[homeles_ot-l] Oct. 6 gathering before the Federal poverty and inequality debate

[Lynne Browne]

Ontario Coalition for Social Justice

15 Gervais Dr., Suite #305, Toronto, Ont. M3C 1Y8

Ph: (416) 441-3714  e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:ocsj at ocsj.ca"info at ocsj.ca

 

 

GATHERING

 

by Anti-Poverty Monument

outside Ottawa City Hall

on Lisgar St. between Elgin & Cartier

 

Monday, October 6  from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

 

END  POVERTY  &  INEQUALITY

 

 

Hon. Flora MacDonald, former MP (Kingston & the Islands), who served as
Canada’s Secretary of State for External Affairs in 1979 - 1980, will share
highlights of her experiences of humanitarian work to reduce poverty in
Afghanistan. 

 

Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International (AI), Canada will
speak about the importance of social and economic human rights to end
poverty.

 

Dorothy O’Connell, anti-poverty activist and playwright in the City of
Ottawa, for whose work this poverty monument was dedicated in 2004, will
speak to the importance of federal election candidates stating how their
political parties intend to reduce poverty in Canada.

 

Dick Stewart, former Social Services Commissioner Regional Municipality of
Ottawa-Carleton, will moderate the brief comments offered by the three
speakers.

 

ELECTION  DEBATE

 

After this gathering outside Ottawa City Hall, where food will be supplied
by the Salvation Army in Ottawa, persons at the gathering will be encouraged
to walk about three blocks to Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper
St. at O’Connor, for a federal election debate at 7:00 p.m. among candidates
who will focus on poverty and inequality.

 

For information, contact;

 

John Argue, at OCSJ  (416)  441-3714, or

Rob Rainer / Kelly Law, at NAPO, at  (613)  789-0096

 

 

 

 

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)
147 Besserer Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7 
HYPERLINK "mailto:lbrowne at ysb.on.ca"lbrowne at ysb.on.ca,  613-241-7913 ext 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca  

 

 

 

 


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