The 2010 People's Summit

The 2010 People's Summit is civil society's alternative "counter Summit" to the G8 and G20 Summits happening in Huntsville and Toronto this June 25th - 27th.  Together we will create a space where diverse local and international movements can democratically organize to advocate and educate for global justice. 

Community organizers, activists, non-governmental organizations, independent media, workers, impacted communities, artists - the people - converge this June to work together to educate, empower and ignite the positive change we would like to see in our world.

The 2010 People's Summit: Building a Movement for a Just World
June 18th, 19th and 20th
Ryerson University, the University of Toronto, and other locations throughout Toronto.

Friday June 18:

Stories and Solutions from North and South
Doors at 6:30pm
Pay What You Can
at The Carlu 444 Yonge Street (at College)

On June 18th, join us for  "Stories and Solutions from North and South", where we'll hear from organizers and activists from around the world who are working in their communities to find sustainable, transformative alternatives to the G8/G20 agenda.
Mary Walsh will host this incredible evening, where we'll hear from;

• Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians
• Lorena Aquilar, Global Gender Advisor, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Costa Rica
• Victor Baez, General Secretary, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, Brazil.
• Dorothy Ngoma, Executive Director of the National Organization of Nurses and Midwives of Malawi
• Jessica Yee, Executive Director of the Native Youth Sexual Health Network
• Robert Lovelace, Co-Chief of the Ardoch Algonquin First Nation
• Ambet Yuson, Secretary General of the Building and Woodworkers International, Phillipines

There will be musical performances by Sarah Marlowe and Eternia

Saturday June 19th and Sunday June 20th:
At Ryerson University and around the city.

Over 100 civil society groups from around Canada and the world will offer workshops, skillshares, panels, plenaries, strategy sessions, art, performance, and plenty more. 

We'll tackle major social and environmental justice issues in five thematic streams - Global Justice; the Environment and Climate Change; Human Rights and Civil Liberties; Economic Justice; and Building the Movement.

Following the 2010 People's Summit, a week of events and actions is being coordinated by the Toronto Community Mobilization Network.  June 21st - 27th around Toronto and the World!