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May 17, 2008 - 2:56pm

Issues - Organizing

News

Anti-Poverty Organizing on Video on the Web

February 13, 2008 - 10:24am

More and more anti-poverty organizations and coalitions are using the web to broadcast videos of their work. Housing not War, a campaign to demand the federal government spend money on housing instead of war and militarism organized by anti-war organizations and anti-poverty organizations in Toronto, has a short video on YouTube, "Housing not Bombs," of their most recent demonstration. The Kensington Welfare Rights Union, a multiracial organization of, by and for poor and homeless people, has a video on YouTube, "Homeless Hero," about homeless people organizing in the USA.

( categories: News | Canada | United States | Homelessness | Organizing )

ODSP coalition seeks endorsement of pre-election demands

July 3, 2007 - 1:40pm

The ODSP Action Coalition is seeking support for the demands they are making for the October Ontario provincial election. Read CLEONet's story about the campaign for more information.

( categories: News | Ontario | Disability | Organizing )

Tories Given Failing Report Card on Child Care

February 17, 2007 - 3:40pm

Code Blue for Child Care, a national campaign to protect child care is accusing the Conservative government of abandoning child care. Code Blue has issued Harper and his government an "F" in three areas: providing universal child care, helping parents balance work and family, and honouring agreements. Instead of going forward with a national universal child care program, the Tories are giving parents a taxable $100 per a month towards covering their child care fees. Read more in the CBC article, "Child-care coalition gives Harper failing grade, calls for real plan." Across BC, child care advocates, labour groups and parents held rallies for child care to protest the provincial government's cuts to monthly child-care subsidies by about $40 per child.

( categories: News | British Columbia | Canada | Children/Youth | Family | Organizing )

Online Resources

PrisonJustice.ca

February 21, 2008 - 1:22pm

Prisonjustice.ca is a website with resources, links, articles, news in support of prisoners and prison justice activism in Canada.

( categories: Online Resources | Canada | Organizing | Poverty Research )

Public Compensation Coalition

February 12, 2008 - 4:09pm

Union members, injured worker advocates and others have created an organization, the Public Compensation Coalition to work towards restoring the balance and fairness to the workers' compensation system in BC and in Canada. The website has information on how to get involved and resources about the workers' compensation system.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Canada | Organizing | Workers' Rights )

The Poverty Olympics

January 30, 2008 - 11:31pm
Poverty Olympics

Poverty Olympics is a site put together by a group of concerned citizens and community groups who want the 2010 Winter Games’ legacy to be one of reducing, not increasing, poverty and homelessness.

( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Homelessness | Organizing | Poorbashing )
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