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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI - Opportunity to add housing/homelessness squares to the anti-poverty quilt. Please see below and contact Lisa directly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'>Linda O'Neil <br></span></b><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'>Chair,Public Affairs Working Group<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'>Alliance to End Homelessness<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'>Public Education Consultant <br></span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#729A00'>Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch <br>Association canadienne pour la santé mentale, Section d'Ottawa <br>301-1355 rue Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7 <br>613-737-7791 Ext. 135 Fax: 613-737-7644 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Email: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:lsmoore@cmhaottawa.ca"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>loneil@cmhaottawa.ca</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'> <br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Website: </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.cmhaottawa.ca/"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>www.ottawa.cmha.ca</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=250 height=40 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CF8F93.31FD6BD0" alt="CMHA_ON-Ottawa_BiL_logo_4C_pos_tagline.jpg"></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR-CA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><b>Subject:</b> Stitching Our Social Safety Net<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>This fall there will be a municipal election. So often, poverty issues are missed or ignored by our elected officials. This year, we want to give candidates an opportunity to listen to our concerns and let us know how they plan to approach issues related to poverty and mental health.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>We are very excited about this project that our Poverty Elimination Mental Health Advocates Group (PEMHA) is working hard to organize. The first poster is a draft of the event for the 29<sup>th</sup> of September event where we will unveil the quilt (hopefully to wrap it around city hall in the afternoon). We are adding to the quilt that Houselink/The Dream Team in Toronto used in the lead up to the last provincial election to make a statement on the eroding safety net. Currently there are 14 sections that measure 15 feet by 3 feet. </span><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>We would like to receive the squares by August 1 if possible. Please contact me for further information on how to be involved.</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>The second poster shows what we are doing at CMHA with our consumers/clients. It would be fantastic if each organization would run their own Art n’ Action group to contribute squares to the quilt. Dimensions (per square) are a maximum of two (2) feet by two (2) feet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Here are some examples of ways to get involved:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>1. Contribute a basic (generic) square to our safety net: </span></i></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Sew/stitch/crochet or weave a square/rectangle and send it to us. You can also send us a scrap of any material you have. We will stitch together everything we receive, to create the body of the social safety net.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>and/or</span></i></b><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>2. Create a customized image about the issue you care most about:</span></i></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'> Using <u>any</u> art materials you have, you or your group create a 2-dimensional artistic representation of the part of the social safety net that you are most concerned about. For example:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:126.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>A house can represent the lack of affordable housing. <img border=0 width=98 height=71 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01CF8F91.D88294A0" alt="cid:image003.png@01CF8AE3.FA55CCD0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:126.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>An empty pocket can represent the low social assistance rates. <img border=0 width=84 height=82 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01CF8F91.D88294A0" alt="cid:image004.png@01CF8AE3.FA55CCD0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Bring staff and/or clients, service users or consumers to the event. We need to make our presence shown and bring issues to City Hall so our voice and our votes count!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>We would also like to host a morning event. We have not solidified the details yet but, something along the lines of knowledge exchange between organizations, politician Q & A and guest speakers. If any organizations have any ideas on that or wish to help me and PEMHA organize the details, that would be greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'>Lisa Barleben<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'>MSW Student<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'>Capacity Buiding and Education Division <br></span></i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#729A00'>Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch <br>301-1355 rue Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7 <br>613-737-7791 Fax: 613-737-7644 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#729A00'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Email: <u><span style='color:teal'><a href="mailto:lbarleben@cmhaottawa.ca">lbarleben@cmhaottawa.ca</a></span></u><span style='color:teal'><br></span>Website: </span><a href="http://www.cmhaottawa.ca/"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>www.cmhaottawa.ca</span></a><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#729A00'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=300 height=48 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CF8F91.D88294A0" alt="CMHA_ON-Ottawa_BiL_logo_4C_pos_tagline.jpg"></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005A58'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Confidentiality Message <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This e-mail message is confidential, may be privileged and is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee. 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