[homeles_ot-l] FW: WI webinar with Senator Art Eggleton on housing, homelessness, poverty Jan 15

[Lynne Browne]

Hi everyone,

 

For those of you not able to attend the Alliance AGM Breakfast from 8:30 to
11:00 am on Friday, you may want to consider participating in this free
webinar with Senator Art Eggleton (register at
http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/events/?event_id=13) which starts at 11. 

 

For the AGM program / details I've attached our Media Release.

 

Lynne

 

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

Office 613-241-7913, ext. 205

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca <http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/> 

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From: hhno-on-owner at povnet.org [mailto:hhno-on-owner at povnet.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Shapcott
Sent: January 4, 2010 9:01 AM
To: Michael Shapcott
Subject: [hhno-on] Jan 15 - WI webinar with Senator Art Eggleton on housing,
homelessness, poverty

Please mark your calendar and plan to participate in the Wellesley Institute
webinar with Senator Art Eggleton on January 15 at 11 am. Click here
<http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com/events/?event_id=13>  for more
information and free registration.

*	Far too many Canadians in cities live below any measure of the
poverty line 
*	Too many people struggle to find and maintain affordable housing 
*	An increasing number of Canadians are homeless 

"Despite the thoughtful efforts and many promising practices of .[many], the
system that is intended to lift people out of poverty is substantially
broken, often entraps people in poverty, and needs an overhaul."

Join Senator Art Eggleton as he discusses In from the Margins: A Call to
Action on Poverty, Housing and
<http://www.parl.gc.ca/40/2/parlbus/commbus/senate/com-e/citi-e/rep-e/rep02d
ec09-e.pdf>  Homelessness, a new report from the Standing Senate Committee
on Social Affairs, Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Cities that
offers 72 practical recommendations to "go beyond the 'path dependency'
paralysis that has typified federal and provincial policy under governments
of all affiliations for decades."

This event is free. To participate, all you need is a phone and an internet
connection.

-          Michael

 

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Michael Shapcott | Director, Affordable Housing and Social Innovation |
Wellesley Institute 

45 Charles St E, Suite 101                    Tel: 416.972.1010 ext 231
Toronto, ON, Canada,  M4Y 1S2           Mobile: 416.605.8316  
E-mail:   michael at wellesleyinstitute.com

 

www.wellesleyinstitute.com

rigorous research. pragmatic policy solutions. social innovation. community
action.

 

 

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