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Response to the June 2023 Hate Acts at the University of Waterloo Campus

Posted by Tamarack Institute on August 17, 2023

This blog post from Rochelle Ignacio, Danya Pastuszek, Liz Weaver, Nation Cheong and Ana Gonzalez Guerrero offers a response to the gender-based hate violence that occurred on the University of Waterloo campus in June 2023. Special thanks to Antoinette Brind'Amour, who offered valuable insight on earlier drafts of this post.

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Innovative Rural Transportation Strategies Aid in Poverty Reduction

Posted by Natasha Pei on February 12, 2023

What kinds of rural transportation solutions are feasible at a community-level?

Rural transportation is a key domain in poverty reduction strategies, particularly in rural regions. Access to affordable, quality (i.e., timely, reliable) transportation can help people gain access to good jobs, education or training, groceries, medical appointments, social interaction, and more. All of which can reduce poverty and promote healthy wellbeing.

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Wellbeing Waterloo Region

Posted by City of Waterloo on December 19, 2022
This blog post is part of a series of field notes on communities that are incorporating anti-racism measures into their anti-poverty planning. See the full series of field notes here.
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Introducing the Ending Working Poverty Initiative

Posted by Tamarack Institute on December 8, 2022
This blog post was written by Danya Pastuszek, Alison Homer, John Stapleton and Yvonne Yuan, in collaboration with the teams at the Town of Drumheller, the Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership, the Greater Trail Community Skills Centre, United Way Winnipeg and Prosperity Roundtable Chatham-Kent.
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Reflections from the 2022 Cohort: The Toronto Climate Transitions Cohort Group

Posted by The Toronto Climate Transitions Cohort Group on November 29, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

This blog post is part of a series written by participants in the Tamarack Institute’s 2022 Community Climate Transitions Cohort, a 10-month learning journey in which multisector teams from 19 communities across Canada explored a collective impact approach to climate transition. See the full list of posts here.

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Reflections from the 2022 Cohort: The London Climate Transitions Cohort Group

Posted by The London Climate Transitions Cohort Group on November 29, 2022

This resource is also available in French. Click here to access the French version.

This blog post is part of a series written by participants in the Tamarack Institute’s 2022 Community Climate Transitions Cohort, a 10-month learning journey in which multisector teams from 19 communities across Canada explored a collective impact approach to climate transition. See the full list of posts here.

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