More than 100 faculty members, librarians, and other academic staff from across Canada will descend on Parliament Hill on Nov. 23 to lobby their Members of Parliament about the need for Ottawa to adequately fund post-secondary education and research. The second National Lobby Day for Post-Secondary Education, organized by CAUT and the Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d'université, will begin with a breakfast briefing for all participants, followed by a national press conference and visits with MPs, opposition leaders, cabinet ministers, and senior federal civil servants. Post-lobby interviews will be arranged with participants' local media outlets to spread the news of the lobby across the country. "Those who took part in last year's lobby day found it to be a very worthwhile experience," said CAUT president Tom Booth. "With a federal election coming up, it's important that we be out in full force this year." All CAUT delegates, alternates and observers coming to Ottawa for the Nov. 24­26 Council meeting are encouraged to participate in the lobby. "The more local association activists we have participating, the more effective our lobby will be," Booth said.