“Great!… this ranks with the best!”
– Dr. Joe Berry, author of “Reclaiming the Ivory Tower”
“An important and compelling film!”– James DeFelice, Canadian Screen Award Winner
Official Selection: Workers Unite Film Festival and Docs Without Borders Film Festival
In search of Professor Precarious, the Canadian documentary feature examining the issues, stories, and struggles of precarious contract faculty in higher education will be having its free, online WE in honour of Labour Day weekend.
To see the film free of charge, please go to the film website during the 48 hour window from Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 @5:30 pm Mountain Daylight Time until Sunday, Sept. 6@5:30 pm MDT. (4:30 PM PDT/7:30 PM EDT/8:30 PM ADT): http://professorprecarious.com/ . Subtitles available in English, French and Spanish: click “CC”.
The Panel/Webinar
The online world premiere will be followed on Sunday, Sept. 6@ 5:30 pm Mountain Daylight Time (4:30 PM PDT/7:30 PM EDT/8:30 PM ADT), by a free, live Zoom interactive panel/webinar, PRECARIOUS PROFESSORS MOVING FORWARD, addressing current issues for precarious contract faculty.
Webinar Panelists:
Dr. Joe Berry, contingent faculty in History and Labor Studies, activist and author of the classic “Reclaiming the Ivory Tower” and editor of COCAL UPDATES, (the contingent faculty news aggregator, available by emailing joeberry@igc.org);
Dr. Sarika Bose, Chair of CAUT’s (Canadian Association of University Teachers) Contract Academic Staff Committee and UBC
Frank Cosco, Vice President and Bargaining Committee Chair, Vancouver Community College Faculty Association and Co-Author with Jack Longmate of the Program for Change
Pam Johnson, leader of Ontario colleges’ former “Contract Faculty Forward” group and an OPSEU (Ontario Public Service Employees Union) strike steward;
Chandra Pasma, Senior Research Officer, CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees), co-author of “Contract U”.
Hosted by the film’s director,
Gerry Potter, a longtime precarious professor, activist and filmmaker of “In Search of Professor Precarious”.
Please click the link below to join the webinar at the time of the webinar (no pre-registration required):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88378716131?pwd=RUFCZjFUZ0pSb0JmQWMvRHlGeEhmdz09
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Thanks to OPSEU, FPSE, ACIFA, CAFA, NFB FAP, EAC, CUPE and CUPE 3911, ULFA, AASUA, APTPUO, CPFA, CUPFA, FNEEQ, SCCCUM, OPSEU 569, CUFA, TSSU, VIU and OCUFA!