Action Against Poverty
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BC Poverty Reduction Coalition
Dear Friend --
We now have many opportunities to engage with
the new government on poverty reduction,... and here’s one for you to
take TODAY!
The BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services is accepting submissions on social and economic priorities for the provincial government, and they want to hear from you. Here’s the website where you can make a submission (video, audio or written) or complete the four-question survey – it doesn’t have to be long. The deadline is today, Monday, October 16, at 5pm.
Feel free to copy or draw from our submission that we just sent in, which highlights the strong policy pillars that the government should include as they develop their poverty reduction plan. Or take a read of our shorter op-ed to give you some ideas.
This is the first of many more opportunities to let the government
know what you think – we’ll keep you posted on more as they come
available. In the meantime, get involved in taking action below:
Chew On
This!
Thursday October 17th; 12 pm at Main Street
Skytrain Station, Vancouver; 11-1 at Kwantlen Farmers Market,
Richmond
On Thursday October 17, we're joining over 60 groups across the
country to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
The Dignity for All campaign is organizing the fifth
annual Chew on This! Day of Action. Teams in every province
and territory will hand out Chew on This! lunch bags and
materials and engaging passersby on food insecurity and the need for a
national anti-poverty plan. In BC alone, groups in Nanaimo, Kamloops,
Valemont, Victoria, Richmond, Kelowna, Vancouver and Surrey will be
participating. Volunteers from the Poverty Free Action Team will be at Main Street-Science World Skytrain Station on
Thursday October 17th at 12 pm. Let us know if you'd
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The Richmond Poverty Response Committee, CFUW Richmond and KAIROS will be at the Kwantlen Farmers Market in the Minoru Library
Plaza on Tuesday October 17th from 11-1. Come and help, come
and sign the postcard for a Federal Poverty Reduction Strategy!
Contact De Whalen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more
information.
Show Up for Youth in
Care - Victoria Rally
October 24th, BC Legislature
Building, Victoria
On Tuesday October 24th, First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
and the Fostering Change campaign are inviting you to
a public rally and demonstration to show government we stand for youth
in care. The rally will be in Victoria in front of the BC
Legislature Building in Victoria at 3 pm on
Tuesday October 24th. Before the rally, youth in and
from care and adult allies will meet with at least 10 Cabinet
Ministers and 20 MLAs from all three political parties about their
recommendations for improvement of BC's child welfare system. For more
information, including potential transportation and subsidies visit the rally website or contactThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."> This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Welfare Food Challenge
Starting
November 1st
The 6th Annual Welfare Food Challenge starts on Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 and runs for a full 7 days. The Challenge highlights the inadequacy of welfare rates in BC. Participants will be expected to live on only the food they can purchase with $19 dollars. This calculation is based on the expectation that welfare recipients will have to pay rent and damage deposit, bus tickets and cell phone (necessary to look for work and contact the welfare office) and personal hygiene. Even with the $100/month raise implemented by the new BC government, this amount is not enough. A single person receives only $710/month, which provides only $19/week for food. With the rising cost of rent, lack of rent control, exorbitant cost of living in the city, this is only $1 more per week than the Challenge in 2016. Sign up today!
Fair Wages Commission
Earlier this October, the government announced it's Fair Wages Commission. Within 90 days of its first meeting, the Commission is expected to deliver a report with a timeline to raise the minimum wage. The Commission says that it will "consult with small businesses, consult with workers, consult with the community leaders." We'll be watching closely for the details of this consultation process, and will share them with you, so you can make your voice heard.
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