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CIBC and CAW honoured for supporting vulnerable children 2010-06-06
Canadian Feed The Children
Canadian Feed The Children recognizes CIBC and CAW union members on June 6, 2010 at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto from 6:30 to 9 pm for their support of vulnerable children.
Hair care line nourishes children affected by poverty2009-05-01
Canadian Feed The Children
Beginning April 2009, Laboratoire Cosmepro will donate two percent of sales from its Light Blue Shade hair care products to Canadian Feed The Childrenâ##s National Nutrition Program, which provides nu...
Jeremy Hon of Richmond Green Secondary School Lives in Poverty for a Week2015-06-17
Emmanuel International Canada
"Poverty should not be an issue that limits people. It shouldn't hold them back." Jeremy Hon of Richmond Hill works to make a difference for those living in poverty in Malawi.
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America's hidden homeless: Life in the Starlight MotelBick, Carolyn
Article
2016
Al Jazeera
A motel in Massachusetts reveals the extent of the US' hidden homelessness problem. Residents share their stories.
America's trailer parks: the residents may be poor but the owners are getting richNeate, Rupert
Article
2015
The Guardian
It's an unusual but potentially lucrative investment: Warren Buffett is prompting people to attend Mobile Home University, a 'boot camp' in trailer park ownership.
Approaches to Poverty in the Toronto School Board, 1970 - 1990No Shallow Roots
Gaskell, Jane; Laura-Lee, K; Katrina, P
Article
2009
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis
Published in Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice. December, 2009
Behind the NumbersA blog from the CCPA
Website
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Commentary on issues that affect Canadians, including the economy, poverty, inequality, climate change, budgets, taxes, public services, and employment.
City slides into skid rowWeitz, Don
Article
1977
Seven News
Perhaps some city planners and alderpersons are finally starting to take a serious look at Toronto’s skid row areas and the people struggling to survive in them. And just perhaps, they’ll come up with...
Class Struggle at the WaistlineSchwalbe, Michael
Article
2013
Counterpunch
The obesity rate has soared not because lower income earners lack the knowledge to eat wisely, but because they have lost power over the economic conditions of their lives.
Connexions Library: Economy, Poverty, Work FocusWebsite
Connexions Information Sharing Services
Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on the economy and economics.
Content Magazine - Number 4February 1971
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1971
Content Magazine
Content Magazine - Number 36October 1973
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1973
The End of Poverty?Diaz, Philippe
Film
2008
Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries.
The Enduring Myth Of MicrofinanceQazi, Moin
Article
2017
countercurrents.org
When microfinance-provision of financial services tailored to fit the needs of low income people – made its first appearance, everyone was infatuated by its narrative.
Evicted and Abandoned: The World Bank's Broken Promise to the PoorICIJ
Article
2015
ICIJ The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
The World Bank pledges to "do no harm." But over the past decade it has regularly failed to protect the world's most vulnerable people.
Evil Traffickers and Innocent Children?It's Not So Simple
Howard, Neil
Article
2013
CounterPunch
One of the most pressing reasons why teenagers like Adri need to migrate for work is because there’s no other way for them or their families to access the money that is essential to life in any capita...
'Factivism' and Other Fairytales from BonoThe 'Inner Nerd' Gets It Wrong, Again
Browne, Harry
Article
2013
Counterpunch
A rebuttal to U2 singer Bono's claims regarding the 'imminent eradication of extreme poverty'.
How not to grow a new townRush, Elizabeth
Article
2013
Le Monde diplomatique
For years the governments of Peru, and the municipality of Lima, had a working deal with rural migrants who flocked to the city: we'll plan the place, you build it, amenities will arrive. Then came th...
How the World Bank Broke Its Promise to Protect the PoorChavkin, Sasha; Hallman, Ben; Hudson, Michael, Schilis-Gallego, Cecile; Shifflett, Shane
Article
2015
ICIJ The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
The World Bank has broken its promise. Over the past decade, the bank has regularly failed to enforce its rules, with devastating consequences for some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on the...
India: Growing Inequality and Destructive DevelopmentMisery for the Many, Benefits for the Few
Peebles, Graham
Article
2013
CounterPunch
Under the careful guidance of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund the Indian government has for the last twenty years or so, embraced market liberalization and the global market; garlan...
Just Society MovementConnexipedia article
Article
Connexions
The Just Society Movement was founded in 1968 by two single mothers, who were fed up with a welfare system that did not serve their needs. Cleverly named to hold Trudeau's Liberals accountable to thei...
Keeping the Rich Invisible: How Census Bureau Hides the Super-richParenti, Michael
Article
1998
Against the Current
Of late much media attention has been given to the CEOs who rake in tens of millions of dollars annually in salaries and perks. But little is said about the tens of billions that these same corporatio...
Living Wage Campaigns, Part 2: Challenges Facing the MovementLuce, Stephanie
Article
1998
Against the Current
IN THE PREVIOUS article (see ATC 76), I discussed the basic concepts, advocates and goals behind living wage campaigns, as well as some of the movement's successes. These include a positive ideologica...
A Marxist History of the World part 79: Revolt in the ColoniesFaulkner, Neil
Article
2012
Counterfire
The anti-colonial revolts of the early 20th century were inspired by radical ideas, but, as the examples of Ireland, India and Mexico show, history exacts a heavy price for political timidity.
Millions in poverty get less coverage than 482 billionairesNew FAIR study documents TV news' lack of interest in poor
Article
2014
Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting
FAIR uses data from CBS, ABC, and NBC to conduct a study on how much the media reports on poverty, concluding that there is not very much coverage of people in poverty.
The Not-So-Secret History of CapitalismMalik, Kenan
Article
2013
Pandaemonium
This is a coda to my review of Paul Collier’s book Exodus. I questioned the moral and social arguments that Collier employs to justify his arguments, and suggested that there is often a chasm between ...
The Politics of Food and PovertyTummon, John
Article
2014
Climate & Capitalism
The global food crisis is tightly connected to global poverty, climate change, ecological destruction, migrant workers, imperialism, health and the super-exploitation of workers.
Poverty saps mental capacity to deal with complex tasks, say scientistsStudy suggests being preoccupied with money problems is equivalent to loss of 13 IQ points or losing a night's sleep
Jha, Alok
Article
2013
Guardian
People who are poor expand so much mental energy on the immediate problem of paying bills or cutting costs that they are left with less capacity to deal with other complex but important problems.
Reclaim the power! Democratic energy must replace corporate captureArticle
2014
The Ecologist
Democratising energy would save thousands of lives a year in Britain alone -- releasing us from the clutches of corporate utilities, and building an energy commons in which we are all owners and parti...
Reporting the Realities of PovertyZwicker, Barrie
Article
1997
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Review of Everybody Loves a Good Drought: Stories from India's Poorest Districts, by P. Sainath.
Seven NewsSerial Publication (Periodical)
1970
Seven News
Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no long...
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Rural PovertyGurley, Lauren
Article
2017
In These Times
Gurly analyzes the institutional reasons behind widespread poverty, depopulation, and unemployment in Jefferson County, Mississippi.
Who Killed Grace Bates...?Browne, Norman G.; Weitz, Grace
Article
1976
Seven News
Grace Bates, a long-time resident of Cabbagetown, was 63 years of age when she died in the early morning of July 19 [1976] at Nellie’s Hostel on Broadview. She had been taken to Nellie’s Hostel the pr...
Why the Left Isn't Talking About Rural American PovertyGurley, Lauren
Article
2015
In These Times
Within the popular American conscience there are two favoured focal points for discussing the problem of poverty. The first is within the urban, inner city context and the second is the poverty of the...
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All That Is Solid Melts Into AirThe Experience of Modernity
Berman, Marshall
Book
1982
Berman examines the clash of classes, histories, and clutures in the modern world, and ponders our prospects for coming to terms with the relationship between a liberating social and philosophical ide...
The City in HistoryIts Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
Mumford, Lewis
Book
1961
Beginning with an interpretation of the origin and nature of the city, Mumford follows the city's development from Egypt and Mesopotamia through Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages to the modern world.
Connexions Annual 1994A Sourcebook of Social and Environmental Alternatives
Diemer, Ulli (ed.)
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1994
Simultaneously a reference book and an introduction to the world of social and environmental alternatives. The bulk of the Annual is devoted to listings of grassroots groups. It also contains a series...
Content Magazine - Number 4February 1971
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1971
Content Magazine - Number 36October 1973
Serial Publication (Periodical)
1973
Everybody Loves a Good DroughtStories from India's Poorest Districts
Sainath, P.
Book
1996
P. Sainath devoted 2½ years to visiting and recording the realities - delving into the fundamentals, the why of the realities - in India's 10 poorest districts.
Poverty and Policy in CanadaImplications for Health and Qualityof Life
Raphael, Dennis
Book
2007
Raphael writes with authority on the problem of inequality and poverty in Canada. Income variability has increased while social assistance and minimum wages have not kept people up.
Social Determinants of HealthCanadian Perspectives
Raphael, Dennis (ed.)
Book
2004
The social determinants of health are summarized and analyzed by over 30 medical and social academics.
Telling the TruthSocialist Register 2006
Panitch, Leo; Keys, Colin (eds.)
Book
2005
A collection of essays that examines the difficulties of illuminating the degenerative and secretive nature of public life.
Anglican JournalNational news magazine of the Anglican Church of Canada. Covering issues of importance to Anglicans.
New InternationalistNew Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice.
Government Ministries & Agencies
Canadian International Development AgencyMandate: "Supporting sustainable development, reducing poverty and providing humanitarian assistance in order to promote a more secure, equitable and prosperous world."
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