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'Raise the Rates' to Respond to Liberal Round of Talk on Poverty with Week of Community Action 23 Aug 2013 | 10:14 am
Anti poverty organizations, community groups and trade unions working together in the Raise the Rates Campaign refuse to participate in yet another round of Liberal consultations on ‘poverty reduction...
SOLIDARITY WITH DISABLED PEOPLE AGAINST CUTS (DPAC) in the UK and Their Week of Action Against Austerity Cutbacks 14 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Tuesday September 3, noon at British Consulate, 777 Bay at College The Cameron Government in the UK has emerged as a world leader in social retrogression and it has undertaken a brutal attack on poor...
OCAP WILL ACT AGAINST ROB FORD AND CITY ANTI POSTERING BYLAW 13 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
Meet at Carlton and Sherbourne, Thursday, August 22, at 6.00 PM Rob Ford has made it clear that he supports a ramped up effort to enforce anti postering measures in this City. Even the Supreme Court ...
Is the Ontario Government Planning to Merge Ontario Works & ODSP? YES THEY ARE - and WE PLAN TO STOP THEM! 2 Aug 2013 | 01:50 am
August, 2013 Disabled people who have to rely on ODSP know what an inadequate and discriminatory system it is. You have to jump through bureaucratic hoops to get onto it and the level of income it pr...
Support Dr. Roland Wong – Restore Special Diet, Raise the Rates! 25 Jul 2013 | 08:16 am
Monday, July 29th 8:30 AM Where: College of Physicians and Surgeons (80 College St, just west of Bay at Elizabeth) Dr. Roland Wong is a Toronto physician who fought for access to the Special Diet ...
Taking it Back: Housing, Shelter, Safe Space Now! 19 Jul 2013 | 03:40 pm
Saturday, September 21st, 2013 5pm Allan Gardens Park, Toronto *Meal, Gathering & March The Downtown East area in Toronto is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Canada. It is also a neighborhood e...
Emergency Action! No Cuts in Services, No loss of Shelter Beds! 13 Jul 2013 | 01:55 am
Tuesday, July 16th 12noon Toronto City Hall On July 16th City council will vote on the first part of the plan to ‘redevelop’ Seaton House- the largest emergency shelter for men in Canada. However, ...
Storm Alert – City Must Not Abandon Homeless 10 Jul 2013 | 09:31 pm
After the storm, all we are hearing about is broken down cars and homeowners with flooded basements. Some people don't have cars and homes, or for that matter, air-conditioned SUVs to idle in. When th...
'Fighting Back Works' Posters Available for Download! 30 Jun 2013 | 12:11 pm
Artist Paul Kjelland (http://paulkjelland.tumblr.com/) has done up a series of 3 awesome posters for OCAP using the theme 'Fighting Back Works'. Feel free to download and put up! (Right click and sele...
Save the Friendship Centre! 21 Jun 2013 | 12:40 am
Breakfast and Rally Wednesday, June 26, 8:00 AM At the corner of Dundas and Sherbourne *Bus transport to City Hall *Rain or shine! We are continuing to take action in the community to make sure t...
