IWD 2015 SPEAK OUT!

SPEAK UP! SPEAK OUT!
International Women's Day

Feminist voices for change
Justice for Indigenous + racialized + migrant women workers

WHEN:  WED MARCH 4, 2015, 12:00 NOON TO 2:00 PM

WHERE:  RYERSON UNIVERSITY - TRS 2119, 8TH F.LOOR TED ROGERS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, 55 DUNDAS STREET WEST, TORONTO ON

• Elder Wanda Whitebird, No More Silence - Ending violence against Indigenous women
• Shalini Konanur, South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario - Against criminalizing our communities, challenging Islamaphobia
• Ayesha Jabbar, Workers Action Centre - Campaign to raise the minimum wage
• Pascale Diverlus, Ryerson Student Union - Combating racism, #BlackLivesMatter

Emcee: Beth Jordan, Adobe Consulting Services

International Women's Day (IWD) originated with the protest of women against exploitation in the factories. Celebrate IWD 2015 by joining feminist voices for change on justice for Indigenous + racialized + migrant women – to Speak Out – Speak Up – to Resist, Defend, Organize.

Brought to you by: CAW Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice and Democracy, Ryerson University • Colour of Poverty-Colour of Change • IWD Organizing Committee, Women Working with Immigrant Women • No More Silence • OCASI – Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants • Ryerson Student Union • South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario • Workers Action Centre

For more information: policyevents@ocasi.org