Tag: make poverty history

Make Poverty History: Canadians, Please Add Your Voices to the Call for a Federal Anti-Poverty Plan Now

This video presents 1 of 7 Children live in Poverty in Canada. In the following letter (Oct.15, 2014), the Make Poverty History Steering Committee is urging us to join them in calling for a Federal Anti-Poverty Plan: “THIS FRIDAY, Canadians across the country are sounding the alarm and calling for a Federal Anti-Poverty Plan. Join us…

October 16, 2014
‘Make Poverty History’ Invites You to the Peoples’ Social Forum in Ottawa Aug.21-24, 2014

This video presents “Peoples’ Social Forum – August 21-24, 2014 trailer.” “This August, a convergence unlike any other will descend upon the Capital of the territory known as Canada. Activists, students, unions, Indigenous peoples, youth, environmentalists, and thousands of ordinary individuals from every region will unite to oppose the current political and economic direction, and…

August 18, 2014
Please Ask Your MP to Vote in Favour of Bill C-400 on Feb.27, 2013: Help End Homelessness in Canada

This video presents “MP Ryan Cleary delivers a speech in support of Bill C-400 (Adequate, affordable housing)”: MP Ryan Cleary (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl) delivers a speech in the House of Commons in support of the New Democratic Party’s Bill C-400 (Safe, Affodable, Adequate Housing) Bill C-400 would develop the framework for the minister of…

February 26, 2013
You’re Invited: International Day for The Eradication of Poverty Oct.17, 2012

This is an update to my previous blogs: Calling Entertainers & Artists: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Oct.17,2012 York Region Housing and Homelessness: Community Asset Map Survey & Reforms Consultation Workshops You’re Invited: Interfaith Dinner Sept.13 & International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Oct.17. The United Nations’ 2012 Commemoration of the International…

October 10, 2012
Please Tell Prime Minister Stephen Harper to Honour Canada’s Promise on Poverty

Here is a letter from Make Poverty History urging Canadians to take action “together, we can affect change with our government and build a movement to tackle poverty and inequality:“ “Dear Canadians, Monday October 17th is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. More than three million people in Canada live in poverty, including…

October 18, 2011
Itinerary of International Day for The Eradication of Poverty Oct 17, 2011

This is an update to my previous blog You’re Invited: International Day for The Eradication of Poverty October 17, 2011. For today’s FREE event of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty at the Pavilion, Fairy Lake Park, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, the itinerary is as follows:

October 17, 2011
You’re Invited: International Day for The Eradication of Poverty October 17, 2011

International Day for The Eradication of Poverty AKA – World Day to End Extreme Poverty Monday, October 17, 2011 Pavilion, Fairy Lake Park, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 3 P.M. – 7 P.M. Main-stage Performers – 6PM FREE “Expect to smell food, and hear music & drumming upon arriving, as Newmarket plays host to York Region Ontario’s…

October 11, 2011