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Latest Video: December 8th, 2011
WE Are Here #3
Last week I had a chance to chat with Paul Born, founder and president of Tamarack – An Institute for Community Engagement, about Vibrant Canada’s “Cities Reducing Poverty” initiative. If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Paul in person, I hope this video will give you a brief glimpse into his relentless optimism about the power of communities, especially when they work and learn together, to move the needle on even the most complex issues like poverty.
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P2P’s Collaborative Leadership Team Update
Report by Gemma Smyth, the chair of P2P’s Collaborative Leadership Team (CLT). The CLT oversees the work of the Poverty Reduction strategy, sets short and longer-term agendas for the strategy, advocates for funding and action toward the prevention and reduction of poverty, and works collaboratively with community partners to identify and remove barriers to social and economic resources. CLT members have advocated in writing and orally at municipal and provincial anti-poverty advocacy conferences, workshops and other strategies, co-written grant applications, and organized local campaigns. The CLT is currently working on … Continue reading