COMPANY TOWN + JUST TRANSITIONS PANEL
Film By Peter Findlay followed by a discussion with Simon Black, Sam Gindin, Chris Ramsaroop, and Pamela Arancibia.
Saturday May 14th, 6:30-8:30 PM (Doors open 6PM)
On the anniversary of General Motors’ 100th year of manufacturing vehicles in Oshawa, Canada, union workers are forced into a life-and-death fight to save their members’ jobs when the company announces it will be shuttering the plant at the end of the next year. Peter Findlay follows their story.
Co-presented with AMAPCEO and the Canadian Labour International Film Festival, This screening is followed by Just Transitions; a panel discussion on lessons learned from labour organizing against extractive industry and imperialism.
Panelists
Simon Black, lead organizer with Labour Against the Arms Trade
Sam Gindin, former research director of the Canadian Auto Workers (now UNIFOR)
Chris Ramsaroop, organizer with Justicia for Migrant Workers
Moderated by Pamela Arancibia, labour organizer
Registration required.
Masks are required. This venue has gender neutral washrooms. If you require wheelchair accessible seating, please email programming@mayworks.ca. ASL not currently available for this event.
PETER FINDLAY
Peter Findlay is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has appeared on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), CTV, Discovery Channel, TVO, ZDF-ARTE, the History Channel, the National Geographic Channel and PBS, among others. Findlay is also a member of board of directors of the Documentary Organization of Canada, the DOC Institute, and the Durham Region International Film Festival. A Gemini Award-winner for best sport documentary, the winner of three Remi Awards at Worldfest Houston, a Canadian Science Writers Award, and a finalist for best political/social documentary at HotDocs for “The Paper King: The World of Conrad Black”, Findlay’s film “Raw Opium” was also shown at the DOXO Documentary Film Festival – among others – and excerpted for broadcast on the PBS News Hour as part of the Economist Film Project. His most recent documentary – “Company Town” – was also a finalist for four 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, including best documentary and best documentary director.
AMAPCEO
AMAPCEO is a member-driven, politically non-partisan union of more than 14,000 professional employees, dedicated to providing outstanding representation and other services to our members. We protect members’ rights, defend Ontario’s public services, and advocate for better working conditions for everyone. To learn more, please visit https://amapceo.on.ca/about
CANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The world of labour has found it increasingly difficult to communicate its message as fewer and fewer people have greater control over the means of communication – the media. With the wide availability of digital still and video cameras, camera-phones, and other tools, activists can now make their stories – but still find it difficult to exhibit their narratives. CLiFF is that venue – the first of many throughout Canada. CLiFF partners with any and all organisations friendly to those who do work, those who represent workers, and those who advocate on the behalf of workers. Their mission it is to tell the stories of workers.
