[Yhjusticenet] FW: Free event tomorrow: Whose Boom?

[Athabasca United Church]

For those close to Edmonton that may not be going to Presbytery in Slave
Lake this might be of interest for those interested in Justice and
Education.


Bruce Jackson DM
Athabasca United Church
Ph 780 675 2341
e-mail: athabascaunitedchurch at telus.net
4817 - 48 St.
Athabasca, Ab.  T9S 1R3
Remember the Root of War is fear. (Tomas Merton)  "When I dare to be
powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes
less and less important whether I am afraid."  Audre Lord 1934-1992
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From: Parkland Institute [mailto:parkland at ualberta.ca] 
Sent: February 6, 2007 10:29 AM
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Subject: Free event tomorrow: Whose Boom?

Whose Boom? Wealth, Health and Inequality
Featuring: Diana Gibson and Armine Yalnizyan

Wednesday, February 7, 7:30 pm
Lister Conference Centre, 87 Avenue and 116 Street
University of Alberta

The news we hear from governments on the economic benefits coming 
from the fossil fuel industry is perpetually rosy. Certainly 
Alberta's GDP per capita is high - the highest in Canada. And it has 
been going up, as has Canada's overall GDP. Energy extraction has 
been largely responsible. However, it is less clear how much 
Alberta's citizens have benefited from this aggregate wealth. In 
spite of strongly rising GDP, family incomes have not risen 
significantly in over 20 years. Corporate Equity, on the other hand, 
has risen dramatically. This presentation will detail record 
corporate profits, describe the context of tax cuts and low royalty 
rates and look into where the money is going. It will place this 
wealth and capital flight into the context of growing inequalities 
and poverty in the province.

Diana Gibson
Diana Gibson is the Research Director for the Parkland Institute, a 
public policy research center based at the University of Alberta. She 
has an extensive background in social policy research and has engaged 
nationally and internationally on topics ranging from health care and 
education to energy and international trade agreements. Prior to 
joining the Parkland, Diana worked in labour relations for a number 
of years in Ontario, B.C. and Alberta. More recently, she conducted 
research for various community organizations, colleges, trade unions 
and the federal government.

Armine Yalnizyan
Ms. Yalnizyan is Research Associate at Canadian Centre for Policy 
Alternatives in Ottawa and has also returned to the Community Social 
Planning Council of Toronto as its Director of Research. In 1998 she 
authored a ground-breaking report, The Growing Gap, about income 
inequality in Canada. She has been co-chair of the Economy and 
Employment Committee of the National Action Committee on the Status 
of Woman. Ms. Yalnizyan is a member of the Progressive Economics 
Forum, a steering committee member of the Alternative Federal Budget, 
and a board member of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and of the 
Canadian Association of Business Economists. In 2002, Ms. Yalnizyan 
became the first recipient of the Atkinson Foundation Award for 
Economic Justice. She has also received the Morley Gunderson Prize. 
Ms. Yalnizyan's ability to offer fiscal and economic analysis as well 
as achievable strategies for action has earned her wide respect as a 
researcher, communicator and teacher.

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This event is part of our conference, Forgotten Families, 
Globalization and the Health of Canadians, co-sponsored with the 
Canadian Institutes of Health Research being held Feb. 6-8. For more 
information visit our website at http://www.ualberta.ca/parkland/forgotten

You are interested in attending, you can register at the door 
tonight. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

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email: parkland at ualberta.ca
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