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Call for Contributions to C2D2’s 2009 Conference
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by margaret.
Are you involved in using dialogue and deliberation to create stronger communities and healthier democracies? Have you seen how dialogue and deliberation lead to positive changes in our ommunities? Is your work innovative, having an impact, and worth sharing with the larger C2D2 community?
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Good Green Jobs For All Conference
Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by margaret.
Sponsored by the Good Jobs For All Coalition, will bring community, labour and environmental activists together to determine how we can work to achieve an economy that benefits all our communities – an economy based on sustainability, equity and social justice.
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Community Rally
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by margaret.
in support of justice for live-in caregivers and other temporary foreign workers
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Toronto District School Board Cuts and Closures
Posted on 01. May, 2009 by margaret.
Trustees Chris Bolton, Maria Rodrigues, Cathy Dandy, and Irene Atkinson host a public meeting to gather input on how the TDSB should respond to a 23.6 million dollar budget shortfall this year.
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2009 Spring Community Development Institute
Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by margaret.
This event promises to build on the excitement and energy from last year’s institute, encouraging new networks, vital learning and great opportunities for growth
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Submission to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by margaret.
A submission was sent to the Standing Committee by the Council to fully support the implementation of Bill 139 and endorse the amendments proposed by the Workers’ Action Centre.
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Community News
- Federal Town Hall Forum and Homeless Memorial
DATE: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
TIME: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm.
PLACE: Church of the Holy Trinity (just west of the Eaton Centre between Dundas and Queen Street).While Parliament is prorogued until March 3, it is vital that individuals and community organizations come together to talk about the experiences and needs in neighbourhoods and communities, and to put forward the expectations we have of our Federal government and political parties to meet these needs.
- New WCI Report: Putting Equity on the Agenda
The Welcoming Communities Initiative has released a new report titled Putting Equity on the Agenda: Are We Being Heard? that relates the findings from a year’s study and reflection in York Region by the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians. [PDF Format]
- In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
A major Senate report tabled today is declaring that Canada’s system for lifting people out of poverty is substantially broken and must be overhauled.
Recent Reports
- Pre-Budget Submission to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
- Creating a Bold, Sustainable, Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy for All Ontarians
- Hard Hit: Toronto
- Hard Hit: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on Nonprofit Community Social Services in Ontario
- Supporting Canadians in Tough Times – Federal Budget Submission 2009
- Toronto’s Social Landscape
- 2009 SPACE Report: Progress and Pitfalls
