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Turtle home a new take on tradition. By Diana Swift

Oct 19th, 2011 | By | Category: Campaigns (incl.) Grassroots, Community Board, Community Exchange

Turtle home a new take on tradition By: Diana Swift staff writer The solar-powered home, at right, is inspired in part by the teepee and designed in collaboration with the Treaty 7 First Nations of Southern Alberta. A team of students at the University of Calgary has designed a solar-powered home that produces as much [...]



The Homeless Hub Newsletter: The Dollars and Sense of Solving Poverty

Oct 17th, 2011 | By | Category: Campaigns (incl.) Grassroots, Community Board

The Dollars and Sense of Solving Poverty by National Council of Welfare The report shows the high dollar cost we are currently paying for the consequences of poverty. It examines why investments to end poverty make better economic sense, and it shows how ending poverty would save money and improve wellbeing for everyone. It concludes [...]



Monday October 17th: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Canada Without Poverty

Oct 17th, 2011 | By | Category: Campaigns (incl.) Grassroots, Community Board

Tell Harper to honour Canada’s promise on poverty Follow us on Twitter |  Become a fan on Facebook |  Update your profile |  Unsubscribe 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 more than 630,000 children – one [...]



“You Gotta Be The Change That You Wanna See” MC Yogi

Oct 15th, 2011 | By | Category: Audio, Campaigns (incl.) Grassroots, Community Board, Community Exchange, Poetry and Inspiration, Visual Art

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Occupy Wall Street: Beyond the Rhetoric: Matthew Flisfeder (The Bullet)

Oct 12th, 2011 | By | Category: Campaigns (incl.) Grassroots, Community Exchange

The   B u l l e t • E-Bulletin No. 553 October 12, 2011 Occupy Wall Street: Beyond the Rhetoric Matthew Flisfeder One of the distinguishing features of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement is its apparent lack of central leadership. Not only does the movement seem leaderless; it does not appear to be organized [...]



We’ve got a challenge for you! The Amazing CCPA Membership Challenge, that is.

Oct 12th, 2011 | By | Category: Campaigns (incl.) Grassroots, Community Board

Read comment section for clearer text We’ve got a challenge for you! The Amazing CCPA Membership Challenge, that is.We’re calling on CCPA members to join us in an ”amazing race” to sign up as many new members as possible by November 19th. We need you to support social justice and help grow the CCPA by [...]



ANIMAL POWER MEANINGS:Rainbow Crystal.com

Oct 5th, 2011 | By | Category: Community Board, Community Exchange, Poetry and Inspiration

ANIMAL POWER MEANINGS Armadillo – Boundaries. We learn from the armadillo, which, by rolling into a ball, can be completely armored against attack, how to consciously define our own emotional and physical boundaries. Bat – Rebirth. Shaman initiates undergo a ritual death in which they face their fears and are reborn without their old identities. [...]



Want to know what Ontario’s three main political parties are saying about social assistance?

Oct 4th, 2011 | By | Category: Campaigns (incl.) Grassroots, Community Board

Hello all, Want to know what Ontario’s three main political parties are saying about social assistance? What they’re saying about income adequacy? Advancing equity in supports and services? Creating good jobs and ensuring accommodation in the labour market, and other critical issues? Responses to specific questions about Ontario Works and ODSP are now posted on [...]



‘Dying for a Home’ by Cathy Crowe: Book Launch

Sep 30th, 2011 | By | Category: Audio, Community Board

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Cops and Condominiums: Poverty and Gentrification in Toronto’s Downtown Eastside

Sep 24th, 2011 | By | Category: Community Board, Community Exchange, Housing

Cops and Condominiums: Poverty and Gentrification in Toronto’s Downtown Eastside By Linchpin Created 09/22/2011 – 20:48 [1] By Alex Balch According to the Toronto Star, I live in the worst neighbourhood in the city. This past April, in an innocuously titled article “Dundas-Sherbourne poised for a surprising rebirth”, The Star’s Robyn Doolittle pointed out that [...]