For Richer For Poorer. A tale of two schools in Calgary
A tour of Calgary's richest school and poorest school, published by Operation Maple. [VIDEO]
Read moreBusloads of protesters rally outside PC policy convention
"As Progressive Conservatives from across Alberta talked policy inside a south Edmonton hotel Saturday, Tim Kabarchuk willingly faced off outside against a large, inflatable mallet. As one of about 500 protesters who came to the “Block the Party” event organized by Public Interest Alberta, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employee and other groups, Kabarchuk volunteered for a human version of Whack-A-Mole under a painted Whack-A-Broken Promise banner."
Read moreChildren, poverty and Alberta’s classrooms: We must eliminate child poverty in Alberta
"Cathy’s story reveals another sobering aspect of poverty in our province: one in three (33.2 per cent) of female lone-parent families are below the LIM. Cathy's son is also an example of the more than 50 per cent of children in poor families that have at least one parent working full-time year round. In fact, one in four employed Albertans makes less than $15/hour, and 63 per cent of low-wage workers are women. Given this stark reality for so many families, we should not be shocked that more than 53,000 people rely on the food bank each month."
Read moreStudent Advocates Receive Public Interest Award
EDMONTON—Public Interest Alberta has selected the Global Café at Jasper Place High School to receive this year’s Public Interest Award for Northern Alberta.
Read moreWho’s afraid of the big, bad corporation? Public Interest Alberta's conference is a battle plan for taking on big business
By Josh Marcellin, Vue WeeklyIf corporations are people, as some would say, then they're not the kind of people you'd want to fight; a corporation is big, faceless and prohibitively powerful.
Read moreMedicine Hat Advocate Receives Public Interest Award
EDMONTON—Public Interest Alberta has selected Evelyn Schuler from Medicine Hat to receive this year’s Public Interest Award for Southern Alberta.
Read morePublic Interest Award Ceremonies – April 10th in Calgary and April 12th in Edmonton
Please join us for a celebration of the achievements of two phenomenal advocates.The award ceremonies will take place on April 10th and 12th as part of PIA’s 7th annual advocacy conference. We hope to see you there.
Read moreFirst issue of PIA's newsletter: the Advocate - Spring 2013
We hope you enjoy the first issue of our new publication, the Advocate. This newsletter is intended to be space to share stories and tools for advocacy and will be published three times a year.
Read moreBudget 2013: News & Analysis Round-Up
Here is a collection of articles and upcoming actions in response to the Provincial Budget 2013.
Read moreBudget Full of Bad Decisions
EDMONTON—Public Interest Alberta says that the Redford government's budget cuts to public services are going to have a serious impact on our families and the economy.“This budget is full of bad decisions”, says Bill Moore-Kilgannon of Public Interest Alberta.The budget released today will have the following impacts:Culture
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