In this newsletter, we continue exploring the ending poverty pathways introduced at theEnd of Poverty Summit and share success stories from communities that have advanced equity strategies and rights-based approaches in their communities.
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Ending Working Poverty in Canada: How to Get it Done
Working poverty can be eliminated in our lifetime. It can happen if the Canadian society has greater income security and there is a fair and equal labour market for all employees and potential workers. Learn more about the 12 pathways to eliminating working poverty, from individual to government, and from labour market supply to demand in this new report.
In this publication, the Climate Caucus, Canadian Urban Sustainability Practitioners Network, and Youth Climate Lab explore how climate justice and climate equity are essential approaches for anyone working in the climate change space, and how the issues of poverty and climate cannot be separated.
Join 800 community change-makers on October 6 and 7 as Tamarack’s Learning Community convenes to discuss how we are going to rebuild social connection after the COVID pandemic. This event is for everyone interested in connecting with like-minded people to learn from the COVID pandemic experience through a community lens. Municipal staff and community governments who are considering recovery plans, and those who care about community resilience and building back better.
Communities Ending Poverty is a network of 330 municipalities represented by 80+ regional members working collaboratively to end poverty in their communities. Reach out to Alison Homer to start the conversation.
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