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Performers from 75 countries to tackle global issues at World Congress

TORONTO - Performers from more than 75 countries, from Argentina to Zambia, will be descending on Toronto for a week of solidarity-building at the 2012 International Federation of Actors (FIA) World Congress. Running from September 27 to 30, 2012 at the Sheraton Centre, the World Congress will be co-hosted by the three Canadian performer unions, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (Equity) and Union des Artistes (UdA). This marks only the second time in FIA’s 61-year history that a Congress has met in North America. Participants will share information, develop best practices...