Tuesday November 17 at 6pm EST

For our next Partners’ Showcase, we invited Tam Goossen, Co-chair of Good Jobs for All Coalition, to speak about their experiences working for the community during this pandemic.

The Good Jobs for All Coalition co-chair Tam Goossen has won a City of Toronto Human Rights award for her dedication and commitment to creating an inclusive and fair Toronto. The Good Jobs for All Coalition is an alliance of community, labour, social justice, youth and environmental organizations in the Toronto region. The Coalition’s goal is to develop strategies that affirm the values of a truly just society – healthy communities, a sustainable economy, strong public services, equity, and decent work for all.

About Tam

Tam Goossen, co-chair of the Good Jobs Coalition, was elected public school trustee from 1988 to 1997. Over the years, Tam has volunteered with many organizations including the Chinese Canadian National Council, Social Planning Toronto, Ontario Press Council and Toronto Community Benefits Network. Tam believes in building coalitions to fight racism and was a board director of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations from 1995 to 2018, serving as President from 2000 to 2002. Tam has a master’s degree in Japanese and Chinese studies from the University of Toronto and was research associate at the Asian Institute. In addition to having worked as a teacher, researcher and community organizer, Tam’s published writings include: “SARS, Head Tax and Too Asian?” (Emerald), “Political and Community Activism in Toronto: 1970-2000” (Polyphony, Chinese in Ontario), “Renewing Toronto’s ESL Program” (Social Planning Toronto) and “Rationalism vs Nationalism: Tsuda Sokichi” U of Toronto/York U Joint Centre)