[homeles_ot-l] Fwd: Colour of Poverty Shared Framework for Action - PLEASE ACT NOW !!

Wed Jul 2 16:21:12 EDT 2008

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From: Dana Milne <milned at lao.on.ca>
Date: Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Subject: Colour of Poverty Shared Framework for Action - PLEASE ACT NOW !!
To: odspaction at googlegroups.com, odspaction-announce at googlegroups.com

 I am forwarding demands from a new provincial coalition called the Colour
of Poverty, which wants to ensure the government's poverty reduction
strategy begins to address the reality that people of colour are
disproportionately living in poverty in comparison to other groups and face
specific barriers because of issues like discrimination and racism. The
recommendations they make in their framework are needed to begin to break
down these kinds of barriers.

They are looking for organizations to endorse their Framework for Action and
are also encouraging groups to incorporate the demands in their submissions
or during any upcoming poverty reduction consultations that may be happening
in your community.

-- Dana

Dana Milne
Provincial Organizer
Income Security Advocacy Centre
425 Adelaide St. W., 5th Floor
Toronto, ON M5V 3C1
Tel: 416-597-5820, ext. 5151
Toll-free: 1-866-245-4072

Fax: 416-597-5821
Email: milned at lao.on.ca
Website: www.incomesecurity.org

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*From:* Avvy Go
*Sent:* May 23, 2008 9:45 AM
*To:* Clinic Staff - (Excl. CSO CRO QSO & SLAS)
*Subject:* FW: Colour of Poverty Shared Framework for Action - PLEASE ACT
NOW !!

 *Dear Colour of Poverty Network Members and Supporters*,

PLEASE FORWARD, CIRCULATE, POST & OTHERWISE SHARE AS YOU FEEL APPROPRIATE
!!!!

*May 2008* - As you know, the Provincial Cabinet Committee on Poverty
Reduction has begun its consultation process. The approach adopted by the
Committee would appear to be to avoid addressing the particularly harsh
experiences of historically and dispropor-tionately disadvantaged groups &
communities - racialized persons, aboriginal peoples, persons with
disabilities, newcomers or lone-parent families - and to conduct closed door
invitation only sessions - which will exclude most members of the concerned
public.

It is important for members of racialized communities as well as other
marginalized groups to find a way to be most meaningfully engaged in this
critical discussion - and to try to make sure that the realities and issues
impacting our communities are on the table.

In order to help mobilize and support members of our communities to best
participate in this process, *Colour of Poverty* has created a *Shared
Framework for Action.*

The *Shared Framework for Action* is a short priority list of the policies
and measures as put forward by members of the various racialized groups and
individuals who were able to take part in our over 30 local workshops and
neighbourhood conversations - held in communities across the province over
the past 6 months - which culminated in the *Colour of Poverty Provincial
Forum* held on April 28-29, 2008.

This *Shared Framework for Action* focuses on the specific measures that
participants felt would best address & redress the realities & the
particular challenges characteristic of racialized poverty in Ontario. We
are calling upon all community groups and individuals concerned about these
issues to engage in one or more of the following *ACTIONS* -

   1. *Endorse the **Colour of Poverty Shared Framework for Action*

* *

   1. *Write to your local Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) introducing
   them to, and getting their support for, the **Shared Framework for Action
   *

* *

   1. *Ask for a meeting with your MPP – as well as your local media
   contacts - to more fully introduce, share and discuss the **Shared
   Framework for Action*

* *

   1. *Organize meetings within your local groups and communities to discuss
   the local and provincial application of the **Shared Framework for Action
   *

* *

   1. *Attend the consultation meetings of the Cabinet Committee and help us
   to consistently and coherently put forward the **Shared Framework for
   Action*

*HURRY !!*

The Cabinet consultation process ends soon. We need to act now & act
together !!

*For more about the Cabinet consultations -
www.Ontario.ca/GrowingStronger<http://www.ontario.ca/GrowingStronger>
*

-- 
Michael Kerr
Coordinator
Karuna Community Services
# 310 - 15 Maitland Place
Toronto, Ontario
M4Y 2X3
Canada
Phone : 416-966-3882
Fax : 416-971-6780
E-mail : kerr.michael at gmail.com
E-mail (2) : michaelbrucekerr at yahoo.ca

Nurturing healthy, equitable and sustainable community across and beyond the
greater Toronto region.

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participant." June Callwood
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