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Remaking Alberta: Recession Alternatives for an Alberta that Works
February 12 & 13, 2010 - Click here for more information and to register
The Alberta Government’s response to its decreased revenue from the recession has been to implement budget and public sector cuts. The result has been reduced public services for Albertans in areas like education and health care. How can we protect these vital services from economic uncertainty in the future?
This conference will explore alternative economic and social policies that could be used by government to benefit all Albertans.
Friday night's keynote speaker is Asbjorn Wahl, Norway's long-time trade union activist, who will be speaking on Crisis and Recession: Alternatives to Tax Cuts and Public Sector Cuts.
This conference is an important source of information for students, community and labour activists, researchers, and citizens who care about public services and Alberta’s future.
Click here for more information and to register now!
Join Together Alberta! Unite for public services, strengthen the fabric of our communities
Join Public Interest Alberta and many other organizations and individuals across the province in challenging the provincial government's unnecessary cuts to vital public services such as health care, education, and community human services.
Visit the website and sign up for one of 22 town hall meetings across the province!
PIA is Looking for a Youth Environment Intern
Through the Youth Eco Internship Program, a joint effort of the YWCA and YMCA, PIA will be hiring a youth intern to work with its Environment Task Force. Applications will be accepted until February 8, 2010.
Click here to view the job posting
Declare Your Right to Vote - Legal Action Launched to Challenge Alberta Election Failures
We Must Do Better: It's Time to Make Alberta Poverty-FreeFollowing from a series of province-wide forums on poverty reduction, PIA and Edmonton Social Planning Council released a report on the critical need for a comprehensive poverty elimination strategy for Alberta.
Albertans Who Care: Advocacy Campaign Reveals Cuts to People with Developmental Disabilities
PIA has renewed its campaign calling for investments in community human services, now called Albertans Who Care, and on November 5 released information on cuts to the PDD (People with Developmental Disabilities) sector. Please support this campaign by visiting the website, sharing your stories, insights and ideas about community human services, and writing a letter to your MLA and the Premier.
Read the media release from November 5
Visit the Albertans Who Care website
Get the Message: Don't Sell Alberta's Seniors Out
Click here for more information
Campaign Demands Investment in Post-Secondary Education
PIA's task force on post-secondary education is launching a campaign to defend against cutbacks that threaten students, faculty, staff and the quality of education in our valuable institutions across the province.
Click here for more information, and to help us advocate for Alberta's post-secondary education system
It's Time to Demand Electoral Financing Reform in Alberta!
When it comes to the financing of our political campaigns and parties, Alberta has some of the least democratic, least innovative regulations in the country. Public Interest Alberta is highlighting the issue of campaign and party finance as the first step towards More Democracy in our province. As Albertans, we cherish the principles of our democracy, and must demand reform to ensure that electoral financing regulations work in the public interest.
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Our Power Citizens Group Defends the Public Interest
Visit the Our Power Citizens Group website to learn more about Edmonton City Council's private decision to sell EPCOR's power-generating assets, and find out what you can do to demand fairness and defend the public interest.
Public Interest Alberta Calls Upon the Alberta Government to Invest in Albertans
Join the Campaign
Public Interest Alberta Calls for Individuals to Participate in the Province's Inspiring Education Dialogue
PIA is calling upon individuals to participate in the province's Inspiring Education Dialogue. We are very supportive of the process and regard it as an opportunity to discuss the values and directions that should guide our K-12 system in changing times.
Click here for further information on the Inspiring Education process.
Public Interest Alberta's 3rd Annual Advocacy Conference
took place April 3-5, 2009
Beyond Band Aids and Bailouts:
Public Solutions in Critical Times
We are in the process of producing the report from the conference. We will also be posting video interviews with our keynote and local speakers along with some of the powerpoint presentations from our presenters.
Don't Cut Seniors Out!
On March 3, Public Interest Alberta's Seniors Task Force called on the Alberta government not to cut seniors out of access to a universal pharmacare plan and public continuing care.
