At 5pm, we will assemble at Friendship Park, where Occupy Saskatoon once occupied, and kick start the evening with a delicious meal courtesy of Food Not Bombs and a community soccer game: Workers vs. Bill 85.
Download the pamphlet:
https://www.box.com/s/3ijkrk07fhp5zrhomt6h
The rally will start at 5:30 with a list of speakers and performers.
Bring your co-workers, friends, and family! Spread the word via any means possible! Invite your friends, share this page on your profile, tweet with hashtag #May1STOON, and text!
What is International Workers Day?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day
A short history of May Day
http://libcom.org/history/1886-haymarket-martyrs-mayday
Bill 85 Fact Sheet
http://www.thesaskatchewanway.ca/media/pdf/AllFactSheets_LabourLegislation2013.pdf
Protect Labour Rights in Saskatchewan: Stop Bill 85!
http://ufcw.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3307&Itemid=391&lang=en
Saskatchewan prepares to gut labour laws with Bill 85
http://rabble.ca/news/2013/04/saskatchewan-prepares-to-gut-labour-laws-bill-85
Saskatchewan's Bill 85 will be bad for workers' health
http://rabble.ca/news/2013/04/saskatchewans-bill-85-will-be-bad-workers-health
The Basics: Decriminalization of Sex Work 101
http://www.chezstella.org/docs/StellaInfoSheetTheBasic.pdf
Challenging Prostitution Laws : Bedford vs Canada
http://www.chezstella.org/docs/StellaInfoSheetBedford.pdf
RBC Scandal Reveals an Economy Deeply Dependent on Migrant Labour
http://basicsnews.ca/2013/04/rbc-scandal-reveals-an-economy-deeply-dependent-on-migrant-labour/
Solidarity with Migrant Workers
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