by Doug Draper / July 7th, 2010 John Pruyn wasn't much in the mood for celebrating Canada Day this year. How could he be after the way he was treated a few days earlier in Toronto by figures of authority most of us were brought up to respect, our publicly paid-for police forces who are … Continue reading #Amputee Has His Artificial Leg Ripped off by Police and Is Slammed in Makeshift Cell during #G20 Summit
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#AUDISM AND THE #TORONTO #POLICE SERVICE EVENT #G20
We have all heard the stories of the Toronto Police Services denying interpreters, accusing Deaf people of "faking", interpreting attempts to communicate as violence, misunderstanding facial expressions that are a part of our grammar as anger, and countless other acts of audism, discrimination, and violence. It is time to do something about it! Join us … Continue reading #AUDISM AND THE #TORONTO #POLICE SERVICE EVENT #G20
#Toronto #Mayoral Candidates Debate #Disability Issues
Peter Athanasopoulos apologized to six mayoral candidates: the wheelchair-accessible cab he ordered had arrived 30 minutes late. His difficulties reaching a debate on disability issues in Toronto, a city whose subway stations won't be guaranteed accessible until 2024, underscored Athanasopoulos's argument transportation is a "huge issue" for people like him. "I would have taken the … Continue reading #Toronto #Mayoral Candidates Debate #Disability Issues
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
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
Report Back form #Cochabamba – May 7 #Toronto
Want to find out more about the People's Movement to stop Climate Change? Have you heard of the Cochabamba Agreement - a Climate Change Accord designed by the People that will be officially recognized by the UN later this year? Come check out this amazing event! Friday, May 7, 2010, 7pm Steelworkers Hall Toronto 25 … Continue reading Report Back form #Cochabamba – May 7 #Toronto
#Bolivia rallies #eco-warriors at alternative #climate conference
#Ontario scraps Special Diet Allowance to further #Medicalize people in #Poverty
Poverty advocates decry loss of diet allowance Laurie Monsebraaten Social Justice Reporter Ontario is scrapping the Special Diet Allowance that helps people on social assistance pay extra food costs related to specific medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Confirming the pre-budget fears of anti-poverty advocates, the Liberal government cited last fall’s provincial … Continue reading #Ontario scraps Special Diet Allowance to further #Medicalize people in #Poverty
A #Federal agenda that includes us (People with #Disabilities )
By Harry Wolbert Last Updated: March 1, 2010 12:00am Our elected members of parliament will return to work this week. And with that comes the expectation that some work will finally get done. Over these last few years disability issues have taken a backseat on the national agenda. This has been a real disappointment for … Continue reading A #Federal agenda that includes us (People with #Disabilities )
Sit Down, Fight Back 