Planning is in full swing and the logistics are many to cross the country, find contacts, set up meetings and doing promotion. Thanks to everyone out there who has been emailing and offering help. Right now Paul in Thunder Bay has been so incredible....booking the room, publicizing, lining up media, plans to pick me up at the bus station, making sure I am fed and watered....and I haven't even met him yet! Another confirmation about my belief that a tour like this can be sustained by simplicity and the kindness of community (and strangers).
So -- I had not entirely assessed the "impact" that the upcoming Easter weekend would have on NSTP. I listen to people on the ground -- and as a result we have moved the dates by one day of Thunder Bay, Sault Ste Marie and Sudbury. (see new schedule below).
The impact of these 3 dates means that the April 28 meeting in London will be postponed. The NSTP will be in Toronto and Southern Ontario again in the final phase in July. I am currently looking for a London date in July. (Offers welcome!).
Windsor is still on for April 29. I just hope the Royal Wedding doesn't affect the crowd too much!
REVISED SCHEDULE: (Accurate as of 4pm Alberta time - April 20th)
Thunder Bay -- April 26 - 7:00-8:30 pm at Waverley Resource Library
Sault Ste Marie -- April 27 -- still planning -- help if you can
Sudbury -- April 28 -- still planning -- help if you can
Windsor -- April 29 -- 6:30-8:00 pm at Windsor Pride Centre
Future cities:
Vancouver & Victoria: May 4-10
Hamilton (Canadian Council for Refugees Conference): May 27
Montreal: May 30 - June 4
Halifax: June 13 or 14
Moncton, Fredericton, Saint John, (New Brunswick): June
Charlottetown: June
St. John's: no later than June 22
London, Toronto, Ottawa: July
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