The Time Is Now: Raise Social Assistance Rates! Rally & March Tuesday, Oct 17 | 12 Noon Toronto City Hall Facebook Event | Lunch Provided | Accessibility Van On-site. On October 17, the International Day for the Elimination of Poverty, the Raise the Rates Coalition is calling everyone out on the streets for a march… Continue reading March to Raise Social Assistance Rates
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Raise the Rates Week of Action October 13-17
Wynne Government Talks About Justice But Delivers Poverty Liberal MPPs will be going back to Queen’s Park on October 20 but, during the week before, they will be in their local communities and in their constituency offices. Doubtless they will be feeling quite smug after their election win and telling people about how committed to… Continue reading Raise the Rates Week of Action October 13-17
Liberal Party’s Party Disrupted in Toronto
This evening, Thursday, May 22nd, a group of OCAP members found their way into an exclusive Liberal Party event with Kathleen Wynne and Justin Trudeau in attendance. We dropped a banner and had the following to say with a speech and flyers distributed through the air : ATTENTION: No Cause for Celebration Ontario Liberal Party:… Continue reading Liberal Party’s Party Disrupted in Toronto
Fighting Back Against Cuts to Disability Benefits – from U.K to Ontario *DPAC Speaking Tour*
Austerity is Global – so is our resistance. The Raise the Rates Campaign is excited to announce an Ontario-wide speaking tour this coming May 2014 of Ellen Clifford from Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) UK. OnFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/383847668424188/ DATES & LOCATIONS • May 6: Sudbury Details: Tuesday, May 6th, 7pm, at Kinsmen Room A of the Parkside… Continue reading Fighting Back Against Cuts to Disability Benefits – from U.K to Ontario *DPAC Speaking Tour*
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