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Join the Campaign to Make Alberta Poverty-Free
Following the release of the report, We Must Do Better: It's Time to Make Alberta Poverty-Free, Public Interest Alberta is calling on all Albertans to join the campaign to eliminate poverty in our province.
A comprehensive poverty elimination strategy requires all levels to work together and all voices to be heard, so sign on to the campaign today!
News and Events
We Must Do Better - Report Release
Media coverage of this event:
Edmonton Journal
Calgary Herald
CBC News
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the federal government's unanimous commitment to end child poverty by the year 2000.
On this date, PIA and Edmonton Social Planning Council released a report entitled "We Must Do Better - It's Time to Make Alberta Poverty-Free." It highlights the current features of poverty in Alberta in light of the economic recession, and the critical need for a comprehensive plan to eliminate poverty.
The report is the product of a province-wide series of forums on poverty reduction held in the summer and fall of 2009 (see below), and was made possible by the support of many partner and sponsor organizations.
Media Release - November 24, 2009
Read the report
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Forums on Poverty Reduction: We Can Do Better
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Throughout the summer and fall of 2009, Public Interest Alberta, along with many partner and sponsor organizations, coordinated a series of seven public forums around Alberta on the important theme of poverty and poverty reduction. They took place in Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary. Through keynote speeches, breakout sessions and public discussion, the forums were an opportunity to share experiences and information, and to build support for a much-needed comprehensive poverty reduction strategy for the province.
Click here for more detailed information on the forums, including speaker biographies, media coverage and resources for download. |
Links and Resources
Documents and Presentations
Tuning into Poverty the Provincial Way, Canadian Association of Social Workers
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In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness, Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
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We Must Do Better: It's Time to Make Alberta Poverty-Free, Jim Gurnett
Powerpoint: We Can Do Better, Sherri Torjman
Powerpoint: The Importance of Place-based Efforts, Mark Cabaj
Powerpoint: How the Recession Impacts an Alberta Poverty Reduction Strategy, John Kolkman
We Can Do Better Report, John Kolkman
Poverty Policy, Sherri Torjman
Place-based Public Policy, Neil Bradford
Orienteering Over New Ground: A Neighbourhood Theory of Change, Cheryl Gorman
The Key to Tackling Child Poverty, Jennifer Robson-Haddow
Poverty Talks Action Plan, from the "Poverty Talks" Anti-Poverty Coalition in Calgary
Pages on the Tamarack Institute Website:
Comprehensive Strategies for Deep & Durable Outcomes
Vibrant Communities: Poverty and Poverty Reduction
Partner and Sponsor Organizations
Alberta College of Social Workers
United Way of Central Alberta
United Way of Fort McMurray
United Way of Grande Prairie and Region
United Way of Southeastern Alberta
United Way of Calgary and Area
United Way of the Alberta Capital Region
City of Edmonton
Vibrant Communities Edmonton
Vibrant Communities Calgary
Southwest Alberta Coalition on Poverty
Edmonton Community Foundation
Muttart Foundation
Bissell Centre
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
