Media Advisory - Cross-country actions protesting payday lenders, demanding alternatives

OTTAWA, May 3, 2016 /CNW/ -

Who:		Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Canada
What:		Cross-country actions to call for postal banking as an alternative to predatory payday lenders
When:		Thursday, May 5, 2016 (times are provided for locations below)
Where:		Halifax
		Where: Cash Money at 135 Wyse Road, Dartmouth When: 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. Action: Rally Speakers: Bonnie Barrett, ACORN Canada member; Mike Keefe, 1^st Vice President, CUPW Nova local.
		Where: Nantucket Room, Dartmouth Sportsplex When: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Action: Public meeting Speakers: Tony Rogers, President, CUPW Nova local; Geoff Bickerton, Director of Research, CUPW
		Montreal
		Where: Insta-chèques at 449 Rue Jean-Talon Ouest When: 12:00 noon Action: Rally Speakers: Yannick Scott, Education and Organization Officer, Metro Montreal Region, CUPW; ACORN Canada member
		Ottawa
		Where: Cash Money at 171 Bank Street. March to CUPW National Office at 377 Bank Street When: 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. Action: Rally and march
		Speakers at 171 Bank: Gregory Messeroux, ACORN Canada member; Senervil Dorvilus, ACORN Canada member; Yacoub Nader, 1^st Vice President, CUPW Ottawa local
		Speakers at 377 Bank: Mike Palecek, National President, CUPW; Denis Lemelin, National Union Representative, CUPW; Catherine McKenney, Councillor, Somerset Ward; Brenda McAuley, National President, Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association
		Toronto
		Where: Money Mart Corporate Headquarters at 703 Evans Avenue When: Noon Action: Rally Speakers: Donna Borden, ACORN Canada spokesperson; Pam Taschuk, Campaign Co-ordinator, CUPW
		Vancouver
		Where: Money Mart at 2595 Commercial Drive (corner of Commercial and East 10th Avenue) When: 2:00 p.m. Action: Rally Speakers: Dave Bleakney, 2^nd National Vice President, CUPW; ACORN Canada member
		May 4^th event as well:
		What:   Fair Banking Public Forum Where: UFCW building at 350 Columbia Street in New Westminster When:  6:00 p.m.

SOURCE Canadian Union of Postal Workers

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