Meetings and Events
Take A Shot At Hunger
Posted on June 15 2010 under Meetings and Events
Pool Tournament and FoodShare Fundraiser
June 27, 2010 2:00pm-6:00pm
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The Hamilton Revolution
Posted on April 19 2010 under Meetings and Events
Transforming Our City
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Rally at Queens Park
Posted on April 12 2010 under Meetings and Events
April 27, 2010
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April 15th: Raise The Rates - Rally and March on the McGuinty Government
Posted on March 29 2010 under Meetings and Events
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 12 Noon
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Social Justice Fair
Posted on March 29 2010 under Meetings and Events
April 15, 2010
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A Breakfast With Senator Art Eggleton
Posted on March 25 2010 under Meetings and Events
Tuesday April 6, 2010
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Rally at Queens Park April 27, 2010
Posted on March 08 2010 under Meetings and Events
To stop the claw back of the Ontario Child Benefit from children on social assistance!
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Pancake Fest!
Posted on February 02 2010 under Meetings and Events
Taste 4 different kinds of pancakes made from local ingredients but with recipes from around the world!
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Education Meeting
Posted on January 27 2010 under Meetings and Events
Safe schools legislation has changed in Ontario in the last year.
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Webinar with Senator Art Eggleton
Posted on January 11 2010 under Meetings and Events
A Wellesley Institute webinar January 15, 2010 11:00 a.m. EST
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DO THΣ MATH!
Posted on December 01 2009 under Meetings and Events
Is Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy Working?
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Paint the Town Red and White!
Posted on November 18 2009 under Meetings and Events
Local fundraiser for the United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton!
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25in5 Hamilton Network for Poverty Reduction Meeting
Posted on November 09 2009 under Meetings and Events
Join 25in5 Hamilton!
Show Your Support in Reducing Poverty in Hamilton!
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We Stood Up!
Posted on November 04 2009 under Meetings and Events
Last year, more than 116 million people Stood Up. This year a Guinness World Record was set by 173 million people around the world who participated in the event!
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Dignity For All - A Community Meeting on Addressing Poverty in Hamilton
Posted on October 21 2009 under Meetings and Events
Monday November 16, 2009 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Binkley United Church 1570 Main St. W., Hamilton
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Do the Math
Posted on September 17 2009 under Meetings and Events
Poverty in Hamilton, Hungry for Answers
Tuesday, September 22, 2 – 4 p.m.
Myler Hall, Christ’s Church Cathedral
255 James St. North, Hamilton
Come and learn from a dynamic presentation from Jonah Schein, Civic Engagement Coordinator of The Stop Community Food Centre (www.thestop.org) and Cheryl Smith, a trained community advocate and public speaker working with Voices From the Street, will present. Cheryl is also the founder of Peacock Poverty (www.peacockpoverty.org), a website founded by and for people with the lived experience of poverty.
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POVERTY IN THE MEDIA
New Campaign Lets You Do the Math On Income Security
This fall, our federal politicians may lead us into an election fought on the issue of Employment Insurance benefits. But when it comes to the other income security programs most important to Ontarians, we are still looking for someone to lead us into battle. Despite the provincial government’s promise to reduce poverty in Ontario, there is a deafening silence from our leaders when it comes to addressing the chronic inadequacy of Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support programs -- the income security programs of last resort for vulnerable Ontarians.
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Do The Math Challenge
How does the Do The Math Challenge work?
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$170-million to address suicide and infant mortality rates
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There needs to be a shift in governmental thinking when it comes to social assistance.
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That's all OSAP allots for student food
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