Poverty

GroundWire | May 8, 2017

GroundWire Production — Wed, 10 May 2017 03:25:48 +0000

Palestinian Dignity Strike, March for Science, Future of First Nations Métis and Inuit broadcasting

This episode of GroundWire was produced on Holmaco First Nations Territory by Volunteers at the Future of First Nations Mé

GroundWire | March 27, 2017 | Ceremony and healing for Indigenous youth suicides, 5 days for homelessness, and west coast pipelines

GroundWire Production — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:58:10 +0000

This episode of GroundWire was produced on Anishinabe territory in Thunder Bay part of the Robinson Superior Treaty and home of the Fort William First Nation by Carly Forbes.

Headlines

Community forum on police brutality in Montreal | CKUT News

Tent City Vancouver, #JusticeforAbdiRahman, CRTC dismissal of Commissioner Shoan

GroundWire Production — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:33:10 +0000

This ep

GroundWire | February 25, 2015 & March 3, 2015 | Homelessness Marathon Edition

GroundWire Production — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:05:07 +0000

This edition of GroundWire was produced by Ophira Horwitz and Cam Willis on unceded Anishinabe and Haudensaunee territories at CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, Ontario.

Open letter to Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, re: 510 Rideau

waawaaskesh — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:06:49 +0000

Gabrielle Fayant writes re: the funding cut to Shawenjeagamik Drop-In Centre

Dear Honourable Mayor Jim Watson of the City of Ottawa,

Cops Blink on Tent City Takedown

flux — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:35:56 +0000

OPPENHEIMER PARK - Strong camper, supporter, legal observer and media presence at the Homeless Tent City kept Vancouver Police at bay last night. The City of Vancouver had a court order for the VPD to move in and dismantle the three-month-old Indigenous camp and arrest campers as of 10pm, but they held off.

Ni Québec, ni Canada : comprendre la colonisation d’ici pour mieux s’y opposer

communard — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 20:54:16 +0000

Subhead:

durant la semaine ALT 101 Week 2014

Fri Sep 5

city:

so-called ''Ottawa'', Unceded Algonquin Territory

Venue:

Lamoureux 477 à l'Université d'Ottawa

organizer contact:

niquebecnicanada@riseup.net

niquebecnicanada.jpg

Link:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ni-Qu%C3%A9bec-ni-Canada-tourn%C3%A9e-anticolonialiste/1419364271634433

*atelier multimédia *

Decolonizing the Airwaves: July 1st 7am to 7pm

communard — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:20:35 +0000

Mon Jul 1

Link:

http://ckut.ca/c/en/node/392

Anti-Poverty Activists Campaign to Increase the Minimum Wage in Ontario

The Leveller — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:39:59 +0000

Anti-poverty activists organized by ACORN Ottawa rallied on Preston Street outside the offices of the Ministry of Labour on Mar. 21. The Campaign to Raise the Minimum Wage of Ontario to $14 was launched by a coalition of community groups and activists across the province aiming to lift workers out of poverty.

Nothing Wasted

The Leveller — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:58:17 +0000

Ottawa Food Not Bombs launches war on hunger

Jonah Aglak wears a light coat and eats a plate of spaghetti near Rideau Street.

I ask if he’s homeless.

“I have a home in Nunavut, but not in Ottawa,” Aglak says, before suddenly standing and limping away into the night.

Honouring Truth

flux — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:16:11 +0000

Oct. 25 Public Reading Honouring Vancouver's Missing and Murdered Women

Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012

Time: Noon – 5: p.m.

Place: Vancouver Public Library Plaza, 350 West Georgia, Vancouver

The Criminalization of Dissent

Araby — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:23:42 +0000

July 22nd Munch and March Mobilization - Riskier than we thought.

July 22nd, 2012

Community Confronts Condo Developers in Centretown, Ottawa

The Leveller — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:17:23 +0000

Dozens of Centretown residents rallied to disrupt a launch party hosted by condominium developers at James Street Pub on Bank Street Tuesday evening, July 10.

Paying for Being Homeless

The Leveller — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:36:47 +0000

The Criminalization of Poverty in Ottawa

Downtown Ottawa is a hectic place.

“Homeless” kids

The Leveller — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:42:30 +0000

Business students experience a slice of homelessness to raise funds for homeless youth outreach

For five days in March, four students in the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University braved the elements as part of the fundraiser Five Days for the