“Language is the armoury of the human mind … contain[ing] the trophies of its pasts and the weapons of its future conquests.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In advocacy circles “welfare” is a highly contested word. If anything this word should be considered politically incorrect. It is offensive to so-called welfare workers who act more as prisoner guards [...]

The Courage to Hope is a one-of-a-kind graduation ceremony that took place for the second year in a row at Toronto’s City Hall on June 15th, 2009. These graduates have completed a unique advocacy training program designed specifically for people who have otherwise been silenced. The graduates of this program have been transformed into “Agents [...]