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Posted: March 28, 2017
ID requirements will limit turnout
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By Lisa Forbes, Molly McCracken and Ellen Smirl First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 28, 2017 On March 20th Minister of Justice Heather Stefanson introduced an amendment to the Elections Act that would establish a permanent …
Category: democracy, Manitoba, social exclusion, Winnipeg Tags: Ellen Smirl, Lisa Forbes, Molly McCracken
Last Updated: March 22, 2017
Funding non-profit organizations gives good value for money
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By Shauna MacKinnon, Several small non-profit organizations (NPOs) are nervously awaiting Manitoba’s 2017 budget. Funding sources they’ve come to rely on have been ‘on pause’ for months and its beginning to affect the services they provide. Many organizations …
Category: Aboriginal issues, austerity, budgets, inequality, Manitoba, non profit, poverty, social exclusion Tags: Manitoba, Shauna MacKinnon
Last Updated: March 13, 2017
Winnipeg Women speak out on Homelessness
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Artwork by Jackie Traverse By Jenna Drabble This winter, a 53 year-old woman died overnight in minus 32-degree temperatures, frozen to death on the streets of downtown Winnipeg. This tragic and preventable loss serves as a reminder of …
Category: housing, racism, social exclusion, violence, Winnipeg, women Tags: Jenna Drabble, Winnipeg
Last Updated: February 14, 2017
Violence Against Trans People in Canada: A Primer
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By Sadie McInnes The word trans is used to describe, “Someone who presents, lives and/or identifies as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth” (O’Doherty 2016: n.p.). It is also an umbrella term for …
Category: inequality, social exclusion, violence Tags: Manitoba, Sadie McInnes
Last Updated: February 10, 2017
Poverty Policy Choices and Winnipeg’s Inner City
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By Jim Silver Provincial government policy can be designed to punish those in poverty, or to reduce poverty. Both approaches have been tried in Manitoba, the first in the 1990s and the other more recently. We can compare …
Category: Aboriginal issues, CCPA-MB, colonialism, economic well-being, Election 2016, Inner City, Literacy, poverty, racism, social enterprise, social exclusion, Uncategorized, Winnipeg Tags: Jim Silver, Winnipeg
Last Updated: February 10, 2017
Who’s Doing What about Poverty Reduction?
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By Shauna MacKinnon For Manitoban’s concerned about poverty, there will be much to consider when sorting through political party platforms and promises in search of a meaningful poverty reduction plan. Poverty alleviation is a long-term proposition. No provincial …
Last Updated: February 10, 2017
Regulating Fringe Banking in Manitoba: a work in progress
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By Seed Winnipeg Since 2007 the Manitoba government has undertaken a series of steps to regulate fringe banks. Arguably this is contributing to the common good, because of the growth of fringe financial services and the process of …
Category: economic well-being, Election 2016, inequality, Inner City, poverty, social exclusion, Uncategorized Tags: Manitoba, SEED Winnipeg
Last Updated: February 10, 2017
Mothering Project: Effective prevention with vulnerable families
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By Carole O’Brien “The root causes of neglect—including poverty, poor housing, food insecurity, and substance abuse—lie beyond the scope of the child welfare system to resolve. But a collaborative approach, working with parents and harnessing the collective resources …
Category: Aboriginal issues, Child Welfare, health, healthcare, inequality, Inner City, poverty, racism, safety, social exclusion, Uncategorized, violence, Winnipeg, women Tags: Carole O'Brien, Winnipeg
Last Updated: February 10, 2017
Lived Experience and Perspectives: Women, mental health and housing in Winnipeg
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By Jen Erdmann Supportive Housing is an important model on the housing continuum and a positive choice for many people living with mental illness. Whether it is because a person faces greater challenges or because they do not …
Category: health, housing, inequality, Mental Health, racism, safety, social exclusion, Uncategorized, Winnipeg, women Tags: Jen Erdmann, Winnipeg
Last Updated: February 10, 2017
Gains are Being Made: The State of the Inner City Report 2015
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By Jim Silver First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Dec 10, 2015 It has recently been claimed in the media that nothing is working in the fight against poverty. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ State of …
Category: Aboriginal issues, CCPA-MB Reports, economic well-being, economy, education, housing, inequality, Inner City, newcomers, poverty, safety, social exclusion, Uncategorized, women, youth Tags: Jim Silver, Winnipeg
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