Building Solidarity From South Africa to Palestine

Sun. May 29, 2011 at 7 PM
Maritime Labour Centre • 1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver
(Victoria and Triumph, two blocks north of Hastings St.)

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2011
Time: 7:00pm

Location: Maritime Labour Centre • 1880 Triumph Street, Vancouver (Victoria and Triumph, two blocks north of Hastings St.)
Admission: Free (donations appreciated to help cover costs of the tour)

A pan-Canadian trade union speaking tour featuring:

Dr. Amjad Barham
President, Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors
and Employees (PFUUPE)

Tahir Sema
National spokesperson, South African Union of Municipal Workers (SAMWU)

Panel facilitated by Deborah Bourque, Coordinator of Policy and

Planning for the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU)

FREE PUBLIC EVENT, donations appreciated to help cover costs of the tour
(Free childcare on-site – call 604-779-7430. Venue is wheelchair accessible.)

For more information email: [email protected] or call: 604-779-7430

Vancouver Sponsors:

  • Vancouver District Labour Council
  • Canadian Union of Postal Workers Local 846
  • CUPE Metro
  • CUPE Local 15
  • CEP local 2025
  • Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU-SFU) – Social Justice Committee
  • StopWar.ca
  • The Centre for Race Autobiography Gender and Age Studies (RAGA)
  • Independent Jewish Voices
  • CanPalNet
  • Canada Palestine Association
  • No One Is Illegal Vancouver
  • Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign
  • South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD)