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MEDIA ADVISORY - ACTRA Toronto Launches Respect the Artist Campaign at Labour Day ParadeTORONTO, Aug. 30, 2012, 2012 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- ACTRA Toronto is launching its Respect the Artist campaign at the Labour Day Parade, September 3, 2012 in Toronto. Cultural workers will march in solidarity with all working people at the parade, demonstrating that "the creative class is working class." The campaign will continue into the fall as Peter Tabuns introduces legislation at Queen's Park to secure for our members and all Ontario artists the basic protections envisioned in UNESCO's 1980 Status of the Artist Recommendation. The campaign will continue as ACTRA seeks fair and reasonable contract terms for all 22,000 ACTRA members in Canada at the bargaining table later this fall. What: Media Availability When: Monday, September 3, 2012, 10:00 a.m. Where: University Ave. and Armoury St., Toronto, ON. Who: Confirmed speakers: ACTRA Toronto President, Heather Allin MPP Peter Tabuns USW National Director for Canada, Ken Neumann ACTRA Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA, representing over 15,000 of Canada's 22,000 professional performers working in the English-language recorded media in Canada. As an advocate for Canadian culture since 1943, ACTRA is a member-driven organization that continues to secure rights and respect for the work of professional performers. Video with caption: "Video: Respect the Artist (order of appearance): Dave Sparrow, Heather Allin, David Gale, Catherine Disher, Lisa Berry, John Nelles, Bryn McAuley, Spirit Synott, Theresa Tova, Shereen Airth, David Macniven, Grace Lynn Kung, Jani Lauzon, Kirsten Bishopric, Tabby Johnson, Richard Hardacre, Fiona Reid, Maria del Mar Nicole St. Martin, Jack Newman (Best played with Windows Media Player)". Video available at: http://stream1.newswire.ca/cgi-bin/playback.cgi file=20120830_C2762_VIDEO_EN_17385.mp4&posterurl=http://photos.newswire.ca/images/20120830_C2762_PHOTO_EN_17385.jpg&clientName=ACTRA%20Toronto&caption=Video%3A%20Respect%20the%20Artist%20%28order%20of%20appearance%29%3A%20Dave%20Sparrow%2C%20Heather%20Allin%2C%20David%20Gale%2C%20Catherine%20Disher%2C%20Lisa%20Berry%2C%20John%20Nelles%2C%20Bryn%20McAuley%2C%20Spirit%20Synott%2C%20Theresa%20Tova%2C%20Shereen%20Airth%2C%20David%20Macniven%2C%20Grace%20Lynn%20Kung%2C%20Jani%20Lauzon%2C%20Kirsten%20Bishopric%2C%20Tabby%20Johnson%2C%20Richard%20Hardacre%2C%20Fiona%20Reid%2C%20Maria%20del%20Mar%0D%0ANicole%20St%2E%20Martin%2C%20Jack%20Newman%20%28Best%20played%20with%20Windows%20Media%20Player%29&title=ACTRA%20TORONTO%20%2D%20MEDIA%20ADVISORY%20%2D%20ACTRA%20Toronto%20Launches%20Respect%20the%20Artist%20Campaign%20at%20Labour%20Day%20Parade&headline=MEDIA%20ADVISORY%20%2D%20ACTRA%20Toronto%20Launches%20Respect%20the%20Artist%20Campaign%20at%20Labour%20Day%20Parade SOURCE: ACTRA Toronto To view this news release in HTML formatting, please use the following URL: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2012/30/c2762.html SOURCE: ACTRA Toronto Karl Pruner, ACTRA Toronto Director of Communications P: 416.670-6710 [email protected] |