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Sunday July 20th 2008
Regional - QuébecNouvelles (News)Innu facing eviction from tradition territoryJune 28, 2008 - 9:41pm
Over one hundred Innu families who have been occupying their traditional territories are facing eviction by the Newfoundland and Labrador government. The evictions are seen as part of an ongoing effort by the government to push through resource development and hydroelectrical projects and ignore Innu land rights. For more information see the following articles and websites:
( categories: News | Newfoundland | Québec | Aboriginal/First Nations )
Montreal Homeless MarathonJanuary 30, 2008 - 11:00pm
CKUT, a community radio station out of McGill University, is hosting a Winter 2008: Homeless Marathon The sixth annual Homelessness Marathon will serve up 14 hours of people-powered radio, broadcasting this year from outside of the Native Friendship Center. With the goal of the Marathon is to provide an opportunity for homeless people and their supporters to take to the airwaves, and allow a nationwide discussion on homelessness issues and possible solutions. ( categories: News | Québec | Homelessness | Media )
Report on Income of InuitApril 6, 2007 - 9:08am
The Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate at Indian and Northern Affairs Canada has released a report called Levels and Sources of Individual and Household Level Income for Inuit in Canada, 1980-2000. It focuses on income-related indicators for the population with Inuit ancestry. The report finds that although average incomes increased from 1980-2000 for Inuit people, they remained much lower than those of all Canadians. ( categories: News | Newfoundland | Northwest Territories | Nunavut | Québec | Inuit | Poverty Research )
Online ResourcesAnti-Poverty Strategies and Campaigns in Canada and ElsewhereApril 9, 2008 - 12:56pm
Canadian Social Research Links has created a webpage of Anti-Poverty Strategies and Campaigns in Canada and Elsewhere. There are more then 250 links with a focus on Canadian poverty reduction strategies implemented or under consideration in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Ontario; you'll also find links to info about poverty reduction strategies in the United States, the United Nations, Europe, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ( categories: Online Resources | Newfoundland | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Québec | Economic Policy | Poverty Research )
Agences régionales de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec / Regional health and social services boardsSeptember 12, 2006 - 1:49pm
Le site web / Website: www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/regions/ Links to each of the websites of the regional boards in Quebec, most of which include either an online regional directory of social and community services to the local population, or links to the websites of the organizations offering those services. ( categories: Online Resources | Québec | Bilingual | Health | Welfare )
Cartographie du Québec féministe branché / Women's groups and resources in QuebecSeptember 12, 2006 - 11:38am
Le site web / Website: http://netfemmes.cdeacf.ca/les_ressources/bottin/ Searchable map of women's resources. Topics include (among others) the following: Agression sexuelle (sexual aggression), Centre de femmes (women's centre), Famille (family), Lutte contre la pauvreté (anti-poverty initiatives), Mouvement des femmes (women's movement), Violence, etc. ( categories: Online Resources | Québec | Français | Family | Violence | Women )
LinksThe People's PotatoMarch 19, 2008 - 12:04pm
http://peoplespotato.blogspot.com/ - The People’s Potato is a vegan soup kitchen run out of Concordia University. The project was initiated in 1999 in order to address student poverty. ( categories: Links | Québec | Blogs | Children/Youth | Organizing )
Collectif pour un Québec sans pauvereteJanuary 10, 2008 - 7:06pm
Collectif pour un Quebec sans pauvreté - bâtir un Québec sans pauvreté est une nouvelle campagne de mobilisation pour démontrer à l’Assemblée nationale notre volonté commune de faire du Québec une société sans pauvreté et l’engager, au nom des droits humains, à combattre la pauvreté, ici, dès maintenant. ( categories: Links | Québec | Multilingual | Organizing )
National Inuit Youth CouncilApril 5, 2007 - 8:36am
http://www.niyc.ca/ - National Inuit Youth Council website gives youth and other visitors a chance to connect, open communications, raise awareness, hear what people think and feel and help each other. News, photos, resources, etc. are updated on a regular basis and site members contribute to chats and discussion forums. ( categories: Links | Newfoundland | Northwest Territories | Nunavut | Québec | Children/Youth | Inuit )
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