Toronto's 28th Annual Socialist May Day Celebrationn Defend Jobs and Servicesnn with speakers:n- Megan Whitfield, President, Toronto Local o...
Toronto's 28th Annual Socialist May Day Celebrationn Defend Jobs and Servicesnn with speakers:n- Megan Whitfield, President, Toronto Local of CUPWn- Marie Clarke Walker, Vice-President, Canadian Labour Congres= - Javier Domokos Ruiz, Consul General of Cuba in Toronto.n- John Clarke, Organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty.n- Sharon Anderson, Organizer, Put Food In The Budget.n- Darryl Ellis, President, Toronto Local, Canadian Union of Postal Workersn- Kevin Edmonds from the Toronto Haiti Action Committee.n- Barry Weisleder, Federal Secretary, Socialist Action, and Substitute Teachers' Organizer.nn- M.C.: Elizabeth Byce, Federal Treasurer, NDP Socialist Caucus, and retired member of the Toronto Local, Canadian Union of Postal Workersnn Celebrate with entertainers: n - Marianne Girard, roots/alternative country singer-song writer, 2009 Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee 'Best vocalist', with acclaimed CD "Pirate Days"; n- Steve Sinnicks, "lefty labour-side" winner of the 2012 Hamilton Music Awards -- Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year; n - Diem Lafortune, 2013 Canadian Folk Music Awards' Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year Nominee whose CD "Beauty and Hard Times" captures her Prairie Cree, Eastern European, and social justice roots; n - Dinah Thorpe, singer, songwriter, producer; n - Michelle Rumball, creative, interpretive songstress with haunting, soul-stirring vocals; n- Mohommad Ali Aumeer, Toronto hip-hop rap artist; Glen Hornblast, folk singer on the social justice scene with a CD titled "Once in a Blue Moon"; and n- Bill Heffernan, activist, teacher and song smith;n- Bylen Ray, folk singer/song writer.nn Enjoy delicious food from the menu and drinks from the bar. For details, call the Free Times Café at 416-967-1078. At the event there will also be a literature and CDs display, a raffle, and surprises.nn Saturday, April 26, 2014, 7 p.m.n Free Times Cafe, 320 College St., (2 blocks west of Spadina) Toronto, Ontario n Admission: $10 waged, $5 non-waged or PWYCnn For more information, go to: www.socialistaction.canhttps://www.facebook.com/events/696335740405360/nhttps://www.facebook.com/SocialistActionCanadanE-mail: socialistactioncanada@gmail.com nPhone: (647) 986-1917n nSponsored by Socialist Action / Ligue pour l'Action socialiste (Fourth Internationalists in the Canadian state)nnEndorsed by: Canadian Arab Federation; Greater Toronto Area Council - OPSEU; Toronto Local - Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Ontario Coalition Against Poverty; Toronto Haiti Action Committee; NDP Socialist Caucus; Youth for Socialist Action; Toronto Forum on Cuba; and Workers' Solidarity and Union Democracy Coalition. Less