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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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
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
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
All #G20 protests will be directed to Trinity Bellwoods Park #Toronto
Published On Wed Apr 28 2010 Jennifer Yang http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/801983--all-g20-protests-will-be-directed-to-trinity-bellwoods-park?bn=1 With the upcoming G20 summit looming over downtown Toronto, the event is casting an increasingly larger shadow, one that now stretches as far west as Trinity Bellwoods Park. Summit officials have chosen the park as the designated protesting area for the G20 summit on June 26 … Continue reading All #G20 protests will be directed to Trinity Bellwoods Park #Toronto
Why we need to Support #Worker’s #Rights
To most people of my generation, a full time, unionized job with benifits sounds like a pipe dream, let alone a job that will last us until we retire. Most of us these days are in contract jobs or part-time positions that force us to keep focused on keeping a job (or finding one) and … Continue reading Why we need to Support #Worker’s #Rights
Can a Private Member’s Bill Change #ODSP?
I'd love to hear people's thoughts on this bill. This is news to me, and shake the hand of MPP Barrett. I am a little suspicious that this is a conservative voter grab, and it is a very neoliberal approach to access to work, that still views people with disabilities as burdens that businesses should … Continue reading Can a Private Member’s Bill Change #ODSP?
Special Diet #Rally and March on the #McGuinty Government: Thursday, April 15th – #Toronto
Rally and March on the McGuinty Government: Thursday, April 15th @ 12 Noon Allan Gardens Park (Sherbourne and Gerrard) *free meal *accessibility pick-up @ 11:30 am at south-east corner of Dundas-Yonge WE DEMAND: -Raise Welfare and Disability rates by 40% now! -Stop the attacks: Give us back the Special Diet! -Defend Public Services On March … Continue reading Special Diet #Rally and March on the #McGuinty Government: Thursday, April 15th – #Toronto
Sit Down, Fight Back 