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Tax evasion and avoidance hinders efforts to improve the lives of women and girls in Peru, says a PSI report

28 June 2018

A report launched on Public Service Day, 23 June, concludes it would have been possible to double the budget allocated to social services with the amount lost to tax evasion and avoidance in Peru between 2006 and 2016. This would have increased the chances of improving the quality of life and development options for women and girls.

CLP Leadership Symposium (Jamaica)

Date: 
28 June, 2018 to 29 June, 2018

The Caribbean Leadership Project (CLP) fifth and final Leadership Symposium, will be held from 28-29 June 2018 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. Building Leadership Resilience is the focus of the 2-day Symposium.

National Day of Action on June 30: #FamiliesBelongTogether

26 June 2018

On June 30, join PSI affiliate SEIU, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, ACLU, MoveOn, and United We Dream in rallies across the US for the “Families Belong Together” National Day of Action, demanding an end to the family separation policy of the Trump administration.

50 years later, we still have a dream

24 June 2018

Inspired by Martin Luther King, an American movement, "The Poor People's Campaign", made up of trade unionists, poor workers, members of religious organizations and liberal activists will be in Washington on June 23 to protest for dignified jobs and decent wages. They did not choose this date at random: it is international Public Service Day.

Caribbean Sub-regional Women’s Advisory Committee meeting (Saint Lucia)

Date: 
2 July, 2018

The Sub-regional Women’s Advisory Committee (SUBWOC) will meet on 2 July in Castries, Saint Lucia. The SUBWOC meets prior to the Sub-regional Advisory Committee (SUBRAC) meeting and comprises women activists and representatives.

PSI Caribbean Sub-regional Advisory Committee Meeting (St Lucia)

Date: 
4 July, 2018 to 5 July, 2018

The Caribbean Sub-regional Advisory Committee (SUBRAC) will be meeting on 4-5 July in Castries, Saint Lucia. The SUBRAC is a PSI advisory body comprising representatives from affiliates who “facilitate the consultation process at sub-regional level on policy issues and work programme implementation, and who participate in exchange and dialogue on issues relevant to PSI affiliates.”

AFT protests Trump policies at UN Headquarters

20 June 2018

On World Refugee Day, the American Federation of Teachers organized a protest in front of the United Nations in New York to call for an immediate end to the policy of the Trump administration to separate families of migrants and refugees at the border.

Privatization Watch - 03/2018

20 June 2018
Photo: Infrastructure. ©Shutterstock.com/Zhangyang13576997233

Latest issue of #PrivatizationWatch (03/2018) - The Global newsletter on privatization of public services around the world.

Tax Justice Network’s annual conference (Lima)

Date: 
13 June, 2018 to 14 June, 2018

The Tax Justice Network’s annual conference "Paradise lost? Inequality and tax injustice" is taking place this Wednesday 13 June to Thursday 14 June in Lima, Peru. The conference, jointly hosted with FES and Latindadd, brings together campaigners, researchers, policy makers and tax experts from across the world to share the inspiring and vital work they are doing on tax justice.

The Future is Public (Montreal)

Date: 
15 June, 2018 to 16 June, 2018

The Future is Public is a two-day gathering of union leaders, activists, researchers, and community groups designed to share ideas and proposals around building a pro-public movement in Canada.