On February 6, 2012, near Hampstead, Ontario, a flatbed truck collided with a passenger van carrying thirteen migrant agriculture workers. Ten of the passengers in the van were killed: David Armando Blancas-Hernandez, Elvio Bravo-Suncion, Enrique Arturo Leon, Juan Castillo, Fernando Correa, Jose Mercedes Valdiviezo-Taboa, Cesar Augusto Sanchez-Palacios, Corsino Jaramillo, Mario Abril, and Oscar Compomanes-Corzo.
Toronto – January 29, 2013 – More than 100 high school students from across the Toronto area recently joined with members of The Student School to celebrate the launch of the first-ever Students Against Migrant Exploitation (S.A.M.E) high-school chapter. The Student School is a Toronto alternative high school founded on social justice and participatory democracy principles.
Belleville, Ont. – January 14, 2013 – Throughout the school year, The Students Against Migrant Exploitation build new partnerships, and launch new chapters with the goal of empowering students in getting involved with social justice issues.
Toronto – January 10, 2013 – The S.A.M.E. will soon make history. On January 17, the Students Against Migrant Exploitation, or The S.A.M.E., will mark the official launch of its very first high-school chapter.
Toronto – January 7, 2013 – As another year passes, The S.A.M.E. continues to break new ground in engaging youth and their communities about the plight of migrant workers in Canada. The newest effort by The Students Against Migrant Exploitation, or The S.A.M.E., is a four-part mini-series on the experiences of migrant agricultural workers in Canada.
Toronto – January 14, 2013 – There is a long history of mural art and the labour movement, and UFCW Canada is helping that history continue.
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