<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243114">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243115"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243116"><font style="font-size: 9pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243117">Please
Circulate This to Your Networks!</font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 200%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243118">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243119"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243120"><font style="font-size: 9pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243121">Hi
Folks,</font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243122">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243123"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243124"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243125">Tell
the federal government how to reduce poverty in Canada! The Ottawa
Poverty Reduction Network (OPRN)
needs
your input. </font></font></font>
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243126">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243127"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243128"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243129">As
you may know, the federal government is looking at developing a
Poverty Reduction Strategy in the near future and is consulting
people about what that would look like. They are doing that primarily
via an on-line survey but there is also an option of an in-person
consultation. They have contracted the Tamarack Institute to get
consultations done in up to 30 communities across Canada through
their Vibrant Communities - Cities Reducing Poverty initiative which
Ottawa is part of with the OPRN as lead.</font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243130">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243131"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243132"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243133">What
would make a difference in our community? What do we need to improve?
What do we need to get rid of? What could the feds do to reduce
poverty? </font></font></font>
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243134">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243135"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243136"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243137">We're
holding <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244485" style="background-color: rgb(253, 248, 105);">two sessions on May 31<sup id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243138">st</sup>, one from 1 to 4 pm and
the second from 6:30 to 9:30 pm</span> to get your opinion. Both sessions
are the same so you only need to attend one and the evening session
has limited space so please come in the afternoon if you can. They will be at the <span style="background-color: rgb(253, 248, 105);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244597">Overbrook Community Centre, 33 Quill St, Ottawa.</span></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243139">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243140"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243141"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243142">Registration
is at:</font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243143">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243144"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243145"><font style="font-size: 9pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243146"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-of-poverty-reduction-and-our-community-consultation-tickets-34677440157" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243147"><font color="#ff0000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243148"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243149"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243150">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-of-poverty-reduction-and-our-community-consultation-tickets-34677440157</font></font></font></a></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243151">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243152"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243153"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243154">This
event is free but we will accept donations of bus tickets and other
support. As we get more bus tickets, the number of "Tickets with
bus fare" will increase. Bus tickets for participants will be
available at the event if requested in advance - please choose the
ticket that includes bus fare. The #18 bus comes to the Centre from
St Laurent Station and the Rideau Centre and stops right outside on
Quill at Queen Mary.</font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243155">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243156"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243157"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243158">There
is parking behind the Centre and on surrounding streets.</font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243159">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243160"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243161"><font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243162">A
report will be provided to all participants and the federal
government following the event.</font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243163">
<font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243164"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243165"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243166">If
you want to do some prep, take a look at the Dignity for All National
Anti-Poverty Plan which will give you some background and ideas. It's
at: </font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243163"><font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243167"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243168"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243169"><a href="https://dignityforall.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DignityForAll_Report.pdf" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243170">https://dignityforall.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DignityForAll_Report.pdf</a><a href="https://dignityforall.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DignityForAll_Report.pdf." id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243171">.</a></font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243172">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243173"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243174"><font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243175">W</font><font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243176">e
hope that you can join us and guide the federal government towards a
poverty reduction strategy that will work.</font></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 150%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243177">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243178"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243179"><font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243180">Looking
forward to seeing you there!</font></font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_242967">
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243182"><font style="font-size: 10pt" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243183"><font color="#000000" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_243184">Linda.</font></font></font></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244293"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244299"><div style="margin-bottom:0in;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244298"><span style="font-size:medium;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244297"><span style="color:rgb(204, 0, 204);">“</span><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" style="color:rgb(204, 0, 204);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244296"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244295">Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.” - </font></font><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive" style="color:rgb(204, 0, 204);" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244639"><font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1495478387168_244638">Herman Melville</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:100%;"><font color="#cc00cc"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"></font></font></div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:0.25in;"><font color="#cc00cc"><font face="Comic Sans MS, cursive"></font></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0in;"><a rel="nofollow" name="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471105033963_31285" href=""></a></div></div></div></body></html>