{UVic Poverty Law Club} PLC Movie Rescheduled!! Social Justice Conference!!

Movie Rescheduled!  Debt Trap: Our planned screening of the film "Debt Trap" has been rescheduled to October 28 at lunch! Where:  Room 157, Fraser Building  When:  12:30 Wednesday, October 28th Description: Feeling maxed out? Smothered by a growing burden of credit card payments, loans, mortgages and other debts? You are not alone. The average Canadian is shouldering a personal debt load greater than their total yearly net income. Never before in history have so many people been in so much debt to large corporations, and our debt load is mounting daily. DEBT TRAP examines why the average Canadian is sinking deeper in hock, by looking at the stories of several individuals and families who are struggling with debt. As the recent debt crisis in the United States threatens to impact on Canada, the questions raised by DEBT TRAP couldn't be timelier. Sobering, ironic, and enlightening, the film probes the reasons why more and more of us are struggling to keep afloat, and what needs to be done to turn this trend around. DEBT TRAP is written and directed by David Adkin ("Jim loves Jack: The James Egan Story", "We're Funny That Way") and produced by Howard Fraiberg ("Class Queers") Social Justice Conference 2009:  Registration Deadline Extended! The Poverty Law Club will be sending a delegation to the Social Justice Conference at Harbour Centre in Vancouver.  If you are interested in attending the conference, you must register before October 26th.  Spaces are filling up fast!  We will try to organize a carpool; email wep@uvic.ca if you're interested in coming. Where:  Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre in Vancouver  When:  Saturday, October 31st (Hallowe'en!) Details and registration information can be found at: http://justiceconference.wordpress.com/ Feeling maxed out? Smothered by a growing burden of credit card payments, loans, mortgages and other debts? About: Scheduled for October 31, 2009 at Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, the 2009 Justice Conference is a chance for lawyers who practice law in social justice fields, or law students or lawyers who wish to practice law in social justice fields, to discuss issues related to this unique practice area. The conference is aimed at building a community of lawyers committed to social justice principles for ongoing networking, professional development and advocacy opportunities. Guest speakers will present on personal routes to social justice practice, social justice practice models, and ways progressive lawyers organize themselves in Canada and the U.S., and how progressive lawyers have organized themselves historically in British Columbia.
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