The Good Green Jobs For All conference will be focusing on the need to create good, green jobs in the GTA. Special emphasis will be placed on creating good, green manufacturing jobs with emphasis on developing strategies for youth employment and fostering the development of green, sustainable movements in local communities.
9:00 – 9:30 |
Sweet Grass Ceremony |
Welcome from Good Jobs For All CoalitionCo-chairs, Tam Goossen and Winnie Ng |
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Presentation of the Good Green Jobs For All Mission Statement |
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Nigel Barriffe and Carolyn Egan – Conference Co-Chairs | |
9:30 – 10:15 | Presentations on the Environment, Green Jobs and Equity and Social Justice |
Speakers | |
Building a Green Movement for all with Equity and Social Justice |
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Speaker: Tonika Morgan, Movement Builder, Member of
Medina Collective |
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Transitioning to Green Industry |
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Speaker: Peter Tabuns, Former Executive Director, Greenpeace Canada, City Councillor and Deputy Mayor of the City of Toronto and currently the MPP, Toronto Danforth | |
10:15 – 10:45 |
Explanation of the Workshops by Conference Co-chairs |
Break | |
10:45 – 12:15 |
Workshops |
12:15 – 1:00 | Lunch |
1:15 – 2:45 |
Workshops continue after lunch |
2:45 – 3:00 |
Break |
3:00 – 3:30 |
Report Back from WorkshopsCo-Chairs Moderate this Session. |
3:30 – 3:50 |
Keynote speaker: Clayton Thomas Mueller |
Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) | |
3:50 – 4:15 |
Next steps in responding to the climate change crisis, developing political strategies and building new social movements |
John Cartwright, President, Toronto & York Region Labour Council | |
Reflections on next steps |
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Tam Goossen and Winnie Ng, Co-Chairs, Good Jobs For All Coalition | |
4:15 – 4:30 |
Entertainment and closing comments from Co-Chairs |