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Final Budget Showdown- Toronto vs Ford!
Submitted by ocap on Thu, 01/05/2012 - 20:30.
**JOIN OCAP and the DOWNTOWN EAST COMMITTEE
Meeting @ 4:30pm at Moss Park (Queen and Sherbourne)
-Tokens provided if needed
-Marching together to City Hall
On January 17th-19th, City Council will vote on the 2012 budget. Ford
and his buddies want to cut nearly $90 million in services, even though the city has a surplus of at least $140 million. They plan to slash services, hike fares and user fees, and lockout or layoff workers when there is actually enough money to improve life in this city.
Downtown East March to STOP FORD'S CUTS
Submitted by ocap on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 19:36.
Thursday, August 25 · 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Allan Gardens
Sherbourne & Carlton
Join us for a free community meal, followed by a lively tour of Rob
Ford's proposed path of destruction in the Downtown East!
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Rob Ford’s cuts would devastate our community. Daycares, community
centres, public housing, libraries, parks, and shelters for the
homeless - this and more is at risk! Join fellow community members and
workers as we gather to march through our neighbourhood, stopping at
public services to celebrate what is ours and send a clear message to
the Mayor and his friends on Bay Street that our community will come
together to Stop the Cuts!!
Join the Downtown East Stop the Cuts Committee: TorontoDTE@gmail.com
STOP THE CUTS!
http://torontostopthecuts.com
http://www.facebook.com/stopthecuts
Join OCAP & CUPE on May 26 - Rally to Build a Better Ontario!
Submitted by ocap on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 20:41.
Community allies, activists, workers, students and all Torontonians are invited to a RALLY!
Thursday, May 26
12PM, Sheraton Hotel, 123 Queen St.
*This rally is held during CUPE Ontario’s Convention and ends at Queen’s Park
In the lead up to the provincial election on October 6, there is an
opportunity to make a difference in the province of Ontario. You are
invited to join members of CUPE Ontario during their annual Convention
to send a message to the provincial government.
Send a message about the growing poverty in our communities, about the
vital role that public services play in our communities and about good
jobs. Join us in sending a united message to...
BUILD A BETTER ONTARIO!
Reverse the Cuts, Restore the Special Diet, RAISE the RATES!
Submitted by ocap on Wed, 05/11/2011 - 12:45.THIS JUST IN from our allies UNDER PRESSURE in Ottawa:
For Immediate Release
Thursday, May 19th
Members of the anti-poverty organization Under Pressure have infiltrated and disrupted a fundraiser organized by Ontario Liberal MPP Madeleine Meilleur. The protesters were there to denounce the poverty in which those living on social assistance must live in.
“People living on social assistance are forced to choose between paying
the rent and putting food on the table” said one protester.
OCAP Raise the Rates Educational Session - Thursday, May 19
Submitted by ocap on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 20:10.
THURSDAY MAY 19th, 2011
6 – 8pm
@ St.Luke's Church, 353 Sherbourne St. (Carlton and Sherbourne)
The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty has been spearheading the ‘Raise the Rates Campaign’ since 2005, demanding a real raise in welfare (OW) and disability (ODSP) rates to where people can live with health and dignity.
A central part of this has been access to the Special Diet Allowance – a vital benefit that has allowed for some small amount of relief from the miserable amounts that people are forced to try to survive on every month.
What is the history of welfare and disability, what is the history of this campaign, what is actually happening with the Special Diet Allowance as of April 2011, and how do we win a raise in social assistance rates TODAY?
Learn the facts and history, know the arguments, join the campaign!
