Hi there,
On Tuesday's call, we were pleased to host a roundtable discussion with Mid-Ontario Rural communities. We focused on provincial election campaigns, advocacy efforts, and explored the following:
- Several communities are facing a very conservative voter base, including those who mistrust government
- Plain language education/awareness-raising of party platforms and implications for low-income voters is an essential tactic along with engaging low-income residents to vote; challenge: capacity to synthesize all platforms
- Centring people with lived/living experience – Bruce Grey’s Community Voices previously researched the platforms and brought candidates one-by-one to their table to discuss poverty-related issues with the group; Cornwall, SDG & Akwesasne’s LEAG will craft three of the all-candidate debate questions, co-hosted with the Chamber of Commerce
- Huron County P2P and Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force are focusing on income security as the best solution to poverty-related issues, such as housing and food
- Notable missing election issues: Ontario Works rates, climate change and energy poverty
You can now watch the recording. Passcode: ef9%2D%u and view the powerpoint presentation.
Resources shared during the call:
Upcoming Learning Opportunities:
WEBINAR | Decent Work and the Labour Crunch: Attracting and Retaining Great Employees. Business owner Devinder Chaudhary will speak to how adopting a living wage model and decent work policies have helped him to and attract and retain great employees. Dr. Anna Barford, a social and economic Geographer will contribute to the discussion on barriers to employers and strategies to overcome them. June 1, 12-1pm ET | Register
WEBINAR | Multisolving: A promising strategy toward just and equitable futures. Dr. Elizabeth Swain will speak about the "multisolving" approach that enables residents to create healthier and more equitable ecosystems for society to thrive. by building solutions to multiple problems into a single act. June 8, 1-2pm ET | Register
SAVE THE DATE! for the next Mid-Ontario Rural Call | Tuesday July 12th at 1pm:
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Thank you to everyone who joined us.
Best,
Natasha Pei
Manager of Cities - Communities Ending Poverty
Vibrant Communities