Sat, 22 Oct 2016

Knowledge Activism and Health and Safety– the Challenge and the Promise

McMaster University, Burke Science Building Room106, Hamilton

October 22nd, 2016, 10am to 2pm 

AGENDA

Welcome – Robert Storey, McMaster University; Dave Wilken, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW); Andrew King, Labour OHCOW Academic Collaboration (LOARC).

Roundtable 1 – Why Knowledge Activism?

Alan Hall, Memorial University; Ellen Simmons, Workers’ Health and Safety Centre

(WHSC); Nancy Johnson, Ontario Nurses Association (ONA).

Roundtable 2 – Dealing with Harassment and Violence

Vern Edwards, Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL); Laura Lozanski, Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT); Miriam Edelson, EdD on Mental Health, Work and Unions.

Roundtable 3 – Tools and Strategies

John Oudyk, OHCOW; Andrew King, LOARC.

Please register by emailing kingan@mcmaster.ca so we can provide lunch at the end of the session.

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