The Social Policy Cafe blog is written by a social policy analyst, currently employed by the Library of Parliament who has had the privilege to work in social policy for 30 years.
Blogs, Government Policy, Poverty Research, social policy, All of Canada
PEI Disability Alert Blog and some other PEI blogs are now publishing under the Not just the news site. The NJN Network publishes blogs and news about disability, advocacy and PEI.
Blogs, Disability, disability news, Prince Edward Island
Digital Photo Artist and social activist, ex-homeless addict in Toronto explores people and places from a unique perspective emphasizing the lifestyle of those forgotten members of our society whose suffering has been neglected for too long and compares their circumstances with the accepted norm.
Pamela Cross is a feminist lawyer, working as an advocate and activist for women’s equality. This blog explores women’s equality, the law and public policy, and supports advocacy efforts across the country to increase women’s equality in a substantive and meaningful way.
Blogs, feminist, Government Policy, law, Legal Research, Women, women's equality
Murray Dobbin, now living in Powell River, BC, is one Canada’s most popular progressive political commentators and analysts and has been a journalist, broadcaster, author and social activist for over forty years. He is a board member and research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and former executive board member of the Council of Canadians. He is also a senior advisor...
Blogs, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, economic policy, Government Policy, All of Canada
Hope for the Homeless is a blog by the Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, an organization that works to address the needs of homeless men, women and children in the community and serves as a catalyst for community collaboration to end homelessness.
Steven is the Veteran’s Services Coordinator at Operation Stand Down in Nashville, Tennessee and is co-founder of The Contributor, a street newspaper produced and sold by people experiencing homelessness. In addition, he trains outreach workers for the National Health Care for The Homeless Council and blogs about his experiences.
Homeless Tales is maintained and authored by currently and formerly homeless persons and aims to deliver news, views, statistics and personal accounts of homelessness. It is designed to raise awareness, educate and address the often inaccurate stereotypical image of homeless people.
YkOnline is a blog/site about all things Yellowknife. In short it has reviews, opinions, interviews, rants, photos, news, events, and more. The aim of this site is to provide the reader with interesting articles/posts about this great northern town.
The Council of Canadians, a citizens' organization that advocates for progressive policies on behalf of its members across the country, has an Olympic blog for issues around the Vancouver Olympics.
http://lifeontheplist.blogspot.com/ - Life on the P List, a British Columbian woman is chronicling the issues she deals with while living under the poverty line.
http://www.francesbula.com/ - Frances Bula, a former Vancouver Sun reporter, writes the State of Vancouver blog. The blog has stories and opinion pieces on city politics, the Downtown Eastside, homelessness and other Vancouver issues.
http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/ - The Hook is the Tyee's political blog. This blog has stories and opinions about BC politics, homelessness, the Olympics and more.
The following blogs have daily news stories on homelessness, social housing, the upcoming Olympics and other poverty-related issues in Vancouver and across BC. Check them out to find out what is happening in the city.
THIS Magazine Blog is the blog of one of Canada’s longest-publishing alternative journals where editors and contributors reflect on issues of the day and events the mainstream media won’t cover.
We are looking for blogs that focus on anti-poverty/poverty issues. If you write a poverty-focused blog, send us a link!
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