To monitor and inform on cross-Ontario activity on the poverty reduction agenda

Archive for November, 2008

Declaration of Young People with Developmental Challenges – Nov. 17

Three young people with developmental disabilities attended and actively participated in the Leadership Forum on Poverty Reduction held in Toronto on November 17, 2008. Cathy Lemon, Kenny Freeman, and Veronica Peake, all partners in a small catering enterprise called Lemon & Allspice – The Coffee Shed, framed their own declaration on poverty reduction in solidarity [...]

Poems on Poverty Set Tone for Blueprint (Cornwall)

About 50 people attended a community forum in Cornwall on November 19, including local city councillors, the Medical Officer of Health, teachers and ten students from St Lawrence Intermediate School. The students had participated in a Poem Contest on “Life without Poverty” held in October sponsored by the Social Development Council of Cornwall and Area. [...]

Blueprint for Poverty Reduction (Woodstock)

When: Wednesday, November 26 Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Where: Council Chambers, County of Oxford Administration Building 21 Reeve St.,  Woodstock MAP Mike Balkwill of the ‘25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction‘ is touring the Province speaking about a Blueprint to reduce poverty by 25% in 5 Years. Action to reduce poverty is the [...]

Blueprint for Poverty Reduction (South Durham)

When: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Time: 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Where: Durham Regional Headquarters (Room 1B)  MAP

Blueprint for Poverty Reduction (North Durham)

When: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Time: 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Where: Sunderland Town Hall  MAP