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Solidarity “March For Your Rights” leaflet

A leaflet titled “Solidarity March for your Rights”with the logos of Operation Solidarity and Solidarity Coalition. A map of downtown Vancouver listed assembly points for almost 100 different organizations.

Patsy George Solidarity Collection, BC Labour Heritage Centre

A massive feat of organization brought over 60,000 citizens downtown to encircle the Hotel Vancouver where the Social Credit Party was holding its convention.

Transcription:
SOLIDARITY
March for Your Rights:
Social, Economic, Human, Trade Union and Democratic Rights are Threatened in B.C.
MARCH
Saturday, October 15
10:30 a.m.
March from the foot of Robson (near stadium) to Burrard, down Georgia St. to Queen Elizabeth Theatre Plaza. Assemble at 10 a.m. at points listed on reverse.
[logos] OPERATION SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY COALITION
Assembly Points (10:00 a.m.)
Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers 2D
Anti-Poverty Groups 3B
ATU 4C
Artists and Cultural Workers 5C
AUCE 1E
Bakery Workers 1F
B.C. Federation of Police Officers 1A
B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers Union
BCGEU 2A
BCIT Staff Society 1D
B.C. Nurses Union 4A
B.C. Teachers Fed 1D
BCYT Building Trades Council 1B
BRAC 4D
Brewery Workers 2B
CAIMAW 3D
CALEA 4D
CALFAA 4D
CAMWRU 1F
CBRT 43
Cement Lime Gypsum 3A
CFU (Farmworkers) 1G
Consumer Organizations 3E
CMSG 5D
CPU 3A
CUPE 5A
CUPTE 2B
CUPW 3C
DERA 3E
Disabled 5A
ECWU 3A
Environmental Groups 1G
ESSA 2B
Ethnic Minorities 1G
Faculty Associations University and College 1D
Food and Service Workers 3D
Foundry Workers 3A
Glass & Ceramic 3A
Grainworkers 5D
Graphic Arts 3E
GVRDEU 5B
HEU 4B
Home and School Federation 1C
HREU 2D
HAS 4A
Human Rights Organizations 1G
IAFF 1A
IAM (Machinists) 4C
IATSE 2D
IBEW 258 264 2C
ICTU 3D
ILGWU 2D
ILWU 5D
Injured Workers 5A
IWA 3A
LCUC 3C
Marine Workers 5D
Molders 3A
NABET 3E
Native Community 1G
NDP 2D
Neighbourhood Groups 5C
Newspaper Guild 3E
OTEU 2C
PARI 4A
Political Parties 5C
Pottery Workers 3A
PPWC 3D
Printing Pressmen 3E
Professional Employees B.C. 2B
Professional Institute – Public Service of Canada 2B
PSAC 3C
Psychiatric Nurses 4A
Railway Unions 4C
Religious Organizations 3B
RWDSU 1F
SEIU 2D
Seniors 5A
SIU 5D
Small Business 2D
Social Service Workers 3E
SORWAC 1E
Students 1C
Tenants 3E
TWU 3E
UAW 3A
UBE 2D
UFAWU 5D
UFCW 1F
UGWA 2D
Unemployment Action Centres 3B
USWA 3B
Vancouver Typographical 3E
VMREU 5B
WCBEU 4D
Westcoast Racetrack Employees 2D
West Van MEA 5B
Women 1E