January 10, 2012 09:46 ET
Media Conference: Women of Toronto Say NO to Mayor Ford's War on Women and Children
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 10, 2012) - Toronto Women's City Alliance (TWCA), Good Jobs for All, the Steelworkers Women's Committee, Community Recreation for All, Immigrant Women's Health Centre, Women working with Immigrant Women, Newcomer Women's Services Toronto and the International Women's Day Committee representing the interests of women, immigrant women, workers, young people and children call for a halt to budget cuts.
| When: | Wednesday, January 11th 2012, 11 a.m. |
| Where: | Colin Vaughan Media Lounge (rear of city hall ground floor) |
| City Hall | |
| 100 Queen St. West | |
| Toronto | |
| Who: | Prabha Khosla, Toronto Women's City Alliance (chair) |
| Venise Antoine, sole-support mother of two. | |
| Arabi, Rajeswaran, Rexdale Youth TTC Challenge Team | |
| Ayesha Adhmani, Immigrant Women's Health Centre | |
| Amy Katz, Community Recreation for All | |
| City Cleaner, CUPE | |
| What: | Speakers will focus on how Mayor Ford's cuts to TTC bus and street car routes and fare increases; Priority Centers and recreation services; library hours; child care; community grants; and jobs at the city, will all reduce the quality of life of Toronto women and their families. They will be especially harmful to diverse low-income women and increase poverty in the city. |
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