By John Rae June 16, 2010 At major local, national and international gatherings that discuss issues facing the future needs in our society, it is common to consider the inequities of women, the discrimination facing indigenous groups or racial minorities, and nowadays one can expect calls to discuss the future of our planet to be … Continue reading Commentary: Is #Disability EVEN on the #G8 / #G20 Radar Screen?
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#BP spills Coffee
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PANEL ON #HARPER’S ATTACKS ON #REPRODUCTIVE #RIGHTS – AT HOME AND ABROAD
PANEL DISCUSSION MONDAY JUNE 21st 7 pm 25 Cecil Street (just south of College, east of Spadina) Women can never achieve equality or better lives for themselves and their families unless they have the right to control their reproduction. Yet the Harper government is consciously excluding the provision of abortion as part of the 'maternal … Continue reading PANEL ON #HARPER’S ATTACKS ON #REPRODUCTIVE #RIGHTS – AT HOME AND ABROAD
Press Release from Council of #Canadians with #Disabilities
16 June 2010 For Immediate Release Deadly Compassion Ottawa, ON--People with disabilities are not strangers to the fact that nondisabled people cannot imagine life with a disability. They tell us that they would rather be dead than living with a disability. This is because disability is equated with pain, suffering, and dependency. … Continue reading Press Release from Council of #Canadians with #Disabilities
Become a weekday #Vegetarian
Great short video from TED.
#BP goes back to Black
Open Letter to Minister Deb Matthews On principles for the Ontario Nutritional Supplement Program
From 25 in 5, the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, and the ODSP Action Coalition Dear Minister Matthews, The decision the McGuinty government has taken to end the Special Diet Allowance for people on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program has been interpreted as a disturbing signal about the degree to which government … Continue reading Open Letter to Minister Deb Matthews On principles for the Ontario Nutritional Supplement Program
#ODSP Action Coalition Event July 7th
The ODSP Action Coalition presents: Telling Our Stories: Disability Should Not Equal Poverty When: Wednesday, July 7th from 1pm-5pm *NEW DATE* Where: Metro Hall Rotunda, 55 John St. Toronto (Near University Avenue and King St. West) Program Highlights: 2pm to 4pm - Panel discussion on ODSP and human rights moderated by Carol Goar, Editorial Columnist … Continue reading #ODSP Action Coalition Event July 7th
20 Reasons to Mobilize around the #G20
With 20 days to go to the G8 and G20 summits in Toronto, here are 20 reasons that the climate movement needs to get mobilized. Every day you can become increasingly motivated to get organize, get mobilized, and know just why we need to have our voices heard. 1. The G8 and G20 are a … Continue reading 20 Reasons to Mobilize around the #G20
Student Creates Opportunity to Increase #Accessibility of #Federal #Transport System
Today, Pat Martin, NDP MP for Winnipeg Centre, will introduce a Private Member’s Bill calling for an accessibility audit of federally regulated transportation systems. This initiative results from a high school student competition called Create Your Canada, where students were asked to draft a bill to change the way our country works. Sam Unrau, a … Continue reading Student Creates Opportunity to Increase #Accessibility of #Federal #Transport System
Sit Down, Fight Back 