You're Invited: Webinar May 24
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Earlier this year, thanks to relentless pressure from our movements, the federal government finally released their strategy for a just transition: the Sustainable Jobs Plan.
We expect them to introduce legislation to put the Sustainable Jobs Plan into effect next month.
Given the Liberals’ track record and their cozy relationship with the fossil fuel industry, the first draft of the Sustainable Jobs Act will probably fall well short of what’s needed to deliver a truly just transition.
We must be ready to respond as a movement when this long-awaited legislation comes out. That’s why we’ve teamed up with the Council of Canadians, Iron & Earth, BlueGreen Canada, and the Climate Emergency Unit to organize a webinar about what’s in the Sustainable Jobs Plan and how we can win the strongest possible legislation to back it up.
Together, we can win a strong Sustainable Jobs Act that invests in Indigenous sovereignty, workers, and communities rather than false, market-based solutions that line the pockets of corporations and the ultra-wealthy. I’m excited to explore what that looks like with this exciting panel.
Speakers
Anjali Appadurai: Anjali Appadurai is a climate justice advocate, communicator and staunch believer in people power. She runs the Padma Centre for Climate Justice, a project that brings together diasporic communities to build power around issues of climate and economic justice, and she works as Campaigns Director at the Climate Emergency Unit.
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood: Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood is a senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a charitable non-partisan public policy think tank. His work focuses on the social and economic dimensions of Canada's shift toward a zero-carbon economy, including the necessity of a just transition for vulnerable workers and communities across the country.
Heather Milton-Lightening: Heather Milton-Lightening is a Treaty 4 rights and title holder registered at Pasqua First Nation. She brings 20 years of organizing experience in Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and development. Heather is Anishinaabe, nêhiyaw, Blackfoot, Dakota, and Welsh.
Julia Levin: Julia Levin is an Associate Director with the national climate team at Environmental Defence Canada, a leading environmental advocacy organization. In her current role, she works to advance ambitious climate and energy policy. Julia has been campaigning on environmental and climate justice issues for over a decade, working with multiple organizations, including Greenpeace Canada and Oceana Canada.
Jamie Kirkpatrick: Jamie Kirkpatrick is the Senior Program Manager for Blue Green Canada, an organization founded in 2010 by an alliance of Canadian labour unions, environmental groups, and civil society organizations. Blue Green Canada advocates for working people and the environment by promoting solutions to environmental issues that have positive employment and economic impacts.
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See you next week!
Chris
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