[homeles_ot-l] Fwd: [Dignity for All newsletter] Dignity for All Officially Launched in Calgary!

[Terrie]

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From: Dignity for All <dignity at dignityforall.ca>
Date: 2009/6/1
Subject: [Dignity for All newsletter] Dignity for All Officially Launched in
Calgary!
To: mocharebyl at gmail.com


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Dignity for All Officially Launched in Calgary!

*Nitsiikaomai'tsii'pa aahkaohkanaini'yimmotsiiyio'si.
I believe in dignity for all.
Je crois à la dignité pour toutes et tous.
NOW is the time to end poverty in Canada.*

This is the message that was shared – in Blackfoot, English, French, and
Mandarin – with a gathering of close to 500 participants at the Canadian
Social Forum on May 22nd in Calgary. Blackfoot Elder Marvin Fox, Canada
Without Poverty Board Member Debbie Frost, Canadian Council on Social
Development Board member Claude Champagne, and Nicky Liao from the Alberta
Network of Immigrant Women, together with Karri Munn-Venn (Citizens for
Public Justice) and Rob Rainer (Canada Without Poverty) officially announced
*Dignity for All: The Campaign for a Poverty-Free Canada*.

Through this campaign, we are not only calling for concrete and sustained
action by the federal government to combat the structural causes of poverty
in Canada. We intend to help shape the very substance of this action. We
applaud the important work of individuals and organizations at the local,
regional, and provincial levels. We also congratulate the important
initiatives in the fight for action on poverty in Canada that have preceded
and inspired this campaign.

The campaign is calling for: (1) a federal plan for poverty elimination that
complements provincial and territorial plans; (2) a federal anti-poverty Act
that ensures enduring federal commitment and accountability for results; and
(3) sufficient federal investment in social security for all Canadians.

*Dignity for All* seeks to mobilize Canadians across the country to send the
message to Ottawa that federal action is needed to address poverty in
Canada. By supporting *Dignity for
All*<http://dignityforall.ca/en/simplenews/statistics/click?nid=9&mail=mocharebyl@gmail.com&url=http:/%2Fdignityforall.ca/?utm_source=newsletter%26utm_medium=email%26utm_campaign=Dignity%20for%20All%20newsletter>,
you help strengthen our collective voice and build a better Canada.

Over 350 individuals and organizations signed-on to support *Dignity for All
* within the first few days of the campaign announcement! You can join these
hundreds of Canadians by signing on at
www.dignityforall.ca<http://dignityforall.ca/en/simplenews/statistics/click?nid=9&mail=mocharebyl@gmail.com&url=http:/%2Fwww.dignityforall.ca?utm_source=newsletter%26utm_medium=email%26utm_campaign=Dignity%20for%20All%20newsletter>,
or sign one of campaign postcards and send it back to us.  Need one or more
postcards? Email Karri at karri(at)cpj.ca for copies.

*What’s next?* After you sign on, be sure to spread the word about the
campaign to your family and friends.

As a *Dignity for All* supporter, you can also receive regular campaign
updates and find out about how to take action in your community, write your
MP and engage with people across the country who share this vision of a
poverty-free Canada.

Last week’s announcement of *Dignity for All* and the corresponding launch
of the www.dignityforall.ca<http://dignityforall.ca/en/simplenews/statistics/click?nid=9&mail=mocharebyl@gmail.com&url=http:/%2Fwww.dignityforall.ca?utm_source=newsletter%26utm_medium=email%26utm_campaign=Dignity%20for%20All%20newsletter>website,
was an important moment for this exciting new collaboration. In the
coming months, we will be spreading the word about *Dignity for All* and *we
need your help*.

Would you like to serve as a *campaign liaison* for your church or
community? Are you interested in *hosting a Dignity for All workshop* at
your school or workplace? Would you like to *organize a prayer service or
collection* for *Dignity for All*? If you answered “yes” to any of these
questions, or if you have ideas of your own as to how you'd like to
contribute to the campaign, please contact Karri Munn-Venn at karri(at)
cpj.ca or Kelly Law at kelly(at)cwp-csp.ca.

Please forward this on to your friends, family and community! We’re building
momentum, and the campaign is growing. Please show your support and share
with others.

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-- 
Terrie ( mocharebyl at gmail.com )
“If you see an injustice being committed, you aren't an observer, you are a
participant.” June Callwood
Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and
renders the present inaccessible.  Maya Angelou
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