May 2, 2016 Following the 2011 housing crisis, the northern community of Attawapiskat has once again come to national attention with its high rate of suicide of Indigenous youth amongst First Nations Peoples. These tragedies forced the chief and council for the Attawapiskat First Nation […]

Dance, shout, and rally to show your support ahead of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty! Reporting on 2013 Revenue Canada data, the Toronto Star has recently found that child poverty rates remain at over 40 percent in 18 of Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods. The […]

It’s the economy, Toronto. Push for a Poverty Reduction Strategy ahead of the City Council vote on November 3. Under our current socio-economic system, poverty is the root cause of hunger. And poverty is a reality for over 20% of Toronto residents. The destructiveness of […]