Advocacy

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  1. Reminder:

    Advocacy Committee Meeting tonight (Tues March 20) @ 7PM, Queen Street Commons (cafe).

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  2. Lisa, thanks so much for facilitating this evenings meeting. Below are links for the El Contracto documentary of migrant workers to the tomato capital of north america - leamington.
    El Contracto (10-12 minutes each)
    Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrC3irRJ1Rs
    Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNEKecVdzx8&feature=related
    Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKp0a68JW0U&feature=related
    Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCov3wIDeKQ&feature=related
    Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrPf3ak6DlE&feature=related

    Here are a few more websites that other might find helpful too:
    http://www.justicia4migrantworkers.org/justicia_new.htm
    http://thesame.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68:same-releases-first-ever-magazine-the-summer-of-same-2011&catid=39:news&Itemid=63

    Looking forward to meeting again March 29th at 7 pm at the same location (Queen Street Commons)
    Marv

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  3. There is a Migrant Farmworker Awareness Week at University of Guelph, March 26 - March 29, 2012. See the following link for more info:
    http://www.ufcw.ca/templates/ufcwcanada/images/awa/media_advisory_migrant_awarenessweek.pdf

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  4. You Can watch "El Contrato" right of the National Film Board website, just follow the link:
    http://www.nfb.ca/film/el_contrato

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  5. I suggest reading these two short policy briefs as well: http://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=2599&p=18104 - Janet

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