On June 7, the winners of the 2008 Public Interest Awards were announced at the Public Interest Alberta Annual General Meeting. Please click on the links below to watch acceptance presentations by both winners.
Neil Reimer is a longtime labour leader, progressive advocate and tireless champion, and was honoured for his lifetime of achievement as well as his ongoing work.
Vibrant Communities Calgary played a leading role in the campaign to encourage the City of Calgary to adopt a Living Wage policy, which received an initial go-ahead from City Council earlier this year.
RECENT EVENTS:
Not for Sale: Promoting Public Solutions in Today's Alberta
Featuring Keynote Speaker
Avi Lewis
Award-winning journalist and filmmaker
April 4 in Edmonton
On April 4-6, Public Interest Alberta hosted Not for Sale, a conference about the many faces of privatization and how to promote public options in today's Alberta. Not for Sale featured local, national and international leaders in advocacy and research, including Avi Lewis, Allyson Pollock, Deb Brennan, Heather-jane Robertson and Maude Barlow.
