Digital Rally to keep transit moving - Council of Canadians

Digital Rally to keep transit moving
7:30PM ET, December 1, 2020

Sign-up to join the event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_ccTLq6PwQIWch-uujy5CVg

SPEAKERS:

John Di Nino (ATU Canada)
Zainab Hussein (TTC Riders)
Sony Rai (Sustainable Vaughan)
Laura Kruse (Free Transit Edmonton)
Nick Kynoch (Guelph Transit Worker, member of ATU 1189)

Across the country, transit agencies are on the brink of collapsing or being forced to cut service routes and jobs because of the impacts of COVID-19. 

The pandemic has added additional pressure to our transit systems, compounding decades of neglect, cuts and privatization. Now that the second wave of COVID-19 is here we need to work to protect our public transit agencies for the future.

Public transit isn’t just about how we can get from one place to another. It’s about accessibility and disability; bridging divides between urban, suburban and rural transportation; policing, racism and migrant justice; workers’ rights; austerity cuts and privatization of public services; public health in a time of pandemic; Indigenous rights; social injustice; and the climate crisis. 

We need a strong public transit system to keep our cities moving and access jobs, groceries, and health care. We need intercity transit to visit our families or get to medical appointments.

We’ll hear from grassroots organizers about these important intersections and the work that’s happening in many communities to build a just recovery and a GND for public transit, as well as how people can get involved.

This digital rally is organized by the Keep Transit Moving Coalition, which brings together organizations from coast to coast working toward a just recovery and a Green New Deal for public transit. 

For more info visit:
https://www.keeptransitmoving.ca/.