER 14th!

People are welcome to come to all or part of the action.

Organized by Laurentian University's Graduate Students' Association/
L’Association des Étudiantes et Étudiants aux Études Supérieures

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Friday, November 15: Support Community Media: CKLU 96.7 Mid-Life Crisis Fundraiser

Time: 10pm
Location: The Townehouse Tavern (206 Elgin Street, Sudbury)

CKLU is turning 30 next year! Yahoo! Come support the station at The Townehouse on Friday, November 15th. Cover is $7.00!

We have four great acts coming up to play some stellar music. Here they are:

JoPo
Sweet Jive
Satan's Sugarband
Sack Babbath (Ox)

In addition to the most eclectic night of music ever known, we're going to be selling some brand new CKLU merch and raffle tickets for some sweet prizes that are being drawn throughout the night.

Come support Sudbury's favourite community radio station - you are guaranteed to have a fantastic night.

This event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/341905475952801/

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Saturday, November 16: Defend Our Climate, Defend Our Communities - Sudbury

Time: 2pm
Location: 233 Brady Street

On November 16th, in downtown Sudbury, help build a united wall of opposition to pipelines, reckless tar sands expansion and runaway climate change.

Please consider RSVP'ing for this event. Meet along the west side of Paris Street at 2 PM. To make a personal public statement, you may wish to bring a sign (a small number of signs will be provided).

This event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/535510046526799/

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Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24: Female Eye Film Festival

Time: Headline event starts 7pm on the Friday, for other times see below
Location: the former Rainbow Cinemas in downtown Sudbury (40 Elm Street)

BAM North Productions & the Female Eye Film Festival present a splendid Showcase of Award-Winning Films & Sudbury Filmmaker Series- all directed by WOMEN!
For Advance Tickets:

http://femaleeyesudbury-es2.eventbrite.ca/

Fri. Nov 22
7pm Doors OPEN! OPENING NIGHT Comedy Evening. Fab MCs Jessica Wilde-Peltier & Tab Peltier.

7:30pm Act 1 Local satire film “Awaiting Atwood”
Intermission- Cash bar
8:30pm Live Comedy with Sandra Battaglini

Net proceeds to Sudbury Indie Cinema Downtown, a group of local residents who are exploring the feasibility of turning the former Rainbow Cinemas location into a locally owned non-profit, cooperative model to showcase films downtown as well as be a hub for other activities (https://www.facebook.com/SudburyIndieCinema).

Film programming resumes Saturday and runs thru to Sunday 6pm.

Saturday Nov 23
11-12noon Networking Brunch Local Women in Film (by invitation)
12:30pm A Wake, Penelope Buitenhaus
3:00pm Nothing Special, Angela Combs
5-6:30pm Drinks and Noosh at Local Eatery
7:00pm LOCAL PREMIERE: Moose River Crossing, Shirley Cheechoo
9:30pm The Disappeared, Shandi Mitchell

Sunday Nov 24
12pm Local Girls &Young Women's Shorts
2pm Union Square, Nancy Savoca
4:30pm Amazon Falls, Katrin Bowen

This event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/529185723826077/

NEWS, ANALYSIS, & CALLS TO ACTION:

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Demand That Your MPP Pledges to Protect ODSP!
(Originally published: http://ocap.ca/node/1113)

Below are links to a letter & cover letter for MPPs asking for them to oppose any merger of ODSP and OW as proposed by the Lankin Sheikh Report. There is also a pledge for them to sign saying they would vote against any such a move if it were brought forward as a bill in the Ontario Legislature.

The Raise the Rates Campaign is building opposition to any attack on ODSP and the people in this Province that rely on it. We say the program should be improved not reduced or eliminated. If you would be interested in taking this letter to your local MPP, whichever party they belong to, please let us know so that we can add your initiative to the list of local events.

If you would like further information or to discuss this further you can call the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) at (416) 925-6939 or be in touch with the Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty Please at 249-878-7227 or via email at sudburyCAP@gmail.com.

Declaration:
http://ocap.ca/files/MPP.ODSP_.DECLARATION.pdf

RAISE THE RATES CAMPAIGN MPP DECLARATION ON
ODSP/OW MERGER
As a Member of Provincial Parliament, I agree that the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) needs to be preserved and strengthened as a way of providing long term and secure assistance to disabled people in this Province. I oppose the notion of merging ODSP with Ontario Works (OW), while supporting the right of First Nations to deliver programs within their own communities, and pledge to work against, and vote against, any such measure in the Ontario Legislature if it were to be brought forward as legislation or regulation change.
Name...............................................
Constituency.....................................................
Date...................

Cover letter:
http://ocap.ca/files/MPP.pledge.coverletter.doc

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MNR tries to stop grassroots home building in 'unorganized Indian settlement land'
(Oriignally published in the Two Row Times: http://tworowtimes.com/news/regional/mnr-tries-to-stop-grassroots-home-b...)